In this day and age when Electronic Dance Music (EDM) is as potent as energy drinks in waking up every sleeping cells in your body. In line with this, Globe Tattoo brought Trend Talks, an interactive passion forum where DJs and producers behind the music industry gathered to share some deets and the real score behind every tunes that make us groove. Interestingly, we’ve got the highlights of most anticipated forum, all served in bite-sized quotes:
“Disco-House-Hip Hop-Rave-EDM: in that order. 80s was all about top 40 music, very commercial. ’93 onwards was the beginning of Manila’s scene; it started to see the difference in the taste of Filipino music preference. It was in 1998 when we had the first proper club where people glorify DJs.” NBK’s Nicky Jurado, on the evolution of club scene.
“Dance music will never stop. You just have to dance with the flow. Do what you love to do.” Driven Manila’s Domini Primero, on the direction of EDM in the country.
“We can never dictate. It’s the audience that dictates.” Bigfish Manila’s Ricky Daker, on how to choose a DJ for a concert.
“Recognize trends, discover your own music. Find that beat that moves you and stay true to it, groove into it.” World Wide Womb and Eventscape’s Stephen Ku, on how to break into the business for aspiring DJs.
“You make friends with this kind of music because you have the same passion for it. It then becomes a culture. We need to foster the group of this culture.” Syngy’s Mikail Schemm, on the culture of dance music.
“Back then, people went to gigs for the music, not the DJs. Now people go for the DJs, not the music.” Frequency Manila’s Pav Parrotte, on how DJs became the new rock stars.
“If you don’t like your own music, why would fans like it?” Armin van Buuren, on how to come up with a hit.
“You have to do something that you like. If you do something you don’t like, try not do that for too long.” Armin van Buuren, on careers.
Cover: Joyce Pring 
