CHENNAI, September 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Featuring Sam Paganini, Darren Emerson, Nikhil Chinapa, Pearl, Ash Roy, Arjun Vagale and 32 other Artistes
GO:MADras, India's premiere Electronic Dance Music festival, will be held on September 21 and 22, 2013 in Chennai. The venue for the much anticipated annual event is premiere 5-star resort Radisson Temple Bay, on the pictureque East Coast of Chennai.
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One of the most anticipated odes to the genre of EDM, GO:MADras is a two-day homage to club music celebrating not just the contemporary styles of house, techno, and trance, but also the artistes who have taken this form of music to a global platform.
The line up for the 5th edition is bigger and better with pioneering technology, redefining music and prominent global acts.
The festival is proud to bring for the first time:
- Darren Emerson who plays at Pacha, Ibiza, a pioneer of House music. In addition to playing at top clubs across the world, Darren also turned music producer with his label Underwater records. He has garnered several accolades such as 'DJ of the Month' in The Face magazine and i-D magazine among others.
- Sam Paganini is a legend in his own right with the 1999 instrumental composition 'Zoe' under the nickname 'PAGANINI TRAXX'. The classic Techno-Progressive hit track was championed by the likes of Sasha, John Digweed, Paul Oakenfold and released all over Europe by Sony Music.
- Pearl & Nikhil Chinapa whose commitment to Dance Music led them to be the co-founders of ‘Submerge’ (www.submerge.in) along with Hermit Sethi are synonymous with the growth of this industry in India. Pearl’s power packed acts have won her the title of the best house DJ in 2010 & 2011, by MYFavDj. Nikhil needs no introduction. The DJ/VJ/MC and Festival Director is best known as India’s dance music evangelist.
GO:MADras regulars includes a power-packed line-up of top India deejays who have supported the festival since its inception:
Ash Roy's style moves through genres of tech-house to techno and his individual tracks have been supported by Kasey Taylor, Maetrik, Ambivalent among others. As part of Jalebee Cartel, this producer and DJ has shared headliner space with the likes of The Chemical Brothers, Prodigy, Modeselektor and Carl Cox.
Calm Chor is the alter ego of Ashvin Mani Sharma (Co founder of Jalebee Cartel and Producer of Crash and Boom with Ash Roy) who has been part of the Indian Underground music scene since 1995 delivering power packed performances from Paradiso in Amsterdam to Blue Frog in Mumbai.
Arjun Vagale is one of India's most coveted DJs, part of an exclusive new breed of cutting edge producers making a massive globe impact. From playing with legends like Judge Jules and Brandon Block to Blue Amazon and DJ Quicksilver, Arjun is on the forefront of the electronic music movement in India. He is one of the only DJs from India to have been featured on Proton Radio, Pulse Radio, Frisky Radio, Ministry of Sound Radio and BBC radio.
Boombay Central is the moniker of Mumbai based DJ/ Music Producer Tarun Shahani with composer and producer Vinayak Manohar. Boombay Central have been Featured In MTV Soundtrippin', a Reality show on MTV co-producing The Songs of three episodes with Sneha Khanvelkar.
This year - it only gets bigger and better.
Title sponsor Kingfisher, in association with Renault and Force India, are hosting an exclusive after-party for VIP guests. Party with the deejays and celebrity guests, movie stars and sportsmen.
Other attractions include The VIP lounge, carnival area, a new menu every four hours, sport activities on the beach, ample parking at the resort and the festival venue is completely weather-proofed.
Sahara Force India, India’s only Formula1 team, will set up a Zone which will offer guests a chance to experience the world of Formula1 via a state-of-art driver simulator and a unique pit-stop challenge car. Participants stand a chance to win an all-expenses paid trip for the Formula1 race in Delhi in October.
Tickets are available at www.gomadras5.doattend.com and Ink the Tattoo Studio.
Weekend packages with rooms and entry to the festival are on offer from Radisson Blu Temple Bay. Contact Reservations at 91-9841076530.
About GO:MADras
Conceptualized in 2009, GO:MADras was the vision of three like-minded friends - Shiv Gupta, Tuhin Mehta and Hema Sethuraman. The dynamic trio recognized the growing popularity of electronic music and believed that music lovers of this genre deserved a contemporary electronic music festival to call their own. Chennai, formerly known as Madras, has a beautiful coastline and is the perfect setting for a beach festival. The festival was named 'Madras' instead of Chennai, as a tribute to some of the legendary beach parties of the 90s.
About the Founders
Shiv Gupta co-founder of GO:MADras and founder Label Rudraksh records. Shiv has been spinning his signature sound since the late nineties when he lived in Los Angeles. Returning to India in 2001, he slowly became a part of the growing Indian electronic subculture, in the last decade he has been Voted as the No 3 Trance DJ"s and No 9 DJ overall in India at the first myfavdj.in online poll in 2010.
Tuhin Mehta co-founder of GO:MADras is a professionally qualified sound engineer along with being an international ambassador to the Berklee College of Music. Co Producer of Brute Force, he was featured on Gareth Emery's award winning album "Northern Lights". With over two decades of producing music and pioneering energy packed blend of diverse genres.
Hema Sethuraman co-founder of GO:MADras, is the publisher of NOTCH magazine, a global digital lifestyle magazine and the former editor-publisher of Frappe, Chennai's first lifestyle and leisure magazine. A signature event built around ensuring EDM gets its due, Hema's motivation for GO:MADras has also been to promote the city's potential to host world class events.
For sponsorship/media queries, please contact: Hema Sethuraman 9176733303 / [email protected]
For bulk bookings and ticket sales, please contact: Techki 9884102840 / [email protected]
For more details: www.gomadras.in
Primary Media Contact: Hema Sethuraman, [email protected], 91-9176733303
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