Decibel 2012 Conference
The Decibel Festival 2012 Conference, packed with world-renowned artists and producers, giants from gaming and lighting, live demonstrations, and a maybe even a few heated debates, has been announced – September 26th to 28th at Broadway Performance Center in Seattle, Washington. The Decibel Festival 2012 Lineup was announced last month.
Starting Monday, September 10th, 6-8 panels per day will be announced, highlighting speakers and topics. Each giving a small overview on why the sessions were chosen, what will they will cover, and who will be present. In all, the three days feature nearly 40 panels, demonstrations, oxford debates, workshops and one-on-one “fireside chats”.
Decibel Festival 2012 continues its partnership with Dubspot – the premier music school for experienced and aspiring artists alike. This gives dB 2012 the ability to showcase most of the leading music production platforms, taught by established electronic music experts.
New this year, the Decibel Festival Conference 2012 has expanded to include the field of music in electronic games. Kim Swift, developer of genre-defining titles like Portal and Quantum Conundrum, has been hard at work on Decibel Conference’s music-in-games content. In this exciting lineup, she’ll take you behind the scenes of game production, scoring, and the unique quirks of the gaming industry.
Here are some panel highlights for the Decibel Conference 2012:
- Resident Advisor Exchange interviews, led by Todd Burns, with some of electronic music’s biggest names and most intriguing artists, including Orbital, The Sight Below, and other Decibel performers soon to be announced.
- The people behind some of the world’s most important music tools, such as Monolake (Co-founder, Ableton), Roger Linn (creator of the first digital sample-powered drum machine) and Tim Thomson (Music + Kinect pioneer).
- A deep dive into music and gaming, curated by award-winning game designer Kim Swift, featuring such composers as Austin Wintory (flOw, Journey, Horn) and industry luminaries like Kirk Hamilton (Kotaku).
- A business track, with discussions on law, marketing, crowdfunding, and the changing music industry with veterans such as Decibel’s Sean Horton, Blip/OKGo’s Mike Rosenthal, the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Eva Galperin, and artists that have successfully launched their albums / careers through crowdfunding.
- An exhibit hall showcasing some of the latest tools and content for electronic musicians.
- Demonstrations and workshops on Ableton, Max MSP, Rane, Maschine, Reason, Traktor, and more.
Decibel Festival 2012 Boat Parties
This year the infamous Decibel Festival 2012 Boat Parties will be expanding from two to four days. In addition, this year’s boat parties will offer a wider variety of musical styles including house, techno, grime, soul, funk and hip hop. These feel-good afternoon cruises take place on scenic Lake Washington and Lake Union. Space for the Decibel Festival Boat Parties are extremely limited and entrance is not included in the Decibel Pass. These will sell out so follow the links below for tickets.
Thursday September 27
Dimensions and Decibel present
Star Slinger // Jimmy Edgar // Appleblim
The Islander // Doors at 1:30PM Boat Leaves at 2:30 // 21+
Friday September 28
Surefire and Decibel present
EPROM // Starkey // B. Bravo // Ginz //
Danny Corn // Tyler Tastemaker
The Islander // Doors at 1:30PM Boat Leaves at 2:30 // 21+
Saturday September 29
Future Funk H2O
Ripperton // J. Alvarez // Doza // Ramiro //
Jeromy Nail // Deepvibez
The Islander // Doors at 1:30PM Boat Leaves at 2:30 // 21+
Sunday September 30
Alga-Rhythms & Decibel present
Axel Boman // M A N I K // The Perfect Cyn & Tyler Morrison
The Islander // Doors at 1:30PM Boat Leaves at 2:30 // 21+