I am pretty tired and I have work tomorrow so I'm going to write pretty quickly. I may come back later but for now, here are some thoughts for tonight...
V was telling me about a lot of crazy VJ stuff that he plans on doing in the next few weeks and the next who knows when. Lots of fun stuff like live camera feeds and live filtering. 3-D Projector screens and some more stuff that I didn't fully understand. The point is that even though he is very new to visuals he already has a vision. I find his visuals much more stimulating than any others I have seen, and he's about to make shit kinda crazy. Very interactive.
Which got me to thinking about the scene as a whole, and I believe that I have stumbled upon a truth. Columbus has spent years focusing on just the DJ's. Probably that is because all of the party companies are run by music makers and players, but keeping that in mind, its no wonder my local scene is a flaccid 2-D disappointment. Columbus's only focus is on the music, not the party.
I'm glad V got into visuals though, because I think he's about to change all that. His vision is something exciting and hopefully the people "up top" will notice. Parties shouldn't be just about the music, but in columbus that just about covers it.
The end, I am going to go back over this and rewrite it for sure, i'm certian the writing sucks. But thats my thoughts for now, and I do believe they are important ones.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
What I will in fact be writing about, and why I am writing again at all.
So this decision to start writing again came up somewhat suddenly. Like a whole half hour ago. Why am I writing again? Because I don't want to forget. I don't want to let all of my experiences be lost to the void. Because I want there to be an accurate and honest portrayal of the scene somewhere. And when I say accurate, I define that as "a truth in perception."
In context with that, I am also writing because I think that there will be a lot to say in the upcoming years. I have decided to go on an adventure. I plan on visiting and living in many cities and discovering what their scene is all about. I am on a quest, a journey to find a place that has a local scene that I connect with. Its going to take a long time, but thats the beauty of it, now I have a kind of purpose that lasts longer than a paltry goals of my peers. Maybe then, I can imagine following through with my larger aspirations.
I have fallen totally out of love with the local scene, but I do have hope for other places. Columbus is corrupt and hostile. Local parties should be a refuge for like minded people, a safe place. But it is an alien environment for most of us. Even once we get comfortable with what we have, it still doesn't feel right. When I say us, I do mean other rave-y individuals, the colorful ones who expect to find great things in the scene, and find only confusion. We shut out others, I do it too. We don't let new people into our lives (even our scene-life) Even people we have seen around for years we refuse to get to know better. It is an envoronment of mistrut.
But I have hope that it is better elsewhere. Cleveland maybe, or pittsburg. I may travel down to california or new york. I'll visit them all and live in them all, but no schedules, Ill travel and leave when the time is right.
What? Don't believe me? Just because I still haven't tried living on my own yet? I've got news for you, I'm an independent. I am happiest by myself and my job lets me travel wherever the hell I want, for however long I want. So this is about to happen, this is my new life.
But I'm not ready yet to break free. I do still have to try that living on my own thing first, here in columbus. I plan on moving out soon, within a few months down to campus.
In the meantime, I'm not writing about the scene as a whole anymore. Its a waste of my time and it doesn't interest me. Instead I will write about the people I know and are friends with. Core members of the scene that the "scene leaders" don't really have much respect for. These are the real deal type people. New to the scene and veterens. People who care about community. These are the friends I have found, these are the people worth paying attention to.
Your welcome. The columbus branch of this blog is about what really goes on behind the scenes. I can couldn't care less for what dj is getting popular or what party companies or planning on doing in the future. I never really did. This is about the people, this is about a part of this scene that more than likely, you will never experience or even be exposed to.
Next post will be a rememberence of a recent impromtu "naked party".
In context with that, I am also writing because I think that there will be a lot to say in the upcoming years. I have decided to go on an adventure. I plan on visiting and living in many cities and discovering what their scene is all about. I am on a quest, a journey to find a place that has a local scene that I connect with. Its going to take a long time, but thats the beauty of it, now I have a kind of purpose that lasts longer than a paltry goals of my peers. Maybe then, I can imagine following through with my larger aspirations.
I have fallen totally out of love with the local scene, but I do have hope for other places. Columbus is corrupt and hostile. Local parties should be a refuge for like minded people, a safe place. But it is an alien environment for most of us. Even once we get comfortable with what we have, it still doesn't feel right. When I say us, I do mean other rave-y individuals, the colorful ones who expect to find great things in the scene, and find only confusion. We shut out others, I do it too. We don't let new people into our lives (even our scene-life) Even people we have seen around for years we refuse to get to know better. It is an envoronment of mistrut.
But I have hope that it is better elsewhere. Cleveland maybe, or pittsburg. I may travel down to california or new york. I'll visit them all and live in them all, but no schedules, Ill travel and leave when the time is right.
What? Don't believe me? Just because I still haven't tried living on my own yet? I've got news for you, I'm an independent. I am happiest by myself and my job lets me travel wherever the hell I want, for however long I want. So this is about to happen, this is my new life.
But I'm not ready yet to break free. I do still have to try that living on my own thing first, here in columbus. I plan on moving out soon, within a few months down to campus.
In the meantime, I'm not writing about the scene as a whole anymore. Its a waste of my time and it doesn't interest me. Instead I will write about the people I know and are friends with. Core members of the scene that the "scene leaders" don't really have much respect for. These are the real deal type people. New to the scene and veterens. People who care about community. These are the friends I have found, these are the people worth paying attention to.
Your welcome. The columbus branch of this blog is about what really goes on behind the scenes. I can couldn't care less for what dj is getting popular or what party companies or planning on doing in the future. I never really did. This is about the people, this is about a part of this scene that more than likely, you will never experience or even be exposed to.
Next post will be a rememberence of a recent impromtu "naked party".
Independent
Alright, so Rave Bright is going back up, but not the way it was before. I'm writing this blog for myself now, nobody else. I'm not posting articles, i'm not posting about people in the scene. I'm writing about myself. This means that my readers (thats you, if your out there) can go fuck themselves. Because I dont give a shit what any of you have to say about my writing or my opinions. If you want to read this shit, do it. But if you don't, X out and shut the fuck up.
We have the right to free speech in America, and I'm going to use it. We have the right to opinions, and I am going to have them. Not only that, I will post all the shit I want about drugs, I
will be as negative as I want, and I will certainly mention if there is some bad shit going on in the scene if I feel like it.
Basically, the people of columbus are trying to take the fun out of the rave scene, but they don't want me to bring that up. Maybe, if I walked into a club and saw a bunch of ravers having a good time, getting along, and feeling colorful I would have more good things to say. However, the Columbus EDM people are trying to make "raves" gritty again, but not in the good way. It seems like the leaders of the "scene" and many of the Dj's want people to go for the music, and only the music. And possibly the drinking. I think they could care less for the people that dance, socialize, do party drugs, laugh, discover something new, make a new friend, etc. They aren't worried about fun, they are worried about profit.
Walk into a Leboom someday, or just flip through the photographs posted about the night, your going to find a room full of black. The photographers in the scene take wide shots of the whole room. Presumably to show just how many people a DJ got into the venue, guess how much they made in door fee's?! Drinks?!, The pictures say, "don't you see how successful the scene is? We are generating loads of faceless people, we are legit because we bring in cash."
I would be much happier with a smaller amount of people that actually matter. An actual scene in Columbus, a community. However, the amount of like-minded people that go to these events is dwindling. We all have different goals, and it seems not enough time to share them with eachother or find common ground.
What you don't see in most photographers work is people having fun. I could look at albums of pictures from the Electric Daisy Carnival, because they all have their own story. You get to glimse a moment in some other persons life. Shots of individuals just don't make it into the albums as much as they should. (However, to be fair, there are some current photographers that are doing a bang up job. But these are not the local photographers that are getting work in columbus, they are not in league with the people that "run the scene").
I'm seriously fucking tired of worrying about what the other people in the columbus scene are going to say about what I write, what my opinions are, etc. Because it is very rarely accepting. Even when Rave Bright first began, it wasn't for the main players, it was for the fans. My target audience was really the glow babies, the raver kids, the kandi kidds, the dancers, the people who take electronic music, and let it become just a part of their culture.
So yes, Rave Bright is back up. Read it if you want, but don't try and use gossip to blow it out of proportion. To all of you "scene leaders" I'm not a threat anymore, I'm not marketing my blog to anybody, or even going to mention it to anybody. Rave Bright is going underground.
To everybody else, if you are indeed reading this, welcome aboard. Shit is about to get real.
We have the right to free speech in America, and I'm going to use it. We have the right to opinions, and I am going to have them. Not only that, I will post all the shit I want about drugs, I
will be as negative as I want, and I will certainly mention if there is some bad shit going on in the scene if I feel like it.
Basically, the people of columbus are trying to take the fun out of the rave scene, but they don't want me to bring that up. Maybe, if I walked into a club and saw a bunch of ravers having a good time, getting along, and feeling colorful I would have more good things to say. However, the Columbus EDM people are trying to make "raves" gritty again, but not in the good way. It seems like the leaders of the "scene" and many of the Dj's want people to go for the music, and only the music. And possibly the drinking. I think they could care less for the people that dance, socialize, do party drugs, laugh, discover something new, make a new friend, etc. They aren't worried about fun, they are worried about profit.
Walk into a Leboom someday, or just flip through the photographs posted about the night, your going to find a room full of black. The photographers in the scene take wide shots of the whole room. Presumably to show just how many people a DJ got into the venue, guess how much they made in door fee's?! Drinks?!, The pictures say, "don't you see how successful the scene is? We are generating loads of faceless people, we are legit because we bring in cash."
I would be much happier with a smaller amount of people that actually matter. An actual scene in Columbus, a community. However, the amount of like-minded people that go to these events is dwindling. We all have different goals, and it seems not enough time to share them with eachother or find common ground.
What you don't see in most photographers work is people having fun. I could look at albums of pictures from the Electric Daisy Carnival, because they all have their own story. You get to glimse a moment in some other persons life. Shots of individuals just don't make it into the albums as much as they should. (However, to be fair, there are some current photographers that are doing a bang up job. But these are not the local photographers that are getting work in columbus, they are not in league with the people that "run the scene").
I'm seriously fucking tired of worrying about what the other people in the columbus scene are going to say about what I write, what my opinions are, etc. Because it is very rarely accepting. Even when Rave Bright first began, it wasn't for the main players, it was for the fans. My target audience was really the glow babies, the raver kids, the kandi kidds, the dancers, the people who take electronic music, and let it become just a part of their culture.
So yes, Rave Bright is back up. Read it if you want, but don't try and use gossip to blow it out of proportion. To all of you "scene leaders" I'm not a threat anymore, I'm not marketing my blog to anybody, or even going to mention it to anybody. Rave Bright is going underground.
To everybody else, if you are indeed reading this, welcome aboard. Shit is about to get real.
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