Well I think that was always a desire of at least some of the Detroit producers. Also, with the way things are now, it's hard to make an income out of music. People need to eat. Being in demand helps that.
---------- >From: a <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: 313 Detroit <313@hyperreal.org> >Subject: Re: (313) Madonna - Detroit >Date: Mon, 5 May 2003 1:22 PM > >> for techno to reach a wider audience in the US and beyond we need > > Why must techno reach a wider audience? > > > > On Monday, May 5, 2003, at 02:29 Atlantic/Reykjavik, Cyclone Wehner > wrote: > >> Someone actually wrote to me offlist, saying it's unethical to post >> about a >> non-techno Detroit artist, and I take that point, and felt momentarily >> chastised, but, then again, I feel that in order >> for techno to reach a wider audience in the US and beyond we need to >> see it >> as part of a wider music culture, not isolate it entirely. >> It's interesting >> that, like Motown's HQ, Madonna felt compelled to leave Detroit - >> though, to >> be fair, she was determined to be a dancer not singer - >> whereas the next generation of techno acts (mostly) stayed and now >> Eminem is >> staying. >> That represents a turnaround. Maybe it's generational? Maybe there is a >> sense of 'reclaiming' or 'reasserting' Detroit. >> I often wonder if Veronica Electronica, as she once dubbed herself, >> knows >> that the >> 'electronica' she has been recording has antecedents in Detroit. She >> has >> discussed 'techno' in an interview published in Mixmag a few years ago >> - in >> general terms. >> Some industry people are now saying that Detroit is the next music >> hotspot >> like 'Hotatlanta' was in the 90s. I wonder if there is a sense of this >> in >> Detroit? What implications does it have for the electronic scene? >> I admit I am a fan of Madonna's. I think any female who grew up in the >> 80s >> would see her as more than a pop artist. I don't think I would have >> done >> what I've done in life without that kind of role model as a kid. Joan >> Mitchell has accused her of ushering in the manufactured pop star, and >> she >> hrself is now retiring because of the malaise in pop, but I feel >> Madonna was >> more sophisticated. Madonna has wrtten some very brilliant pop. I rate >> Ray >> Of Light, the last albums were uneven, though. >> Incidentally I hear there is an Octave One remix of the new Massive >> Attack >> single. Anyone know anything more? >> >>> Heh, well when was the last time Madonna was IN the Detroit area, and >>> what >>> the hell has she ever done for Detroit? >>> >>> She moved to New York before a lot of 313 subscribers were born... >>> She's my age for gawdsakes (45) though I'll give it up to her for >>> being >>> in better shape than me. >>> >>> Musically my opinion of Madonna is that she sang on a couple of decent >>> Jellybean tracks and did OK, but the rest of her stuff is pretty >>> average >>> pop music. Voicewise, she has about a 7-half step range, and her >>> delivery >>> rarely rises above a jr high glee club level of artistry. >>> >>> If you want a laugh sometime look at the sheet music for 'Music' -- I >>> like >>> the guitar tab, where the verse is G Major, and the Chorus is G >>> Minor. I >>> bet George Gershwin would be jealous... >>> >>> On Sun, 4 May 2003, The REAL Mxyzptlk wrote: >>>> Rochester...Northern (slightly east) suburb. >>>> >>> >> >
