Back in the late 90s and early-mid 00s, there were websites, emails, and blogs that you could read directly on the site or by using RSS. That’s basically how content distribution worked. You’ve put something on the web, and people read it if and when they want.<\/p>\n
Today, the majority of content seems to be in social media, and no surprise since Facebook alone has almost 3 billion active monthly users. So it seems natural that many of public figures, music producers and DJs included, focus their energy and post everything here.<\/p>\n
But, to be honest, I’ve never been a big fan of social media. The fact that the content you work hard for is owned and controlled by some companies and algorithms is worrying, to say the least. I’m fortunate to have certain skills allowing me to run my own blog where all my content is safe from those corporates, but still, there are just too many things I don’t like in social media: from censorship to selling users’ data. Frankly, to me, social media seems to be less and less ethical to use.<\/p>\n
That makes me think about whether I should use social media for my public communication at all. I mean, I don’t like doing so, but do I have to? For music producers and DJs, the audience is the most valuable asset, any marketer can tell you that. But should we really rely on social media to gather people to let them know about our work?<\/p>\n
I wonder what you guys think about a sort of ”web 1.0” with plain and simple RSS feeds and emails instead of Facebook, Instagram etc.? Would you still follow the artists you like in such a way? Or is there no way to get around without social media for artists?<\/p>\n
I totally get that other people might have different opinions on that, so I’m curious to hear yours.<\/p>\n
Ironically, this post I’ve put on Facebook<\/a> got more engagement than any of my typical posts. I’ll just add a link here for archiving purpose.<\/p>\n",
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"content_html": " I asked my wife to listen to a track I recently finished, and after listening to the whole thing she said: “Wow, I like it! It doesn’t sound like Daniel Lesden style at all!”.<\/i> Do you get it, right? She liked the track because it didn’t sound like me! :-) But oddly enough, to me it sounded like a compliment.<\/p>\n That scene makes me think about what people call a signature style. A ‘trademark sound’. Is it a good thing to have as a music producer?<\/p>\n To be honest, I have mixed feelings about it.<\/p>\n On the one hand, it’s nice to recognize a producer you like when hearing a track for the first time: “Yeah I know that synth, that must be that guy!”. But on the other hand, I think there is a thin line between a ‘signature sound’ and a simple ‘copy-and-paste’ where some producers just keep making the same-sounding tracks over and over, years after years.<\/p>\n Personally, I like going out of the comfort zone to make something fresh, something that I haven’t done before. New kick, new bassline, different tempo, new sound design, and new techniques and arrangement tricks. And although the result may not be liked by everyone, that feeling of accepting and accomplishing the challenge really worth it.<\/p>\n My new single is coming out in October, and I’ll share the preview next week. In the meantime, I’m curious what do you think about it? Do you prefer a tried and proven sound from a producer you know, or do you cheer and appreciate out-of-the-box music experiments even when the outcome sounds different to what you get used to?<\/p>\n",
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"content_html": " When I’m on tour, usually I don’t have much time to fully enjoy the party from the dancefloor’s perspective as I have to rush back to the hotel or even straight to the airport otherwise I miss my flight.<\/p>\n But the last two gigs at PLUR Festival<\/a> and The Egg London<\/a> things were aligned in such way so I had spare time after playing my set and I enjoyed the sets of other DJs playing after me. The funny thing is, last weekend in London when I was having a great time on the dancefloor listening to Hypnocoustics set, a guy came to me and said and he never saw a DJ just dancing like that with the crowd.<\/p>\n This actually made think about it. I don’t often see a DJ dancing on the dancefloor among the crowd, indeed. DJs don’t dance? Or they find it not cool to hang out on the other side of the decks? Do you find it unprofessional? Why?<\/p>\n I’m curious what do you guys think when seeing a DJ just dancing on the dancefloor after playing a set?<\/p>\n",
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