MMS or SXSW in FW?

HillgrassBluebillyFTW · Fri Jul 14, 2006 12:31 pm

Do you think it can be done?

Do you think it's something that would be cool?

Would you wanna help put it on?

Is the Midwest Music Summit too close to Fort Wayne to matter?

Let's start a dialogue about this... and see if there is interest in getting something like this started.

sharkmansix · Post by **sharkmansix** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 12:33 pm

It's gotta start someplace, why not?

HillgrassBluebillyFTW · Fri Jul 14, 2006 12:36 pm

maybe next year the maumee music fest can become the maumee music summit?

jewlee138 · Post by **jewlee138** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 3:17 pm

Well, we ARE known as the "SUMMIT CITY"

HMMMMM....How 'bout Summit City Music Summit??? Maybe that's too much.

sh*t, MMF isn't even over yet, Ando....one thing at a time, yo.

The_Dude · Post by **The_Dude** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 3:34 pm

Okay, now tell us folk that aren't "in the know" what the f**k you're talking about? MMS? SXSW? FBI? LSD? TNA? PDA? FFA?

mkelley · Post by **mkelley** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 4:43 pm

If you're serious, I suggest you head down to MMS in Indy next month and take in the WHOLE thing (all the day panels, "industry events", nightly showcases, etc. and see what works and what doesn't work, and how to differentiate yourself. Most people you ask around here about MMS will tell you it SUCKS, and that is partially true, but mainly from a showcase perspective. They actually do an incredible job of lining up industry folks for the seminars, panels, etc during the day, all of which are so sparsely attended it's pitiful.

My two cents are that if you want to showcase local music and add one or two big headliners, it can be done here and is a good idea. But if you want to do the same thing they're doing in Indy -- and have a conference -- I don't think it's a good idea. They're too close (chronologically and geographically).

david sumner · Post by **david sumner** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 5:11 pm

mms - midwest music summit ... in indy evry yr

sxsw - south by south west ... in austin tx evry yr

fbi - female body inspector ... what i was in high school

kylek · Post by **kylek** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 8:22 pm

I think it would be a great idea, but as mentioned above, and I think it would be best to make it a music showcase, so to say.

I would be willing to help come to fruition as well

kevrayhiya · Post by **kevrayhiya** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 9:26 pm

Anderson,

Having a serious music conference such as SXSW would be a big undertaking for the Fort Wayne musical community which is not known
for being particularly cooperative amongst the various factions of players,i.e. rockers, jazzers, folkies, punkers, etc. Each genre seems to exist unto itself here in Fort Wayne. Yet I think such an undertaking if you had a group of people experienced in producing events, not just concerts would be a good idea for the Fort Wayne musical scene in general.

On that note count me in as being willing to be involved.
Best of luck in trying to make this happen.

Kevin Hiatt
kevrayhiya@yahoo.com
kevinhiattmusic.com

flapjacks · Post by **flapjacks** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 5:48 pm

david sumner wrote:mms - midwest music summit ... in indy evry yr

sxsw - south by south west ... in austin tx evry yr

fbi - female body inspector ... what i was in high school

i thought it was booty inspector?

david sumner · Post by **david sumner** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 5:56 pm

flapjacks wrote:
david sumner wrote:mms - midwest music summit ... in indy evry yr

sxsw - south by south west ... in austin tx evry yr

fbi - female body inspector ... what i was in high school
i thought it was booty inspector?

we didnt say booty when i was in high school

HillgrassBluebillyFTW · Tue Jul 18, 2006 5:58 pm

i've scrapped the SXSW idea.. and thought of another monster.... oh the sh*t I think of.

flapjacks · Post by **flapjacks** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 5:58 pm

shoo dats my bussy cuz

david sumner · Post by **david sumner** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 6:08 pm

flapjacks wrote:shoo dats my bussy cuz

which - when translated - means?

flapjacks · Post by **flapjacks** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 6:09 pm

oh that is my bad cousin

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MMS or SXSW in FW?

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