Archer said he believes the negative reputation associated with electronic music comes from the genre being heavily marketed to college students over the last few years, creating the idea that electronic music is only for people looking to party hard. However, he said his music is for everyone, even for families. This is why Archer said NSFW DJ Collective and Kosmic Evolution are working to host daytime events at local venues. He said the goal is to put on approachable, market-style shows to get the community comfortable with the genre. “If someone says ‘well I can’t get a babysitter,’ then they can bring their family,”Archer said. “We’ll have crafts, we’ll have cornhole, we’ll have this and that. At our last event, we had a big water slide for kids. So, their parents can dance, and their kids are right there with them. We try to bring in plenty of stuff for kids and teenagers.” Archer said he won’t stop at The Reunion. He’s already thinking about future events and plans to only get bigger and better from here. “I definitely want to keep the local vendors,” Archer said. “I love the live art. I really want to find somewhere where we can do a daytime event that goes into the nighttime so we can do some lights and lasers and stuff.” Overall, both Archer and Adams agreed that Savannah is the perfect city to pursue their passions. “I love Savannah,” Adams said. “It’s done a lot for me.” When asked what he hopes the community takes away from The Reunion and future events, Archer said, “togetherness, happiness, and family.” “All of our DJ friends are open and lovey-dovey,” Archer added. “We want to welcome everyone. People who don’t have many friends, people who feel depressed, people who are down. Come join in.” Archer and Adams say their ultimate goal is to put on a large-scale electronic music festival in Savannah, similar to Imagine Music Festival in Atlanta.“I think we can show people that it’s not what they think it is, it’s not people falling around, it’s not a crowd of people on drugs.” - Primal aka Joel Adams
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