Originally posted by Diki:
But that's the deal... they ARE 'niches'. They don't necessarily translate to being universal. But you can rarely get them to qualify their advice with 'in my area' or with 'with the age crowd I work for', etc..
The thing I have had to decide is, IF the opportunity to DJ more came up, would I be happy doing it? In my case, it would have to be 'Hell no!'. So, putting myself in a position that, if it is successful, I would get a lot more calls to DJ/'play live' works against what I want to do. I mean, if working 24/7 is the only goal, fine. Have at it. If being a musician is the goal, setting yourself up for the 'opportunities' of being a DJ only works against you, IMO.
Speaking only for me, I think its implied for each of those guys. The ability to wear both caps has its place.
I don't really looooove to do weddings. I don't really loooooove to play restaurants. I've done both...get calls to do both pretty often and for the most, I pass. If the wedding is a themed older style music then I might get involved, but I don't really need the work.
I'm not comfortable with midi files, I've tried...maybe not enough...just can't get comfortable with them. For me, playing the T2 over styles/sometimes acoustically/singing works the best for my situation.
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Bill in Dayton
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