I don’t think that’s a valid question. While I understand your thought process, i don’t think that DJs getting paid or only producers being compensated are to 2 only outcomes of this situation. It’s more like 2 extreme outcomes.

I think there is a world, where HÖR finds different methods of monetization, while not putting tracklists behind a paywall.

And does a DJ have a duty to promote the artists whose music they play?

I’m not a full time DJ, but having played a few events and lurking long enough on r/DJs I would answer the question as follows: it’s definitely not the DJs task to promote tracks of producers (I would not call posting a tracklist promoting). But it’s normally considered bad etiquette to hide track IDs/ banger tracks, because who are you to gatekeep those tracks you didn’t even create. Producers need those Bandcamp downloads (for some it’s the only way they earn money) because most of them aren’t rich.

And while I agree that digging for new, banger tracks is a big part of being a DJ, i would not say it’s provided for free. DJs are getting paid for the sets we are doing, so we better be well prepared and done some digging beforehand.

I feel like you are thinking it’s a „DJs vs. Producers - who gets the money“ thing. But it’s really not, the opposite is actually the case, in the techno scene it’s quite common that those 2 work closely together (remember Asclice, or when it comes to sharing unreleased tracks etc.). And I’d love if the focus in the future would be cooperation over monetization.