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    DJ Vintage
    Moderator

    I have gotten a few gigs because I was on the “wrong” side of 40 lol

    #2006098
    Terry_42
    Keymaster

    Actually I got more gigs because I am older than getting told you are too old. But yes it happens.

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    Eliah Holiday
    Participant

    I still pass for 30 so I’m good, though I might loose opportunities for giving customers dirty looks when they request I play whatever nauseating dance music kids listen to these days lol. “You know what, I’ll play you Voodoo Ray instead, and you’ll like it!”

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    Alchemy432
    Participant

    I think this thread could use some wisdom from my hero.. Raja Ram.

    the man is 70+ yrs old and I’m sure will DJ for the rest of his days, he played support for pink floyd in his earlier days in the band quintessence, bumped into jimi hendrix at a studio, got on acid and went to a john coltrane gig getting to sit a meter from him.. founded TIP records & 1200 micrograms, helped pioneer psytrance, basically invented psybient with his partner in crime Simon Posford (hallucinogen, shpongle, younger brother, twisted records) and the list goes on… I’m only 27 but sometimes I feel ancient… feeling old is just that… a feeling.. so shake it off brother 🙂 and though a paid gig is a paid gig, I personally wouldn’t want to dj for people that think only dj’s under 35yrs are worth hireing.. seems moronic to me.

    live sets & concerts –
    raja ram – epic closing set @ earthcore 2004 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vUKpl6KtLE
    raja ram alongside simon posford @ freedom festival 2013 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bl9yFUWfwDE
    Shpongle – outer shpongolia live 2008 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-GgqN-JK6Y

    and some words of wisdom from the man himself (very inspiring) – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wp2rW-rNgC0

    peace

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    Alex Moschopoulos
    Participant

    Haven’t seen age discrimination. Usually promoters will book anyone or anything as long as it brings heads through the door.

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