Comments | mechagojira: you need to find the temple

mechagojira

you need to find the temple

Oct 29, 2004 10:16

November 12, I'll be returning to the DJ booth -- I'll be spinning the upstairs dance floor at Die Maschinen that night. I'd suggest you all come out, but just about everyone reading this either lives too far away, promotes the club already, or promotes a competing night. Heh ( Read more... )

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nimue_obscure October 29 2004, 10:56:46 UTC

What's the story behind "Snugglerape"?

mechagojira October 29 2004, 11:05:57 UTC

random aim conversation with miriku, where most of my bad ideas come from.

(took a break from emailing you to respond to this. ironic, eh? ;))

Hey, that's my ear in your icon!

doesn't surprise me :) rambleman October 29 2004, 12:39:10 UTC

random aim conversation with miriku, where most of my bad ideas come from.
what's the muse equivalent of someone who inspires people to deviance?

nimue_obscure November 8 2004, 21:07:51 UTC

1. and many good ones. You still haven't answered the question, i require more elucidation.
2. mildly, tho i will have to whack you for that
3. should i give you secondary billing?

cr1stina October 29 2004, 12:57:45 UTC

uhm...

I don't really like any of em

=P mechagojira October 29 2004, 13:00:54 UTC

Bah!

bynner October 29 2004, 13:21:23 UTC

Sorry, but those are all terrible. And I've worked (for many years and quite successfully) in marketing, so speak with some expertise. Those may resonate with aspects of your life or personality to you, but a Stage Name is part of your commercial promotion. It must instantaneously *evoke* the emotional reaction you want from people reading or speaking it, and it must flow from the tongue, so people will be happy to tell their friends about you!

dj mechagojira (<-- too long, poor cadence)

dj ductile (<-- overuse of "d" sounds, unintelligible)

dj seppukake (<-- the best here, but still unintelligible unless you happen to know what it is... it is more-or-less pronouncable and the lack of common knowledge might intrigue people)

dj armored weapon (<-- too long, poor cadence, unintelligible)

dj seismic retrofit (<-- see above, this is your second best, tho' "DJ Seismic" or "DJ Retrofit" (or DJ Seismix/Retrofix?) would be better. I'm rather fond of "DJ Seismix" actually... for a 3 second brainstorm, it's pretty cool... captures the ( ... )

mechagojira October 29 2004, 14:16:41 UTC

Do you want people's mental gears to jam momentarily every time they think of you or read your name on a flyer?

Yes. Yes I do. =)

bynner October 29 2004, 13:24:15 UTC

p.s. Just 'cuz you skipped town, don't think you've escaped your obligation to actually deliver that CD of introductory Goth/Industrial music!

Bynner Drake
c/o Casa de Cuckoo
6147 Sunset Crest Way
San Diego, CA 92121

;P

p.s. Make sure you sign it, so I'll have a DJ Seismix mix before he became rich and famous.

rambleman October 29 2004, 14:56:48 UTC

how about DJ Dissonance?