That record shop soon closed down either because he was withholding all the good records for his own sordid pleasures or probably because I was pretty much his only customer.
Another shop quickly sprung up though! It was brilliant! Owned by two keen, friendly guys that seemed to love their dance music and know what they were on about. I also didn’t have to give the tunes to them to play, I could listen myself for as long as I wanted!!
I spent loads of time looking for records, they’d pick ones out for me too and I spent a load of my hard earned cash there. I think I got a bit ahead of myself at times and bought some right shite but for the most part it was a good deal.
Second Commandment – Always take time to listen to records you buy; if in doubt, buy nout
It was around that time that I was thinking I should probably upgrade my setup. I reckon you get what you pay for so I spent some time researching and the obvious choice was a Pioneer DJM600 (the best at the time). I got it home and it worked like a dream, Superstar DJ here I come!
Not quite.
Whenever I’d did a mix it always sounded dull to me, like the kind of mix you’d hear everywhere in clubs on nights out or sometimes on the radio. It was all just house tune then house tune etc. I’ve always been of the opinion that if you’re not doing something new or moving things forward then you’re never going to get anywhere…maybe that’s not necessarily true but I always thought what’s the point in doing something EVERYONE else is doing? It just wouldn’t be enjoyable or satisfying.
Third Commandment – Innovate to Accelerate.
That’s a really cheesy one but I’m keeping it, could be…erm…. Create to Accelerate…. or Do something new and then it’ll be more interesting for you and everyone else to listen to…not as catchy though.
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