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Detroit's Music Festival: America's Biggest Street Party Kicks Off

Author: Jonty Adderley (Skrufff.com)
Saturday, May 24, 2003
Derrick May, Jeff Mills, Carl Craig and Kevin Saunderson are amongst hundreds of DJs and producers performing at this year's gigantic Detroit Movement festival, which takes place this weekend on Saturday, Sunday and Monday (24-26) at Hart Plaza.

This year's event has been produced by techno house pioneers Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson and is intended to refocus the event on local producers with a more underground feel than previous years. Most performers have donated their services for free, though organisers are asking revellers to purchase $6 buttons (badges) to help pay for the event.

Speaking to Skrufff, last month, Kevin Saunderson revealed that his motivation for getting involved was to stretch himself as well as to inspire other people.

"I'm a competitive person and this Detroit festival represents a new level for me, it's something I've not done before," said Kevin.

"It's something that I hope I can say I helped develop that comes out of Detroit and makes a difference in people's lives. It helps our economy here in Detroit and helps educate people about electronic music, which is still not completely accepted in America. It's the biggest free festival in America and definitely the biggest thing that's happened in Detroit. Our goal is to develop it."

http://www.movementfestival.com (Stacey Pullen, Jeff Mills, DJ Rolando, Kenny Larkin, John Beltran, Carl Craig + hundreds more; May 24, 25, 26: Hart Plaza, Detroit: free)
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