Spinning out of control? The DJ to patron ratio in Beijing bars
Musical explosion: The DJ to patron ratio
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Is it just me or does every third person in a Beijing bar describe themselves as a DJ? Based on personal estimates, that’s a major increase from one in six in 2008, one in ten in 2007, and a meager one in 20 just three years ago.
Global warming, economic crises, or a planet-shattering meteor strike might be the least of our worries if this trend continues. Instead, when the DJ to patron ratio reaches 1 to 1 – or, for a more visual explanation, when the pink dot meets the blue dot on the graph above – it could launch a chain reaction of catastrophic consequences (think the scary parts of The Bible, or the Y2K bug, but with house music). The pressing question: By the time anyone decides to do anything about the situation, will it be – as the BBC might put it – too little, too late?
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The patron-DJ chain reaction unleashed.
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