Everyone has to take part, every person counts. It's our duty as techno loving snobs to educate the ones around us. I've been doing it ever since my pilgrimage to DEMF last year. I was schooled by the music i heard and the people i met, it inspired me to start producing and to get more involved. I go out to clubs and talk to people about why techno is so much more intelligent and funkier than other "club" music. I tell them to read Dan Sicko's techno rebels because that was the beginning of my foundation.
Case in point, I work at a wall st firm that is predominantly jewish and had an office mate that would play alanis morrisette and other crap music. Gradually I started playing my techno cd's , real audio sets, etc... and explained to him why techno music is intersting, who founded it, the story behind the beat. Just recently we each got our own offices and he just today asked me for some real audio links to my techno music because he had really taken a liking to it and missed hearing it. I did the same with my non-techno loving friends, family, etc.. it's baby steps but at least it's steps. I don't claim to be a techno producer [ not yet anyway;) ], in the business, or whatever other credentials i'm supposed to have to speak intelligbly about the techno scene but i can say for one thing I've turned an ass load of people onto techno. How many people have YOU converted? All this talk about the great white whatever saddens me, it's as though people in the industry have given up to this so called "conspiracy theory". -Pete -----Original Message----- From: Pond, Quest [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 9:12 PM To: 313@hyperreal.org Subject: [313] Re: The Great White blah...... Regarding Business Just wanted to say my bit cause all this talk of business and fame is making me feel queasy: -Comparing Slasha and Dickweeds fame vs detroit artists. --Well these people get fame from people who dont know better. Their music is disposable. Who really cares? they wont be remembered for being pioneers. -Cheesy artists making money --Do we really care? Money are power corrupts, i still go by the old UR moto, remain underground. Real life experience fires the artistic flames, this includes living life's high and lows and not shacked up behind a glass window in a playboy mansion buried in talcum powder. -Race/ Culture and who owns music. Hey i don't get this?, no race culture owns music, music has no colour. -Business vs Music. Its unfortunate artists have to balance finance and creative concern. This two attitudes run counteract each other entirely. Its important music is produced for its own sake not for what you think other people might want or not for what might sell well. As soon as you give into these rules you compromise quality. Quest -- WORLDCOM. THE BEST COMMUNICATION SERVICES IN THE WORLD. -- Based on World Communications Association 2001 Award For more information, visit www.worldcom.com/asiapacfic ----------------------------------------------------------------- This communication contains information which is confidential and may also be privileged. It is for the exclusive use of the intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient(s), please note that any distribution, copying or use of this communication or the information in it is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and then destroy any copies of it. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
