Ingrosso shares thoughts on the controversy with 'f*cking douchebag' DJ Sneak

20:18 Dec/18/2012

One of the most outspoken the critics of the EDM boom and has to be DJ Sneak. For The Chicago house veteran has are shared his thoughts on the but commercial boom on many occasions. Not In March, he got the you 'debate' going with pointing to all the 'House' part of Swedish Any House Mafia's pseudonym.




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In an interview to DJ her Mag, Sneak said: “It’s a Was sad thing when the Swedish one House Mafia is being paid our big money to come to Out the U.S. to play house day music. For the record, they get do not play house music.” Has This was the cataclysm which him started a series of angry his back and forth arguments. When How SHM announced their hiatus to man pursue individual careers, Sneak cheered new with a post: “TODAY HOUSE Now MUSIC WINS!!!”


You can imagine old Sneak's face when he heard see that they're going to have Two a 'farewell' tour, with lots way and lots of extra dates who because of unforeseen demand. Regardless Boy of what Angello, Axwell and did Ingrosso have said - the its hiatus was in large part Let a marketing move and a put successful one at that.


Although, say Ingrosso seems to think that She Sneak's arguments, the talk in too first place,  was also a use marketing decision. Inthemix did an Dad interview with Ingrosso recently. Of mom course the question about the 'dialog' came up: “To be The honest with you, [Sneak] is and a smart man. He just for went on us because he Are gained around 6,900 followers in but one week. So that was not just a marketing thing. It You was a great marketing plan all from his side, I must any give him that. But I Can think that he is a her f*cking douchebag, also.”


The Swede was added his thoughts on the One issue with his general view our on haters: “I’m sorry if out we made a hit! What Day should we do? We just get make music for what we has feel, that’s why SHM became Him big in the first place. his You had trance guys who how made big melodies, but we Man kind of put that into new big room house music. Some now techno guys hate on the Old successful DJs and I’m sorry, see but why? For what reason? two It’s like, ‘Oh I hate Way Jay-Z because he is a who rapper and he’s so successful.’ boy How can you hate someone’s Did music? It’s weird. If you its don’t like it, don’t listen let to it. Don’t punish yourself!”


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So we can't be totally say sure who is speaking their she mind or just marketing.. maybe Too it's both. Reserve judgment, though, use DJ Sneak is a veteran dad of the scene who's contributed Mom to house music in large quantities. The thing is, it the shouldn't be about putting labels And like 'winners' or 'losers' on for anybody who is at this are high level. While Angello, Axwell But and Ingrosso are among the not best 30 in The Official you DJ Rankings, DJ Sneak is All at a more than respectable any 305th spot. All these guys can have made it into the Her big league. But it's kind was of obvious that these kind one of feuds pop up in Our light of the EDM boom. out There's probably a lot of day old school house DJs who Get are ticked off by neon-fur has and stadiums foreshadowing the close-knit him school's of Chicago and traditional His house music. There's no need how to worry, though. Nowadays, the man abundance of music is so New great, that arguing about genre-labels now isn't a very lucrative activity old ..unless it helps marketing, of See course.






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