I can't help but compare this thread to discussions I've heard about the evolution of the Winter Music Conference.. over the years the conference has evolved completely into a festival of mass proportions.
Or even comparing it to the debate I used to hear over and over again about Vinyl vs CD, turntables vs Laptop. Evolution is part of life. It sometimes doesn't matter how much better you think it used to be. And to be fair... was it really that good at the beginning? I mean... yeah, the music line-ups were amazing... but were the bills to the production staff paid...? No... causing a lot of people in this city to struggle in one capacity or another... I know one person who was owed $9,000 after a fest w/ Carol... that was only one person out of the many people that filed lawsuits trying to get their money, but no luck... and this was during the years that the city invested an est. $300,000 a year in DEMF. So... DEMF has changed... the city no longer invests like that... they have to fund it all themselves... the music line-ups have changed... and people are actually getting paid what they were promised... some things are for the better... don't get me wrong, I can come up with 50 things they should do that could make it better and another 20 things I'm angry that they changed, but I recognize that it's a bit foolish to try to stop change, and even more foolish to think DEMF the first 3 years were the perfect symbol for what DEMF should be.... On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 3:03 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Actually, and technically, I don't think it is "DEMF" > afaik Carol Marvin owns "DEMF" > > what Paxahau is doing is "Movement" > > I've come to the conclusion that, although they both have taken place in > the same place and the same annual dates, the festivals are two different > things with two almost entirely different spirits > > Paxahau's "Movement" festival isn't "DEMF", although it does use the tag > line - "Detroit's Electronic Music Festival" > It's not THE Detroit Electronic Music Festival > The Detroit Electronic Music Festival doesn't exist anymore and more than > likely will never again > I'm glad I got to experience it - it was during a time when they could get > away with bringing in THAT much talent, legendary artists that I REALLY > respect without asking for any money from any of the fans > Celebrating Detroit, Detroit music, Detroit electronic music, and 1st > through 3rd (and 4th) waves of Detroit influence > > splitting hairs maybe but I've pretty much come to realize that Paxahau > probably don't feel any obligation or need to keep the festival in line > with the original spirit of the original DEMF > Therefore, Paxahau isn't soiling the legacy of the DEMF because they aren't > doing THE Detroit Electronic Music Festival > > I'm happy that I can say "I was there when..." > It might never happen again but how often do those times get repeated > anyway? > > well, those are my coping skills explained anyway ;-) > > MEK > > "Arturo Lopez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 03/26/2008 01:05:41 PM: > > > > > This isn't > > trance-cracker raver fest, it's DEMF. > >
