Dance forum demographic poll. I'm curious.

milltown

I'm curious as to what the demographic is on this forum.

I'm in the wrong half of my thirties with a wife and two kids and all the associated time and money demands. When we get to go out these days it's usually just for dinner or a movie. We both work hard all week and even if we had the energy I doubt I could drag her to a decent club. Let's just say we are not a musical match. She was bopping to Take That in Boomerang while I was in Shaft or the System or RiRa, before we met.

I still love my dance tunes and have to admit to living vicariously through some of you guys. I know some are in college and some are making a bit of a living from DJing/production but I get the impression that a lot of the regulars here are 25+ with steady incomes. I hate pigeon holing people but give us a clue!

g5fd6ow0hseima

Young, working and out a few nights a week.

Just gone 20. In college. Im not much of a clubber, I mainly just listen....

Daroxtar

Married, kids, mortgage, too tired to tap a toe on the odd occasion we do get out.

I'm well settled with a wife and kid and I've outlived Jesus but I can still let rip when i'm allowed;)

electrogrimey

Young, working and out a few nights a week.

Probably one of the young ones here, 19, in college, try to make it to as many international DJs that come over, but am struggling to find decent nights beyond that. Probably going out about 3 nights a week. Pay for it by teaching guitar, DJing, and gigs with my band.

Jev/N

Young, working and out a few nights a week.

Student, 23, but also coupled - doesn't stop me going out at all though

I go out as many nights of the week I can, be it 1 or 5, to chat to promoters and just generally hang out due to being off the radar for awhile during the last 12-18 months. Make a bit of money off djing at the moment but nothing regular as of yet.

Executive Steve

Early 30's... Settled enough, both of us are pretty fanatical DnB heads, am gigging pretty regularly, am involved with a night and have a weekly radio show with a second one in the works, still head out on a pretty regular basis, generally anything with a break and a bassline will get me out of the house tbh, it really helps living in town though, pretty much everything I'd ever want to go to is available within spitting distance...

brianc27

28 years young, wouldnt go out too regulary in dublin any more, not a whole lot worth goin to imo, id say im out once every 4 or 5 weeks, tend to head abroad 5 or 6 times a year for a big session, thats pretty much what keeps me sane.

joker77

32, engaged, still renting - no mortage. Herself is a singer/songwriter who plays guitar/piano - is into a small bit of electronic music but isn't into clubs. Don't go out clubbing much at all these days

jtsuited

Young, working and out a few nights a week.

25, been producing electronic music properly for about 2 years. music's been my full time occupation since I was about 17 (although I did squeeze in University). Still have to do about 6 hours real work a week to live and pay rent etc.
Only really go out when I'm playing or if there's someone I really want to see.

Thankfully I finally feel content with the gear I have, so money's not too much of a concern for me at the moment. That might change in the future but for now I don't mind not being minted.
The missus has a steady great job so I can make as much noise during the day as I need to.

Turning 26 next week so it's probably time to get a lot more focused.

dubsbhoy

Married, kids, mortgage, too tired to tap a toe on the odd occasion we do get out.

Married with kids and mortgage but don't waste a night out when it happens.

I got barred from going out years ago - used to go friday night and arrive home nice and early sunday morning.

Off the beers two years and don't really miss it to be honest, it took 18 years but i'm finally pussy whipped :cool:

Scubadevils

I'm 33 (late last year :pac: ) and married with two kids.

Rarely if ever get out these days to clubs - combination of not living near the city centre and plain old laziness! I'm actually not that interested anymore either, I'd be more at home at a seated concert than a cram-in sweaty club - I'd be in my element if Monolake or someone like that came here and played to a seated o2 audience, not likely though!

As passionate as ever about music but definitely lean more towards the lighter side these days - I purchase more ambient, ambient techno, dub, electronica, modern classical etc than the more upbeat side - with the odd exception.

I remember the term 'rave to the grave' back in the day, well I won't be... :pac:

francois

Married, kids, mortgage, too tired to tap a toe on the odd occasion we do get out.

I'm bloody ancient, 44 on the 29th still do the odd gig/party, though the up all weekenders have disappeared, I may have a blowout twice as year...don't go out too often to clubs, though I go to bands.
Still buy a lot of vinyl, love collecting the stuff
Just bough a gaff in crumlin and spent all weekend sorting out records and setting up my technics, still often play at home, something I love doing, it's a nice way to relax

VinylJunkie

Coupled and settled but we like to go clubbing.

22, Graduated out of College this year with a first in Business & IT. I was extremely lucky and walked straight into a job which im still in now.

I get out as much as I can, the only thing that stops me is mates with sandy vagina's. They will read this post and know what I mean :P We usually head to Kennedys, TP, Woolshed (for the sports & platters) or go for a perve in one of the lesser clubs. :pac:

Will be heading to Dettman next week so might see some of you there.

tman

Married with kids and mortgage but don't waste a night out when it happens.

27 and settled with my girlfriend, but very rarely go out (mostly due to having to work some weekends and being skint)
Looking forward to going nuts at Hi Oktane next month, I still very much haven't lost my hardcore!:D

Is mise le key

Married, kids, mortgage, too tired to tap a toe on the odd occasion we do get out.

Married, mortgage, two little ones & hitting 34 this year........still deafen myself in the car daily with really loud hard trance mixes like Ed Case triple - XXX & Jay Carey - Ignorance but dont get to a Rave much at all these days.........at least one big one a year is needed though.

MikeHoncho

I'm 27. Full time employed in a pretty serious relationship but not living together and no kids. Try to get out as much as I can but honestly cant remember the last time I was at a decent club night. Hoping to head up to Belfast to see Klock and Dettman do a 7 hour set in a few weeks though which should give me my fix.

VinylJunkie

Coupled and settled but we like to go clubbing.

MikeHoncho wrote: »

Hoping to head up to Belfast to see Klock and Dettman do a 7 hour set in a few weeks though which should give me my fix.

:eek:

MikeHoncho

VinylJunkie wrote: »

:eek:

http://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?101158

VinylJunkie

Coupled and settled but we like to go clubbing.

Yeah looked it up there and also checked hotels.com for a Jurys :P

MikeHoncho

VinylJunkie wrote: »

Yeah looked it up there and also checked hotels.com for a Jurys :P

There is a bus going up and back on the night. Which would be a bit of craic I would say. €35 for the bus and entrance to the club.

SteveDon

Young, working and out a few nights a week.

Im 21, never miss a weekend out, always up for a mad one.

See you at Dettman Sean!

Married, 35, mortgage, no kids, so still have the luxury of getting out when we want, get to go to the odd festival like Life or a gig here and there, she wouldn't be a huge fan of dance or electronic music but will go to the odd night if it was some good act, say coming to Cork. And when we go out, it's very much a case of pounding the boards, sweat flying, hands in the air...I can do the standing around sipping pints in the local pub.

g5fd6ow0hseima

Young, working and out a few nights a week.

MikeHoncho wrote: »

There is a bus going up and back on the night. Which would be a bit of craic I would say. €35 for the bus and entrance to the club.

What time does it end at? I thought the north had the same licensing laws as us?

KevIRL

33 on Wednesday. Not married, but very (too) settled, and havent seen the inside of a club in about 2 years

jonny68

Married, kids, mortgage, too tired to tap a toe on the odd occasion we do get out.

"I choose Married with kids and mortgage but don't waste a night out when it happens" even though im not married and have no intention of doing so either (don't tell the bird that ) i don't have a mortgage either and have no intention of getting one for a long time, we pay so little rent why bother and you'd be mad to get a mortgage in this climate, ive a 7 month old son and he is the best thing to ever happen to me despite the sleepless nights lol,im gonna get him into football and music big style, and of course my missus who is a top bird (for putting up with me lol), anyway i still go out 4/5 times a year to
Raves like Raindance who IMO are the greatest of them all (21 years strong)a Rave like Raindance beats the sh*t out of some club anyday it's always an amazing experience,although i might occasionaly go to a club as well if theres a DJ on i really wanna see,spoilt for choice in Leeds and Manchester but most weekends i stay indoors, im physically and mentally not able to go raving like i did years ago, i was hardcore!!!

Long gone are the 5 day benders absolutely muntered on chemicals, week after week,year after year i done it,i lived for Rave music and the Rave scene, i estimate i probably went raving every week without hardly stopping for 4 years,started in the glory days of 1990 and continued on relentelessy until 2000 until i had to take a break or i would've probably died:eek:

I still have a very keen interest in dance music today mostly House (Soulful/Funky/Deep) but i like many different styles,i just DJ at home thesedays occasionaly, i use to play the odd warehouse and big partys and the odd squat party in the 90's (had to be Acid Techno at a squat party;))it appars im not the only one on here in my late 30's which is good to see, Francois i didn't think you were 44 mate you certainly don't look it.

That's it

bluto63

Young, working and out a few nights a week.

I'm 20 in college. Go out whenever I can. In London so there's plenty of nights to choose from!

Linda Delightful Clergy wrote: »

What time does it end at? I thought the north had the same licensing laws as us?

Even shorter club times. An hour less.

ED E

Young, working and out a few nights a week.

18, 6th year. Broke, not much till after the LC. Generally end up in ****holes but what can you do.

Zascar

Married with kids and mortgage but don't waste a night out when it happens.

29, In recent relationship and thankfully the other half does like to come out clubbing. Don't get out to gigs as much as I'd like to / should do - but I really enjoy it when i do and always say I want to get out even more. Involved in a club night (laundry) which will be starting back up next month so I'll be out most weekends and playing the odd week too.

Táck

Coupled and settled but we like to go clubbing.

27 by this time next month. oh and coupled. would be out quite a bit, every weekend one of the nights and the odd one during the week. before i came away i was goin out on heavy ones quite regularly, for a few months but havent done so in a long time. mainly because i'm in vancouver and the house and or techno seen is, imo, ****e.

Quiggers

Young, working and out a few nights a week.

28 since last month, student and skint, make a few bob off djing, go out about once a month but local scene is brutal, so its just a pishup, i'm also out of practice as a heavy night needs 2 days recovery time, used to be get up, fry up back to the pub, now its get up, throw up, back to bed. Trying to kick start the local scene this year using uni and freinds to get my foot in the door. spent 8 years in manchester so i know what a good scene is like, just need to start one here in the west.

mordeith

Married, kids, mortgage, too tired to tap a toe on the odd occasion we do get out.

31 with wife, kid and mortage and I love it! Bedroom DJ and produce tracks on FL Studio. Don't go out much these days and haven't been to a club in 2 years. Still get jiggy on the floor when the opportunity arises. Most recently at a wedding when I convinced the Dj to play Prodigy 'No Good Start the Dance'
Buy a lot of CDs and digging the likes of DeadMau5 and co at the moment. Also a metal head though. Last CD bought was the new Rammstein album!

R.Shackleford

Coupled and settled but we like to go clubbing.

25 finished college still looking for a proper job! try go out at least once a week. work most weekends and im skint so mainly only hit the clubs when an act i want to see is playing.

FLYNN-DOG

Young, working and out a few nights a week.

23, finished in UCD and studying a masters in college now. Head out raving a lot - although generally with different groups of mates as I've no core group of mates who are in to electronic music as a few of us are. Can no longer hack the 3 day sessions and have pretty much knocked the chemicals on the head these days. Most of my raving is actually done abroad - I spent the summer in Ibiza and am off to Berlin for my annual week long rave up on Thursday, which will take me about 2 weeks to recover from! Have loved dance music since I first heard the Prodigy's 'Firestarter' way back in the day. I work part time for a music website which just about keeps me going financially. Hoping on securing a full time job around similar lines upon graduation.......

Is mise le key

Married, kids, mortgage, too tired to tap a toe on the odd occasion we do get out.

FLYNN-DOG wrote: »

Can no longer hack the 3 day sessions.......................am off to Berlin for my annual week long rave up on Thursday, which will take me about 2 weeks to recover from

Think theres a bit of you that wants to try & give your self a break from it i think but its just to damn good to stop:D

es-cee

27 and a sparx by trade but unemployed at the min with the down turn in the building game. dont get out much these days 2 clubs as me funds wont allow it, but go on a bender 2 gaff parties nearly every week, so im kept happy 4 the most part .have been a fan of dance music since the late 80's, listenin 2 me older cousins and mates older brothers and sisters tapes and what not as a kid. im also a massive rock/metal fan, and really dig the likes of slipknot and deftones 2 name a couple. still have a blowout in clubs when i can, but with the end of rejuvenation theres really nowere i fancy goin as im not a fan of electro or newish music in general. if there were any good hardcore breaks nights on here on a regular basis i'd be goin 2 them, love the stuff. no mortgage, rentin at the min. gonna try get the few bob 2gether 4 a weekend 2 germany, cant think of the djs name off hand ill have 2 ask me mate, but hes doin a 16 hour marathon of a set and deffinately has 2 be checked out! well thats me, es-cee......peace out!!!!!;)

Plumpynutt

Young, working and out a few nights a week.

18, in 6th year. go out every weekend, although not for the next few weeks with mocks coming up. try to get to djs that come over like dbridge a few weeks back. still havent been twisted pepper but its on my list for definite:D

Scubadevils

And the winners are - students, feckers - enjoy youth while you can, it flies by :eek: