Kristin Karas is currently completing her B.S in Public Health Studies with a concentration in Community Health at East Carolina University. She serves as an intern for the US-based harm reduction organisation Dancesafe, managing its grant for a public education campaign to Amend The RAVE Act. Her involvement in DanceSafe started in 2014 as a member of the original DanceSafe Visionaries cohort. Since the beginning of her involvement, she has provided outreach at events such as TomorrowWorld. For Kristin, the implementation of harm reduction practices in the electronic music community is a sensible, public health approach which aids in the…
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UK: Kambe Events are collaborating with top industry bodies and experts in their field to curate two groundbreaking workshops on two of the biggest topics in the festival sector: sustainable food (March 10) and green waste management (March 11). The workshops are specially designed to provide a complete toolkit for event organisers and suppliers to transform their waste management and food systems, and to keep events well ahead of the curve. The public are increasingly interested in the narrative of food. Sustainably sourced fish, locally sourced veg and Fairtrade are becoming the expected minimum standards at most events. And similarly,…
UK: Grammy-winning composer, producer, arranger, and guitarist Nile Rodgers brings his FOLD festival to the UK for three days in June. Curated and produced by Rodgers, FOLD Festival is a celebration spanning every popular genre and will be headlined by Chic on each evening. The inaugural event took place at the scenic Martha Clara Vineyards in Long Island in August 2015 and the next instalment of FOLD will take place in the historic Fulham Palace in London. Chic mastermind and festival curator Nile Rodgers said: “I started FOLD Festival four years ago in Montreaux, Switzerland to pay tribute to the…
WORLDWIDE: A decade after the inception of the non-profit organisation A Greener Festival, the Greener Festival Awards have been restructured and relaunched, alongside a new Associate Membership for events and the wider industry. Over 300 festivals have been assessed for the awards worldwide since 2007 across five continents, ranging from Glastonbury, Øya, We Love Green and Shambala (Europe), to Bonnaroo and Lightning in a Bottle (US), to Falls Festival (Australia) to Rockin’ the Daisies (SA). In 2015, A Greener Festival took a year out from running the Awards to restructure and create more comprehensive tools for assessing and supporting events.…
Lumiere light festival will make its first foray into London from January 14 – 17 2016. The free-to-attend event is produced by Artichoke and supported by the Mayor of London and VisitLondon.com, with founding support from Bloomberg Philanthropies, Heart of London Business Alliance and King’s Cross, and additional support from a raft partners and sponsors. Lumiere London will be the first major light festival in the city, an event to rival international festivals such as Vivid Sydney, Berlin’s Festival of Lights and Fête de Lumières in Lyon. It will take place over four evenings across more than 20 landmark locations…
CROATIA: In 2016, Love International will continue the legacy left by The Garden Festival in Croatia, the region’s founding event and the one which inspired the now burgeoning scene of electronic music along the country’s stunning coast. Harnessing a unique sense of intimacy and inspiration, Love International launches this summer in the picture-postcard town of Tisno, surrounded by verdant pine forests and the glittering waters of the Adriatic Sea, hidden away with its own secluded beach and bay. By day a beatific chill-out under the sizzling sun, then as the evenings gather pace the stars come out and the enchanting…
SWEDEN: Way Out West festival has revealed that double Mercury Prize winner PJ Harvey will be performing at this year’s festival. The multi-talented UK artist joins an already impressive line-up of international talent including Sia, M83, Stormzy, Anna Von Hauswolff, Chvrches and Jamie xx. A truly unique artist, PJ Harvey has released a multitude of albums since the 90’s that have seen her constantly challenge the norm with an ever-changing style. With her hugely anticipated 11th album coming out in the Spring, Way Out West fans are in for an unmissable live mix of old and the new material from…
AUSTRALIA: WOMADelaide, the Australian branch of the much revered WOMAD, has announced two new names for its 2016 line-up: De La Soul and Asha Bhosle. With a career spanning three decades, Long Island natives De La Soul have consistently forged their own uncompromising, positive and innovative path through a shifting hip hop landscape, and will be playing exclusively at WOMADelaide 2016 with a full live band. Featured on more than 12,000 tracks, having provided anthems for Bollywood films since the late 1940s, Asha Bhosle is renowned for her extraordinary vocal range – and her passion to perform. Asha appears as…
SPAIN: Returning to Basque Country for the 11th year running, Bilbao BBK Live will welcome 40,000 revellers to its grounds from July 7 – 9. The festival has revealed that Years & Years, Wolf Alice and Hola A Todo El Mundo will join the already announced Pixies, New Order, M83, Hot Chip, Jose Gonzalez, Father John Misty, Courtney Barnett and We Are Standard. Kicking off the year winning the coveted BBC Sound Of Award, 2015 was certainly a landmark 12 months for Years & Years. Their highly-anticipated debut album Communion went straight in at number one on the UK Album…
CROATIA: Having announced its return to Malta for a second edition, Annie Mac’s Lost & Found festival has announced the line-ups for its 2016 pool party schedule. Featuring a range of artists from the festival’s line-up that include Jackmaster, Skream, Artwork, David Rodigan, Heidi, Justin Martin, Charlie Sloth, Preditah and My Nu Leng – each party has its own unique theme complete with tons of decorations that will sit against the picturesque backdrop of the Mediterranean Sea. Spread across three of the festival’s official venues Café Del Mar, San Antonio and Qawra Palace – with all rooms at San Antonio…