The Underground Electronic Music Scene Needs More Collaborations
“Let’s link up andĀ collaborate!”
Yes I am completely aware of how stereotypical that sounds, but given the climate of the electronic music industry we live in today, the need for collaboration is higher than ever.
Here is a simple truth: promoters can choose to view everyone else around them as competition or, instead, as essential elements in nurturing the scene theyĀ themselves are a part of.Ā In the United States the more underground sounds of electronic music are still playing catch up to the EDM beast that exploded shortly after the turn of the new century. Every week I hear and read comments from house and techno fans askingĀ for bigger and more, especially when they compares the United States’ scene with that of Europe. They want bigger events, more production and, more importantly, acts that don’t tour in the States often. Let’s be honest here though, these acts are either really expensive to bring Stateside or are simply too high a risk for the promoter as they don’t promise high enough attendance to make the booking viable.
