don't hire scantily clad ladies to dance like idiots in front of the djs. On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 1:26 PM, kent williams <chaircrus...@gmail.com> wrote: > DO: > Include Detroit DJs and Artists. Genre not important as long as > contemporary with some electronic elements. e.g. Slum Village, but not > a Detroit Polka band. > Include International artists and DJs whose music is either Detroit > influenced, or is interesting and enjoyable in it's own right and not > too far from the core focus on electronic music. E.g. Tortoise and > Autechre were good DEMF bookings. > Include the best proponents of new dance music genres. E.g. Burial > would be a good booking. Give him a Luchador mask to wear if he's > still feeling bashful. > > DON'T: > Book Trance DJs. Trance music -- regardless of nation or city of > origin -- is the opposite of Techno, and the opposite of good music, > for that matter. > Book a DJ/Producer who don't actually make the music they release > under their names. > Book any Big-room, Ibiza-DJing, Coked-out, Primadonna Bullsh1t DJs. > > Now it's tough to balance financial prudence with artistic integrity, > and arguably Paxahau has mostly done OK. But the only rightful place > for Benny Benassi at DEMF would be in a dunk tank. >
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