On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 7:53 PM, Thor Teague <[email protected]> wrote:
> Does Detroit need new blood? Who is producing/DJ'ing that is under the > age of 25? Really important question! I was just transcribing an interview I did with Terrance Parker last night and he was talking about this exact issue in relation to reaching out to young people in Detroit and exposing them to different kinds of music. He was also lamenting the lack of a thriving rave scene in Detroit for this same reason - as I'm sure you all know or can imagine, raves drew crowds of thousands of mostly young people in Detroit in the 90s, like elsewhere. Kyle Hall comes to mind. Certainly an important producer who seems like he will be doing plenty of fabulous things well into the future. He plays out in Detroit somewhat regularly, too. He's playing this Thursday at a club called Pulse as a special guest for a weekly house music night. Marcellus Pittman and Mike Huckaby were special guests in recent weeks. Both excellent sets! And Kyle is like a freaking gem in this sometimes closed minded, old scene. Somehow he knew/knows the right people, like Raybone (local DJ), Alvin Hill (local electronic music composer), Omar S, Theo Parrish, Mike Huckaby, and Terri McQueen (Whodat, local DJ, record store owner, and budding producer). And somehow, he was/is fortunate enough to enter into mentoring relationships with all of these people to one degree or another. So far, he is maintaining a strong connection with Detroit as well. Josh Dalberg and Drew Pompa of Blank Artists are both in their early 20s. Not sure how old Jared Wilson is. I'm sure I'm missing someone... Denise -- Denise Dalphond Ph.D. Candidate Department of Folklore & Ethnomusicology Indiana University http://denisedjsdetroit.blogspot.com/
