AVA Festival and Conference 2016 THANK YOU !
AVA Festival and Conference 2016 : THANK YOU !
Last Saturday , AVA ( Audio Visual Arts ) Festival and Conference returned to T13 Titanic Docks for a sell-out second year show . The pioneering electronic music event united 4,000 people from across Ireland and beyond for a day long celebration of electronic music . Over sixteen hours of programming through day conference to evening festival saw panels , talks , workshops , competitions and shows from Rodhad , Juan Atkins , Gerd Janson , Dave Haslam and SheSaidSo , plus a spectrum of local talent including Bicep ’ s UK debut of their live show , plus Jordan , Extended Play and so many more . AVA firmly achieved their goal of shining a light on the talent emerging from Belfast , whilst educating the local community .
Groundbreaking technology was used by Hertz , Collie of Function one to transform the T13 venue into a sound safe space , meaning world-class sound quality with minimal outside bleed . Visual arts and incredible lighting were curated by visual-arts team Guerrilla Shout , with epic later shows and visual-effects that turned T13 Titanic Docks into a cosmic backdrop for AVA Festival antics . AVA Festival would like to thank the artists , staff , partners and volunteers that all played their part in making AVA Festival an outstanding event . From revered selectors and panelists to local university kids volunteering their services , each piece of the AVA puzzle is just as important as the other . A thank you to local partners Generator NI and Tourism Ireland who have supported AVA Festival and the Belfast throughout , as well as the British Council , Belfast City Council , Commercial Education Trust , Extended Play , T13 / Export 13 , Snax Trax , and and a also to Boiler Room who ’ ve allowed the world to see the cities craic with their stage and steam . Sponsors to thank include Becks , Absolut NI , RedBull and Uber , who have all contributed to AVA ’ s 2nd year success .
A huge thank you from the AVA Festival Team , and from Belfast . See you next year !
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ROBBIE RIVERA UPDATES CLASSIC ' BANG ' LAUNCHES NEW JUICY MUSIC LOOK
Back in the year 2000 Robbie Rivera became a worldwideknown artist with the track ' Bang '. The single was released on multiple labels across the globe and sold over 250,000 vinyls and CD singles . ' Bang ' reached Number 13 on the UK National Chart and was on rotation on major FM stations around the world . At only 26 years old ,
Rivera was invited to make appearances on the UK ' s most important TV shows such as Top of the Pops , MTV Live , The Pepsi Chart Show , BBC Entertainment News and the morning show , The Big Breakfast . Fast forward to 2016 and Robbie Rivera has a Number 1 track on Beatport with a remake of his classic track ' The Funkatron ' and now Juicy Music is proud to release the new version of ' Bang ' on June 10 .
Keeping the original piano riff and vocals , Robbie has added a vocal snippet and his emblematic tribal house beats to create the updated ' Bang 2k16 ', which has already seen support from Bob Sinclar , Pete Tong , Kryder , Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike , Don Diablo and more . ' Bang 2k16 ' will also launch Juicy Music ' s fresh new look as Robbie moves on to the next step of his illustrious career . Make sure to pick up this fresh summer tune now on all digital retailers !
ROBBIE RIVERA 2016 SUMMER TOUR DATES June 11 - The Grasshopper Underground - Detroit , MI June 17 - Moon & Akuarela - Valencia , ES June 18 - Pacha - Ibiza , ES June 25 - The Grand - San Francisco , CA June 26 - Bungalow Beach Club - Dallas , TX July 02 - Wall - Miami , FL July 09 - Haven - Atlantic City , NJ July 10 - Corona Electric Beach - Chicago , IL July 29 - Eve - Orlando , FL August 6 - Analog - Brooklyn , NY August 7 - D ' JAIS - Belmar , NJ August 10 - Music on the Rocks - Positano , IT August 12 - Opium - Barcelona , ES August 14 - Golfo Aranci Music Festival - Sardinia , IT August 20 - Foro Normandie - Mexico City , MX August 27 - Imagine Music Festival - Atlanta , GA
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