Quote Originally Posted by aNaLpLeAsEr View Post
post your source.
If you promote a night, you tend to notice that more people come down for big names. Sorry, what was your source again?

Quote Originally Posted by sunil
Behind every big, very well paid dj... is an agent
Yeah, bit of a problem that. If you're running on a knife edge whacking on an agent fee, and having to haggle with someone with no particular interest in your night is tricky. I've got friends who were pissed off to learn that their agent didn't bother passing on bookings, because they decided the y weren't worth enough. And that basically boiled down to "for what they are offering, my cut is too small to bother with". There's a bit of a conflict of interests at work, and I can understand why busy djs would want agents but I'd much rather speak with artists directly.

We usually go for a mix of friends, up-and comers and big names. Keeps things interesting enough, lets us all play and gets some new faces out there. But part of the reputation of the night has been built on the people we book and the atmosphere they help create. A lot of big names are big names simply because they are exceptional at what they do, its not all hype and bollocks.