Let's not rush to judgment on what Paxahau is planning and not planning to
do before we get the facts. From what Ive seen they always try to make
everyone happy. I for one would not want to be in their shoes. The festival
is very special to a lot of people and everyone has strong opinions on how
it should be. It is easy to get worked up and emotional over it. It is the
highlight of the year for many people. Last year they included a lot of
acts who were excluded in the past. Even though most people on this list
would agree they booked a bunch of crap last year, you cant argue that some
people in Detroit actually like that crap and it represents some of what
happens in Detroit throughout the year. They even added acts last year when
people complained that some aspects of Detroit werent represented
initially.
Now if they would only get out to the PPH Lounge and Baker to Baker Hall and
book some of those cats! ;)
They got Carls, Derricks and Kevins support. If these guys thought
Paxahau would take the festival in wrong direction would they all have
played last year? I highly, highly doubt that Detroit artists will only be
on one stage. Yes, not everyone from Detroit has played the festival, but
you cant say that the vast, vast majority of influential Detroit artists
havent played at least once. Life isnt fair and someone is always going to
feel excluded no matter the situation.
I am just thrilled that there will be some sort of announcement on the
lineup relatively soon. It isnt even May! They are obviously taking the
festival very seriously and putting in the planning and thought it deserves.
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: "/0" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
CC: 313@hyperreal.org
Subject: Re: (313) Paxahau's "Detroit" stage for this year's fest?
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 16:05:36 -0600
That's a fallacy. DEMF was established to expose Detroit techno/house/etc.
to the world and celebrate how it has spread around the world. If that's
not what Paxahau intends anymore then they should change the name to the
one they've used before - "PEMF".
I know it's good to incorporate other artists outside of Detroit that have
been influenced by Detroit's sounds (see, that's plural - more than one
sound). If that didn't continue then there'd be a problem. However,
there's also a problem when fewer and fewer Detroit artists are booked for
it even though many Detroit artists continue to try to get booked but for
some reason or another aren't or aren't even asked.
My hope is, the "Detroit" stage is a place that at any time during the day
you can be guaranteed to see a Detroit artist, as opposed to the only place
you can see Detroit artists during the weekend. That's not exposure -
that's segregation. Like I said, I'm waiting for the announcement that was
supposed to happen yesterday and I'm curious as to why it didn't happen.
It wasn't even supposed to be the complete line-up, just a few names to
whet the appetite.
MEK
"/0" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 02/16/2007 03:18:08 PM:
> its an electronic music festival in detroit, not a festival of detroit
> electronic music
>
> if it were all detroit, it would be pretty boring for those of us that
get
> nothing but detroit for the rest of the year
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <313@hyperreal.org>
> Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 1:21 PM
> Subject: (313) Paxahau's "Detroit" stage for this year's fest?
>
>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > It might be too early to get upset about this (I'm sure this will be
> > quoted
> > back to me) ;-)
> > However, I read that Paxahau is going to have a "Detroit" stage for
> > Detroit
> > artists. Why? It's the Detroit Electronic Music Festival.
> > Shouldn't Detroit artists should be on every stage throughout the
weekend?
> > I know it could be seen as highlighting Detroit artists but that's
what
> > the
> > whole entire festival is about. So - why sequester the home town
peeps
to
> > a separate stage?
> >
> > and regarding this (
> > http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?
> AID=/20070202/ENT01/702020402/1033
> > )
> >
> >> A press release announcing several confirmed artists is planned for
Feb.
> > 15.
> >
> > Anything happen? I haven't heard squat and there doesn't seem to be
any
> > info on Paxahau's website or anywhere else.
> >
> > MEK
> >
> >
>
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