Really nice thread on the Deep space NYC board with this entry from Daniel Wang about the meaning of international travel in dance music..
http://www.deepspacenyc.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=1009 I'd really love to actually talk to this guy sometime. here's the 313 relevant part: There are some places where we might not feel comfortable playing --like Tel Aviv, or Moscow. But you know? It's also a chance for us, as musicians, to widen our own views. Many DJs (especially a certain few from Detroit, dare I say) see it merely as "bringing our sound to the locals" and earning a handsome fee along the way. (Is this not also a sort of Ugly American syndrome, even if one is a black American DJ, and not a white American tourist?) Earn your money -- but there's something else to bring back home besides the shampoo from the five-star hotel specified on your contract. Simply, you are there to make common ground with people of another culture, so rather than preach behind a curtain, get out there and SHARE.
