DJ goes on epic rant at noise-complainers who move near clubs
When looking for somewhere to live, most people do a bit of research about the area they're thinking of moving into.
It's pretty easy to figure out whether a house has great public transport links, proximity to shops, or happens to be in the middle of an entertainment precinct. Like the inner-city suburb of Northbridge in Perth, Australia, home to numerous live music venues and clubs.
It's little wonder why local DJ Timbee, real name Tim Lanzon, isn't too pleased about residents moving into the area *then* complaining about the noise coming from venues.
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"Do you know what grinds my gears like almost nothing else? People who move into a nightclub district and then seek to start active campaigns against the venues around them," he wrote in a Facebook post last Thursday.
"They seek to actively target and destroy a community which was there long before these whinging yuppies took up residence in a completely inappropriate location."
Timbee posted a picture of a sign found in an apartment block near club Jack Rabbit Slims, "which has roots going back to the '90s," as he puts it. The sign sought to start a campaign against the venue.
"If anyone would like to put in noise complaints for Jack Rabbit Slims (nightclub) for their excessive noise during the weekdays.... You can contact Perth City Council," the sign reads.
Lanzon also pointed out the sign encourages previously unconcerned residents to complain, potentially killing off the night time industry in the area.
"People who were not previously annoyed by the sound would likely see this and then think 'you know what, yes, it should be quiet in Northbridge' and climb on the wanker-wagon until Jack Rabbit and every other venue in Northbridge is either closed or begins trading under a silent disco model. This isn't on," he writes.
It's a familiar story around the world, where the future of live music venues and clubs is being threatened by gentrification, especially in London where a number of places have closed down to potentially make way for apartments. Sigh.
