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tim- not to step on your toes, but i've promoted shows in detroit with both derrick and kevin, often with good results, but not always. my point was just that 'aclaim' is only worth a few beans i do agree that from a state promotions stand-point, their work on movement does deserve acknowledgement On Mon, 13 Sep 2004, Steward, Tim wrote: Here in Detroit they can both pack the club... Their names were added to the list basically due to the impact the movement festival had on the city this year for their involvement. It wasn't anything negatively against Juan. And if the club isn't packed it's not the DJ/artists fault it's the promoters. If you properly promote a a gig and put together a nice lineup you will pack the house. The scene here in Detroit does not compare to others, the mentality of the Detroiters is partly to blame, and I can say that since I am a Detroiter. -Tim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 1:26 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: 313@hyperreal.org Subject: Re: (313) May Saunderson Win Awards derrick and kevin can get all the awards and alcolaides they can fit on their shelves. that doesn't change the fact that there's only a 50/50 chance of them filling any club they decide to play in detroit (or the whole country for that matter). they still have to travel overseas to earn a living. so i don't see how 'acclaim' transfers into anything else, like sucess or stability. On Tue, 7 Sep 2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: While techno has been embraced by the European masses since the late '80s, it's only been in the past five years that the men who most people credit as the godfathers of the music have won broad acclaim in their hometown Just out of interest, do people from detroit feel they have broad acclaim in their hometown now? _ - End of message text This e-mail is sent by the above named in their individual, non-business capacity and is not on behalf of PricewaterhouseCoopers. PricewaterhouseCoopers may monitor outgoing and incoming e-mails and other telecommunications on its e-mail and telecommunications systems. By replying to this e-mail you give your consent to such monitoring The contents of this e-mail are intended for the named addressee only. It contains information that may be confidential. Unless you are the named addressee or an authorized designee, you may not copy or use it, or disclose it to anyone else. If you received it in error please notify us immediately and then destroy it.
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derrick and kevin can get all the awards and alcolaides they can fit on their shelves. that doesn't change the fact that there's only a 50/50 chance of them filling any club they decide to play in detroit (or the whole country for that matter). they still have to travel overseas to earn a living. so i don't see how 'acclaim' transfers into anything else, like sucess or stability. On Tue, 7 Sep 2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: While techno has been embraced by the European masses since the late '80s, it's only been in the past five years that the men who most people credit as the godfathers of the music have won broad acclaim in their hometown Just out of interest, do people from detroit feel they have broad acclaim in their hometown now? _ - End of message text This e-mail is sent by the above named in their individual, non-business capacity and is not on behalf of PricewaterhouseCoopers. PricewaterhouseCoopers may monitor outgoing and incoming e-mails and other telecommunications on its e-mail and telecommunications systems. By replying to this e-mail you give your consent to such monitoring
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raise your hand if you know the REAL reason On Tue, 7 Sep 2004, Robert Taylor wrote: Weird reason given for not awarding him isn't it? -Original Message- From: placid [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 4:47 PM To: Robert Taylor; 313@hyperreal.org Subject: RE: (313) May Saunderson Win Awards But no juan that's f*^%d up p -Original Message- From: Robert Taylor [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 07 September 2004 18:46 To: 313@hyperreal.org Subject: (313) May Saunderson Win Awards Saw this on LD: Governor recognizes Mich. contributors to cultural history August 30, 2004 BY FRANK PROVENZANO FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER Two pioneers of what was once considered underground music will receive the state's highest recognition for artistic success from Gov. Jennifer Granholm. Today, Detroiters Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson, who as DJs and music producers helped propel techno into a worldwide phenomenon, will be named recipients of the International Achievement Award as part of this year's Governor's Awards for Arts Culture. While techno has been embraced by the European masses since the late '80s, it's only been in the past five years that the men who most people credit as the godfathers of the music have won broad acclaim in their hometown. First, there was the Detroit Electronic Music Festival, which brought hundreds of thousands of music lovers to Hart Plaza for Memorial Day weekend dance music. Then there was Techno: Detroit's Gift to the World, an 18-month-long exhibit that ended this month at the Detroit Historical Museum, which illuminated their role in putting techno on the international music map. Then came May and Saunderson's prominent roles in shaping Movement, the techno music festival in Detroit's Hart Plaza that replaced DEMF. The pair joins a Who's Who of Michigan cultural history who have received the award, including Aretha Franklin, Lily Tomlin, James Earl Jones, the Four Tops, Elmore Leonard, Arthur Miller and Smokey Robinson. Earlier in my career, I would've thought that being part of a tradition would mean that I was giving up some independence and control, but now, I see it as part of our legacy, said Saunderson, 39, preparing to leave Detroit for a concert tour of Holland, Belgium and Germany. Everywhere we go around the world, people realize the scene wouldn't be what it is if it wasn't for our ambition, he said. In discussing the history of Detroit techno, Juan Atkins is typically cited along with May and Saunderson as the most important groundbreakers. Officials say that Atkins was not included because he no longer lives in Michigan, though other winners had moved before their awards. The governor's awards also include patrons Maxine and Stuart Frankel of Bloomfield Hills for donating $10 million to the University of Michigan Museum of Art; Dr. C. Robert Maxfield, superintendent of Farmington Public Schools, for pushing the arts as part of core curriculum classes, and former Detroit Symphony Orchestra artist-in-residence Michael Daugherty, who has composed a homage to the city titled MotorCity Triptych. The 19th annual Governor's Awards for Arts Culture event is coordinated by ArtServe Michigan, a statewide nonprofit arts advocacy agency aiming to increase public arts funding and recognition for the state's artists.. This year's ceremony will be Nov. 18 at the Henry Ford in Dearborn. Tickets are $50-$300, with proceeds going to ArtServe, which typically grosses $300,000 at the event. A call for nominations went out in May. In mid August, a selection committee sifted through 250 nominations. The final decision was based on the impact and contributions that the nominees made to a community. These choices signify the size, breadth and diversity of our cultural umbrella, said ArtServe President Barbara Kratchman. Michigan artists are on the level of those in New York, Chicago, L.A. and anyplace else. We need to recognize what we have here. Like past years, the recipients are from around Michigan. Among the winners are Latin pop singer Liliana Rokita of Saginaw as Emerging Artist of the Year; while the award for Cultural Organization of the Year is shared among Blissfest Music of Petoskey, Grand Rapids Ballet and the city of Marquette's arts department. For Rokita, 32, who recently recorded her first CD and often steps from the stage to dance with fans, the award means immediate credibility. Now, when people hear I've won this award, they will stop and say, 'Let's see why,' said Rokita, who 11 years ago emigrated from Toluca, Mexico.. The attention is so important when you live outside large Hispanic cities, and want to reach the non-Spanish population, too. With a modest $160,000 budget for arts programming, the city of Marquette coordinates and provides seed money for a regional symphony, summer theater company, annual
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derrick and kevin can get all the awards and alcolaides they can fit on their shelves. that doesn't change the fact that there's only a 50/50 chance of them filling any club they decide to play in detroit (or the whole country for that matter). they still have to travel overseas to earn a living. so i don't see how 'acclaim' transfers into anything else, like sucess or stability. Acclaim doesn't tranfer to success or stability. And end result of acclaim can be success , but acclaim itself has nothing to do with success or stability. Here's the definition of acclaim: 1 : APPLAUD, PRAISE 2 : to declare by acclamation intransitive senses : to shout praise or applause You can be acclaimed by 1 person, or 5 million people. I do acclaim Kevin and Derrick, it's just that I also acclaim all the other hard working people who have sacrificed quite a bit to ensure that we all have a little Soul in our Music. Now if only more music had SOUL! Cheers, Dave On Tue, 7 Sep 2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: While techno has been embraced by the European masses since the late '80s, it's only been in the past five years that the men who most people credit as the godfathers of the music have won broad acclaim in their hometown Just out of interest, do people from detroit feel they have broad acclaim in their hometown now? _
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Saw this on LD: Governor recognizes Mich. contributors to cultural history August 30, 2004 BY FRANK PROVENZANO FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER Two pioneers of what was once considered underground music will receive the state's highest recognition for artistic success from Gov. Jennifer Granholm. Today, Detroiters Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson, who as DJs and music producers helped propel techno into a worldwide phenomenon, will be named recipients of the International Achievement Award as part of this year's Governor's Awards for Arts Culture. While techno has been embraced by the European masses since the late '80s, it's only been in the past five years that the men who most people credit as the godfathers of the music have won broad acclaim in their hometown. First, there was the Detroit Electronic Music Festival, which brought hundreds of thousands of music lovers to Hart Plaza for Memorial Day weekend dance music. Then there was Techno: Detroit's Gift to the World, an 18-month-long exhibit that ended this month at the Detroit Historical Museum, which illuminated their role in putting techno on the international music map. Then came May and Saunderson's prominent roles in shaping Movement, the techno music festival in Detroit's Hart Plaza that replaced DEMF. The pair joins a Who's Who of Michigan cultural history who have received the award, including Aretha Franklin, Lily Tomlin, James Earl Jones, the Four Tops, Elmore Leonard, Arthur Miller and Smokey Robinson. Earlier in my career, I would've thought that being part of a tradition would mean that I was giving up some independence and control, but now, I see it as part of our legacy, said Saunderson, 39, preparing to leave Detroit for a concert tour of Holland, Belgium and Germany. Everywhere we go around the world, people realize the scene wouldn't be what it is if it wasn't for our ambition, he said. In discussing the history of Detroit techno, Juan Atkins is typically cited along with May and Saunderson as the most important groundbreakers. Officials say that Atkins was not included because he no longer lives in Michigan, though other winners had moved before their awards. The governor's awards also include patrons Maxine and Stuart Frankel of Bloomfield Hills for donating $10 million to the University of Michigan Museum of Art; Dr. C. Robert Maxfield, superintendent of Farmington Public Schools, for pushing the arts as part of core curriculum classes, and former Detroit Symphony Orchestra artist-in-residence Michael Daugherty, who has composed a homage to the city titled MotorCity Triptych. The 19th annual Governor's Awards for Arts Culture event is coordinated by ArtServe Michigan, a statewide nonprofit arts advocacy agency aiming to increase public arts funding and recognition for the state's artists.. This year's ceremony will be Nov. 18 at the Henry Ford in Dearborn. Tickets are $50-$300, with proceeds going to ArtServe, which typically grosses $300,000 at the event. A call for nominations went out in May. In mid August, a selection committee sifted through 250 nominations. The final decision was based on the impact and contributions that the nominees made to a community. These choices signify the size, breadth and diversity of our cultural umbrella, said ArtServe President Barbara Kratchman. Michigan artists are on the level of those in New York, Chicago, L.A. and anyplace else. We need to recognize what we have here. Like past years, the recipients are from around Michigan. Among the winners are Latin pop singer Liliana Rokita of Saginaw as Emerging Artist of the Year; while the award for Cultural Organization of the Year is shared among Blissfest Music of Petoskey, Grand Rapids Ballet and the city of Marquette's arts department. For Rokita, 32, who recently recorded her first CD and often steps from the stage to dance with fans, the award means immediate credibility. Now, when people hear I've won this award, they will stop and say, 'Let's see why,' said Rokita, who 11 years ago emigrated from Toluca, Mexico.. The attention is so important when you live outside large Hispanic cities, and want to reach the non-Spanish population, too. With a modest $160,000 budget for arts programming, the city of Marquette coordinates and provides seed money for a regional symphony, summer theater company, annual arts show and a mid-winter dog sled race. We don't have large corporations up here, so we have to rely on volunteers and individual donations, said Reatha Tweedie, director of Marquette's arts department. People here see the immediate impact of giving their time and money to the arts, so they tend to give more readily. Last year, after cutting arts grants from nearly $23 million to $11.8 million, Granholm addressed those at the awards ceremony and talked about the vital role of the arts. This year, appeals from arts advocates for increased
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But no juan that's f*^%d up p -Original Message- From: Robert Taylor [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 07 September 2004 18:46 To: 313@hyperreal.org Subject: (313) May Saunderson Win Awards Saw this on LD: Governor recognizes Mich. contributors to cultural history August 30, 2004 BY FRANK PROVENZANO FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER Two pioneers of what was once considered underground music will receive the state's highest recognition for artistic success from Gov. Jennifer Granholm. Today, Detroiters Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson, who as DJs and music producers helped propel techno into a worldwide phenomenon, will be named recipients of the International Achievement Award as part of this year's Governor's Awards for Arts Culture. While techno has been embraced by the European masses since the late '80s, it's only been in the past five years that the men who most people credit as the godfathers of the music have won broad acclaim in their hometown. First, there was the Detroit Electronic Music Festival, which brought hundreds of thousands of music lovers to Hart Plaza for Memorial Day weekend dance music. Then there was Techno: Detroit's Gift to the World, an 18-month-long exhibit that ended this month at the Detroit Historical Museum, which illuminated their role in putting techno on the international music map. Then came May and Saunderson's prominent roles in shaping Movement, the techno music festival in Detroit's Hart Plaza that replaced DEMF. The pair joins a Who's Who of Michigan cultural history who have received the award, including Aretha Franklin, Lily Tomlin, James Earl Jones, the Four Tops, Elmore Leonard, Arthur Miller and Smokey Robinson. Earlier in my career, I would've thought that being part of a tradition would mean that I was giving up some independence and control, but now, I see it as part of our legacy, said Saunderson, 39, preparing to leave Detroit for a concert tour of Holland, Belgium and Germany. Everywhere we go around the world, people realize the scene wouldn't be what it is if it wasn't for our ambition, he said. In discussing the history of Detroit techno, Juan Atkins is typically cited along with May and Saunderson as the most important groundbreakers. Officials say that Atkins was not included because he no longer lives in Michigan, though other winners had moved before their awards. The governor's awards also include patrons Maxine and Stuart Frankel of Bloomfield Hills for donating $10 million to the University of Michigan Museum of Art; Dr. C. Robert Maxfield, superintendent of Farmington Public Schools, for pushing the arts as part of core curriculum classes, and former Detroit Symphony Orchestra artist-in-residence Michael Daugherty, who has composed a homage to the city titled MotorCity Triptych. The 19th annual Governor's Awards for Arts Culture event is coordinated by ArtServe Michigan, a statewide nonprofit arts advocacy agency aiming to increase public arts funding and recognition for the state's artists.. This year's ceremony will be Nov. 18 at the Henry Ford in Dearborn. Tickets are $50-$300, with proceeds going to ArtServe, which typically grosses $300,000 at the event. A call for nominations went out in May. In mid August, a selection committee sifted through 250 nominations. The final decision was based on the impact and contributions that the nominees made to a community. These choices signify the size, breadth and diversity of our cultural umbrella, said ArtServe President Barbara Kratchman. Michigan artists are on the level of those in New York, Chicago, L.A. and anyplace else. We need to recognize what we have here. Like past years, the recipients are from around Michigan. Among the winners are Latin pop singer Liliana Rokita of Saginaw as Emerging Artist of the Year; while the award for Cultural Organization of the Year is shared among Blissfest Music of Petoskey, Grand Rapids Ballet and the city of Marquette's arts department. For Rokita, 32, who recently recorded her first CD and often steps from the stage to dance with fans, the award means immediate credibility. Now, when people hear I've won this award, they will stop and say, 'Let's see why,' said Rokita, who 11 years ago emigrated from Toluca, Mexico.. The attention is so important when you live outside large Hispanic cities, and want to reach the non-Spanish population, too. With a modest $160,000 budget for arts programming, the city of Marquette coordinates and provides seed money for a regional symphony, summer theater company, annual arts show and a mid-winter dog sled race. We don't have large corporations up here, so we have to rely on volunteers and individual donations, said Reatha Tweedie, director of Marquette's arts department. People here see the immediate impact of giving their time and money to the arts, so they tend to give more readily. Last year, after cutting arts grants from nearly $23 million to $11.8
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While techno has been embraced by the European masses since the late '80s, it's only been in the past five years that the men who most people credit as the godfathers of the music have won broad acclaim in their hometown Just out of interest, do people from detroit feel they have broad acclaim in their hometown now? _ - End of message text This e-mail is sent by the above named in their individual, non-business capacity and is not on behalf of PricewaterhouseCoopers. PricewaterhouseCoopers may monitor outgoing and incoming e-mails and other telecommunications on its e-mail and telecommunications systems. By replying to this e-mail you give your consent to such monitoring
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said Saunderson, 39, preparing to leave Detroit for a concert tour of Holland, Belgium and Germany. This line cracked me up! _ - End of message text This e-mail is sent by the above named in their individual, non-business capacity and is not on behalf of PricewaterhouseCoopers. PricewaterhouseCoopers may monitor outgoing and incoming e-mails and other telecommunications on its e-mail and telecommunications systems. By replying to this e-mail you give your consent to such monitoring
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Weird reason given for not awarding him isn't it? -Original Message- From: placid [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 4:47 PM To: Robert Taylor; 313@hyperreal.org Subject: RE: (313) May Saunderson Win Awards But no juan that's f*^%d up p -Original Message- From: Robert Taylor [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 07 September 2004 18:46 To: 313@hyperreal.org Subject: (313) May Saunderson Win Awards Saw this on LD: Governor recognizes Mich. contributors to cultural history August 30, 2004 BY FRANK PROVENZANO FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER Two pioneers of what was once considered underground music will receive the state's highest recognition for artistic success from Gov. Jennifer Granholm. Today, Detroiters Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson, who as DJs and music producers helped propel techno into a worldwide phenomenon, will be named recipients of the International Achievement Award as part of this year's Governor's Awards for Arts Culture. While techno has been embraced by the European masses since the late '80s, it's only been in the past five years that the men who most people credit as the godfathers of the music have won broad acclaim in their hometown. First, there was the Detroit Electronic Music Festival, which brought hundreds of thousands of music lovers to Hart Plaza for Memorial Day weekend dance music. Then there was Techno: Detroit's Gift to the World, an 18-month-long exhibit that ended this month at the Detroit Historical Museum, which illuminated their role in putting techno on the international music map. Then came May and Saunderson's prominent roles in shaping Movement, the techno music festival in Detroit's Hart Plaza that replaced DEMF. The pair joins a Who's Who of Michigan cultural history who have received the award, including Aretha Franklin, Lily Tomlin, James Earl Jones, the Four Tops, Elmore Leonard, Arthur Miller and Smokey Robinson. Earlier in my career, I would've thought that being part of a tradition would mean that I was giving up some independence and control, but now, I see it as part of our legacy, said Saunderson, 39, preparing to leave Detroit for a concert tour of Holland, Belgium and Germany. Everywhere we go around the world, people realize the scene wouldn't be what it is if it wasn't for our ambition, he said. In discussing the history of Detroit techno, Juan Atkins is typically cited along with May and Saunderson as the most important groundbreakers. Officials say that Atkins was not included because he no longer lives in Michigan, though other winners had moved before their awards. The governor's awards also include patrons Maxine and Stuart Frankel of Bloomfield Hills for donating $10 million to the University of Michigan Museum of Art; Dr. C. Robert Maxfield, superintendent of Farmington Public Schools, for pushing the arts as part of core curriculum classes, and former Detroit Symphony Orchestra artist-in-residence Michael Daugherty, who has composed a homage to the city titled MotorCity Triptych. The 19th annual Governor's Awards for Arts Culture event is coordinated by ArtServe Michigan, a statewide nonprofit arts advocacy agency aiming to increase public arts funding and recognition for the state's artists.. This year's ceremony will be Nov. 18 at the Henry Ford in Dearborn. Tickets are $50-$300, with proceeds going to ArtServe, which typically grosses $300,000 at the event. A call for nominations went out in May. In mid August, a selection committee sifted through 250 nominations. The final decision was based on the impact and contributions that the nominees made to a community. These choices signify the size, breadth and diversity of our cultural umbrella, said ArtServe President Barbara Kratchman. Michigan artists are on the level of those in New York, Chicago, L.A. and anyplace else. We need to recognize what we have here. Like past years, the recipients are from around Michigan. Among the winners are Latin pop singer Liliana Rokita of Saginaw as Emerging Artist of the Year; while the award for Cultural Organization of the Year is shared among Blissfest Music of Petoskey, Grand Rapids Ballet and the city of Marquette's arts department. For Rokita, 32, who recently recorded her first CD and often steps from the stage to dance with fans, the award means immediate credibility. Now, when people hear I've won this award, they will stop and say, 'Let's see why,' said Rokita, who 11 years ago emigrated from Toluca, Mexico.. The attention is so important when you live outside large Hispanic cities, and want to reach the non-Spanish population, too. With a modest $160,000 budget for arts programming, the city of Marquette coordinates and provides seed money for a regional symphony, summer theater company, annual arts show and a mid-winter dog sled race. We don't have large corporations up here, so we have to rely on volunteers and individual donations, said
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i personally think that statement is bullsh*t. the last five years? please.yes-that's rightthe city of detroit _just_ started utilizing may and saunderson's talents and contributions.suddenly in 1999 the city said 'oh snap-WHO lives here!? well crap- we should let em spin out some' and i mean it was only until 1999 that saying 'i'm from detroit' to any techno dork held any weight. *snicker* if anything, in the last five years other sources of talents have been able to break through the shadow and myth that the 'founding fathers' have held on detroit for so many years. what exaclty does 'acclaim' mean? a plaque you can hang on your wall, an award on a shelf, a cover of a magazine, or thousands upon thousands of people showing up to gigs and little festivals held in hart plaza? sorry- but that little piece of that article exactly honed in on one of my sensitive points. flameon. d np:True Love Waits:Chris Oreily plays Radio head...sorry i'm not showing my aclaim at this moment. --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: While techno has been embraced by the European masses since the late '80s, it's only been in the past five years that the men who most people credit as the godfathers of the music have won broad acclaim in their hometown Just out of interest, do people from detroit feel they have broad acclaim in their hometown now? _ - End of message text This e-mail is sent by the above named in their individual, non-business capacity and is not on behalf of PricewaterhouseCoopers. PricewaterhouseCoopers may monitor outgoing and incoming e-mails and other telecommunications on its e-mail and telecommunications systems. By replying to this e-mail you give your consent to such monitoring ___ Do you Yahoo!? Win 1 of 4,000 free domain names from Yahoo! Enter now. http://promotions.yahoo.com/goldrush
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It's amazing to me that the Governors' people didn't more clearly focus on the Techno then - to DEMF now connection. Making that link would have allowed them to award May Saunderson, and opt-in *or* opt out both Atkins Carl Craig. But sometimes people in government aren't really as good at spinning their arbitrary decisions as those on the ground... -marc At 5:50 PM + 9/7/04, Robert Taylor wrote: Weird reason given for not awarding him isn't it? -Original Message- From: placid [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 4:47 PM To: Robert Taylor; 313@hyperreal.org Subject: RE: (313) May Saunderson Win Awards But no juan that's f*^%d up p -Original Message- From: Robert Taylor [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 07 September 2004 18:46 To: 313@hyperreal.org Subject: (313) May Saunderson Win Awards Saw this on LD: Governor recognizes Mich. contributors to cultural history August 30, 2004 BY FRANK PROVENZANO FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER Two pioneers of what was once considered underground music will receive the state's highest recognition for artistic success from Gov. Jennifer Granholm. Today, Detroiters Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson, who as DJs and music producers helped propel techno into a worldwide phenomenon, will be named recipients of the International Achievement Award as part of this year's Governor's Awards for Arts Culture. While techno has been embraced by the European masses since the late '80s, it's only been in the past five years that the men who most people credit as the godfathers of the music have won broad acclaim in their hometown. First, there was the Detroit Electronic Music Festival, which brought hundreds of thousands of music lovers to Hart Plaza for Memorial Day weekend dance music. Then there was Techno: Detroit's Gift to the World, an 18-month-long exhibit that ended this month at the Detroit Historical Museum, which illuminated their role in putting techno on the international music map. Then came May and Saunderson's prominent roles in shaping Movement, the techno music festival in Detroit's Hart Plaza that replaced DEMF. The pair joins a Who's Who of Michigan cultural history who have received the award, including Aretha Franklin, Lily Tomlin, James Earl Jones, the Four Tops, Elmore Leonard, Arthur Miller and Smokey Robinson. Earlier in my career, I would've thought that being part of a tradition would mean that I was giving up some independence and control, but now, I see it as part of our legacy, said Saunderson, 39, preparing to leave Detroit for a concert tour of Holland, Belgium and Germany. Everywhere we go around the world, people realize the scene wouldn't be what it is if it wasn't for our ambition, he said. In discussing the history of Detroit techno, Juan Atkins is typically cited along with May and Saunderson as the most important groundbreakers. Officials say that Atkins was not included because he no longer lives in Michigan, though other winners had moved before their awards. The governor's awards also include patrons Maxine and Stuart Frankel of Bloomfield Hills for donating $10 million to the University of Michigan Museum of Art; Dr. C. Robert Maxfield, superintendent of Farmington Public Schools, for pushing the arts as part of core curriculum classes, and former Detroit Symphony Orchestra artist-in-residence Michael Daugherty, who has composed a homage to the city titled MotorCity Triptych. The 19th annual Governor's Awards for Arts Culture event is coordinated by ArtServe Michigan, a statewide nonprofit arts advocacy agency aiming to increase public arts funding and recognition for the state's artists.. This year's ceremony will be Nov. 18 at the Henry Ford in Dearborn. Tickets are $50-$300, with proceeds going to ArtServe, which typically grosses $300,000 at the event. A call for nominations went out in May. In mid August, a selection committee sifted through 250 nominations. The final decision was based on the impact and contributions that the nominees made to a community. These choices signify the size, breadth and diversity of our cultural umbrella, said ArtServe President Barbara Kratchman. Michigan artists are on the level of those in New York, Chicago, L.A. and anyplace else. We need to recognize what we have here. Like past years, the recipients are from around Michigan. Among the winners are Latin pop singer Liliana Rokita of Saginaw as Emerging Artist of the Year; while the award for Cultural Organization of the Year is shared among Blissfest Music of Petoskey, Grand Rapids Ballet and the city of Marquette's arts department. For Rokita, 32, who recently recorded her first CD and often steps from the stage to dance with fans, the award means immediate credibility. Now, when people hear I've won this award, they will stop and say, 'Let's see why,' said Rokita, who 11 years ago emigrated from Toluca, Mexico.. The attention is so important when you live outside
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The award is not from the city of Detroit but from the state of Michigan AFAIK but then i am not from Detroit :) On 7-sep-04, at 19:08, diana potts wrote: i personally think that statement is bullsh*t. the last five years? please.yes-that's rightthe city of detroit _just_ started utilizing may and saunderson's talents and contributions.suddenly in 1999 the city said 'oh snap-WHO lives here!? well crap- we should let em spin out some' and i mean it was only until 1999 that saying 'i'm from detroit' to any techno dork held any weight. *snicker* if anything, in the last five years other sources of talents have been able to break through the shadow and myth that the 'founding fathers' have held on detroit for so many years. what exaclty does 'acclaim' mean? a plaque you can hang on your wall, an award on a shelf, a cover of a magazine, or thousands upon thousands of people showing up to gigs and little festivals held in hart plaza? sorry- but that little piece of that article exactly honed in on one of my sensitive points. flameon. d np:True Love Waits:Chris Oreily plays Radio head...sorry i'm not showing my aclaim at this moment. --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: While techno has been embraced by the European masses since the late '80s, it's only been in the past five years that the men who most people credit as the godfathers of the music have won broad acclaim in their hometown Just out of interest, do people from detroit feel they have broad acclaim in their hometown now? _ - End of message text This e-mail is sent by the above named in their individual, non-business capacity and is not on behalf of PricewaterhouseCoopers. PricewaterhouseCoopers may monitor outgoing and incoming e-mails and other telecommunications on its e-mail and telecommunications systems. By replying to this e-mail you give your consent to such monitoring ___ Do you Yahoo!? Win 1 of 4,000 free domain names from Yahoo! Enter now. http://promotions.yahoo.com/goldrush
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i dont think that matters. the statement was 'won acclaim in their hometown' --- kj at technotourist dot org [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The award is not from the city of Detroit but from the state of Michigan AFAIK but then i am not from Detroit :) On 7-sep-04, at 19:08, diana potts wrote: i personally think that statement is bullsh*t. the last five years? please.yes-that's rightthe city of detroit _just_ started utilizing may and saunderson's talents and contributions.suddenly in 1999 the city said 'oh snap-WHO lives here!? well crap- we should let em spin out some' and i mean it was only until 1999 that saying 'i'm from detroit' to any techno dork held any weight. *snicker* if anything, in the last five years other sources of talents have been able to break through the shadow and myth that the 'founding fathers' have held on detroit for so many years. what exaclty does 'acclaim' mean? a plaque you can hang on your wall, an award on a shelf, a cover of a magazine, or thousands upon thousands of people showing up to gigs and little festivals held in hart plaza? sorry- but that little piece of that article exactly honed in on one of my sensitive points. flameon. d np:True Love Waits:Chris Oreily plays Radio head...sorry i'm not showing my aclaim at this moment. --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: While techno has been embraced by the European masses since the late '80s, it's only been in the past five years that the men who most people credit as the godfathers of the music have won broad acclaim in their hometown Just out of interest, do people from detroit feel they have broad acclaim in their hometown now? _ - End of message text This e-mail is sent by the above named in their individual, non-business capacity and is not on behalf of PricewaterhouseCoopers. PricewaterhouseCoopers may monitor outgoing and incoming e-mails and other telecommunications on its e-mail and telecommunications systems. By replying to this e-mail you give your consent to such monitoring ___ Do you Yahoo!? Win 1 of 4,000 free domain names from Yahoo! Enter now. http://promotions.yahoo.com/goldrush __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail is new and improved - Check it out! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
