Dave Clarke

[french_og]

What a disapointment he was friday, was meant to play at 4am, then complained about the set up and the speakers which is always quality at Revival, said he wasn´t gonna play. He then played at 6:30am and was terrible.

And he was paid €12 000 for that!!

[conflict]

oh dear that is poor

what was he complaing about exactly?

its a lot of money

[french_og]

I think it was the sound of the speakers or the set up of it but his sound technician checked it out before and said it was fine. It was rubbish because the sound in there is awesome.

[koma]

its a lot of money

its a way too much money for ANY dj...

[Dave Elyzium]

i wonder at what point in your DJ career you turn into a wanker ?

im not callign mr clarke a wanker directly as i respect him alot but i wonder at what point you forget what you got into the scene for in the first place? surely the crowd hearing the tunes is more important than the quality of your monitors?

[Zektor]

And he was paid €12 000 for that!!

you're bullshitting.......right?

:roll:

[g]

And he was paid €12 000 for that!!

dave gets paid a lot no doubt, but that number seems... unlikely.

[eyes without a face]

id stick my neck out and say that fee has been overestimated

re the gig, i dont know, why not try emailing him and asking direct instead of just slagging him off on a message board? pointless really when you can go straight to the horses mouth as it were

[DJAmok]

kinda goes with the shit promoters all over the world have told me about this guy. and the stunt he pulled off at ILT last year.


he had everyone removed from the stage who wasn't wearing a dave clarke t-shirt (...) including the other djs. took the monitor speakers away from pet duo while they were playing. didn't let me set up my stuff, and then he even quit 7 minutes early without warning, so I wasn't even near, when suddenly there was no music anymore. until they had everything hooked up, it was another 5 minutes or so without music. in a room with several thousand people. best part however: when he was playing, people actually left the room and demonstratively yawned in front of him.

wonder why promoters are willing to pay so much money for him.

[MARKEG]

What a disapointment he was friday, was meant to play at 4am, then complained about the set up and the speakers which is always quality at Revival, said he wasn´t gonna play. He then played at 6:30am and was terrible.

And he was paid €12 000 for that!!

i say that fee is bullshit. sooo many times i've been told a certain dj gets x amount and i actually get to know the guy down the line and you realise there's a huge bunch of gossip going on this scene...

i'll actually put my life on it that he didn't get this figure.

perhaps the monitors weren't right? perhaps he talked to the promotors and they told him, look don't play we don't want you playing when the monitors are f*cked. and then perhaps at 5am he turned round and said 'no **** this, i'm playing'.. but by which time after all the f'ing about he's had a few too many vodka's cause he thought he wasn't going to go on.

look you can't make this accusations. you don't know the true story and you don't know what went off. if i had 1 quid for the amount of time ppl have said i was ****ed off my face behind the decks and i wasn't, i would be a millionare.

perhaps clarke's set wasnt all that in your opinion. cool. but no need for this hostile post imo...

[eyes without a face]

kinda goes with the shit promoters all over the world have told me about this guy. and the stunt he pulled off at ILT last year.


he had everyone removed from the stage who wasn't wearing a dave clarke t-shirt (...) including the other djs. took the monitor speakers away from pet duo while they were playing. didn't let me set up my stuff, and then he even quit 7 minutes early without warning, so I wasn't even near, when suddenly there was no music anymore. until they had everything hooked up, it was another 5 minutes or so without music. in a room with several thousand people. best part however: when he was playing, people actually left the room and demonstratively yawned in front of him.

wonder why promoters are willing to pay so much money for him.

not a fan then? :lol:

[DJAmok]

No, it's not that, I've heard good sets of him before. His music isn't my taste, so I don't really care about him one way or the other.

I just say it's disgraceful showing up at a gig and behaving like that towards the other artists and especially the crowd. But that's just my opinion.

[G-BO]

seen him in belfast in april past and thought the was fantastic, always at the oul lazy mixing, but the way the set progressed and the amount of good techno he played, it was good to see a dj of that stature still play some sick stuff in the big room, maybe aint as adventurous as he used to be and maybe plays alot more guff, but which as probably been said before, techno wouldve be in a worse state without him

hardly top of my to se list though ;)

[Traxx]

best part however: when he was playing, people actually left the room and demonstratively yawned in front of him.

I was one of them. :lol:

[The Divide]

kinda goes with the shit promoters all over the world have told me about this guy. and the stunt he pulled off at ILT last year.


he had everyone removed from the stage who wasn't wearing a dave clarke t-shirt (...) including the other djs. took the monitor speakers away from pet duo while they were playing. didn't let me set up my stuff, and then he even quit 7 minutes early without warning, so I wasn't even near, when suddenly there was no music anymore. until they had everything hooked up, it was another 5 minutes or so without music. in a room with several thousand people. best part however: when he was playing, people actually left the room and demonstratively yawned in front of him.

wonder why promoters are willing to pay so much money for him.

I was at that, he did a live pa and i wasnt impressed. There was something seriously wrong with how it was setup as all I could hear in the middle of the arena was bass. It was the worst set I have heard by him

[DJ Becka]

No, it's not that, I've heard good sets of him before. His music isn't my taste, so I don't really care about him one way or the other.

I just say it's disgraceful showing up at a gig and behaving like that towards the other artists and especially the crowd. But that's just my opinion.

I agree with you....there's no reason to act like a complete asshole at a gig. (well, unless of course the promoter acts like an asshole to you or something, then maybe it's excusable)

I do like him as a dj, but him having an attitude is a complete turnoff.....would rather support an artist who is nice to people-especially their fans-you know, the ones who BUY the music- than one who acts like a jerk

[The Germ]

His music has always given me a headache

[The Overfiend]

His music has always given me a headache

yeah and red was shite
n***a please :dontevengothere:

[Dustin Zahn]

People will hate on him just to hate on him. Do I think his antics are sometimes over the top? Yes. Do I think he gets paid too much for what he does? Yes, but if I were him I'd take the money too. Is all the b.s. rumors and drama with him pretty rude on his part? Yes.

I'm not denying any of that. Here's a couple reasons why I still give him a couple bits of respect.

1. He does have mad skills behind the decks. Maybe he isn't consistent enough with them these days. I don't know. He's too ****in cocky to come over to the U.S., so I can't really tell you first hand.

2. While artists like Hawtin et all will bandwagon anything trendy like Villalobos and the likes, Clarke isn't afraid to play what he likes when he likes. Sometimes this means he plays some really awful music (okay, most of the time). Other times, he charts and plays everything from Petar Dundov to Makaton to British Murder Boys. Most other super star DJs wouldn't dare play those tunes out.


Another thing to keep in mind is that a lot of what you hear may be just as false as it is true. Also, I honestly think a lot of these DJs sometimes have to put up a fuss or charge higher for a reason. If Clarkey were to only charge a thousand or two per gig you'd have some of the worst and most unprofessional promoters constantly throwing horrible shows for him to play at. He plays enough to this day where it probably happens already anyway. By setting requirements and fee a bit higher, you can eliminate a lot of bullshit to deal with. At his level you almost have to. That doesn't mean I think he is worth what he regularly gets paid.

Also, if a DJ comes to me with a list of requirements, as a promoter I am going to make DAMN SURE every possible requirement is filled. I do this at every one of my shows, because if they're comfortable it means they have a better chance of rocking it out that night, and that's what I am paying all the money for. I want my performers to be at the top of their game when they come through to play for me. If I throw in some half-assed monitors or don't get the equipment they want or need I might as well not even book them.

I guess you could say my view is maybe he has to be this way for a reason. Maybe he just had to say enough is enough. Or maybe I'm wrong and he's just a cocky, bitchy, money-hungry s.o.b. :)

Either way, when it comes to Hawtin vs. Clarke I'll side with Clarke any day (even though I like Hawtin's musical selection way better)


P.S. Red series rules.

[massplanck]

yeah and red was shite
n***a please :dontevengothere:

You think Red was shite?