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2005 DECIBEL FESTIVAL PRESS RELEASE
SEATTLE, WA: As the 2nd Annual Decibel Festival approaches, one thing is eminently clear: electronic music has gained acceptance not only in the Northwest, but worldwide. The amount of producers, promoters, journalists, performers, visual artists, venues and fans exploring electronic music as an art form is growing exponentially. Seattle has given birth to a culture as diverse, creative, technological and ideological as the city itself.
Over the past 3 years the Decibel organization has worked to cultivate this influx of electronic music and art through education, multimedia performance and several music events through out the Northwest. Last year the 2004 Decibel Festival was the culmination of this effort, casting much needed light onto this burgeoning electronic music culture. The First Annual Decibel Festival brought together over 90 acts, in five separate venues and transformed Seattle’s Capitol Hill district into a mecca of music technology, cutting edge art and performance. The ambitious inaugural festival was a complete success, with over 3,500 tickets sold during four days, and solidified Decibel’s presence in Seattle. Further, throughout 2005, Decibel has hosted several large-scale electronic music events ranging from Detroit techno Innovator Derrick May to the godfathers of experimental dance, Autechre. Recently, Decibel has confirmed that techno demigod Richie Hawtin (a.k.a. Plastikman - M_nus/Plus 8 Records) will be performing at the next Decibel Benefit Show taking place September 1at Seattle’s Showbox. In addition, Monolake will be performing at the final Decibel Benefit show happening September 10 in Seattle.
The 2005 Decibel Festival takes place September 22 through the 25 in Seattle's Capitol Hill district. Activities this year include audio clinics, panel discussions, a product fair, film and art installations, a laptop battle championship and over 75 electronic music performances in five venues. Expect nothing less than the best in quality concert sound, electronic music performances and live visual art.
2005 DECIBEL LINE UP
Decibel’s goal is to create an environment where technology, art and music exist as one uniform body. Through the advent of digital media, electronic music and art have developed a symbiotic relationship involving new performance tools and technology that are just now being explored. This exploration is at the very heart of the Decibel Festival and the artists we select to perform at every event. Each Decibel artist, in their own unique way, is bridging the gap between production, composition, performance and interactive technology. The result is a more personal and entertaining approach to electronic music and performance. The 2005 line up will bring together a multitude of electronic hybrids; ambient, experimental, techno, house, dub, hip hop, breakbeat, IDM and electro pop. These styles will be represented through various showcases that highlight specific labels, genres and even geographic similarities between the artists. Check www.dbfestival.com for showcase descriptions and artist bios.
CONFIRMED ARTISTS
INTERNATIONAL ACTS:
Isolée: Frankfurt (Playhouse, Classic)
Fennesz: Austria (Touch)
Thomas Fehlmann: Berlin (member of the Orb – Kompakt, Plug Research)
Akufen: Montreal (Mutek, Musique Risquée, Perlon, Force Inc., Fabric)
Apparat: Berlin (Shitkatapult, Bpitch Control, Neo Ouija)
Styrofoam: Belgium (Morr Music)
Deadbeat: Montreal (member of Crackhaus - Mutek, Revolver, ~Scape)
Tim Hecker: Montreal (Mille Plateaux, Alien8, Substractif)
Tipper: U.K. (Fuel)
Aeroc: Barcelona (a.k.a. Geoff White – Force Inc., Ghostly/Spectral)
Loscil: Vancouver (Kranky)
Jan Hunsberger: Tononto (Mutek, Textone, Blank)
Noah Pred: Vancouver (Sentient, Immigrant, Morris Audio)
NATIONAL ACTS:
Pan American: Richmond (member of Labradford – Kranky, Vertical Form)
Machine Drum: Miami (Merck)
Her Space Holiday: Austin (Mush, Wichita)
Kero: Detroit (Shitkatapult, Bpitch, Neo Ouija, Detroit Underground)
Deru: Los Angeles (Neo Ouija, Merck)
Cepia: Minneapolis (Ghostly)
Proem: Austin (n5MD, Merck)
Tim Xavier: New York (Sevenseventhree, LTD 400)
DJ Merck: Miami (Merck)
Camea: New York (clink, nyex)
NORTHWEST ACTS:
Bruno Pronsato: Seattle (Orac, Telegraph, Philpot, Musique Risquée)
Lusine: Seattle (Ghostly, Hymen, Delikatessen)
Jeff Samuel: Seattle (Spectral, Trapez, Pokerflat)
Strategy: Portland (Orac, Omco, Kranky)
Jerry Abstract: Seattle (Shitkatapult, Semisexual, Fixelplix, Decibel)
Jacob London: Seattle (Squid, U-Freqs, Classic)
Deceptikon: Seattle (Merck)
Caro: Seattle (Orac)
Gel-Sol: Seattle (em:t)
Nudge: Portland (Kranky, Omco)
Nordic Soul: Seattle (Synth Club, Decibel)
Mercir: Seattle (Paste Music)
Hakea: Seattle (Click Pop)
Paul Edwards: Seattle (PG Series, Oscillate, Decibel)
DJ Recess: Seattle (Shameless)
Kristina Childs: Seattle (Plasmodium, Decibel)
2005 DECIBEL VENUES
Broadway Performance Hall (clinics, panels, Experimental and Ambient Showcases) / 1625 Broadway Ave
Chop Suey (Laptop Battle Championship, Dance/Electronica Showcases) / 1325 E. Madison St.
Neumos (Dance/Electronica Showcases)
925 E Pike St.
Barca (Decibel Lounge – DJs)
1510 11th Ave
Db Afterhours (Friday and Saturday official Decibel afterparty)
1410 14th Ave
TICKET INFO
Due to limited capacity, attendees must purchase a Full Access Decibel pass for guaranteed admission to all events, including the Experimental Showcase, Ambient Showcase, Music Technology Clinics and Panel Discussions taking place at the Broadway Performance Hall Saturday and Sunday (limited to 300 passes). Evening passes will also be available (all events except those taking place at the Broadway Performance Hall) as well as individual Showcase Tickets.
Pass and Ticket prices:
• Full Access Pass = $50: 4 days and nights (clinics, panels, early/evening performances)
• Evening Pass = $35: 4 nights (evening performances)
• Showcase Tickets = $10 to $15 dollars per showcase
Full Access Passes, Evening Passes and Showcase Tickets will be available online at www.dbfestival.com and www.ticketwindowonline.com, or by phone at 206.325.6500 Passes will be sold exclusively through Ticket Window online and these Ticket Window outlets in the Seattle area:
Pike Place Market, Seattle / 85 Pike St.
Broadway Market, Seattle / 401 Broadway Ave. E. 2nd floor
Meydenbauer Center, Bellevue / 11100 NE 6th St., Suite 2
Individual tickets can also be purchased at:
Wall of Sound Records, Seattle
315 E Pine St.
SPONSORS and PARTNERS
Sponsors
The Stranger * Grooves * Remix * XLR8R * Easy Street Records
Partners
Digital Kitchen * Chop Suey * Fourthcity * Neumos * Ticket Window
SEATTLE, WA: As the 2nd Annual Decibel Festival approaches, one thing is eminently clear: electronic music has gained acceptance not only in the Northwest, but worldwide. The amount of producers, promoters, journalists, performers, visual artists, venues and fans exploring electronic music as an art form is growing exponentially. Seattle has given birth to a culture as diverse, creative, technological and ideological as the city itself.
Over the past 3 years the Decibel organization has worked to cultivate this influx of electronic music and art through education, multimedia performance and several music events through out the Northwest. Last year the 2004 Decibel Festival was the culmination of this effort, casting much needed light onto this burgeoning electronic music culture. The First Annual Decibel Festival brought together over 90 acts, in five separate venues and transformed Seattle’s Capitol Hill district into a mecca of music technology, cutting edge art and performance. The ambitious inaugural festival was a complete success, with over 3,500 tickets sold during four days, and solidified Decibel’s presence in Seattle. Further, throughout 2005, Decibel has hosted several large-scale electronic music events ranging from Detroit techno Innovator Derrick May to the godfathers of experimental dance, Autechre. Recently, Decibel has confirmed that techno demigod Richie Hawtin (a.k.a. Plastikman - M_nus/Plus 8 Records) will be performing at the next Decibel Benefit Show taking place September 1at Seattle’s Showbox. In addition, Monolake will be performing at the final Decibel Benefit show happening September 10 in Seattle.
The 2005 Decibel Festival takes place September 22 through the 25 in Seattle's Capitol Hill district. Activities this year include audio clinics, panel discussions, a product fair, film and art installations, a laptop battle championship and over 75 electronic music performances in five venues. Expect nothing less than the best in quality concert sound, electronic music performances and live visual art.
2005 DECIBEL LINE UP
Decibel’s goal is to create an environment where technology, art and music exist as one uniform body. Through the advent of digital media, electronic music and art have developed a symbiotic relationship involving new performance tools and technology that are just now being explored. This exploration is at the very heart of the Decibel Festival and the artists we select to perform at every event. Each Decibel artist, in their own unique way, is bridging the gap between production, composition, performance and interactive technology. The result is a more personal and entertaining approach to electronic music and performance. The 2005 line up will bring together a multitude of electronic hybrids; ambient, experimental, techno, house, dub, hip hop, breakbeat, IDM and electro pop. These styles will be represented through various showcases that highlight specific labels, genres and even geographic similarities between the artists. Check www.dbfestival.com for showcase descriptions and artist bios.
CONFIRMED ARTISTS
INTERNATIONAL ACTS:
Isolée: Frankfurt (Playhouse, Classic)
Fennesz: Austria (Touch)
Thomas Fehlmann: Berlin (member of the Orb – Kompakt, Plug Research)
Akufen: Montreal (Mutek, Musique Risquée, Perlon, Force Inc., Fabric)
Apparat: Berlin (Shitkatapult, Bpitch Control, Neo Ouija)
Styrofoam: Belgium (Morr Music)
Deadbeat: Montreal (member of Crackhaus - Mutek, Revolver, ~Scape)
Tim Hecker: Montreal (Mille Plateaux, Alien8, Substractif)
Tipper: U.K. (Fuel)
Aeroc: Barcelona (a.k.a. Geoff White – Force Inc., Ghostly/Spectral)
Loscil: Vancouver (Kranky)
Jan Hunsberger: Tononto (Mutek, Textone, Blank)
Noah Pred: Vancouver (Sentient, Immigrant, Morris Audio)
NATIONAL ACTS:
Pan American: Richmond (member of Labradford – Kranky, Vertical Form)
Machine Drum: Miami (Merck)
Her Space Holiday: Austin (Mush, Wichita)
Kero: Detroit (Shitkatapult, Bpitch, Neo Ouija, Detroit Underground)
Deru: Los Angeles (Neo Ouija, Merck)
Cepia: Minneapolis (Ghostly)
Proem: Austin (n5MD, Merck)
Tim Xavier: New York (Sevenseventhree, LTD 400)
DJ Merck: Miami (Merck)
Camea: New York (clink, nyex)
NORTHWEST ACTS:
Bruno Pronsato: Seattle (Orac, Telegraph, Philpot, Musique Risquée)
Lusine: Seattle (Ghostly, Hymen, Delikatessen)
Jeff Samuel: Seattle (Spectral, Trapez, Pokerflat)
Strategy: Portland (Orac, Omco, Kranky)
Jerry Abstract: Seattle (Shitkatapult, Semisexual, Fixelplix, Decibel)
Jacob London: Seattle (Squid, U-Freqs, Classic)
Deceptikon: Seattle (Merck)
Caro: Seattle (Orac)
Gel-Sol: Seattle (em:t)
Nudge: Portland (Kranky, Omco)
Nordic Soul: Seattle (Synth Club, Decibel)
Mercir: Seattle (Paste Music)
Hakea: Seattle (Click Pop)
Paul Edwards: Seattle (PG Series, Oscillate, Decibel)
DJ Recess: Seattle (Shameless)
Kristina Childs: Seattle (Plasmodium, Decibel)
2005 DECIBEL VENUES
Broadway Performance Hall (clinics, panels, Experimental and Ambient Showcases) / 1625 Broadway Ave
Chop Suey (Laptop Battle Championship, Dance/Electronica Showcases) / 1325 E. Madison St.
Neumos (Dance/Electronica Showcases)
925 E Pike St.
Barca (Decibel Lounge – DJs)
1510 11th Ave
Db Afterhours (Friday and Saturday official Decibel afterparty)
1410 14th Ave
TICKET INFO
Due to limited capacity, attendees must purchase a Full Access Decibel pass for guaranteed admission to all events, including the Experimental Showcase, Ambient Showcase, Music Technology Clinics and Panel Discussions taking place at the Broadway Performance Hall Saturday and Sunday (limited to 300 passes). Evening passes will also be available (all events except those taking place at the Broadway Performance Hall) as well as individual Showcase Tickets.
Pass and Ticket prices:
• Full Access Pass = $50: 4 days and nights (clinics, panels, early/evening performances)
• Evening Pass = $35: 4 nights (evening performances)
• Showcase Tickets = $10 to $15 dollars per showcase
Full Access Passes, Evening Passes and Showcase Tickets will be available online at www.dbfestival.com and www.ticketwindowonline.com, or by phone at 206.325.6500 Passes will be sold exclusively through Ticket Window online and these Ticket Window outlets in the Seattle area:
Pike Place Market, Seattle / 85 Pike St.
Broadway Market, Seattle / 401 Broadway Ave. E. 2nd floor
Meydenbauer Center, Bellevue / 11100 NE 6th St., Suite 2
Individual tickets can also be purchased at:
Wall of Sound Records, Seattle
315 E Pine St.
SPONSORS and PARTNERS
Sponsors
The Stranger * Grooves * Remix * XLR8R * Easy Street Records
Partners
Digital Kitchen * Chop Suey * Fourthcity * Neumos * Ticket Window
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