What needs to be done to boost the Vancouver scene in 2006?

[NathanHall]

I think we need more variety in the styles of music and dj's we book. We do get really great talent here alot, but alot of the times its the same dj's. Dont get me wrong i would see alot of dj's 20 times, but still it get a lil old.

It would nice to see this variety in not only headliners but locals as well, i think there needs to be more openness for new talent in the scene. Alot of people have talent but just dont get the shot.

As for headliners, i would love to see some more variety on the main stage, like on trance headliner is enough. get a techno dj, hard house, and other styles to get rid of the monotany. this is just all my opinion.

[mikey]

more fucking effort, props, new venues, diverse line-ups, more live artist, smaller events, good sound systems, make it less about making scrill, and more bout keepin it real.

don't get me wrong there are some good promoters out there now, but there's more medicore one's.

[Hallucinogen]

Better Massive event Venues(more outdoor ones)
& Bigger Headliners(Let them spin for longer),
and bringing in BETTER Lighting/Sound SETUP[which applies to better venue also]!
Other choices are pretty lame.
(Just take Europe as an example, and go from there.)

But are you gonna do something about it, or you're just aimlessly wondering?:p

[shorty187]

we need more mssives and bigger headliners....

[mikey]

^^

it doesn't need more massives, this isn't 2000. there's not a market for a massive or two every weekend.

And there's plenty of amazing headlining acts that come through town. It doesn't make sense to make them play at a rave, when most of the people don't truely appreciate them. Go to the clubs to see the big healiners, then atleast you don't have to deal with a ton of underaged kids on drugs.....

[Pennywise]

THIS WOULD HELP!

http://www.fnk.ca/board/showthread.php?t=93674

[ty:rone]

2006 has brought A LOT of trance / dnb / hip hop [not rap] talent.
like A LOT! i'm enjoying/appreciating 2006 already even though i couldn't attend some of the events.

[ty:rone]

2006 has brought A LOT of trance / dnb / hip hop [not rap] talent and it's only april.
like A LOT! i'm enjoying/appreciating 2006 already even though i couldn't attend some of the events.

[Deeleerious]

(concerning genre specific parties) The scene can be cliquey enough without further seperation... Besides some could use a little brodening of their horizons once and awhile. Besides if you only went to events that played one type of music how would you find out what else you like when you are new to the scene?

[Deeleerious]

Originally Posted by candi::shell

lol:) or maybe everyone needs to stop doing it so much that they become imune to it... just a thought...

that is a very good point.

[Deeleerious]

I would just like to say to all you haters hating your scene...(which we all contribute in creating) MOVE TO EDMONTON! maybe then you would have some appreciation for what you have. I went to an underground club there and it was all gib tech warriors... I LOVE THE ISland scene! and in response to skye you're right it is not 1993 but we could all use some peace love unity and respect. Those concepts are timeless.

[Deeleerious]

Originally Posted by Hero.Skye

people like you keep me posting on fnk, preach on :)

trance-luver, leave.

best post I have read so far.

[Hero.Skye]

Originally Posted by Deeleerious

best post I have read so far.

click on the ying-yang


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and thanks

[joce]

Originally Posted by TeCHniX

Don't advertise the parties using mainstream mediums...afterall, this is why over 40s and 12 yr olds end up at them and kills the vibe.

to be honest i think policing is only necessary in the cases of the little ones who heavily abuse party drugs. the 40's and over were there long before you and it's by their road paving that you have the music and the places to listen in the first place. while they can be a bit aggravating at times, we are all just supposed to be enjoying one thing...right? maybe if younger kids were exposed to a better scene where they were readily accepted and educated they would make way for a better group in the future. the entire scene is going to be theirs to make or break one day so who are you to judge the age limit of musical preferance?

[r a m a z e]

you need to put me on a stage with a pair of turn tables!

[Pennywise]

www.summerbreak.ca

[thechix0r]

Freaknight... now that was a massive...

Age limit, HUGE venue, seperate stage for DNB alone, the stage for the trance people and the lineup was worth the trip down there and the price. Tickets also weren't that expensive even with the exchange

[KenJi]

Originally Posted by trance-luver

- massive raves with many rooms for a variety of music
-- main room (trance,techno)
-- second room (hardtrance,hardstyle,gabber)
-- third room (goa/psy trance,)
-- forth room (house, dance, electro,funk)
-- fifth room (rap,hip-hop,r/b)

with a decent big place, the ticket prize will be cheaper, but will we ever have a stadium used for rave like they do in sensation white/black!?!?

/end_dream

Holy Crap that would be the most boring party on the planet. Scratch that it would be the biggest waste of a party on the planet.

Ever heard of diversity? Though funk is a good i dea, no breaks or dnb and a room dedicated to the beat 94.5 is not somethign I would waste my money on haha.

[LastWerd]

to boost the scene (not sure if this is said; i didn't read through everything)...

Majority of people need to be told what to like, how to act, what to wear, etc.
Clubs see other clubs being successful at certain things so they copy it.

The beat runs Vancouver, so top 40 is the genre of choice here because most people do not know where to look for anything else or they simply don't know it is out there (or understand it). Also, they think that is whats "cool" because top 40 is what they are brainwashed with.

If we had a radio station with the kind of funding the beat does, Vancouver could become cool with time.
Also, if much music wasn't so lame that would help alot too.

It is what people are influenced by. We got to get at them young! Haha

Or we need to start incorporating guns and booty shorts into electronic music. (but lets not go there)

[mapleleaf4ever]

A couple Venues that are Legal and affordable.

After exploring a bit of the Toronto Scene though, the advantage here is People. With over 5 Million People in the GTA you're going to get bigger names because you have more potential partiers.

Once Vancouver gets bigger, it will improve.

On that note though, the more you guys help the scene get better the more people will come if they hear it's good.

If you build it, they will come.

[Hero.Skye]

Originally Posted by LastWerd

to boost the scene (not sure if this is said; i didn't read through everything)...

Majority of people need to be told what to like, how to act, what to wear, etc.
Clubs see other clubs being successful at certain things so they copy it.

The beat runs Vancouver, so top 40 is the genre of choice here because most people do not know where to look for anything else or they simply don't know it is out there (or understand it). Also, they think that is whats "cool" because top 40 is what they are brainwashed with.

If we had a radio station with the kind of funding the beat does, Vancouver could become cool with time.
Also, if much music wasn't so lame that would help alot too.

It is what people are influenced by. We got to get at them young! Haha

Or we need to start incorporating guns and booty shorts into electronic music. (but lets not go there)

you sound like you want to start a revolution.

[justShell]

Originally Posted by joce

to be honest i think policing is only necessary in the cases of the little ones who heavily abuse party drugs. the 40's and over were there long before you and it's by their road paving that you have the music and the places to listen in the first place. while they can be a bit aggravating at times, we are all just supposed to be enjoying one thing...right? maybe if younger kids were exposed to a better scene where they were readily accepted and educated they would make way for a better group in the future. the entire scene is going to be theirs to make or break one day so who are you to judge the age limit of musical preferance?

have you ever been to a smaller covert party? if you have then you should know the people that are abusing all those drugs can at least handle themselves, unlike the 12 year old children at larger parties that end up od'ing in the fucking lineup.. personally i think kids in high school should be doing their stupid highschool shit drinking at parks and whatnot, if theirs 16 year old kids coming out to parties thats fine, just dont take 5 pills and then have a seizure and have the party shut down.

[justShell]

Originally Posted by LastWerd

to boost the scene (not sure if this is said; i didn't read through everything)...

Majority of people need to be told what to like, how to act, what to wear, etc.
Clubs see other clubs being successful at certain things so they copy it.

The beat runs Vancouver, so top 40 is the genre of choice here because most people do not know where to look for anything else or they simply don't know it is out there (or understand it). Also, they think that is whats "cool" because top 40 is what they are brainwashed with.

If we had a radio station with the kind of funding the beat does, Vancouver could become cool with time.
Also, if much music wasn't so lame that would help alot too.

It is what people are influenced by. We got to get at them young! Haha

Or we need to start incorporating guns and booty shorts into electronic music. (but lets not go there)

I think that the majority of people woulnd't like the scene as much if it got blown up and everyone and their grandmother liked electronic music. I personally love the fact that not many people around here know anything about the music that I love. And i love introducing my friends to it and having them fall in love with it.. I don't really want them to already have a knowledge of what i do.

[greenwire]

more multi-room smallish venues. 600 person capacity with 3 rooms would be the fucking dogs BOLLOCKS.

If you've got 8 hours to party (10pm-6am) that's about 6 DJ's per room. 3 rooms x 6 DJ's = 18 DJ's. If you can't find something you like out of 18 different DJ's, get the hell out. Multi-room parties give everyone a chance to hear all different kinds of music, and how they get arranged is up to the particular promoter.

If i found a 3-room venue that would go all night, i'd make one room for jungle, and everything related to it (dnb, dancehall, harder breaks, breakcore, maybe a bit of hardcore/HHC just to get ppl jumping)... another room for house/trance and everything related to it (lighter breaks, whatever else you kids listen to) and a 3rd room for the hippies because they make parties rad (goa, psytrance, downtempo, reggae, all kinds of chillin' stuff)

there you go...

[Cosmos]

a rave at a venue other than the MLC.