I also have tons of debt, and only the most paltry of jobs. And
I'm trying to get gear so I can make some decent music. Far from
suggesting that everyone can/should come out to Coachella or the few
other far-flung events, I just was trying to point out that when Jeff
said it was "absolutely" out of the question he wasn't exactly
correct. And I failed to do that properly since I was emailing much
further into the night than should be legal. A few lucky souls were
able to finagle their way over. Of course, it should be much easier
than that to see such influential artists as Autechre and mu-ziq, and
on at least an every-other-year basis.
Lots of places that don't have anything IDM related ought to,
especially big cities with colleges such as Dallas. If only we had
the same problems ska had a few years ago, where you had to choose
between which band from down the street to go listen to this weekend!
I'd say that you should start trying to promote stuff in your area,
but since you're making your own music and doing what you can, that
pat response wouldn't apply to you at all. And I know how hard it is
to get an IDM-related night going even when there is a base for it,
I've been trying hard to here in my town for a year or so now.
I can see how my response might have sounded like "well, if you
didn't come it's just that you're not a loyal enough IDM fan" or some
bullshit like that, but that's not what I meant at all. I'm also not
one to bellyache at all about not having good music around where I
live, 'cause I know I'm friggin' lucky, even if I do have to drive 70
miles into and out of Hollywood every time I want to see something
decent. You've never seen a car accumulate miles so quickly.
Probably I just shouldn't respond to emails after 4 am like I did
to that one, I can't quite tell what sort of tone I'm conveying, and
I definitely didn't mean to ruffle any feathers or poke at any sore
spots. The guy I met there said that he was on the IDM list, so I
was sort of hoping that he'd realize I was talking about him and say
"hey", since I've completely lost his email, name, etc. in spite of
the fact that he and his girlfriend seemed really cool.
Basically I feel like saying a big, resounding "D'OH! That's not
what I meant at all!"
Ryan
p.s. To give this a little more general content, does anyone know why
there's never an IDM tent at raves? Is it because it's usually just
not economically feasible to put in another sound system, or is it
because there's not enough djs to pull from in most places? Good
hip-hoppy IDM could easily take the place of the ambient rooms that
seem to have utterly disappeared.... Or are most successful IDM
events usually associated with coffee houses and bars that already
have equipment and a clientele, with the event just bringing in extra
cash for the establishment on top of whatever they've already got? I
seriously want to know more about the economics of successful events,
I'm desperately trying to get stuff going where I live. Thanks for
any info on this!
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Hi. My name is Andrew. I have a day job. I have massive amounts of debt, and
records I'd like to put out.
Scuse me if I can't drop everything to go to Coachella.
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