The Seattle electronic music and digital arts festival will curate a very special stage at the Olympic Sculpture Park on August 7th.

SEATTLE, Washington (July 16, 2009) – Sean Horton, Executive Director and Curator of the Decibel Festival announced Thursday that they will be teaming up with the Seattle Art Museum for what promises to be the most elaborate SAM REMIX event to date.

On Friday, August 7th at the Olympic Sculpture Park, Decibel will put together a stage that will feature four internationally renowned artists: Filastine (Barcelona), Rena Jones (Portland) and local heroes Lusine & DJ Collage. Each will be performing live electronic music that bridges the gap between technology and culture. The stage will feature interactive projections and digital art by some of Seattle’s most respected digital video artist, including The Sight Below, who just returned back to his Emerald City home from a successful seven-week European tour.

“We are thrilled to partner with Decibel for this special SAM REMIX event,” said Sandra Jackson Dumont, SAM’s Deputy Director of Education and Public Programs and Adjunct Curator. “They have curated an incredible line-up of electronic music artists that consider visual culture in their performances.  Decibel’s contribution to this SAM REMIX is bound to make it one of the most talked about moments at the Olympic Sculpture Park.”

This REMIX event marks the beginning of a creative partnership between Decibel Festival and the Seattle Art Museum, which will continue during the festival’s 6th edition the weekend of September 24 – 27th.

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TICKET & EVENT INFO
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Tickets: SAM members $5, nonmembers $10, students $8. Purchase tickets at the Ticketing Desk at any of SAM’s three sites or over the phone with a credit card by calling the SAM Box Office at 206.654.3121. This event is open to guests age 18 and over only.

Event begins at 8pm and goes until midnight Olympic Sculpture Park :
2901 Western Ave, Seattle WA

For more info, visit:
SeattleArtMuseum.org Event Listing
Facebook Event
Last.fm Event

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ARTISTS’ INFORMATION FOR THE DECIBEL STAGE
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:: FILASTINE ::
Soot Records – Barcelona
http://www.filastine.com

Barcelona-resident Filastine has been a part of the hammering rhythm section of tribal-rock/performance troupe ¡Tchkung!, conceiver and founding member of radical marching band Infernal Noise Brigade, and, most recently, a sweat-inducing club DJ and composer of wildly diverse and dirty laptop music. In short, he has spent his artistic life heretofore straddling the line between unrelentingly political statement and action, and the lost-in-music euphoria of the broadest possible definition of pop music. His new proper debut, Burn It (on kindred avant spirit DJ /rupture’s UK-based Soot Records), steams with juddering hip hop/modern R&B rhythms, South American breaks, North African trance, and a grip of vocal and instrumental contributors from every corner of the world.

A voracious traveler and student of various global music genres, he has studied with Indian tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain, spent weeks at the feet of the Master Musicians of Jajouka, and dug deep into the ancient-to-the-future music of Brazil. Like many great producers, Filastine is also a great instrumentalist, and his years of rhythmic study lend depth to both his recordings and visceral live performance.

“Reminiscent of the murky drama of Ninja Tuners like Amon Tobin and DJ Food…feels like a thrillingly tense interaction between these ideological factors and the gold-toothed, whip-riding luxury of hip hop culture” – The Stranger

:: RENA JONES ::
Native State Records – Portland
http://www.renamusic.com

Rena Jones slips through the veils of defined sound, weaving cello, violin, woodwinds, Rhodes, electronics and sound design through unique instrumentation. Her most recent album ‘Driftwood’ was given the honorof the sixth most essential albums of 2006 on NPR ‘Echoes’ radio show. Her extensive background in music and sound covers a colorful spectrum from award winning video games “Dance Dance Revolution and Karaoke Revolution” and for various films as a sound editor, sound designer and composer.

Jones’ live sets are a potent sonic session. She orchestrates her violin over handcrafted beats melding the organic with the electronic. Her performance is a sophisticated example of the modern movement in electronic dance and ambient music. Multiple tours around North America and Europe have lead Rena to perform at some of the world’s most established cutting edge electronic music festivals; The Glade Festival (UK), Shambhala Music Festival (Canada) and Burning Man (USA). Rena Jones has released tracks with such reputable international labels as Iboga, Spun Records, Aleph Zero and Native State Records. Currently, Rena is in the studio working on her fourth solo album, which will feature the New Millennium Orchestra of Chicago.

:: LUSINE ::
Ghostly International – Seattle
http://www.lusineweb.com

Jeff McIlwain’s ever morphing musical project, Lusine, has been in existence for over 10 years now. Originally a Texas native, Jeff now resides in Seattle. In 1998, he attended CalArts to study 20th century electronic music and sound design for music and film. Soon after, he met Shad Scott and put out a self-titled release with Isophlux. Since then, he has been releasing his music on various labels including Ann Arbor’s respected Ghostly International, Hymen, and U-Cover. His latest release, Language Barrier, was somewhat of a departure, focusing less on rhythmic detail, instead highlighting the layers of ambience that were only briefly touched upon in past releases. McIlwain has also contributed tracks to several labels including Mute, !K7, Kompakt, Asthmatic Kitty, and Shitkatapult for various compilations and remix releases. He has performed around the US and abroad including a set at London’s esteemed Fabric nightclub, and an ambient performance and collaboration with video artist Scott Sunn at Seattle’s Triple Door in April. Jeff has recently been involved in two film projects, co-scoring David Gordon Green’s “Snow Angels” (with Kate Beckinsale, Sam Rockwell, 2008), and scoring the film “Linewatch” (dir. Kevin Bray, 2009; with Cuba Gooding Jr., Omari Hardwick) He is currently putting the finishing touches on an upcoming album and taking a break after an impressive international tour schedule, which included performances at three of the world’s most prestigious electronic music festivals (DEMF, MUTEK and Sónar).

:: DJ COLLAGE ::
Ninja Tune / Masse-One – Seattle
http://www.myspace.com/djcollage

Since early 2002, the raggamuffin voice of Mr. Chatman has been a rising sound within the global music community worldwide. His vocal performances have been featured on top releases by artists such as: Dehli2Dublin, Ghislain Poirier, Machinedrum, Filastine, & several others. And as a live performer, he has performed alongside many top names in the reggae world such as: Yellowman, Collie Buddz, Sly & Robbie, Mad Professor and many more. With his recording collaborations and performances, he has been able to bridge the sounds of reggae dancehall to various forms of music such as Dubstep, Electronica, Hip-Hop & Bhangra. Mr Chatman can also be found found performing at sessions such as San Francisco’s monthly events-Non Stop Bhangra, Dub Mission, Grime City and his Seattle based Monday night reggae party-Jam Jam.

For more info on this event and the 2009 Decibel Festival please visit us online at http://www.dbfestival.com

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MUSIC VIDEOS FROM DECIBEL STAGE ARTISTS
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ABOUT DECIBEL FESTIVAL
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Over the past six years the Decibel International Festival of Electronic Music Performance, Visual Art and New Media has presented over 500 artists ranging from leading-edge electronic dance music to advance sound and digital art proposals.

With a focus on live performance, interactive multimedia art, and technology-based education, Decibel has solidified itself as one of the premier electronic music festivals and promotional organizations
in North America.

In 2008 the Decibel Festival celebrated its 5th anniversary, bringing over 13,000 people to the Seattle area. It featured over 120 artists, hailing from 13 countries, and performing at over a dozen venues across the Emerald City.

Decibel Festival is a proud member of the highly respected I.C.A.S. network (International Cities of Advanced Sound), which includes members spanning three different continents.

The 6th edition of Decibel Festival will take place September 24th through the 27th. For more information please visit www.dbfestival.com.

Decibel Festival is a non-profit organization, fiscally sponsored Shunpike’s Partner Artist program. Shunpike is a 501c3 organization, and all donations to Decibel Festival are fully tax deductible.