Mixcloud are in self-congratulatory mode at the moment, it seems. Not content with posting a thread of tweets explaining how brilliant they think they are, they’ve followed it up with an incredibly monotonous blog...
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Outrageous! Judge Jules isn’t the money spinner he once was, laid bare…
Time was that being Judge Jules meant comfortably getting a five figure appearance fee at whatever venue wanted him – and they happily paid that money, because there was no denying his talent as...
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Carl Cox wrote a book, Judge Jules did happy birthday videos for money – but what did Yousef do to make extra dough during the pandemic?
We all know that a pandemic hit the world last year. We also know there are DJs, artists, producers and such who lost a huge amount of work because of it. How they’ve responded...
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Praise be to God! A dance music publication actually publishes an article about plague raves – and manages to be pretty scathing about them too
For the past few months, one of the things I’ve been frequently writing about is plague raves. One particular bugbear of mine is that the dance music press just don’t seem to want to...
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Just how young ARE your fans these days, Carl? Cox’s shop sells babygrows and bibs alongside hats, mugs and face masks
DJs have had to do a lot of things in order to make money during the pandemic. Steve Lawler charged people $31 to tell them their latest record was crap. Sterling Void had to...
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But is this actually going to make you any money, Daniel? Spotify unveil the Car Thing, their latest attempt to get into profit
Spotify have tried a lot of things over the years to try and change their abysmal record when it comes to making any money out of their website. They’ve tried paying out insultingly low...
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Sneak’s a freak! House gangster DJ Sneak uses rude puns on his website stream – but what’s he packing that’s 12 inches in size?
A friend of mine mentioned yesterday that I haven’t written about DJ Sneak recently. Well, I’ll be giving an update on when Traxsource Freedom Day is for Sneak sometime next week. In the meantime,...
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You’ve seen the ads for his MIDI packs. But is Niko Kotoulas a musical genius or just a marketing man selling music down the river?
Take a look at this photograph. If you’re on Facebook and you produce music, there’s a good chance you’ll have seen that face sometime in the past few months. If you haven’t, his name...
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But would he pay more than $0.032 per share? Amusement as Spotify’s billionaire CEO Daniel Ek says he’s interested in buying Arsenal FC
A question I find myself asking sometimes at Amateur At Play HQ is – just how much self-awareness does Daniel Ek, CEO and multi billionaire possess? Not too often, mind you. The answer would...
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So that’s who’s making money from streaming! Universal Music Group raking in $1million per HOUR whilst artists can’t pay their bills
News came in during the week courtesy of Vivendi, the French outfit who now own Universal Music Group, about the profits of UMG. Has the pandemic badly hit the amount of money they’re making?...
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Does Derrick May represent culture in the eyes of Mixcloud? A question for their founders
I feel the urge to be polite here – well, to an extent. Mixcloud is one of the better websites for DJ mixes, mostly because they’re one of very few platforms that actually pay...
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Just £4 a month will help feed a Derrick May! Now “techno legend” reduced to begging for money on Mixcloud Select
Times are not exactly good for Derrick May. Gigs are in short supply, partly thanks to the pandemic and partly thanks to promoters not being comfortable with booking a man accused of sexually assaulting...
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Less Boohoo, more Boo! Sterling Void branches out into the clothing market – but would YOU want to be seen dead in an SV branded jacket?
It’s been a while since this blog had anything up about Sterling Covid. His depressing second wave is underway, the first having taken 32 years to quell. And sadly, no vaccine currently exists against...
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Spotify and the REAL reason they don’t have label pages?
When you’re browsing on the likes of Traxsource, Beatport and whatever, you can browse by record label. So if you like the output of a particular label, it’s easier to keep an eye on...
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What course should Gary Barlow REALLY run?
I’ve mentioned a few times before that DJs are having to resort to new methods of making money due to the pandemic. For example, Judge Jules now charges £123.67 for personalised messages. Or Steve...
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Racism pays well in the music industry, doesn’t it?
On February 2nd, Morgan Wallen was removed in disgrace by Spotify from its coveted playlists due to a video where he’s clearly heard shouting a racial slur. Were Spotify trying to appear all woke,...
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