Thank you pleidy, for understanding and expanding on my point.
Peace, Alex > ----- 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. > >
