The popularity of this music somehow got farmed out to other cities,
states and other continents.
The 'sound of detroit' is ubiquitous...and many outside of the 313
proper have taken that sound to be their own. Sadly, the younger
crowd-especially those who aren't effected by the digital
divide-usually find this music from something overground. just
remember that this music has been farmed out to the world and now is
looping back. But I am from the midwest so I guess I'll ask-are there
any midwest producers that are pushing this music?
On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 8:59 PM, Denise Dalphond <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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
>
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> Denise Dalphond
> Ph.D. Candidate
> Department of Folklore & Ethnomusicology
> Indiana University
> http://denisedjsdetroit.blogspot.com/
>
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