On Thu, 27 Jan 2005, Martin Dust wrote:
> Questions > > 1. Are we interested in the numbers only? Only? No. But there is a critical mass neded for such a space. > > 2. Would it not be better to put on a good festival that showcased > Detroit and International artists for 10,000 and break even, than 1 > Million and lose everything, including the future of the Festival? The thing is Martin, and I'm sure this is utterly foreign tosomeone in Europe, the disparity between the free fest and paid event over here is enormous. No one, even at the height of rave culture in the States, was able to draw more than 3-4000 thousand people in detroit. and half that crowd was there for the all night drug party, not the music. you wouldn't get 10,000 people into hart plaza for $15. > > 3. Are we on the list doing what we can to help make sure it happens? Unless anyone here can find a $100,000 sponsor and leave the check on kevin saunderson's door, there's not much we can do. plenty off offers to help have been made in the past, and less than politely declined. > > 4. Would it be better to start again and just continue to build on what > we make than suffer at the hands of people who don't care? Or just quit. What made the festival a success was that it was a civic activity for the city of detroit. anything else is just a rave. > > 5. If we feel the numbers would be low in Detroit, why not put it on in > Europe? > I think Europe already has enough festivals, don' you? > > M > >
