no artist is bigger than dnb. no artist is bigger than dubstep. no artist is bigger than garage..etc...no artist is bigger than the genre of music they produce. not one artist transcends music full stop. what you are saying is that this genre would not exist without spor???? i can assure you the genre would exist without him
and you are completely wrong about the impact that 'pop' dnb has on the listeners. yes a 40 year old clueless person to electronic music possibly could find out a bit more about the tune he just heard on the radio easily as there is much easier access to it when there wasnt 15 years ago, just the same as a savvy 10 year old can do. i know many people that have been introduced to dnb over the years through chart 'pop' dnb that have wanted to come to events and check the underground form of the music. dont forget that the popularity of this music was massively assisted in the early hardcore days with many many tunes getting into the mainstream charts in the early 90s. that led to a huge amount of extra interest from kids who were just listening to mainstream pop music, oh and that was when the music was bought and paid for, before youtube etc and free streaming or illegal downloading.
what you have to remember with every single genre of music there is always an underground. always. just because pop dnb isnt your thing doesnt mean it wont attract other people to listen to it and eventually possibly get into the more underground style of its form.
it just takes a good few years to filter down.
that is what has happened over the past 25 years since dnb came into life.
i mean i kinda get what you are trying to say, kinda, but i'd rather be known for making music with integrity than have 'my own audience' as you put it..plus 99% of that EDM audience that like feed me's music will download it for free anyways so i doubt being 'bigger than dnb' is a good thing for him anyways
