>I think the last two DEMF's were successes on commercial *and*
artistic levels. But that's just one
aging-techno-gone-all-downtempo-and-broken-beat man's >opinion. :)
>
>-d
Tee hee, its all good Dan. :-)
I don't know...out of all the things she could've invested money in she
chose to invest in a Detroit Techno music event in '93 or '94 with great
talent rather than doing some other mainstream mish-mash, because where
would that leave us? With NO techno music event to enjoy, period. Of
course she didn't capitalize and it was her risk..another lesson
learned. Chalk one up for experience. Nonetheless, it was a gamble on
techno. And she had the decency to choose someone who knew what's up.
How about some props for that? She could've easily chosen some cheese
label of the month A&R jerk to pick the talent so our ears can bleed.
The one who shells out the cash get no props because its automatically
'always about the money.' Could it just be that she saw potential for
this to be bigger in a positive way, even almost 10 years ago? Yes,
yes, yes!...we live in a shameless, capitalistic country/world...that's
life. And like most things in life, any investment made, there is a
hope, and sometimes an expectation of a return. But what makes a big
difference is whether or not this person have the foresight to remain
true to the art...without having to go broke in the process.
The original point is that there should be promoters in the committee,
yes? I'm saying Carol has had experience in organizing/promoting big
events therefore she's the 'promoter' element. Whether or not the gigs
were good is a new ball game and gawd, one promoter is good
enough...sheesh! :-)
Have a good day all,
--g.
Dan Sicko wrote:
Ok, let me put a quash on all this talk about "how World Party was a
flop".
no ... I at least meant flop in every American, commercial sense of
the word.
The music was definitely not there yet ... this was the city that
couldn't keep the narrow confines of the Music Institute open. And a
year or so later she books Joe Louis Arena ... not smart. It was a
shallow attempt to capitalize on all the Europeans in for the World
Cup games. Too bad they were all staying a half hour away around
Pontiac where the games were being held. Carol took a huge risk and it
didn't pay off.
And the credibility ... that would all be down to that event's
artistic consultant ... Gary Arnett. Props. I'll have to drag out
the flyer to list the killer line-up.
I think the last two DEMF's were successes on commercial *and*
artistic levels. But that's just one
aging-techno-gone-all-downtempo-and-broken-beat man's opinion. :)
-d
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