QUOTE(djdiamond @ Nov 1 2007, 02:08 PM)

Then why is it so hard to get yourself lined up at some event....??
They always pick the same 'big' names to play, there's def not enough trance out here to give new people a chance! And that's not because I want to be playing on an event, it's just the truth...

it's a bit lame actually... holland is (imo) the biggest trance country in the world, just check all the massive producers and stuff that are coming from our small little country! there are not just big names out there, check the Luminosity events coming up, Intuition always giving new people a chance... to US guys like Fine Taste etc are big names but for the outside world they're definately NOT. The reason they pick the same names over and over is because those are the names that people want to see and get the place sold out! Nowadays everybody needs to be producing and score a big hit before you get yourself into the 'bigger' events... name me one dj nowadays that is DJ'ing all over the place and did NOT have several hit records on his name? There isn't any!
It is very hard to get yourself at an event but that's just because of the massive overkill of trance dj's here in the Netherlands, the rest of the world is watching at trance the way we did 6 years ago! If trance is not big in holland then how do you explain Trance Energy, Armin Only, Elements of Life and Full on Ferry all (almost) being sold out!
We're just to spoiled with trance over here and new genres like house and electro are gaining so much in popularity that trance is becoming a little bit less in the picture...