a travelling techno "sound system" sounds very romantic, but most people are too chicken shit to do it.
given the choice of working a day job to support your own music and selling T-shirts and stickers out of the back of your van after each gig, most people are going to pick the safe and secure answer, and as long as most people are doing one thing, anybody doing something else will have a tough row to hoe.
despite the glorification of the dj, the average raver is much less likely to fall into the cult of personality that bands usually capitalize on, and they would feel silly buying a T-shirt with your logo on it.
i don't know guys. i do feel like things need to change, but i'm pretty short on ideas. it's like we've painted ourselves into a corner.