Yes, Tony, it's heated, but meaningful dialogue that's going to accomplish something needs to be heated; at the end of the day, the plain and simple fact is that "dance" ,just like the Metropolitan Opera House, has , (in the words of the new york times)"grown somewhat isolated artistically" and needs to "reconnect it(self) to the world".
Even if we have to drag it, kicking and screaming, to make that reconnect...or else, it's just gonna die as far as the mainstream,terrestrial radio world is concerned.
<> > > You know what we need to maybe bring back dance music to
>
> > FM
> > > Radio is to have a station play whatever they want
> during
> > > the daytime and then after 8PMto the next day play all
> > > cutting edge dance from house, freestyle (yes new
> > > freestyle), trance, have live remotes from clubs where
> > only
> > > the elite can get into and local clubs as well. Dont
> worry
> >
> > > about hiring big name on air personalitys but have a
> few
> > > mixers that know the art of mixing and give it time and
> > the
> > > listeners will go and you will get solid2.5-3.0 ratings
> > and
> > > make decent money.
> > >
> >
> > just run a dance station exactly like 93.3 FLZ in Tampa
> > except with dance music... big time morning show... same
> > stick size.. same imaging.. same jocks.. same
> promotions...
> > and just add a few more mix shows... the station would
> BLOW
> > UP.
> >
>
> Let's provide the link. It HAS become pretty heated but
> definitely some very INTERESTING reading here.
>
>
http://www.radio-info.com/mods/board?Post=654362&Board=nyc
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