Doesnt this raise the question of why, if they are interested in dance music, 89x doesnt have a turntable in the studio? Can't they afford a turntable? If craig is interested in playing dance music why doesnt he bring his own turntable into the studio. Why does someone have a radio show which plays dance music when they dont even know what to play? Shouldnt a dj know what to play? If 89x are interested in dance music they should commit to it by providing turntables and knowleadgeable djs ... sounds like they're really interested in something else. Let craig do his own homework and decide what to play - might be interesting to see what his taste leads him to.
good points - since i know a lot more about the circumstances of the request let me try to elaborate.
as always, remember, all of us started somewhere... take a step back if you will and think about what it was like to be out on the dancefloor, not knowing what tracks are being played. at some point you decided that you wanted to know more. me for example - i'm not a trainspotter - i know djs, not labels and producers and tracks etc etc. i know how to organize and make things happen, and y'all need people like me to convince sports bar owners to hand over the creative control of their venues so that places like science can happen. :^) and your role and influence on the scene that we love is different than mine as well.
similarly, craig is the marketing and promotions director for 89x and the x2k show just kinda happened - it wasn't a conscious decision of 89x to branch off into dance music. the only reason that he has the show is BECAUSE he's the marketing and promotions director. the programming director leaves the content strictly up to him and his co-host holly. but craig doesn't come from a dj background - and he quite frankly doesn't have the time to do a lot of research since his full-time job @ 89x is quite different. that's why he asks for input, and if we can help steer him to good music available on cd maybe the fact that all of the really good stuff is on vinyl will push him to get 89x to spring for tables. i don't know where it will lead to, but unless the foundation is laid we won't know what could happen with the show.
and ultimately, yes - craig will decide what to play - but we can influence it. if i give him a list of 20 cds that the 313 list recommends he's gonna go get them and listen and who knows what direction the show will take.
does that explain the situation a little better? take care and thanks for the input, linda g mailing list http://www.onelist.com/community/detroitscience science office 313-534-7420 science fax 313-534-5155 mobile 313-790-7300 pager 800-200-5176 ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
