----- Original Message ----- > >But what if he and others in his position could take it further > than that! > > >Galvanize this community through festivals (lukewarm overall), > seminars,>clubs (gasp!), and the development of new players in the > game. > > Uh, yeah - he does all of this. It's called Musik und Machine. > http://www.musikundmaschine.com/index_flash.html
Thats in Germany though. To simplify my previous post in light of the last couple posts: I sort of see this issue as comparable to the difference between socialism and capitalism. The capitalists head over to Europe where the capital is at for the dance music industry. The socialists are community driven and are in it primarily for the general welfare and progression of the local community. Of course there are many in-betweens, but underground music scenes have traditionally avoided capitlist structures- sometimes as a philosophical reaction against the state of the mainstream music industry, and sometimes as an involuntary action due to lack of resources. When it comes down to business, there are many opposing viewpoints both within and outside the underground community. I think the opinions in this thread have been reflecting those various philosophies of the dance community and are all worthy of consideration.
