For years there’s been much talk of DJ’s somehow banding together, unionizing, and leveraging their power of influence in clubs, radio, and other media.
Formed July 2008 to serve as an "advocacy group on a range of public policy and rights issues," the The International Disc Jockey Trade Association (IDJTA) boasts a number of notable industry tastemakers including Hip-Hop icon Afrika Bambaataa.
Considering the negative feedback of recent events like the Million DJ March, it’ll be interesting to see which direction the IDJTA moves into for 2009.
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