Charivari: Detroit Legend

08/23/21 • 121 min

In episode 9 of the GSGEDM Behind-The-Scenes podcast, Reggie, David, and Jennifer, the production team behind the upcoming feature-length documentary God Said Give ‘Em Drum Machines: The Story of Detroit Techno, dive into the legacy of the Charivari Festival in Detroit. In its 8th year, the Charivari Festival hosts arts and music to celebrate all things dance and Detroit, supporting the local community. Hear from Charivari’s co-creator, Todd Johnson, his daughter, artist and DJ Carmen Johnson, known as sillygirlcarmen, and Paul Lesley and Sterling Jones, the men behind the band A Number of Names who created the 1981 hit, “Sharevari.”

Check out Charivari Festival:

https://www.charivaridetroit.com/

Support the independent filmmaking process and get yourself some GSGEDM merch!

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Stay updated with GSGEDM on Instagram and Facebook!

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Learn more about topics covered in the film and Detroit culture in the Detroit Techno 101

https://www.musicorigins.org/detroit-techno-101/

Get connected with Carmen Johnson, sillygirlcarmen:

http://www.introducingcarmen.com/

Listen to A Number of Names!

https://soundcloud.com/kelly-salaam-899815016/tracks

Listen to ‘Sharevari’ by A Number of Names’:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeF0xTdHPfA

Check out Fusicology:

https://www.fusicology.com/

Check out The Music Origins Project:

https://www.musicorigins.org/technomecca/

Check out Reggie Doke’s new album Electronic Dreams:

https://reggiedokes.bandcamp.com/album/electronic-dreams

Support Black Lives Matter Detroit:

https://www.blmdetroit.com/

Support Detroit Will Breathe:

https://detroitwillbreathe.info/

Support Black Lives Matter:

https://blacklivesmatter.com/

Be sure to check out Output, to make all your music-making and sound designing dreams come true!

https://output.com/

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Check out Charivari Festival:

https://www.charivaridetroit.com/

Support the independent filmmaking process and get yourself some GSGEDM merch!

http://gsgedm.com/shop

Stay updated with GSGEDM on Instagram and Facebook!

https://www.instagram.com/GodSaidGiveEmDrumMachines/

https://www.facebook.com/GodSaidGiveEmDrumMachines/

Learn more about topics covered in the film and Detroit culture in the Detroit Techno 101

https://www.musicorigins.org/detroit-techno-101/

Get connected with Carmen Johnson, sillygirlcarmen:

http://www.introducingcarmen.com/

Listen to A Number of Names!

https://soundcloud.com/kelly-salaam-899815016/tracks

Listen to ‘Sharevari’ by A Number of Names’:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeF0xTdHPfA

Check out Fusicology:

https://www.fusicology.com/

Check out The Music Origins Project:

https://www.musicorigins.org/technomecca/

Check out Reggie Doke’s new album Electronic Dreams:

https://reggiedokes.bandcamp.com/album/electronic-dreams

Support Black Lives Matter Detroit:

https://www.blmdetroit.com/

Support Detroit Will Breathe:

https://detroitwillbreathe.info/

Support Black Lives Matter:

https://blacklivesmatter.com/

Be sure to check out Output, to make all your music-making and sound designing dreams come true!

https://output.com/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Detroit's Movement Festival: The Pilgrimage to Techno Mecca

In episode 8 of the GSGEDM Behind-The-Scenes podcast, the GSGEDM Team appreciates Detroit for its local community and its international reach as a hub for dance music. Movement Festival has been the foundation of techno tourism in Detroit, since its beginnings as the Detroit Electronic Music Festival in 2001. It is also the foundation of the GSGEDM film - shooting began there in 2011 to tell The Story of Detroit Techno. Movement encourages the Memorial Day Weekend pilgrimage that techno fans all over the world take to Detroit to get a taste of its one-of-a-kind dance music scene. It is that time of year again, and the team is longing for the techno-induced, party-packed weekend that makes for a magical time in Detroit. In honor of this, please come along on a Movement “meditation”, reminiscing with stories and memories from members of the GSGEDM team (David Grandison & Reggie Dokes), as well as Belgium's DJ Red D, Detroit journalist Gary Graff, and Fusicology’s Asya Shein.