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<blockquote><blockquote><blockquote>Downloading on soulseek and chopping it to make beats hasn't got anything to do with Serato though...<br /></blockquote><br />My point is that with the many forms of new technology, a lot of producers and DJs are not buying vinyl like they did in the past. JP, plaese to let us know your thoughts on this issue. </blockquote><br />Well, that is somewhat true - the Serato boom is just one aspect of what technology has done.<br /><br />Hip-hop took the hardest hit from downloading and Serato. Disco is second but disco still sells pretty well. <br /><br />But the whole producer thing is way deeper than that. Producers aren't idiots, they are computer literate, and if they see a record going for $15 on ebay they are going to be pissed they just spent $60 on it at the shop. Common ass records with breaks are DEAD. Used to be easy sale. But that has nothing to do with Serato. You can't get $200 for certain records that, even though they're rare, they're not <em>that</em> rare. That has to do with the spread of information.<br /><br />I still get good producer money, but you gotta work a bit harder for it. Which to me is not a problem but I am sure it was much easier three, four years ago.<br /><br />There are fewer and fewer new DJs which means you have to sell to the older cats who have everything, meaning you have to consistently get shit that they don't have. The game changed and it is way more focused on high end collectibles.<br /><br />But moreover the biggest problem I see is that kids these days just don't buy vinyl as much, and if they do, they are way more spendthrift with it. I see dudes plunk down $60 easily on trashed records at the flea market but then balk at a mint record on my wall. Buyer psychology has changed a lot over the last few years.<br /><br />As for TSL's plans, I am not getting within 50 feet of the rumour mill so have at it. </blockquote><br />You have to have something unique to offer. That said, I've never had trouble getting cats hooked on a beat - especially if they make visits to my place.<br /><br />Who's turning down Tribesman Assault, Donna Corbett, Nairobi Sisters, Don Carrington, to you face? Not gonna happen.<br /><br />K in Canada.
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