Re: [idm] Richie Hawtin's letter regarding the DEMF
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Kevin Ryan wrote:
quoted 2 lines as the proverbial Man is footing the bill,>as the proverbial Man is footing the bill,
>where do we get off with the hubris to assume that everything should go
according to our wishes?... I'm not about to flail around whining
about how a free
quoted 1 line party doesn't book my personal favorite styles of music.>party doesn't book my personal favorite styles of music.
many times, you don't get what you want if you don't speak up. I
respect the complainers.
corporations back all sorts of things, in some cases to enhance their
credibility as well as promote their brand name. they back stuff like
fine arts exhibitions, opera, etc, which lacks the broadest popular
appeal, but shows the coporate goliath to be sophisticated and, you
know, sensitive.
so, it's good if people are putting up a stink about what the
festival is about. maybe the backers get the idea that it's more
like a serious music festival than like the Grammies. they have
something to gain if the festival is a well-respected event; it's
already well-attended.
does remind me of seeing some pathetically out of place corporate pr
guy trying to introduce Ornette Coleman in Battery Park last year.
(wasn't even a free concert!) Guess the plug didn't work since I
already forgot which corporation sponsored the event, but he gave a
little pitch for the company, recited their slogan. Embarrassing. And
then Ornette came out and played the most advanced music on earth.
k
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