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Electronic
In a world where first year festivals are popping up everywhere you look, and long time festivals are battling to keep their place, it’s difficult to say what the deciding factors are for a festival success. Of course you’ve gotta bring in some headliners, a good property, and supply the fundamentals for thousands of people […]
Electronic
[Written by Craig Hamilton and Orry Lawrence] Gearing up for a thirty-three hour drive with almost 2,200 miles ahead, my first experience with Shambhala Music Festival awaits. The Shambhala gathering was placed on my bucket list after the release of their advance artist lineup this year, and the countdown has finally begun. With zero corporate […]
Electronic
During this year’s South By South West Music and Networking Conference in Austin,TX we had the chance to kick back with one of the Bay area’s most talented music producers, Nicholas Alvarado, aka Pumpkin. In addition to talking about the craziness of SXSW, his origins in the burner scene and what was next up on […]
East Coast
CYM’s TOP 20 US FESTIVALS OF 2014 Although festival season has already hit the ground running, we came up with this list of fests you can catch just in time for summer! Take note of the fact that these are only upcoming festivals in the US that made our list; there is a whole other […]
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Electronic
As SXSW came to a close and the streets of Austin began to settle from the leftover traces of chaos, we met with producer Nicholas Alvarado, better known as Pumpkin, for an interview. We decided to meet over sushi, and Austin’s notably delicious Piranha Killer seemed a perfect fit. His flawless mixing, impeccable song selection […]