>Plaster your name on banners all over the place thats cool. But don't get >involved with the art direction of the festival thats gos a little to far...
Some would argue that even the banner itself is a compromise to whatever "art" you're trying to construct. What price, integrity...? It's the very existence of these sponsored events that permitted the near-astronomical fees commanded by even the lowest HP-DJ quality performers. Following that, it's those same fees that prohibit even some of the best events from getting off the ground without that same sponsorship. A vicious circle and a corporate teat that once a scene gets the taste of, it can't easily wean itself off. It's unfortunate that in our naive desires to make everything bigger, badder and bolder at every opportunity, we widen whatever distance there is between us and the things that made use do it in the first place. What fills this void is usually nothing more than money and bullshit. - Craig
