oh goody a DJ Tower! and all new heights of dance! if I didnt know better, I would think DEMF is a big lame trance festival.. :\
-Joe fux ----- Original Message ----- From: "PhedX" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 1:19 PM Subject: [313] DEMF Update > > The latest from the every rotating venue > > > DETROIT ELECTRONIC MUSIC FESTIVAL 2002 KICKS IT UP A NOTCH WITH HIP-HOP AND > INTERNATIONAL SPONSOR > "Subterraneous and Dilated Peoples prepare to jam as Ministry of Sound lays > claim to stage co-sponsorship on new DJ Tower" > > Detroit - Pop Culture Media, the Detroit-based company that owns and > produces the annual Detroit Electronic Music Festival, is announcing the > addition of two nationally known Hip-Hop groups to the line-up and a new > stage sponsorship by internationally known Ministry of Sound. Joining the > performance line up over the three-day Memorial Weekend May 25th, 26th and > 27th at Hart Plaza will be Subterraneous and Dilated Peoples. > "Detroit Hip-Hop is breaking through not only here, but nationally as > well," said Mike Huckaby, member of the DEMF Artistic Board of Directors. > "Both of these groups bring a different style of Hip-Hop to the table and > they truly represent the underground." > Subterraneous is known as one of the most influential underground Hip-Hop > crews coming out of Michigan. The group consists of OneManyArmy, Decompoze, > Magestic Legend,Malaki, Illite and Phrikshun. The group has garnered a > positive reputation for displaying their individual styles and then coming > together during a performance to demonstrate a unique and powerful presence. > The group recently released their latest album "Waterworld Too." They are > scheduled to perform prior to George Clinton's 8-p.m. performance on the > DEMF stage at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, May 26, 2002. For more info on the group go > to www.subterraneousrecords.com. > Nationally acclaimed Dilated Peoples, formed in the mid-90s, has been > blowing the scene up with raging underground singles such as "Third Degree" > and "Work the Angles" before they embarked on a wildly successful road trip > with a film documentary about hip-hop DJs. The group has been featured in > REMIX magazine and is noted for their recently released album Expansion > Team. > Dilated Peoples is well known for providing original and inspiring > performances for fans. They are scheduled to perform following a 6 p.m. live > jam session by Advent on the DEMF stage at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, May 27, > 2002. For more info on the group go to www.dilatedpeoples.com. > Meanwhile, the wildly popular and internationally known Ministry of Sound > has claimed an envious and prominent position as a stage co-sponsor on this > year's new DJ Tower. They share a co-sponsorship with Miller Genuine Draft > where top-notch performers such as DJ Zapp, Adam X and the DEMF's own member > of the Artistic Board of Directors K. Hand will musically spin techno fans > to higher heights of dance and sound. > "We are extremely happy to have the Ministry of Sound join this year's > festival," said PCM president and festival founder Carol Marvin. "They > represent the absolute best in electronic music entertainment. This > multi-media giant is marketing the festival in 23 U.S. markets alone to > demonstrate once again their ability to provide fun for fans on a scale > unmatched by anyone else in the business. Their presence on the new DJ Tower > at this year's festival promises dance like never before." > The annual Detroit Electronic Music Festival is known as the world's > largest free dance party that attracted 1.7 million visitors to last year's > event and attracted a reported $147 million in economic impact to metro > Detroit. > -end- > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
