ok, so if mani had issues with the bahavior of some of his artists then he had every right to let them go. (did he? you make it sound like maybe not, which means he dropped his foreign roster because of what some other people did, i'm confused.) but dissing foreign djs because of this is inappropriate and unprofessional.
yes- i will call jerks out for being jerks on this list. But i don't bring it into my professional life (as has been discussed ad nauseum). i would suggest that mani do the same, but whatever, it's his business. i won't be mad if murat or magda get more gigs because of it, although i don't really see how that would happen since i don't think any of the dropped djs were getting a lot of US gigs to begin with, there-by leaving promoters no choice but to book the americans instead. as someone who used to book djs for a living, i can tell you that rational doesn't really work. and dissing other foreign djs because of your own sour grapes (beyer and surgeon) doesn't help your argument. especially considering that both, in my professional experience, were very good to work with. On Fri, 1 Oct 2004, Renegade808 wrote: > 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] > >> > >> > > >
