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Chip nights.... I helped start one (pulsewave) almost 6 years ago because the market for chip shows sucked in NYC. To be frank, half of the kind of shows I would see would be something like a chip artist shoved into a corner at some gallery opening trying to play music over crappy stereo speakers while people came and went openly into the artists performance space and asked him questions while performing or some other bullshit. The other half would be some weird gaming marketing event or some other tangential thing where the artist would be put into a bad situation for people to listen or appreciate.

Then the NYC crew pulled off the crazy amazing BIT SLEEP'S IN JAIL show that was the most energy id feel until the first Blip and it became clear that we had to grow our own audience to get any respect. We started pulsewaves, and for a long time, this was awesome.

6 years later, I think it's time to go back into the open market.

I know, its scary to have to compete openly against regular "mainstream" music acts, but lots of you have the chops and material to pull it off. Playing only to chip music fans is only hurting your chances with growing your fan base and getting your music to a wider audience. Don't get me wrong, I love my chip bros, but the whole thing is starting to feel like a LOCALS ONLY Hardcore night. I recently moved to austin, and people asked me a few times if im going to start a night here, and the answer is no.

I'll do my best to help promote myself and other chip dudes in the general electronic scene, but my rule for 2012 is NO MORE GHETTOS.

Just felt like I had to get that off my chest. Thanks for your lack of TLDR.