I think DJs were meant to monetize "live" – that was the whole point.
I'm now imagining a Netflix of the best DJ sets of all time.
It doesn't make any money.
Musicians similarly have to "perform their best material live where they can monetize it". DJing really is part of a party, without the party, there's really next to nothing left, particularly now the technical aspect has been as good as automated thanks to CDJs.
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I think DJs were meant to monetize "live" – that was the whole point.
I'm now imagining a Netflix of the best DJ sets of all time. It doesn't make any money.
Musicians similarly have to "perform their best material live where they can monetize it". DJing really is part of a party, without the party, there's really next to nothing left, particularly now the technical aspect has been as good as automated thanks to CDJs.
We're also more than 40 years now since this was a skilled task: https://youtu.be/uapn-mknXVU?si=3Ulv9NMoil7kMRR6 DJs weren't on big money then either.