I hear people are coming from all over the country to enter the competition.
I agree this will add to the entertainment factor but would anyone agree with me that this is wrong.
It should be about cork dj's showcasing their talents and trying to make a name and get ahead in the game.
If some fein pops down from dublin/limerick etc for the day, wins and then fecks off again what has this done for cork music and the people trying to climb the ladder?
When I was in the comp years back you had to be in UCC to enter. But now you dont even have to be from the city.
First off i changed the rules due to the fact that having a competition just for ucc students wasnt very good for any aspect of the competition. You have to agree that since the competition has been opened up to everyone it has grown to be a massive event for the week. The standard has also improved ten fold, which i think is the most important thing.
I can see your point about DJ's around Ireland entering, but i can't agree. Last year Rian Ryan won the techno, a dublin DJ. Since then he has come down to cork to play at a good few of our gigs, never asked for a penny in payment (not even for travel expenses) and has earned himself a good reputation. He even wants to move down here in order to help build the scene back up again.
People who enter from around the country arent doing it on the premise to win and then fuck off back home and never play in Cork again. Most DJ's want to play in as many different places as possible. I think they only add to the talent available.
The only people not from cork who have entered are the hideous pigeon from galway (hip-hop tomorrow), John Boy from ennis (Hip-Hop), eddie brennan and shaun hanlon (Techno wednesday) from Dublin.
[QUOTE=spudgun]First off i changed the rules due to the fact that having a competition just for ucc students wasnt very good for any aspect of the competition. [QUOTE=spudgun]
I agree, I had a problem with this too when I was there a few years back.
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I can see your point about DJ's around Ireland entering, but i can't agree. Last year Rian Ryan won the techno, a dublin DJ. Since then he has come down to cork to play at a good few of our gigs, never asked for a penny in payment (not even for travel expenses) and has earned himself a good reputation. He even wants to move down here in order to help build the scene back up again. [QUOTE=spudgun]
Still-what has his "wanting" to move down to cork done for the cork music scene and what has his playing a few nights with ye done for the cork music scene and the people in it. If it was one of our own then it would have helped a fein get some money backfor the investment in his records and gear and get a bit of recognition that he/she deserves.
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The only people not from cork who have entered are the hideous pigeon from galway (hip-hop tomorrow), John Boy from ennis (Hip-Hop), eddie brennan and shaun hanlon (Techno wednesday) from Dublin.
I hear people are coming from all over the country to enter the competition.
I agree this will add to the entertainment factor but would anyone agree with me that this is wrong.
It should be about cork dj's showcasing their talents and trying to make a name and get ahead in the game.
If some fein pops down from dublin/limerick etc for the day, wins and then fecks off again what has this done for cork music and the people trying to climb the ladder?
When I was in the comp years back you had to be in UCC to enter. But now you dont even have to be from the city.
Ill be there with my protest banner 2mrw!!
Heard their are more feins comin down again this year.
for fucks sake lads-its hard enough for corks own to get a name and a few gigs without guys from dublin etc, most of whom havent been to cork ever before, coming and taking the prize and headin back on the next train.
what has the guy who won last year done for the cork music scene?
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this is such a load of rubbish.surely the fact that the comp attracts attention from other counties etc only goes to show the good reputation its after getting.
and the winners for the last two years have been from cork.
itchy after getting a reputation as the best scratch dj in the city.supporting the likes of q-bert.
shelly played at salt,innercity,the night himself and sean did with jamie down in skib.a well recieved radio show on sub.a night in limerick with calvin james.im sure he could add more himself.
i thinks thats enough.im glad to see people coming for it,sense of satisfaction.
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