Did the artists get paid or did they perform free? -----Original Message----- From: Michael Kuszynski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 3:53 AM To: /0 Cc: Frank Glazer; 313 Mailing List Subject: Re: Re: (313) Festival IX
I paid 50 at the door. On Sat, May 31, 2008 at 12:05 AM, /0 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i agree with Greg. > all those acts on terrific sound systems for 3 days in downtown detroit? > forget about it; 40 dollars is a steal > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Glazer" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "313 Mailing List" <313@hyperreal.org> > Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 11:57 PM > Subject: Re: Re: (313) Festival IX > > >>> End of story. >>> >>> It just happened to be a "free festival" at the start until someone >>> realized, "Hey, we're losing our shirts here without people paying >>> something." That's Reality, kids. Whining about the price at this >>> point and how it was a "free festival" just makes you sound like a >>> g0dd&mned Hippie. :) >>> >>> - Greg >> >> sure, it's cheap for privileged white people from outside the inner >> city, but the original intention of the festival (for detroit people, >> by detroit people) is entirely lost when you charge more than $5-10. >> what i don't get is why they need to charge at all when there is so >> much sponsorship money being thrown at it by beatport, pioneer, red >> bull, vitamin water, etc. those sponsorships should pay for >> everything if you ask me. >> >> granted, the production values (sound, lights, staging, backstaging) >> have gone up dramatically, but so what? to what end? so that >> "Paxahau really looked after the artists, press and workers behind >> the scenes by offering top quality catering and free drinks for all. >> Even the cops got buffet lunch and dinners." >> >> Great. Charge $50 so you can cater, literally, to the superstar djs. >> What bullpucky!! >> >> Still, I'd have gone if I had had the $$. :P >> >> >> -- >> peace, >> >> frank >> >> dj mix archive: http://www.deejaycountzero.com > > -- --- Michael Kuszynski [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.planerecordings.com New York, NY No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.24.4/1475 - Release Date: 5/30/2008 2:53 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.24.4/1475 - Release Date: 5/30/2008 2:53 PM
