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isnt it funny how you're given an incredible budget on new years eve and within the first three names it's almost eaten up. lol

ok well, this is how far i am with this:

i've pretty much got all the prices i want from loads of the above mentioned names... and most of the european ones are just silly money. i dunno what it is, but how some of these people expect some of the prices i've been quoted is beyond me. all that plus business flights, dinner for their girlfriends. sack that. it's the principle of the thing tbh. i'd rather support the UK names.

so i'm now looking at one or two european headliners and a more uk based line-up. billy nasty, surgeon, sims, those sort of names. oh and henry and chris of course.

anyway i'll update you all soon. thanks so much for your recommendations.

tell me about it mark
the hydraulix party isn't cheap either and that's a birthday blag fee wise.
and you know what ?
I'm now getting junk mail from various DJ agencies saying
"we've got this DJ free next month do you want to take him?? "
and I've never even spoken to these guys.

I'm like
"f@ck off! I'm not a f@cking promoter !!"
"I love the way they try to say " we've got this DJ free, you lucky people...."
when really what it means is " this DJs making some really big tunes right now
but because the music scene is so watered down and everything is so faceless
that this guy can't get any work that actually pays anything, ie: DJ'ing
and even if you do book him the chances are no-one will show up to see him because they haven't really heard of him because when radio one does play his shit, it's at 4am on a monday night.
so come on please , pay our guy , take a fall for us and we won't be there to pick up the pieces when you cant pay next months mortgage."

sound familiar to anyone ?
I mean do I look stupid or what ?
( don't answer that )

I really think the agencies and DJs should stop being so damn greedy/desperate
and realize that there just isn't the market for that shit any more
and business class seats and all that, I mean...come on.

It's become a sad old same old
big corporate gigs , nothing in between of any real value
clubs closed down , turned into wine bars or flats to move more people in
to "desirable" respectable, QUIET neighborhoods away from the chav gangs
that roam the streets tearing the flesh from live babies
and stabbing anything that get's in their way ( apparently )
nowhere for new comers to play ( or anyone else ) , cheesy nonsensical music takes over clubland
everyone gets desperate and says " its for the money / family "
I know it's crap, but I gotta pay the bills.....
Jesus, is that a good reason now ?
Is this what is has come to ?
Is this the best we can do ?
Obviously it is.

music goes down the toilet
and morality follows a close second
excuses for real songs hit the headlines and
corporate crap clubbing is double enabled by the credit crunch
and outright greed.

we ARE waiting for a musical revolution
and won't those "big" DJ's look stupid when it happens ?
maybe , who cares as long as the revolution happens
and helps kids think for themselves.

rant over
I'll put the kettle on shall I ?