This silence suggests that those in control of the industry are not interested in creating a safer and better future.

An uncomfortable truth that has emerged from the recent statements published by DJs is that, apart from those who have been directly accused, few male DJs, especially high-profile ones, have taken the time to speak out against such widespread and normalised behaviour in this industry.

What in f is going on in techno.
Sexual predators and pedos running around cashing in "STILL“. creditable techno producers just straight up falling in love with themselves in real time and shit posting there egos, Gross. You lot deserve better than these talentless sheep
man.....
- Blawan

Organisations that profit financially from individuals will always protect the individuals over the victims.

The only thing that makes life difficult for these organisations is that DJs travel around the world, and social media means that people can share their experiences.

The outrage about what one person has revealed in the past few days is interesting, but unfortunately this kind of behaviour is quite common in the entertainment industry, particularly in nightlife.

Bassiani is exactly what people assume Berghain to be!

Out of all the platforms, it's RA that has the nerve to write this. What has your business model been for the past 20 years, apart from erasing Black and brown artists from the nightlife industry?

still can't get over that RA comment! It's highly likely that there was no Black or brown person involved in the Electronic Beats team behind the video, and it's very likely that a cis white man at RA made that comment.

very interesting talk by Julian Muller on the past few years of his career. It’s also a sad reminder how this “scene” works and punishes people who use their platform to speak on behalf of others who don’t have a voice.

"George Bush selects his favorite country records live on NTS" coming soon

It would be wise to start thinking about how the nightlife community should respond.

The cycle of predominantly white men (DJs) advocating for these individuals while complaining about cancel culture and anonymous social media accounts is exhausting.

Despite the distraction from the main topic, these questions will resurface if new artists or platforms emerge involving people with a problematic past, whether it's the IOF or ICE.

These scenarios are mathematically inevitable.

If you have the time, take a look at the numbers yourself and compare them to the number of Black and brown artists doing Keinemusik Radio mixes, or their support acts whenever Keinemusik play solo or group shows.

Does anyone remember when we analysed how many Black and brown artists were given the opportunity to create an RA mix when Resident Advisor was actually influential enough to impact someone's music career?

Does anyone even care about RA anymore? They were finished even before the pandemic started. Then they received their infamous £750,000, which might have given them a financial boost, but the open letter to RA made it clear to everyone in the industry that RA is finished.

If Keinemusik had sold their 60,000 tickets for their Berlin event through Resident Advisor, the article would never have been published.

Yet the same group loudly cheers on former IOF personnel as long as they're somehow connected to Berghain.

How can you lose your head over young people enjoying themselves when you can't find the courage to speak up for anything that's actually relevant?

It's ironic that the DJs and platforms who consider themselves the sole arbiters of the so-called underground nightlife industry have so much to say about Keinemusik and their fans.

White men seem especially open to this idea, particularly if they know the people involved, while Black and Brown people seem very disgusted by it.

Ultimately, the question is whether we should allow former IOF personnel to occupy key positions in our industry.

One issue that has clearly arisen with hardened fronts is whether the nightlife industry should welcome former IOF personnel and promote them as key players within the industry. The same has been true of Boiler Room, HÖR and the Roi Perez situation.

Radio Slave's campaign to make techno unpolitical again isn't surprising if you were around during the pandemic and heard him on that podcast.

RA hit piece on Keinemusik really reads like a desperate attempt to appeal to Berghain purists in the hope that they will see RA as the voice of the underground. It's a calculated and desperate move to stay relevant.

Out of Elon Musk, Drake and Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk is the only one who didn't get into Berghain.

has anyone checked in on Potter? bet his head is on Mars

Johnny XX playing the together for Palestine gig this month while also playing Berghain next month is absolutely sending me sgkkjfssskkd

Should DJs use their platform to get involved with politics? Or social issues? Should clubs or platforms like RA do the same? Or should they just focus on music?

The nightlife industry is really just a collection of nepo babies, cowards, fraudsters who all profit from a few very talented individuals. How else can you explain why the biggest artists seem to have no opinions about what's going on in the world outside of their DJ persona?

What happened to #DJsForPalestine ?

Late! Very, very late. But finally, the right call.