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Post by absurdpoet on Dec 10, 2012 14:57:36 GMT -5
And just yesterday I was thinking a needed another fix. Lo and behold, I am teased today! www.facebook.com/MtnOasisSomewhat interestingly, the moogfest FB page redirects here now. Questions more than answers. |
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Post by absurdpoet on Dec 10, 2012 15:18:00 GMT -5
From a follow-up email:
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AC Entertainment, announced today that it will rename its multi-day electronic music festival in Asheville, NC, as the Mountain Oasis Electronic Music Summit for 2013, continuing to build on the success of the past three years when the event has been produced as Moogfest.
“The fans have embraced the festival with overwhelming enthusiasm during the past three years. They love the music, they love Asheville, and we are committed to continuing to evolve with them to create the very best festival experience that we can imagine, “ says AC Entertainment CEO, Ashley Capps.
From 2010 through 2012, Moogfest presented some of the greatest names in electronic music, hosting such artists as Massive Attack, Thievery Corporation, Orbital, Tangerine Dream, Jonsi, Richie Hawtin, Carl Craig, Brian Eno, and dozens of others. The event has featured educational panels, workshops, talks, installations, and art exhibitions in addition to numerous musical performances. Along the way the festival has received international acclaim from many publications, including NPR Music, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times.
The re-naming of the festival comes in the wake of Moog Music Inc. electing not to re-license the Moogfest name to AC Entertainment. “We received a letter from them following this year’s festival, so we have no choice really but to re-name it. We have enjoyed booking, marketing and producing our event for our fans and want to continue with them on this creative journey,” explains Capps. “We’re taking this opportunity to rethink the event a bit and challenge ourselves. While we are still focused on Halloween weekend, that time of year has its difficulties and we’ve been encouraged to consider other options. This part of the world is a very special place – hence the name, Mountain Oasis. We’re proud of what we’ve accomplished so far, and there’s so much more to explore.”
Details about Mountain Oasis Electronic Music Summit will be released in 2013.
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Post by Mensch Maschine on Dec 10, 2012 16:15:46 GMT -5
I wonder why they decided not to re-license the name?! I wonder if they're going to throw their own festival that is more focused on what we'd "traditionally" consider electronic music, as opposed to "the spirit of electronic music" (??)
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Post by dfwbrobdingnag on Dec 10, 2012 17:56:39 GMT -5
I did not like the 2012 version of Moogfest (especially in comparison to 2011).
The bands I came to see kinda let me down (Squarepusher, Orbital).
I didn't really 'discover' anything that I really wanted to dive into when I got back home.
I was a bit turned off by the number of DJs (I realize that knob-twiddlers and keyboardists aren't terribly entertaining to watch many times - but I don't get a whole lot of satisfaction based on the energy of the crowd).
I suspect that Moog Inc was similarly non-plussed.
I wasn't sure that I'd go to another Moogfest - but it looks like that decision may have been made for me.
I'll definately come back to visit Asheville.
I'm not sure I'll give MOEMS much attention - right now, I'm not sure who it was that fucked up 2012 for me (ACE, Ashley Capps, Moog Inc, Moog Music Foundation, Moog-Kousa, Asheville, the Arena, the security staff - but obviously someone else wasn't too happy either).
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Post by Mensch Maschine on Dec 10, 2012 21:52:09 GMT -5
I wasn't able to go this year, but I was pretty impressed with the line-up. Sorry to hear that Squarepusher let you down! I saw him in 2004 and it was one of the best shows I've *ever* seen. I'm pretty curious to see what they do with this fest... call me greedy, but I hope both AC and Moogfest put on separate, amazing events  |
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Post by Dave Maynar on Dec 11, 2012 21:37:45 GMT -5
I loved me some Squarepusher, but I could see where someone would not like it.
As far as the two fests, some people are theorizing that Moog is going to move the festival back to NYC where it started. It would certainly be easier to sell tickets there.
I have been wondering about what the lack of association will do for MOEMS. I am hopeful that they will keep what they have been doing up but branch out more since they do not have to keep things under the Moog-inspired label. I fear that they will change it too much since they are not constrained by the Moo-inspired label. Counterpoint being the month before in Atlanta leaves me more confident that they aren't going to go straight EDM fest since they would have some tough competition from them.
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Post by dfwbrobdingnag on Dec 12, 2012 15:16:21 GMT -5
I had no problem with Tom's performance - until he picked of the bass. The guitar interface just wasn't working for me.
I think that tere might not be a Moogfest 2013 (as they regroup and put the people in place to make everything happen just right). But - there is a Moogfest 2013 landing page at Moogfest.com / .org - so maybe they'll try something for 2013. If they do - I think Moogfest gets Halloween and MOEMS can go find some other date.
I was getting the vibe in 2011 that everyone was just fine with Moogfest being an event that drew small numbers - it was more a 'celebrate and pay homage' feel than a 'must go to be seen' event.
I think AC Entertainment wants the latter, and the Moog family / Inc are just fine with the former.
I don't think MOEMS is going straight for any genre - they just want forefront artists regardless of their style or instrumentation. I suspect that MOEMS will be more about new acts (Death Grips, Divine Fits, etc) and less about the legacy acts (Tangerine Dream, Hans-Joachim Roedelius, Suicide, Harold Budd, Thomas Dolby, etc). I suspect both will feature local acts - with Moogfest veering more toward the keyboard musicians.
But Moogfest also has to walk a fine line of not having too mnay legacy acts (which is what I feel might have done in the NYC event). People will travel to see an act one last time - as long as it doesn't break the bank. I think that is why it works in Asheville (besides - NYC has the CMJ Music Festival that attracts similar acts in the fall).
However - I have become aware that there seems to be a festival every weekend nowadays.
Well just have to see -- I'd love to celebrate my birthday at Moogfest again this year --- and I'm happy to wipe the slate clean and see what they pull off.
As for MOEMS - I'll cast a weary eye towards whatever they do and see if they can pull it off - but I doubt I'll be there in person to see how they do.
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