Can you make it as an artist....

[hurlingdervish]

feel free to attack me on that but i do understand that a dedicated dj should cater to the audience

but we are talking about producers who dj

in which case playing their own songs IS catering to the audience

what if zeppelin came back and played covers of panic at the disco or something then only ended with dazed and confused

so fuck catering to people, thats what kills music

That is a willful misinterpretation of what I was saying *shrugs*

I really dont know why you want to make it an arms race - theres plenty of room at the dance

Sides if theres only one skream does that mean Im an idiot for playing his track just because I cant afford to hear him play it? And maybe I cant write as well as he can? And if I live in smallsville idaho am I just pointless for bringing music into my town that people would never hear other wise?

- you are cutting your nose off to spite your face and its a wee bit arrogant imo

i dont see how believing strongly in something is arrogant.

key point is thats my opinion and you can do whatever the fuck you want.

[wormcode]

You don't have to play out, but it would help a lot. Work on your mixing skills for a year or so, it's not the hardest thing really. It will help your production game too, as you can view your tunes from a dj perspective as well.

[JFK]

It's not like DJing is rocket surgery.... might as well make that extra $$

Rocket surgery? lol. Im going to use that phrase as often as possible from now on. Genius.