Lovemobile

The term Lovemobile ( to German: Love Mobile ) denotes

• A truck is played by the music that goes with techno parades and dancing on the people, similar to a car that mitfährt at a Carnival parade. In the English -speaking world the name is used mainly float.
• A mobile home, is exercised in the prostitution.

Origin of the term

The term Love -Mobile was first used in 1990 from Love Parade founder Matthias Roeingh ( stage name Dr. Motte ) for the truck the first Love Parade in Berlin. Since the Berlin Love Parade was considered a model of Techno parades, the term has been adopted by other parades for traveling, mobile dance floors.

Elements and structure of a Love Mobiles

A Love Mobile consists of a dance floor for 20-50 or more persons that is set up on the flat bed of the truck, and a watt powerful music system (usually 30000-150000 watts; Rule of thumb: one kilowatt of music power per square meter ). Frequently come to love mobiles also the usual discos and clubs effects such as fog machines, strobes, scanners (colored spotlight effect ) or, more recently foam cannons used. Love Mobiles are usually elaborately decorated, often with large format banners that advertise for a club DJ or a rave party ( commercial product advertising is, however, prohibited in many parades ). The colors and style of the decorations as well as the outfit of dancers ( "Dress Code" ) is usually based on a several months before the event with a prescribed theme and design concept. The technical equipment as well as the decorative material to be hung or attached to trusses. Were still quite rudimentary equipped in the early days of techno parades the love mobiles, it is noted in recent years, a trend towards larger, more elaborate, more unusual and louder cars.

Access

To be allowed to ride on a truck, you usually need an entry on the guest list or a so-called "Love Mobile Pass". Ordinary parade -goers is only in rare cases, access to the dancefloor granted (which then usually for a fee ). On the guest list usually reaches only those who have VIP status in the scene comes from the environment of the operator or to friends and acquaintances of a DJ occurring belongs. Regional or even nationally known celebrities and media representatives are usually welcome guests on a Lovemobile because they help the Love Mobile operators to increased media presence. Some Love Mobile operators have begun lately to Love Mobile to sell seats. A Love Mobile space costs between approximately fifty to several hundred euros.

Operator

Love Mobiles are usually operated by well-known clubs and party organizers. Frequently, the operator also record labels or in the scene viewed DJs and producers. Companies are increasingly looking through the operation of a Lovemobile to gain media exposure, even if they are only removed automatically from the techno scene.