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The WCB has added a two new rules to the performing DJs' safety act list: - Birth control (such as condoms and the Mini-Pill) must be used at all times while performing. The WCB will NOT be responsible for any damaged genes that may be transfered through various sexual acts while performing a live DJ set. - Pill testing kits must be present at each event in order to minimize the amount of unwanted overdose incidents. The WCB will NOT be covering patients that consumed adulterated pills. 
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^ Dammit, i wish i knew about the birth control sooner :(
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damn !
30 mins of reading later.. wutever happend to DJ`ing for sluts & booze! i personally DJ for a living now as well. Being paid out is obviously a must. However I have noticed that working in the club / rave scene has its huge differences. Hate to say this .. but Club Promoters are way more on point when it comes to paying out. You always get your full amount on any given night. In the Rave scene .. it almost depends on how well the party does. Which in my opinion is garbage. Lot of promoters will use you based on your "ticket sales" - which is more bullshit. Wont say any names. . but im sure ppl know wut im talkin about. most of the promoters in vancouver are good ppl .. I personally havent had a bad run in w/ anyone yet .. but i can see how it can happen so easily. Contracts are the way to go .
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^ 30 mins?
I think i just spent 50 minutes reading every post waiting for chicken to get cooked. but ya to some DJ-ing is there work. If they are deserving and have worked the hard hours to get to where they are shouldn't they be paid that amount. but ya i'm just gonna go back to reading. Good posts in here. Every few pages there is a post or two thats not exactly worth reading though. Attila's rep just keeps on plummeting.
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um please no not on here... not on fnk please no.... i might get in touch with you in a couple of weeks.... maybe..lol no better yet call CTV news and start it on there maybe it needs more attention...
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Now are you saying there are wanted overdoes incidents as well? yarrr
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Personally, you're not going to go anywhere playing at a majority of the parties thrown around vancouver. All you're going to do is have headaches and problems. Why? Professionalism. Not to say that there aren't any sleazy people pulling stuff in the nightclub industry. But it's a much regular occurence with these small time people throwing parties. In the nightclub industry it's strictly business from the get go. Amounts are set prior to playing, and a majority of the time a written contract is involved. By screwing over your talent, you're only hurting yourself. Word travels quick in an industry like this, it doesn't take long for a promoter or night club to get black listed. Professionalism and respect are two things that should always be at the forefront. Ultimately it's up to the talent in this city to decide.
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A verbal contract is still a contract. A true business man would act ethically and still honor that verbal contract. Before anyone jumps on me for this, I am not necessarily talking about the current situation. Despite what people may think, ethical business practices work quite well.
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As for contracts, Dabbler made an excelent point about alot of promoters being 'freinds' and usualy a verbal contract is enough. I have delt with ALOT of big promoters in this city for over 5 years and I can only think of maybe 4 who have ever lied, bullshited, and broken promises with me. The reason I made this post was to show Attila and DJ freinds of his that $100/hr is not unreasonable and money hungry. Some ppl seem to think that DJing should be done for free and that I should be thankful even just to play.
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for the DJs: make sure you discuss pay. Some DJs feel like they shouldn't have to talk about it and then get disappointed when they get nothing for playing even though they never really brought it up. I can understand if you're a n00b and just starting you'll take opening slots for free, but if you're even the least bit established and have a semi-decent fanbase in this city, don't sell yourself short.
for the promoters: make your initial budgets for your shows with paying the locals in mind damn you (and paying them more than $40 bucks). That should be standard practice yet i often don't see it from some promoters (no names). Seriously, if the night has been soft and not enough people showed up as expected, it's not the DJs fault that it was a bad turn of events or the promotion wasn't adequate enough.
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are you joking??????
fuck your clueless! so i assume you think britney spears/any other shitty pop act is famous cos she's talented? i dunno about you, but it hurt me to see Tipper open for the Dom stanton; he's 100x more talented than dom, or basically any other electronic dj for that matter, but Stanton's name sells, cos they put out a coupla catchy remixes. or what about 99% of history's greatest artists/painters? they didnt get recognition till years (even centuries) after thier deaths! i could really go on for hours about unrecognised talent in this world, but im not going to. just fill in the blanks yourself.
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