BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:iCalendar-Ruby BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Baltic Room\, The\n1207 Pine St.\n\nSeattle\, WA 98101 SEQUENCE:0 CLASS:PUBLIC DTEND:20080927T230000 URL:http://culturemob.com/events/154035-db-festival-2008-ghostly-internatio nal-showcase-wa-seattle-capitol-hill-98101-baltic-room-the?s=ical DTSTART:20080927T210000 UID:November 21\, 2009 19:07:38_942470868@diamond.culturemob.com DTSTAMP:20091121T190738 DESCRIPTION:GHOSTLY INTERNATIONAL LABEL SHOWCASE \n \nTycho (San Francisco) : Seattle Debut Live Set - Ghostly International / Merck \nDeru (Los Angel es) : Live - Ghostly International / Merck \nLusine (Seattle) : Live - Ghos tly International / Hymen \nThe Sight Below (Seattle) : Debut Live Set - Gh ostly International \n \nFor this year's Decibel Festival\, Ghostly's takin g over the Baltic Room\, stuffing its swank\, cherry-paneled interior with live sets from four of our finest. \n \nSan Francisco-based producer/graphi c designer Scott Hanson (aka Tycho) makes his Seattle debut with a set of h is own nostalgic\, sun-drenched downtempo compositions. Tycho was recently flagged as one of URB magazine's "Next 100" artists to watch\; his single A drift/From Home was released on Ghostly last May. \n \nBenjamin Wynn (aka D eru) has released tracks on Neo Ouija\, Merck\, and Mille Plateaux – as w ell as on Ghostly's Idol Tryouts Two compilation. The LA-based producer twi sts breakbeats into dark\, guttural new shapes\, gilding them with eerie be lls and pianos until they glow with a burnished inner light. \n \nSeattle's own abstract rhythm-butcher Jeff McIlwain (aka Lusine) is a local treasure . His 2004 full-length Serial Hodgpodge (and its subsequent remix album\, P odgelism) is a singular mix of glitchy\, whiplash-inducing polyrhythms and micro-sliced vocal samples. \n \nRecent Ghostly signee The Sight Below – another Seattle local – debuts his live PA of dark beats\, filtered guita rs\, and bottomless melancholy. The artist runs bowed\, slide and lightly p icked guitar through a series of loopers\, reverb boxes\, and delay units\, creating a haunting drone that's underpinned by subtle\, pulsing kick drum s. \n \n@ The Baltic Room - $12 presale / $15 at the door - Doors open @ 8p m / 21+ SUMMARY:dB Festival 2008 : Ghostly International Showcase END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Sole Repair\n1001 East Pike\n\nSeattle\, WA 98122 SEQUENCE:0 CLASS:PUBLIC DTEND:20080928T220000 URL:http://culturemob.com/events/154116-db-festival-2008-innerflight-showca se-wa-seattle-first-hill-98122-sole-repair?s=ical DTSTART:20080928T200000 UID:November 21\, 2009 19:07:38_356981789@diamond.culturemob.com DTSTAMP:20091121T190738 DESCRIPTION:INNERFLIGHT SHOWCASE \n \nMike Monday (London) : DJ - OM\, Free range Records \nNoah Pred (Toronto) : Live - Thoughtless Music \nm.0 (Seat tle) : Live - Innerflight\, From 0-1 \nKadeejah Streets (Seattle) : DJ - In nerflight \nJ-Sun (Seattle) : DJ - Innerflight \n \nFor dirty filthy beats that make you want to dance\, the Innerflight Showcase will not disappoint . Funky grime meets real time and a tech-house will be built out of pure pa ssion and the thrill of creation. A Seattle power player of music productio n and party promotion\, Innerflight has kept the community on its toes by b ringing to the city talent the likes of Mike Monday\; his eclectic\, multif aceted style is a perfect match for the label\, pushing musical boundaries past the point of genre and into a world of sound that can only be empirica lly understood and never described. Monday’s sound can be found anywhere from the land of ambient melodies to the ocean of electro-funk to the sky-h igh realms of hip-hop\; his new release on Om Records\, “Songs Without Wo rds– Part I” is due for release in September. \n \nNoah Pred recently k illed at MUTEK with a live tech-house PA\; his innovative percussion techni ques\, user-friendly dance beats\, and portentious bass lines are infused w ith sense of humor that goes needle-in-groove with Innerflight’s lived me ntality of spontaneity and straight-up funkiness. Along with Seattle scene superstars Kadeejah Streets\, J-Sun\, and m.0 (with single “Lift Us Up” soon to be released on the Innerflight Label)\, this showcase will illumin ate the versatility bred from open musical minds and eclectic environments\ , much to your ongoing pleasure and delight- if you like dirty filthy beats that make you want to dance\, that is. \n \n$10 presale / $12 at the door \nDoors open at 8pm / 21+ \n@ Sole Repair : 1001 E. Pike St SUMMARY:dB Festival 2008 : Innerflight Showcase END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Sole Repair Shop\n1001 East Pike\n\nSeattle\, WA 98122 SEQUENCE:0 CLASS:PUBLIC DTEND:20080925T223000 URL:http://culturemob.com/events/154118-decibel-festival-peloton-release-pa rty-wa-seattle-capitol-hill-98122-sole-repair-shop?s=ical DTSTART:20080925T203000 UID:November 21\, 2009 19:07:38_830305773@diamond.culturemob.com DTSTAMP:20091121T190738 DESCRIPTION:[a]pendics.shuffle (Los Angeles) : Live - Adjunct\, Orac Record s \nStewart Walker (Berlin) : Live - Persona\, Force Inc. \nMister Leisure (Seattle) : Live - U-Freqs\, Peloton \nINCITE! aka Nordic Soul (Seattle) : Live - Decibel\, Peloton \nWith Peloton Team DJs: Shane Silkey (Phoenix)\ , Limefeather (Seattle)\, & Aron Schoppert (Seattle) \n \nIn celebration of their inaugural release\, "Bicycles Are Your friends\," Peloton Musique jo ined forces with local and international artists for their Decibel Showcase . The bicycle-themed album is a gatefold 2xLP + bonus CD with over 21 contr ibuting local and international artists. For more information\, go [here](h ttp://www.peloton-musique.org/) \n \nKnown for their eclectic programming\, Peloton will be focused directly on the dance floor. Mister Leisure (Matt Corwine) will kick off the festivities with an opening set and Decibel foun der Nordic Soul (Sean Horton) will close out the evening. Both have demonst rated their abilities to send bodies tumbling\, acrobatic style across the dancefloor. Other contributing artists on "Bicycles Are Your Friends\," Jef f Samuel\, L'usine\, Let's Go Outside\, ndCv\, and Jerry Abstract will be d oing performances throughout Decibel at other showcases. \n \nUn-clip those shoes\, and slip into something comfortable (and breathable) to experience the dance on a more visceral level. \n \nSpecial guests and longtime favor ites of Peloton\, Stewart Walker and [a]pendics.shuffle continue to advance and re-define the techno & house music movement(s)\, breaking genre lines and inspiring audiences worldwide. Both are known for their impeccable soun d design and original compositions. Check out a taste of their recent live shows below\, and keep an eye and ear open for future collaborations betwee n these two. \n \nMerchandise available at the show make your favorite mess enger happy $20 PEL001 "Bicycles Are Your Friends" 2xLP w/Bonus Tracks CD $ 5 PEL001 Bonus Tracks CD $10 PEL000 Terso EP - Picture Disc 12" \n \n@ Sole Repair - $10 presale / $12 at the door - Doors open at 8pm / 21+ \nTickets available online at www.BrownPaperTickets.com SUMMARY:Decibel Festival: PELOTON RELEASE PARTY END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Sole Repair\n1001 East Pike\n\nSeattle\, WA 98122 SEQUENCE:0 CLASS:PUBLIC DTEND:20080927T220000 URL:http://culturemob.com/events/154119-db-festival-2008-kontrol-showcase-w a-seattle-first-hill-98122-sole-repair?s=ical DTSTART:20080927T200000 UID:November 21\, 2009 19:07:38_698535453@diamond.culturemob.com DTSTAMP:20091121T190738 DESCRIPTION:KONTROL SHOWCASE \nAlland Byallo (San Francisco) : DJ - Kontrol \, dirtybird Records \nNikola Baytala (San Francisco) : DJ - Kontrol \nCrai g Kuna (San Francisco) : DJ - Kontrol \nSammy D (San Francisco) : DJ - Kont rol \n \nSan Francisco’s highly respected [KONTROL] crew has been throwin g their insanely popular events for the past 3 years\, focusing on “the f inest in minimal techno and forward-thinking house music.” They’ve host ed some of the hottest talents around\, such as Modeselektor\, Daniel Bell\ , Troy Pierce\, and John Tejada\, and also showcase up-and-coming artists i n the scene. Their monthly event\, which places an emphasis on live perform ances\, brings in huge crowds to San Francisco’s legendary club The Endup every first Saturday. This year\, Decibel is excited to welcome all four [ KONTROL] residents— Alland Byallo\, Craig Kuna\, Sammy D\, and Nikola Bay tala— to the festival. Each DJ brings his original style and sound to the mix\, and this rare showcase is sure to deliver a little slice of Bay Area techno to Seattle. \n \n@ Sole Repair - 10 presale / $12 at the door - Doo rs open at 8pm / 21+ SUMMARY:dB Festival 2008 : Kontrol Showcase END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Sole Repair\n1001 East Pike\n\nSeattle\, WA 98122 SEQUENCE:0 CLASS:PUBLIC DTEND:20080926T220000 URL:http://culturemob.com/events/154120-db-festival-2008-the-trinity-showca se-wa-seattle-first-hill-98122-sole-repair?s=ical DTSTART:20080926T200000 UID:November 21\, 2009 19:07:38_916710008@diamond.culturemob.com DTSTAMP:20091121T190738 DESCRIPTION:THE TRINITY SHOWCASE \n \nJeff Samuel (Berlin) : DJ - Poker Fla t\, Trapez \nDerek Plaslaiko (New York) : DJ - Ghostly International\, Bun ker \nJerry Abstract (Seattle) : DJ Shitkatapult\, Fixelplix \n \nJeff S amuel\, Derek Plaslaiko and Jerry Abstract…three thirty-somethings raised in the Midwest that discovered techno in their teens. Both Derek and Jerry were instrumental promoters and DJs through out the 90s in the Detroit are a\, while the Columbus based Samuel began releasing EPs in 1999. All three were largely inspired by sounds of Detroit\, and all three have gone on to do exceptional things in cities known for electronic music (Berlin\, New Yo rk and recently Seattle). In addition to their upbringing and vital contrib ution to underground dance music\, all three are known to deliver some of t he most potent DJ sets on the planet. Ask anyone in the know\, and you'll f ind universal praise of these three behind the decks. \n \nLast year Jeff S amuel and Derek Plaslaiko delivered commanding DJ sets at the VIP Room\, ma king it one of the surprise venues of the entire 2007 Decibel Festival. The underground\, midwestern vibe of the music and the enthusiasm of the crowd left a lasting impression on everyone in attendance\, including the artist s. This is why we're proud to have them back in 2008. As for Mr. Abstract\, he's one of two acts to perform at every Decibel Festival and his sets hav e consistently left audiences inspired and wanting more. Come join us in ce lebration as three Midwest techno experts deliver tag team sets of the high est caliber. It's bound to get rowdy. \n \nFeaturing visuals by: Scott Sunn and Porchlight|* \n \nSole Repair - $10 presale / $12 at the door - Doors open at 8pm / 21+ SUMMARY:dB Festival 2008 : The Trinity Showcase END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Baltic Room\, The\n1207 Pine St.\n\nSeattle\, WA 98101 SEQUENCE:0 CLASS:PUBLIC DTEND:20080926T230000 URL:http://culturemob.com/events/154121-db-festival-2008-native-state-showc ase-wa-seattle-capitol-hill-98101-baltic-room-the?s=ical DTSTART:20080926T210000 UID:November 21\, 2009 19:07:38_40528003@diamond.culturemob.com DTSTAMP:20091121T190738 DESCRIPTION:"NATIVE STATE LABEL SHOWCASE" \nKiloWatts (Philadelphia) : Live - Native State Records \nWelder (San Francisco) : Live - Native State Rec ords \nNalepa (Los Angeles) : Live - Native State Records \nShen (Toronto ) : Live - Native State Records \n \nThe Native State Label showcase at th e Baltic Room is what custom sound systems were created for. Bass sluts fro m all over the U.S. and the world will converge together like the addicts t hey are in the dark arms of the dance floor to get their fix of dubby downt empo goodness with KiloWatts\, Welder\, Nalepa\, and Shen\, a god-team of e lectronic bass wizards if there ever was one. \n \nCreated in order to enco urage and produce the more forward-thinking ambient and downtempo sounds of tomorrow\, Bluetech’s Native State Label invites the bad-child monikers of musicians out to play\, invoking their dark sides with an outlet for get ting their fiend on with the more experimental facets of chilled-out psyche delica. KiloWatts and fellow masters of bass will take your ears to down to new lows and pick your feet up with fresh grooves that you didn’t even k now existed in this universe. With textures imbedded deeply in low tempos o n top of the hypnotizing bottom lines\, the fluid funk drips like warm tale nt into the dark recesses of the bass-drenched world\, a place where musica l experiments become reality: a Native State. \n \n@ The Baltic Room - $12 presale / $15 at the door - Doors open at 8pm / 21+ SUMMARY:dB Festival 2008 : Native State Showcase END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Volunteer Park\n1247 15th Ave. E.\n\nSeattle\, WA 98112-2805 SEQUENCE:0 CLASS:PUBLIC DTEND:20080927T150000 URL:http://culturemob.com/events/154282-db-festival-2008-db-in-the-park-wa- seattle-capitol-hill-98112-2805-volunteer-park?s=ical DTSTART:20080927T130000 UID:November 21\, 2009 19:07:38_298991582@diamond.culturemob.com DTSTAMP:20091121T190738 DESCRIPTION:DECIBEL in the PARK \n \nSaturday\, September 27 @ Volunteer Pa rk \nFree! \nGate opens at 1pm / All ages \n \nSomeday near the end of the world the white-hairs will speak with stars in their eyes the legend of a d ance party that took place on a simple Saturday afternoon at Volunteer Park in the heart of Seattle. The storytellers will drool and twitch just a bit as they describe the funky dance mania\, the spontaneous combustion that e rupted one pleasant day as a thousand dancing freaks jumped and spun and ye lled and disrobed and had the dirtiest\, filthiest fun of their lives with performers who were creating not only for the dance floor but also with it\ , for the magic moment of Now and the community who lives for it. They will speak of the inaugural live music showcase in the great outdoors of the ci ty\; they will speak of Decibel in the Park. \n \nCurrently the Glitch Mob is straight conquering the known and unknown world with their celebration o f distorted\, sample-heavy\, bass-ridden sounds and bizarre noises from oth er planets cut in with intelligent hip hop lyrics\, unexpected beat switche s\, and the distinct flavor of music history in the making. A fun ferocity and love of the outdoor aesthetic unites the artists performing at Decibel in the Park and the crowd will concur ecstatically with no choice but to wo rship at the altar of dance. With fellow bass fanatics and bold risk-takers Noisemaker\, Michael Manahan\, Jacob London and local crunk-band sensation Truckasaurus\, the lineup for dB in the Park is so sick\, it’s practical ly dying. The obese bass beats will no doubt crazy-make the crowd into a sc ene of wild\, unabashed debauchery\; it doesn’t matter if you come in sti lts or khakis because your mind will be blown. You WILL dance like you have five-thousand fevers\, you will foam at the mouth and will crawl out of th ere soaking wet with your brain coming out of your ears. Join the freaks an d immerse yourself in the future of electronic music and filthify your life – because one day\, they’ll tell stories. \n \nFor more information on this showcase and the rest of the festival\, please visit the Decibel Fest ival 2008 website [here](http://www.dbfestival.com/showcases/19). SUMMARY:dB Festival 2008 : dB in the Park END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Havana\n1010 East Pike Street\n\nSeattle\, WA 98122 SEQUENCE:0 CLASS:PUBLIC DTEND:20080928T160000 URL:http://culturemob.com/events/154285-db-festival-2008-db-bbq-wa-seattle- capitol-hill-98122-havana?s=ical DTSTART:20080928T140000 UID:November 21\, 2009 19:07:38_822250984@diamond.culturemob.com DTSTAMP:20091121T190738 DESCRIPTION:DECIBEL BBQ \npresented by SunTzu Sound \n \nSunday\, September 28 @ Havanas \nFree with All Access db Pass or $10 presale / $12 at the ga te \nGate opens at 1pm / 21+ \n \nIt’s Sunday afternoon\, you’ve been d ancing your face off for three days straight\, your sunglasses could not po ssibly be dark enough and you really\, really need sustenance of the salty- pork variety to continue your reign of dance floor domination. Join some so ulful white boys à la Detroit at the Decibel BBQ for a chilled-out set of electronic summer love funk\; music meant to be enjoyed on a sunny afternoo n filled with friends\, an ice-cold drink in hand\, and a plate full of goo d-old American char-grilled animal flesh. \n \nJeremy Ellis brings his uniq ue and innovative take on freestyle live electronics to a special outside s tage set up at Havana’s\; relax and get your groove on with the funky ref reshing sounds and display of one-man-band talent that is a Jeremy Ellis li ve set. Even the city kids in black will get a beachy tingle down their spi nes along with a helping of beef brisket and smoked sausage as big as Dalla s on their plates. Seattle’s much-loved Kid Hops brings a does of sweet i sland reggae to the table\, while co-founder of the Orac label Caro will be gently laying down mellow tracks tinged with vocals\, future funk\, and be ach sand. Sun-Tzu Sound brings it all together with a fat helping of genre- ignoring beats whose deep\, organic vibes will feed your soul just as the b arbeque fills your belly. Grab a plate and enjoy the nontraditional club en vironment\, laugh with your homies in the sunshine\, take a deep breath of the beats and dance like you are not hung-over at all. \n \nThe Decibel BBQ is another fun opportunity for festival-goers to gather and listen to elec tronic music outside the traditional club environment during the day. Food will be provided by Wingin It BBQ with sets by Jeremy Ellis\, Kid Hops\, Su nTzu Sound and more. Tents will be provided in the outdoor area\, and the B BQ will be held rain or shine. SUMMARY:dB Festival 2008 : dB BBQ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Baltic Room\, The\n1207 Pine St.\n\nSeattle\, WA 98101 SEQUENCE:0 CLASS:PUBLIC DTEND:20080925T230000 URL:http://culturemob.com/events/154286-db-festival-2008-communikey-showcas e-wa-seattle-capitol-hill-98101-baltic-room-the?s=ical DTSTART:20080925T210000 UID:November 21\, 2009 19:07:38_742898081@diamond.culturemob.com DTSTAMP:20091121T190738 DESCRIPTION:COMMUNIKEY SHOWCASE \nCubenx (Puerto Vallarta) : Live - Static Discos\, InFin \nAttentat (Denver) : Live - Communikey\, Dope Recordings \ nLes Freres Courvoisier (Boulder) : Live - Communikey \nAlala.One (Boulder) : DJ - Communikey \n \nCommunikey\, based in Boulder\, Colorado\, is a col lective of DJ's\, promoters\, and multimedia artists\, who collaborate to c reate forward thinking electronic arts environments\, showcasing internatio nal and local talents. The Communikey showcase at Decibel Festival 2008 pre sents a sonically diverse and yet consistently deep selection of acts that will warm up the dance floor for the weekend. Communikey co-founder Alala.O ne opens the night with a soulful dubtech dj set\, heartfelt and feminine. Les Freres Courvoisier\, colorful\, Colorado techno pranksters will light u p the night with their signature brand of sexy\, funky dance tunes. The bro thers will be presenting the world debut of all original material sure to t urn the dance floor into a sultry french brothel. Attentat takes us deep in to the psychic nuances of minimal techno. A veteran of electronic music\, h is dark and heavy live set peels back the layers\, exposing the core of dan ce floor music and our own process within it. \n \nCubenx of Mexico joins C ommunikey to close out the night\, bringing that new school sound that only comes from Mexican techno. Don't miss his Seattle Debut. \n \n@ The Balti c Room - $7 presale / $10 at the door - Doors open @ 8pm / 21+ SUMMARY:dB Festival 2008 : Communikey Showcase END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Transcendent Church of Bass\n920 Elliott Ave W\n\nSeattle\, WA 981 19 SEQUENCE:0 CLASS:PUBLIC DTEND:20080927T010000 URL:http://culturemob.com/events/154303-db-festival-2008-afterhours-friday- wa-seattle-interbay-98119-transcendent-church-of-bass?s=ical DTSTART:20080926T230000 UID:November 21\, 2009 19:07:38_994347146@diamond.culturemob.com DTSTAMP:20091121T190738 DESCRIPTION:DECIBEL AFTERHOURS - FRIDAY \nPresented by Starborne \n \nEskmo (San Francisco) : Live - Cyberfunk\, Vertical Sound Records \nPhidelity ( Portland) : Live - Native State Records \nRob Noble (Seattle) : DJ audible bicycleday\, CRANE \nSkoi Sirius (Seattle) : DJ audiblebicycleday \nKris Moon (Seattle) : Live- Decibel/Laptop Battle \n \nDancing is a religion to many people\, and here in Seattle we transcend what most people accept as l ife at the Church of Bass\, a little piece of the underground that is lit b y the energy of its nightly inhabitants\, providing a home for dancers\, fr eaks\, and broken beats. Subsequence\, the official Decibel Afterhours Frid ay evening at the Church of Bass will be a bastion of psychedelic breaks\, a tribal land populated by those who just can’t get enough and don’t ca re who knows it. \nLocals Skoi Sirius and Rob Noble lead off Starborne’s Afterhours with homegrown beats laid thick with funky bass and infused with a genuine spirituality fueled by human connection. Kris Moon brings his da rk melodies\, expert technique\, and electro-debauchery to the altar of dan ce\, and Phidelity’s sliced-and-diced tech-laced ear ecstasy will not fai l to enchant you. His hybrid live sets of future funk are created with a un ique trippy stickiness that takes up residence right by your third eye. The warped energy that Eskmo generates for the dance floor makes people smile\ , dance\, cry\, and scream for more- more abstraction\, more broken lines\, more heavily distorted rips of music that addict you like a junkie to the growl-happy sounds. The musical experience that is Eskmo is not only for th e insane bass-lovers\, but for all humans who crave a darker and more inten se expression of existence. \nStarborne Productions\, the brainchild of Mic hael Manahan\, has hosted music\, art\, ritual theatre\, fire\, and themati c events all over the Seattle area for years and along with the Oracle Gath erings is a vital contributor to the community of electronic music freaks w e all know\, love\, and strive to be. Without Starborne Productions the art s scene in Seattle would not be as richly colorful and constantly inspired. \n \n@ CoB - $12 presale / $15 at the door - Doors open at 11pm / 18+ SUMMARY:dB Festival 2008 : Afterhours - Friday END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Transcendent Church of Bass\n920 Elliott Ave W\n\nSeattle\, WA 981 19 SEQUENCE:0 CLASS:PUBLIC DTEND:20080928T030000 URL:http://culturemob.com/events/154306-db-festival-2008-afterhours-saturda y-wa-seattle-interbay-98119-transcendent-church-of-bass?s=ical DTSTART:20080928T010000 UID:November 21\, 2009 19:07:38_342492322@diamond.culturemob.com DTSTAMP:20091121T190738 DESCRIPTION:DECIBEL AFTERHOURS - SATURDAY \nPresented by Cheap Sunglasses a nd Decibel \n \nDixon (Berlin) : DJ - Innervision\, Get Physical \nTaimu r Agha (New York) : DJ Cheap Sunglasses\, BLK | Market \nDave Pezzner (Sea ttle) : Debut Live Set Jacob London\, Freerange Records \n \nThe Denver / New York collective Cheap Sunglass are known for throwing infamous afterhou rs parties at some of North America’s most prestigious festivals (DEMF\, WMC\, Love Fest\, etc.). Over the past year they’ve booked artists the li kes of Baby Ford\, Mikael Stavostrand\, Derek Plaslaiko\, Bruno Pronsato\, and Poker Flat tech house luminaries Martin Landsky\, Jaime Jones and Matth ias Tanzmann to name just a few. Aside from bringing together premium sound and world class talent\, Cheap Sunglasses always offer some sort of unique memorabilia to the first few hundred through the door (i.e. Sunglasses\, T emporary Tattoos\, etc.). For the Decibel afterhours they’ll be handing o ut custom branded earplugs for the occasion to the first 200 through the do or. \n \nHeadlining Earplugs will be a Seattle debut from Berlin DJ extrod inare Dixon\, whose DJ mixes\, remixes and productions for labels like Get Phyisical\, Sonar Kollective and his own Innervisions label (co-founded by Âme)\, bridge the gap between Deep House and sexy Techno. Co-headlining wi ll be a very special debut live set from Jacob London’s Dave Pezzner\, wh ose recent foray into Deep House landed him a well deserved record deal wit h the based UK Freerange Records. Opening Earplugs will be Cheap Sunglasses resident DJs Crazy Larry and Taimur Agha. \nCrazy Larry (Denver) : DJ Ch eap Sunglasses\, Uddermadness \n \n@ CoB - $15 presale / $20 at the door - Doors open at 1am / 18+ SUMMARY:dB Festival 2008 : Afterhours - Saturday END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Chop Suey\n1325 E Madison\n\nSeattle\, WA 98122 SEQUENCE:0 CLASS:PUBLIC DTEND:20080927T230000 URL:http://culturemob.com/events/158543-db-festival-2008-brave-new-world-wa -seattle-capitol-hill-98122-chop-suey?s=ical DTSTART:20080927T210000 UID:November 21\, 2009 19:07:38_164515120@diamond.culturemob.com DTSTAMP:20091121T190738 DESCRIPTION:Regar​dless​ of your take on the explo​sive popul​arity ​ of artis​ts like Justi​ce\,​ Girl Talk and Chrom​eo\,​ one th ing​ is for sure\;​ they’​re fun as hell.​ No chin scrat​ching \,​ no over-​think​ing the aesth​etics​\,​ no worry​ing abo ut​ how stupi​d you might​ look\;​ just a youth​ful party​ fill e​d with smile​s and plent​y of danci​ng.​ It's on these​ ideal ​s that the Seatt​le based​ Shame​less and Club Pop have hung their ​ hats as promo​ters the past sever​al years​ and it's paid off. Bo th have been invol​ved with two of the most succe​ssful​ club night s Chop Suey has ever hoste​d (​Broke​n Disco​ and Club Pop) and it is there​ that they'​ll be once again​ embra​cing an 18+ crowd​ with 2 rooms​ of music​ and eye candy​ sure to make even the most sul le​n club-​goer get up and pogo.​ \n \nHeadl​ining​ the “bRAV E NEW WORLD​” showc​ase are the Los Angel​es-​based​ party​ rocke​rs LA Riots​ and the New York based​ dance​-​party​ quar t​et 33Hz\,​ who sound​ like a cross​ betwe​en Justi​ce and Chr om​eo.​ Both acts are known​ for their​ energ​etic dance​ floor ​ antic​s and both are a perfe​ct fit to repre​sent the Shame​les s and Club Pop brand​s.​ Openi​ng the showc​ase will be Shame​les s and Club Pop resid​ents DJ Reces​s\,​ Levi Clark​ and Blond​zie .​ Also on the bill will be Seatt​le House​ mains​tays Swank​ and Sean Major​s. \n \nDecibel\, Shameless & Antarctic Records present bRave New World at Chop Suey this Saturday Sept 27th. \n \nMAIN ROOM - 18+ AND 2 1+ \n \nLA Riots (Los Angeles) : DJ - Ed Banger Records\, Fool�s Gold 33Hz (New York) : Live - Dither Down\, Foolhouse Records Recess (Seattle) : DJ - Shameless\, Club Pop Blondzie (Seattle) : DJ - Club Pop \n \nLOUNGE - 21+ ONLY \n \nSean Majors (Seattle) : DJ - Lost Boys\, Pound Records Levi Clark (Seattle) : DJ - Shameless DJ Swank (Seattle) : DJ - UHF\, C89FM \n \ nLA RIOTS DJ (Los Angeles) [Ed Banger Records\, Fools Gold] \n \nLA Riots c rafts straight-up club madness and has made a name in the electronic music scene throwing down quality tracks and remixes in some of the hottest venue s in southern California. With a huge presence on the blogosphere\, LA Riot s is on the edge of blowing up and the rolling flaming ball of sound is alr eady captivating the ears of all who hear with their incredibly dance-worth y electro and indie shakedowns. Otherwise known as Daniel Ledisko and Jobs\ , the power duo that is LA Riots has been taking LalaLands party scene by s torm\, delivering hi-tech thundering remixes that guaranteed your ears and body will not be in want- because they will be on the dance floor. \n \n33H Z DJ (New York) [Dither Down\, Foolhouse Records] \n \nBased in New York\, 33Hz first came onto the scene in 2005 with the release of their self-title d album. Having gotten their start as backup musicians playing for hip hop artists\, they later started producing music on their own as 33Hz. Their so und is mainly focused on R&B influences\, though their hip hop roots still shine in tracks like �Paris\, Texas�\, featuring Teki Latex and D evin the Dude. The duo are also in high demand for remixes\, and havehave r emixed Parisian trio The Teenagers� �Love No� and Japanese p op group Riddim Saunter�s �Hey\, Please Tip. SUMMARY:dB Festival 2008: bRave New World END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Neumos\n925 East Pike Street\n\nSeattle\, WA 98122 SEQUENCE:0 CLASS:PUBLIC DTEND:20080925T220000 URL:http://culturemob.com/events/158616-db-festival-2008-deconstructing-pop -wa-seattle-capitol-hill-98122-neumos?s=ical DTSTART:20080925T200000 UID:November 21\, 2009 19:07:38_53933006@diamond.culturemob.com DTSTAMP:20091121T190738 DESCRIPTION:Pop and electronic music have celebrated a collaborative histor y for nearly 30 years. Since the early days of New Wave and Industrial musi c of the 70’s and 80’s\, pop has embraced technology\, offering a synth etic sound palette that opened doors for hip hop\, electro\, techno and con temporary synth pop. With the recent advent of computer-based production to ols has come a seemingly endless array of creative possibilities. Through t he 90’s underground sounds of digital pioneers like Aphex Twin began infl uencing pop music and before long\, pop icons like Radiohead were diving in headfirst and fully incorporating digital technology\, which offered incre ased flexibility and precision\, unique sound design\, vocal treatments and arrangements that were impossible with traditional hardware-based producti on tools. This deconstruction of established pop music has been the focus o f many contemporary subgenres ranging from abstract hip hop to indie pop to underground dance music. The epicenter of this movement is Berlin\, home to a plethora of electronic music composers embracing pop\, hip hop and ind ie rock. Artists like Apparat\, Modeselektor\, Miss Kitten and Ellen Allien have all proven that electronic sound works just as well on the radio or r ock club as it does on the dance floor. \n \nHeadlining this international bill we have two of Berlin’s finest\, Jahcoozi and Barbara Morgenstern. Jahcoozi\, lead by London born Sri Lankan front woman Sasha Perera\, is a u nique dance hybrid that brings together the political unrest of M.I.A. with the frenetic beats of Modeselektor. Co-headlining the bill are Japanese bo rn Tujiko Noriko and the Puerto Rican born quartet Balún\, both of whom co njure dreamy pop landscapes that will appeal to fans of the female electron ic pop stylings of Bjork and Mum. Opening the “Destructing Pop” showcas e will be Careen Ajar\, making their Seattle debut with help from video gur u Scott Pagano. SUMMARY:dB Festival 2008: Deconstructing Pop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Neumos\n925 East Pike Street\n\nSeattle\, WA 98122 SEQUENCE:0 CLASS:PUBLIC DTEND:20080926T220000 URL:http://culturemob.com/events/158617-db-festival-2008-dirty-dancing-show case-wa-seattle-capitol-hill-98122-neumos?s=ical DTSTART:20080926T200000 UID:November 21\, 2009 19:07:38_655652335@diamond.culturemob.com DTSTAMP:20091121T190738 DESCRIPTION:For the past 3 years Decibel has brought together some of dance music’s most influential artists as part of the “Dirty Dancing” show case. In previous years we’ve hosted Green Velvet\, Speedy J\, Robert Bab icz and 3 Channels\, all of whom whipped dB audiences into a hedonistic fre nzy of dance floor mayhem. This year we’ve raised the bar with three of u nderground dance music’s most respected newcomers\, all of whom have been praised as the future of dance music in their own right through countless awards\, massive club/festival exposure and critically acclaimed production s and remixes. For those with an ear for dirty beats and a heart for relent less baselines\, this showcase is a must. \n \nMaking his Seattle debut is none other than Toronto based whiz-kid Deadmau5 (aka Joel Zimmerman) whose production the past two years have made him the most sought-after producer in the electro house\, progressive and techno scenes alike. The key to Joe l’s massive popularity comes from his incredibly diverse production outpu t and whimsical live performance\, which findshas him adorned in a handmade mouse helmet complete with sound- activated LEDs lights- you have to see i t to believe it. Aside from headlining dance stages at enormous parties lik e Ultra\, Coachella\, DEMF and Creamfields\, Deadmau5 is also the most down loaded and critically acclaimed artist on the most important download site for dance music on the planet\, Beatport (nominated for 6 Beatport Music Aw ards\, 4 of which he took 1st place\, including “Most influential\, forwa rd-thinking and relevant person of the year”). Co-headling the showcase a re Italy’s Luca Bacchetti (Wagon Repair\, Samuri.FM) and the Chicago prod uction duo Santiago and Bushido\, who will be performing a debut live set b efore Deadmau5 that is could very well steal the show. Opening will be the Portland-based techno producer Let’s Go Outside\, whose recent releases o n the UK-based Soma label have had him touring the world over. SUMMARY:dB Festival 2008: Dirty Dancing Showcase END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Neumos\n925 East Pike Street\n\nSeattle\, WA 98122 SEQUENCE:0 CLASS:PUBLIC DTEND:20080927T220000 URL:http://culturemob.com/events/158618-db-festival-2008-detroit-techno-pas t-present-future-showcase-wa-seattle-capitol-hill-98122-neumos?s=ical DTSTART:20080927T200000 UID:November 21\, 2009 19:07:38_880660062@diamond.culturemob.com DTSTAMP:20091121T190738 DESCRIPTION:It is impossible to reference techno without paying homage to i ts motherland\, Detroit. Over the years Detroit has remained the pinnacle o f the genre through festivals like DEMF and techno mainstays like Derrick M ay\, Jeff Mills\, the Underground Resistance label and quite possibly Detro it’s most influential producer and techno activist\, Carl Craig. As found er of one of Detroit’s most respected imprints (Planet E) and its premier festival (DEMF)\, Carl has played an insurmountable role in the exposure o f Detroit Techno to the rest of the world. Part missionary and part innovat or\, Carl’s productions have consistently remained relevant in the ever-c hanging world of electronic dance music. For nearly 20 years\, Carl has bee n producing classic dance music that has bridged the gap between soul and s ilicon\, helping to launch a revolution in electronic music that has inspir ed the world. With over a dozen monikers and well over a hundred releases t o his credit\, Carl is quite possibly the most influential dance producer i n North America\, if not the world. As a DJ\, Carl’s track selection and skills behind the decks are legendary\, and he has performed at nearly ever y major club and festival around the world. Simply put\, Carl Craig is the man when it comes to techno and we’re incredibly excited to have him back in Seattle for the first time in over a decade. \n \nThough his birth cer tificate says Texas\, Matthew Dear’s true calling came from Detroit. Infl uenced by the early sounds of Detroit Techno\, Matthew began producing his own brand of underground dance music that paid homage to the classics while offering something fresh in the way of vocals. In 2004 Matthew decided to focus on this more techno-centric production with a new moniker\, Audion\, whose first EP “Kisses”\, released on Spectral Sound\, took the dance w orld by storm. The new sound was rawer\, dirtier and contained infectious h ooks often associated with early techno hits by producers like Green Velvet \, Dan Bell and Richie Hawtin. After the equally unforgettable releases “ Just Fucking” and “The Pong” EP\, Audion quickly became a household n ame in the techno community. Since then\, Audion has delivered track after track of quality techno that has made Dear both a go-to remixer and world-r enowned DJ. For the first time in several Seattle appearances\, Matthew Dea r will be performing live as Audion. \n \nOpening the showcase will be a debut Seattle set by Paxahau resident DJ Chuck Flask\, who is largely respo nsible for the amazing roster of talent DEMF has put together the past thre e years under Paxahau’s leadership. Chuck’s fantastic taste in undergro und dance music should offer a welcome introduction to a night filled with both the legacy and innovative spirit of Detroit. SUMMARY:dB Festival 2008: Detroit Techno: Past\, Present\, & Future Showcas e END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Neumos\n925 East Pike Street\n\nSeattle\, WA 98122 SEQUENCE:0 CLASS:PUBLIC DTEND:20080928T220000 URL:http://culturemob.com/events/158619-db-festival-2008-decibel-festival-f inale-wa-seattle-capitol-hill-98122-neumos?s=ical DTSTART:20080928T200000 UID:November 21\, 2009 19:07:38_563232387@diamond.culturemob.com DTSTAMP:20091121T190738 DESCRIPTION:Over the years Decibel has held a tradition of choosing one sho wcase that offers something for nearly everyone\, regardless of his or her knowledge and/or experience with electronic music. What tied these showcase s together was the undeniable talent of those performing. This year we are proud to announce that no line up we have ever assembled compares to this y ear’s finale\, which contains four headliners\, each hailing from a diffe rent country. \n \nOpening the finale this year will be a return performan ce by Static Discos recording artist Fax\, whose 2005 Decibel performance b eautifully brought together elements of dub\, house and regional Mexican mu sic. Next up is the highly anticipated set by hip hop instrumentalist Flyin g Lotus\, whose recent releases on Warp Records have made him one of the be st reviewed artists of the past two years (Pitchfork’s “Best New Artist ” in 2008). The past year FlyLo has been on a tear performing at internat ional festivals and sharing the stage with everyone from Talib Kweli to Les Claypool. If Fax and FlyLo weren’t enough\, UK dub disciple The Bug will be attacking the bass bins with his own flavor of dubstep and dancehall wh ich is sure to raise the room temperature. MCing alongside The Bug will be Jamaican-born lyricist Warrior Queen\, whose talents behind the mic have ma de her a core member of the UK dubstep scene\; her vocals have been feature d on Hyperdub\, Soul Jazz\, Tempa\, Rephlex and Planet Mu Records. Last but not least is the production/DJ super duo of SuperMayer\, comprised of Komp akt Records owner/recording artist Michael Mayer and Kompakt Recording arti st Superpitcher. Known as two of the most charismatic and emotive DJs on th e planet\, together SuperMayer have been known to bring crowds to their kne es with non-stop dance marathons ranging from sexy midtempo dub to full-on peak hour dance. For fans of the more sensual sounds of Kompakt records dan ce catalog (Thomas Fehlmann\, The Field\, Gui Boratto\, etc)\, this will be the icing on the cake. This year’s finale is by far our most ambitious s howcase to date and should be the perfect ending to Decibel’s 5th year an niversary. SUMMARY:dB Festival 2008: Decibel Festival Finale END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Lo_Fi Performance Gallery\n429 Eastlake Ave. E.\n\nSeattle\, WA 98 101 SEQUENCE:0 CLASS:PUBLIC DTEND:20080926T220000 URL:http://culturemob.com/events/162451-novatron-wa-seattle-south-lake-unio n-98101-lo-fi-performance-gallery?s=ical DTSTART:20080926T200000 UID:November 21\, 2009 19:07:38_148470104@diamond.culturemob.com DTSTAMP:20091121T190738 DESCRIPTION:The sonic wizard that exists on this Earth as novaTRON is a des igner of musical experience that defies all categorization.The music born f rom the marriage of the mind of a mad scientist and the Tron Box is a uniqu e symphony of breakbeats\, a reality twisted into a science of experimentat ion that combines to form an aural experience that can only be lived in the present. SUMMARY:Novatron END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Grey Gallery & Lounge\n1512 11th Ave.\n\nSeattle\, WA 98122 SEQUENCE:0 CLASS:PUBLIC DTEND:20080925T190000 URL:http://culturemob.com/events/162497-db-festival-2008-dj-lounge-oi-vay-w a-seattle-capitol-hill-98122-grey-gallery-lounge?s=ical DTSTART:20080925T170000 UID:November 21\, 2009 19:07:38_323714880@diamond.culturemob.com DTSTAMP:20091121T190738 DESCRIPTION:Few people have done more to keep the dance scene alive and swe aty in Seattle than music-makers D’Jeronimo\, Eddie\, and Struggle\, toda y known collectively in the electronic arts community as Oi Vay. Keeping th e get-down ethos of the Capitol Hill neighborhood alive and bouncing for ye ars with seemingly limitless energy\, this crew has the passion for creatio n only understood by fellow music maniacs. Oi Vay makes dance floor magic w ith beats ranging from more melodic house to moving minimal techno\, everyt hing in between\, and a few surprises. Oi Vay means heady dance music\, org anically made and lovingly dropped for an always-present crowd of partiers who quite simply\, came to get down. No pretense\, no pushing\, no panderin g- just straight up music for people who love to dance. \n \nWill-Call tick ets for the Decibel Festival can be picked up at Grey Gallery. SUMMARY:dB Festival 2008: DJ Lounge: Oi Vay! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Grey Gallery & Lounge\n1512 11th Ave.\n\nSeattle\, WA 98122 SEQUENCE:0 CLASS:PUBLIC DTEND:20080926T190000 URL:http://culturemob.com/events/5583423-db-festival-2008-dj-lounge-kulturs zene-portland-djs-wa-seattle-capitol-hill-98122-grey-gallery-lounge?s=ical DTSTART:20080926T170000 UID:November 21\, 2009 19:07:38_860403434@diamond.culturemob.com DTSTAMP:20091121T190738 SUMMARY:dB Festival 2008: DJ Lounge: Kulturszene/Portland DJs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Grey Gallery & Lounge\n1512 11th Ave.\n\nSeattle\, WA 98122 SEQUENCE:0 CLASS:PUBLIC DTEND:20080927T200000 URL:http://culturemob.com/events/5583424-db-festival-2008-dj-lounge-sweatbo x-knight-riders-wa-seattle-capitol-hill-98122-grey-gallery-lounge?s=ical DTSTART:20080927T180000 UID:November 21\, 2009 19:07:38_946790973@diamond.culturemob.com DTSTAMP:20091121T190738 DESCRIPTION:A mad wave of techno-love has hit Seattle recently and riding t he crest of the firestorm at the helm of the ship are the music collectives Knight Riders and Sweatbox\, feeding the beat-hungry souls night after nig ht with dance riots and unrelenting bass lines. Joining together not only w ith each other but with numerous promoters\, producers\, and DJs from vario us groups around the city\, the boys have managed to create one community f rom a disparate selection of serious music freaks\, all in it together for and because of the insidious and addictive love of techno. \n \nCtrl-Alt-D lt (whose style is known on the streets here as Techno Sex) is THE name on everyone’s tongues and the beats in everyone’s brains\, banging out par ties left and right and bringing previously normal people into the dark\, d angerous\, and beautiful world of techno. Along with the bangin’ ridiculo usness of cohorts Dr. Mr. M.\, Travis Baron\, and pantycontrol\, the delici ous techno surge will continue to dominate Seattle with ongoing Tuesday nig hts parties (MADE at Vito’s) as well as the upcoming Battle of the Mega-M ixes in October. If you like your techno with a little bit of Detroit dirt then you will no doubt want to be on the dance floor at the Knight Riders a nd Sweatbox DJ lounge\, fair warning however: these guys are serious. SUMMARY:dB Festival 2008: DJ Lounge: Sweatbox/Knight Riders END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Grey Gallery & Lounge\n1512 11th Ave.\n\nSeattle\, WA 98122 SEQUENCE:0 CLASS:PUBLIC DTEND:20080927T190000 URL:http://culturemob.com/events/5583424-db-festival-2008-dj-lounge-sweatbo x-knight-riders-wa-seattle-capitol-hill-98122-grey-gallery-lounge?s=ical DTSTART:20080927T170000 UID:November 21\, 2009 19:07:38_874501714@diamond.culturemob.com DTSTAMP:20091121T190738 DESCRIPTION:A mad wave of techno-love has hit Seattle recently and riding t he crest of the firestorm at the helm of the ship are the music collectives Knight Riders and Sweatbox\, feeding the beat-hungry souls night after nig ht with dance riots and unrelenting bass lines. Joining together not only w ith each other but with numerous promoters\, producers\, and DJs from vario us groups around the city\, the boys have managed to create one community f rom a disparate selection of serious music freaks\, all in it together for and because of the insidious and addictive love of techno. \n \nCtrl-Alt-D lt (whose style is known on the streets here as Techno Sex) is THE name on everyone’s tongues and the beats in everyone’s brains\, banging out par ties left and right and bringing previously normal people into the dark\, d angerous\, and beautiful world of techno. Along with the bangin’ ridiculo usness of cohorts Dr. Mr. M.\, Travis Baron\, and pantycontrol\, the delici ous techno surge will continue to dominate Seattle with ongoing Tuesday nig hts parties (MADE at Vito’s) as well as the upcoming Battle of the Mega-M ixes in October. If you like your techno with a little bit of Detroit dirt then you will no doubt want to be on the dance floor at the Knight Riders a nd Sweatbox DJ lounge\, fair warning however: these guys are serious. SUMMARY:dB Festival 2008: DJ Lounge: Sweatbox/Knight Riders END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Grey Gallery & Lounge\n1512 11th Ave.\n\nSeattle\, WA 98122 SEQUENCE:0 CLASS:PUBLIC DTEND:20080928T190000 URL:http://culturemob.com/events/5583425-db-festival-2008-dj-lounge-trashy- trash-wa-seattle-capitol-hill-98122-grey-gallery-lounge?s=ical DTSTART:20080928T170000 UID:November 21\, 2009 19:07:38_239024655@diamond.culturemob.com DTSTAMP:20091121T190738 DESCRIPTION:DJ showcase featuring Fourthcity's Trashy Trash collective (Int rocut\, Same DNA\, Claude Balzac and Madmax). \n \nA drunk N dance party w/ Fourthcity djs INTROCUT\, SAMEDNA\, CLAUDE BALZAC & MADMAX. Electro\, old school hiphop\, booty bass\, live metal\, live jazz\, live electronica\, B More\, disco\, 80's etc...There is always butts shake N\, drinks falling on the floor\, peeps puke N and lots of beer. We're are not afraid to play wh atever it takes to have a good time and make the party HOT! SUMMARY:dB Festival 2008: DJ Lounge: Trashy Trash END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Northwest Film Forum\n1515 12th Ave\n\nSeattle\, WA 98122 SEQUENCE:0 CLASS:PUBLIC DTEND:20080926T140000 URL:http://culturemob.com/events/5583432-db-festival-2008-decibel-conferenc e-wa-seattle-capitol-hill-98122-northwest-film-forum?s=ical DTSTART:20080926T120000 UID:November 21\, 2009 19:07:38_637229442@diamond.culturemob.com DTSTAMP:20091121T190738 DESCRIPTION:This year's dB Conference will be bringing together a broad ass ortment of workshops ranging from digital audio sequencing / plug-ins to on line video streaming. Each workshop will be hosted by product specialist an d offer hands on experience with leading edge audio/video technology in a c omfortable seated-theater environment (i.e. bring your laptops and question s). This year we’re proud to have Ableton Live\, Native Instruments\, Son ic Charge\, Audiofile Engineering and bands.tv hosting workshops at the 200 8 conference. \n \nIn addition\, both days will begin with a panel discussi on focusing on music journalism (Friday) and music licensing (Saturday). Al l dB Conference events will be held in a workshop theater (limited capacity ) and networking area (lobby) complete with product and merchandise booths. \n \nFor more information\, please visit the Decibel Festival website [her e](http://www.dbfestival.com/schedule/dbconference) SUMMARY:dB Festival 2008: Decibel Conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Northwest Film Forum\n1515 12th Ave\n\nSeattle\, WA 98122 SEQUENCE:0 CLASS:PUBLIC DTEND:20080927T140000 URL:http://culturemob.com/events/5583432-db-festival-2008-decibel-conferenc e-wa-seattle-capitol-hill-98122-northwest-film-forum?s=ical DTSTART:20080927T120000 UID:November 21\, 2009 19:07:38_381105164@diamond.culturemob.com DTSTAMP:20091121T190738 DESCRIPTION:This year's dB Conference will be bringing together a broad ass ortment of workshops ranging from digital audio sequencing / plug-ins to on line video streaming. Each workshop will be hosted by product specialist an d offer hands on experience with leading edge audio/video technology in a c omfortable seated-theater environment (i.e. bring your laptops and question s). This year we’re proud to have Ableton Live\, Native Instruments\, Son ic Charge\, Audiofile Engineering and bands.tv hosting workshops at the 200 8 conference. \n \nIn addition\, both days will begin with a panel discussi on focusing on music journalism (Friday) and music licensing (Saturday). Al l dB Conference events will be held in a workshop theater (limited capacity ) and networking area (lobby) complete with product and merchandise booths. \n \nFor more information\, please visit the Decibel Festival website [her e](http://www.dbfestival.com/schedule/dbconference) SUMMARY:dB Festival 2008: Decibel Conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Northwest Film Forum\n1515 12th Ave\n\nSeattle\, WA 98122 SEQUENCE:0 CLASS:PUBLIC DTEND:20080926T203000 URL:http://culturemob.com/events/5583462-db-festival-2008-optical-1-wa-seat tle-capitol-hill-98122-northwest-film-forum?s=ical DTSTART:20080926T183000 UID:November 21\, 2009 19:07:38_670517045@diamond.culturemob.com DTSTAMP:20091121T190738 DESCRIPTION:Historically\, visual media art and electronic music have maint ained a fruitful coexistence\, from the earliest mid-20th Century works of Le Corbusier and Edgard Varêse to the most recent sensory extremes found i n the likes of Ryoji Ikeda's digital multimedia environments. This relation ship of the audio-visual in the realm of new media and sound has resulted i n some of the most forward thinking works of the past few decades and fuele d significant leaps forward in both application and development of media te chnologies for live performance\, installations and video art. Since its in ception Decibel has avidly explored this relationship through film\, VJ per formances\, AV installations\, original art and multimedia workshops. \n \n \nThis year\, in celebrating our fifth anniversary\, Decibel will be hosti ng not one\, but two OPTICAL Multimedia Showcases as part of the 2008 progr am. Both showcases will be exploring the intersections between audio and vi deo technology through live real-time collaborations\, featuring leading-ed ge artists in both the audio and video world. \n \n \nPrevious OPTICAL Show case has produced provocative and visionary performances from Ryuichi Kurok awa\, Speedy J & Scott Pagano\, Randy Jones and Raster-Noton's Olaf Bender. This year continues that tradition with a diverse body of artists working in abstract electronic music and new visual media including: magnetic tape composer William Basinski (New York)\, Library Tapes (Sweden)\, software de signer and author Akira Rabelais (Los Angeles)\, ambient composer Jeff Grei nke (Tucson)\, filmmaker and motion graphics designer Scott Pagano (Los Ang eles)\, Carole Kim (Los Angeles)\, offthesky (Kentucky)\, Son of Rose (Seat tle) and Scott Sunn (Seattle). SUMMARY:dB Festival 2008: Optical 1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Northwest Film Forum\n1515 12th Ave\n\nSeattle\, WA 98122 SEQUENCE:0 CLASS:PUBLIC DTEND:20080927T203000 URL:http://culturemob.com/events/5583464-db-festival-2008-optical-2-wa-seat tle-capitol-hill-98122-northwest-film-forum?s=ical DTSTART:20080927T183000 UID:November 21\, 2009 19:07:38_340327389@diamond.culturemob.com DTSTAMP:20091121T190738 DESCRIPTION:Historically\, visual media art and electronic music have maint ained a fruitful coexistence\, from the earliest mid-20th Century works of Le Corbusier and Edgard Varêse to the most recent sensory extremes found i n the likes of Ryoji Ikeda's digital multimedia environments. This relation ship of the audio-visual in the realm of new media and sound has resulted i n some of the most forward thinking works of the past few decades and fuele d significant leaps forward in both application and development of media te chnologies for live performance\, installations and video art. Since its in ception Decibel has avidly explored this relationship through film\, VJ per formances\, AV installations\, original art and multimedia workshops. \n \n \nThis year\, in celebrating our fifth anniversary\, Decibel will be hosti ng not one\, but two OPTICAL Multimedia Showcases as part of the 2008 progr am. Both showcases will be exploring the intersections between audio and vi deo technology through live real-time collaborations\, featuring leading-ed ge artists in both the audio and video world. \n \n \nPrevious OPTICAL Show case has produced provocative and visionary performances from Ryuichi Kurok awa\, Speedy J & Scott Pagano\, Randy Jones and Raster-Noton's Olaf Bender. This year continues that tradition with a diverse body of artists working in abstract electronic music and new visual media including: magnetic tape composer William Basinski (New York)\, Library Tapes (Sweden)\, software de signer and author Akira Rabelais (Los Angeles)\, ambient composer Jeff Grei nke (Tucson)\, filmmaker and motion graphics designer Scott Pagano (Los Ang eles)\, Carole Kim (Los Angeles)\, offthesky (Kentucky)\, Son of Rose (Seat tle) and Scott Sunn (Seattle). \n \n****Space will be very limited. For gu aranteed admission we recommend purchasing an "All Access Pass." SUMMARY:dB Festival 2008: Optical 2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:The Triple Door\n216 Union St.\n\nSeattle\, WA 98101 SEQUENCE:0 CLASS:PUBLIC DTEND:20080928T200000 URL:http://culturemob.com/events/5583557-db-festival-2008-ambient-showcase- wa-seattle-downtown-98101-the-triple-door?s=ical DTSTART:20080928T180000 UID:November 21\, 2009 19:07:38_633121453@diamond.culturemob.com DTSTAMP:20091121T190738 DESCRIPTION:When Erik Satie spoke of 'musical furnishings' in the late 19th century to describe his miniatures for piano he couldn't have anticipated nearly a century later Brian Eno would find inspiration in his work when co ining the term "Ambient" to describe his seminal 1978 album "Music For Airp orts". Like Satie\, Eno sought to define his minimalist\, atmospheric music away from what he referred to as "the products of the various purveyors of canned music" or what Satie viewed in his time as the opulence of the clas sical music world. \n \n \nDecibel is once again proud to present an Ambie nt Showcase complimentary in equal measure to these two historic musical ad venturers. Previous Ambient Showcases have hosted rapturous performances by the likes of Fennesz\, Murcof\, Dead Texan\, Biosphere and composers Harol d Budd & Robin Guthrie. This year thematically features work at the vibrant intersection of acoustic\, electric and electronic instrumentation in conj uring works of sublime beauty\, atmosphere\, texture and sonic abstraction\ , with the focus on live instrumentation and performance. The four artists in this years showcase all bring their own distinct variations on neo-class ical\, cinematic soundtrack and evocative instrumental music including. SUMMARY:dB Festival 2008: Ambient Showcase END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR