Last night Alex and I played our electronic music in a scene we expected would produce a throbbing, energetic, supportive audience similar to the one we ranted about earlier this year -the crowd of the infamous "Flowathalon". (It really was that good) During doing our thing, we received a bit of curiosity from party-goers here and there, and people did dance...a bit, but if you ask us for a report on the night, we were more disappointed than we were not-disappointed.
I'm gonna share a little of my heart here. The only reason I am so passionate about DJ'ing is the desire to give people the good feelings that I get when I listen to the music that I play for you. However, living in Calgary all my life, I am more than aware that lots and lots of people aren't ready for my style of music, don't like it, can't stand it, whatever the case may be. What this means for me is that if I am to get a positive reaction from crowds, I need to be sensitive to their backgrounds and tastes while challenging them with mine with the intent of maybe sparking a new interest in their lives for something different.
If you gave me one more chance, I would re-think a lot of the things I did last night. I would have started out with different music and transitioned into different songs in different ways. But this all adds to the experience I collect to better prepare me for next time.
I still wish I had a better starting point, say, maybe a demographic that genuinely LIKED electronic music, but we can't all live in Detroit, Chicago, Paris, London, Egypt, Melbourne, Sydney, Shanghai, Dubai, Berlin, Rome, Rio De Janeiro, Amsterdam, Madrid, Miami, San Francisco or Mexico now, can we?
I wish I could post with better news, but I don't see the point in faking.
Morose nouvelles are what we have this week. We hope as much as you to be able to brighten this blog with better stories in the future.
Pace out,
Evan
