Quote Originally Posted by g
i hope that this unnamed production company decides they can do it. and that the lineup(s) don't suffer too dramtically as a result.

but really if the fest took a year off that would be a good thing. we're already more than half done with february; today, there is no fest. maybe by may this year there will be one again. which would be, once again, three months to throw together what should have been in the making for at least the last 9. i think what kevin et al did last year was miraculous; 2 years of that is impossible and it is certainly not the recipe for financial success. most ppl on this board are in europe -- of course you aren't planning on going like you would maybe ILT or Sonar. you don't bank time and money on something that may or may not happen, esp when every year it gets closer to may not.

i'm a detroit native, someone for whom both sides of my family have spent generations in the area. i've been involved in techno in detroit since the late 80's; i used to work at Transmat, yadda yadda. my point is that i am not a festival nay-sayer nor someone who doesn't believe in the power of organized effort. on the contrary: the festival should go on and be on par with the Mutek and Sonar's of the world. hell, it should be the gold standard annual global recognition of techno and electronic music. but if you look at it from that perspective, three months, mountains of debt, and no clear direction does not a world-class event make. the fest needs to re-group. and NOT become another american Tiesto/Clear Channel bullshit automaton tasteless embarrassment.

and don't get me started on the current state of the city itself. the thing detroit is best at is being it's own worst enemy.
yes. very well said. although a year without it would be a sad year for me. but i would like to see it on par with mutek and sonar and done professionally WITHOUT going for mainstream lineups. and that is gonna take much more effort than these last minute freakouts.

if the festivals have happened for the last few years with all the chaos and still been so fun, just imagine what it could be like with the planning done well. i can dream...