I will if, after seeing how the "Detroit" stage and the line-up pans out, I
feel they're going off the mark.
Last year I did vote with my wallet. I didn't go specifically because I
thought their direction was rather questionable, money making or not.
It's too bad they're under no obligation to remain true to the ideology and
intentions of the original purpose of the festival. That's why I suggest
they change the name to PEMF if that's the way they wish to progress.
I think this year I would actually attend the festival that Carol Marvin
does (gasp!) even though it's primarily a Christian music festival. That
line-up had more Detroit artists than the DEMF. Hopefully they'll do it
again.
MEK
"/0" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 02/16/2007 05:08:10 PM:
> its paxahau's job to organize the festival as they see fit. if we dont
like
> it, we can vote against it with our wallets. the people that started the
> festival are out of the picture, and paxahau is under no obligation of
any
> kind to remain true to any ideology associated with the intentions of the
> original organizers.
>
> i understand your point Michael, and all I can say is email paxahau and
> respectfully open a dialogue with them. they are quite responsive.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "/0" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: <313@hyperreal.org>
> Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 5:05 PM
> Subject: Re: (313) Paxahau's "Detroit" stage for this year's fest?
>
>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 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
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >
> >
>
