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Honestly even if you’re playing an artist everyone loves, you could be playing a deep cut or just a song people haven’t heard already a million times and you can catch some flack for it.

true. I've often wondered what it'd be like being a goth club DJ and playing songs other than Jesus Built My Hotrod, Eighties, Headhunter, Voodoo People etc.. I've talked to people about this and the general consensus is that it's an interesting idea but "people just want to hear what they know, man".

 

Also, playing music to annoy people is fun in a way, but these days I prefer trying to find something original that will blow people's minds—this is a bigger challenge imo. The sad truth though, is that most people just want music to be in the background, and don't mind hearing the same shit every day (ie. commercial radio); they don't want anything that will disturb that.

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"it's so weird. i just want something on in the background i don't have to pay attention to so i can get through this awful work day and this guy is over in the corner blasting buyer's market by peter sotos."

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Honest answer to actually make converts of coworkers - if you are stateside find a local public affiliate radio station that plays a healthy amount of indie rock stuff or more sincere pop but isn't like batshit weird watmm obscure level stuff a college student radio DJ would play. That said you would likely heard a lot of electronic, hip-hop, country (underground/americana), etc. on occasion.

 

Like in Austin KUTX is a great example, or KXT in Denton. Stations like KCRW in Los Angeles, KEXP in Seattle, KTBG The Bridge in Kansas City, WFUV in New York City, and WXPN in Philadelphia are all good examples of what I mean.

 

Your situation reminds of this time I worked at a place at briefly in 2008 where a dude played Matisyahu and called it "rap"

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Sorry to DP but I remembered at the Salon I worked at this track came on the radio one time and of course it starts unremarkably... NO ONE was prepared for 5:30. We just looked around the room at each other as it was happening. Great one for unexpected awkwardness esp during work hours!

 

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