Yea you are right josh he has droped a good chunk of his european roster...all but the Advent and Steve Rachmad...but he is no longer working on spending time w/ artist relationship like
Rino Cerrone Mark Antonio Oxia Hardfloor and a few others but you see there is NO sour grapes anywhere. Mani still is friends with these people...he has based on the actions of a few people, had enough.....the level of rudeness is just through the roof, and maybe there are just a few things you DON'T know ok.... so with that being said it seems like a few others on this list can understand what was said....and yea i understand that some of you don't agree with how he said it but i guess thats how it is....and it is all better for our scene here in the U.S. ...... all thats being done is more focus on American Artists less on ungrateful artists who happen to be from Europe michael > if Mani had a roster full of working European DJs and one day woke up and > said, 'These guys don't need me, I'm going to put my efforts into bringing > up some American talent' then i would respect that decision. But that > doesn't seem to be what's he's done at all. He seems to be working > basically the same roster he had before, only now tryin to throw > nationalism into the sales pitch. if i'm wrong and he's dropped a > significant amount of european talent (who were actually getting gigs > through him), then please correct me. i wonder if there;s maybe not some > sour grapes between him and some euro borns. > > > > On Sat, 2 Oct 2004, Tristan Watkins wrote: > >> This is the feeling I got from it. He's acting with the best intent, and >> isn't explicitly anti-European, but wants to keep things at home in >> order to >> do right by the scenes that could use more American influence than >> they've >> had in the past. Thing is, it seems weird to single out just a couple of >> European DJs while ignoring the keen supporters from around the globe >> that >> aren't in it for money (but perhaps this just reflects his taste). >> >> I can see why European DJs might be seen as exploitative when charging >> larger fees (or the same for less people) to play in the states, but at >> the >> same time I can't really blame them. The crowds are worse, the laws are >> worse and the venues are (generally) much worse. What is the incentive >> to >> play in the states unless they get paid more? It's not like most >> European >> DJs do full-scale tours when they go stateside. I do wish him the best >> in >> getting more homegrown talent exposure in America, but this whole >> boycott >> thing is far too drastic. His personal guilt should not be a public >> issue. >> His protectionist analogy was grim, and actually pretty scary to see a >> US >> imigrant promoting it. In short: good idea, very bad execution. >> >> Tristan >> ======= >> http://www.phonopsia.co.uk >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >
