So I need a little help as I know they're are a lot of Europeans on these forums, I figure who better to ask
My city blows for electronic music, but has a very eclectic and diverse crowd available I'm trying to make an attempt to start something going with. What I have planned so far is that it's called "Savannah EuroRave" and it's basically going to be a rave style event at a local club. There is very little electronic music around in the area, and only two places that I know of play any electronic at all and it's almost all trap and/or mainstream top 40 stuff. Not that I don't like it, but I've already clashed personalities with some of the people who run those places and we'll just say I won't be playing there any time soon. On the flyer I have come up with, I've advertised that the genres will include Electro/Techno/Trance/Hardstyle/DnB/Psy/GOA ...Basically (outside of electro) everything that isn't played, and is from my knowledge more popular outside of the U.S. I will play some of the popular mainstream Electro stuff, but I'm trying to avoid it and play things that aren't that common around here and more fun anyways.
Here's my problem; I've never been/seen/heard what a "European" style rave would be like. I know, you're probably asking yourself "then why the hell are you doing an event you know nothing about", to which my reply would be, I don't know, I'm bored.
What kind of music would you most likely expect to hear? What are some of the differences between what you would see at a European versus a US event? What kinds of music are currently trendy in their "rave" scene? I also apologize for classifying all of the countries as European, I'm very aware there are many different countries and cultures, but hopefully you get where I'm coming from. I was born in Germany, but don't remember anything from there, so my experiences have all been quite...american.
As for music, I really enjoy the more uptempo type of music which is the kind I plan on playing. Some hard-dance/techno artists for example: Basshunter, Rob & Chris, Basslovers United, Italo Brothers, Rob Mayth, Crystal Lake, Akustikrausch ... basically anything on the technobase.fm playlist on Spotify ... Is this type of music common for what I'm seeking to do, or am I looking in the wrong places to convey the message of "This is what a rave is like in Europe"?
Also, one thing I read is that the pounds of glow sticks and light up crap is an American thing? Any truth to that? I am planning on dumping a bunch of money into promotional items which will in turn flash and glow different colors, but free stuff brings people in so I will probably stick to it.
I'm meeting with my promoter hopefully in a couple of days to discuss everything, and the club I have planned to throw the event at has had such low numbers for the past several months I am hoping the club owner lady (I've DJ'ed there off and on and maintained a good relationship with her) likes the idea so I can get it going and hopefully keep it to be a monthly event. I'm also doing this as a way to start to build a fan base for my productions
I'd like to do it justice, so any information you guys can provide to make it great, would be much appreciated!
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