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03-28-2003, 01:52 PM
Music fest gets a new name
Detroit techno party also has new producer
February 28, 2003
Clarification: A Feb. 28 headline and article in The Way We Live section should have said Movement 2003 -- Detroit's Electronic Music Festival will replace, rather than rename, the Detroit Electronic Music Festival on Hart Plaza this Memorial Day weekend. The new festival's name is similar to that of the DEMF, but Movement 2003 is a separate business entity.
BY BRIAN MCCOLLUM
FREE PRESS POP MUSIC WRITER
Fans will find a three-day techno party at Hart Plaza on Memorial Day weekend, but it won't be the Detroit Electronic Music Festival.
After three years of the DEMF, a different name will grace the riverfront marquee this year: Movement 2003 -- Detroit's Electronic Music Festival.
Techno musician Derrick May, in his first year as producer, said he hopes the new name will put his own imprint on the event.
"We need to concentrate on moving in our own direction, with our own perspective," May said Thursday night from Tokyo, where he was performing. "The idea is to give this thing a fresh mentality."
For three years, the Memorial Day weekend slot was in the hands of the Detroit firm Pop Culture Media. Last month, the City of Detroit awarded the holiday weekend to a team led by May after considering proposals from both groups.
Launched in 2000, the DEMF quickly became one of Detroit's leading cultural success stories, drawing techno fans by the hundreds of thousands.
Pop Culture Media claims ownership of both the "Detroit Electronic Music Festival" and "DEMF" names. Company president Carol Marvin contends May had no choice but to come up with a new moniker.
"Derrick got the plaza for Memorial Day Weekend," she said Thursday. "But it's a different festival."
Marvin recently joined with Detroit boxer Tommy Hearns to form DEMF Inc., with plans to open a nightclub and stage a techno fest. She said Thursday night that festival details will be announced soon.
"I've formed a partnership with Tommy Hearns to take the DEMF and all its efforts to the next level," she said. "We're moving forward with our plans."
The DEMF earned an international reputation for showcasing techno, and May said his event aims to keep attention on the music's birthplace.
"We want to keep Detroit as the focal point," he said. "It is and will be the focal point."
Contact BRIAN McCOLLUM at 313-223-4450 or mccollum@freepress.com.
Detroit techno party also has new producer
February 28, 2003
Clarification: A Feb. 28 headline and article in The Way We Live section should have said Movement 2003 -- Detroit's Electronic Music Festival will replace, rather than rename, the Detroit Electronic Music Festival on Hart Plaza this Memorial Day weekend. The new festival's name is similar to that of the DEMF, but Movement 2003 is a separate business entity.
BY BRIAN MCCOLLUM
FREE PRESS POP MUSIC WRITER
Fans will find a three-day techno party at Hart Plaza on Memorial Day weekend, but it won't be the Detroit Electronic Music Festival.
After three years of the DEMF, a different name will grace the riverfront marquee this year: Movement 2003 -- Detroit's Electronic Music Festival.
Techno musician Derrick May, in his first year as producer, said he hopes the new name will put his own imprint on the event.
"We need to concentrate on moving in our own direction, with our own perspective," May said Thursday night from Tokyo, where he was performing. "The idea is to give this thing a fresh mentality."
For three years, the Memorial Day weekend slot was in the hands of the Detroit firm Pop Culture Media. Last month, the City of Detroit awarded the holiday weekend to a team led by May after considering proposals from both groups.
Launched in 2000, the DEMF quickly became one of Detroit's leading cultural success stories, drawing techno fans by the hundreds of thousands.
Pop Culture Media claims ownership of both the "Detroit Electronic Music Festival" and "DEMF" names. Company president Carol Marvin contends May had no choice but to come up with a new moniker.
"Derrick got the plaza for Memorial Day Weekend," she said Thursday. "But it's a different festival."
Marvin recently joined with Detroit boxer Tommy Hearns to form DEMF Inc., with plans to open a nightclub and stage a techno fest. She said Thursday night that festival details will be announced soon.
"I've formed a partnership with Tommy Hearns to take the DEMF and all its efforts to the next level," she said. "We're moving forward with our plans."
The DEMF earned an international reputation for showcasing techno, and May said his event aims to keep attention on the music's birthplace.
"We want to keep Detroit as the focal point," he said. "It is and will be the focal point."
Contact BRIAN McCOLLUM at 313-223-4450 or mccollum@freepress.com.