I grew up in a white-washed suburb of Detroit and have lived in Oregon for a while and now on the west coast of Michigan. I moved out to Oregon the year the DEMF started and just attended my first one so it is hard to imagine what those first few were like but all I can say is I had a GREAT time last weekend. I saw more black and white people hanging together in Detroit than I ever saw in the 90's. This is actually pitiful and encouraging at the same time but my vantage point tells me that things are changing. I saw Seth Troxler and hung w his parents during his festival set and I think he's originally from K-zoo or something. I met alot of Europeans just looking for a good time and to experience downtown Detroit and the place/environment that spawned Techno (I tried to tell them that to do that, they really had to go to the Bellville strawberry fest haha bad joke) There's a whole other thing that should be exploited during the fest. There should be some sort of educational exhibit for the masses who don't know the basics and for the party-people who don't know the details. Maybe a little set-up just inside the fest gates with a follow-up deal at the African American History Museum?

Dude Bad Boy was shouting "Chi-town" and we are bringing it back "DETROIT" while I think Derek or Saunderson or something is spinning in the background. How cool is that? Alot of musical history between these two cities and fun to watch a commercially-successful scratch master from across the lake have a little fun with it live in the middle of the western conference semi-finals esp. since we were about to eliminate those little hawk b's. Real good mix of everything at this fest and the after parties. Maybe we need to have a better network of getting more of the international attendees to experience the great array of more cutting edge or local after party events as well. Choosing those can be overwhelming to anybody.

Man I love this topic but nut-shell time, DEMF/Movement is sweet, keep it going, let's see what Carl can bring next year. By all means bring out more Michigan/D-town talent and showcase our local sound to whoever shows up but not at the expense keeping it real because we all know what happens when keeping it real goes wrong.

Hey Carl, if you are reading, bring back the Glitch Mob and Mr. Z-trip (this is bigger than hip-hop hip-hop hip-hop) who just came right on out and said F that building to the fortress of Ren-Cen. Those guys had it going on. While you're at it bring in a freestyle rap contest or something and mix up everything it is called "MOVEMENT" right?

I grew up in a white-washed suburb of Detroit and have lived in Oregon for a while and now on the west coast of Michigan. I moved out to Oregon the year the DEMF started and just attended my first one so it is hard to imagine what those first few were like but all I can say is I had a GREAT time last weekend. I saw more black and white people hanging together in Detroit than I ever saw in the 90's. This is actually pitiful and encouraging at the same time but my vantage point tells me that things are changing. I saw Seth Troxler and hung w his parents during his festival set and I think he's originally from K-zoo or something. I met alot of Europeans just looking for a good time and to experience downtown Detroit and the place/environment that spawned Techno (I tried to tell them that to do that, they really had to go to the Bellville strawberry fest haha bad joke) There's a whole other thing that should be exploited during the fest. There should be some sort of educational exhibit for the masses who don't know the basics and for the party-people who don't know the details. Maybe a little set-up just inside the fest gates with a follow-up deal at the African American History Museum?

Dude Bad Boy was shouting "Chi-town" and we are bringing it back "DETROIT" while I think Derek or Saunderson or something is spinning in the background. How cool is that? Alot of musical history between these two cities and fun to watch a commercially-successful scratch master from across the lake have a little fun with it live in the middle of the western conference semi-finals esp. since we were about to eliminate those little hawk b's. Real good mix of everything at this fest and the after parties. Maybe we need to have a better network of getting more of the international attendees to experience the great array of more cutting edge or local after party events as well. Choosing those can be overwhelming to anybody.

Man I love this topic but nut-shell time, DEMF/Movement is sweet, keep it going, let's see what Carl can bring next year. By all means bring out more Michigan/D-town talent and showcase our local sound to whoever shows up but not at the expense keeping it real because we all know what happens when keeping it real goes wrong.

I grew up in a white-washed suburb of Detroit and have lived in Oregon for a while and now on the west coast of Michigan. I moved out to Oregon the year the DEMF started and just attended my first one so it is hard to imagine what those first few were like but all I can say is I had a GREAT time last weekend. I saw more black and white people hanging together in Detroit than I ever saw in the 90's. This is actually pitiful and encouraging at the same time but my vantage point tells me that things are changing. I saw Seth Troxler and hung w his parents during his festival set and I think he's originally from K-zoo or something. I met alot of Europeans just looking for a good time and to experience downtown Detroit and the place/environment that spawned Techno (I tried to tell them that to do that, they really had to go to the Bellville strawberry fest haha bad joke) There's a whole other thing that should be exploited during the fest. There should be some sort of educational exhibit for the masses who don't know the basics and for the party-people who don't know the details. Maybe a little set-up just inside the fest gates with a follow-up deal at the African American History Museum?

Dude Bad Boy was shouting "Chi-town" and we are bringing it back "DETROIT" while I think Derek or Saunderson or something is spinning in the background. How cool is that? Alot of musical history between these two cities and fun to watch a commercially-successful scratch master from across the lake have a little fun with it live in the middle of the western conference semi-finals esp. since we were about to eliminate those little hawk b's.

Man I love this topic but nut-shell time, DEMF/Movement is sweet, keep it going, let's see what Carl can bring next year. By all means bring out more Michigan/D-town talent and showcase our local sound to whoever shows up but not at the expense keeping it real because we all know what happens when keeping it real goes wrong.

Attendence is important for the continued existence of the festival. That means artists beyond the proponents of 'pure' Detroit Techno need to be invited. BUT if Paxahau goes too far in that direction, then DEMF will become just another generic event, and lose its unique Detroit character.

The festival's lineup should reflect the cutting edge of dance music, meaning that it has a role in educating audiences by exposing them to things they might not know already, BUT if the lineup is too left field, it will cease to appeal to a broad enough audience. Readers of "Wire" magazine at the festival are probably outnumbered by raver kids about 500 to 1.

Part of the essential character of Detroit dance music culture is that it has always been eclectic, and incorporated musical influences from all over the globe. Furthermore, very soon after the first artists began making the records that came to be known as techno, the music itself became a global phenomenon.

Those of us who are regular attendees are quite excited about Carl Craig being music director for next year. The years he was in charge had superlative lineups that brought an eclectic variety of music into the Detroit Techno tent. I trust Carl to strike a perfect balance between the OG and the new, the experimental and the mainstream. No way he or anyone else will make everyone 100% happy, but given some of Paxahau's dodgier choices over the past few years, I think he may come close.

personally the years i enjoyed the festibal most are years in which they kept detroit and detroit techno closest. that being said, im a huge fan of detroit techno and it gives me an excuse to go back to detroit, hang with friends and listen to the music that frames my memories of that city. however for the people that live in detroit perhaps they enjoy finally seeing and hearing some acts that they can't hear every day of the week in the city. it doesnt seem like detroit gets to see its fair share of global artists.