this is way too sunny. i prefer to be a black t-shirt debbie downer. i do not have faith that the masses have good taste, they are generally followers...they take what you give em, the more popular it is the more they believe it's good. that beginning bit about ohh i talk to respected artists and they don't like it...hahaha thats so lame i dont even know how to respond to it. they can speak for themselves, no? and people can discuss the lineup all they want. if there's general dissatsifaction, and disappointment with paxahau, so be it. it's on them to redeem themselves in our eyes, if they care, and i dont think anyone would blame them if they don't...festivals aren't pleasant anyways, they are for the masses. most of us probably aren't the target audience, so who cares what we think anyways..except each other? no need to sugarcoat opinions here i'm just waiting for the rest of the lineup with high expectations and trying not to prejudge...judging the list so far aint pretty, but it's not worth much since i guess it's only 25% of the schedule or something. it is frustrating that people will write off the festival already, and that it's not attractive to foreign visitors thus far, but...we'll seeeee
-----Original Message----- >From: Kent Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Apr 19, 2006 10:07 AM >To: list 313 <313@hyperreal.org> >Subject: (313) complaining about the fuse-in line-up > >You know I talk with people who are respected artists who have been on >the mailing list, and they don't have much respect for the 'chattering >class' aspect of the 313 list. I'm not calling anyone out, I'm just >saying ... > >It is really easy to criticize an organization like Paxahau for their >artistic choices, but I think it's missing a major point: Paxahau has >survived in promotion for years -- and a mostly _respected_ player in >the game -- by balancing art and commercialism. Now, they've taken on >a job that could sink both their financial security and their >reputation as promoters. > >Their job is to pack the Plaza. The way you do that is to book people >who are famous to people who don't know that much about techno. Once >they're there, they can learn a thing or two about real Detroit music. >Some of them won't, but some people never learn anything. > >The 313 list is a collection of techno otaku. The perfect 313 list >festival would likely attract people from the 313 list, their >girlfriends and wingmen, and not many more people. That's not going >to fill the plaza. > >I know a lot of people around my town who love dance music in the >generic sense -- they know DJs, not producers, they can't identify >famous tracks by title or artists. They're very excited about the >festival, because of the names they recognize. > >They will go to see Richie, but once they're there, they will vote >with their feet, and be wherever the music makes them feel good. The >Detroit artists at the festival, who aren't Donald Glaude, or Richie >Hawtin, etc should feel good about their chances with that crowd. > >And all those CelebriDJs on the schedule ought to know -- they better >bring it, or they're going to be laughed out of town. Even kids who >don't know who Ron Murphy is, who've never bought a 12", don't know >Mike Banks from Mike Myers, who've never owned a turntable, know when >a DJ is wack. > >I think it will be a brilliant festival weekend actually, and if you >want to be a black t-shirt Debbie Downer about the whole deal, it's >your right. Me, I'm going to be dancing like an idiot next to the kid >in the tiger suit.
