DECIBEL FESTIVAL:
International Festival of Electronic Music Performance,
Arts and New Media

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3RD ANNUAL DECIBEL FESTIVAL
SEPTEMBER 14 -17 : SEATTLE
Seattle, WA – The third annual Decibel Festival promises to be the biggest edition yet, reflecting the burgeoning audience and growing interest in this adventurous multimedia event. Decibel Festival 2006 features over 80 electronic music artists from around the world, presented in 17 individual performance showcases spread out over four days. As part of a new visual arts focus, Decibel will host talented visual artists throughout the weekend, which will culminate in DB-Optical, a multimedia fusion of installations and live art. Also this year is the DB-Conference – a series of audio and visual technology workshops, product demonstrations, clinics, and panel discussions held by leading industry professionals and
educators.

For more information, please visit http://www.dbfestival.com.

-> PRELIMINARY 2006 DECIBEL LINE UP
Green Velvet (Chicago) http://www.green-velvet.com
Alex Smoke (U.K.) http://www.somarecords.com/artists/alexsmoke
Dexter (Netherlands) http://www.klakson.nl
Bola (U.K.) http://www.skam.co.uk
Thomas Fehlmann: Dub Set (Germany) http://www.flowing.de
The Dead Texan (Belgium) http://brainwashed.com/sotl/deadtexan
Fax (Mexico) http://www.faxmusik.com
Telefon Tel Aviv (Chicago) http://www.telefontelaviv.com
Apparat (Germany) http://www.apparat.net
Taylor Deupree (New York) http://www.12k.com/taylor/bio.html
Funckarma (Netherlands) http://www.funckarma.com
Richard Chartier (Washington D.C.) http://www.3particles.com
Subtle (San Francisco) http://www.subtle6.com
Andreas Tilliander (Sweden) http://www.repeatle.com
Jeremy Ellis (Detroit)
http://www.ubiquityrecords.com/jeremy_ellis.html
Mokira (Sweden) http://www.repeatle.com
Claude Vonstroke (San Fran) http://www.dirtybirdrecords.com
Panoptica (Mexico) http://www.noarte.com
Kate Simko (Chicago) http://www.katesimko.com
Jacob London (Seattle) http://www.jacoblondon.com
Brett Johnson (U.S.) http://www.robot-karate.com
Latinsizer (Mexico) http://www.milrecords.com
Tim Xavier (New York) http://www.timxavier.com
Soultek (Chicago) http://www.force-tracks.net
Plankton Man (Los Angeles) http://www.planktonman.com
Lusine (Seattle) http://www.lusineweb.com
Davide Squillace (Spain) http://www.sketchrecs.com
Jerry Abstract (Seattle) http://www.fixelplix.com
Son Of Rose (Seattle) http://www.sonofrose.net
DJ Camea (New York) http://www.djcamea.com
Nordic Soul (Seattle) http://www.dbfestival.com
Jon McMillion (Seattle) http://www.orac.vu
Yann Novak (Seattle) http://www.yannnovak.com
Randy Jones (Seattle) http://www.orac.vu
Sun Tzu Sound (Seattle) http://www.suntzusound.com

-> DB OPTICAL
Optical will showcase VJs, digital and physical art, film, and other image-driven creative works. The music events throughout the weekend will contain heavy visual counterparts culminating in a day-long multimedia fusion at the Broadway Performance Hall on Sunday, September 17.

*OPTICAL VJ LINEUP, ARTISTS, AND MORE INFORMATION TO BE ANNOUNCED
SHORTLY

-> DB-CON (DECIBEL CONFERENCE)
This year Decibel features an entire conference centered on education, one of the main goals of the DB Organization. DB-CON will combine audio and visual technology workshops, product demonstrations, clinics, and panel discussions.

The conference kicks off Friday evening with the first ever “DB 2006 Opening Gala Event” (music performances and guest speaker TBA) and continues as a daytime conference on Saturday the 18th. All DB-CON events will be held
at the Broadway Performance Hall, which will offer a full theater, demo room and multiple lobbies dedicated to merchandise tables. To further encourage musical teaching, conference tickets will be offered at half-price for students.

CONFIRMED DB-CON CLINICS :

Ableton Live : Mackie : Native Instruments : Robotspeak Sessions : Analog Synthesis

-> PARTNERS

City of Seattle : Easy Street Records : Nonsequitur : Plexipixel :
RANE: Remix Magazine : Robotspeak : Sonic Bids : The Stranger : XLR8R

-> DECIBEL VENUES

Neumos : http://www.neumos.com
Broadway Performance Hall :
http://www.broadwayperfhall.com
Chop Suey : http://www.chopsuey.com
Baltic Room : http://www.thebalticroom.com
Barca :
http://www.barcaseattle.com
Bad Juju Lounge :
http://www.thebadjujulounge.com

-> ABOUT

Founded in 2003, Decibel Festival bridges the gap between technology and creativity through visual art, workshops, panel discussions and cutting-edge electronic music performances. By gathering a diverse selection of international talent, Decibel Festival provides a forum for musicians, industry professionals and educators alike.

Details will continue to be added to
http://www.decibelfestival.com/2006 as
they are confirmed.

-> DECIBEL COMMERCIAL
http://www.decibelfestival.com/2006/COMM/

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.

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.

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. With the purchase of a Decibel Pass you gain complete access to all of these events, including the clinics and daytime performances.

Incuding performances by:
Fennesz, Thomas Fehlmann, Derrick May, Autechre, Akufen, Richie Hawtin, Isolee, Markus Nikolai, Monolake, Meat Beat Manifesto, Styrofoam, Apparat, Richard Chartier, John Tejada, Pan American,
Matthew Dear, Funkstorung, Modeselektor,
T. Raumschmiere, Solvent, Swayzak,
DJ Minx, Deadbeat, Morgan Geist, Michael Mayer, Portable, Lusine, Sutekh,Deru, Tim Hecker, Richard Devine, Loscil, Apendics Shuffle, MachineDrum,
Tipper, Dabrye, Bruno Pronsato, Caro, Jerry Abstract, Strategy, MidwestProduct, Phoenecia, Kero and Proem.