dirty_bass wrote:
, I don`t wanna play records any more. There are too many DJ`s.


I agree with a lot of what you said but I don't get this bit really. The fact is there are, indeed, too many djs - but most of them are shit. When you see a really good dj they stand out so far from the bad ones. That was one of the things that got me into mixing in the first place. That feeling of seeing a dj who is in complete control and the contrast between them and the run-of-the mill shit djs who are everywhere. The good ones really do stand out.

In regard to live PAs, the problem I usually have with them is that I tend to get bored of hearing an hour or more of the same producer's music. There's very few that I've heard who have the ability to hold my attention for that length of time.
I`ve been playing for years and years, to a lot of people. I consider myself pretty good, I generally never cock up, and the crowd always seems to love it.
However, there is no challenge anymore. Playing records and blending in as just another DJ is not for me anymore.
I have seen sooooo many unbelievably good DJ`s on my years in the free party scene. Many of them are so much more talented than a lot of the Big names in techno. But it`s not the point, everyone wants to be a DJ these days, and I think there are enough already, and I think people have got a little bored with it, and maybe this is one (of many) of the causes of downturns in Dance music numbers.

More live music, I feel, could revitalise the scene.