Ianhard, to clarify what I meant by Sydney crowds are fucked.
Most ravers only go to raves
Most clubbers only go to clubs
Most doofers only go to doofs
Most jungalist only go to jungle/dnb parties
Most people into hardcore hate house
Most people into house hate doof music
Most people into doof music hate jungle
90% of people who go to any of these events have absolutely no idea about what good music & mixing are. Its simply because that they are so dialled off the heads that they get into it. I will say though that the quality of dj's these days is better than 4+ years ago (with the exception of those mentioned above), anyone can learn to beat mix, but it takes talent to learn to read the crowd and choose not only good tracks, but those that mix seamlessly together. So to prove my point, why do we not have an event like Two Tribes in Syd, or why can we not lure most international acts here. Simply because it is too much of a risk for promoters to lose the amount of money required to bring them here. Example, a couple of years back, Marmiom came to Sydney and were meant to play at Skygardens (top class venue), however the promoter had to pull the plug at 4pm Sat afternoon because only 150 tickets had been presold! When Paul Van Dyk came out in 1997, only 100 people showed up. I'm not having a go at you, but trying to emphasise (to everyone who reads this) that unlesss you go and support most international acts/dj's we will never see the best ones. You never know, you might even find you'll end up enjoying someones music you've never heard before!
Get out there!
Timbo
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