So, I was browsing my local forums on nwtekno, and I started reading on this one forum, and these posts start forming about promoters threatining eachother over parties. Didn't really care to read the rest since there were like 4 pages after that proboably full of drama and finger pointing. I'm just going to stay off there for about 2 weeks, grab some popcorn, and come back to read everything for some late night enjoyment. Just thought I'd share this.

GG. Looks like this weekend should be good at the Baltic.

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Originally posted by Nou Hey least we have an extremely active scene!!!

Seattle?

It's just sad because if there are too many problems, then out of town dj's would probably reflect it as being not a good place to come. That party this Friday doesn't look like it is going to be supported too well because of the problems, so the headliner Rob Real doing his live set is not going to see that great of a crowd or something. I don't know. As I say, I'm going back to those threads in two weeks for entertainment purposes.

im just annoyed that we dont have any truly devoted venues to this sort of thing.

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Originally posted by Orbax Seattle?

Yeah. Contrary to what a lot of people seem to think, Seattle is the premiere location for electronica in the Northwest. (Pardon the pun, for those of you who have been to any Armin or PvD shows at The Premiere, recently.)

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1. Utah Saints - Lost Vagueness (Oliver Lieb's Main Mix)
2. Klea - Tic Toc (Paul Van Dyk's Re-Edit)
3. Alibi - Eternity (Inner City Mix)
4. Cirque de Soleil - Pokinoi (Sasha Mix)
5. Chris & Kai vs. Levin - Gone to Heaven

yeah dude...i live here lol

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Originally posted by Nou I guess what Im trying to say is big names dont make a scene, its the small venues and promoters and the local DJs that work there asses off that make stuff happen. There are alot of locals that I would pay doubly to see over PvD or Armin or someother big name, because the know the crowd and the people and know how to work them.

^Yes to this. We do have some really good locals, but there are some dj's that literally do a circle around Seattle becuase no one books them. Most of which have never been to the NW. Example- Carl Cox, James Holden, Marco V, etc.

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Originally posted by Orbax yeah dude...i live here lol

You live on the West Coast too? I always thought you were in Texas or thereabouts...probably because of that picture of you in the cowboy hat you posted a while back.

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Originally posted by wwu.punisher Yeah. Contrary to what a lot of people seem to think, Seattle is the premiere location for electronica in the Northwest. (Pardon the pun, for those of you who have been to any Armin or PvD shows at The Premiere, recently.)

Premier? If you think booking PVD and Armin makes Seattle a premier destenation, well then look at Vancouver. Armin and PVD don't make a city a premier location for electronica.

I dunno. Seattle seems to be an odd little bubble (NW in general). I know some locals like "The Blender" hehe and so forth. They are more small time. I usually get to know these guys at house parties... But BC tends to have more events lined up. I mean, I know I can hit something almost every night here, just not the same atmosphere here that exists in a lot of other places. I dunno. Ive lived here all my life, and it may be that talking, but Seattle just feels different in a lot of ways than basically anywhere else hehe.

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Originally posted by Tranc3 You live on the West Coast too? I always thought you were in Texas or thereabouts...probably because of that picture of you in the cowboy hat you posted a while back.

Hehe yeah, just a lil south of Seattle