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I need a significantly higher paying job to even think about overseas. Just like South America the only way I'll be seeing Europe is getting booked over there.

And before anyone asks me again about the China gig..I'm guessing the damn think fell through. There went my credibility.

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Originally posted by Matthias Problem is, Austin never really had any good venues for throwing larger parties. Sky, Eternal, and the rest of em are meant for crowds under 100. Jojo's a nice dude n all and has good intentions, outside of business I never had any problems with him. The thing is, he makes promises he is unable to keep, spends way to much money and can;t manage his finances. As a result, his DJs got screwed out of getting paid. I broke it off with him because I could not afford to drive to and from Austin to play for free.

What up man.... I have to argue a small point. From 2000-2002 (and off and on in 03 and 04) Slow Motion brought a few artist through Element. Which, was the best venue in Austin for electronic music. I was the promoter when it opened. We would regularly have 800-1500 people on Friday-Saturday night. We booked Oakey, we broke Quivver in Texas, Sam Mollison (Live) twice, Deep Dish, we broke Steve Lawler in Texas, Hybrid, James Zabiela, we broke Infusion in Texas. Not to mention we hosted the Official Delta Heavy After-party from 1:30-5am, in which Sasha and John both both hung out for a couple hours to meet fans and friends alike.... 1200 people showed up from the music hall. Damn, that was back when we had "The Sound" on MEGA 93.3 (those were the days!!!)... then they went Top40.

Then we move to Texture... The best "underground" venue in Austin. We broke Pappa, Sander, Cass and Medway in Texas. Burridge and Ali Shirazinia (Deep Dish) came through... a bunch of house djs. All the while we constantly rotated local and regional DJs into the opening slots regardless of "crew affiliations".

The line-ups were based on the evening as a whole... from the time the door opened until the lights came on. It was a journey and I wanted every paying customer to have a memorable experience and cutting edge music (exclusive Austin bookings... you had to come to Austin, I would not book an artist that would be playing in Houston or Dallas the following night). From the ID checker at the door, to the bar staff and management to sound and lighting. If a opening DJ banged out 138 BPM hard house before Jimmy Van M or another guest played the main slot... I had no problem warning them that they were "opening" or "warming" up for the headliners. Let the headliner play the Big tunes. If they ignored my warning... I would simply kick them off the decks. A FEW DJs thought I was an asshole, but guess what? The people paying cover did not pay to hear 145bpm trance at 10 or 11pm played by some douche. That said, some of people's most memorable sets were locals/regionals opening up... In fact, there are a few DJs that were able to use those "lowly" opening slots to catapult their DJ careers...

I can honestly say the I paid DJs what I agreed to pay them... The night of the gig (whether I made or lost money). AND, I returned cover to a few people who I promoted the event to, and did not like what they heard.

I lost a lot of money breaking "stars" before they were "Super Stars"... I would not trade that for anything... accept to go back and do it again At the end of the day, the money did not matter, b/c the money will come and go, but the experience would be there for a lifetime.

End of rant... yadda yadda... If I were 100% in the game like I was 4-5 years ago, this thread would not have been started... b/c every electronic enthusiast in the USA would ALREADY know who was going to be playing in the ATX in the next couple weeks. THAT is how things were promoted... Most people did not care "who" was playing, they just saw the logo and knew that it was going to be quality regardless of who was mixing the records.

Not the end yet... I think SA is very promising. Austin will make a comeback....

One last thing... I apologize for Slow Motion involvement in partnerships with other promotion companies/venues where paying music fans left dissatisfied. I liked Sky and we had alot of memorable events there... JZ, Digweed, Sasha, Burridge, Jimmy Van M, Sandra Collins, Sander... But that chapter is closed, just like the ones mentioned above... and the ones before that... Red Room, Caucus Club, Twist, Austin Music Hall.... All gone... Expect something new... and hopefully, the quality will cause you to support it.

Thanks

Lance

FireHouse ATX March 18-21 Slow Motion will be hosting VERY intimate events... into late night. With headliners from across the globe that you will never have a chance to see in a small venue. Capacity is 180... We will be stopping at 180 period. Sound reinforcement, state of the art lighting, extended sets... and the most cutting edge music on the planet....

Hmm

Lee Burridge in Austin March 20th.......

Some of the best parties I attended while in Austin were prepared under the SLM umbrella, they where all great parties in my opinion.

From what I recall, M.A.N.D.Y was the best of them all because it was a small party (private) on a wednesday night but nobody gave a damn and only a select handful of people knew it was going on

Lance & the kid from denver i forget about was also a highlight and perhaps my first party ever in texas. i will miss the texas vibe, but you guys have to open up to what's happening up north and in europe...

i say we kill trance in texas for good...

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Originally posted by Slow Motion Lance FireHouse ATX March 18-21 Slow Motion will be hosting VERY intimate events... into late night. With headliners from across the globe that you will never have a chance to see in a small venue. Capacity is 180... We will be stopping at 180 period. Sound reinforcement, state of the art lighting, extended sets... and the most cutting edge music on the planet....

Keep me posted.

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Originally posted by winston Some of the best parties I attended while in Austin were prepared under the SLM umbrella, they where all great parties in my opinion. From what I recall, M.A.N.D.Y was the best of them all because it was a small party (private) on a wednesday night but nobody gave a damn and only a select handful of people knew it was going on Lance & the kid from denver i forget about was also a highlight and perhaps my first party ever in texas. i will miss the texas vibe, but you guys have to open up to what's happening up north and in europe... i say we kill trance in texas for good...

I forgot about MANDY... that was a great night. We were not expecting many people on a Wed night, but it was fun as hell.

The DJ from Denver is Little Mike.

I'm semi-retired with a kid on the way... you all have fun

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Originally posted by Zild Keep me posted.

+1

Damn I missed so many great parties back in the day but once I got clued in it was great. SMM parties rocked, from Infusion AND James Zabiela in the same night to M.A.N.D.Y at Sky and others I will never forget. Damn shame though I wasn't able to support the scene as much as I wish I could have from 01-04...

Let me know when tickets go on sale for the Firehouse nights and I am there!!!

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Originally posted by Slow Motion What up man.... I have to argue a small point. From 2000-2002 (and off and on in 03 and 04) Slow Motion brought a few artist through Element. Which, was the best venue in Austin for electronic music. I was the promoter when it opened. We would regularly have 800-1500 people on Friday-Saturday night. We booked Oakey, we broke Quivver in Texas, Sam Mollison (Live) twice, Deep Dish, we broke Steve Lawler in Texas, Hybrid, James Zabiela, we broke Infusion in Texas. Not to mention we hosted the Official Delta Heavy After-party from 1:30-5am, in which Sasha and John both both hung out for a couple hours to meet fans and friends alike.... 1200 people showed up from the music hall. Damn, that was back when we had "The Sound" on MEGA 93.3 (those were the days!!!)... then they went Top40. Then we move to Texture... The best "underground" venue in Austin. We broke Pappa, Sander, Cass and Medway in Texas. Burridge and Ali Shirazinia (Deep Dish) came through... a bunch of house djs. All the while we constantly rotated local and regional DJs into the opening slots regardless of "crew affiliations". The line-ups were based on the evening as a whole... from the time the door opened until the lights came on. It was a journey and I wanted every paying customer to have a memorable experience and cutting edge music (exclusive Austin bookings... you had to come to Austin, I would not book an artist that would be playing in Houston or Dallas the following night). From the ID checker at the door, to the bar staff and management to sound and lighting. If a opening DJ banged out 138 BPM hard house before Jimmy Van M or another guest played the main slot... I had no problem warning them that they were "opening" or "warming" up for the headliners. Let the headliner play the Big tunes. If they ignored my warning... I would simply kick them off the decks. A FEW DJs thought I was an asshole, but guess what? The people paying cover did not pay to hear 145bpm trance at 10 or 11pm played by some douche. That said, some of people's most memorable sets were locals/regionals opening up... In fact, there are a few DJs that were able to use those "lowly" opening slots to catapult their DJ careers... I can honestly say the I paid DJs what I agreed to pay them... The night of the gig (whether I made or lost money). AND, I returned cover to a few people who I promoted the event to, and did not like what they heard. I lost a lot of money breaking "stars" before they were "Super Stars"... I would not trade that for anything... accept to go back and do it again At the end of the day, the money did not matter, b/c the money will come and go, but the experience would be there for a lifetime. End of rant... yadda yadda... If I were 100% in the game like I was 4-5 years ago, this thread would not have been started... b/c every electronic enthusiast in the USA would ALREADY know who was going to be playing in the ATX in the next couple weeks. THAT is how things were promoted... Most people did not care "who" was playing, they just saw the logo and knew that it was going to be quality regardless of who was mixing the records. Not the end yet... I think SA is very promising. Austin will make a comeback.... One last thing... I apologize for Slow Motion involvement in partnerships with other promotion companies/venues where paying music fans left dissatisfied. I liked Sky and we had alot of memorable events there... JZ, Digweed, Sasha, Burridge, Jimmy Van M, Sandra Collins, Sander... But that chapter is closed, just like the ones mentioned above... and the ones before that... Red Room, Caucus Club, Twist, Austin Music Hall.... All gone... Expect something new... and hopefully, the quality will cause you to support it. Thanks Lance FireHouse ATX March 18-21 Slow Motion will be hosting VERY intimate events... into late night. With headliners from across the globe that you will never have a chance to see in a small venue. Capacity is 180... We will be stopping at 180 period. Sound reinforcement, state of the art lighting, extended sets... and the most cutting edge music on the planet....

I very humbly stand corrected Lance, you have been instrumental in bringing alot of the more respected talent to Austin, unfortunately I never had the opportunity to attend. I do hope to do so in the near future.

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Originally posted by Slow Motion MANDY... that was a great night.

I can't fckn believe I missed that show.

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Originally posted by Slow Motion What up man.... I have to argue a small point. From 2000-2002 (and off and on in 03 and 04) Slow Motion brought a few artist through Element. Which, was the best venue in Austin for electronic music. I was the promoter when it opened. We would regularly have 800-1500 people on Friday-Saturday night. We booked Oakey, we broke Quivver in Texas, Sam Mollison (Live) twice, Deep Dish, we broke Steve Lawler in Texas, Hybrid, James Zabiela, we broke Infusion in Texas. Not to mention we hosted the Official Delta Heavy After-party from 1:30-5am, in which Sasha and John both both hung out for a couple hours to meet fans and friends alike.... 1200 people showed up from the music hall. Damn, that was back when we had "The Sound" on MEGA 93.3 (those were the days!!!)... then they went Top40. Then we move to Texture... The best "underground" venue in Austin. We broke Pappa, Sander, Cass and Medway in Texas. Burridge and Ali Shirazinia (Deep Dish) came through... a bunch of house djs. All the while we constantly rotated local and regional DJs into the opening slots regardless of "crew affiliations". The line-ups were based on the evening as a whole... from the time the door opened until the lights came on. It was a journey and I wanted every paying customer to have a memorable experience and cutting edge music (exclusive Austin bookings... you had to come to Austin, I would not book an artist that would be playing in Houston or Dallas the following night). From the ID checker at the door, to the bar staff and management to sound and lighting. If a opening DJ banged out 138 BPM hard house before Jimmy Van M or another guest played the main slot... I had no problem warning them that they were "opening" or "warming" up for the headliners. Let the headliner play the Big tunes. If they ignored my warning... I would simply kick them off the decks. A FEW DJs thought I was an asshole, but guess what? The people paying cover did not pay to hear 145bpm trance at 10 or 11pm played by some douche. That said, some of people's most memorable sets were locals/regionals opening up... In fact, there are a few DJs that were able to use those "lowly" opening slots to catapult their DJ careers... I can honestly say the I paid DJs what I agreed to pay them... The night of the gig (whether I made or lost money). AND, I returned cover to a few people who I promoted the event to, and did not like what they heard. I lost a lot of money breaking "stars" before they were "Super Stars"... I would not trade that for anything... accept to go back and do it again At the end of the day, the money did not matter, b/c the money will come and go, but the experience would be there for a lifetime. End of rant... yadda yadda... If I were 100% in the game like I was 4-5 years ago, this thread would not have been started... b/c every electronic enthusiast in the USA would ALREADY know who was going to be playing in the ATX in the next couple weeks. THAT is how things were promoted... Most people did not care "who" was playing, they just saw the logo and knew that it was going to be quality regardless of who was mixing the records. Not the end yet... I think SA is very promising. Austin will make a comeback.... One last thing... I apologize for Slow Motion involvement in partnerships with other promotion companies/venues where paying music fans left dissatisfied. I liked Sky and we had alot of memorable events there... JZ, Digweed, Sasha, Burridge, Jimmy Van M, Sandra Collins, Sander... But that chapter is closed, just like the ones mentioned above... and the ones before that... Red Room, Caucus Club, Twist, Austin Music Hall.... All gone... Expect something new... and hopefully, the quality will cause you to support it. Thanks Lance FireHouse ATX March 18-21 Slow Motion will be hosting VERY intimate events... into late night. With headliners from across the globe that you will never have a chance to see in a small venue. Capacity is 180... We will be stopping at 180 period. Sound reinforcement, state of the art lighting, extended sets... and the most cutting edge music on the planet....

I got some mp3 of them days! Hit me up a PM if you want a copy! Mega 93.3 RIP

atxbigballer1- pm sent Thanks

matthias- no worries bro. Not really pointed toward your comment, I went off on a rant LOL

I'll keep everyone in the loop on the SXSW events. We'll announce the ticket sales on TXTA before anywhere else. Give everyone a 24 hour head start, since we're going to be limited.

Thanks for the continued support

Lance

I hope Lance is right about SA. Seems like its being run by a bunch of posers...not exactly a shock.

I need to plan something for my birthday in April though.

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Originally posted by davemolina I hope Lance is right about SA. Seems like its being run by a bunch of posers...not exactly a shock. I need to plan something for my birthday in April though.

It has been like that forever.

I will NEVER go to a show at Pagina again. On Friday night at the Evil Nine show, the owner of the club, Steven, was walking a group of people through the crowd and was coming my way so I stepped to my right, he stepped to his left,then I stepped to my left, he to his right, and finally he just started to walk into me. I had every intention of getting out of his way and was in no way trying to be rude. I said, "slow down" and put my hand on his shoulder and stepped aside at which point he stopped and said, "Dont tell me to slow down, I'll FUCKING THROW YOUR ASS OUT OF THIS PLACE". I said "What?" and some girl he was with said "JUST SHUT THE FUCK UP ALREADY" How can you as an owner treat your customers like this. I'm sorry, but this place is not for me.

Also, the sound is tuned terribly, they have the gear but they've eqed the system terribly and they have these super bright lights that blast you in the face. I played there when it first opened for a private party and the sound guy kept telling to turn it up, down, then up, then down. Total spaz.

I have a friend thats an investor but all I can say to him is get your money out because with an operation like this, they place is going to die at some point. I wish it would burn like fucking Maggie Mae's did. I guess if I say that in public, if the place does burn, I'm a prime suspect. Oh well, fuck it and FUCK PANGINA.

Sorry to be so negative but I can't support any events at this place.

I wish Austin had a proper venue for dance music. Maybe one day.

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Originally posted by davemolina I hope Lance is right about SA. Seems like its being run by a bunch of posers...not exactly a shock. I need to plan something for my birthday in April though.

Who are you?

Dude it's whatever, I've had a blast at all the shows in the past and the shows they have planned for SXSW should be sick..


I know Deadmau5, Pete Tong, Booka Shade, Lee Burridge etc. are all in attendance.. so.. whatevs haha

-Andrew

deadmau was good in late 06 early 07. Please stop feeding his ego.

Pete Tong Wednesday cause hes booked in El Paso Thursday, Houston Friday, and Dallas Saturday. Deadmau5 Wednesday cause hes booked in San Antonio Thursday, Houston Friday and Dallas Saturday. Booka Shade is booked in El Paso on Thursday. Lee Burridge I dont have a clue yet.

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Originally posted by hprelude01 deadmau was good in late 06 early 07. Please stop feeding his ego.

+111111111111111111111

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Originally posted by hprelude01 deadmau was good in late 06 early 07. Please stop feeding his ego.

I still think he's good, not like I voted for him on any of the awards this year.. lol.

Anything going on March 6th weekend in Austin?

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