BOOM 2006

On 2006-08-23 03:19, DETOX wrote:
What XP is mainly trying to say (and i am 100% with him) is that although Boom was a huge success organisational wise it tottally failed in one of its main aspects which is ofcourse music,and that didnt happen because the organisers didnt know who to book,it just happened because they know for some years now that no matter who they book the event will be a financial success for them so there is no point to invite artists who are famous and more expensive and better producers most of the time when they can do their job by inviting for free or for a very very small fee average (to say the least) artists who see Boom more as an opportunity to promote themselves rather as an opportunity to offer something to the people.

Out of the 20.000 people that came to Boom this year i doubt that more than 1000 came for the line up that Boom presented,everybody came for the experience and to attend a legendary event as Boom is (or at least was) and not to enjoy any particular artists.

The organisers know that and are taking advantage of it for their own profit.Making money is not bad at all,i wish there were even more people at Boom this year and even more next year and so on.What is bad is taking 100% advantage of this situation and jeopardizing the music of this event just to make more money,the word that nobody mentioned yet here is GREED i think and it applies absolutely perfect to the Boom situation.

People might not understand it (even though XP mentioned some numbers) but we are dealing with HUGE ammounts of money here.We are dealing with 20.000 people who paid 100 euros for this event and who also spend at least another 100 euros in the area for food and drinks,not to mention any sponsors that Boom might had plus some other incomes i dont need to mention in public.

Do you guys understand that the total income in the worst case scenario is around 1.500.000 euros JUST FROM THE TICKETS OF THIS EVENT?Do you have an idea of how much money 1.5 million euros is?

With 100.000 euros you can build the greatest and biggest line up the psychedelic trance world has ever seen including every great producer out there from every corner of the world.Unfortunately the organisers decided to spend NOT EVEN HALF of this ammount and invite to Boom unknown artists and djs who are willing to play even for free in order to satisfy their vanity.You see Juno Reactor and Shpongle are asking you cash to play for and not just a three stop economy class ticket plus some food and drink coupons and thats not good for the organisers in the end of the day because it costs too much and it doesnt bring much more people in the festival anyway.YES its true that Juno Reactor cost more and might not attract more people to Boom Festrival BUT THEY WILL GIVE YOU A HELL OF A PERFOMANCE THAT WILL REMAIN FOREVER IN THE HEART AND MIND OF WHOEVER ATTENDS THAT EVENT.

So to sum it up for me the Boom organisers this year just like they did in their last edition they decided to make more money than giving something special to the people musicwise (because the organisation was great from what i am reading).Well although i am preety sure that in 2008 the same thing like this and last year will happen (why change a winning formula anyway?) i hope that someone will read my and some others people posts and think things all over again concerning the music of the event,it will help the festival itself in the end trust me

On 2006-08-23 13:54, zen mechanics wrote:
(...) From what I heard there were over 30.000 ppl, and sure itīs impossible to satisfie them all, but cīmon...Give the amazing Boom crew some credit and respect and acknowledge the amount of love and work effort they put into creating this ecological, psychedelic, mind/life altering paradise experience for us freaks, artists, travellers, kids, musiclovers, philosophers and groovy ppl from every corner of this planet in general to enjoy...I see it as an exemple for the world and human race. The organization was top notch, everyhting was decorated with care for the smallest details, art installations kept shifting and being replaced even within the 7 days, there was a newspaper every single day, wonderfull foodstands and market, amazing huge bamboo structures...damn the thought of seeing that beautiful bamboo tower rising out above the trees on the liminal village still gives me the chills....and then the lake! I could spend a whole day just in the water and have the best time anyway. Sure I didnīt like some of the music, but i have this at every fest I attend...and I for one salute the Boom crew for NOT putting all the big names we heard over and over on the mainfloor, but instead giving new upcoming artists a place, me included. No offense Detox, saying that the line-up was formed by greed, that Boom rather books īsmallerī acts to save money is an insult to both artists that played and the Boom crew. So letīs just drop the nagging and negativity and remember how good it felt just to walk there under the sun surrounded by the most beautiful colorfull psychedelic tribe and surroundings.

On 2006-08-23 12:07, KINO OKO wrote:
hallo to everybody,

what i see now is a riot against some changes that apears. i see lot of bad comments about night time music, how greed boom organisers are etc...

in fact lineup is a small part of budget of event like this, doenst matter if its superstars or noname's one. we are talking about midget trance scene and it is not comparable to big pop festivals when you have to deal with 250ooo USD fees...

boom decided to take less known and younger artists, not cheaper ones. in fact at very begining everybody which start to create trance music are delighted with simplest form of it. that is the main reason why night music was so destructive for some of you. i also prefer to listen to more advanced music. this dark or night fast trance music is kind of trend now, it will pass by. it is a matter of time.

everyone of us have his own taste about music and judge what is ok and what is not but i dont try to persuade, it is sensless. changes come slowly thogheter with experience.

thnx god and linup author i've played at 16:00 saturday. i gathered older people, this is a big compliment for me. some of young people were certianly dissapointed, mainly aobut tempo of my music because for them tempo it is more important sepecially when on speeding drugs. i see nothing wrong in it, im looking on myself years ago and i find it normal. because i dont understand anymore this kind of music which was played during the night i was spending my night time in many different places with my friends.

im not hungry for playing everywhere in the world so i didnt negotiate my fee with boom. i was paid as i wanted to be. i was treated as everybody which played at the boom, all was clear, all was fine, no problems. simply good.

having such a good memories im obliged to say that i wish to see more parties like that one, such a level of profesional atitiude, such a good sound, fast and responsible stage crew.

thnx for everybody involved!

On 2006-08-23 18:05, sam_anjuna wrote:
kino oko = true psycadelic trance

TANKS...

On 2006-08-23 09:25, DETOX wrote:

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On 2006-08-23 03:19, DETOX wrote: Making money is not bad at all,i wish there were even more people at Boom this year and even more next year and so on.What is bad is taking 100% advantage of this situation and jeopardizing the music of this event just to make more money...

Dear KHOPAT if you had read my post carefuly (it was big though so i understand you) you would notice that my problem is not about making money but about being greedy while making them and jeopardizing a main aspect of the festival which is ofcourse is the music itself in order to make a bigger profit.The Boom organisers made a 10 euros profit by providing a very well organised and decorated festival BUT with below the average music,wouldnt it be great for everyone if they made a 9 euros profit providing to the people not only a solid organisation but also a unique music experience?

I really cant understand how the biggest summer festival can ignore people like Tristan,Son Kite,Hallucinogen,Prometheus,Ticon,Shane Gobi,Atmos,Dino Psaras,Element,Allaby,Etnica,Eat Static,Xerox And Illumination,Jaia,Logic Bomb,Juno Reactor,Shpongle,GMS,S Range,Orion,Man With No Name,Vibrasphere,Wizzy Noise and a bunch of other names who are some of the hottest acts around for years now and for sure some of the best producers our scene has to offer.

I hope you understand my point

On 2006-08-24 03:48, gandharva wrote:
the boom concept is original and diferent of any other festival arround is a festival that the music is only a part of it. and not like most of the festivals that the music is the festival himself. i dont know why people that are arround for a long time dont understand this. or just try to make a useless point or childish comments. boom is unique dont try to make a empty idea of it. this comments about the music are just boring.