>>lol... your average music purchaser in the US doesn't know
>>giles petersen... He's not part of the current mainstream at
>>all..
>Giles Peterson was a big name DJ in the UK/Europe prior to the
>internet having any weight. I don't even live in the UK and I
>have seen him three times. He is not a good example of some
>internet generated niche artist/DJ.

Through his worldwide radio show. He was playing amy winehouse white labels from jump.... Broke jasmin sullivan years before she hit the majors....



He has always made his
>money in the real world from the start from holding down club
>residences, selling actual records and headlining big (and
>mainstream) festivals around the world.

I'm not really speaking on how giles makes a living. I'm talking about how his radio show has functioned as an avenue for new artists to be heard.



>same thing goes for alot of these UK acts. just because we
>hear about them through the internet does not mean they have
>not been grinding it out on the local scene.

Which is really my point.... Them being heat through internet radio shows and the like is a part of their grind.