Attending ADE [Amsterdam Dance Event] reminded me that, even though my own career curve continues to move in a positive direction, I’m still very much a part of the underground, and more than happy to remain so – the lure of the mainstream has never appealed to me, and although it’s nice to receive recognition for your efforts, I find the ever-growing adulation of the DJ, as illustrated in this day and age by dancefloors filled with camera phone holding admirers, rather than people actually dancing, to be a more unwelcome aspect of our profession, and something that is bound to attract a large proportion of those whose primary objective isn’t to push dance music forward, but to seek their own celebrity. It’s the nature of the beast these days – too much style and not enough substance.