Opinions on my concept DJ logos

[supraman1120]

OK the whole thing about thinking about anal bleeding....damn, I don't think anyone wants to be known as DJ analbleed, lol.

Question for ya, do u find yourself having to explain that its empYre with a Y and not an I. Obviously if someone sees the logo they already know but has that been any problem for you? My original DJ name was DJ Grooveey and I started thinking that having to explain the 2 "E's" and a "Y" was going to cause problems, besides not really feeling the name and feeling that something incorporating my first name was better for me.

Well, initially I had some issues with promoters getting my name wrong, but at this point most people have either heard of my name or have seen the logo. I have also been approached and told that the ONLY reason people remembered my name is because of the funky spelling of empyre and the phrase jointheempyre. People pick up on quirks like that. I also have some great posters and flyers that I designed that really make my name pop out, which I feel is def helping with my odd spelled title.

Where do you spin at Matt Blaze? I am in central Jerz right now... just got offered to do a gig at Bar A. And I have been trying my damndest to get into pacha or cielo. Its an arduous process, but, I am starting to make strides.

[Dwonka27]

Dude us should just stick with the name Fressure catchy as it is and its unique lose the dj imo any agrees or disagrees to this?

[sobi]

Dude us should just stick with the name Fressure catchy as it is and its unique lose the dj imo any agrees or disagrees to this?

[Fressure]

I really havent read through this thread... but Fressure sounds WAY TOO SIMILAR to fissure. When I think of fissure, i think of anal fissure, which leads me to think of assholes that bleed. I just threw it by a couple DJ buddies and they all immidiately thought of fissure as well... something you should certainly think about man. Ill tell ya, your name holds more clout than most realize. Not only that, but, direct word relations to your name matter as well IMO. I know a produer who went by Dookz (hip hop guy) and after a while realized Dookz sounded too much like deuce, or dookie, and rethought his entire approach to a name. Since the name change, his career has really taken off, and I certainly feel that mad people looked at his "stage name," thought of poop and never hit him back.

I went through a ton of names before I found one that:

A) I like very much
B) Sounds catchy
C) Fits my personality and playing style.

I go by empYre. The uppercase Y in my logo is a font that makes it look like an i with two arms in the air (a fan with their arms up). I also used the phrase "join the empYre" a lot initially; one of my first remixes (before becoming empyre) featured an emperor palpatine (Star wars) intro and someone mentioned calling myself the emperor. I hated that name, but, did some thinking and voila, empYre it was. My twitter handle is @jointheempyre and i have receieved generally good input from different individuals pertaining to my logo.


Here is a copy of my logo...

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How the hell do you get fissure wtf. My name looks close to pressure. And everyone ive met and talk to pronounce it "fresher". My name literally rhymes with pressure. People think its clever.

[supraman1120]

How the hell do you get fissure wtf. My name looks close to pressure. And everyone ive met and talk to pronounce it "fresher". My name literally rhymes with pressure. People think its clever.

well, no need to be a cocksucker about it. I asked about a dozen of my buddies just to see what they said. More than half immidiately thought fissure. Its really simple man, fiSSURE freSSURE.

[FILTHZ]

well, no need to be a cocksucker about it. I asked about a dozen of my buddies just to see what they said. More than half immidiately thought fissure. Its really simple man, fiSSURE freSSURE.

Are you and your mates in any special education programs?

[supraman1120]

Are you and your mates in any special education programs?

Your sophomoric remark doesn't even warrant a response, but, you are a buffoon, and unless you have something of value to say, shut the fuck up. Unless you are willing to accept minor constructive criticism, why the fuck even bother bringing up your logo/name/slogan? The first thing i think of is fissure. I am not the only one by far.

[Fressure]

You're the one being a douche even bringing up my name, this topic is about LOGOS, not name choice. Keep it to that. I had NOBODY think of fissure, pressure yes, but not fissure. The beginnings aren't even pronounced the same.

[tokenasianguy]

OK the whole thing about thinking about anal bleeding....damn, I don't think anyone wants to be known as DJ analbleed, lol.

Question for ya, do u find yourself having to explain that its empYre with a Y and not an I. Obviously if someone sees the logo they already know but has that been any problem for you? My original DJ name was DJ Grooveey and I started thinking that having to explain the 2 "E's" and a "Y" was going to cause problems, besides not really feeling the name and feeling that something incorporating my first name was better for me.

You have a little brown on your nose...

[tokenasianguy]

And you acknowledged him. That's where you lost. Someone asked for input, got both positive and constructive criticism, and certain people feel the constructive criticism is too much. As a fellow designer, I can tell you that you already made a silly move by trying to engage someone who obviously doesn't understand good design basics, or the importance of them after more than a couple of interactions. Even the OP doesn't seem to be interested in it. Let him make the mistakes. You (we) said our peace. He'll either learn, or be someone who never appreciates or benefits from what good design can help with.

I know you're right...But I have a hard time watching people perpetuate the same mistakes...

When I have something to offer in terms of knowledge or experience based on mistakes I've already made, I can't help but stand behind it 110%. There's a saying I learned a long time ago and it taught me that you should learn from other peoples mistakes, because you'll never live long enough to make all of your own, and I stand behind that. I've learned so much from people who volunteered their time and effort to help me, despite the fact that I didn't know them or didn't understand why they would want to help me. Some of them told me that they once found themselves in the same position, and the greatest lesson they ever learned was that they should pay it forward, so that's what i'm doing...Paying it forward in the hopes that the OP will pay it forward to someone else...Even if it has caused me some grief in putting up with the naysayers, I feel like I've made my contribution and the end justifies the means.

The OP and I have had some correspondence in PM and I'm going to forward a document of bullet points that I've jotted down from every study and report that I've ever read in the hopes that it'll help him, and that maybe he'll find it within himself to pay it forward if he's in a position to do so.

No matter what the naysayers say, I can't help but stand behind this philosophy because I've received so much help and generosity from strangers that have helped me get to where I am, that it would almost be ignorant to not return the favour to someone else.

Why DJMattBlaze has it in for me, will always be puzzling, but I can't say that it'll stop me from trying to share what I know in the hopes that someone out there will find it useful. Sharing what I can is all that I have to offer, so I'm going to do it as much as I can in the hopes that someone else can benefit from it.

That being said, if anyone out there is reading this and is interested in the aforementioned "document" feel free to PM me and send me your email, and I'll be more than happy to share. It may not be your "golden ticket" but if you're curious and interested, then I have absolutely no problem taking 30 seconds to email it to you.

*Edit* case in point: a while back someone posted a thread about how they needed a playlist for a wedding (I think he was looking for an entire MP3 library). I posted about how I could share my entire playlist in excel format, and while the OP wasn't interested, I've received countless PM's from people interested in obtaining said "excel spreadsheet", and I've been more than happy to oblige because I've been in that position where I was just starting out and often got lost as to which tracks to download next.