Quote Originally Posted by BloodStar View Post
@Sunil: I pretty much agree with you, but dont fully get your statement about promoters should start taking risks,etc. I dont get this. Sorry, but if someone starts to recommend me to take risks, I answer "come on, you dont even know what it means, taking risk." -this is nothing aimed to you Sunil, but more likely generic call.
Well, right now putting on a gig of any sort is a risk, so what I'm suggesting is that in these challenging times, which is essentially gonna be the biggest transition we have experienced in the club scene in a long time, it is important that we come out the other side with the make up of A, B, and C league 'names' having changed a bit. The techno scene has been stagnant in this regard for a long time, even though many new producers have been coming through, deserving of more exposure in the way of gigs. Does it make sense that practically all of the people that can fill a venue are guys that are all pushing 40 or over? (and that's not disrespecting them, many of them should be there without doubt).
I think the problem more often than not, in trying achieve what I'm saying, is that many promoters start too big (either with the size of venue or name), instead of starting smaller and more manageable, building it up more 'organically' for want of a better word.
Sure, "taking risks" is easy for me or anyone else to throw around... but while we're at this stage, and with so many emerging names willing and able to do gigs for not loads of money, maybe it's time to see this reflected in more lineups. The techno scene needs freshening up and this is one of the only ways to do it.