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Monthly Archives: November 2012
What “The Ranting Raver” has to say about the EDM movement
Jessica Sonabend, the writer behind “The Ranting Raver” blog publication is currently 23, yet has been attending raves since since she was 16 years old. I thought profiling her involvement within the rave and EDM culture was a great way … Continue reading
Mindful Mondays: Electronic Dance Music and it’s growing audience
“Mindful Mondays” will be curated posts that have a little bit more of my own voice included. This week’s topic is my perspective on the facts and realities of this new Electronic Dance Music(EDM) movement. This is appropriate to set … Continue reading
Posted in Festivals, Local, Mindful Mondays, Raves
Tagged Coachella, DJs, EDM, generation, raves
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What got Porter started and why he continued…
It had never occurred to Porter to be a programming director, let alone, come out to Seattle, WA. What encouraged him to follow through with the music industry was his time in Boston after getting his hands dirty at the … Continue reading
Posted in Actualities, Festivals
Tagged actualities, Bumbershoot, Chris porter, Festival, programming director
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“I’m the main music guy”
I spoke with Chris Porter, programming director at One Reel, host of Seattle’s annual Bumbershoot festival. Here’s an excerpt of how fascinating his job really is. Before his time at One Reel, Porter began to make a name for himself … Continue reading
Electric Daisy Carnival 2012- Orlando Style
Insomniac Events, popular host of various raves since 1993 is hosting the Electric Daisy Carnival(EDC) in Orlando, Florida this evening from November 9-10. The widespread attendance that made itself known at the EDC in Las Vegas this past June has brought … Continue reading
Posted in Raves
Tagged edc las vegas, edc orlando, insomniac events, layaways, payment plans, tickets
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Snippets of ‘Behind-the-Scenes’ at Music Festivals
The loud music, crowded venue and hyped-up DJs are a hard thing to look past once you step foot onto the fairgrounds of major music festivals. Not much credit is given to the people who schedule performers, organize safety precautions … Continue reading
Posted in Festivals, Local
Tagged behind the scenes, Bumbershoot, DJ, Festivals, headliners, mac miller, skrillex, volunteers, What The Festival
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Northwest Music Scene Publication Q&A with Glen Casebeer Pt. 2
As I continued to speak with Casebeer, he began to tell me a little about the charity work he recently got involved with… “The music industry has led me into a lot of human rights causes. That’s really the main … Continue reading
Northwest Music Scene Publication Q&A with Glen Casebeer Pt. 1
I sat down with head of a major Pacific Northwest publication website, Glen Casebeer to talk about his involvement with the music scene here in Washington. How are you associated with the music scene here in Washington? Essentially what do you … Continue reading
Posted in Festivals, Local, Q&A
Tagged Bumbershoot, Festivals, Northwest Music Scene, Publication, Q&A
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"Raving" about America's Music Festival Scene 