Re: [313] Alton Miller In Perth
There has been a real backlash to mega parties in Melbourne - people are going back to clubs. Even Welcome 2001 didn't get the figures they wanted - 9000 instead of 12/15 000. I just don't believe house music - deep house - works at those kind of parties, maybe that is why Welcome didn't cater for that this year. Respect Is Burning got just under 5000 which is what they wanted and the vibe there was good as it was an exclusively house party with Dimitri From Paris, Roger Sanchez & Derrick Carter pitched to an older, more cosmopolitan crowd. A lot of people complain that $100/120 is too much for 10 - 15 international DJs but I think that is good value considering. The thing is the DJs and their agents want to get paid, they want good accommodation, first class airfares (it's a 24 hour flight), add to that the inflation caused by the exchange rate (Aus dollar devalued, most DJs want US dollars or UK pounds) and GST (which has really hit the entertainment industry) and you are gonna have to pay for that. >I saw Alton play NYE. It was a bit weird in that there must have been around >10,000 people at this gig - 4 floors of tunes: 1) trance/hard house and >breaks, 2) techno, 3) house, 4) drum n bass - Perusing each of the floors, >it quickly became apparent what the people were here for: trance, followed >by techno and drum 'n bass. The house room was next to empty when we arrived >(just before midnight), but after spending a couple of minutes in the other >rooms we were more than happy to relax in the space and enjoy some quality >music. Alton came on around 12:30 and although a few more people got on the >dancefloor, the crowd remained very sparse. In a word, his set was funky. >Lots of smooth, deep house, some vocals, some groovy breaks and some classic >disco stuff. The DJ booth was very close to the dancefloor which allowed >those of us on there to really feel Alton's vibe which was very relaxed - >dancing, clapping hands, big smile. I thoroughly enjoyed his set as did the >handful of others on and around the dancefloor. Now as to why there was >hardly anyone there in the house room to see Alton. He was a late inclusion >on the bill, but I can honestly say this has little or nothing to do with >it. Cyclone's right, the whole gig wasn't pushed to the sort of crowd who >would normally go and see Alton play. I mean tickets were around $100 each >for 10 - 15 international DJs, but when there's only one out of that bunch >that you know you'll enjoy, what's the point? This would be a good time to >say I won free tickets to this, and wouldn't have gone otherwise ;-) > >Respect, and a belated "happy new year" to one and all 313'ers. >JasonB > >
RE: [313] Alton Miller In Perth
>Here's what it says about Alton Miller... "Alton Miller did not attract a >huge crowd at any time during his set of three hours. Was this due to his >name being relatively unknown? In any case, he played a variety of music, >from flowing groovy house to breaks to harder tech-house." > >Added comments: he is known, it's just that it wasn't pushed in a big way >and to the right crowd (due the late addition??) and he needs to play East >Coast (ie Melbourne & Sydney) too to get that love. The house/deep >house/tech-house scene is really blowing up here now. I saw Alton play NYE. It was a bit weird in that there must have been around 10,000 people at this gig - 4 floors of tunes: 1) trance/hard house and breaks, 2) techno, 3) house, 4) drum n bass - Perusing each of the floors, it quickly became apparent what the people were here for: trance, followed by techno and drum 'n bass. The house room was next to empty when we arrived (just before midnight), but after spending a couple of minutes in the other rooms we were more than happy to relax in the space and enjoy some quality music. Alton came on around 12:30 and although a few more people got on the dancefloor, the crowd remained very sparse. In a word, his set was funky. Lots of smooth, deep house, some vocals, some groovy breaks and some classic disco stuff. The DJ booth was very close to the dancefloor which allowed those of us on there to really feel Alton's vibe which was very relaxed - dancing, clapping hands, big smile. I thoroughly enjoyed his set as did the handful of others on and around the dancefloor. Now as to why there was hardly anyone there in the house room to see Alton. He was a late inclusion on the bill, but I can honestly say this has little or nothing to do with it. Cyclone's right, the whole gig wasn't pushed to the sort of crowd who would normally go and see Alton play. I mean tickets were around $100 each for 10 - 15 international DJs, but when there's only one out of that bunch that you know you'll enjoy, what's the point? This would be a good time to say I won free tickets to this, and wouldn't have gone otherwise ;-) Respect, and a belated "happy new year" to one and all 313'ers. JasonB
Re: [313] Alton Miller In Perth
I believe Craig Mullin & Alton Miller are playing Geisha this Friday in Perth for just $7, kids. What a steal!!
Alton Miller In Perth
I sincerely hope someone went to check out this in Perth!! I think Alton must have been a very late addition to this party but can't be sure, it's just that he wasn't mentioned in the lead up media and advertisements. It is so unfortunate we couldn't have had him on the East Coast. I think the Stateside cancellation in Sydney has to do with the fact that the Stateside crew have Derrick Carter out and are touring with him around the country, so they are committed to that. Here is some info on the party Alton played at on an Australian dance site - would love more info from people on 313. Science Fiction 4 @ Belmont Racecourse, Perth (31/12/00) http://www.inthemix.com.au/cgi-bin/newspro/viewreview.cgi?newsid978523660,26 960,x Here's what it says about Alton Miller... "Alton Miller did not attract a huge crowd at any time during his set of three hours. Was this due to his name being relatively unknown? In any case, he played a variety of music, from flowing groovy house to breaks to harder tech-house." Added comments: he is known, it's just that it wasn't pushed in a big way and to the right crowd (due the late addition??) and he needs to play East Coast (ie Melbourne & Sydney) too to get that love. The house/deep house/tech-house scene is really blowing up here now. It was too late for me to go to Perth, so I caught Carter on NYE at a big house party here Respect Is Burning (done in connection with the French guys) and he was on the money - he is always good for me. Others here in Melbourne ventured out to Welcome 2001 (less well attended than last year's 2000) to catch Richie Hawtin who drew good reports but seemed to be playing to a large crowd. I have heard really divergent reports of Samuel L Sessions that night on the decks but he does seem to be making a wave with his productions and his mix-CD A Samuel L Session On Monoid is tight. Next day I caught Adam Beyer, Joel Mull and Christian Smith at this day party called Summadayze and left thinking Beyer was technically excellent whereas the other two were fairly average over all.