I've known about a lot of this for awhile but now there's an article to express it.
http://edmsnob.com/the-hopefully-sobering-reality-of-edm/

Article on how DJ's/producers buy "Likes" and "Followers" on facebook and soundcloud.
http://www.mixmag.net/words/features/how-dyou-like-me-now

What do you guys think?
I'm pretty sure DJ's and producers aren't the only musical artists who do this. There's probably many more. (Lil' wayne *Cough Cough*) None officially though.

the buying likes and what not has been going on since my space with my space plays . its obvious when you get a trillion generic ass comments and half are in spanish. deff really dumb and i wouldnt want to support any artist that does that.

tunnidge tweeted this a few days ago "There is a whole generation out there that thinks the dance music cultur is about raybands and corporate backed festivals, which is cool But in the beginning it was a dis engagement from the mainstream, a fuck you to the profit and bullshit. Pirate radios and illegal raves. " and thats how i feel. the best shows are the ones that are more underground

The best shows can also be mainstream massives as well. DJ craze at Paradiso was INSANE. And other big DJ/producers that know what the fuck they are doing are sick to see as well. Skream & Benga for example, even Above & Beyond. I guess they aren't exactly "Mainstream" though

i mean yea ive been to mainstream stuff i went to starscape this year that shits fun , i been to buncha massives in bmore past 3ish 4 years, theres tons of people and what not to vibe out with but personally i think it sucks being in a crowd of 102088348745043034 people compared to a warehouse or something smaller. and smaller events get more personal and what not . and sound is generally better / weightier in enclosed smaller places cause its not drowned out with thousands of people and open space .

This post was edited by Chemikill on Aug 13 2012 08:01pm