[Dynagroove] promoters: one word - collaborate

[Mike Fix]

Hmmm..  I'd say that's more the fault of the promoters of Wednesday 
night clubs than it is promoters not being able to work together.

If there's a great club on any given night, all other promoters will 
most likely stay off that night, because the competition is far to 
great.  But if the club sucks, then there's a vacuum, you'll have a 
bunch of people rush the night trying to make a great club that puts 
the others to sleep.

Promoters for the most part can't work together because their ideas 
of what makes a great club differ far too much, specially when it 
comes to talent.  Good partners are usually ones that bring their own 
unique abilities to the table that the other(s) don't have, and 
that's rare in LA since the majority of promoters here are cookie 
cutters of each other.  The exceptions are the ones that race to the 
tip of your tongue, and obviously on Wednesdays, no one is doing that 
good of a job.

So, until one Wednesday is better than the rest, you'll probably see 
even more sprout up.  And if you think this is bad, you're absolutely 
wrong.  Competition is the best thing possible, it makes everyone 
work their hardest to put on the best club possible...which will be 
the one that lasts the longest and is most successful...and you, the 
dancer will reap the benefits.

And to directly answer your question about why promoters can't work 
together...generally it's greed.

-m



>Ok, when I opened my email this morning I was overwhelmed by the 
>influx of dynagroove posts.  After I finally got through all of them 
>I was amazed to find that 6 different Wednesday night weeklies were 
>posted . Am I the only one that sees this as more of a hindrance 
>than a boost for our little House community? 
>
>By definition, a community is a group of people with shared 
>interests working towards a common goal.  I believe that all of us 
>whether we are Promoters, DJs, Musicians, or Dancers are tied 
>together by a common bond: to experience and spread the peace, love 
>and understanding that House Music promotes.  We unite for the sole 
>purpose of celebrating life in a carefree environment. 
>
>There have been many threads lately where people have expressed 
>their dissatisfaction with recent parties/djs.  Although I try to 
>maintain a positive attitude when I go out, I have noticed that the 
>unity has been lacking.  I feel that most parties are missing the 
>vibe of yestur-year primarily due to a lack of attendees.  Rarely, 
>do I find myself at a venue packed with all the familiar smiling 
>faces I've grown to love over the years.  I believe that its simply 
>because there are numerous events going on at the same time 
>spreading everyone out all over the city.  Although I am not 
>involved on the production end of clubs or parties, as a dancer I 
>have been affected by L.A. promoters' inabitlity to work together. 
>Not only are people loosing money when they throw poorly attended 
>events. Ultimately, its the party-goers that suffer the consequences 
>of too many people trying to cash in or shine in the spotlight. 
>
>So I'm left to wonder why is it so hard for people to collaborate? 
>Is it an ego or a clique thing?  How hard could it be to pool all 
>resources together in order to provide a quality event?  Wouldn't 
>that contribute to the sense of community that we are trying to 
>maintain?  If anyone has a little insight to offer, I would 
>appreciate it.   
>
>Carrie
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