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Finn

3 months

"A new dance banger in the classic Finn style" - Tom Lea You've Got To (NO!!!) A new single out today on @localactionrec Trying to land somewhere between Chicago & South Yorkshire:

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Finn

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2 years

uk tv right now

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4 years

please ja rule, not now!

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4 years

Who’s fucking tonight???

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5 years

very powerful image

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4 years

did.. he just save dance music

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2 years

arielle da 4’9”

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2 years

the electronic music scene needs to find synonyms for ‘banger’ i can’t take it anymore

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2 years

lol

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3 years

even with everything else going on in the world, progress marches on. feel quite emotional watching this

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1 year

my theory; reason 'london left wing twitter' gets so prickly about northerners protesting disgusting regional inequality is because it's 1 area of political discourse they can't centre themselves in! but maybe ive lost my mind!

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1 year

watch the north collectively lose their minds over us getting some new carriages

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@FinnMcCorry

3 years

formative dj experience i often come back 2 > turn up at the club, 18 years old, excited, nervous, and the promoter tells me sorry buddy change of plan you're no longer playing - but he had his face painted to look like a frog

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Finn

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5 years

here, know what i find annoying - when DJs tweet "oops! played a speed garage record in a techno club last night! oops! how naughty!" - listen it's not a terry's chocolate orange, it's the single best dance music genre ever formed

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2 years

isnt it crazy that we, as a society, have given Jamie XX the means to financially and legally clear records for sampling, but not Jersey Club producers?

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Finn

@FinnMcCorry

5 years

lots of discussion of b2b conduct on the timeline this week... as a veteran and well respected DJ partner i have compiled some thoughts on 'the back to back' for your consideration

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4 years

UK Rave Comments

@UKRaveComments

4 years

When you open your eyes and that guy in front of you smiles and nods,you smile and nod back and you both carry on dancing :)

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3 years

left my day job last week to pursue music full time - and i'd just like to apologise to the dance music industry for 'jinxing it', resulting in another lockdown

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@FinnMcCorry

3 years

wrote about clubbing's funding crisis + club culture in the guardian

The Guardian

@guardian

3 years

UK nightclubs need financial help – and respect for their cultural importance | Finn McCorry

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Finn

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5 years

ive been banned from my local curry-house for reffering to rice as "the star of the show"

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3 years

please dont be fooled by this man, I have plenty of records!

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Finn

@FinnMcCorry

2 years

the idea that everything u do has to appeal to some sort of imagined 'bigger crowd' is probably at the heart of what's killing dance music

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2 years

Opinion: The underlying perspective here is fundamentally counter to the spirit of play and expression that is at the heart of (making/playing) music & dancing. Process > outcomes

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4 years

lots of people cashing out early and posting photos of their shaved heads atm. to those of us quietly striding towards the Games Workshop ponytail - our patience will be rewarded.

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3 years

new concept for clubs/parties - the 'Beats Burglar' , a hamburlgar-esque character who tries to steal the usb out of the cdjs mid dj set

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5 years

as a creative it's important to take a step back every now and then, look at what you've achieved and consider what is the fucking point?

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@FinnMcCorry

5 years

ever considered how lame the k in rekordbox is?

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@FinnMcCorry

5 years

. @beatport what did you just say to me?

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3 months

this manchester tiktoker describing The White Hotel as a 'cod Zombies map' is actually very funny. bang to rights really

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2 years

ive been asked to host and judge a dance music version of 'Great British Bake Off' for channel 4. should i take this job? i dont like the format but i desperately need the attention and money it will bring

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3 years

my number 1 tip for anyone trying to build a career in dance music is dont it's all pointless

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1 year

deleting old youtube accounts is fucking monstrous, it's literally the last place on the internet where music hasn't caught some terrible disease

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1 year

if that mass google youtube deletion thing comes to pass im gonna be a way less interesting DJ. it’s my fave place finding tunes, particularly off weird accounts that uploaded something 15 years ago and never again

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3 years

as lineups start to return, it's important to take a moment to reflect on how hard you've worked over the past year, and how it was ultimately all for nothing

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4 years

would jesus have been a good dj? it's ultimately very difficult to say

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2 months

we're in a goldden era of dance music for people who dont like dance music 🙏

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2 years

"double your initial investment" - sorry, but that is gross predatory shit!

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2 years

lots of artists under the impression that playing Warehouse Project represents a "manchester date" - it isnt, WHP is situated in an entirely different civic entity; an enclave, much like Rome and 'The Vatican'

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Finn

@FinnMcCorry

6 years

no one calls it hangxiety you idiots. it's the fear.

The Guardian

@guardian

6 years

‘Hangxiety’: why alcohol gives you a hangover and anxiety

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3 years

that's intimidating!

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2 years

why dont northern djs get adjectives on event writeups why's it always "ethereal vibe controller DJ ARIES brings their brand of burly bombastic bangers alongside the mysterious, sultry vibe summoner & certified rave warlock G-DALF. they're joined by Manchester's RICHARD COATES"

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3 years

look at this tiny mixer and headphones @DJMURLO got me as a gift from Korea!

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5 years

oceans 11 but they're organising a club night

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2 years

are there any magazines or websites interested in publishing my bottom 10 dance records of the year? ithink it's important that hatred & disdain is represented in the eoy roundups

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Finn

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3 years

Today we're talking DJ riders; should grown adults ask people to buy them sweets, or is it all an important part of building rapport? Or is it a case of "if you can you should"! Next call from @craig__ad who says he's sick of spending his Friday nights looking for starfruit

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4 years

super distressing watching a musical hero go off the deep end with anti-semitism and super distressing watching people 'liking' and engaging with it, you are all twisted

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3 years

hahaha lots of people 100% think of dance music like this and dance music is 100% better for it

Femgeance

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3 years

No words - just vibes bro 😂

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2 years

dj twitter is on it's fucking arse atm please will someone post something absolute batshit insane for the love of god

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3 years

rider requests are for drinks on the night - anything else is completely indefensible

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2 years

wow that's an even worse thing to do

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6 years

right you know in shrek when he gets all mopey and says "people judge me before they even know me" - you eat shit mate, stop eating poo off the ground if you want to make friends

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4 years

will i ever stop thinking about the Unique Pig Couch?

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5 years

remember when everyone got excited chuka umunna used to be a garage dj then he did that interview saying he lost interest when it got darker and mcs got involved? says it all, fuck off you lame

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Finn

@FinnMcCorry

3 years

can someone please make me a parody Dune poster with Skepta and the members of Boy Better Know that says "I'm Dune It Again, They Tried To Stop Me But I'm Dune It Again" - it's for a viral post

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5 years

if a promoter or sound engineer ever chastises you for redlining; simply inform that you have a "Loud USB"

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4 years

the gang wins DJ Mag awards the 1 year there isnt a free bar

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3 years

an incredible development? @indiajordan8 ??

𝕰𝖑𝖑𝖊 𝕮𝖑𝖆𝖘𝖎𝖈𝖔

@eleanor_ldn

3 years

My breaking heart 💔 DJ @indiajordan8 explain yourself???

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4 years

if someone is on a 12 hour anti-semitic rant, you absolutely should not be liking the odd tweets you agree with in the middle of the tirade, that is fucking grubby

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2 years

i now support introducing a 'dj license' , legally required to play above 142 bpm. once again a small group has - unfortunately - ruined it for the rest of us

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3 years

look a bird hit my window so hard it created a forward thinking electronica LP cover

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4 years

Alexandra Palace = ally pally San Pellegrino = sanny pelly hand sanitiser = hanny sanny Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? = whoey wanny milly

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2 years

2 all the deejays tweeting about CDJ3000s, let me just say this - a bad workman blames his tools... worth thinking about

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3 years

lots of unbelievably boring debates happening about the value of dance music and clubbing in the media atm - important to defer to Andrew Weatherall on this point imo!!

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Finn

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5 years

i used to religiously queue for a spot in the Deep Dubstep room to play the Malcolm In The Middle Theme and get booted out

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5 years

The last time u played a good set

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10 months

Born To Select Forced To Mix!!

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4 years

i sent a mix in for a publication/platform once, yeaars ago, and someone got back saying certain transitions were out of key - with time stamps!

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3 years

ppl in the music industry love tweeting stuff like "id rather do good work than be well liked..." alright mate you're not batman you're in PR

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@FinnMcCorry

4 years

just smart beer drinking imo. avoids an unneccessary and high risk aerial manouvre

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4 years

DJ hands is a serious affliction

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4 years

maybe during these strange and unprecedented times we should not rank everyone in lists at the end of the year

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5 years

but what about a CDJ 2000 Nexus

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2 years

hate finding stuff like this on your phone on monday. sorry everyone

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3 years

looks like dance music's back on the menu boys

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5 years

let's have it right - you shouldn't be playing a fucking Amazon Music Festival you total scumbags

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1 year

coffee place near me did amazing sausage rolls during lockdown. when i returned to ask about the sausage rolls they said: that was only for lockdown. why would sausage rolls be for lockdown only? livid.

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@FinnMcCorry

5 years

offering free social media consultancy! DJs who should definitely know better can pass their tweets across my desk before they post them and i'll determine whether it's something I learnt you shouldn't say in primary school

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5 years

the Dance Music Producer in the internet era is much like Matthew Mcconaughey when he becomes trapped in a black hole at the end of Interstellar; witness to every single thread in dance music's history at once, bashing at them in a desperate attempt to get through to the kids.

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2 years

lots of "how to navigate the music industry" content misses an important question imo - who can be arsed!

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3 years

why is 'Danny' a very speed garage name but 'Scott' is a very hardcore name?

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4 months

a should DJs share tracklists debate begins to bloom on the timeline - a sure sign that the days are getting longer, and spring is arriving

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DJs—please include tracklists to your mixes! Gate keeping music you didn’t make cause you don’t want people stealing “your” selection of tracks is absolute insanity and against the whole purpose of making/sharing music.

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4 years

releasing a T Shirt celebrating 122bpm that says "Steady now!" on the back

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4 years

RA mix! recorded a mix for RA - mostly rave records! mix and chat here:

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3 years

trends for 2022 i think we're going to see more embarrassing behaviour from djs what do you think?

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4 years

the idea that at 12 tonight it will be monday is fucking obscene. what an ugly, ugly concept. what a horrible thing

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4 years

Leon's safe with family, super good news :))))))) thank you everyone who shared

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@FinnMcCorry

4 years

3 beers and im ready to tell someone what im ultimately trying to achieve in dance music

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@FinnMcCorry

3 years

isnt there something perverse about how majors went after Jersey, Philly, regional club music - automated takedowns, shutting down Soundclouds etc - & now they pay stupid money to marketing consultants to try & work out how to make stuff blow up on tik tok? isnt that baffling?

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@FinnMcCorry

3 years

Yes folks, it's That Time Of Year once again - let's commence, the worst conversation in dance music

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2 years

just told my dad a joke - he chuckled, took his mobile phone out, and posted it in the family group chat. uncredited. i'm speechless

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@FinnMcCorry

3 years

and then the dj asks "can you buy me a little present?" - speechless

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4 years

imo the very top shelf highest quality speed garage should put a lump in your throat and bring tears to your eyes - but it should also make you feel prepared to take a life, if necessary

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3 years

Ah, what luck! A perfect opportunity to demonstrate my knowledge of electronic music between 2005 & 2010. Chance would be a fine thing.

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4 years

if you were a mega rich elite what would be ur weird flex be in your home? i think id keep a donner rotisserie spinning in my kitchen, just over the breakfast bar

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5 years

more dog barks in dance music 2019

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1 month

seen lots of Fish86Octagon discourse which tries to be quite measured and fair to him + his newfound celebrity - with this in mind id like to announce i think the whole thing's awful and i consider him 1 of the 4 horsemen of dance music's apocalypse

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@FinnMcCorry

5 years

got my decks up and running again had a mix and im pleased to announce i am fucking shite

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2 years

day 3 of 2023 and the dj discourse is "should crowds boo?" lol

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3 years

me, losing control of the dj discourse

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3 years

do you know how embarassing it is to be 28 years old and still have to keep the beat with your entire lower jaw

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Finn

@FinnMcCorry

4 years

i know it can feel that way but you will always run out

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Finn

@FinnMcCorry

1 year

hate feeling absolutely down in the dumps for weeks- building some quite extravagant theories of sadness and despair - then the sun comes out and you're like oh im just a stupid fucking ape desperate for vitamins!!!

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Finn

@FinnMcCorry

5 years

people often say to me, finn - do you think wealth is being distributed fairly between djs and producers? what changes would you like to see to this dynamic? annd i always say; im at the urinal right now, can i please find you when im finished??

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Finn

@FinnMcCorry

3 years

i've put together a ginormo exploration of UK Garage with @NTSlive interviews with key figures across the genre's history followed by a mix of records from each style & era 6 hours in total - broadcasting this Sunday 3-9pm

NTS Radio

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This Sunday 25th July, NTS traces the amorphous evolution of UK Garage: a foundational genre within the tradition of UK dance music.⁣⁣ ⁣ Full schedule + line-up →

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3 years

when you play Wobbler Pt 3 in London and noone shouts "don't think you're a g, staaaar" along with trilla - always a sobering moment, a nation separated by a common language

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5 years

SONO 📸

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5 years

Post a picture of your biggest 2019 flex

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