WOW - finally a post with some real SUBSTANCE to its debate!!!!!
OK - in defence of so-called "locals," lets go through a very brief list of accompishments here (the ones i know of anyway - if i leave someone out, sorry)......the only reason why i do this is to show just how spoiled the "local" scene is.....
Melting Man - D2D-ex, heading up one of the best organized, far-reaching labels to grow in our home turf, besides being an amazing DJ, he has kudos from (obviously) big names like Scissorkicks, and H2K is 3rd Mint Royale's all-time fave chart.
Robb G is ambitious as fuck, and besides showcasing amazing production talent from the likes of Simon Paul and D-monic, he still manages to get his own tracks out globally, and create influential remixes that are charting both here and in the UK.
D-Monic has done done both pure phunk radio and pure phunk events, bringing in the best international breaks talent and putting locals up beside them, as well as getting is shit together production wise and actually making waves with his demon killa remixes and his track on the torontobreaks.com EP
Jelo has made a massive impact in the last year, with chaos bringer and effective going off to moonshine, and the crity thumper remixes climing to !!!#4!!! on satellite records.com's hot chart about a month ago.
I've only been around a short time (in terms of getting out there anyway), but, not to blow my own horn, my record got remixed by CZECH, Melting Man, and Simon Paul, came in #1 in the Stickman pool when it was released, and is getting acclaim across north america and the uk.
All of the above are "local producers" who have seen there careers expand massively in the last while...and i hate to say it, but it seems in some ways like people don't realize quite what they have here.
Guys - we're fucking DJ's - and often you can listen to a set by the worlds best and by a "local" and only hear about 5 tracks difference.
Local should not be a BAD word - its something to be proud of, especially when the locals you are referring to are producing their own tracks, remixing other peoples, and getting their names out on records, not just flyers, which is an added step in the creative process i hope everyone else can find the time and energy to do.
Bad attitudes just make a good thing sour, and people should realize that these "locals" are headliners when they go elsewhere...and treated like such. If it wern't for people who were trying to change things and push into new territory, the scene would stagnate - give people the recognition they deserve, because artists shouldn't be made to feel like 2nd class citizens in their own town.
Andrew
