Sunset Events And Disco Donnie Presents Team Up With FireChat For Live Communications At SMF 2015

TAMPA, Fla. and SAN FRANCISCO, May 13, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Sunset Events and Disco Donnie Presents announced today that they are teaming up with FireChat to enable live, off-the-grid communication at this year's Sunset Music Festival.

Attracting over 60,000 attendees, the Sunset Music Festival, also known as "Sunset" is one of the largest electronic dance music events in the US. The 2015 edition is taking place in Tampa, Florida this year on May 23rd-24th with celebrated artists and DJs, such as Tiësto, Skrillex, Armin Van Buren, Flosstradamus, Showtek, DVBBS, Oliver Heldens and the Noisecontrollers.

FireChat is a free mobile app that enables live communications between fans and artists. EDM enthusiasts can chat with one another and also interact with renowned music headliners before, during and after the festival in a dedicated "SMF" chatroom. FireChat's award-winning technology allows you to communicate without any Internet or Wi-Fi connection by allowing mobile phones to create their own peer-to-peer network.

"We're thrilled to partner with Sunset and Disco Donnie Presents for SMF 2015," said Micha Benoliel, cofounder and CEO of Open Garden. "It is amazing when the fans and DJs connect on FireChat. Everyone loves it and it's fun to watch."

FireChat is a free application for Android and iOS devices. The "SMF" chatroom is available now and can be found here.

For the latest news about the Sunset Music Festival, including lineup and tickets, please visit this website.

About DDP

Disco Donnie Presents, an SFX Entertainment Company, is an award-winning and recognized leader in electronic dance music event production, founded by veteran promoter James "Disco" Donnie Estopinal. Since the company's inception in 1994, DDP has generated over 5,000 live events, arena shows and outdoor festivals in over 100 markets around the world, including  the US, Mexico, Canada and Latin America. DDP, both on its own and through partnership, develops innovative and strategic business opportunities in live entertainment. Disco Donnie Presents was acquired by SFX Entertainment, Inc. in 2012.

About Sunset Events

For nearly two decades, Sunset Events has dominated the electronic dance music scene in Tampa Bay and Central Florida by producing top-tier events, which feature a winning combination the right artists and timing to achieve extraordinary results. Additional information is available at www.sunsettampa.com

About Open Garden

Open Garden Inc. is a San Francisco based startup dedicated to connecting the next billions of mobile devices with peer-to-peer connections. Open Garden is the publisher of FireChat, the first messaging app that works off-the-grid. Launched in March 2014, FireChat has reached the top 10 amongst social networking apps in 124 countries around the world.

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