A.U.M. Festival 2009 : July 3-6th :-)

On 2009-01-13 22:45, Desert Goddess wrote:
First of all, who the hell wants to go to Texas in the middle of the summer?

On 2009-01-14 18:42, thegooddale wrote:

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On 2009-01-13 22:45, Desert Goddess wrote: First of all, who the hell wants to go to Texas in the middle of the summer?

Let me see you holla-holla, if you love the summer time
Hit the detail shop, get your drop top shine
Ain't no subways here, it's thugs down here
20 inch dubs, what we love down here
The best part of year, bout the end of May
Now the best thing to see, MLK on Sunday
Candy spray on gray, playing Playstation 2
Looking good when I come through, I smell barbecue
E.S.G. true-true, pop roof purple Sprite
Sin in the Benz, rims circle at the light
Cardier filled with ice, got a cooler full of comas
Say playboy, you know the blades are the old ones
AME's, on the SUV's
DVD's, with the five T.V.'s
Maaan, off the showroom flo'
I love the thug life, boy you already know

On 2009-01-14 19:45, Btros wrote:
I do agree though that you're gonna get a bigger draw if you do it on a coast like California, especially if you want to attract any international trancers.

On 2009-01-14 19:22, Desert Goddess wrote:
I apologize for offending anyone from Texas. I'm sure you have many things you love about your state.

On 2009-01-14 15:47, pete wrote:
I think aside from any transportation issues, I think the fear with having it in California is that it won't be significantly different from any other California parties/festivals.

On 2009-01-14 20:13, thegooddale wrote:

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On 2009-01-14 19:45, Btros wrote: I do agree though that you're gonna get a bigger draw if you do it on a coast like California, especially if you want to attract any international trancers.

I think it is a bit ridiculous to depend on "international trancers" to make up your core draw. In order for the festival to have a good attendance it's gonna have to be thrown near somewhere that has a large group of people already going to these types of events, and it is going to have to be advertised in that local area well. Two things that definitely didn't occur at AUM last time and that I certainly hope happen this time around. That leaves quite a few places in mind, California definitely having a few cities that would work well. I would think less than an hour/hour and a half from San Diego, Los Angeles, or San Francisco and some work flyering parties and record shops coupled with a diverse line-up of all kinds of music would insure 1000 easily...

On 2009-01-14 20:24, Hidroponik wrote:

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On 2009-01-14 15:47, pete wrote: I think aside from any transportation issues, I think the fear with having it in California is that it won't be significantly different from any other California parties/festivals.

Is that a bad thing??? just curious. I've travelled and performed in most of the scenes here in america, except Asheville, (and I hope to make it out there one of these days). I mention this because I do not think there is anything wrong with any of the other scenes in USA, in fact they all have the exact same vibe of happy people that want to hear their favorite type of music in a peaceful setting, without worrying that the cops (or yahoo locals) are comin to bust the good times.

But, its all about location. There are not many states that will allow a 3 day festival to happen, nevermind it being on a completely legal and legitimate venue that isn't 120 degrees with tons of humidity, bugs, and *gasp* the possibility of a rain-out. You can pretty much guarantee that there won't be any rain out here in the middle of the summer, we've been in the longest drought that i've seen in the 12 years i've been here.

Remember the rain at Aum fest last time? it was pretty brutal, then when it stopped the humidity hit and the bugs came out, not very fun dancing and swatting mosquitos. I know that the trancers on the east coast are used to it, but if you can avoid it - why not?

I know i'm biased because i live and party here in cali, but it just seems to make sense with the logistics of what needs to happen to make this successful and fun for everybody.

On 2009-01-14 20:13, thegooddale wrote:

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On 2009-01-14 19:45, Btros wrote: I do agree though that you're gonna get a bigger draw if you do it on a coast like California, especially if you want to attract any international trancers.

I think it is a bit ridiculous to depend on "international trancers" to make up your core draw. In order for the festival to have a good attendance it's gonna have to be thrown near somewhere that has a large group of people already going to these types of events, and it is going to have to be advertised in that local area well. Two things that definitely didn't occur at AUM last time and that I certainly hope happen this time around. That leaves quite a few places in mind, California definitely having a few cities that would work well. I would think less than an hour/hour and a half from San Diego, Los Angeles, or San Francisco and some work flyering parties and record shops coupled with a diverse line-up of all kinds of music would insure 1000 easily...

On 2009-01-15 02:52, DJ Uhm wrote:
Does AUM need to have 1,000 people at it? What's the original intent behind the festival? Are people going to be prepared to deal with the apparent issues that can arise from a festival with that many people in attendance, IE the promoters? Is this a rave or a psytrance festival?

On 2009-01-15 02:52, DJ Uhm wrote:

Does AUM need to have 1,000 people at it? What's the original intent behind the festival? Are people going to be prepared to deal with the apparent issues that can arise from a festival with that many people in attendance, IE the promoters? Is this a rave or a psytrance festival?