Contact
: John "Vibes" // EMAIL: Goodvibeseastcoast@yahoo.com
**THIS
EMAIL IS NOT TO BE USED FOR MIX SUBMISSIONS
OR LOCAL DJ GIG REQUESTS!!!!**
OUR
MISSION
Good
Vibes Promotions was started in early
2008 by a raver and activist named John,
who wanted to bring the feel of the Philly
and New York Underground to the struggling
Baltimore scene. For years John was a
street promoter for various crews in the
Baltimore and Philadelphia scene, namely
Truskool Productions and Gods Basement
in Philly. After some time of observing
the veteran promoters involved withGods
Basement John was ready to bring the underground
to Baltimore. In June of 2008, Good Vibes
threw their first official party at The
Black Hole, "Hard Time". This
event would create a tradition of themed
hard dance costume parties that would
change the Baltimore rave scene for years
to come. After that event, Good Vibes
parties went on a pretty much montly basis
at The Black Hole and would become a permenant
staple of this revolutionary party spot..
Over the past few years, Good Vibes has
linked up with some other like-minded
ravers and activists, who have helped
to take this movement to a level that
none of us thought were possible. Now
in 2010, with the launch of our new website,
Good Vibes will be stepping up their efforts
on all fronts!!!!
It
is an important goal of ours to keep this
scene alive with as much FREE music and
as many FREE events as possible. We are
constantly putting out free mixes and
original tracks from our artists as well
as hosting atleast 1 free (weekend) EDM
event every season and contributing to
free weeknight events on a regular basis.
It is a strong belief of ours that the
rave scene is an underground counter-culture
that should be free of the greedy corporate
attitude that has infected almost every
corner of mainstream culture. We have
come to understand that to expect any
kind of positive change in the world (or
on a smaller scale, the scene) first you
must project that positive energy out
to the universe. As Ghandi said, "Be
the change you want to see in the world."
This is why we call our company "Good
Vibes", because it is our goal to
project positive energy and ideas out
to the scene and the universe so others
can catch on and make their own positive
impacts on the world around them.
-Good
Vibes Promotions
RAVE
CULTURE IN THE AGE OF REVOLUTION
So you have found yourself
at a rave but do you know why you’re
here? its something that speaks to your
soul without you noticing, deep down you
can see the culture you were brought up
in makes no sence. You’re here in
search of that other path and now you
have found it, but now that you’re
here you still need to look deeper. This
isn’t just a hobby or some place
to go to escape your everyday life, this
is a very involved social movement you
have stumbled across. It may not seem
like it because over the years the media
has made our way of life look like a complete
circus, so then that’s unfortunately
what it has become for a lot of people.
When the real meaning of rave culture
is overshadowed by false steriotypes things
get lost along the way. The djs get caught
up in popularity contests, the junglists
forget why they wear camo and the promoters
forget who their throwing the parties
for. Whats worse is ravers don’t
realize that PLUR is a way of life not
just a witty catchphrase that people use
when their in a exceptionally good mood.
Its about being peacefull when it isn’t
easy, when your put to the test, its about
passing that test by taking the high road.
Don’t be selfish, that is the path
of the ego that leads to your destruction,
to our destruction as a whole.
In the early days of the
rave scene and the later days of the hippie
scene, people set out to create a new
way of thinking and abandoned this self
destructive western culture. It was common
for people in the scene to study mystic
gurus, discuss philosophy or organize
political movements. There was a general
idea of a different way of life that is
possible, the life that Gandhi lived,
one of peace, love, unity and respect.
Why is it not so obvious that this is
what rave culture is all about? Its because
the counter culture has been infiltrated,
it has been infiltrated just like many
of the once great social movements, like
hip hop or rock for example. Those nonsense
ideas that we tried to leave behind, the
greed, the ego they have now found their
way into the scene and they have completely
silenced the goal and message of the counter
culture. And its up to us, right here,
right now to change this, change ourselves,
change the scene, change the world….for
the better. We need to realize that not
only do we have the power, but we have
the RESPONSIBILITY to fix this. We all
see the problem, its all around us it’s
the very culture most of us grew up in
that’s destroying the planet. And
now we come to a fork in the path…
we can come out and party on the weekend
then go back home, turn on the tv, don’t
ask any questions and go back to sleep
or we can join the counter culture and
use these events to teach, learn, dance
and feel alive. We can seek enlightenment,
we can help others, we can do the right
thing even if it means making personal
sacrifices.. These things are easy! And
they are more rewarding then most people
know, more fulfilling then anything that
has a price tag, this is essentially what
PLUR is all about. This idea is HUGE and
most people don’t understand how
huge it is. Think about it this way, Gandhi
spent his life preaching peace, love,
unity and respect and with that message
he defied and conquered the most powerfull
empire this world has probably ever seen.
And that’s exactly how were gonna
do it, just like he did. with peace, love,
unity, and respect. We can be the illuminati’s
worst nightmare if only we would learn
to love and respect one another.
-Good Vibes Promotions
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