my view of sonar was that it was essentially a 'music industry' event as with Midem in Cannes, Popkom in Cologne & WMC in Miami.
Not a festival per se like tribal Gathering, Homelands etc. But as with Miami the general public have become involved due to the extra revenue brought in. This helps to explaining (as per the email below) why the events during the day are nice and intimate, showcasing new & old talent, & why during the evening they have the 'big players'. -- Phil Vernol Label Manager Peacefrog Ltd Unit 205 Westbourne Studios 242 Acklam Road London W10 5JJ T: +44 207 575 3045 F: +44 207 575 3047 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > From: "boca_raton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 17:50:29 +0200 > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: (313) Sonar Festival 2003 dates > > one important thing about sonar: > sonar day is great for hearing new exciting music. > great atmo. great vibes, and small stages make it very intimate. > sonar nite is the other way around alot of people, bad atmo, sound system > which sound too hard. not intimate events at all. > and again the line up in the nite is for me at least boring. > john digweed? carl cox??? (i am not a big fan of hawtin > so u can include him). > > thats just my 2 cents > MGFD >
