TESTIMONY
Geoff Marcus, Chairman of the Association of Electronic Music Producers and DJs (AEMPD), on Supporting Proposal 9 of the 'City of Yes' Initiative to Open More Venues for Dancing and DJing
5:03:08
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Geoff Marcus advocates for the city to support the electronic music community by passing Proposal 9 of the 'City of Yes' initiative, which would open more venues for dancing and DJing.
- Marcus argues that Proposal 9 is a cost-effective way to support the arts, as it requires no fiscal outlay from the city.
- He emphasizes the importance of small venues as spaces for electronic music producers and DJs to share their art, noting that over 100 community members asked AEMPD to advocate for more dancing and DJing venues.
- Marcus contends that removing outdated restrictions on dancing and DJing is crucial for New York City to maintain its position as a global center for artistic expression and a leader in the growing electronic music industry.
- He urges the city council to "let New York dance" by passing Proposal 9 and enabling more venues to allow dancing and DJing.
Geoff Marcus
5:03:08
Thank you, Council members, and Chair Riley for providing us this opportunity today.
5:03:13
I'm Jeff Marcus, Chairman of Amped, the Association of Electronic Music Producers in DJs, a nonprofit association dedicated supporting the artists, performers, and venues that make up the broader dance music community.
5:03:25
We're here today to support the city of yes initiative, specifically proposal 9.
5:03:29
This proposal represents a unique and all too rare opportunity for the city of New York to support the arts without the requirement of any fiscal outlay.
5:03:38
In just the last couple of days alone, we have received word from over a 100 of our community members that I have asked us to come here today and advocate on their behalf to open up more venues for dancing and djing music.
5:03:53
Smaller venues are the art gallery of the electronic music producers in DJ's community, allowing dancing will widely increase the opportunities for our community to share their music, their art.
5:04:07
New York is currently an epicenter of a growing and burgeoning segment of the music industry.
5:04:12
In order for the city to maintain this leadership position and the commensurate business opportunities that come along with that, we have to open more venues up to dancing and DJs.
5:04:24
Please help remove these outdated, antiquated, and anachronistic restrictions that are a dubious origin and helped keep New York a global center for artistic expression, and frankly, just let New York dance.
