Demf 2008

[Myron]

It looks like it's happening this year on May 24-28 but as of yet there's no official line-up.

My attendence is dependent on the line-up and my financial situation (which is not great right now). If the line-up is close to or better than last year's then it is something to look forward to.

www.demf.com (http://www.demf.com)

[Sensei Melei]

Should be a great weekend. Went last year and had a ball! Surprised that a lot of soulful DJs were on the main stage & the techno jocks were ina big azz tent...

[Myron]

Last year had an interesting division. The first day Deep House ruled the main stage and even throughout the other two days there was major Deep House representation on the main stage. Most of the Detroit Techno jocks were segregated in the "Real Detroit Stage," the big European jocks and Richie Hawtin were segregated on the Beatport stage, the relative lack of representation of Drum & Bass, etc., it could be viewed as a flaw or an advantage but I has happy to catch so many Detroit acts in one place that I was happy. I'm curious about what aspects of last year they will keep and what aspects they will change.

[ebot9000]

Are the same people puttin it on? The festival has gone through so many changes, & music's changed with them..

[DLow]

I had a nice time last year. Looking forward to the trip out to the 'D' this year.

[AdamGibbons]

Who Went to THIS PARTY last year???


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[Myron]

Are the same people puttin it on? The festival has gone through so many changes, & music's changed with them..

The same people from last year are running the festival.

[old disco jock]

who is runnin it now is it still carl craig ?

[ebot9000]

who is runnin it now is it still carl craig ?

It's been run by several different people/organizations since him.

Good to hear it's the same group 2 years in a row, that's a good sign

[Myron]

who is runnin it now is it still carl craig ?

Carl Craig hasn't been involved with the running of the festival since 2001. Currently Paxahau Event Productions is running the festival. Go to www.paxahau.com/about_us.htm (http://www.paxahau.com/about_us.htm) to learn more about them.

[righteous knowledge]

Who Went to THIS PARTY last year???


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this party was the shyt. i lost my damn mind up in there...adams gibbons beat the shyt out of the upstairs with lars and jmt and karima and frankie feliciano killed it downstairs...trust me, i couldn't teach classes on tuesday from being so hoarse. i hope they come back.

[CalvinInTheMixMorgan]

Who Went to THIS PARTY last year???


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This party took me back years when I was still living in the D. We walked out of there and coming from the dark into the daylight, wow. Karizma took us all home with his set, it was off the meter.

[LarsLB]

I was there last year .
was my first time and I loved everything about it :) ..

will def. be back this year ..
lb.

[AdamGibbons]

this party was the shyt. i lost my damn mind up in there...adams gibbons beat the shyt out of the upstairs with lars and jmt and karima and frankie feliciano killed it downstairs...trust me, i couldn't teach classes on tuesday from being so hoarse. i hope they come back.

Thanks Brother, glad you had a good time. I really enjoyed playing there. I thought the floor was gonna collapse man. that thing was BOUNCIN!.

Much respekt and appreciation to DJ Offbeat for Throwing the event with help from Zoetic!

I hear rumblings of another one this year....

[emuzik]

I 94 Connection party PT2 (A Funky Colab) returns @ Fi-nite May 23rd info coming DEMF weekend info soon.

[emuzik]

Who Went to THIS PARTY last year???


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yo pics from this party shit was sick.
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[Querck]

I am probably going this year. I missed it for 2 years and I can't let 3 happen! Paxahau has done a great job assembling line-ups and this year will not be different!

[blaqmagic]

this party was the shyt. i lost my damn mind up in there...adams gibbons beat the shyt out of the upstairs with lars and jmt and karima and frankie feliciano killed it downstairs...trust me, i couldn't teach classes on tuesday from being so hoarse. i hope they come back.

this party was definitely off the chain..hopefully i can fit Detroit in my budget after WMC...WHEW!

[righteous knowledge]

this party was definitely off the chain..hopefully i can fit Detroit in my budget after WMC...WHEW!

we did have a good time...hope you can come back!

[Myron]

The first list of artists is announced.

ALEX UNDER –live
ALTON MILLER
BENNY BENASSI
BUZZ GOREE
CARL CRAIG
CASSY
COBBLESTONE JAZZ –live
COOL KIDS –live
DBX –live
DUBFIRE
EGYPTIAN LOVER –live
GIRL TALK –live
GUILLAUME & THE COUTU DUMONTS -live
HALF HAWAII –live
JAMES ZABIELA
JORIS VOORN –live
KONRAD BLACK
MATHIAS KADEN –live
MIKE GRANT
MINX
MOBY -dj set
NEWCLEUS -live
SPEEDY J -live with Scott Pagano VJ
TECH ITCH
TERRENCE PARKER
ZIP

So far I'm not excited that I'm going to move heaven and earth to go but this is just the first list and I'm sure more names will be added over the next few weeks.

[VEESTER]

Hoping to make my first Demf this year! :thumbsup:

[Daryl]

COBBLESTONE JAZZ –live
DBX –live


id like to see this - DBX live could be insane

[KBig]

We had a mutha'phuccn ball!!!!!


Oh the calamity that ensued.....

ERRYBODY was sick when they returned from "Tha D"


think I will make it this year due to F.U.R taking place on the 31st.

if its the weekend before... welll that is quite do'able

[KBig]

we did have a good time...hope you can come back!


Yes we did!!! Bmore rolled up there DEEEEEP!

[righteous knowledge]

Yes we did!!! Bmore rolled up there DEEEEEP!

YES y'all did...
your krew waz off da hook
had a good time kickin' wif u.

[Armento]

PAY ATTENTION KELLS

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[KBig]

PAY ATTENTION KELLS

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hahahahah Shaddup Armie...


btw: u going to Miami?

[Big Ken]

:scratchchin:

[Myron]

We had a mutha'phuccn ball!!!!!


Oh the calamity that ensued.....

ERRYBODY was sick when they returned from "Tha D"


think I will make it this year due to F.U.R taking place on the 31st.

if its the weekend before... welll that is quite do'able

It's the weekend before the 31st.

[Detroitbootybass]

Surprised that a lot of soulful DJs were on the main stage & the techno jocks were ina big azz tent...

That's because the main stage is the worst place to play (everybody tries to get out of it; unless they haven't played the festival before)... totally disconnected from the crowd, which is sparse until the evening hours, in what resembles more of a 'concert' than a 'party'. That tent (which Beatport has sponsored for the past two years) has always been the prime spot on the festival grounds. Large enough to get a sizable audience, but still enough intimacy for the DJ/crowd to remain connected in a meaningful way. Also, it is protected from the sun and the eventual rains (has rained every year except once in it's history).

[Armento]

hahahahah Shaddup Armie...


btw: u going to Miami?

no sorry : (

everytime i get on a plane i leave the country... off to europe in 3 weex

[DOTSmusic]

That's because the main stage is the worst place to play (everybody tries to get out of it; unless they haven't played the festival before)... totally disconnected from the crowd, which is sparse until the evening hours, in what resembles more of a 'concert' than a 'party'. That tent (which Beatport has sponsored for the past two years) has always been the prime spot on the festival grounds. Large enough to get a sizable audience, but still enough intimacy for the DJ/crowd to remain connected in a meaningful way. Also, it is protected from the sun and the eventual rains (has rained every year except once in it's history).


wuddup DBB?
i agree 100%.
the underground stage is dope also.
i tend to stay away from that main stage,
especially during the day.

cheers!
aKiLa

[Detroitbootybass]

Akila! Nice to see you!

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;)


Paxahau closed down the underground stage last year due to it being a 'sonic nightmare echo chamber'. Some people heard rumors (though not from any credible sources) that it might be used this year, but I highly doubt that claim.

[Querck]

partial line up:


ALEX UNDER –live
ALTON MILLER
BENNY BENASSI
BUZZ GOREE
CARL CRAIG
CASSY
COBBLESTONE JAZZ –live
COOL KIDS –live
DBX –live
DUBFIRE
EGYPTIAN LOVER –live
GIRL TALK –live
GUILLAUME & THE COUTU DUMONTS -live
HALF HAWAII –live
JAMES ZABIELA
JORIS VOORN –live
KONRAD BLACK
MATHIAS KADEN –live
MIKE GRANT
MINX
MOBY -dj set
NEWCLEUS -live
SPEEDY J -live with Scott Pagano VJ
TECH ITCH
TERRENCE PARKER
ZIP

[Myron]

partial line up:


ALEX UNDER –live
ALTON MILLER
BENNY BENASSI
BUZZ GOREE
CARL CRAIG
CASSY
COBBLESTONE JAZZ –live
COOL KIDS –live
DBX –live
DUBFIRE
EGYPTIAN LOVER –live
GIRL TALK –live
GUILLAUME & THE COUTU DUMONTS -live
HALF HAWAII –live
JAMES ZABIELA
JORIS VOORN –live
KONRAD BLACK
MATHIAS KADEN –live
MIKE GRANT
MINX
MOBY -dj set
NEWCLEUS -live
SPEEDY J -live with Scott Pagano VJ
TECH ITCH
TERRENCE PARKER
ZIP

LATE. I already posted it on page one. That's why this old topic got bumped up.

[Myron]

The almost complete schedule for the Beatport stage is announced.

http://www.beatportal.com/feed/item/the-beatport-stage-line-up-for-movement-2008-demf-announced/

Saturday May 24th
12:00 pm Tycho (live)
2:00 pm Eric Johnston (live)
3:00 pm [To be confirmed]
4:30 pm Justin Long
6:00 pm Alex Smoke (live)
7:00 pm Par Grindvik (live)
8:00 pm Deadmau5 (live)
9:00 pm [To be confirmed]
10:30 pm Alex Under (live)

Sunday May 25th
12:00 pm Matthew Hawtin
3:00 pm Konrad Black
5:00 pm Heartthrob (live)
6:00 pm Marco Carola
8:00 pm Magda
10:00 pm Richie Hawtin

Monday May 26th
12:00 pm Jerry Abstract
2:30 pm Guillaume & the Coutu Dumonts
3:30 pm Mathias Kaden (live)
4:30 pm Davide Squillace
6:00 pm Lee Burridge
7:30 pm [To be confirmed]
8:30 pm Josh Wink
10:00 pm Dubfire

This is only the schedule for the Beatport stage, the rest of the schedule has not been announced yet.

That schedule is good for what it is but it isn't the acts on the Beatport stage that's going to determine my decision on going.

[emuzik]

I am probably going this year. I missed it for 2 years and I can't let 3 happen! Paxahau has done a great job assembling line-ups and this year will not be different!

Well a lot of the artist in the city don't think paxahua has done good job with the line-ups by not including the artist that represent the city in the festival thats why you will see a lot of them doing the the parties and not really at the festival.

[Myron]

Well a lot of the artist in the city don't think paxahua has done good job with the line-ups by not including the artist that represent the city in the festival thats why you will see a lot of them doing the the parties and not really at the festival.

Interesting. Just to play Devil's Advocate for a moment, didn't a lot of Detroit artists say the same thing when Carl Craig and, particularly, Derrick May was running the festival.

[Armento]

Myron, that Beatport schedule is an epic snoozefest

[Myron]

Myron, that Beatport schedule is an epic snoozefest

Don't shoot the messenger, I'm just passing around what I saw around the net. Paxahau has a formula that they feel would make the DEMF turn a profit and the Beatport stage is a big part of it. That's not the stage that I pay attention to and nothing annouced on this schedule is making me go out of my way to make arrangements to be there.

[emuzik]

This is and email that i just recieved read please and judge for yourself.




Subject: DEMF - The Takeover Is In Full Final Effect
Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2008 07:57:31 -0700

Not only has the festival been wrestled from the hands of those integrally involved in creating the music and genre but now the whitewashing of the story has begun in earnest. Via this piece and all supporting media articles it basically regards that you "negroes" can't handle money, have no business sense and that we benevolently let you participate in your own creation, as an experiment of course. In the wake of this experiment you proved what we knew, that you can't be trusted with money and don't have the necessary savvy to create a successful enterprise when left to your own devices (unfortunately they got assisted in making a case for that one). To add insult to injury this year Paxahau, in their infinite wisdom has added Moby to the line-up. It's like inviting Pat Boone to Little Richard and Chuck Berry's crib to sing their songs. Or inviting Kenny G. to the bandstand with Miles Davis in his hometown to show him how this horn playing thing is really done. This is an excerpt from the Paxahau site: "As momentum of being the "birth place" of techno ebbs, and many artists and supporters move on to other locales where our music is nurtured and accepted, we stand solid and strong in a sea of adversity, continually striving to expose more people to the world of our music." Who is the "our"? They are standing strong in Ferndale the birthplace of our music obviously and exposing more people to it via true, original talents like Moby, who most assuredly represent Detroit.

Read on and if anyone who is truly from the D with any integrity and respect for what we create as a people can directly participate in this event your Detroit Soul is suspect.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Electronic_Music_Festival


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The Detroit Electronic Music Festival (DEMF) is an electronic dance music showcase held in Detroit each Memorial Day weekend since 2000. In subsequent years, the similarly themed festivals Movement (2003–2004), Fuse-In (2005) and currently, Movement: Detroit's Electronic Music Festival (2006-present) continue the DEMF's traditions, with each name change reflecting shifts in festival management. All of these festivals featured performances by musicians and DJs, and emphasized the progressive qualities of the culture surrounding electronic music.

Contents
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1 History
1.1 2000: Successful launch
1.2 2001–2002: DEMF growth and controversy
1.3 2003–2004: Movement
1.4 2005: Fuse-In
1.5 2006 - present: Movement
1.6 2007: Movement
1.7 2008: Movement
2 Attendance
3 See also
4 External links



[edit] History
The first Detroit Electronic Music Festival was held in 2000, established by Carol Marvin and her company Pop Culture Media. Marvin had previously been a sponsorship organizer for the Ford Detroit International Jazz Festival and Detroit-Montreux Jazz Festival, and was a producer of the 1993 Michigan State Fair.

The DEMF was intended to give Detroit and its overlooked history of electronic music major exposure both locally and nationally. Carl Craig, hired by Carol Marvin to act as "Artistic Director", booked a diverse range of the talent, from big internationally recognized names to lesser-known local talent. Patterned on high-profile dance music festivals in Europe, the DEMF had free admission and attracted many international attendees.

Each festival has been held at Hart Plaza in downtown Detroit, and has been sanctioned and financially supported by the City of Detroit. The city's support for the festival has been seen by many as the first high-profile acknowledgement and celebration of the city as the birthplace of techno music.


[edit] 2000: Successful launch
The first festival occurred in May 2000 and concluded with few hitches and no reported crime. It was applauded by city leaders and tourism officials as an injection of youthful energy into the city.

Attendance at the first DEMF surpassed expectations, with estimates over the three-day run surpassing one million visitors. Subsequent festivals drew even bigger crowds. City officials and others including media observers and local businesses saw the apparent economic boost to the city, with the Visitors and Convention Bureau stating that in only its second year, the event had pumped over $90 million into the local economy.


[edit] 2001–2002: DEMF growth and controversy
In the festival's second year and beyond, there was a veritable explosion of techno music events around Detroit,[citation needed] with many independently organized and impromptu parties packing area clubs and makeshift venues early into each morning.

Controversy ensued when Carol Marvin fired Craig for not fulfilling the terms of his contract. While many of the music fans were upset at his dismissal, many industry insiders understood that though he was a great artist, Craig did not have the business savvy needed to fulfill his contractual obligations. Craig lost two lawsuits against Marvin, with the courts deciding that Marvin was justified in terminating Craig. While Craig insisted he was a "founder" of the event, court documents proved that he was, in fact, hired by Marvin as an employee, and that he was negligent in performing his duties. As new producers handled the festival, media began to question the validity of attendance figures and financial gain. Subsequent producers of the event, Derrick May (Movement) and Kevin Saunderson (Fuse-In), did not deliver the same results that Marvin had, and lost thousands of dollars.


[edit] 2003–2004: Movement
In January 2003, city officials decided to place the event in the hands of popular techno artist Derrick May, who had extensive experience as a touring DJ but no firsthand, large-scale festival production experience.

The second Movement festival took place in 2004, but despite its public success, the event faced significant financial losses and its fate became uncertain


[edit] 2005: Fuse-In
In February 2005, May announced his resignation as festival producer, and the festival once again changed hands. Fellow techno veteran Kevin Saunderson announced plans for a Movement replacement to be called Fuse-In Detroit (later shortened to just Fuse-In, with the tagline "Detroit's Electronic Movement") to be staged Memorial Day Weekend 2005.

Successful negotiations with city officials led to 2005 becoming the first year that an event in Hart Plaza did not have free admission. A total of 41,220 admission passes were sold to Fuse-In visitors. 38,382 daily passes were sold for $10 each, and 2,838 weekend passes, covering the full three days, were sold for $25 each. The City of Detroit collected $1 per pass, and was to have collected 30% of festival profits, but admission pass sales did not recoup the festival's $756,000 budget. [1]


[edit] 2006 - present: Movement
On February 16, 2006, Kevin Saunderson announced that due to financial losses and lack of sufficient promotion, he would not continue to produce the festival in 2006. As of March 23, the city has chosen Paxahau of Ferndale, MI, a suburban Detroit-based electronic record label and booking agency, to produce the festival under the name "Movement, Detroit's Electronic Music Festival." According to Paxahau their selection has been supported by Saunderson, May, and Craig. Though none but May's endorsement has been confirmed. Conspicuously, techno creator/originator Juan Atkins has yet to give a statement regarding the festival.

The Festival happened again in 2006 and 2007 and was successful enough that it is already confirmed to occur again in 2008.

2006 Lineup included

Photek, UK jungle DJ
Nitzer Ebb, British EBM
Pascal F.E.O.S., German techno DJ
Derrick Carter, Chicago house music DJ/producer
Rob Acid, German acid techno producer
Ark, minimal techno DJ/producer and first-time visitor to Detroit
Josh Wink, techno DJ/producer
The Orb, ambient dub producers
Greenskeeper, house music band
Brian Kage, Detroit techno producer
Tortured Soul, house music band
Alex Under, Spanish minimal techno artist
Mark Broom, British techno DJ/producer
Pantytec, German techno act
Darkcube/Dan Lucas/T. Linder, Detroit techno artists
Planet of the Drums, Dieselboy, DJ Dara, AK1200, MC Messinian, U.S. jungle DJ/MC ensemble
Krikor, French minimal techno artist
Kruse Kontrol/Joshua Adams, Detroit D&B artist & percussionist
Ronin Selecta/Matt Clarke/Teddy MC/MC Flow, Detroit D&B artists
Superpitcher, German techno artist/DJ
Richie Hawtin, Detroit/Windsor/Berlin techno artist/DJ
Collabs: Speedy J/Chris Liebing, European hard techno duo
Dandy Jack, Berlin techno artist
Eric Cloutier/Drew Maddox, Detroit techno artists
Doc Martin, West Coast house music DJ/producer
Roy Davis Jr., Chicago acid house DJ/artist
Markus Guenter, German ambient/minimal techno artist
Klimek, ambient live act
Jay Haze, minimal techno artist
Socks and Sandals, making their Detroit debut
Jared Wilson, Detroit techno & experimental artist/producer
Adam Marshall, international techno DJ/producer
Daniel Bell, Detroit minimal techno artist/DJ
Jeremy Caulfield, Canadian techno DJ/producer
Donald Glaude, West Coast DJ/producer
Function and Regis, New York hard techno duo
Neil Landstrumm, Veteran Techno producer from Scotland
Jeremy Ellis, Detroit-native dance producer [Ubiquity]
John Arnold, Detroit-native producer + DJ [Ubiquity]
SunTzu Sound, DJ's: AC Lewis, J-Justice, Atlee aka IMC Soul from Seattle
The Snowman
DJ Godfather, Detroit Ghetto Tech DJ and producer
Matthew Dear "Audion", Detroit minimal techno artist

[edit] 2007: Movement
In 2007 the festival took place over a span of three days, May 26-May 28, 2007.

2007 Lineup included

3 Chairs (Rick Wilhite + Theo Parrish + Malik Pittman)
A Guy Called Gerald
Abe Duque
Alton Miller
Angel Molina
Anthony Shake Shakir
Aux 88
Baby Ford
Bad Boy Bill
Booka Shade
Brian Gillespie
Brian Sanhaji
Butane
Charles Webster
Christian Smith
Chuck Daniels
Claude VonStroke
Claude Young & Takasi Nakajima
D. Diggler
Damian Lazarus
Delano Smith
Digitaline
DJ Boogie
DJ Dick
DJ Godfather
DJ Rashad
DJ Seoul
Evol Intent
Gaiser
Gary Martin
Gridlok
Gui Boratto
Guido Schnieder
Hardfloor
Heidi
Higher Intelligence Agency
Jeff Greinke
Jeff Mills
John Acquaviva & Dan Diamond
Kate Simko
Kenny Larkin
Kerri Chandler
Kevin Saunderson
King Britt
Lazy Fat People (Mirko + Ripperton)
Lee Curtiss
Loco Dice
Losoul
Luciano
Malik Alston
Mampi Swift + IC3
Marco Carola
Mathew Jonson
Matthew Dear as Audion
Matt C
Matt Clarke + MC Flow
MD! + Bombscare
Michael Mayer
Milieu
Misstress Barbara
Model 500
Monolake
Moodymann
Norm Talley
Octave One
Paco Osuna
Pepe Lanzoni
Pier Bucci
Pole
Rhythm & Sound
Richie Hawtin
Robert Rich
Robin Judge
Ryan Crosson
Sassmouth
Scan 7
Seth Troxler
Stacey Pullen
Steve Bug
Vladislav Delay

[edit] 2008: Movement
In 2008 the festival is scheduled to take place over a three day span, May 24-May 26, 2008. Ticket prices this year are set at $40 for a weekend pass, and $150 for a VIP Pass.

The 2008 lineup announced to date includes

Alex Under
Alton Miller
Benny Benassi
Buzz Goree
Carl Craig
Cassy
Cobblestone Jazz
Cool Kids
DBX
Dubfire
Egyptian Lover
Girl Talk
Guillaume & The Countu Dumonts
Hald Hawaii
James Zabiela
Joris Voorn
Justin Kruse (aka Kruse Kontrol)
Konrad Black
Mathias Kaden
Mike Grant
Minx
Moby
Newcleus
Speedy J with Scott Pagano VJ
Tech Itch
Terrence Parker
ZIP

[edit] Attendance
Historically, attendance of events held in Hart Plaza has often been reported as being well in excess of the 14-acre venue's capacity of 40,000 people, even when crowds were counted by police and city officials. The reported attendance estimates for the electronic music festival were as follows:

DEMF 2000: 1.1 to 1.5 million *
DEMF 2001: 1.7 million *
DEMF 2002: 1.7 million *
Movement 2003: 630,000
Movement 2004: 150,000 **
Fuse-In 2005: 44,920 ***
Fuse-In 2006: 41,000 ****
* Based on visual estimates by police and city officials, and conceded by city officials in 2003 to be an overly generous estimate..

** Reported by police on May 30, 2005. [2]

*** 41,220 ticketholders, plus 3,700 DJs, VIPs, and press, reported by The Detroit News and The Detroit Free Press on June 2, 2005. [3] [4]

*** 41,000 tickets, quoted by Kevin Saunderson in Big Shot magazine [5]


[edit] See also
Ford Detroit International Jazz Festival

[edit] External links
DEMF 2007
DEMF 2006
DEMF 2008
DetroitLuv (for after-party listings and community discussion)
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Electronic_Music_Festival"
Categories: Michigan culture | Culture of Detroit, Michigan | Electronic music festivals | Recurring events established in 2000

[richierich]

I plan on going this year..where is a good place to stay??

[Armento]

I plan on going this year..where is a good place to stay??
Ponchetrain.

[Chris Wood]

Saturday May 24th
12:00 pm Tycho (live) - dunno
2:00 pm Eric Johnston (live) - dunno
3:00 pm [To be confirmed]
4:30 pm Justin Long - GOOD!!!! go and see! Liverpuddlians in the house! resident at nation, expect some jackin house...
6:00 pm Alex Smoke (live) - GOOD!!! defo go and see - deep and dark minimal and deep house from a guy from Glasgow... am going to see him in London next week...
7:00 pm Par Grindvik (live) -another good one... little bit harder but this swede is on my to see list as well...
8:00 pm Deadmau5 (live) - canadian or american can't remember which - well produced crowd pleasing tracks but tbh getting a little formulaic after 'Not Exactly'
9:00 pm [To be confirmed]
10:30 pm Alex Under (live) - another good one, defo recommended!

Sunday May 25th
12:00 pm Matthew Hawtin - ok i knew he was an artist and a promoter but didn't know he was a DJ!
3:00 pm Konrad Black - FUCKING AWESOME! saw him go b2b with matt tolfrey off Leftroom recs, blasted Fabric apart then put it back together again....
5:00 pm Heartthrob (live) - wow ur being spoiled! another great artist... and from the sound of online mixes another great deep minimal DJ
6:00 pm Marco Carola - didn't see him play but apparently he played THE set of room 2 at Fabric when M_nus came to party, deep and minimal again
8:00 pm Magda - and now we come to the woman who almost managed to overshadow Richie hawtin had it not been for his fight with the bouncers... this girl is FIT!!! produces HOT tracks and has been on my to see list for quite a while now... DEFO recommended if u can actually get into the tent! lol
10:00 pm Richie Hawtin - what can i say??? with this guy the party is going to go on for another 12 hours at least!

Monday May 26th
12:00 pm Jerry Abstract - dunno
2:30 pm Guillaume & the Coutu Dumonts - whoa!! saw these live at Fabric and they are funky as hell! wasn't expecting latin-jazz techno... well recommended again...
3:30 pm Mathias Kaden (live) - hahahaha just listening to a track of his now... seems a talented guy for sure, not seen him DJ...
4:30 pm Davide Squillace - pure DC10, circoloco minimal techno, not seen but heard good things
6:00 pm Lee Burridge - legend - well recommended
7:30 pm [To be confirmed]
8:30 pm Josh Wink - another legend! everyone knows this guy... has turned to darker stuff recently but still awesome
10:00 pm Dubfire - 1/2 of Deep Dish, well remembered for Roadkill as being THE tune of Ibiza 2007, guarenteed to be busy....

overall ur in for a treat!

[Myron]

Attendance
Historically, attendance of events held in Hart Plaza has often been reported as being well in excess of the 14-acre venue's capacity of 40,000 people, even when crowds were counted by police and city officials. The reported attendance estimates for the electronic music festival were as follows:

DEMF 2000: 1.1 to 1.5 million *
DEMF 2001: 1.7 million *
DEMF 2002: 1.7 million *
Movement 2003: 630,000
Movement 2004: 150,000 **
Fuse-In 2005: 44,920 ***
Fuse-In 2006: 41,000 ****
* Based on visual estimates by police and city officials, and conceded by city officials in 2003 to be an overly generous estimate..

** Reported by police on May 30, 2005. [2]

*** 41,220 ticketholders, plus 3,700 DJs, VIPs, and press, reported by The Detroit News and The Detroit Free Press on June 2, 2005. [3] [4]

*** 41,000 tickets, quoted by Kevin Saunderson in Big Shot magazine [5]


[edit] See also
Ford Detroit International Jazz Festival

[edit] External links
DEMF 2007
DEMF 2006
DEMF 2008
DetroitLuv (for after-party listings and community discussion)
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Electronic_Music_Festival"
Categories: Michigan culture | Culture of Detroit, Michigan | Electronic music festivals | Recurring events established in 2000

I'm not going to go through everything, but that e-mail does bring up some good points. I went in 2001 and 2007 and one major difference I noticed is that in 2007, almost all the Detroit acts were segregated into the Real Detroit tent while in 2001, the Detroit acts were spread out among the different tents. I will honestly say, as a spectator who comes mostly for the Detroit acts, it is easier to get around the festival due to this segregation but as someone who wants more accurate representation of the Black contribution to Techno, this is wrong on so many levels. Traveling around the festival, you see how dense the Beatport tent is throughout the day compared to the other three tents and you wonder, why are there more people at, let's say, Hatrdfloor, than say, Claude Young. Yet given the current demographic for this music and the festival, that's who many of the people who travel to the festival come to see.

The Real Detroit stage was created in response to criticism to the lack of Detroit representation in 2006. A quick comparison of the 2006 and 2007 roster in your post could tell you that. I didn't go in 2006 and had no inclination to go because of that line-up if I could recall my own reaction but the 2007 line-up made me jump up and make arrangements to get there. I'm sure in a very small minority (pun intended) who made a decision to go because of the Detroit acts on the line-up.

At the same time, comparing the two stages, I wondered in the back of my mind, whether or not the festival will have this much Detroit representation next year (2008). Judging from what's been announced so far, I still have this thought in the back of my mind. With the inclusion of Moby, the inclusion of "Hipster Rock" and Hip-Hop (I'm not against Hip-Hop at the festival but the Hip-Hop acts I read about seem to have a hipster appeal), it seems that they are going for the current hot crowd for whatever the in sound is in Dance Music this year.

Sorry for this long post but these are some thoughts about the DEMF in general I had to put out there.

[Myron]

I plan on going this year..where is a good place to stay??

I can't really think of anything great (I stayed at Days Inn about a mile and a half away but you could get something better), I would recommend getting a place before the full line-up is announced just to save some money. Prices do go up, although not as extremely as they do in Miami Beach for the WMC.

[Myron]

More acts have been announced. Here's the list of announced acts as of today:

AARON-CARL FEAT. VERONIQUE & DJ E. DUBB
ALEX SMOKE -live
ALEX UNDER -live
ALLAND BYALLO
ALTON MILLER
BENNY BENASSI
BIG JOE HIX
BRIAN KAGE & LUKE HESS "REFERENCE"
CARL CRAIG -live
CASSY
COBBLESTONE JAZZ -live
DARKCUBE -live
DAVIDE SQUILLACE
DBX -live
DEADMAU5 -live
DEEPCHORD PRESENTS ECHOSPACE -live
DEREK PLASLAIKO
DERRICK MAY
DERRICK THOMPSON AKA DRIVETRAIN
DIESELBOY & MC MESSINIAN
DREW POMPA
DUBFIRE
EGYPTIAN LOVER -live
ELECTROBOUNCE.COM PRESENTS DATABASS GHETTO TECH
ERIC JOHNSTON -live
GABE REAL
GIRL TALK -live
GUILLAUME & THE COUTU DUMONTS -live
HALF HAWAII -live
HEARTTHROB -live
JAMES ZABIELA
JERRY ABSTRACT
JORIS VOORN -live
JOSH DAHLBERG -live
JOSH WINK
JUSTIN KRUSE AKA KRUSE KONTROL
JUSTIN LONG
KEITH WORTHY
KEVIN SAUNDERSON
KONRAD BLACK
LAWNCHAIR GENERALS
LEE BURRIDGE
MAGDA
MARCO CAROLA
MARK FARINA
MATHIAS KADEN -live
MATTHEW HAWTIN
MICHAEL GEIGER
MIKE GRANT
MILES MAEDA
MINX
MOBY
MR. DE' -live/DJ
NEWCLEUS -live
OSCAR MULERO
PAR GRINDVIK -live
PAUL RITCH -live
PEANUT BUTTER WOLF
PETE ROCK
PUNISHER - DJ SET
REGGIE "HOTMIX" HARRELL
REX SEPULVEDA -live
RICH HAWTIN
RICH KORACH
SHAWN MICHAELS
SOUNDMURDERER
SPEEDY J -live W/ SCOTT PAGANO VJ
STACEY PULLEN
T LINDER
TECH ITCH
TERRENCE PARKER
THE COOL KIDS -live
TWONZ
TYCHO -live
ZIP

I guess Derrick May does exist. :biggrin:

I might as well buy my Body & Soul ticket now.

[baby buddha]

The real detroit stage is being moved to the underground according an article in the real detroit mag. here is the line up on that stage so far.

Real Detroit Stage

Saturday, May 24th
12:00-2:00 pm Big Joe Hix
2:00-4:00 pm Reggie "Hotmix" Harrell
4:00-5:30 pm Minx
5:30-7:00 pm Michael Gieger
7:00-8:30 pm Mike Grant
8:30-10:00 pm Terrence Parker
10:00 pm - 12:00 am Stacey Pullen

Sunday, May 25th
12:00-1:30 pm Gabe Real
1:30-3:00 pm T Linder
3:00-4:00 pm Darkcube - live
4:00-6:00 pm Aaron-Carl feat. Veronique & DJ E. Dubb
6:00-8:00 pm TBA
8:00-9:00 pm Mr. De - live/DJ
9:00-11:00 pm TBA
11:00 pm - 12:00 am Closed

Monday, May 26th
12:00-2:00 pm Drew Pompa
2:00-3:00 pm Josh Dahlberg
3:00-4:30 pm Derrick Thompson aka DriveTrain
4:30-6:00 pm Twonz
6:00-7:30 pm Rich Korach
7:30-9:00 pm Derek Plaslaiko
9:00-11:00 pm Kevin Saunderson
11:00 pm - 12:00 am Closed

As for housing you have a couple of choices, you can do the old standbyes of the Marriot Ren Cen, Courtyard by marriot and the Sheraton (formally the Ponchatrain) They all right across the street from the festival. You can also stay at the holiday Inn on Washington which is also within walking distance.

If you want to Ball then you can stay at the MGM Grand or the Motor City Casino.

[Detroitbootybass]

5:30-7:00 pm Michael Gieger


Nice...

:)

[Myron]

Have fun in Detroit this year, I'm going to Body & Soul in NYC. :wave: I look forward to reading the reports and seeing the pictures. I have no further comment beyond what I already said (not that anyone cares anyway besides myself).

[Moksha]

12:00 pm Matthew Hawtin


wonder if that'll be an ambient set

[Detroitbootybass]

wonder if that'll be an ambient set

I'd bet my bottom dollar on it.

[Moksha]

I'd bet my bottom dollar on it.

god... it's probably been almost 15 years since I last heard Matthew Hawtin play...

Used to really enjoy what he did.

[Querck]

There are always going to be haters for anytning. Fact is, it's really hard to make a festival of this magnitude financially feasible. And Paxahau are doing it and doing it pretty well. There are more then enough Detroit acts. A whole freaking stage!!! Detroit techno and house is way bigger than Detroit nowadays, so it's only fair that artists from all over the world are performing.

I would definitely check out DBX, Alex Under, Cobblestone Jazz, Zip, Half Hawaii. Then you got your biggest Detroit legends...Hawtin, C2, Derrick May... yeah, bring Moby, why not???? He is a huge star, and he actually knows what Detroit techno is! Let him sell some tickets!

[djroc2u]

myron
i seen derrick may's name in the lineup and im thinking about going.

[Myron]

There are always going to be haters for anytning. Fact is, it's really hard to make a festival of this magnitude financially feasible. And Paxahau are doing it and doing it pretty well. There are more then enough Detroit acts. A whole freaking stage!!! Detroit techno and house is way bigger than Detroit nowadays, so it's only fair that artists from all over the world are performing.

I would definitely check out DBX, Alex Under, Cobblestone Jazz, Zip, Half Hawaii. Then you got your biggest Detroit legends...Hawtin, C2, Derrick May... yeah, bring Moby, why not???? He is a huge star, and he actually knows what Detroit techno is! Let him sell some tickets!

Not a hater, it's just a line-up that I feel isn't worth spending $500.00 minimum to check out, especially when most of the acts I would want to check out is probably is going to play in NYC at some point this year. Now if they announce that someone like say, Robert Hood is playing the main stage then I might reconsider.

[Martin Red]

Gonna have a look at this next year

http://www.blocweekend.com/


"instead of watching an industry fattened bloater waddling on stage and farting out next summers vom-along bop anthems"

I wonder what they could be talking about ?, hmmmmmmm

http://deephousepage.com/forums/showthread.php?t=156727&highlight=industry

[Querck]

Not a hater, it's just a line-up that I feel isn't worth spending $500.00 minimum to check out, especially when most of the acts I would want to check out is probably is going to play in NYC at some point this year. Now if they announce that someone like say, Robert Hood is playing the main stage then I might reconsider.



You always have justifications..... of course all of these people are going to play in NYC. They are successful after all. What, do you want bedroom dj's who don't play in NYC to play at DEMF???

[emuzik]

There are always going to be haters for anytning. Fact is, it's really hard to make a festival of this magnitude financially feasible. And Paxahau are doing it and doing it pretty well. There are more then enough Detroit acts. A whole freaking stage!!! Detroit techno and house is way bigger than Detroit nowadays, so it's only fair that artists from all over the world are performing.

I would definitely check out DBX, Alex Under, Cobblestone Jazz, Zip, Half Hawaii. Then you got your biggest Detroit legends...Hawtin, C2, Derrick May... yeah, bring Moby, why not???? He is a huge star, and he actually knows what Detroit techno is! Let him sell some tickets!

Ok you lost me on this,first of all you are right there are going to be haters for anything ,but the reailty of it all is that this festival has lost its inner city feel (soulfullness) paxahau maybe doing a good job of financially handling the DEMF but as far as the including detroit artist that play and make (house/soulful music) that live in the city ,they schedule only handfull(and it did not use to be that way) and its been like that for the last 2 years. (read what i posted above it was an email sent out to peeps in detroit) and check the history of this festival ,in the first 4 years of the DEMF you had the Cpop stage and Music Institute stage which the stages that you would hear the (deep soulful sexy house) and had a nice lineup of detroit house artist as well other house artist from all over,k i can speak on this cause i live here and been every one of these festivals as well played since its start and some changes that have been made had to be made were as other changes are not good Imo ,Oh and what do you mean that detroit techno and house is bigger then detroit explain please.

[Myron]

Ok you lost me on this,first of all you are right there are going to be haters for anything ,but the reailty of it all is that this festival has lost its inner city feel (soulfullness) paxahau maybe doing a good job of financially handling the DEMF but as far as the including detroit artist that play and make (house/soulful music) that live in the city ,they schedule only handfull(and it did not use to be that way) and its been like that for the last 2 years. (read what i posted above it was an email sent out to peeps in detroit) and check the history of this festival ,in the first 4 years of the DEMF you had the Cpop stage and Music Institute stage which the stages that you would hear the (deep soulful sexy house) and had a nice lineup of detroit house artist as well other house artist from all over,k i can speak on this cause i live here and been every one of these festivals as well played since its start and some changes that have been made had to be made were as other changes are not good Imo ,Oh and what do you mean that detroit techno and house is bigger then detroit explain please.

It ain't just about Detroit House but I do agree that the line-up doesn't have that Detroit feel and that includes the line-up for the Real Detroit stage listed above. I remember the Music Institute stage in 2001, that had a nice line-up and was about Detroit House, while Detroit Techno was represented in other stages instead of the all Detroit on one stage. There is something nice about local DJs getting a chance to play in a festival that's about the music they are devoted to. I go to the festival to experience Detroit Electronic Music. I could get most of what this festival is offering in NYC.

Honestly, if I'm going to make a financial commitment to a festival, I want to experience something that I won't experience in NYC. Derrick May and Carl Craig practically have residencies in NYC and I do check them out when they are in town if my schedule permits but how often do I get to experience the Three Chairs doing a set together (we often get Theo but we rarely get Rick and Malik, and certainly not all together); how often do I experience Claude Young; etc. That's something you won't get in the DJ touring circuit. It's that something extra that I want to experience and would justify make going to the 2008 DEMF a spending priority.

[Myron]

Here's the break down for the Beatport, Real Detroit, and Vitaminwater (Main) stages:

Beatport

Saturday May 24th
12:00 pm Tycho (live)
2:00 pm Eric Johnston (live)
3:00 pm [To be confirmed]
4:30 pm Justin Long
6:00 pm Alex Smoke (live)
7:00 pm Par Grindvik (live)
8:00 pm Deadmau5 (live)
9:00 pm [To be confirmed]
10:30 pm Alex Under (live)

Sunday May 25th
12:00 pm Matthew Hawtin
3:00 pm Konrad Black
5:00 pm Heartthrob (live)
6:00 pm Marco Carola
8:00 pm Magda
10:00 pm Richie Hawtin

Monday May 26th
12:00 pm Jerry Abstract
2:30 pm Guillaume & the Coutu Dumonts
3:30 pm Mathias Kaden (live)
4:30 pm Davide Squillace
6:00 pm Lee Burridge
7:30 pm [To be confirmed]
8:30 pm Josh Wink
10:00 pm Dubfire

Real Detroit

Saturday, May 24th
12:00-2:00 pm Big Joe Hix
2:00-4:00 pm Reggie "Hotmix" Harrell
4:00-5:30 pm Minx
5:30-7:00 pm Michael Gieger
7:00-8:30 pm Mike Grant
8:30-10:00 pm Terrence Parker
10:00 pm – 12:00 am Stacey Pullen

Sunday, May 25th
12:00-1:30 pm Gabe Real
1:30-3:00 pm T Linder
3:00-4:00 pm Darkcube – live
4:00-6:00 pm Aaron-Carl feat. Veronique & DJ E. Dubb
6:00-8:00 pm TBA
8:00-9:00 pm Mr. DÈ – live/DJ
9:00-11:00 pm TBA
11:00 pm – 12:00 am Closed

Monday, May 26th
12:00-2:00 pm Drew Pompa
2:00-3:00 pm Josh Dahlberg
3:00-4:30 pm Derrick Thompson aka DriveTrain
4:30-6:00 pm Twonz
6:00-7:30 pm Rich Korach
7:30-9:00 pm Derek Plaslaiko
9:00-11:00 pm Kevin Saunderson
11:00 pm – 12:00 am Closed

vitaminwater

Saturday, May 24th
2:00-4:00 pm TBC
4:00-5:30 pm Deepchord Presents Echospace – live
5:30-7:00 pm Half Hawaii – live
7:00-9:00 pm Zip
9:00-10:00 pm DBX – live
10:00 pm – 12:00 am – Moby

Sunday, May 25th
2:00-3:30 pm Keith Worthy
3:30-5:00 pm Alton Miller
5:00-7:00 pm Lawnchair Generals
7:00-9:00 pm Miles Maeda
9:00-11:00 pm Mark Farina
11:00 pm†– 12:00 am Carl Craig – live

Monday, May 26th
2:00-4:00 pm Rex Sepulveda - live
4:00-6:00 pm Cassy
6:00-7:00pm Cobblestone Jazz – live
7:00-8:00 pm Paul Ritch – live
8:00-9:00 pm Joris Voorn – live
9:00-11:00 pm Oscar Mulero
11:00 pm – 12:00 am Speedy J -live w/ Scott Pagano VJ

For those who are going I'm looking forward to reading your reports and seeing your pictures. Have fun in Detroit, NYC is looking good this Memorial Day Weekend. :)

[Chris Wood]

why do they all finish so early?

[Myron]

why do they all finish so early?

Curfew. This is a city-sanctioned event so festival goers have to vacate Hart Plaza by midnight each night.

[DOTSmusic]

if they announce that someone like say, Robert Hood is playing the main stage then I might reconsider.

that would be trully disappointing, as i absolutely can't stand the main stage.

[CalvinInTheMixMorgan]

A Detroit native and lover of the music I see nothing within the line-up that would make me want to spend a dime to check out the festival this year. Knowing several of the performers, I had a pass to check out last years' event and the highlight for me was the 3Chairs, minus Kenny Dixon.

I was very disapointed with Jeff Mills' set. Enjoying Jeff's music and having the pleasure of being on the dancefloors when he would rip us up back in the early to mid 80's, I hoped for the magic I thought he was capable of delivering.

I'll be in the city during the festival, but again, I have no desire to spend the loot to attend this year.

[aid to the soulless]

Who Went to THIS PARTY last year???


http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/7276/soulfunktionlyerdetroitvr0.jpg
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/1269/soulfunktionlyerdetroitbp2.jpg

Offbeat produced one of the sickest parties I've played in Detroit.

[Querck]

It ain't just about Detroit House but I do agree that the line-up doesn't have that Detroit feel and that includes the line-up for the Real Detroit stage listed above. I remember the Music Institute stage in 2001, that had a nice line-up and was about Detroit House, while Detroit Techno was represented in other stages instead of the all Detroit on one stage. There is something nice about local DJs getting a chance to play in a festival that's about the music they are devoted to. I go to the festival to experience Detroit Electronic Music. I could get most of what this festival is offering in NYC.

Honestly, if I'm going to make a financial commitment to a festival, I want to experience something that I won't experience in NYC. Derrick May and Carl Craig practically have residencies in NYC and I do check them out when they are in town if my schedule permits but how often do I get to experience the Three Chairs doing a set together (we often get Theo but we rarely get Rick and Malik, and certainly not all together); how often do I experience Claude Young; etc. That's something you won't get in the DJ touring circuit. It's that something extra that I want to experience and would justify make going to the 2008 DEMF a spending priority.



But there are Detroit artists on other stages!!! Hawtin, DBX, Carl Craig..... this is a bunch of horseshit.

This is not a festival for people in Detroit!!!!! If they were so into this music, including this supposedly "sexy and soulful" house, they could do parties year around. But the truth is, there is not much interest for it even in Detroit, and you expect people from all over the world to come to Detroit for that??? People come to hear either the best classic Detroit stuff, which is greatly represented here, or the innovative cutting edge artists, most of which are NOT from Detroit anymore. Plus throw in some more mainstream people like Moby to get the non-underground people to show up. Pretty nice formula that stays true to the purpose of having a festival like this to begin with. And not be going around with buckets like Derrick May did when he ran the festival, and asking people to donate a few dollars or he would lose his house and car......

[Myron]

But there are Detroit artists on other stages!!! Hawtin, DBX, Carl Craig..... this is a bunch of horseshit.

This is not a festival for people in Detroit!!!!! If they were so into this music, including this supposedly "sexy and soulful" house, they could do parties year around. But the truth is, there is not much interest for it even in Detroit, and you expect people from all over the world to come to Detroit for that??? People come to hear either the best classic Detroit stuff, which is greatly represented here, or the innovative cutting edge artists, most of which are NOT from Detroit anymore. Plus throw in some more mainstream people like Moby to get the non-underground people to show up. Pretty nice formula that stays true to the purpose of having a festival like this to begin with. And not be going around with buckets like Derrick May did when he ran the festival, and asking people to donate a few dollars or he would lose his house and car......

We'll have to agree to disagree but I have to admit your last comment about Derrick May is funny. :rofl::rofl:

[Myron]

I wonder what the reaction to this lineup was in Detroit?

[Cordell]

See ya'll this weekend..

righteous knowledge we down for Sunday morning?? Make it happen!!

[emuzik]

But there are Detroit artists on other stages!!! Hawtin, DBX, Carl Craig..... this is a bunch of horseshit.

This is not a festival for people in Detroit!!!!! If they were so into this music, including this supposedly "sexy and soulful" house, they could do parties year around. But the truth is, there is not much interest for it even in Detroit, and you expect people from all over the world to come to Detroit for that??? People come to hear either the best classic Detroit stuff, which is greatly represented here, or the innovative cutting edge artists, most of which are NOT from Detroit anymore. Plus throw in some more mainstream people like Moby to get the non-underground people to show up. Pretty nice formula that stays true to the purpose of having a festival like this to begin with. And not be going around with buckets like Derrick May did when he ran the festival, and asking people to donate a few dollars or he would lose his house and car......

Yo man you need to check your facts cause you don't know what in the hell your talking about meng im talking about detroit artist that (live in the city) and this festival was created with the ideal of show casing dertroit artist (read the damn history of the festival) so don't tell me what the f**k is going on in my own backyard I was born and rasied here ,and was here when this festival started you don't even live here so how in the hell can you make a statement like that when you live here and have no ideal of whats really going on.