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If you are not a musician/band based Florida, we will most likely deny you as a "friend". The same goes for any non-electronic music bands. No offense, we are trying to focus on the networking of the Florida electronic music scene. If you are from out-of-State/Country and wish to play, please check out our offical page:

Gainesville, Florida has got a great music scene, but if you want something that doesn't involve the guitar/bass/drums/vocals combo then you're pretty much out of luck. My main musical genre of interest is electronic music, but no bands of that ilk ever come here and the local promoters don't really seem to put any effort into bringing them down. I remember driving to Gainesville during the late 80's and early 90's to see Industrial and IDM bands play... but then what happened? There was also a local Noise and IDM scene in the late 90's, but that just kind of disappeared too. I decided in April 2004 that it really only takes one person to organize a "scene", and well... with the help of some friends that's what I'm setting out to do. The purpose of the events are to showcase the different types of beat-oriented electronic music. Genres of interest are Bliss-Out, Drill 'N' Bass, EBM, 8-Bit, Electroclash, Glitch, IDM, Industrial, New Romantic, and/or Synthpop. Bands that use mainly electronic instruments, and performance/image based acts are what we're focused on. Electronic SubSouth is generally steering clear of Hip-Hop, DJs, Noise, Techno, Dance/Club, House, Nu Metal, guitar-heavy Industrial/Darkwave, and acts that use mainly traditional rock instruments. Those scenes are already well-established and we desperately want something new here in Florida. Orlando and Miami have organized electronic music scenes, but not with as broad a range of genres as what we're trying to bring together. These shows are organized under the name of Electronic SubSouth (ESS). "SubSouth" refers to Florida mainly, being that we are below the "South" and becoming a much different state than any above us. Miami seems too far away and exclusive (sadly, they rarely ever share their scene with the rest of Florida), so we're focusing on acts from Tallahassee, Jacksonville, Gainesville, Orlando, Tampa, St. Pete, Clearwater, etc. The shows will most likely end up being here in Gainesville, but we at least would like to network with folks in the other towns. The future goal of Electronic SubSouth is to eventually create enough interest here in electronic music that the local promoters and venues will once again be willing to bring in national and international electronic music acts. We additionally want to encourage electronic acts to experiment with being more "visual" and "entertaining" (the IDM scene especially).

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