What do DJs think about clubbing as "just something you do in your 20s"?

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August 31, 2013 at 4:54 am #43695

Edwin Alvarez
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i used to be a club rat, my work was based around it. i just got tired of the scene and have to admit i did feel old there. i went right up to about 32. i didnt want to be “that guy” 95% of the people are under 26. (at least in my area) i dont mind being the dj at the club though, ironic.

September 2, 2013 at 3:15 am #43721

Lamid45G
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I’m in the same boat as DJ SpecialED,
I used to be a clubhoppers my self back in my 20’s (looking up at the DJ’s and how i wish im up there), breaking a sweat, danced my ass off,
Now, in my 30’s, just like the OP situation, most of my buddy in my age range have the same “I’m too old for this $hit” attitude,
Of course, now since I’m an active DJ, i dont do clubhopping nomore, the only time I go to the club is when I have the gigs, or a good friend of mine Djing that night other than that meh I rather go chill somewhere else
I said, make a new friends, especially a DJ friends, even tough most of them prolly in their 20’s (most of my new friend I hang out now is around 20ish), you can have more blast like that instead of hanging out with your old-beat-up 30’s buddy, its tiring zzz

September 2, 2013 at 6:23 am #43729

Terry_42
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I still like to go to clubs and I am almost 40 😉
However I no longer do it any day of the week, every week… In my 20s it was DJing almost every day and if I was not playing in the club I was there having fun with the ladies…

Now it is more like a fun thing every other week or so, the rest I much more enjoy some bars or lounges with a bit more laid back scene, nice cocktails and still good music and I only DJ about once or twice a month to stay in shape so to say.

September 3, 2013 at 1:43 pm #43780

softcore
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Hmmmmm interesting topic!

Indeed, I too never considered myself a die-hard “clubber”…Sure while in my 20ies I’d go to most of the major events where I live but still, I wasnt feeling like clubbing is my “lifestyle” – or to put it better, it wasnt a defining part of my lifestyle. I really got into electronic music and I guess this is even more of a reason not to be a die-hard clubber (even though it sounds contradictive, its not) – as in, when you are into this music and you get educated about it, you become, unavoidably, more selective. The mediocre, boring, generic DJ set isnt very fun now and you certainly dont need/want to swallow pills or sniff stuff to enjoy electronic music – if its good, that’s all you want. Consequently, you become more selective – you are a harsh judge of what you hear, and in what environment.
Nowadays, I’ll DJ only at a couple of favourite spots where I live which cannot be considered clubs even though club music is played – and frankly, I prefer them from the huge, faceless, substance-loaded places. Yep, Im still not a die-hard clubber me thinks. 😉

September 3, 2013 at 5:11 pm #43782

Dirty Hippie
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I am 34. In the area where I live, the “clubs” are top 40and hip hop which I do not enjoy. The few times I have gone to clubs, I did feel like the “old guy”. I get my music at our local festivals, which are amazing here. I have never felt out of place, and even though I am older than the average attendee by 10 years or so, everyone is really there in a big group and goes from camp to camp meeting new people. Only problem I run into is my wife not peeing in the woods, lol. I still go to large club events to see acts that I really like, but it is nothing like it was in my 20’s…

September 4, 2013 at 12:59 am #43787

Daryl Northrop
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Screw it. My wife and I are both 41 and we still sometimes go out to the clubs. I’ll be at the 9:30 Club in DC on Oct 18 for the Pendulum dj set if you want to hang out 🙂

September 5, 2013 at 8:11 pm #43825

MikeFixx
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Amen Daryl. The only issue these days is finding a sitter to watch my kids. Other than that, you’re only as old as you feel!!

September 6, 2013 at 8:26 am #43836

Charles Sue-Wah-Sing
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There’s no age limit to dance and have a good time. I’m in my 40s and love to see a good DJ spin. I used to club hard in my 20s. The big difference for me now I don’t do the drink and drugs like before. I like to wake up with my head still together 😉 There’s so much music where I live you can always find a crowd you can dance with and not feel “old”. We have a number of promoters who cater to a more mature professional urban crowd. We have the Top-40 Cougar crowd too. No hate there. They love to have a good time too – which is what it’s all about. Love life and dance man!!!

September 6, 2013 at 1:32 pm #43845

D-Jam
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When you’re young, it’s fresh and exciting, but as you age, it gets old and tired.

I just turned 40, and the thought of going to a club makes me feel “eh”. Nothing against the clubs, but it’s more my own personal lifestyle now. I go to bed at night around 10PM, and wake up at 6AM. I more love going to a lounge or European-style cafe for a coffee or decent cocktail not made with crappy cheap well alcohol.

With most people, it’s a phase because times change. Paying $20 to be in a big booming place is exciting to the 22 year old, while the 35 year old might think it’s tired and not worth the money. Add to this the thought when you’re older of being in a room full of “bros” or “trashy club chicks” is kind of terrible. Lord knows how many 30-something women will feel inadequate or “ugly” next to some super-slender young girl in an outfit more meant for a hooker.

If anything now, I’ll see earlier-hours events for the older folk. Happy Hour, after-work things, etc. Now if it’s some phenomenal DJ performing, then the older people might trek out at night, but the usual “song and dance”? Not so much.

This video might illustrate some of this thought:

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September 7, 2013 at 4:06 am #43853

Edwin Alvarez
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that vid is TOO funny! and its 100% true

September 7, 2013 at 7:43 pm #43860

gullum
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I’m hem ooo 41 I play gigs almost every weekends Fri/saturday and if I’m not play one of those nights I’m at some club. Drinking and hanging out around the DJ booth 😀
I started clubbing at the age of 12 I know that young but I was one of 3 Breakdancer’s in my town and the club liked having us dancing. At that time you could not buy alcohol in clubs in my country. Wasn’t until some time in my 20’s clubs and bars could sell alcohol. That means I’ve been clubbing for almost 30 years 😀 I do not drink while I DJ so it has not weared my down as much as some of my friend that used to be DJ’s but just couldn’t take it no more because of alcohol abuse.
Why clubbing is a phase thing for most is probable because they get a day job, family and weekend become the only time to relax.

September 7, 2013 at 9:55 pm #43864

Terry_42
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Thank god D-Jam is a year older than me 😉

September 12, 2013 at 7:42 pm #44093

Maximlee
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Yeah i think that video might have some relevant to the drinking culture but not dance culture… its about the music… yes you dont want to be doing it week in week out in your 30s 40s but it doesnt mean you cant enjoy a few big events… were you know its going to be awesome. I simply dont feel right if i dont see sasha digweed richie hawtin at least once a year… added to that list now are seth troxler luciano madga. it doesnt matter how good ure speakers or headphones are, nothing beats hearing music coming out off funktion ones… feeling the bass in ure body

September 15, 2013 at 1:34 am #44176

JustChris
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DJam, I see what you mean, but it really depends and how long you’ve been through, and not when you start. Just happens that most start in their teens or early 20s.

But how about myself, who is already about to hit 31 but only been out to those places a few times? Clubbing is still much a novelty for me. I’d like to go a lot without looking like a creeper geezer, and that entails looking for people who are as virgin into the scene as I am. Fortunately I look younger for my age.

I guess I have to really get into clubbing in order to “flush it through my system”. And then I’ll have crazy tales to tell about my clubbing days.

September 16, 2013 at 9:16 pm #44262

Ricky Figueroa
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Oh, well. I’m in my 50s –yes, you read it right– and I still love going out dancing. And neither me nor my gf, who’s also in her 50s, mind the stares from the 20-something crowd with the look of “wtf are these seniles doing here?”

As Satchel Paige is reported to have said = “

Age is a case of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it don’t matter.”
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