Deadmau5 on 'EDM', "minimal effort for maximum profit"

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he's a dick, his album titles are shit, his tattoos are gay, his sense of fashion is fucked, but i've always respected the man because he's intelligent and can produce a damn good tune. Reading his Rolling Stone article, yeah he's a tnuc to the point where it's almost delusional, i don't think he's exactly ignorant, just moody, because he only talks about things that he knows about, and only talks shit about the things he's had proper experience with.

i think he's a high school nerd who hated the world and is now getting back at it by producing club bangers and flying in his private jet

[Sure_Fire]

his tattoos are gay

He has zelda hearts. your argument is invalid

[Sexual_Chocolate]

his tattoos are gay

He has zelda hearts. your argument is invalid

yea like he said, gay

[Electrotek]

Don't think high school nerds dressed like this in the 90s AFAIK

[Sexual_Chocolate]

no, but ravers did? =\

[Electrotek]

no, but ravers did? =\

I know I did back in the late 90s lol not ashamed of it still have my old Kikwears and Fresh Jive apparel from way back when

[foxtrot]

lol wasteman

[incnic]

what is FACT anyway
does anyone just think its the most inane repostage center on the internet
maybe its a parody

[the_disconekt]

One hell of a smart dude.

[LA_Boxers]

I like his GF.

[baddis98]

someone please explain to me what makes him so 'smart'?

[Lye_Form]

someone please explain to me what makes him so 'smart'?

he is business minded and no idiot when it comes to technology.

Just a tnuc.

[faultier]

just read this on my fb feed, thought i'd share:

As somebody who used to carry 100-odd records, drum machines and an extra deck on public transport to free parties in Liverpool, I find this notion of ‘minimal work, maximum profit’ baffling and offensive. If anything, this guy should be grateful that his music is being backed by a big-money industry: he could be using it as a platform to make something creative and artistic. But instead he takes the opportunity to wish the downfall of all electronic music: most of which, it seems, he doesn’t even understand.

People dedicate their lives to making and releasing electronic music for minimal profit – around part-time or full-time jobs – for that tiny percent of people who will understand and appreciate it for what it is. It is all for the love of the music.

And yes: the washing machine is more convenient than a rock, but playing music in a club shouldn’t be about convenience, it should be about creating something special, whatever equipment somebody uses. It is not just about ‘stringing some tunes together’.

Ultimately, this guy needs to think about what example he is setting to a whole generation of young music fans. He should be encouraging kids to make an effort, not to rely on lazy convenience.

Have a word with yourself

[Lye_Form]

just read this on my fb feed, thought i'd share:

As somebody who used to carry 100-odd records, drum machines and an extra deck on public transport to free parties in Liverpool, I find this notion of ‘minimal work, maximum profit’ baffling and offensive. If anything, this guy should be grateful that his music is being backed by a big-money industry: he could be using it as a platform to make something creative and artistic. But instead he takes the opportunity to wish the downfall of all electronic music: most of which, it seems, he doesn’t even understand.

People dedicate their lives to making and releasing electronic music for minimal profit – around part-time or full-time jobs – for that tiny percent of people who will understand and appreciate it for what it is. It is all for the love of the music.

And yes: the washing machine is more convenient than a rock, but playing music in a club shouldn’t be about convenience, it should be about creating something special, whatever equipment somebody uses. It is not just about ‘stringing some tunes together’.

Ultimately, this guy needs to think about what example he is setting to a whole generation of young music fans. He should be encouraging kids to make an effort, not to rely on lazy convenience.

Have a word with yourself

[particle-jim]

just read this on my fb feed, thought i'd share:

As somebody who used to carry 100-odd records, drum machines and an extra deck on public transport to free parties in Liverpool, I find this notion of ‘minimal work, maximum profit’ baffling and offensive. If anything, this guy should be grateful that his music is being backed by a big-money industry: he could be using it as a platform to make something creative and artistic. But instead he takes the opportunity to wish the downfall of all electronic music: most of which, it seems, he doesn’t even understand.

People dedicate their lives to making and releasing electronic music for minimal profit – around part-time or full-time jobs – for that tiny percent of people who will understand and appreciate it for what it is. It is all for the love of the music.

And yes: the washing machine is more convenient than a rock, but playing music in a club shouldn’t be about convenience, it should be about creating something special, whatever equipment somebody uses. It is not just about ‘stringing some tunes together’.

Ultimately, this guy needs to think about what example he is setting to a whole generation of young music fans. He should be encouraging kids to make an effort, not to rely on lazy convenience.

Have a word with yourself

Spot on

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his tattoos are gay

He has zelda hearts. your argument is invalid

OoT is a good game and all, but yeah. still gay (no homo). There's a massive Space Invaders thing on his neck, i showed my mum and she confirmed it was gay as well.

his girl is SEXY though!

[fractal]

just read this on my fb feed, thought i'd share:

As somebody who used to carry 100-odd records, drum machines and an extra deck on public transport to free parties in Liverpool, I find this notion of ‘minimal work, maximum profit’ baffling and offensive. If anything, this guy should be grateful that his music is being backed by a big-money industry: he could be using it as a platform to make something creative and artistic. But instead he takes the opportunity to wish the downfall of all electronic music: most of which, it seems, he doesn’t even understand.

People dedicate their lives to making and releasing electronic music for minimal profit – around part-time or full-time jobs – for that tiny percent of people who will understand and appreciate it for what it is. It is all for the love of the music.

And yes: the washing machine is more convenient than a rock, but playing music in a club shouldn’t be about convenience, it should be about creating something special, whatever equipment somebody uses. It is not just about ‘stringing some tunes together’.

Ultimately, this guy needs to think about what example he is setting to a whole generation of young music fans. He should be encouraging kids to make an effort, not to rely on lazy convenience.

Have a word with yourself

Spot on

[Johnlenham]

his tattoos are gay

He has zelda hearts. your argument is invalid

OoT is a good game and all, but yeah. still gay (no homo). There's a massive Space Invaders thing on his neck, i showed my mum and she confirmed it was gay as well.

his girl is SEXY though!

Anyway the guy is a grade A tnuc but he does talk sense very now and then. From what I checked out, his most recent album is as "good" at-least as his much older stuff anyway.

[baddis98]

someone please explain to me what makes him so 'smart'?

he is business minded and no idiot when it comes to technology.

not quite my definition of being smart. just because you're not a complete retard you're not automatically a smart guy. i still think he's got a very naive and narrow minded view on things and takes himself a little too serious.

[Hurtdeer]

just kind of visible proof that industry and business can take the things i love about art, then cheapen, dehumanise and simplify them to the point that they seem horrible and nasty little "products" to me, and for some reason get away with selling it to way more people and actually making a profit

which i think is some kind of horrible shame and doesn't paint a good picture of mainstream people to me but i do also respect there's some level of genius behind it

i'm sure plenty of people genuinely love his music even if i don't, and fair enough really

ehhhh