I don't think it's killed techno - it must be helping to reach a bigger audience surely....although wether this is translated into sales is debatable, as your average techno bod is going to download mixes before buying them. I was having an interesting debate with a colleague recently who said he thought that live performance is the only way for the musician now we have the net, in much the same way as it was before recordings existed i.e. 80 or a hundred years ago! wether this be a band or a dj. I think most people in techno would agree - your performance fees make up most of your income. In terms of having the newest sounds - well having your own label and whites, test presses etc is the only way to keep ahead. Most of the biggest people in techno probably play a decent percentage of their own forthcoming tunes before anybody else gets them - and if you throw final scratch or cdr's into the equation then you can stay ahead. Anyway making the bigger names less complacent is a good thing - make them work for their money I say....thats why they're on £500 a set , and the residents are lucky if they get a few beers and a taxi.......... it's tough at the top !! :lol: :lol: