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So this article is going around. I have thoughts. https://www.papermag.com/instagram-live-copyright-dj-censoring-2645789312.html">https://www.papermag.com/instagram...
I just knew that the Zuckpire bought into the D-Nice glow up and killed DRM for him. I love D-Nice, I& #39;m happy for his success and admire his drive and shrewd business moves... but I& #39;ll never be on his level. I am The Rest Of Us, and we have to figure this out without fame.
D-Nice blew up on IG Live because we were all held hostage by the Rona, consuming content and looking for some normalcy and comfort. Yes he& #39;s a legend who busted his ass to leverage an opportunity. But he pretty much won the NBA Finals MVP while balling in a pair of Crocs.
IG Live is made for Cardi interviewing Bernie Sanders. It& #39;s for Ari Lennox& #39;s wonderful shenanigans. It& #39;s not for performances or DJ sets. And they don& #39;t want DJs there. Neither does FB, YT, or Twitch, despite the sonic experience and technical superiority of those platforms.
The planet has been remade by a pandemic. As a DJ I feel like a refugee trying to set up camp on platforms that are actively hostile to me, even though people insist that our craft makes them feel better. I& #39;ve never been more affirmed by my audience than during the apocalypse.
I do a weekly live stream in Zoom and have booked some private gigs through that as well. It& #39;s been nice, but still riddled with problems. It& #39;s technically deficient for DJ purposes, but at least isn& #39;t fighting against us like the other spots... except for zoom bombers.
I haven& #39;t done lives on any platforms other than Zoom, despite every artist on the planet going live all the time at once. I just didn& #39;t want to force myself into a situation that I have to fight. Surviving this pandemic is fight enough. I don& #39;t want to be where I& #39;m not wanted.
At present, there is only ONE platform that actively embraces DJs. ONLY ONE, and that is @mixcloud. I& #39;m going to #MoveToMixcloud. I think this is the best move for all of us. My voice isn& #39;t loud but I& #39;m hoping it can be amplified. https://twitter.com/mixcloud/status/1252638324407271425">https://twitter.com/mixcloud/...
I can& #39;t continue my work in a decimated entertainment landscape while playing whack-a-mole... and I& #39;M the mole. I have to rock with who rocks with me. There& #39;s no point in sticking to old ways when everything has to change. #MoveToMixcloud https://twitter.com/DJmag/status/1253651026479112193">https://twitter.com/DJmag/sta...
But what about audience? All the eyeballs on the planet are glued to IG and FB. How do you move people to another platform to pay attention to you? I don& #39;t have the answer, I& #39;m just tweeting. I& #39;m still going to #MoveToMixcloud tho. I& #39;d rather start over in a non-hostile space.
I can& #39;t do all this long ass threading and #MoveToMixcloud advocacy without telling folks where I& #39;m at. So come holler at me over here, where DJs aren& #39;t an afterthought. https://www.mixcloud.com/TheVibeConductor/">https://www.mixcloud.com/TheVibeCo...
It& #39;s still Sunday. You might be done cleaning but this mix will still work. It& #39;s the place where @EarthWindFire @Ameriie @OfficialSting @jodywatley and @phontigallo all hang out together.
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