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Dance/Can�t Find a Permanent Home in R&B or Pop? Sway on Over to Club Music

Who eer wrote that obviously doesnt know dance music... KTU hasnt been dance for what... 2 yrs now....
 
I thought it was good reading. Mostly on point.
 
What's most curious about this piece is that it mirrors all the discussions ever hatched on dance boards.I don't believe that's coincidence.

And by all means,this is not about pointing fingers at club music in general. All genres have their own quirkiness that makes someone relate or hate that certain sound. That's just a matter of taste and to each his own. Now,the quirkiness with club music is more on the business side of things.Some quick thoughts:

As long as this remains a producer driven genre and the singer is disposable there will be no mainstream acceptance. There has to be a greater focus on artist development. A few labels practice this but it has become the exception and not the norm. I'm only referring to vocal driven dance music.

Not to beat a dead horse but the covers must stop! I'll leave it at that.

Washed up pop and r&b stars singing dance has only made club music seem as an early retirement home musically for these former stars. Where's the edge in that?
 
That's why I wanted to talk to him. To give our perspective on things as well (contact me: [email protected]).

He was definitely on point with a lot of what was written, though a couple of the "D" list people, as he noted, would be offended.....two of them were part of TKA (Angel and Aby), and you had the Mad Stuntman perform, who I'm sure is living comfortably thanks to Madagascar! :) Kristy Kay (the tall blonde) what a sweetie as well as Ayna (the Latina woman). But nevertheless there are points that he made and was pretty spot on; I just feel the need to add more to the story than what is seen and perceived...to give dance music a bigger boost somehow.

That's why we're doing a Top 40/CHR campaign throughout the country to add at LEAST 2 or 3 more dance tracks onto rotation...not change format mind you, but give more dance an opportunity to thrive. I see no reason why AnnaGrace "Let The Feelings Go" can't be heard outside of the dance formatted stations, just to name an example.

Mr Caramanica, please contact me! :)
 
The scene in other cities across the US is somewhat more diverse and not so one dimensional. However,I think most dance fans in any US city can fall under the various categories wriiten about in the article.
 
A while back ago, I came up with what I call the four "schools" of a New York dance music fan. Some of these can actually blend with one another but I had wanted to be as specific as possible. So, here we go.....

1) WORLDLY:
These are people that are either....
a. visiting NYC that come from Europe or other dance music friendly nations
b. transplants from this country living in NYC
c. African or Asian-Americans, with a blend of Latinos in there.

These are the people that venture to the Manhattan underground clubs and lounges such as Cielo, Marquee, Pacha, etc. that are mainly house (specifically..."soulful"), trance, electronica and alternative fans.


2) BRIDGE AND TUNNEL:
These are the Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, Staten Island, New Jersey and Long Island crowds, mostly Latino and Italian. This is the crowd that Beatstock targets. Clubs that are in these regions play dance music a la Pulse 87 (Kim Sozzi, Lucas Prata, etc.) as well as classic freestyle from the late 80's/early 90's

3) SOCCER MOM
These ladies USED to hit the clubs back in their single days (80's and 90's). However as they got older, they married, settled down, work, had kids of their own, attend community sporting events, etc. Yet the music they heard in the clubs still holds a presence. The difference with this and "Bridge and Tunnel" is the fact that while those under B&T still follow the music closely, the "Soccer Mom" is just as satisfied hearing the classic stuff along with the more rhythmic mainstream material out there. Think 'KTU.

4) GAY/LESBIAN/BI/TRANSGENDER

A lot of this crowd do go into the "Worldly" clubs but not necessarily the "B&T". However, there are also clubs specifically targeted to them as well with their own "brand" of dance music, known as "the circuit". It's mainly house and trance but there is a strong base of artists that specifically cater to this community. This brand of music is heard very little on radio...with the possible exception of "Pride" on KTU's HD-2 signal.

Morpehux is right in terms of the fans of dance in other cities, and some of my "schools" could fall to specific communities in such cities. That's why (according to that article), you didn't hear anyone scream out Manhattan, because Manhattan isn't necessarily into the Bridge and Tunnel brand of dance.
 
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