At the beginning of the Corona crisis, a DJ colleague from Munich started a project in which I participated. The aim was to draw attention to the precarious situation of clubs and DJs during the crisis using black and white photos. You can see the result of the first shoot above, and I think it turned out very well and reflects the current situation for DJs. Not much has happened since then, and we and the clubs are still condemned to inactivity, and this will unfortunately remain the case for some time...

The German population is also growing weary of the coronavirus and its regulations and rules, which politicians redefine almost every week, as infection rates don't seem to be decreasing. This made my visit to a shopping center in Munich for "Black Friday 2020" all the more baffling...

The current regulations for containing the pandemic clearly stipulate how many square meters a shop or shopping center is allowed to use per person/customer. However, due to a lack of enforcement and likely also a shortage of staff, shopping centers and stores are operating as if there were no pandemic. People are lined up in neat rows, as if they were trying to get into their favorite club for a top DJ. So, honestly, folks, the goods aren't going anywhere, and you don't have to succumb to the corona-related frustration of "Black Friday" shopping and thus promote further infections...

But as a certain MW already said, " IT DOESN'T MATTER "...

Restaurants, clubs, cinemas, arts and culture venues are closed due to the pandemic and are currently struggling to stay afloat. BUT the main thing is that shopping can, is allowed, and is encouraged so that the economy keeps running. A question for a friend: Aren't restaurants, clubs, cinemas, arts and culture part of the German economy? Don't we pay taxes in our own country? While large corporations with their tax avoidance schemes pay virtually no taxes in Germany and yet receive financial support from the government. Something is seriously wrong right now, and there are increasingly double standards at play. More and more often, we read in the media that the few who shout the loudest and do the best lobbying receive the most government aid...

2021 will certainly not be much better than 2020, because many of the aforementioned sectors, clubs, and restaurants simply won't be able to reopen once the pandemic subsides. Is this intentional?

It's impossible to know, and many decisions that politicians keep pulling out of their drawers are incomprehensible, especially since Germany has an election year coming up in 2021.

We are all equal when it comes to the virus; good lobbying has no influence here, and I think it's currently up to each and every one of us to behave accordingly and to practice restraint during a pandemic. Because even if Germany isn't truly brought to its knees by the pandemic, economically, or by high death tolls, it could ultimately be social unrest that makes Germany less livable than it was before Corona. Besides, we lockdown DJs would like to perform and play for you again...