DO have more people in fluro, furry and baggy clothing w/ oversized hats. ;)
On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 3:58 PM, Frank Glazer <[email protected]> wrote: > don't hire scantily clad ladies to dance like idiots in front of the djs. > > On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 1:26 PM, kent williams <[email protected]> wrote: >> DO: >> Include Detroit DJs and Artists. Genre not important as long as >> contemporary with some electronic elements. e.g. Slum Village, but not >> a Detroit Polka band. >> Include International artists and DJs whose music is either Detroit >> influenced, or is interesting and enjoyable in it's own right and not >> too far from the core focus on electronic music. E.g. Tortoise and >> Autechre were good DEMF bookings. >> Include the best proponents of new dance music genres. E.g. Burial >> would be a good booking. Give him a Luchador mask to wear if he's >> still feeling bashful. >> >> DON'T: >> Book Trance DJs. Trance music -- regardless of nation or city of >> origin -- is the opposite of Techno, and the opposite of good music, >> for that matter. >> Book a DJ/Producer who don't actually make the music they release >> under their names. >> Book any Big-room, Ibiza-DJing, Coked-out, Primadonna Bullsh1t DJs. >> >> Now it's tough to balance financial prudence with artistic integrity, >> and arguably Paxahau has mostly done OK. But the only rightful place >> for Benny Benassi at DEMF would be in a dunk tank. >> > > > > -- > peace, > > frank > > dj mix archive: http://www.deejaycountzero.com >
