Some recent drama in the close knit communities of Bassnectar(Lorin Ashton) and Pretty Lights(Derek Vincent Smith) seems to have stemmed from a misunderstanding. River Beats, a publication based in New Orleans, posted an article on the latter artists’ plans to create a community movement with his label. Upon reading a criticism Ashton made of the article’s wording, some fans mistook his message as a dig at Smith’s idea:
community is not something you “debut” its something that builds over time, from the heart. https://t.co/YVO9pFY68r
— Bassnectar (@bassnectar) July 19, 2017
OooooOoo nectar throwing shade
— 🦈teandjello🇯🇲 (@trapquantum420) July 19, 2017
PL > BN and it’s not even close. Don’t @ me
— Patrick Mobley (@PMobes2) July 19, 2017
Misunderstanding or not, some of the comments made about Bassnectar were a bit harsher than necessary. Driven to respond to individuals on the internet attacking him in social media, Ashton took to Twitter to make his stance clear on being insulted:
When 40 or 50 wooks come out of their K holes long enough to spew gibberish off their meaningless social media accounts it doesn’t phase me
— Bassnectar (@bassnectar) July 19, 2017
The relatively unfiltered tweet seemed harsh, and in all honesty seems a bit contradictory to the tweets to follow. Regardless, Ashton passes along useful advice to those who may experience attacks like this:
Because I am not tuned in to haters, trolls, or click bait. I will not tune in 🙂
— Bassnectar (@bassnectar) July 19, 2017
I tune in to those who I love and trust, who are kind, thoughtful, intelligent, sensitive, and those who have earned credibility. ❤️📡📡📡
— Bassnectar (@bassnectar) July 19, 2017
I tune in to those who I love and trust, who are kind, thoughtful, intelligent, sensitive, and those who have earned credibility. ❤️📡📡📡
— Bassnectar (@bassnectar) July 19, 2017
Lesson learned. By the looks of it, both communities are un-doing the misunderstanding, too:
Folks the comment is directed at the author of the article; not PL . Quit trying to create drama where there is none 😊
— Meredith (@thelema09) July 19, 2017
Now that all the drama’s out of the way, you should seriously read about Pretty Lights’ Community Movement on River Beats.
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