Martin, Honestly, the reasons for the "sucess" of the festival have already been presented by Ian and others. They lie not in the numbers, or the money, but in the ability to share the experience with someone you may have never been able to share it with, in a manner that NO ONE saw coming. That very first festival was clouded in doubt, almost didn't happen right up until the very day it happned, and was there not just for the true techno-warriors, but for those who may or may not have ever been introduced to techno at all. It was an ambassadorship for the sound and the freedom of expression that we all promote on a daily basis, wrapped up into a weekend in the city that incubated it, for those who may not have experienced it before... I think one of the best things about the DEMF, was the fact that it wasn't happening after midnight, in some stinky, wet warehouse, but rather, in an open place, in the middle of the day. It attracted those uncommon to the subculture BECAUSE of the way it was different from a european MASSIVE, or from a "rave"...
:D ense. On Thu, 27 Jan 2005, Martin Dust wrote: > Questions > > 1. Are we interested in the numbers only? > > 2. Would it not be better to put on a good festival that showcased > Detroit and International artists for 10,000 and break even, than 1 > Million and lose everything, including the future of the Festival? > > 3. Are we on the list doing what we can to help make sure it happens? > > 4. Would it be better to start again and just continue to build on what > we make than suffer at the hands of people who don't care? > > 5. If we feel the numbers would be low in Detroit, why not put it on in > Europe? > > > M > >
