ok ok ok....alot of people have read into this WAY too much, and rightfully so. as when mani wrote it i know he was trying to get a reaction from it. we all know it was'nt the best way to say it....but like i said it was HIS words and i think he was TRYING to get a reaction, which some of you fell into hook line and sinker....even though it was not even directed at you or this list really....the message was posted to this list as it was to MANY other lists i think in an effort to let people know that mani is changing how his agency does business....
For the last week mani and cisco from the advent have been sitting here at my house with other dj's/ promoters on the west coast disscusing this topic...i think anyone who heard it would understand the full context of all of this ....(at least those of you who have seen the American techno scene)....it was not a europe bashing session...i mean jeeesh cisco was here and i would say is a good representative of the European techno scene...i mean cmon do you guys think we were all sitting around saying screw europe lets not support them..... ohh except you cisco...... so once again i am sorry if this ruffled everyones feathers but a friend asked me to post it to this list and i do think its relevent......and don't you people think that i understand Europes inpact on the American scene i would invite anyone to look at my collection....I have what most people would consider alot of records and own huge sections of R&S,DJAX,BUZZ,TRESOR,WARP,NOVAMUTE,HARDWAX,as well as many other....records that i PAID for and i thank Europe and the people who made them in my head everytime i listen to one of those gems..... for once it would be nice to see someone like Jason Brunton or many others, to come over to our neck of the woods and play a nice party for 2-3 thousand people who love techno.... so there now more tiesto bashing as i do think fred had a real good point ... Why fight over the crumbs when you should be blowing up the bakery and p.s i hate politics of the government kind so i aint even gonna try to address those issues as they are not mine... michael www.renegaderhythms.com >>Kamal wrote: >>"I can understand where people are coming from with their angry responses >>as a knee jerk reaction, I cannot see this stance holding water after a >>sober read of his initial post." > > I assure you that our response was not a knee jerk one, neither was our > reading of his original less than sober. It is his original post that was > anything but sober. While it is obvious that Mani spent a long time > considering his position, there is no indication that he spent nearly > enough > considering his post. > >>"on the same note i would say that if european promoters are >>getting the same treatment from american talent, STOP BOOKING THEM" > > You are correct in saying that we have the right to stop booking American > artists if we have been let down by them in the past. As does Mani with > European artists. And this is precisely what we have done. However this > was > not enough. It was then necessary to gather a greater understanding of > American artists and find perhaps lesser known artists who were and are > more > deserving of our support and booking fees. Simply shutting your doors is, > in > your words, a knee jerk reaction. I was not being merely flippant when I > suggested a trip to Europe might benefit Mani greatly. > >>"maybe his slogan should be "Saving America from bad manners". > > Certainly one way of saving yourself from bad manners is to never let > anyone > into your house again. But let it be no surprise to you that this act will > be considered the height of bad manners by a lot of perfectly mannered > people who will never again receive an invitation. > > Eamonn / D1 > Dublin > >
