I know many people on djtt don’t live in the United States, but I can speak with a degree of certainty when I say that the same economic strain that is hitting the US is hitting other countries as well.
And since people have less jobs, less money, etc. I’m just curious if people have been seeing fewer gigs, clubs closing, or anything like that?
It’s pretty safe to say that the recession has made me a better musician and DJ because of all my free time thanks to being unemployed
This time last year I was on 4-6 regular nights a week, and turning work down, now I’m just doing Fri/Sat. I’m London based, and the clubs are so quiet at the moment (Commercial Nightclubs) even the weekends are taking a hit!
And what better place for this new genre to come from than DJTT? lol.
Some fresh music styles would be nice though, but I’m not sure it would be enough to persuade people to reach into their pockets that are already near empty to being with…
my friends clubs are dead, some are still happening but its just a question of time before they die out.
Keep this on the hush hush, but dive bars and small lounges are whats hitting right now. Here in L.A. people would rather skip the bottle service and door cover and use the money at the bar!
I had a residency for 6 months, then the club closed in June. Sucks because I was using that money to keep my music fresh. I’ve been down to 1 gig a month now.
if only those money hungry, power tripping ****'s behind the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England would stop contracting the money supply and creating depressions.
Here in Copenhagen, Denmark, Clubs are strugling big time and some have closed.
But at the same time, the number of unorganized outdoor parties in abbandoned buildigns/ship yards/parks is rising. I guess people are very up to these cheep party solutions!
I’m seeing a lot of bootleg discos here too, big park parties and daytime events with booze and local DJs… really liking the development but question is how much money is to be made
