Let me just point something out here. I'm from the old school. Don't kill me for being old at heart, I was from a day when technology was a word absolutely no-one understood. But when that whole technology word came up, I was like a kid on heat. Techno music embraced the future and took us into the next century. It was the most amazing thing ever. Wow, the future, going forward. What a prospect.
20 years on and I have to say things have changed like I could never have imagined. Some have been good, some have been bad. Recently I have to say, I'm really upset vinyl and the music industry has gone the way it has. Producers can't make a living and DJ performance just looks well, different. It's a hard thing to get your head around, it really is, when you're used to a certain way of living/working...
Mind you, I first adapted to it all cause I had to. Where as 20 years ago, I changed cause I wanted to. Recently, I've got back into that mentality of changing cause I wanted to. Ableton, CDJ's, **** what ppl think is the norm and just go forward.
I have to say, I love it. I'm feeling like a kid in a sweet shop. But there's one thing, and it's the only thing that's negative about this. How are producers going to make a living out of this? Well in 1985 I think you could have said the same thing. I think then, producers wondered how they would be able to break into the vinyl market, but they did. Right now, it's all about digital. Techno producers and all underground ppl have to get into the whole digital way of selling their music and it's gonna take time.
Mind you, it's a bloody great time for innovation. You just can't deny this...