This seems like a very naive question, I know. but does anybody know any places (around the world in particular) where I can get good gigs that will enjoy some hard, heavy and filthy EDM, like dubstep, glitch hop, dnb, trap, and multiple forms of house? Some artist examples would be Excision, Eptic, Knife Party, Datsik, Krewella, Pegboard Nerds, Bassnectar, Megalodon etc, Like some really hard ass EDM.
I had some friends tell me that Australia is an awesome place to play dubstep. During most of my time, I am usually around Sweden or Saudi Arabia, but I would like to know some good places everywhere because I’m a kid that travels a lot.
any ideas?
would appreciate the help. Don’t say Craigslist because I find it very difficult to work with.
Dude, do you understand how hard it is to find a club or event of any sort that will enjoy dubstep and other heavy stuff?! In any of the countries I live in? Saudi Arabia, Sweden? Like I spend more time in sweden than I do at home in saudi arabia. Like Sweden man… swedes are like “house” people.
don’t wanna bust you bubble, but i really really doubt that any club will hire you just because you play “EDM”.
also it is a bit naive to ask where to find such clubs, cause this stuff is getting played in most of the countries where there are clubs…just google for a club with acts like you mentioned above and check where they play…it aint that hard
though you´ll hardly get a gig as an unknown stranger, except you are a upcomming producer. if you´re just a dj with a little fanbase on a regional base you wont be getting booked…it is all about being known or knowing important beings.
What do you mean “far away from being dubstep anymore”?
It’s kind of a long flight to get to Australia for me, like megasaurus jet lag. The heat too like jesus, the heat would probably overheat my computer if I do an outdoor event. But just for playing some hard ass EDM it would be totally worth it. Plus one of my friends is in a band and he can probably get me in some clubs.
I feel very dumb now since I never thought of that… thank you so much kind sir!
The DJ in the US doesn’t play the same style as I do, it would be one of the wierdest transitions ever. Well to be honest, neither of them play my style of music.
ummm sweden I’ve heard from my friend has some good places, but I don’t know if there are very many for a 17 year old… I’ll be 17 the next time I go to sweden.
and Saudi, there’s like nothing there, People go to bahrain to party and yes I’m looking for some places but not very much luck.
it’s all about filth, mid range, breakdowns, drops and so on. compared to tunes by coki, mala, dmz, kromestar and so on it all sounds agressive and the same. no soul anymore for the most part of it. but like i said: it’s a matter of taste.
PS: didn’t mean to derail it with a discussion about dubstep. been there done that.
Well ever since dubstep came into existence, there has never been much soul or story behind their music or albums. Like the Glitch Mob for example has been working on an album for 3-4 years and they wanted to make it as beautiful and story telling as ever. And pretty lights too, his genre is mostly electro soul.
But when dubstep came into existence it was all about how awesome it sounded, but then the mixing tastes, like Excision in his 2012 Shambhala mixtape, he had a lot of music with emotion and soul. But his producing style is just heavy, filthy, and monsterous.
See what I’m saying?
Actually I don’t think there’s much use arguing here…
Let’s face it: you’re 17, you don’t have any gigs in your hometowns, yet you expect to get people from over seas to fly you in to play some gigs at their clubs… that’s just not going to happen.
Oh, and weren’t you the guy who thought the best way to save up for a S4 was to fly to Miami during Ultra and play some gigs for money with just a couple of month experience as a DJ?
Sorry I have to say this, but it seems like you’re either trolling or delusional.
i really have to disagree with you on that point (and i know my dubstep quite well. nobody can deny). see i wasn’t about discuss the dubstep topic but i like you clear out some things:
i love me some heavy stuff from time to time
there was a time when the sound of dubstep was all about subby basslines, chilled deep and soulful vibes
nowadays the dubstep that is known by the audience is all about being a transfromer-getting-raped-by-godzilla-kinda-sound
again: on’t get me wrong! i love to listen to downlink, datsik, bare noize, foreign beggars and such
i you haven’t you should check out some artists like: dmz, mala, coki, kromestar, harry craze, distance, cluekid, kryptic mindz, tes la rok, geiom, scuba, loefah, jakes etc. before saying that there was no soul in dubstep…
just to give you an example of what i’m talking about:
now please tell me which tune has a soul and which one sounds like the unwanted baby called Transzilla? ( )
again: i’m not complaining about what it sounds like these days…there is still enough deep and soulful stuff being produced.
enough. back to the topic
do you have a soundcloud or anything like this to get a clue what kind of style you are playing? i would be interested to listen to your mixtapes. also you’re still 16. means that you don’t really have to rush it since most countries and clubs won’t allow you to play before turning 18 so the good thing is that you still a plenty of time to get you name out there and become a known dj.
You must be on the wind up surely? Mind you the early Dubstep (which I like, not the screaming mid-range rubbish which purports to be Dubstep), you would’ve been pretty young, so fair enough I suppose.
Ref gigs, no easy route I’m afraid: go out to the clubs you’d like to play at, meet and get friendly with the promoter/DJs, actively support the existing scene, most importantly don’t take an ego with you, nothing more of a turn off than that. Or another way is find somewhere small, put your own night on and keep at it, could take some time and may not come off either. But you get out what you put in in my experience. In general there aren’t any shortcuts.
EDIT: just seen Ed’s reply ref Dubstep - truth right there.
