Quote Originally Posted by Dustin Zahn
If you pay attention to the techno "scene" you'll see that a lot of these big techno producers that are being charted every month by tons of DJ are lucky to play once or twice a month. Take Hardcell for instance. You don't have to enjoy his music to agree that he is currently hot shit among techno DJs worldwide. He only plays a couple times a month at most sometimes.
This is so true, and it's very easy for people in their bedrooms bemoaning their lots that they never get anywhere without actually realising the amount of hard work it takes to get a gig or two a month.. Gigs don't just appear from you having a few tunes out. you have to make the effort, plug yourself, send out promo material, network with people, and basically be so on the case that it actually takes up all your time and effort, and to be honest, it's still hard to make ends meet. it's the hard work and commitment that is most important i.e. not getting smashed every weekend so you can be in the studio or office on Monday morning to do what work needs doing. And even if you see someone who you think doesn't deserve to be there really doing it, getting somewhere, remember this: 1% inspiration 99% perspiration.. it's the dedication that gets people noticed. Obviously you have to have a certain amount of talent, but if there's no motivation nothings ever going to happen, you have to believe in your ability 100% and really push yourself, and dedicate your whole life to it. I barely make a living out of what I do, hopefully, the couple of Label projects I have on the go will prove to be fruitful enough for me to continue with what I'm doing, but the whole thing is a struggle, it's a mix of talent, lucky breaks, and sheer hard work..
Sorry for the long post here, but for the past 6 years this thing has been my whole life, I've worked my ass off, and acheived a lot more than i ever expected, so obviously I feel quite passionate about the whole thing, and have an opinion about it..

In regard to Miro's original post, and DJ Pauze's reactions, I can totally see where Miro is coming from, and I think, Pauze, it's a nice idea, but how many professional DJs/Producers can the scene support? It's like all the DJ courses at colleges that started appearing a few years back, everyone wants to be a DJ, being the guy up there, making it happen, but what people forget is how hard it is to get to that point, where you are guesting at clubs abroad. There is no easy route, and there has to be people there, who are into it on a hobby level, to support the scene, after all, these are the people who buy the records, and pay to get into the clubs, they are the life blood of the scene.. The majority will never make it past that, and there's nothing wrong with that (I don't want to come across like "I'm there, you're not"!), but it's all about commitment.. It's like climbing everest, some people will visit base camp, but only the very few make it to the top. If you truely believe in yourself, and you genuinly have talent and the determination, you WILL succeed ;)