The Columbus Climate pt.1

Over the past several years there has been a growing community of people in Columbus ranging from artists, musicians, writers, partiers etc. This community has been totally DIY which is an important ethic that I’m glad has crossed the punk barrier. Several people have come together in Columbus and created something which now is large, diverse and fun. The scene ,as it is now, has served as a springboard for various non-traditional artists, musicians and promoters to get together and throw a fun party. It has also given an opportunity for DJ’s who would not have had the chance to showcase their talents in the more structured and clichéd club scene. These DJ’s have brought to the table underground independent music from musicians across the world and have showcased it in their sets. This again helping to promote independent artists and non-commercially driven scenes from across the globe. One of the factors that sets apart the scene in Columbus vs. other larger communities, i.e. NY, LA etc, is the Midwest work ethic. In my opinion, the people involved aren’t sitting around waiting for a gig to happen, or party to start, or someone to hand them some sort of deal. They are getting up, getting organized and doing the work themselves and promoting each other within the community and giving each other an opportunity to showcase their talents and cross-market their skills. In addition the events happening in Columbus are not venue driven, they are people driven. People will go to the venue regardless of where it is and what genre that venue falls in knowing that the party happening there is positive and like minded individuals will be there just having fun. My reason for this series of posts is an attempt to document the efforts of the individuals who have contributed to the local culture in Columbus thus making the city a vibrant place to live. Some of the pictures below show a few of the varying parties, thanks to Ed Luna for the shots. It was my pleasure to interview some of the people involved with making this happen. First I interviewed DJ Moxy a local DJ involved with the music scene and various musical projects here in town. Next I interviewed Roevy a very creative DJ duo in which they made the written interview into a funny computerized audio interview. And finally i Interviewed Diego Ruiz,the man behind the one.five.nine. photography project. More to come...