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Sister SF & “feminism” & “preaching to the choir”
This morning i received an email from a friend of mine, who took pretty serious issue with my Dragnet posting.� i guess i felt surprised at first, but then accepted it as an opportunity for dialogue & decided to share it here, in case anyone would like to add their thoughts. ======================= here’s the message i received: “Although you may think that the concept of an “all-female crew” is a superfluous thing in this town, the moment you leave this city behind, it quickly becomes apparent that female artists are not treated/viewed as equals to their male counter parts.” I hate to be evil here, but if you guys are so concerned with pushing a feminist agenda, and you openly admit it is unnecessary to do it here — why not go someplace else & do it there?� Why preach to the choir here? Just imagine if a bunch of guys got together in SF and touted themselves as an all-male crew… “Brother” …couldn’t imagine it, cuz it wouldn’t happen.� There is virtually no male pride in SF, unless one happens to be flaming gay. I’m just saying, if you want to look “political” you should probably go to a place where gender wars still exist… …which is, admittedly, most of the world. But not here.� Here it (Sister) seems like a tired gimmick (which, surely, will still suck in a lot of the laggers, but is that really what U are trying 2doo…?) Personally, when I am listening to a musician, I’m not paying attention to the gender — I am listening to the sounds… …if we are to be equal, it has to come from both sides. again, sorry =========================================== and my response: hey you– nice to hear from you :-) and don’t apologize: you are absolutely entitled to your opinion. Read the statement again: “Although you may think that the concept of an “all-female crew” is a superfluous thing in this town, the moment you leave this city behind, it quickly becomes apparent that female artists are not treated/viewed as equals to their male counter parts.” Just because female djs have it better here than anywhere else in the world [which becomes quickly apparent when playing out of state], doesn’t mean there is no work left to be done here.� in fact, we’ve come so far that it is easy to forget that we still have a ways to go. if it wasn’t for my exposure to less female-friendly environments, i probably wouldn’t be as aware of the subtle ways in which SF still treats female djs with less respect:� women are still objectified.� women still get paid less.� women still have to work harder to get booked. again, it may *seem* like a superfluous thing but it is, in fact, not. also, sister is hardly pushing a *feminist* agenda. unless you believe that creating a space for up and coming female djs, providing a website that is filled with djing resources, and throwing an annual drag party are considered feminist. this is not about being anti-male.� it is about being pro-female.� and, considering the hundreds of emails we receive from women all over the globe, as well as locally, we feel it is worth the effort. finally, i appreciate that your appreciation of a performer is solely linked to the music, not the person, what ever shape, sex, gender they are.� not everybody is like you, unfortunately. many people will still pack 1015 folsom to “hear” a topless dj trainwreck all night.� the Nitevibe dreamteam had not a single woman in there.� � i could go on. our drag party is a very special event: it is both a celebration of our 9 years of being a crew.� it is also a celebration of those guys in the scene who have supported us throughout the years.� because without them, we wouldn’t have come nearly as far as we have. call it what you will. you call it a gimmick. to me, it’s reminder. i hope you’re enjoying the summer so far. cheers sam
it’s been a month
since i’ve updated this thing. so much going on, i feel like i’ve barely been able to juggle everything. lets see: Amber and i went to Texas earlier this month. 
She, Reid Speed and i had a gig in San Antonio. i left Just Say Agency two months ago, and this was my last gig for them. if you’re out of state & want to book me, don’t go through the agency anymore: just email me. anyways, my third visit to Texas in six months & i must say–if it hadn’t been for the first two trips to Texas, my view of the state would have been a bit different after this last trip. of course, spending less than 24 hours in a state is hardly enough to give you even so much as a taste for what it’s like. Amber and i got to meet some great new friends: Yvonne (aka Plastech Little), Josh and Keith took excellent care of us during our stay there. thanks for your hospitality & for having our backs while we were out there. i hope we can see each other again in the near future! thank goodness that Amber and i got to travel together…we had the most exhausting 36 hours: one train ride, 4 plane rides, and a drive from austin to san antonio and back. we were also in denver and phoenix. every moment throughout those 36 hours threatened to be a near-fiasco. but we managed to have fun, which is the most remarkable part. Amber and i got to catch up on a lot of time & we found out that we travel extremely well together. so that was all very cathartic. plus, got to see Reid again, and hang out for a good while. it was nice. Amber wrote a great travelogue of our adventure, entitled Big Love to the Biggest State, which you absolutely must check out! ok, what else: i built a few websites that might be of interest to you. Sister’s Portland chapter is starting up again & they needed a website, so decided to build one for them. It pretty much sticks with the familiar Sister look, except for that it uses green instead of yellow. Also, Sister SF is going on a mini Pacific North West tour at the end of May, so if you’re in Portland, come check us out on the 22nd, because the Sister SF and PDX ladies will be tearing it up all day and night! i also built a website for Canadian producer Myagi. for those of you familiar with my Basshead Battle mix, you may remember one of his tracks on there: Planetary Attack. it’s a fabulous track that didn’t leave my recordbox for a good nine month period or so. Go check out his site–Myagi’s got a TON of new material coming out this year & it’s all just ripping! watch my charts section, because you’ll find a bunch of his new material on there. other than that i’ve been sending out resumes like nobody’s business. been on the quest for a full-time job & have interviewed with several companies. i should know real soon about one of them that i’m super-excited about. so keep your fingers crossed for me! sam
