PASS PRICING UPDATE:
Please note that pricing on the $50 Decibel all-access passes has been
extended through to Sept 15th (due to late line up confirmation). See ticket
info below for the new pass pricing and dates. Anyone that purchased a
ticket yesterday at the $65 price is entitled to a $15 refund at the
festival will call ticket area located at the C.H.A.C. You will need to
provide proof purchase date (should be on ticket or confirmation email).
quoted 1 line DB FESTIVAL PRESS RELEASE 9-1-04 (Please forward)
>>>DB FESTIVAL PRESS RELEASE 9-1-04 (Please forward)
Decibel Festival is a four-day, multiple venue community arts and music
festival exposing the Northwest to the international, national and regional
electronic music scene. It is our goal to educate as well as entertain
through workshops, seminars, open discussion, comfortable venues, excellent
sound, exciting performances, interesting visuals and a diverse
cross-section of quality electronic music.
The festival will focus on no predominant electronic music genre, but
instead focus on the similarities that unite all electronic music
(synthesis, technology, dance, urban post-industrial culture, digital art).
Considering the increasing number of talented producers, label owners, DJs
and performers gaining popularity through out the Northwest, Decibel would
like to give these NW artists the opportunity to perform along side national
and international electronic music talent.
Through seminars, clinics, panel discussions and the 1st Annual Electronic
Music Film Festival Decibel hopes to educate and build awareness in regards
to electronic music?s history, diversity, longevity and sophistication (see
FILM FESTIVAL and CLINIC information below).
Decibel evening performances will be spread across 5 different venues (see
VENUE info below) over the 4-day span of the festival (13 live showcases and
the Barca DJ lounge). Performances will range from laptop
performance/competition, to live/electronic hybrid bands, to internationally
renowned DJs, to electro acoustic composition. Each night and each venue
will have a pronounced theme, giving each showcase a unique appeal.
Considering all of these venues are within 4-block radius, we encourage
attendants to wander between venues and embrace the festival as a collective
experience. Considering the amount of talent and musical diversity
participating at the Decibel Festival it would be a shame not to (see line
up below). With the purchase of a Decibel Pass you gain complete access to
all of these events, including the clinics, panels and daytime performances
(13 live showcases, 9 clinics, DJ lounge, 2 panel discussions). In addition
individual tickets can be purchase the day of the show at the venue on a
first come first serve basis (see TICKET info below on pricing). Check the
www.dbfestival.com site for complete schedule and showcase information
(coming soon).
quoted 1 line TICKETS ($50 Db pass pricing has been extended to Sept 15th):
>>>TICKETS ($50 Db pass pricing has been extended to Sept 15th):
Db passes are on sale now (www.dbfestival.com). Passes will guarantee you
admission to all Decibel Shows and related activities (day and evening
performances, National Laptop Championship, clinics, panel discussions). The
last of the discounted pass will be available through Sept 1st.
Db Pass pricing is as follows:
August 15th - Sept 15th = $50
Sept 16th - Sept 23rd = $65
Passes at the door = $75
*Individual tickets per show will be available at the door. Please keep in
mind pass holders have priority and you will not be guaranteed admittance
without a pass. Tickets will range from $10 - $20 per show and $5 per
clinics/panel discussions (12 + shows and 3 clinics). Individual ticket
price info will be made available on the Db website and in the Db booklet in
the near future. Check the website periodically for more info.
quoted 1 line UPDATE DECIBEL LINE UP (complete as of 9-2)
>>>UPDATE DECIBEL LINE UP (complete as of 9-2)
in alphabetical order
Absolute Madman (Seattle - Fourthcity)
(A) ppendix Shuffle a.k.a. 8 Frozen Modules (L.A. - Orac, Proptronix
Records)
.greg. (Decibel)
Beehive (Seattle)
Brandy Westmore (Seattle)
Bruno Pronsato (Seattle - Orac Records)
Caro (Seattle - Orac Records)
Cepia (Minneapolis - Ghostly International)
Circle Square (Vancouver, B.C. - Output Records)
Clever (Offshore, Breakbeat Science)
CNS Engineering (Portland - Bella, Classic Records UK)
Codebase (Seattle - Force Inc Records)
Deceptikon (Portland - Merck Records)
Derek Fisher (Portland - Shameless)
DJ Clandestine (Detroit - Underground Resistance)
DJ Eddie (Seattle - Decibel)
DJ Minx (Detroit - Girl Fun (k), M-nus Records)
DJN (Seattle - Fourthcity)
DJ Recess (Seattle - Shameless)
DJ Slip (Portland - Kanzleramt, Missle, Music Man Records)
Dub Exorcist (Portland)
Edit (L.A. - Planet Mu Records)
Electrofunk feat. Mr. De? (Detroit - Electrofunk Records)
Foscil a.k.a. Scape (Seattle - Fourthcity)
Fourthcity Laptop Battle Championship (featuring Laptop battle finalists)
Hakea (Seattle)
Jeff Samuel (Seattle - Trapez, Ghostly/Spectral, Pokerflat Records)
Jeromy Nail (Seattle - Uniting Souls)
Jerry Abstract (Seattle - Decibel, Fixelplix, Shitkatapult Records)
John Tejada (L.A. - Plug Research, Playhouse, Palette Records)
Johnny Fever (Vancouver, B.C. - Volume)
Kill Memory Crash (Chicago - Ghostly International)
KJ Sawka (live drum and bass band - Seattle)
Kris Moon (Seattle - Decibel, Fourthcity)
Kristina Childs (Seattle - Plasmodium Radio)
Loscil (Vancouver, B.C. - Kranky Records)
Lusine (Seattle - Hymen, Ghostly International)
Mani (Chicago - obS, Are You Techno?)
Marcus Nikolai (Frankfurt, Germany - Perlon, Classic Records)
Mech Warrior (Vancouver, B.C. - Barcode)
Michael Lakeman (Seattle - Decibel Radio)
Mike Huckaby (Detroit - Deep Transportation, Harmonie Park)
Misha (Seattle)
Mori (Portland)
Mr. Projectile (Santa Cruz - Toytronic, Merck Records)
Murat (U.S.A.)
ndCv (Seattle - Bass Kamp)
Nora Posch (Seattle - Dance Ritual)
Nordic Soul (Seattle - Decibel, Dreaming in Stereo)
Obelus (Seattle - Bass Kamp)
Paul Edwards (Seattle - Decibel, PG Series)
Plan B (Seattle - Luckyhorse Industries)
Plastiq Phantom (Seattle - Sweet Mother, Imputor?)
PJ Pooterhoots (Detroit - Definitive, Proptronix Records)
Primal (Portland - Mafia Records)
Psidream (Vancouver, B.C. - Barcode, Breakbeat Science)
Portable (South Africa - Sud, Background Records)
P.S. I Love You (Olympia)
Primal (Portland - Mafia Records)
Rama (Seattle)
Richard Chartier (Washington, D.C. - 12k/LINE Records)
Richard Devine (Florida - Schematic, Warp Records)
Robin Judge (Vancouver, B.C. - Onitor, Mille Plateaux Records)
Saba (Seattle - Blatant Records)
Safety Scissors (S.F. - Force Inc, Proptronix Records)
SCAN 7 (Detroit - UR, Tresor, Cratesaver, Elypsia Records)
Scientific American (Seattle - Massmvmnt Records)
Skiks (Bellingham, WA - WWU)
S.O.G. (Portland - Renegade Rhythms, obS/EAR)
Solenoid (Portland - OMCO, Orac Records)
Solvent (Toronto - Morr Music, Ghostly International)
Strategy (Portland - Kranky, Orac Records)
Sutekh (S.F. - Force Inc, Context Records)
Synth Club (Seattle - Reggie Watts, Nordic Soul, Daniel Spils, Steve
Scalfati)
Tek Brothers (Detroit - Tunnel 7, Local 3000)
Terso (Seattle)
The Perfect Cyn (Portland - Shameless)
The Advent (London - Gigolo, Tresor, Kombination, Internal Records)
Tipper - DOWNTEMPO SET IN 5.1 (U.K. - Fuel, Mutopia Records)
Tomas Jirku (Vancouver, B.C. - Force Inc Records)
Twonz (Detroit - obS/EAR, Hi Jacked Records)
Zapan (Seattle - Fourthcity)
Zion 12 (Seattle - Zion's Gate Records, Uniting Souls)
quoted 1 line VENUES
>>>VENUES
The Capital Hill Arts Center (C.H.A.C.) 1621 12th Ave,
Capitol Hill
Main Stage (upstairs) ? All ages dance venue (night). Clinics and panel
discussion (day)
Lower Level (downstairs) ? 21+ Bar and experimental venue (5.1 audio)
Chop Suey 1325 E.
Madison St., Capitol Hill
Live Electronic venue featuring electronic bands and laptop artist from
around the globe. Thursday through Sunday night (early show Sunday 4 ? 9pm)
Barca
1510 11th Ave, Capitol Hill
Barca will be the official Db Lounge featuring a broad selection of DJs
spinning everything from downtempo to drum and bass. Barca will be a
mingling ground for producers and Decibel attendees featuring wireless
internet and informational booths. 21+, FREE.
Oseao 1402 E.
Pike Street, Capitol Hill
All ages after hours venue brought to you by Decibel and the ?Shameless?
crew. Acts TBA.
North West Film Forum 1515 12th
Ave, Capitol Hill
The NWFF will be hosting the 1st Annual Electronic Music Film Festival
entitled, ?Early Circuits: Pioneers of Electronic Music?. See Film Festival
info on this site for more details.
quoted 2 lines Northwest Film Forum and Decibel Northwest Electronic Music Festival
>>>Northwest Film Forum and Decibel Northwest Electronic Music Festival
>>>present
EARLY CIRCUITS: PIONEERS OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC
September 24-30
Sponsored by Easy Street Records and KEXP
Decibel and the Northwest Film Forum present this special film series
celebrating pioneering inventors and artists who have shaped the world of
electronic music.
SEPT 24-30
Fri-Sun at 6, 7:45, 9:30pm, Tues-Thurs at 7:45, 9:30pm
MOOG
Plastiq Phantom performs on Moog instruments before the Friday 7:45
screening!
Bob Moog has been inventing electronic musical instruments for nearly half a
century. His early synthesizers opened up vast possibilities for artists,
and his contributions have greatly influenced the direction of music
culture. This new documentary explores Moog's instruments and collaborations
over the years, as well as his opinions on creativity, design,
interactivity, and the spiritual world.
SEPT 24-30
Fri-Sun at 8:30pm, Tues-Thurs at 6pm
HAACK: THE KING OF TECHNO
Electronic pioneer, Bruce Haack, continually expanded music through his
children?s records in the 60s ('Dance, Sing & Listen'), his darker and
farther out 70s recordings ('The Electric Lucifer'), and his early-80s
contribution to hip-hop ('Party Machine'). This documentary illuminates his
musical career with interviews and rarely seen performance
footage??including an early 60s visit to Mister Rogers' Neighborhood!
SEPT 24-26
Fri-Sun at 5, 6:45pm
SONIC ACTS
Using interviews, performances, and archival footage, SONIC ACTS traces the
development of electronic music and explores connections and conflicts
between the music of early electronic pioneers and the dance music of new
generation artists. The film features Karlheinz Stockhausen, Pierre Henry,
John Cage and other pioneers, as well as contemporary artists including
Squarepusher and DJ Spooky.
Northwest Film Forum
1515 12th Avenue (between Pike & Pine)
267-5380 www.nwfilmforum.org
Tickets: $7.50 (Db pass will NOT get you into the film festival)
quoted 1 line FOURTHCITY LAPTOP BATTLE CHAMPIONSHIP
>>>FOURTHCITY LAPTOP BATTLE CHAMPIONSHIP
Friday Sept 24th @ Chop Suey as part of the 1st Annual Decibel Festival
Fourthcity stumbled upon the idea of the laptop battle at its modest weekly
event at Seattle's Deep Down Lounge. Immediately realizing its potential, a
more detailed & better planned battle was scheduled for Chop Suey in
September 2003. Soon after, Fourthcity created laptopbattle.org and along
with contributing sponsors Ableton, Native Instruments, the Stranger and
em411.com, organized battles in Portland, Vancouver B.C., San Francisco and
Los Angeles, and co-sponsored battles in Philadelphia and Puerto Rico. For
the Laptop Battle Championship at the Decibel Festival, Fourthcity will
import the best laptop battlers on the west-coast (Dream Electric from Los
Angeles, Twittering Machine from San Francisco, Deceptikon from Portland,
Spark from Vancouver, & Tom Chi from Seattle) & stage a battle like no other
before. The Laptop Battle is a phenomenon that is helping laptop musicians
develop new styles of performance and therefore helping to increase the
overall acceptance of laptops onstage at concerts.
The laptop battle is a competitive event for laptop musicians to match their
skills against one another. A panel of judges decides which contestant
advances to the next round, single elimination style. It's a fusion of
sound design, composition and stage performance, and a chance for laptop
musicians to prove their skills in battle and develop techniques and
strategies.
Battlers:
Dream Electric (la)
Twittering Machine (sf)
Deceptikon (pdx)
Tom Chi (sea)
Spark (van)
Judges:
EdIT
Zapan
Steven Severin
Opening performances by:
the Fourthcity DJs
Absolute Madman
Kris Moon
DJN
Zapan
& EdIT
quoted 1 line DECIBEL CLINICS (sponsored by Native Instruments - schedules to come)
>>>DECIBEL CLINICS (sponsored by Native Instruments - schedules to come)
Decibel is proud to present electronic music educational clinics Saturday
and Sunday, September 25th and 26th from 2-6pm at the CHAC. Don't miss this
opportunity to see local and international producers share tips and tricks
on their favorite software. Richard Devine and Mike Huckaby are joining us
to talk about all things Native Instruments, with special attention to
Reaktor, the stand-alone modular synth monster program. Randy Jones, the
author of Jitter's 3D graphics framework, will be giving an introduction to
Jitter, focusing on various ways of turning sound into images and vice
versa. Kris Moon will be sharing some of the tips and tricks that he used
to win 2 laptop battles using Ableton?s revolutionary new performance
software, Live 4.
The discussions won't be limited to software only though! Portland artist
Solenoid is going to fill us in on unique rhythm structures, Rane will be
showing off the new Serato Scratch Live, and we'll also have entry level dj
and production techniques discussions courtesy of Dj Girls. Clinics are all
ages with a $5 admission fee per day (free entry for Db pass holders) and
will start on the hour, every hour from 2-6pm Saturday and Sunday at the
CHAC (1621 12th Ave, Capitol Hill - Seattle).
quoted 1 line ACCOMIDATIONS (discounted group rate of 40% off normal room cost)
>>>ACCOMIDATIONS (discounted group rate of 40% off normal room cost)
Close proximity to Festival (5-8 blocks from Decibel venues)
Silver Cloud Hotel
1100 Broadway
Seattle, WA 98122
Ph# 206 325-1400
http://www.scinns.com/broadway.htm
Sliver Cloud offers:
-Group rate for all Decibel pass holders (40% off regular rate if you
mention you?re with the Decibel Festival).
-In-Room Microwave, Refrigerators, Hairdryer, Coffee Maker, Voice Mail,
Data Port Phones, High peed Internet Access, Iron with Ironing Board, Pay
Movies & Nintendo
-Complimentary Guest Laundry Facilities & Free Local Calls
-Fitness Center, Indoor Swimming Pool & Indoor Jacuzzi
-Conference Rooms, Board Room, Gift Shop & Restaurant on site parking
quoted 1 line DB SPONSORS/PARTNERS
>>>DB SPONSORS/PARTNERS
-Native Instruments (Clinics/supporting artists)
-EZ Street Records (a discount will be available to Db pass holders. More
info to come)
-Rane (Clinic support)
-The Stranger (Media sponsor)
-PlayNetwork
-North West Film Forum (hosting the Film Festival)
-Tablet (Media Sponsor)
-Earcandy
-Fourthcity
-Chop Suey
****KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR THE DECIBEL FESTIVAL PROGRAM BOOKLETS (24 PAGE FULL
COLOR BOOKLETS OUTLINING THE ENTIRE FESTIVAL)
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