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This is simply a plea for IDM groups to consider the southern part of the continent when planning "tours". It always seems the same places get the shows; montreal, nyc, chicago, toronto, seattle, etc. There is life (and an audience) south of the mason dixon line... contrary to popular opinion. ;) ... and that is all I have to say about that. please pardon the rant. -matT --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

On Tue, 10 Oct 2000, Matthew Guest wrote:

quoted 4 lines This is simply a plea for IDM groups to consider the southern part of the

> This is simply a plea for IDM groups to consider the southern part of the > continent when planning "tours". It always seems the same places get the > shows; montreal, nyc, chicago, toronto, seattle, etc. >

That's where they have the hookups. Shows just don't happen -- someone on the ground locally has to contact the people setting up the tour, find venues, sign contracts, advertise, etc. If you think there's an audience in your region, you can do it yourself. But you have to look pretty hard at what's manageable in your local region. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

At 11:31 AM 10/10/2000, Kent williams wrote:

quoted 7 lines This is simply a plea for IDM groups to consider the southern part of the

> > This is simply a plea for IDM groups to consider the southern part of the > > continent when planning "tours". It always seems the same places get the > > shows; montreal, nyc, chicago, toronto, seattle, etc. > >That's where they have the hookups. Shows just don't happen -- someone >on the ground locally has to contact the people setting up the tour, find >venues, sign contracts, advertise, etc.

And there's also the fact that the cities & promoters that are willing/able to host these sort of shows are much more concentrated up here in the northeast and along the west coast. You can basically tour for a week or two with a show every night and relatively short drives (2-6 hours) each day. Unless the artists are flying (which is rare), it doesn't make much sense for them to spend two or three days on the road for a single show. Greg -- Greg Clow - greg@stainedproductions.com - greg@feedbackmonitor.com concert & event promotions - http://www.stainedproductions.com electronic music radio/reviews/interviews - http://www.feedbackmonitor.com 158 Close Ave. 2nd Floor - Toronto, Ontario M6K 2V5 - Canada --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

We did Mutek in Montreal and had a great answer. These days, our city is quite well spotted by european artists BUT this is a recent fact. IN the 80's evey band coming to tour the US was stopping in Toronto and only sometimes in Montreal. Things have changed: Why? We did our best to develop a scene, to help local bands and start labels. We are now know in this "milieu" for our hospitality and of the technical quality of the events. It can be eveywhere. BUT Mutek originally came from a merge between our will and the will of labels as Force Inc and others to tour in US. Some other dates were scheduled, but not long before the tours, most of the dates were cancelled by local promoters: not enough pre-sale tickets were sold. So, we did everything alone. Eric Mattson ORAL, labOral............ Oral: http://www.oral.qc.ca ............ ............ Oral at BIly Kuhn, 354 Mont_Royal est, Montreal, Quebec Dr P(r)axil: Tuesdays and thursdays, 10 PM to 2AM DJ Mir: Fridays, 10 PM to 2AM ............ ............ ORAl #1: Akufen 01-02, 12", june 2000, available distribution: Formic, Kompakt ............ ............ MUTEK 2001, "ideator" http://www.mutek.ca check: FCMM line-up: http://www.fcmm.qc.ca --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org