New data just surveyed that 65% of DJs say they don’t play their favorite music at shows. This comes from Pirate, where they listening habits of artists from Spotify Wrapped. I had a feeling this would happen, but now the rumor is confirmed. Pirate asked 260 DJs from across the UK for their end-of-year Spotify summary. It showed the genre of music typically played at their events. Here are the results.
Behind decks, 65% of DJs didn’t play their favorite tracks. They found a techno DJ with the most plays of The Who. Similarly, they found a jungle DJ with the most Lana Del Rey plays. Nice. Another house DJ demonstrated his…