tek! wrote:ray , what would you consider a good photo for a dj then?
if one happens to become famous (by playing exceptional well - not douchebaggery)
you might want to have control over your public image instead of the web/mag editors just grabbing
a webcam quality pic a fan took at your gig.
why would that be a bad thing? At least it would be spontaneous and not artificial. I mean, it doesn't contribute anything to your music. There are always exceptions of course, like the pics from Murder Capital, these were really cool (but I can't find them on the internet anymore)but these were done for fun and to illustrate the identity of the label. Most of these pics are just too cliché, it's ALWAYS the same shit: abandonned warehouses, serious/dedicated-blik-op-oneindig face, a hoody or a trendy jacket and all that crap, it doesn't distinguish you of ANY other DJ (or File Jockey). I'm sick of all these hipster douchebags who take themselves so serious. The really good DJ's don't need all that bullshit, f.e. Intergalactic Gary, he's really low profile and ONLY promotes himself through his music and he gets recognition for what he does without all that cliché troep. Is it a coincidence that nearly every artist who's work I admire doesn't have pics like that? Namlook, Muslimgauze, Zoviet France, Ian Martin, etc etc.
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