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Sun City Music Festival Artist Profile: Ookay

artist ookayIt’s astounding to think that Sun City Music Festival talent Ookay has been producing for less then a year in this incredibly fast-paced, competitive and growing music industry. Within only six months creating music in the burgeoning trap genre, Ookay has created an imprint of a growing sound in clubs and major festivals.

Ookay’s love for eclectic music came at an early age. “I come from jazz and gospel music, I grew up as a little church boy. My dad was a bass player in the church band, and my mom sang in the choir, so I was always around that type of stuff. My dad gave me a lot of insight into that area. When I was younger I listened to a lot of death metal and neo-soul music. I’ve done pretty much every kind of music, that’s why my music is so out there. How I landed into the trap scene is beyond me.”

The masked trap-crusader Ookay scored his first ever Beatport release on Ultra Records as a remix of Congorock and Sean Paul’s “Bless Di Nation.” The remix charted very well on the electronica chart peaking at #10. Already being associated with acts with other Sun City talents like Borgore and Flosstradamus, Ookay was listed as one of Vibe Magazine‘s top Trap/Moombahton artist to watch in 2013. With thousands of people supporting Ookay, there’s no limit to where he may go.

So what can you expect when Ookay takes the stage? “Word around town is that there aren’t a lot of trap DJs using straight CDjs so people are surprised that that’s all I use. I think it helps me connect with the crowd more and put on a show. I get rowdy on stage.” Let’s get rowdy as Ookay takes the Bass Dunes stage at Sun City Music Festival, going down on August 31st and September 1st. Tickets are available online, buy your tickets today!

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  • Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Sun City Music Festival Directions and Parking Information

Sun City Music Festival is just days away now. Whether you’re traveling to the festival by plane, train, or automobile, some of you are making your way to the area from different parts of the country. We all know how difficult it can be to navigate through a city you aren’t familiar with, so to save you some time and trouble, we’ve created this quick reference guide so you can arrive at Ascarate Park worry-free.

Getting to Sun City Music Festival

Save some money and the environment, carpool with you friends!

Ascarate Park

The third annual Sun City Music Festival returns to Ascarate Park this coming weekend. Disco Donnie Presents and SMG Events are excited to convert El Paso County’s largest public recreational park into a playground complete with three stages full of music, vendors, art installations, and so much more. At a whopping 448 total acres, Ascarate Park serves as the perfect backdrop to SCMF’s audiovisual experience.

Address: 6900 Delta Dr, El Paso, TX 79905

From I-10 East

Take exit Geronimo and turn Left at Geronimo. Turn Left on Trowbridge and Drive forward until Delta Dr. Make a left onto Delta dr. Continue to until you reach the second light. Turn left on Ascarate Park Road.

From I-10 West

Exit Trowbridge and turn Right at Trowbridge and Drive forward until Delta dr. Make a left onto Delta Dr. Continue to until you reach the second light. Turn left on Ascarate Park Road.

From TX-375

Loop East or West exit Fonseca Blvd and Proceed Northeast on Fonseca, make a right onto delta and Turn right on Ascarate Park Road.

El Paso International Airport (ELP)

El Paso International Airport (ELP) is the gateway to West Texas, Southern New Mexico and Northern Mexico. View more information on Commercial and Courtesy Shuttles, Airport Taxies and Car Rentals on the official El Paso Intl. Airport website.

  • Address: 6701 Convair Rd El Paso, TX 79925
  • Phone: 915-780-4749

El Paso Taxis

  • Border Cab Co. 915-533-4245
  • Sun City Cab Co. 915-544-2211
  • United Independent Cab Co. 915-590-8294

Parking

There is a $5.00 fee for parking within the park and all parking will be available on a first come, first serve basis.

  • Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Important Isla Del Sol Fest Ticket Reminders

Another year of Isla Del Sol Festival is just days away, and in preparation with the upcoming event, we have a few ticket reminders to make sure you have a fun and carefree island experience.

If you haven’t bought your tickets to the festival yet, don’t fret! Online ticket sales will continue on through to the day of the event. Please beware of frauds and scalpers.

Ticket Warning

Isla Del Sol Fest urges our patrons to beware of fraud and counterfeit tickets, whether online or in the parking lot of the event. Please do not buy tickets from scalpers. To assure the authenticity of your ticket purchase, please only purchase tickets from authorized ticket outlets. Authorized ticket outlets include the IslaDelSolFest.com website, Eventbrite.com website, official Isla Del Sol Fest street team members, and Hermes Music Stores located in McAllen, TX and Brownsville, TX.

DO NOT REMOVE YOUR WRISTBAND. Tickets and wristbands will not be reissued under any circumstance and are not transferable, so please hold onto them.

Isla Del Sol Fest will take place rain or shine. The acts we advertise have confirmed their appearance, however acts are subject to change without notice. Please guard your tickets carefully. Prices will increase and tickets may sell out as allotments run out, so please buy early to get the best pricing.

  • Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Sun City Music Festival Artist Profile: Armin van Buuren

artist armin van buurenSun City Music Festival talent Armin van Buuren is always on the move – whether through creating music in his studio, or on his way to the next club or festival around the globe. This year certainly falls in line with his enduring momentum. His fifth and latest studio album Intense, released on Armada Music, features hit single “This Is What It Feels Like” which is fervently climbing up Billboard’s Dance/Electronic chart and is even crossing over to top 40 radio. “It’s not just love for music, it’s my passion. It goes beyond liking, and beyond a hobby, it’s about a way of living. Music is essential to my life.” We couldn’t agree with you more, Armin!

For over 15 years, Armin has been building his international success. A Christmas baby born in Leiden, Netherlands, he grew up in a musical family which ignited Armin’s passion for music at an early age. He spent all the money he earned on his paper route on records. And when his mom won a computer when he was 10, it was all over with. “So as a little nerdy kid I was writing my own basic programs, and learnt about the technology from there.”

Always a man with a plan, Armin thought it was wise to have a back-up plan to his goal of creating music for a living. So he began studying for a law degree. The final year of his schooling had to be stretched out, however, because he had to juggle studies with a hectic touring schedule. It was around this time that his early remixes and originals were gaining popularity. Though it may have taken him three years to graduate, it is his determination that made him succeed. He now has his Masters in law, but his love will always be music. “I see it as my responsibility to promote trance as a genre and I want to support it in every way I can. Music should connect us. As long as the music keeps evolving like it is, I will continue and I don’t see any reason to slow it down.”

And why would he slow down? His albums 76 (2003), Shivers (2005), Imagine (2008) and Mirage (2010) have all reached gold status in The Netherlands. Armin is now the five-time winner of the #1 position on the critically acclaimed DJ Mag’s Top 100 poll – no doubt, as the result of his ingenuity in the studio and unmatched humility. Even with the pressure that comes with being the world’s most popular DJ, Armin has always kept his focus on the music. And that’s exactly what keeps him going.

Husband and father by day; world’s #1 DJ at night. Armin has been quoted to say, “Don’t be a prisoner of your own style.” You’ll get to see the legend close out our Sun City stage this Labor Day weekend for the return of Texas’s largest dance music event, Sun City Music Festival. Buy your tickets today!

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  • Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Something Wicked Artist Profile: Cyril Hahn

artist cyril hahnCyril Hahn first came to our attention in 2012 with his sensational rework of Destiny’s Child’s “Say My Name.” With down-pitched vocals and emotive synths, the Swiss-born Vancouver resident has racked in over two million plays on Soundcloud for the release, appealing to both the house and bass heads. Surprisingly enough, however, Cyril is new to the game. “I only started producing electronic music this year and yes, it definitely feels sudden. I just started producing for fun and had no clue people were going to respond to the songs the way they did.”

Though a newcomer, Cyril has had a love for music from a very early age. “I’ve always been into music, my parents let me pick up instruments when I was growing up, I did piano, guitar and I used to sing and stuff. [I’ve] always played with friends and tried to write my own songs but never really did it with electronic music until a year ago or so when I did the Mariah Carrey remix; that’s sort of how it started as an electronic music kind of thing.”

With a penchant for creating sexy, laid back originals and remixes, one would think that his etheric melodies were made on a vintage analog synths. “All I’ve used for my song[s] so far is a laptop and a midi keyboard. I think the warm sound comes from using a lot of vintage synthesizer sounds, but also the use of white noise/field recordings. I always liked the lo-fi aesthetic of the records I grew up with. Background noise or white noise was never something that bothered me on a recording. I think noise gives a song more character, a certain organic quality. That’s why I often include white noise or field recordings in my production. I don’t want my song to sound too sterile or mechanical. White noise is definitely a way to work against that.”

Currently signed to Disclosure’s PMR imprint, Cyril has had quite the breakout year. And with the help of his seemingly infinite amount of Soundcloud plays, the twenty-something has become garnered a fair amount of bookings around the world and just recently ended his first European tour.

With his Perfect Form EP due out October 7th, we’re excited to have this fresh new talent join Houston’s premier Halloween event, Something Wicked on October 26th. Buy your tickets today to save big!

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  • Monday, August 26, 2013
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