I doubt whether the updating of vinyl will help at all. It would be nice if there was someway they could improve materials and the sound quality, but I think it would just hike prices in the process.

The point we all forget is this.

It`s all very well saying that vinyl will survive as a DJ instrument, but it won`t if things carry on.

DJ`s can only play vinyl because it supports itself as there is a commercial infrastructure, ie customers who also buy vinyl.
If it gets to the point where the only people using vinyl are professional Jocks, then that`s it, vinyl is dead. Because pro jocks don`t pay for it either. therefore the labels won`t be able to afford to press the vinyl, therefore there will be no more vinyl.
Do you see where this is going?
Less and less "customers" ie bedroom DJ`s are buying vinyl. Deck sales are down, distributers are falling down like flies, dance music is out of fashion, club attendance is down.
Add it all up.

The shit is hitting the fan folks. Now more than ever, we need to start grouping up, pulling together, figuring a way to sort this shit out.
Too many of us are just content to run our little labels, and dream of beng Dave Clarke one day (or whoever).
ie, thinking I rather than WE

What we need is to pull in and figure out a way of sorting this shit out.

Now personally, I am doing what I can, I`m sitting down with all the people I know, and talking about this seriously, discussing what we can do, where we can go, doing research etc. Trying to pull some cohesive plan that we can have, and then spread it to others.

It`s gonna take a lot of time and effort, and the more of us who can discuss it seriously, the more ideas and resources we can pull together, the stronger we will be.

This forum, and this thread is a start. But more needs to be done.

And don`t start posting up replies of "well what are you doing then smart arse etc"
But think more on the lines of "what can I do?"

I would love to seriously and calmy discuss our future and what we can do about it with anyone here. If anyone has any good insights about this subject please, let`s talk. Lets get on the phone, or meet up, or whatever.

We need to communicate more.

Distributers, artists, label owners, DJ`s etc
Lets talk.