The other side to EDM popularity.

In a sense it’s a catch-22. People may like Tech-House for example if they herd more of it but they don’t hear it because the clubs and bars don’t want to take a chance that they wont draw a crowd if they don’t go with the mainstream flow of established pop music. It’s an uphill battle for DJs who step outside the mainstream. It seems the best one can do if they want to play less than mainstream dance music is to fight tooth n’claw to get that music herd. It’s like 5x the work comparatively to when I first started DJing and a lot of it is less about music and more about social media and hype building. It’s like you gotta step in front of the music to get behind it.

At any rate. I’m doing my best. I got a gig tonight which will probably cost me more money than I’ll make. I guess it’s a price I’ll pay to not spin commercial dance music.