ass kissing

[daniella downs]

this thread should be legendary if people are actually honest.

dj's - let me ask you this.

do you feel the need to kiss a promoter's ass if you want to ever play their party? obviously im not talking about friendly chat, and it's pretty obvious what is ass kissing, and what is not. for example - say a promoter is a dj. and they suck balls as a dj. would you big them up to play their party? say the promoter is a douche who throws so-so parties? would you kiss their ass to be considered? say the promoter throws giant off the chain parties - would you kiss their ass to play for them?

to those that are actually honest enough to answer this one - what are the determining factors?


if this was on nsb, it'd get 10 pages between the obligatory tangent that steers the whole thread away about 4 pages in, but given the shit population of this board nowadays, i'm hoping for at least 3.

[| Bass Drop |]

Insomniac dick sucking line starts over there ----->

Complimentary knee pads available.

Wide awake and accepting blow jobs since 1993.

[daniella downs]

what color are the knee pads. these are key elements that you have left out.

[Cortex]

Hell no. If someone throws awesome parties that you want to play at, you're giving the person an honest compliment if you tell them they throw awesome parties, whether or not you even want to be considered.

If someone is a shit DJ, don't tell them they're awesome. But maybe also avoid telling them that they suck :-)

[daniella downs]

Hell no. If someone throws awesome parties that you want to play at, you're giving the person an honest compliment if you tell them they throw awesome parties, whether or not you even want to be considered.

If someone is a shit DJ, don't tell them they're awesome. But maybe also avoid telling them that they suck :-)

you're a good example dave -

when you were with dc skillz, would you have been more ready to book your people who maybe werent as good as others because they kissed your ass more, or the other?

let's just say that both draw the same here.

[Jungle Jessi]

LOLOLOL!!!

oh ian.....is this your way of determining who you should expect gratuitous favors from next time you throw a party? :wink:

[| Bass Drop |]

what color are the knee pads. these are key elements that you have left out.

Glitter & Multi-color Kandi...it's the Insomniac way.

[SCHLiTZ]

if their partys suck, why would you want to play?
if their partys are bangin', promote yourself as a dj that would fit the promoters needs.

leave the dicksucking to speaker ho's.

[empath]

this thread should be legendary if people are actually honest.

dj's - let me ask you this.

do you feel the need to kiss a promoter's ass if you want to ever play their party? obviously im not talking about friendly chat, and it's pretty obvious what is ass kissing, and what is not. for example - say a promoter is a dj. and they suck balls as a dj. would you big them up to play their party? say the promoter is a douche who throws so-so parties? would you kiss their ass to be considered? say the promoter throws giant off the chain parties - would you kiss their ass to play for them?

to those that are actually honest enough to answer this one - what are the determining factors?


if this was on nsb, it'd get 10 pages between the obligatory tangent that steers the whole thread away about 4 pages in, but given the shit population of this board nowadays, i'm hoping for at least 3.

I don't care what everybody else says about you, i think you're the best dj in dc. seriously -- that's from the heart.

[daniella downs]

Glitter & Multi-color Kandi...it's the Insomniac way.

i bet you money that if you sold glitter and multi color kandi kneepads, you would make a fortune.

[daniella downs]

I don't care what everybody else says about you, i think you're the best dj in dc. seriously -- that's from the heart.

LOL.

this seriously has nothing to with me. honestly.

but thank you. i think so too.

[empath]

LOL.

this seriously has nothing to with me. honestly.

but thank you. i think so too.

Can I get a gig?

[john c]

I don't care what everybody else says about you, i think you're the best dj in dc. seriously -- that's from the heart.

you think he's booking Epic Trance djs right now?

LOL.

this seriously has nothing to with me. honestly.

but thank you. i think so too.

joke ->>>>>>
(ian's head)

[konversion]

maybe when i was younger and naive about it all. now, i just want to show that i'm easy to work with and i take pride in what i do. i don't feel the need to kiss ass to get booked. if i don't get booked, then oh well, i guess i'm not as good as i thought =x

[Rican]

in the past yes, definately... I'd be willing to do whatever I had to just about to get into a promoters good graces just for chance to play that 9PM opening slot at their event...

nowadays not so much... it's just not worth it to be honest... I got other more important things to focus on... like helping record labels and doing my weekly radio show on NSB. been burned too many times busting ass promoting and such to get a weak timeslot or endure crappy conditions after driving hours to get there...

There are some great promoters out there that deserve some ass kissing cause they are constant professionals and its always a pleasure to play for them like the Give boys, Stryda and crew, the guys and gals of Transgression Sessions up in PA, and some others. So yeah i'll always big up their events cause I beleive in what they ae doing and if I lived closer I would be attending them on a regular basis.

But just to do so for a booking is no longer in my interests and prob why I haven't played in my own town of Richmond since last year even though I just did a gig in Atlanta with another one lined-up in August plus gigs in Baltimore and DC coming up as well lol

I'll just let my body of work as a DJ be enough to get me booked from now on and if it doesn't then oh, well... I got a steady gig every Sunday from 6PM-8PM to hundreds of people listening in from all over the world. that's good enough for me :)

*Edited for spelling corrections...