You might have had me if you substituted EU for the word TRANCE. If Bush wins this election will somebody from the EU please adopt me ? I can't afford to move to Berlin, Paris or London and be with all of my friends....
telepathic regards, the kooky scientist on 9/30/04 8:52 PM, Renegade808 at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > here is something i was asked to post to the 313 list....... > > > > ---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- > Subject: FW: EAR techno declaration of an EU boycott and an END TOEUROPEAN > insourcing of TECHNO MUSIC From: "Mani Miglani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, September 30, 2004 5:52 pm > To: "Carrie Miglani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Subject: EAR techno declaration of an EU boycott and an END TO EUROPEAN > insourcing of TECHNO MUSIC > > The year 2004 has been an eye-opening one for myself and the obS/ EAR > collective. For 28 years of my life I have always looked outward when it > came to many aspects of my existence (my cultural identity, even > appreciation from others and my choices in music). For a long time > obS/EAR existed as an entity which assisted in marketing EU artists and > beyond into the US. However, a trip to India (my cultural homeland) after > a 19 year absence, a trip to Detroit - one of techno's homelands to visit > with Mike Banks, Murat's visit of the Chicago offices, the Parental > Advisory tour that ended in Bigfork Minnesota, the Advent West Coast Tour > with Murat, Tetric, SOG, Twonz and Man Dude Bryan along with a few other > events that included spiritual places and books - I have decided to make a > major change in the way EAR considers techno music from here on as an > individual organization and collective of artists. I have decided that I > am going to begin looking inward. This means that this collective of > artists will remain tied to the American scene and American DJs as it is > our artists who need the > assistance, the monetary funds and even the recognition that is deserved > and lacking. I cannot sit by any longer and watch what was created here in > the States get redone and sold back to us at import prices. Yet, we have > made an exception with two artists: The Advent and Steve Rachmad as they > have shown their respect to the American sound and to the scenes in > Chicago and Detroit respectively, while also pioneering their own sounds > and even actually helping the American scene and its artists. > > Below is the current EAR Roster with a few purposeful omissions, as I have > not yet been able to talk over the changes with some of the non-exclusive > current members of E.A.R. (the artists you can book direct through > themselves anyway). > > E.A.R. CURRENT ROSTER (12 acts) > Manish Miglani... aka dj mani... Chicago, USA via New Delhi, India > Murat... New Jersey via Istambul, Turkey > The Advent... London, UK via Madiera, Portugal > G Flame... London, UK via Madiera, Portugal > Steve Rachmad... Amsterdam, Holland via Surinam, a Dutch colony > SOG... Portland, Oregon > Tetsuji Miwa... Portland, Oregon via Nagoya, Japan > Magda... Berlin, Germany via Detroit, USA > Twonz... Detroit, USA > Mike Huckaby... Detroit, USA > Mike Dearborn... Chicago, USA > Robin Porter... Los Angeles, USA via London, UK > > > The new website to be posted soon will accurately and definitively reflect > our technology initiative through the obS Productions Inc. and our now > US-centric aims in marketing American Techno Music, or the soon to be > not-for-profit E.A.R./ Are You Techno? Collective. > > Most importantly, special thanks to my family in Chicago ILLINOIS, Bowling > Green, KENTUCKY, Big Fork, MINNESOTA, New Delhi and Gaziabad, INDIA, and > others in my immediate family. In addition, major respect and gratitude > to Cisco Ferreira, Murat, Tetsuji Miwa, SOG and Mike Banks from UR for > helping me en-lighten myself and guiding me on a path I must follow. > > Lastly, I depart with this. Why is that the USA is up in arms when > technology jobs are outsourced to India and China, yet not at all > DISGUSTED when the European magazines and scene come into our scenes > demanding huge fees and arriving with difficult attitudes, resulting to a > trend of the US getting InSourced...? How many US artists do you know > with day jobs, more talent than the the headliner flown in on business > class, yet that same cat plays his/her heart out for a few measly bucks > after working a full time work week and has to watch a premadonna global > talent get paid tens of thousands and refuse to play a minute longer than > the contract. It is not proper and I am personally making a stand with my > collective of artists... > > > Peace > Namaste > Love and Respect > > If you feel the same way, contact me and drop me a line or two. > > > Manish Miglani > > aka dj mani > > > > > ------ End of Forwarded Message > >
