David Bitterman wrote: > Just to throw this out there, did anyone else know that for no more than the > price of air fare the DEMF was offered Joel Mull, Cari Lekebausch, Mistress > Barbara, Christian Smith, Marco Corola, and a handful of others, and they > said they had absolutely no interest? I could be wrong about this next part, > but I believe there was some offer of sponsoring a stage as part of the > package as well. So much for total diversity as a bunch of seriously pro > level techno gets dissed! -
Assuming this is correct info and not simply starting a rumour by whoever originated this info, there are many legitimate reasons why such a thing could have happened that do not involve 'dissing'. That offer could've been made at a time when the majority of the lineup was already more or less fixed. Maybe there was already enough techno in the lineup compared to other forms of electronic music (it's the dEMf, not the dTf). Those DJs tour the US on a fairly regular basis, much more than the average Detroit DJ, so they don't need the exposure as much. One of the beauties of last year's DEMF was to hear relatively unknown Detroit DJs spin great sets (it's the Demf, not the emf)*1 Other non-Detroit techno DJs such as Slam and Laurent Garnier have a stronger musical connection to Detroit than the ones you mention. Carl Craig may simply like other DJs better and he *is* the musical director of the festival after all. Otto *1 Although I'm wondering, given the way it's being billed this year, whether they're gonna drop the D after next year's edition and then hold it each year in the highest-bidding city, say a commercially much more attractive place like NYC or LA... (/cynical capitalist mode off)
