Sometimes I wonder ‘what DJs will do next’ in order to stay relevant + interesting.
They are really going to have to start coming up with ‘out of this world’ gimmicks since the masked DJ economy has officially gone under.
I feel like the whole ’space’/'interplanetary’ theme might be the future of the DJ. Or maybe something where you choose a career, and then build your gimmick around it. Kind of like how Interpol dresses up like ghey investment bankers. Or Nickelback dresses up like ‘dudes who hang out at bars.’
This bro is an Astronaut for the popular web 2.0 company NASA.
[Photos by cobrasnake]
He decided to use his performance as a portal to ‘another galaxy.’ (cuz he chills in space)
He even discovered a new breed of alien who lives on another planet that has Am Appies.
It was a zany and fun time with tons of intergalactic creatures. The altCrowd ‘loved’ how it was ‘not supposed to be taken seriously’ but also represented a portal to a different galaxy in a serious way.
As yall know, HRO is a blog about finding sustainable business models/gimmicks. As performers, yall have to realize that you need 2 do whatever it takes to get blogged about. Kind of like the pizza alt. U have 2 understand that u are creating 4dimensional experience for your fans.
Can yall think of any good DJ/band gimmicks for the upcoming decade?
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Maybe they should start doing sets underwater.
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Did you get this idea from my blog….. I said the exact same thing….. but I was actually at the NASA show on TUES….some video from the show on my blog as well….
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//////////Reply by thetruthyall
//////////Posted January 29th, 2009 at 10:31 pm
@Matt Stone,
A) I bookmarked ur blog, so good for you
b) people who ‘get’ ‘it’ tend to have blogs with overlapping source material. its whut u do with it that counts, you guys
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//////////Reply by Jay+James+Low=:-B
//////////Posted January 29th, 2009 at 10:37 pm
HAHAHAHA!!!!!
M A T T S T O N E being pissed at you 4 writing about something he wrote about in his blog is soooooo funny!
D O E S N ‘ T H E K N O W T H AT Y O U Y O U R B L O G I S T H E O N L Y B L O G W O R T H R E A D I N G ! ! ! !
;)
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//////////Reply by Matt Stone
//////////Posted January 29th, 2009 at 11:11 pm
@thetruthyall,
A) I just started reading your blog and its the best blog I have ever seen.
B) Even though I am a connected ‘artist’ in Venice and ‘tight’ with some of the ‘alt’ celebs you blog about I just started reading blogs like a month ago
C) I will continue reading your insights
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//////////Reply by jayjaybee
//////////Posted January 29th, 2009 at 10:56 pm
@Matt Stone, b happie ur blog is worth blogging abt, k.
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//////////Reply by stan
//////////Posted January 30th, 2009 at 4:01 am
@Matt Stone, fuck you Matt Stone. h8 southpark
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//////////Reply by kn
//////////Posted January 30th, 2009 at 7:44 am
@Matt Stone,
You fucking liar, all you blog about is Jesus not DJ NASA:
http://mattstone.blogs.com/
Jesus = authentic in 2k12
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//////////Reply by Matt Stone
//////////Posted January 30th, 2009 at 2:32 pm
@kn, I have nothing to do with south park or jesus
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//////////Reply by anony
//////////Posted January 31st, 2009 at 3:21 pm
@Matt Stone, that’s funny because carles usually rips off his own commenters rather than other bloggers. But matt stone throwing a tizzy is priceless.
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i guess youre not alt enough to learn a bunch of information that makes you a coool ass nihilizt, then we keel stupid careers! bye bye business 2k11 -neworldorder
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Tenori-On
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my band dresses up as doctors and nurses. Unfortunately we don’t have all the props we need, such as a cadaver at the front of the stage, preferably mid-autopsy. I hear dead toenails make for great plectrums. Also we tried playing with face shields for a while, but it kept getting too hot.
Other possible DJ/band gimmicks are:
- Hypnotism – go to your local DJ party and be cured of smoking by your favourite DJ
- clowns – because everyone loves a clown!
- bugs – i think they are really cool, especially roaches
- electronics – nothing wrong with dressing up like a microchip
- obsolete electronic brands and devices – nothing is as cool as stuff you remember growing up as a kid, like Commodore 64 and Beta video tapes
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//////////Reply by perezhilton
//////////Posted January 30th, 2009 at 9:43 pm
@Delilah, lololol
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//////////Reply by anony
//////////Posted January 31st, 2009 at 3:25 pm
@Delilah, frankly I don’t like this trend but maybe it works for electronic music. I think we are due for a blipcore over saturation. I’m not saying it can’t be done well but your really walking a thin line.
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I don’t know about DJ Sets, but Domino’s has sandwiches y’all!
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oxygen bars, colonics, ‘bring ur daughter 2 a dj set day’, ballon drop that releases nachos + cheese
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my band used to be about pitchforkmedia, but now we are about being drunk
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//////////Reply by anony
//////////Posted January 31st, 2009 at 3:27 pm
@Grant Golland, I hope that’s after the show.
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the way this shit is going down i wouldn’t be surprised in the least if XTC is big again in 2k9.6
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//////////Reply by forfeels
//////////Posted January 30th, 2009 at 1:58 am
@dookie shoot, yo man for real, have we not learned anything from the rave days? all entry levelers (inheritors of tomorrow) please WIKI “rave party” and please, by the grace of God, do not repeat the errors of the past…
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//////////Reply by anony
//////////Posted January 31st, 2009 at 3:29 pm
@forfeels, Is it anything like a lemon party?
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man carles, sometimes you just gotta calm down, your just a meme.
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The next big DJ gimmick will to perform with projectors showing weird shit like an inverted goatse or maybe or maybe the return of the “suds waterfall”.
DJs will have to put the “GirlTalkShield” (GTS) on all of their equipment. Stock for plastic wrap will skyrocket. Calling it now!
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//////////Reply by anony
//////////Posted January 31st, 2009 at 3:31 pm
@notMordecai, Need more vintage CRT TV’s around the stage showing weird shit.
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whats a dj?
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//////////Reply by Creeper
//////////Posted January 30th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
@evan, Anyone with a MacBook and hi-speed internet.
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//////////Reply by anony
//////////Posted January 31st, 2009 at 3:31 pm
@Creeper, headphones optional?
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i wish i had gimmicks..
&blogs that y’all cared about it…
& was the next big thing….
mommy, can i be the next big thing?
(maybeone day)
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dj gimmicks are very lucrative, as long as you’re spike jonze’s brother.
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fuck space suits we need to take this shit to 80’s glam rock outfits.
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//////////Reply by anony
//////////Posted January 31st, 2009 at 3:34 pm
@xavier, please no… kevin barnes gets a pass here but thats it!
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that last one with the giant eye is deff a character from pee wee’s playhouse from the sleepover party episode.
have the boxset :/
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is called she hulk y’all. can’t control gamma radiation’s effects.
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lol I was there that night and those things were freaking me the fuck out
http://thecobrasnake.com/partyphotos/nasa/IMG_3422.html
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