So this week an arts & music newspaper called The Metroland had their "Local Music" issue. They had a form on their website that allowed you to submit your act, so I took it upon myself to submit the names of some of the collective like Lazer & Blazer, Ryan Kick, Properly Chilled, Jay Travis, and more.
Well, the fucking issue came out and guess what? None of us were in it. The Metroland and other Capital District outlets really don't take us seriously. I'm not sure I understand why, this is what we do....
I mean, why not include us? We perform on stage, live and in front of a crowd? People pay us to do it! Ok, that last part was a lie, they pay us in beer. But they still pay us something! Well I was a bit bitter that they left us out so I sent the following letter to the editors. Wow, I'm getting old....
Basically though, DJs and Electronic Musicians are treated like rockstars all over the world. For fuck's sake, Tiesto opened the god damned Olympics! But a couple of DJs want to be listed with people who use real instruments and we get left out. Anyways, I just wanted to share.....
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To the Editors of The Metroland:
My name is Scooby Carolan and I am a DJ who moved to Albany in 2001. For the past eight years I and several dozen other local DJs have been ignored by your publication which covers the local music scene. In 2003 I called your offices to promote a show I was producing at Northern Lights and was told flat out that you "don't cover DJs". Well, in the time since then the non-relevant DJs that you don't cover have performed on every single stage in every single bar and club in Albany, Schenectady, Troy and further. We have entertained thousands of fans, released original records, been featured on local radio, brought world class electronic artists to your stages and yet when we submit our names to your free local music guide we do not get listed.
Maybe you don't understand us. Maybe you don't believe in us. The local clubs we play at like The Red Square, Savannahs, Jillians, Quintessence and others all believe in us and understand us. The fans that drive from Poughkeepsie, Syracuse, Burlington, and further believe in us as do the promoters that book us to play in Toronto, Manhattan, and Boston to name a few. Yet our local art & music newspaper leaves us in the cold in our own home.
Well we're here, right here in the Capital District. Maybe you don't know what kind of music Tech House or Balaeric is, but we do. We are the people that make music, pack clubs & bars full of fans, and live in an area where the most read arts & music newspaper acts like we don't exist. We'll keep submitting our names and shows to try and be included, but in the end we've gotten this far on our own. Isn't it about time you recognize that the Capital District has a thriving Electronic Music scene and start covering it the same way you do local bands?
Sincerly,
Scooby Carolan
I wanted to add that Shawn Stone, the Metroland's Art Editor IMMEDIATELY replied to my email and gave me some contacts so that going forward we're not accidentally left out.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at 10:09AM 
Yessir, it may be winter but we just don't care. In the past we've been a part of bringing you some amazing artists: Jonn Hawley, Jason Hodges, Hush & Bons, Tommie Sunshine, The Sound Republic, Q-Burns Abstract Message, etc and so on. Mazi aka Audio Soul Project aka one half of Wasted Chicago Youth aka house blogger for beatportal.com aka the DJ that brought you one of our first ICONS podcast episodes will be in Albany. He will be at Quintessence on Saturday February 6th 2010. It will be FREE!
Scooby Carolan
