It’s education not hate, so quit whining


It’s not about hating




Why the money conversation matters








What are you paying for?






8 thoughts on “It’s education not hate, so quit whining

  1. Reblogged this on sofakingdirty and commented:
    Anyone interested in the dance music scene should read this guys Blogs. He has hit the nail on the head with some substantial force, raising points not only important to the industry’s development, but it’s survival.

  2. I seriously Read everything on this Blog, and what ive been thinking and feeling for the past two years, has been expressed by you so beautifully, and the perspective that is so honest. Thank you.

  3. Look.. i agree completely with what you are saying. But i think the point here is that as an artist.. UNFORTUNATELY you have to somewhat adapt to your target market! You outline some outstanding points, but at the end of the day, you said it, this market is alot of the times being controlled by funding/promotion as opposed to an actual scale of talent or artistic ability. As sad as it is, its a reality of any competitive business. The true winner is one who is able to fuse these together and find the balance in my opinion. As in any artistic market, you will always have people who succeed due to market share and ability to influence the market as opposed to succeeding by pure artistic talent and innovation. Its just the nature of the game.

    How many INCREDIBLE musicians out there (in any genre) do not get a fraction of the credit they deserve for their true, undeniable talent? — and how many people who don’t posses a fraction of that talent get the credit? — Business is business, learn how to play the game.

    Again, i am not saying i like it any more than you do, nor am i saying that i think its great, because as a musician and lover of electronic music, i do not. However, its reality of competitive business and it has to be taken into account.

  4. I think this post brings up a lot of good points. One question that I have about it concerns historical cycle. After the growth of rock in the 60’s it became diluted for commercial gain. After the growth of hip hop in the 90’s it became diluted for commercial gain. Is the current dilution of EDM an inevitable product of a modern music genre? Does this mean the next generation of artists will reject EDM for something more organic and less commercial? I’d like hear what Mr. Ray thinks about this.


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