"Our experiences at the Olympia Experimental Music Festival have been so overwhelmingly positive that it has coalesced in us, a determination to make it happen in Eugene.
The people who appreciate the more abstract elements of artistic and musical endeavors are a somewhat cloistered community in every town and city. They don't put themselves and their tastes out there too often, though Eugene has plenty of them wishing they had more opportunities to do so.
We know of many parts of that community, young and old, who yearn to
push those boundaries as often as possible and this event is designed to
light that fuse, pour some fuel on that fire and give it the momentum
it needs to make it an annual event at multiple locations over three
days, just like Oly.
This first year is hoping for enough exposure that we will have the kind of interest from musical artists, visual artists, performance artists, venues and sponsors that NODAMS will sustain itself for years to come and spread the word far and wide and become the kind of destination event that Eugene can proudly tout as yet another example of our love for the wide open mindset we crave."
-Gary Dye
This first year is hoping for enough exposure that we will have the kind of interest from musical artists, visual artists, performance artists, venues and sponsors that NODAMS will sustain itself for years to come and spread the word far and wide and become the kind of destination event that Eugene can proudly tout as yet another example of our love for the wide open mindset we crave."
-Gary Dye
