Hi
I would like to add my comments surrounding the Tiësto issue.
Firstly I am NOT the promoter of Tiësto and never at any stage did I say that I was .This was only assumed by DJ magazine, my involvement was only to to assist in helping to bring Tiësto to Indonesia.
Secondly DJ mag did call me asking for information surrounding the unfortunate death. At first I did not want to comment out of respect and in keeping with the families request for this information not to be made public. I believe that it is the families right to grieve there loss in private, but after considering this I did comment hoping that this would put an end to the speculation and rumors.
Unfortunately for some reason unknown to me DJmag where only interested in the issue surrounding the death. I asked DJ mag to concentrate there reporting on the positive aspects of the event and also about the great and vibrant scene that Indonesia has. My comments unfortunately were taken out of context, what I did say is that 'this isn't the first time that someone has died, and as long as people take drugs it wont be the last time', when I said this I was talking globally and not specifically about Indonesia and I was also reflecting on the fact that on average 40 people die each year in the UK alone. I'm also well aware of this situation because a few years ago I lost a very close friend who died in the same way.
If I realized that DJ mag's reporting was going to be so vastly wrong then I wouldn't have said anything and the rumors would have continued. People shouldn't always believe what they read as it is quite common that reporters often twist the truth to sensationalize there articles and attract more readers.
I've put in a lot of hard work in assuring to artists that Indonesia is a safe place to come and perform at times when quite frankly a lot of artists were scared to come to Indonesia. The idea to put Tiësto into Bali was to help boost tourism and to show the world that if such high profile artists can come to bali, i hope this was realised. Even the fact that it made no economical sense for Tiësto to perform in Bali.
Also my comments regarding Jealousy where 100% true, certain companies where very jealous about the tiesto event and made things difficult for this event to be successful. Unfortunately this is the 'politix of dancin'. This kind of thing will only deter artists from wanting to come to indonesia, perhaps certain people should concentrate there frustation and anger at the police, government and tourism departments that didnt support this event and dont support indonesian dance music community, again unfortunately they only saw it as another way to fill there pockets and make extra money.
I also don't understand the comments about deporting me, I thought dance music was supposed to be about building bridges and communities and breaking down barriers of race and colour. I didnt realise that house music recognised borders!
I've supported and dedicated 20years of my life to supporting dance music, but the funny thing is nobody remembers the good things.
I'll continue to support the indonesian music scene as i think personally it's has great potential to be the biggest and best scene in asia. Tiesto also thought that indonesia was amazing and will go back and tell everybody how good it was here. Personally i thought the ancol event was a great success and most people i've spoken to said they really enjoyed it, I know also that there were some problem surrounding the event and i hope that we can learn from mistakes and move foward to make the experience better for everybody.
Regards & respect
James Sullivan
P.s. Perhaps the person who wants to deport me is the same person who made the problems for tiesto's permit in jogja?
I would like to add my comments surrounding the Tiësto issue.
Firstly I am NOT the promoter of Tiësto and never at any stage did I say that I was .This was only assumed by DJ magazine, my involvement was only to to assist in helping to bring Tiësto to Indonesia.
Secondly DJ mag did call me asking for information surrounding the unfortunate death. At first I did not want to comment out of respect and in keeping with the families request for this information not to be made public. I believe that it is the families right to grieve there loss in private, but after considering this I did comment hoping that this would put an end to the speculation and rumors.
Unfortunately for some reason unknown to me DJmag where only interested in the issue surrounding the death. I asked DJ mag to concentrate there reporting on the positive aspects of the event and also about the great and vibrant scene that Indonesia has. My comments unfortunately were taken out of context, what I did say is that 'this isn't the first time that someone has died, and as long as people take drugs it wont be the last time', when I said this I was talking globally and not specifically about Indonesia and I was also reflecting on the fact that on average 40 people die each year in the UK alone. I'm also well aware of this situation because a few years ago I lost a very close friend who died in the same way.
If I realized that DJ mag's reporting was going to be so vastly wrong then I wouldn't have said anything and the rumors would have continued. People shouldn't always believe what they read as it is quite common that reporters often twist the truth to sensationalize there articles and attract more readers.
I've put in a lot of hard work in assuring to artists that Indonesia is a safe place to come and perform at times when quite frankly a lot of artists were scared to come to Indonesia. The idea to put Tiësto into Bali was to help boost tourism and to show the world that if such high profile artists can come to bali, i hope this was realised. Even the fact that it made no economical sense for Tiësto to perform in Bali.
Also my comments regarding Jealousy where 100% true, certain companies where very jealous about the tiesto event and made things difficult for this event to be successful. Unfortunately this is the 'politix of dancin'. This kind of thing will only deter artists from wanting to come to indonesia, perhaps certain people should concentrate there frustation and anger at the police, government and tourism departments that didnt support this event and dont support indonesian dance music community, again unfortunately they only saw it as another way to fill there pockets and make extra money.
I also don't understand the comments about deporting me, I thought dance music was supposed to be about building bridges and communities and breaking down barriers of race and colour. I didnt realise that house music recognised borders!
I've supported and dedicated 20years of my life to supporting dance music, but the funny thing is nobody remembers the good things.
I'll continue to support the indonesian music scene as i think personally it's has great potential to be the biggest and best scene in asia. Tiesto also thought that indonesia was amazing and will go back and tell everybody how good it was here. Personally i thought the ancol event was a great success and most people i've spoken to said they really enjoyed it, I know also that there were some problem surrounding the event and i hope that we can learn from mistakes and move foward to make the experience better for everybody.
Regards & respect
James Sullivan
P.s. Perhaps the person who wants to deport me is the same person who made the problems for tiesto's permit in jogja?