It’s crazy just how many DJs are “pushing the boundaries” of their respective genres as per their bios
— G F CHAOS AGENT (@getfaace) June 30, 2023
Just imagine 10-20 years from now ppl will be posting videos of the good ol days of techno and it’ll be someone playing Venga Boys at 160bpm
— Truncate (@truncate_la) July 10, 2023
DJs who vehemently refuse to use sync: did you also disable spell check on your computer and phone? jw
— ENAMOUR (@enamourmusic) July 5, 2023
Hidden rule of all tech house DJs: Only when you have secured a Beatport top 5 is when you may DJ with sunglasses.
— Dillon Nathaniel (@DillonNathaniel) June 30, 2023
ppl who come see u play at festivals who bring their whole friend group that hasnt even heard of u deserve the sloppiest top fr
— saka (@soundslikesaka) July 16, 2023
The fact some Djs are commanding life changing money for a s DJ set when underground clubs all over the world are struggling or already shut is a really really big problem for every DJ based genre. It’s fucked how much money is being sucked out underground music, it’s dying
— Luke LSB (@LukeLSB) July 16, 2023
Ableton ruined everything
Global warming? Ableton
Flight delayed? Ableton
Luggage was lost? Ableton
Internet too slow? Ableton
Booty is itching? Ableton
Girlfriend left you? Ableton
Engine light on? Ableton
Waiting for Godot? Ableton
Afterparty busted? Ableton— Blu’s Clues (@blucu) July 13, 2023
how ironic that black men literally invented house and techno yet it's completely normalized to openly shit on them in modern day context utilizing the language of diversity and inclusion.
— INTERRACIAL SEX RACE TRAITOR (@ABOLISHGIRLBOSS) September 9, 2023
Gimme 1 good reason why the DJ needs to stand on the DJ table..
— Aric_Ternion (@AricTernion) July 25, 2023
Pyrotechnics and private jets. Big djs doing their part to help speed up the climate collapse 🫶🏼
— Midland (@midlandsound) July 31, 2023
Was in the middle of the crowd in LL and this random guy taps us on the shoulder, tripping p hard and said ‘I need help I can’t find my friends’. I said homie I gochu. We searched for his friends for like 30 mins. We found them. He was so stoked, I was so relieved lol
— 🌍 BLANKE ✨ (@blankemusic) September 23, 2023
Here’s a quick PSA: to any DJ playing after me, I can unplug my own headphones. Thank you very much. Wait your turn you silly goose
— Harry Romero (@HarryRomero_) August 8, 2023
dekmantel is very cool sure but we have to talk about how much african music is played there by european djs and how few african artists and djs are booked
— JUMPING BACK SLASH (@thisisjbs) August 8, 2023
I dunno why but the toilet situation at burning man stresses me out. The other day someone said to me “we are bringing empty Gatorade bottles to pee in” that truly gives me so much anxiety
— FATHER (@bigteesmallgirl) August 28, 2023
Starting a podcast called “ghost busters” where I invite djs on to prove they can produce
— FREAK ON (@FREAKONmusic) August 7, 2023
why do dj’s only wanna show 10's behind them in the booth at every show? i just want all the weirdos and freaks behind me going nuts. those are the real ones
— MAU P (@realmaup) August 4, 2023
Techno sounds like EDM right now..
— The Reactivitz (@the_reactivitz) August 3, 2023
Why do certain Djs touch the decks/mixer like they are touching a hot plate n lift their hands up super quick? I’m not to sure why this annoys me so much but it really does 😂😂😂
— Lil' Clarkie (@djwillclarke) September 10, 2023
Waiting till the last minute to buy gig/festival tickets is the best way to make sure a show is cancelled! Harsh but a reality, esp. For indie promoters who have no budget but ticket sales. If you want the show buy the ticket.
— James Thornhill (@journothornhill) September 13, 2023
Can’t belive some headliners are putting restrictions to the warm dj’s !! 😠 even some are telling wich tracks they are able to play or not 😠 WHAT A SHAME!!! Those are not a HeadLiners !! THOSE ARE LOOSERS
— Paco Osuna (@Paco_Osuna) December 13, 2022
Some DJs never played an empty room at 8pm in a run down bar & it shows
— BONKERS (@BONKERSMUSIC_) May 4, 2023
Warm-up DJs shouldn't play loads of big tunes or try to outdo the headliner. A good warm-up DJ knows their job is to keep the mixer volume at zero and not to bring any music with them to the gig and not to go to the gig and not to be a DJ at all because that's the headliner's job
— Harold Heath (@HaroldHeathDJ) June 1, 2023
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again:
All the best beats are coming from kids in their bedrooms— ALISON WONDERLAND (@awonderland) January 25, 2023
someone at unfold just came to me and asked if I’m vtcc
— VTSS (@vtss_pl) March 26, 2023
Yes I redlined a song in my set. Yes I am sorry. Yes it happens and yes you adjust.
Also the police are here to arrest me for it.
Thanks audiophiles
— KAYZO (@KayzoMusic) April 30, 2023
I was at an afters with Charlotte de Witte and offered her a shot and couldn’t have got rejected harder 😭😭😭
— John SUMIF() (fan) (@johnsummif) May 8, 2023
You know what’s mad with raves these days is ‘People wanna hear songs they know’ but when I went out raving I wanted to hear songs I’ve never heard before! 🤷🏽♂️
— Will Taylor (UK) (@WillTaylorDJ) January 5, 2023
unfortunately for my haters i will once again be living my best life this weekend
— John Summit (@johnsummit) February 11, 2023
DJ twitter (serious Q), do you think that if you spent the time moaning online about other people’s success, was spent on your own craft… maybe you wouldn’t be in a place where other people’s success bothers you?
Just some food for thought, open to hearing what you think 🤷🏽♀️— Jyoty Singh (@BecauseJyoty) January 5, 2023
crazy how many ppl actually believe liking TECHNO more than idk guaracha, reggaeton, tech house etc makes them cool and enlightened. baby I hate to break it to you…
— VTSS (@vtss_pl) June 9, 2023
watching an A&R session with defected records right now… some gems in here, like this one: "if you send us a private soundcloud link to your demo and it has 10 plays, we know right off the bat 10 other labels rejected it so we're just going to ignore it"
— Nick Minieri (@nickdawg) May 25, 2023
One of the oddest things about Movement weekend are the people running around DETROIT like it’s Madchester or Ibiza or Berlin.
It ain’t.
Bitch, watch your tone.— Blu’s Clues (@blucu) May 26, 2023
I hate emails 📧
— Adam Port (@adamport) March 17, 2023
Just because I’m a DJ doesn’t mean I want to talk about DJing all the time 🥲
— DJ PUFFY (@DEEJAYPUFFY) February 22, 2023
another 5 to 8am slot…these graveyard shifts gone be the death of me. I swear to god
— MATRiXXMAN (@MATRiXXMAN) June 3, 2023
Managers that are also djs getting more bookings than any of the artists they manage will never not be funny as hell to me 💀
— BASSFACE 🍉🩵 (@BASSFACEDUBS) May 31, 2023
PSA: Djing without headphones ain’t a flex
— Basura Boyz (@BasuraBoyzMusic) May 8, 2023
I personally think that if you’re a DJ and you don’t produce your own music, you also shouldn’t be allowed to listen to music.
— Oxossi (@oxossibeats) May 6, 2023
My IBZ flight today was full of IMS attendees aka washed up middle aged white guys swapping excuses for why they’re no longer DJs aka “industry professionals” u keep on delegating my champions
— Ruf Dug (@RufDug) April 25, 2023
Dunno why but i hate it when a man tweets "who is the best female dj/producer" do ur fkn research bro n stop acting like female musicians are few n far between seriously!!!!
— Katbrownsugar (@KatBROWNSUGAR) August 17, 2021
DJs ask to rock our events, we say bet…& then they put us on email w/ their agent 😩. Respectfully if u think i wanna deal w/ WME/CAA/UTA & their absurd quotes/riders just to get u to rock a 1hr set at a sold out grassroots event then u prolly dont get what any of this is about
— dj mOma (@djmoma) June 9, 2023
A lot being said about crowds at festivals but in all fairness the sound system has such a massive part to play. I don’t blame the crowd for standing about when they can barely hear anything past the first few rows 😣
— ALISHA (@alisha__dj) June 4, 2023
Nothing like playing to maximum 10 people in the club whilst everyones at Movement or at festivals doing "cool dj stuff" to build character I tell thee.
— Midland (@midlandsound) June 2, 2023
STOP HAVING SEX & DOING SEXUAL ACTS IN PUBLIC HOLY FUCKING SHIT
JUST BECAUSE YOU’RE ON DRUGS AT A MUSIC FESTIVAL DOESN’T MAKE IT OKAY
I WISH SOME OF Y’ALL WHO DO THIS SHIT WOULD BE CHARGED & FORCED TO REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER SO YOU CAN FINALLY REALIZE HOW SERIOUS IT IS
— Anjunabitch (@peggingforsoup) May 9, 2023
holy shit there’s a morning-after pill youtube ad where two people are fighting over the last one and one of them goes ‘please my boyfriend is a DJ’ 😭
— arielle da 4’9” (@ariellenyc) May 4, 2023
a lot of people saying it’s impressive that skrillex dj’d for 5 hours straight but barely anyone mentioned he didn’t pee for those 5 hours and honestly i think that’s the real feat here
— chef 🅱️oyarEP 🔜 (@chef_boyarbeatz) April 30, 2023
So there’s an “Instagram model” currently DMing every single DJ who’s playing EDC with 1 of 3 copy-pasted messages and I swear to god if I find out which one of y’all folded I am going to not only HOOT but, additionally, HOLLER
— JSTJR (@JSTJR) May 1, 2023
Nothing has contributed to dance music culture as much as the Burger King in Ibiza airport.
If you know, you know… 😂 pic.twitter.com/QvPNngs4dx— Noizu (@noizu) April 30, 2023
there’s this girl that does sketches in the berghain bathroom and they’re the wildest things I’ve ever seen she’s def killed before
— LSDXOXO (@LSDXOXO_) May 1, 2023
someone at unfold just came to me and asked if I’m vtcc
— VTSS (@vtss_pl) March 26, 2023
PRO TIP: If you’re a DJ & you’re at a show with your friends, its your god given duty to count down every single drop & try to guess every single song that comes next
The key is to be as annoying as possible. The more songs you guess right = the more DJ you are
— MVSE (@MVSEofficial) June 8, 2023
i can’t stand when people in the music industry try to name drop big DJs to make themselves look cool…you know who else can’t stand it? my good friend sonny (skrillex) (he’s a big DJ)
— Kaysin (@kaysinmusic) June 9, 2023
Not sure if other DJs do this. But I always have a “Get out of jail song” cued up on on the CDJ far left. In case I stop the music by mistake I have something really good to get the crowd back
— MB (@mikeybarreneche) May 30, 2023
the local dj at core festival in belgium yesterday got an hour cut off his set due to technical issues so i let him jump on for last 45 mins of my set and he was so appreciative, class dj too. so worth it when you see how much it means to people
— Ewan McVicar (@ewanmcvicar_) May 28, 2023
I'm late on the CDJ techno twitter discourse as always, but all I have to say that I'd rather see a young kid blowing my mind with music I've never heard, played off a 100$ controller, than what I hear these days from well-functioning and pre-checked USBs.
— Michail / Opium Hum / Hyper Real (@opiumhum) May 22, 2023
It’s is with a heavy heart that I must announce the dj twitter is at it again.
— The Blessed Madonna (@Blessed_Madonna) May 20, 2023
i can’t believe i even have to say this but… if u get ur bag stuck on someones fishnets / outfit do not keep walking !!! i promise u can wait an extra 2 min to get urself unstuck & not ruin their fit <3
— Nikki🪿🌈🐸 (@nikkineups) May 17, 2023
Some people are so desperate to be famous they will film themselves djing in a bathroom
— Pessimist (@Pessimistdnb) May 11, 2023
You have to get comfortable w/the fact that nothing makes sense. You will have rapists on center stage, ppl who haven’t worked a fraction as hard w/barely passable DJ skills headlining or touring. It’s never going to make sense or change. Just keep your eyes on your own paper. 🫶🏽
— DJ NOIR JBW – BUILT LIKE THAT ❄️👑 (@DownByDfault) May 15, 2023
techno snobs really be losing their minds over the fact that i played a few bass songs in denver lmao get over it
— John Summit (@johnsummit) May 16, 2023
Every single DJ who supports you is important no matter how big or small the artist. Every show play, radio spin or playlist helps share your music with new people so you should always be grateful. If you want ongoing support be respectful & show your appreciation to everyone 🙏🏻
— Chapter & Verse (@chapterversedj) May 15, 2023
Serious question: Why do we, as a scene continue to hype up artists and branding around heavy substance use even though we are losing our friends every other week to addiction and OD?
— 140shortie (@judasxdeluxe) May 17, 2023
If you do the walk from Kings Cross Station to Tileyard at 1PM on a weekday you will run into the entirety of the UK music industry.
— Christine Osazuwa (@c_osazuwa) May 17, 2023
Airport thoughts continued……. How can you claim to be a green DJ when literally every single post features new clothes/shoes? Consumerism / status anxiety is not green, so don’t claim to be 😂 #greenwashers #greenwashing #businesstechno
— Dave Clarke (@DJDaveClarke) June 16, 2023
I really feel like there’s about to be a big music industry shift. People waking up and starting to realise these big brands throwing the word community around are not what dance music is about.
— EichLdn (@EichLdn) June 25, 2023
Big Dj's be putting out the most mediocre records and fans it up because of the Dj's popularity. It's really crazy. There's some records that if a local put that out or tried to shop it the labels wouldn't even respond and the fans would throw stones lol
— Apollo Xo (@imwithapollo) June 24, 2023
DJ’s… if you turn down the booth monitor, you don’t need to have the headphone level on distorted ear bleed mode lol 😆
— Carly Wilford (@CarlyWilford) June 23, 2023
Yo younger producers – people notice when you spend your time shitting on labels/artists online. I promise it will not do anything beneficial for you. Learn to hear something you don’t like and simply move on
— Slippy (@slippy_music) June 23, 2023
Hey big DJs, here's a simple guide to know if you're a bully:
If you talk about a phenomenon or trend then you're voicing an opinion.
If you single out a single person as the issue then you're bullying them (even if you dress it up as concern about a phenomenon or trend).— Man Power (@Man_Power_Music) July 1, 2023
Can’t smoke in Berlin clubs anymore. Pretty much the end of civilisation.
— Scuba (@ScubaOfficial) July 2, 2023
listening to some guys in ibiza airport talk about how they’ve been shagging every night of the holiday to then skip to the next convo of what they’ve bought their girlfriends to bring back….. men scare me
— kyra-mae🦋 (@kyramaeh) July 20, 2023
bumped into a (male) dj i met at snowbombing last night and told him i was playing dc10 tomorrow and his response was “i wish i had a f*nny” like it’s not EXPONENTIALLY harder to get bookings as a woman.
— sim🪽 (@__sim0ne_) July 20, 2023
Parents with children under 6 should pay two flight tickets: one for the kid, and another one for my headache
— Coyu (@coyumusic) August 15, 2023
DJs… dont hide your GFs.. they are nice people who put up with your dumbfucking ass
— LUCATI (@lucatimusic) August 8, 2023
How many followers you have DOESNT MATTER. How many streams you have DOESNT MATTER. How many monthly listeners you have DOESNT MATTER. The ONLY thing that DOES MATTER is how many tickets you can sell
— BIJOU (@BIJOU) October 30, 2023
lol facebook just reminded me that on this day 13 years ago i had to take a CDJ as collateral across the border from tijuana to los angeles because the promoter disappeared without paying me. wishing everyone a career where this is not necessary.
— LOUISAHHH (@LOUISAHHHh) October 25, 2023
I wanna be one of those girls in the background of a Marco Carola set one day
— Danny From Miami (@DannyDaze) November 13, 2023
I’ve been DJing for 27-28 years and I still have that dream where you’re DJing and the song runs out.
— Good Bunny (@atrak) November 4, 2023
We see a lot of shirtless techno DJs (males) but as soon as a woman shows a little bit of skin, she has a ghost producer… #DoubleStandards #djs
— ClubbingTV (@ClubbingTV) November 16, 2023
2023 and dj’s still fly 10.000 km to play a 60 minute set in south africa
— tillvonsein (@tillvonsein) November 30, 2023
New rule. If u want guest list, U gotta post the party somewhere. Or at least whisper it sweetly into a lovers ear. Or at least show up with that energy. Or at least be a sweetie.
Ok, if u want guestlist, u at least gotta be a sweetie.
— ONHELL (@onhellmusic) November 17, 2023
sometimes people want you to come to the afters so bad they go through a whole investment pitch convincing you
— WESTEND (@itsthewestend) November 28, 2023
DJs: why are y’all so cynical when another DJ states, “Big things are happening!”.
Just celebrate with the DJ. Yes, it might not be a big deal to you, but it means the world to that DJ, and they are excited to share with the DJ community. If we are going to have unity; Rejoice!— DJ 5am Smite (@djsamsmite) November 16, 2023
Hot take but all this new EDM Techno will probably bring younger fans into discovering more interesting artists eventually 🏴☠️
— Sian (@DJSianOfficial) November 27, 2023
all techno is cancelled until this “boom boom faster is better” era is over. if i wanted to listen to hardstyle id go to a hardstyle show. yall who still have faith in the genre and keep going to shows can lmk when it sounds like techno again. and thank❤️
— Super Nat (@ravecationist) November 20, 2023