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ELECTRIC FESTIVAL ARUBA – FIRST NAMES CONFIRMED
The first artists of the Electric Festival Aruba 2014 line up are now confirmed. Lil John (USA), Loco Dice (Germany), Knife Party (Australia) and DJ Carnage (USA) will travel to the Caribbean for the second edition that will take place from Wednesday, September 3rd to Sunday, September 7th. Aruba resident and festival founder, DJ Chuckie, will perform during the festival as well. Furthermore, Fellow (The Netherlands), Boris (USA, originally Russia), Nutzbeatz (Aruba), Hector (Mexico) and Karixon (Aruba) are on the list that will be extended in the upcoming weeks.
After the successful launch of the three-day festival in 2013, the Electric Festival (EF) has been extended to five days to accommodate the numerous artists that will be in attendance. Aside from the festival extension, the conference program will also be more elaborate. The conference is being organized in collaboration with the esteemed Amsterdam Dance Event; known as a must-attend event by all electronic music lovers and professionals. Furthermore there will be two stages instead of one and there will be a special focus on techno music. Other special themes will also be introduced shortly. The Opening Night on Wednesday, September 3rd will showcase techno music; Thursday, September 4th is a Club Night; and dance is the taking over the main stage on Friday, September 5th and Saturday, September 6th. The festival will close with a Beach Festival on Sunday, September 7th.
An ADE program will take place during day light hours. This consists of several unique pool parties, conference seminars and also ADE university. Details about the ADE program will be announced in the coming period as well. The conference and festival reinforce each other and form a perfect networking environment for trade industry professionals and other attendees alike.
The Aruba Tourism Authority is the main sponsor of the event, trusting that it will grow into an internationally esteemed festival, and that in its wake, a surge of new, exciting visitors will come to discover Aruba.
City Recital Hall becomes a Parisian Salon to celebrate Bastille Day
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SuncéBeat is a sparkling gem in the Croatian festival scene
| SuncéBeat is a sparkling gem in the Croatian festival scene, the sister event to the UK’s legendary Southport Weekender, the longest running indoor urban and dance music event in the world. This year’s event marks five years of parties on the Dalmatian coast with our biggest line up to date!Jazz-funk legend Lonnie Liston Smith will appear live in concert on the outdoor main stage, and David Morales will be spinning a heartfelt tribute set to the Godfather of House music, Frankie Knuckles.
We’ve got NYC parties with Kerri Chandler and Quentin Harris, South Africa sessions with Black Coffee, Culoe De Song and Julian Gomes, and Chicago legends Ron Trent, Glenn Underground, Boo Williams and Anthony Nicholson will all be in attendance. Check out the full line up below. |
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The King's Singers bring their Great American Songbook tour to Sydney for one night only
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TWO SENSATIONAL CONCERTS WITH SELBY & FRIENDS
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One of America's greatest cabaret performers returns to City Recital Hall
One of America’s greatest cabaret performers returns to City Recital Hall for the first time in over a decade with her show Let’s Fall in Love. Amanda McBroom ponders the dark and light side of that endangered species – romance.
Somewhere between cabaret, Broadway show and concert, Let’s Fall in Love sees star songstress Amanda McBroom present an intimate program full of love, lust, loss, cherished dreams and wisdom, alsong side pianist and musical director Michele Brourman. Be entertained by a familiar selection of great American songs with exquisite interpretations of Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields, Sammy Cahn, and hit songs by McBroom and Brouman themselves, including The Rose.
Humorous, profound and intensely moving, McBroom and Brourman weave their spell with innate artistry, incredible versatility expertly traversing blues, ballads and torch songs.
Amanda McBroom voice
Michele Brourman piano and musical director
MOVEMENT ELECTRONIC MUSIC FESTIVAL 2014 WRAPS UP ANOTHER RECORD YEAR; PAXAHAU ANNOUNCES 2015 DATES
Paxahau Events, producers of the annual Movement Electronic Music Festival is pleased to announce another record year for the 2014 event, which took place Memorial Day weekend, May 24-26 inside Detroit’s Hart Plaza. The ninth edition of the festival attracted over 107,000 attendees from all parts of the world and has been widely regaled by attendees and media alike as the best festival for music lovers in America.
Movement returns to Hart Plaza next Memorial Day Weekend; May 23, 24 & 25, 2015.
Movement 2014 featured over 130 acts, including upfront performances by Claude von Stroke, Richie Hawtin, Action Bronson, Tiga, Underground Resistance, Just Blaze and Marco Carola, just to name a few.
The Red Bull Music Academy stage featured a handful of breakout stars and international heavyweights, including a special b2b closing set on Monday night by Desolat boss, Loco Dice and Intec Records chief, Carl Cox. Other notable performances include, RBMA alums Nightwave and Shadowbox as well as Jamie Jones, John Digweed, Seth Troxler and Detroit’s very own, Carl Craig.
Fans were caught grooving on the Beatport stage all weekend long to the sounds of Pete Tong, The Martinez Brothers, Heidi, Justin Martin, DJ Sneak, Green Velvet and many more. Dirtybird queen and Movement veteran, J.Phlip closed out Monday night with bang as she was called on to replace headliner, Boys Noize. *Side note: J.Phlip replaced Boys Noize due to last minute cancellation by his camp.
All eyes and ears were at the Moog Stage as Baauer, DJ Snake, Flosstradamus, Escort, Bonobo, Ryan Hemsworth and Julio Bashmore just to name a few, energized a packed crowd all weekend long.
The Made in Detroit stage was packed with rising local stars and Detroit icons, such as Stacey Pullen, Mike Huckaby, Terrence Dixon, Golf Clap, Gabi and many more. Kevin Saunderson’s ORIGINS showcase featured powerhouse performances by Exhale, Eddie Fowlkes and the techno legend himself, Kevin Saunderson featuring Seth Troxler for an unforgettable b2b set.
Jeff Mills’ three-hour long set was one of the most notable highlights on the techno-centric Underground Stage. Speedy J and Lucy performed together as Zeitgeber for the first time in North America.
New this year was the Ford and Sennheiser Silent Disco stage, which gave those who joined in a very personal festival within a festival experience! Breakout moments at the Silent Disco stage were given courtesy of Ataxia, Shawn Michaels and Annie Hall.
OMEGA ENSEMBLE ENLIGHTENED City Recital Hall
OMEGA ENSEMBLE ENLIGHTENED City Recital Hall
Sat 7 June, 7.30pm
Don’t miss Omega Ensemble’s largest and most comprehensive collaboration to date, Enlightened.
Book now to receive 20% off Adult tickets.*
Joining with virtuosic performers from one of the country’s foremost musical institutions, the Australian National Academy of Music, and with French Conductor/Clarinetist Paul Meyer as well as Principal Cellist of the Australian Chamber Orchestra Timo-Veikko Valve, Omega Ensemble present symphonic chamber repertoire as big as it gets.
In this concert Omega will perform some of the most technically demanding and most beautiful chamber works in the repertoire, including the wonderfully lyrical Siegfried Idyll composed by Wagner as a birthday present to his second wife Cosima, and one of the great works of the late 20th century, the highly complex Chamber Symphony by John Adams.
program
Hindemith Kammermusik No.3
Schoenberg Chamber Symphony No.1
Wagner Siegfried Idyll
Adams Chamber Symphony
pre-concert talk
There is so much to say about our Enlightened program we’ve invited ABC Radio producer Daniel Driscoll to give a special pre-concert talk between 6:45 and 7:15pm before the concert.
guest artists
Paul Meyer – Conductor
Internationally recognised for his wide repertoire and an interest in modern works for clarinet, Paul Meyer began studying clarinet as a child and made his solo debut with the Symphony Orchestra of the Rhine at age 13. Paul Meyer has since gone on to an illustrious career as a performer and conductor.
Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM)
ANAM is dedicated to the artistic and professional development of the country’s most exceptional young musicians, develop the country’s future music leaders, distinguished by their artistic skill, imagination and courage.
Timo-Veikko Valve – Cello
One of the most versatile musicians of his generation Timo-Veikko ‘Tipi’ Valve is equally at home performing as a soloist, chamber musician and orchestral leader on both modern and period instruments. In 2006 Valve was appointed Principal Cello of the Australian Chamber Orchestra with whom he frequently appears as soloist.
Academy of St. Martin in The field Workshops
The Academy will be presenting our very first Family Cushion Concert at 1pm on Sunday 22nd June at Cecil Sharp House in Camden. This fantastic new event is a great way for the whole family to enjoy the brilliant sound of the Academy. The afternoon includes workshops for beginners and youngsters who already play an instrument, where they’ll get to work with members of the Academy on a piece everyone will play together in the concert.
The workshops are followed by the concert itself, which will include Romanian folk music from Bartok and other orchestral masterpieces from across Europe.
We are looking forward to sharing our music with participants young and old so don’t miss this unique opportunity to take part in some amazing music-making!
To book, simply download a form from our website here, where you can also find out more about the concert.