Quote Originally Posted by Internal Error Records
who are the techno soldiers on the west coast? who are the crews? the established djs? what are the labels? where do people shop for their records?

I will try to speak for what I know so I apologize in advance if I left you out...

Seattle -- Jimmy Hoffa (the dj not the teamster) is doing a weekly techno night. Platinum Records is a decent store. DJ Jakub has techno mixes frequently on the net. Adam Zelt I belive is still making techno.

Portland -- Mafia Records homebase. Myself and Markus Alan (Primal) reside here. Very miniscule techno scene, but I know of a lot of people who have moved out here from Madison...maybe the weed?

S.F. -- I know of a guy who goes by Catharsis who does techno shows every once in a while. Jon Williams resides here...Love Parade was a total disgrace this past year. House and trance rule here.

L.A. -- Droid! The Droid fellas reside here...good peeps with quality music and quality shows.

I think if you move to the west coast you would have an equal shot almost anywhere except S.F. It really depends on what type of scenery you want. Seattle is a dope city, but has the worst traffic in the country..seriously, it does. Portland is fcking gorgeous with outdoor fun (snowboarding, camping, mtn biking, windsurfing, wakeboarding, etc.) keeping people sane. Oh and we have the best weed and coffee in the country. :clap: San Francisco is actually a cool city, but ****ing taxed to live there. L.A. is concrete everywhere, but it is warm, so I like...And Vegas is 2 hours away.

Hope this helps a bit...