So, I'm looking for some good advice and/or stories from people who've been in the same position.
I've been DJing for about a year and a half now. My music taste has naturally matured in that time, but I keep hitting a really awkward place: as soon as I start learning the appropriate mixing techniques for a series of genres/moods, I find something totally different that I want to immerse myself in. This means I'm constantly chasing my tail, building up a robust collection of music, getting to know it, then losing interest and wanting to build a different collection and learn the relevant techniques.
Case in point: my collection has become packed full of melodic techno and prog house. After 6 months or so of mixing with this kind of music, my technique was improving - though far from perfected. After seeing Amnesia Scanner and Lotic recently, I've only wanted to listen to/play rugged, difficult, experimental things, which naturally demand the appropriate skills and collection to match. These are totally different mixing styles. So I'm back at square one, and I have little interest in playing from my bigger collection.
My ability to focus and improve one set of skills is being hampered by this constant change of direction. Any advice much welcomed.
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