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ODEN to restore the GanJam"Its Been too Long" says New Director Draymond Green
Neveras City, Neveras
November 8, 4510


Draymond Green, new Director of ODEN organizes a new GanJam with a hip hop focus

New ODEN-Kalistan Director Draymond Green has announced that ODEN will sponsor a new GanJam in Neveras during the summer of 4511.  Green was onhand for a short interview with Kalistani Republic reporter Susan Lawford last week.

S(usan) L(awford):  Director Green, thank you for being interviewed.

D(raymond) G(reen):  No probably, baby. 

SL:  We are here to talk about GanJam.  You have called for the organization of a new Jam.  Why now?

DG:  Its been too long.  Know what I'm saying?  The last jam was 32 years ago.  People want their music back.  The Jam has always been a big draw and now we have a whole generation of Kalistanis who have never been to the Jam.  I never been to a Jam.  So, its about time we go.  See where I'm coming from?

SL:  You've said you want to focus on hiphop.  This is a departure from a more traditional lineup at the jam, which has featured mainly rock and reggae lineups. 

DG:  True.  True.  But see, the kids these days are booming hip hop.  I LOVE it, and as Director, part of my job is to organize it.  So we're gonna do something different.  We'll still have the guitars, but I envision something more like rock bands backing up MCs.  Wouldn't that be something, mane.  Live hip hop always has a full band.  Why not put them on together?

SL:  Will you keep features of the traditional Jam, like L Night?

DG:  Well, I'm not sure there's a lot of kids who drop L much at all.  ODEN sales of that chemical have been down in the last few decades, while the Conservatives have been running things.  I guess people need to keep their head clear to keep it from getting chopped off.  (laughs)  I jessst...  But not really  That's more for the older people.  So the L Night and the Legacy Showcase might get rolled into one, since the fryers and the people who like old music are pretty much the same group of people.

SL:  Who would you like to see headlining the Jam?

DG:  I'm already in talks with the Vrassan group North 40 to headline at least one of the nights.  Closers?  I think The State would be an awesome closer.  She's bad ass:  one of the best Kalistani MC's in the game today.  I saw The State in Sulari last year when she was touring down there.  I got to go back stage:  Being ODEN director has its perks I suppose.  She had some pretty good herb.  She may be a bit too political for our current political environment, but then again, maybe that's just what our country needs.

SL:  Will other features of the GanJam be present?  The foreign music venue, the art installations, etc?

DG:  Absolutely.  It really wouldn't be a cultural festival without the art.  We are already receiving applications from several artists who would like to put in installations, though a lot of the stuff I have personally seen is a lot less, should I say, weird, than the stuff I've heard about from previous jams.

SL:  We've heard rumors of the festival going to 18+, to keep out kids.  Is there any truth to that?

DG:  Not on my watch.  Teenagers are some of the best consumers of music, and let's face it, they are the trendsetters in Kalistani culture.  And the ODEN tent is adults only anyway, so if their parents don't want them using drugs, all they have to do is keep them at home.  But ODEN ain't gonna bar them from the show.

SL:  When will tickets go on sale?

DG:  Well, we got our venue all lined up.  The High Bong Forum, site of the first proto-GanJam back in 3922, and site of many a Jam since will host the festival this year.  We'll put tickets on sale for the first two nights, as usual, in February, once we get the dates nailed down.  As you know, weather up there can be kinda tricky, but we're shooting for early September, so we'll have a good long while to sell out.  And the Third night, as usual, will be free.

SL:  Something to look forward to. 

DG:  You know it.

SL:  Thank you, Director Green.

DG:  Anytime, Gorgeous.