Hi one and all...
Since I haven't posted in a long while (except for my question about NYC
vs Chicago vs Philly), I should probably introduce myself...but I hate long
and self-absorbed intros, so I'll keep it short:
The name's Luis and I've been circulating in various electronic music scenes
for more years than I care to admit (mostly around Toronto). Despite all
the partying (and partly because of it), I've managed to make my way through
the past couple of years of grad school writing about electronic dance
music. Most of my work has centered around cultural/aesthetic value and
politics in edm.
And here's where this list comes in: I'm preparing a paper on genre identity
politics--how edm genres are associated (or aren't) with identities such as
gender, ethnicity, sexuality, etc--and I want to include more than my own
voice in this work. Anything with the word 'politics' in it will bring some
controversy and conflicting opinions, and I want to represent as much of
this diversity as I can.
So, I'm looking for a few people who are interested in providing some input
for my research. It would be a no-commitment deal (you can stop
participating and/or withdraw your input at any time), and at whatever level
is comfortable with you (questions by email, phone interview or over beers
if you're in Toronto). If you're at all interested, please email me
privately (not to the list!), and I'll give you the full details of my
project.
Alsso, I can't offer $$$ for participation (this is arts research, after
all), but I promise a prominent shout-out in anything I write on the topic,
unless you want to remain anonymous.
cheers,
Luis
P.S. I'm sending this to the technolist, tech-house, and IDM (and I'll
probably post this on tribe.ca at some time), so my apologies if you get
multiple copies of this!
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