I agree with everything you said mate. I still remember being at a festival about 8 years ago and someone next to me said the same thing - ‘why are people filming, they’re not going to watch it ever again’. Phones weren’t really used that much back then either, but it’s crazy because it wasn’t that long ago! 👀

@djkarlthomas

28 күн бұрын

Crazy isn’t it how it’s changed! I’m just not a fan of the phone culture nowadays but it is what it is

Agreed 🤝 phones really changed the experience of clubbing and not for the good (yes I am old )

@djkarlthomas

29 күн бұрын

Yeah I agree with this. We both are getting older haha. Thanks for watching

@Jbaxter736

29 күн бұрын

@@djkarlthomas I'm going to show my age, but after my first club event where I was the DJ, my car broke down, and I had to use a telephone box to ring the RAC.

Hi ! Listener from Naarm/Melbourne Australia, the filming phenomenon has also reached a crisis point here, sad to see the energy and intimacy leave the dancefloor due to people filming but we do have a few event companies incorporating a ‘no phone policy’ taping up cameras , which makes such a huge difference, warms me to see everyone just immersed in the music and dance amongst themselves. I think the real issue is not so much the culture but the type of punter that will attend certain parties. The true lovers of the music don’t want to film because they understand etiquette. The issue arises with new punters that don’t understand true club etiquette. It is important to remind attendees with a list of rules/guidelines that outline the clubs expectations but to also have a good time and not worry about your phones. My colleagues and I implement strong a ‘no phone policy’ at every event. We will sometimes still have a designated videographer, lurking the dancefloor to capture candid moments of the dj and attendees. It provides a good archive of memories from the night that is of high quality, unlike mobile phones.

@Cyd1a_

16 күн бұрын

Additionally, I believe as much as it helps to have ‘viral’ moments for the success of a club , a place such as berghain operates and thrives off its name. It hasn’t given in to the nature of technology and still inforces a ‘no phone policy’ & it shows how important it is. Having an event with no punter pov footage is more powerful in my opinion because if the people have a memorable experience they can explain it!!! Word of mouth is a hell of a thing…the lack of footage provokes FOMO which is an important part of getting attendees into a club. If they see a video from the club they were intending to go to and its not busy they will assume its not worth attending. But in reality it could be a beautiful energy on the dancefloor, its hard to capture the pure and raw feelings on the dancefloor if its on a shitty iphone with abysmal audio recording.

@djkarlthomas

16 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts! It’s everywhere these days it seems. Glad there are events that have these policies

@Cyd1a_

16 күн бұрын

*This is coming from a techno DJ perspective for reference* Techno culture is very important to me & preserving the old school ways is part of it. The techno bible if you will XD

@Cyd1a_

16 күн бұрын

@@djkarlthomas gr8 video btw, not enough people really acknowledging how obsurd the filming behaviour has become , thankq for this

@djkarlthomas

16 күн бұрын

@@Cyd1a_ thank you for the kind words!

Yeah, 100%, right? That's why I've started doing themed club nights for soul, Motown, house disco, and dance music from the 1960s through the 2000s. I kind of retired from nightclubs about 5 years ago because of the same thing. I find that the crowds that I get now really enjoy themselves and don't seem to mess around with cameras. in the same way. Plus, after the cost of getting security on and making £800 or £900 a night, now I only have to work two or three nights a month.

@djkarlthomas

Ай бұрын

That’s really decent mate and sounds like a good niche! Glad it’s going well. Thank you for watching!

@djkarlthomas

Ай бұрын

@Jbaxter736 nice one mate!! Well it’s certainly working in your case!

@Jbaxter736

Ай бұрын

@@djkarlthomas Keep up the good work, mate, and post useful information on KZread. For younger, up-and-coming DJs and myself

@Jbaxter736

Ай бұрын

Yes, it's going well, but that's because I do each theme now once every two months, so I'm not overexposing myself to each different market. And I would recommend to other DJs that they find a niche in the market and do something similar, because once you find that type of music that works for you, you can make a lot more money by selling tickets at the venue.

@djkarlthomas

Ай бұрын

I try haha

How does it impact your ability to read the crowd?

@djkarlthomas

29 күн бұрын

Perhaps because you can’t get a sense for what music people are actually enjoying…if they are just stood there frozen to the spot.

good marketing, people are idiots very good promo for club

@djkarlthomas

29 күн бұрын

I agree on the club marketing front- it’s all free promotion

I think one of the main problem with people on there phone which no one is talking about is the djs especially house / underground DJs and melodic techno DJs most of the time there dj sets are boring playing a 4 to 5 minutes track if u go to a dubstep festival like lost lands yes there are people on there phone but it's not as worse as a melodic techno DJs. Example would be Excision vs Eric Prydz or any melodic techno/house DJs both have epic visuals but there going to be more people on there phone at Eric Prydz set than Excision why because the house dj is boring playing intro over the Outro at that point the visuals is more interesting and grabbing your attention than what the DJ is playing and those types of djs who don't quick mix will be replaced by AI hologram DJs and the crowd wouldn't care because thay are not there for the music thay are there because thay saw your visuals on tiktok and brought a ticket.

@djkarlthomas

8 күн бұрын

But that would be your opinion on the music and your musical taste/preferences. I personally love it when the DJ takes you on a journey with their sound vs track after track after track. We are allowed to like different things of course. I do agree however the visuals are a distraction.

@Sheriffvlogs

7 күн бұрын

​@djkarlthomas, there are ways to take people on a journey and still quickly mix.

@Sheriffvlogs

7 күн бұрын

But me personally, I think there are fewer people interested in music and would rather spend the time on tiktok than go to your local nightclub.

@Sheriffvlogs

7 күн бұрын

My add reply gets removed yt for some reason it happens all the time.

@Sheriffvlogs

7 күн бұрын

One last thing in this video ( Young Adults Don't Want To Go Out Anymore) The Comments Section with Brett Cooper.They mentioned people are watching club videos on line to the point were club owners are hiring videographers to record online because they're making more money.

Who cares about a terrible video. Most of the big events do professionally produced videos you can go back and watch on KZread anyway so just enjoy the moment :)

@djkarlthomas

8 күн бұрын

I do agree! Thanks for watching mate