The Sunset Drop: David Guetta performs historic set; Knife Party releases "Haunted House" EP
Sunset Music Festival lineup boasts in artists who are innovative forward-thinkers. Just in this month alone, two artists have had their name championed by multiple dance music headlines for their work either on the decks, or off.
David Guetta performs historic set in China
As part of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Great Wall of China has fascinated the many who have seen it first hand. People from all over the world visit China to see this historical piece of architecture that can be seen from the moon. This celebrated structure is the backdrop to the aptly named Great Wall Music Festival – an event celebrating Chinese history.
Just this past week, Sunset artist David Guetta made his DJ debut in China, performing on the massive structure to an upwards of 20,000 people. Still reigning as the #1 house artist on DJ Mag’s Top 100 as well as having with five successful studio albums and multiple Grammy Award wins to his name, Guetta has cemented himself in the hearts of billions for years to come, whether it be for his fusion of pop and hip-hop in the studio, or his DJ sets which deliver non-stop energetic bangers, be sure to check out David Guetta when he takes the Ra stage at Sunset Music Festival.
Knife Party releases long-awaited third EP, “Haunted House”
It was only two years ago when the world was first introduced to the Australian duo Knife Party, though its members Rob Swire and Gareth McGrill had already created a name for themselves as two-thirds of the critically acclaimed drum and bass infused group, Pendulum. Earlier this month, the duo finally released their long-waited third EP, Haunted House.
The EP sees Knife Party honing in on their craft. Whereas the Rage Valley EP boasted in the electro house, dubstep, drumstep, and moombahton genres, Haunted House focuses on the boys’ niche production of crazy bass drops and fluctuating tempo changes that keep your feet guessing. Starting off the release is the ode to old school Nintendo, “Power Glove,” which has been deemed by fans as the followup to the duo’s popular hit, “Internet Friends.” With a healthy dose of bass chains and sequenced high-pitched vocal samples, we’re sure you’ll get to hear this track live when Knife Party takes the Ra stage at Sunset Music Festival. Buy your tickets today!
Important Sunset Music Festival Ticket Reminders
Another year of Sunset Music 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 Sunset experience.
If you haven’t bought your tickets to the festival yet, don’t worry. Online ticket sales will continue on through to the day of the event while on-site ticket sales will begin at 11:30 AM at the Raymond James Stadium box office. Please beware of frauds and scalpers. VIP tickets are already sold out, but there are a few remaining VIP tables still available for purchase. We’ll see you soon!
Ticket Warning
Sunset Music Festival urges our patrons to beware of fraud and counterfeit tickets. 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 SMFtampa.com and any retail locations listed on the ticketing page of the Sunset site. Tickets and wristbands will not be reissued under any circumstance, so please hold onto them.
Sunset Music Festival 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.
Announcing the First Artist Drop for Sun City Music Festival 2013!
Now in its third year, Sun City Music Festival is the largest outdoor dance music event that the city of El Paso has ever hosted. Returning to El Paso County’s largest public recreational facility, Ascarate Park’s 448 acres always serves as an excellent backdrop to an already amazing event. Taking place Saturday, August 31st, and Sunday, September 1st, Disco Donnie Presents and SMG Events are proud to announce the initial artist lineup for Sun City Music Festival:
Saturday, August 31, 2013
Sunday, September 1, 2013
Tickets are now available, buy your tickets today!
Disco Donnie Presents and The Bob Moog Foundation announce strategic partnership
Dance music promoter donates $10,000 to Foundation, develops ticketing donation portal for its fans. http://bobmoogfoundation.eventbrite.com
American electronic music promoter Disco Donnie Presents (DDP) and the Bob Moog Foundation have announced a strategic partnership to further the Foundation’s mission to educate and inspire children through the intersection of music and science.
The Asheville-based Foundation, which carries on the legacy of electronic music icon Robert Moog, received a $10,000 donation to assist with its innovative science and music education outreach program, Dr. Bob’s SoundSchool (DBSS), as well as a donation portal on all Disco Donnie Presents tickets pages to help raise additional support. The $10,000 donation was provided from the proceeds of Houston based Halloween electronic music festival, Something Wicked, a partnership between Disco Donnie Presents and Houston promoter Nightculture Events. Additionally, Disco Donnie Presents will match fan donations received through the donation portal.
“We’re thrilled to have found a partner in The Bob Moog Foundation — a foundation that shares the same values in the importance of education and creativity in the areas of music, math, and science. The strategic partnership paves the way for online donations from our customers, but also the continued support of our company,” Disco Donnie Presents CEO Donnie Estopinal said.
The Foundation sees the partnership as a perfect fit for both organizations.
“Donnie’s prominence within the EDM community and his interests in the area of innovative education that integrates music and science make the partnership a natural fit. We look forward to cultivating our strategic partnership with DDP to work together to ignite creativity in children’s lives through Dr. Bob’s SoundSchool,” said Michelle Moog-Koussa, Executive Director of the Bob Moog Foundation. She continues, “We are especially grateful that DDP has agreed to match all donations made through the ticket donation portals. This extra show of support will provide added incentive for concert-goers to pay tribute to their musical roots while inspiring the future through supporting the Bob Moog Foundation”.
The Foundation is in at a pivotal juncture of growth with Dr. Bob’s SoundSchool. The acclaimed program is centered in western North Carolina, but the foundation hopes to grow it regionally and nationally in the next three to five years. The growth of the program costs $20 per student or $500 per classroom.
The idea for a strategic partnership first came about when a mutual friend introduced Moog-Koussa and Estopinal at the EDM Biz conference in Las Vegas earlier this year.
Estopinal’s Disco Donnie Presents, both on its own and through partnerships, produces over 1,000 live events, festivals and club shows around the US annually. Ticket buyers for every show will now have the ability to donate to the Foundation. The Foundation and DDP hope the national focus and number of events will help spread the word and raise financial support.
“One of the reasons I’m excited about the strategic partnership is that fan ticketing donations are a good way for the electronic music culture to start giving back, said Estopinal. Historically, electronic music fans haven’t really been known for philanthropy, and I’m hoping that’s a perception we can all change together. I’m pleased to offer to match all donations that are made through the ticketing portal to enhance everybody’s contributions to this important cause.”
With school music and arts program cuts all across the country and U.S. students lagging behind students in other countries in the areas of science and math, the Bob Moog Foundation seeks to make an immediate impact in the lives of children through Dr. Bob’s SoundSchool.
The Foundation operates with two main objectives, education and preservation. The goals come to life through Dr. Bob’s SoundSchool and Archive Preservation Initiative. Eventually, a Moogseum is also in the works.
Contact: Evan Bailey
Communications Director, Disco Donnie Presents
evan@discodonniepresents.com
Dr. Bob’s SoundSchool
Dr. Bob’s SoundSchool (DBSS) is a 10 week curriculum which engages 2nd grade children in the science of sound through the magic of music. The curriculum explores such basic physics of vibrations, waveforms, amplitude, and pitch. Both acoustic and electronic musical instruments are used to demonstrate concepts, as well as custom designed educational materials developed by our DBSS team of educators and technologists. The curriculum is currently in 32 schools in Western North Carolina. The Foundation’s goal is to grow the program regionally and nationally in the years ahead.
Archive Preservation Initiative
The Bob Moog Foundation Archive is a unique and vast collection of schematics, notes, breadboard prototypes, photos, articles, reel-to-reel tapes, instruments and more. The Foundation works to protect, interpret and exhibit these materials so that future generations can be inspired by Bob Moog’s legacy, and by the work of those with whom he collaborated. The manifestation of this preservation will be to share the archives through traveling exhibits and eventually through our own Moogseum.
Moogseum
The Moogseum is planned to be both a website and facility in Asheville where the outreach and preservations goals converge in a hands-on interactive environment.
For more information about the Bob Moog Foundation and ways you can help, please visit: www.moogfoundation.org. Donations of any size can also be mailed to: Bob Moog Foundation, P.O. Box 8136, Asheville, NC 28814.
About Disco Donnie Presents
Disco Donnie Presents (DDP) is an award-winning and recognized leader in electronic dance music event production, generating over 1,000 live events, arena shows and outdoor festivals annually. DDP, both on its own and through partnership, develops innovative, creative and strategic business opportunities in live entertainment. For more information, please visit www.discodonniepresents.com
About NightCulture, Inc.
NightCulture, Inc. (NGHT.OB), “Concerts that Change Your Life”, is a premier producer of live concerts and events in the following U.S. markets: Houston, Austin, San Antonio and Oklahoma City.
Disco Donnie Presents is bringing Krewella to a City Near You!
From their humble beginnings at underground raves in Chicago warehouses, trio Krewella first burst on the scene in 2011. It wasn’t until they self-released their critically acclaimed Play Hard EP in the summer of 2012. The EP went to #1 on Beatport’s overall chart and the single “Alive” went to #1 on Billboard’s Dance Radio Airplay. Though it hasn’t even been a year since that EP, Krewella has become one of the hottest dance acts on the planet thanks to their hard blend of electro house, dubstep, and lyrics was high, it would skyrocket after they
Having just recently been awarded the IDMA for “Best Breakthrough Artist,” we agree with Billboard who stated “Krewella will be huge this year.”
Join Disco Donnie Presents and Krewella on or partnering dates:
- Krewella in Raleigh, NC on Thursday, May 23rd
- Krewella at Sunset Music Festival in Tampa, FL on Saturday, May 25th
- Krewella at Sunset Music Festival Afterparty in Tampa, FL on Saturday, May 25th
- Krewella in Destin, FL on Thursday, June 6th
- Krewella in Charlotte, NC on Friday, June 7th
- Krewella in New Orleans, LA on Saturday, June 8th
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