Yes I said 3 day rave!
I have to admit I am a slacker but I really think this needs to happen and I really need some go-getters to kick my ass to make it happen. The idea is simple and modeled after the lone star audio fest
http://www.enjoythemusic.com/lsaf_2010/ where anybody can show up and set up a system for the normal cost of a room. Since the venue I am looking at is mostly vacant on weekends and suite based the amount of work is trivial to set a room up and you get a place to stay for free.
Last year we set up at the LSAF and it cost $400 for the entire 4 night stay. We did all the work and the promotion and it was a great time. It seems that every other town is coming up with a show that charges $2K for a room and promises traffic. Lets face it, the notrheast corridor had nearly 100 million people within driving distance, many of them small manufacturers who would love to do this (myself included).
rather than ramble on, I'll list some bullet points of the basic idea and lets discuss from there.
-It must be free. Nobody makes or loses money on this.
-There is no show organizer, just a bunch of guys committed to get together.
-every room is a contract between the hotel and the occupant.
-everyone is welcome to show from the commercial to the DIY. If you pays your money, you shows yo stuff.
-meeting rooms (larger rooms) can have a higher price to extort from the commercial to defray actual costs.
-speaking of press everyone who participates must promote.
I'm sure there are a lot more things to add but the first step is to select a date. I'm proposing April 15-17 2011 for this 3 day rave. The hotel has 200+ suites that are 90% vacant on weekends in swampland NJ 30 minutes from EWR and 45 minutes from NYC.
I can already guarantee 30 rooms of "audio luminaries" and the next step is to book up the next 70 rooms with people playing music and the remaining 100 rooms will fill up naturally.
whaddya think?