At the risk of maybe stepping on some toes here, I, for one, don't think promoters are necessary. The atmosphere and line-ups at the first two DEMF's pretty well speak for themselves, in my opinion. When you have people on the advisory board like the group that has been assembled for this year, I would think they could contact and deal with the artists/performers directly, rather than adding a middle man acting as an agent who's going to add his own fee into the cost and further add to the expenses. I'd also be concerned about a promoter possibly pushing or attempting to book another performer under his umbrella that probably wouldn't fit into the DEMF lineup, just for the sake of the almighty dollar.
But all of that aside, I agree that the panel (its make-up in particular) is a step in the right direction. I believe the DEMF's future will be okay (maybe even bright, perhaps?), but we shall see what unfolds this year. :) Matt E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Site: http://www.magicmattkelly.com > Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 09:00:07 > To: 313@hyperreal.org > From: "(Truth Be Told)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: DEMF 2002: The Sexy Adventures of Carol Marvin313 > > Why would it be necessary to have promoters? Don't they bring in their > favorites anyway or do they bring in big names for a big payday? If you look > at the first statement if the Free Press article: "A seven-member board of > longtime Detroit techno musicians will choose the artist lineup..." the > panel is there only to choose the talent they don't need to know how it > works (festival producer/promoter = Pop Culture Media). I would think that > traveling and developing relationships with other DJs/artists, they are more > then qualified to choose a lineup. The fact there are 7 shows there will be > checks and balances where someone couldn't just bring in their buddies > (perhaps as before). Plus, most of them have been around almost 20 years and > know who was there from the start. > I'm hopeful too that they'll produce a good lineup and keep the spirit > alive. > > Truth > > I wouldn't have believed it if I didn't see it for myself... --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
