Basscamp Festival Lineup
We have been rather busy over the last few months and forgotten to be posting up our recent projects. Over the next few days I’ll be trying to catch up. Lets start with Basscamp, we’ve been involved in this one from the start, a new festival coming to Morzine that we will be producing. We’ve put together a fun filled lineup of artists crossing many genres. We think it’ll be a lot of fun.
We’ve been promoting the event at Freeze Festival and the MetroSnow show in London and following this we have articles coming in various national publications.
Watch this space for developments on this one, its going to be exciting.
Filthy Beats returns to Leicester..
We’re back with our fourth year of Filthy Beats in Leicester. This time opening up with Danny Byrd. He’s been a familiar face at FB over the year’s and we’re honoured to be hosting him again at our new home of Thread, Yeoman St.
He’ll be joined by dubstep veteran Cookie Monsta, DMC finalist Jon 1st plus our very own Demo Mode and many more.
The November event is with none other than Rusko. Again, should be a good one. Get down early.
European Tour with Phantom Limb
The next little European adventure is with Phantom Limb. We’ve been working with these guys for a while helping out with their logistics at gigs throughout the UK. They’ve now asked us to provide logistical management for their European tour throughout Holland, Belgium and France. Their month long tour will be driven by our resident splitter van ‘Nobby” (named so because of his numberplate NBY).
Okoru Ski Trip, Chamrousse, France
We’ve been doing events in the alps for longer than I care to remember, but though we’ve produced countless ski/boarding and music events out there, we’ve never put on our own ski trip. So here it is. £165 for your accommodation and ski pass in Chamrousse, France. We’ve done this for all you folk who’ve always seen snow trips as too expensive, so come along and have a go! We’re working with our good friends Rowan and Nathan at Nortlander UK on this one.
The emphasis with this trip really is on the skiing, not the apres parties as usual, so we will be putting on entertainment but nothing too crazy! To get involved in the trip, or to promote your own similar ski trip with friends, please get in touch.
To book up on our trip follow this link www.nortlander.co.uk/vibes.
New Lightboxes – Syndicate + Bunker, Bristol
Since our first lightbox for Jack Wills in April, they have been flying off the shelves in various different sizes. We’ve now put two into Syndicate Club (Broadmead, Bristol) and two into Bunker (Triangle, Bristol) and orders for a few more on the way. Our trusty make-anything-given-5-minutes man Loz (also resident DJ Assassin) will be kept very busy for the next few months in the warehouse! Get in touch for light boxes of any size, any shape… lets give Loz a challenge for once!
Strawberry Fields Festival
Last weekend, as well as dropping into both Notting Hill Carnival and Shambala Festival, we joined our friends at Velocity Sounds at Strawberry Fields Festival in Leicestershire. They produced an ambisonic surround sound using 8 separate stacks of Funktion1 in a ring, supported by some clever audio engineering.
We organised some of the programming in the dance tent including Fingerlicking funky beatmeister A Skillz and Nu:tone, Logistics + MC Wrec on the Sunday. Other festival performances included Kissy Sell Out, Funkagenda Live, Rizzle Kicks and Kelis.
Pukkelpop
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The Chateau stage at Belgium’s Pukkelpop festival, near the town of Hasselt, was apparently destroyed when bad weather caused trees to fall over. A second stage collapsed but it is not thought to have fallen on any concertgoers. Some giant screens also fell down. There were varying reports of casualties, but the mayor of Hasselt said two were killed and 40 injured. Cullen Omori, of the band Smith Westerns, who was on the stage at the time, tweeted: “Stage collapsed max almost got crushed by the trees. I hope pukkelpop has insurance bc all our —- is broke.” He later tweeted: “Apologise to anyone who mistook tweet. Wrote directly after running offstage. Just found out the extent of damage. All of prays go out.” Jared Leto, the actor and frontman of the US band Thirty Seconds to Mars, wrote on his own microblogging site: “Four stages down – still raining + thunder if you are here please be safe. “Serious injuries at he festival. More bad weather poses heading this way. Please take care and caution.” Pukkelpop, which started on Thursday is an annual three-day event with headlining acts this year including the Foo Fighters and Eminem. Reports say some 60,000 people are attending the event. In 2009 it attracted some 180,000 people over the course of three days. It has been running since 1985. Last year, the festival attracted controversy when the lead singer of the British electropop group Ou Est Le Swimming Pool died. Charles Haddon, 22, leapt to his death from a telecommunications mast behind the main stage. Another musician, 60-year-old Michael Been, the former frontman of the US band the Call died after suffering a heart attack. The stage collapse is the second such fatal incident in less than a week. On Sunday, at least five people were killed and more than 40 injured when a sudden storm caused a concert stage to collapse in during the Indiana State Fair in the US. |
Our thoughts are going out to the families of those who lost their lives.
Hamswell Festival
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On 12th – 14th August nestled in a hidden valley somewhere between Bath and Bristol Okoru said a big hello to Hamswell Festival. This year Hamswell brought a mouth-watering lineup comprising Nicky Blackmarket, Radioactive Man, Dr Syntax, Hyperpotamus, 2′s Company, Concrete Disco and a whole host of others. “Our aim is not to to make the festival bigger each year but to continually expand its artistic horizons.” Love the vibe guys. And thanks for taking care of the new gear. Another great trip out for www.rentdjequipment.co.uk. |
Standon Calling Festival
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Deep in the Hertfordshire countryside you find one of the finest boutique festivals in the land. The only festival with it’s own swimming pool, the event is set in the spectacular grounds of Standon Lordship drawing in a plethora of international bands to include Lamb, Africa Express & The Correspondents. Taking to the next level was the Okoru managed iconic Cow Shed. Built over three weeks, it transforms animal shelters which, even the animals have abandoned into one of the latest night venues (running until 6am) in festival land. Massive thanks to Dollop DJs providing the tunes but highest accolade belongs to Bristol boy Julio Bashmore for the Cow Shed’s crowning set of 2011. Congratulations GMC Events, Analogue Live and everyone else involved. |
Greenwich Summer Sessions
When you take possibly the most beautiful grounds of a park in London and combine it with an all star line-up of performers from all genres, you get Greenwich Summer Sessions. Set in the Royal Naval College this 6 day festival was something truly special. We were brought in to provide all site, supplier and production management alongside our friend Tom Solly at GMC Events. With a £2k fine for any paving slab damaged (everything is listed!!!) it was quite a feat but we pulled it off for the second year in a row to deliver the best Summer sessions yet!
Mark Ronson’s first performance after Amy Winehouse’s death was a truly emotional one! The international press were down to report and by all accounts it was a great event. We are already looking forward to our 2 weeks in London next year.
The food in Greenwich Market and especially Lisa Meyer’s Yum Bun, who had a back stage stall at our event, we were really impressed with. Anyone down at Broadway Market please check them out!! Or get them down to your event!!
Boomtown!
Haven’t been posting for a while. We’ve been very busy with the Summer. We were down at Boomtown last week and what can I say! Amazing festival, amazing vibe. Good people. A few minor technical hitches, like generators going down etc, but overall a very nice vibe, we’ll hopefully be getting more involved next year to ensure no further technical problems….
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Picture from BUSC Funicular Party working for Jack Wills.
Masse Festival
We are proud to be involved in curating a new festival this September. Some would say too late in the year, but based on the trends over the last 10, we think Masse with bring some September sunshine to a field near Chippenham, Wiltshire. Keep in tune on www.massefestival.com plus facebook and twitter links!
Full lineup details released soon, please register your interest by signing up to our mail, we will send out ways to get hold of low cost tickets, plus your chance to win a VIP weekend!
Orillo Outdoor Cinema by Okoru
We recently travelled to York to produce the first Orillo Outdoor Cimena with our friends at Orillo Productions. Please check out this video below for an idea into it. Watch out for more in this series of events in the coming months.
Orillo Outdoor Cinema by Okoru
Mix up a Medley
Last weekend we were up at Gold Coast Oceanfest in Crodye, North Devon. Working with Streets Utd and Bass6, a beatboxer from Fifth Element Agency we helped produce an experiential exercise for the new McVities Medley Bar. Alongside Gold Coast we will be at McVities HQ, Tesco HQ (don’t tell Stokes Croft) and the Bristol Balloon Festival this summer.
Bass6 stars in a new ad campaign for the Medley bar going out across multiple channels for 6 weeks. To see the ad please click here!
Orillo Outdoor Cinema Project, York
This week we will be up in York for an Outdoor Cinema project with our friends at Orillo Productions. If your about in the area then please head along as the weather is looking nice and it should be a fun filled evening for all.
http://connect.yorksj.ac.uk/2011/06/20/orillo-outdoor-cinema-first-annual-event/
Okoru presents… JW Seasonnaires Funicular Parties @ BUSC 2011
Check out this video of our recent alpine production. A party at over 3000m in Tignes. We turned a mountain top restaurant into a club for three nights of madness including performances from High Rankin, Jakwob, Baobinga, Marco Del Horno, DJ Switch + The Brotherhood of Filth and of course the Okoru DJ’s…
Pendulum @ the Brits
Last Monday we kicked the brits off in style with a performance from El Hornet from Pendulum. In very good spirits his set infused Drumstep, Dnb, Hip-hop, rock and even some disco. Great fun was had by all!!
Check out the Brits website for loads of info and further details.
Get Munchi home…. Appeal
We were devastated to hear that Munchi, one of the pioneer’s of Moombahton and all round production genius is currently lying in a US hospital following a sudden brain haemorrhage that put him in a coma. It was his first big tour and to add to the stress, he had no medical insurance and so faces the prospect of some huge bills.
Raffertie + Baobinga added to BUSC Line-up
We are very excited to announce that Baobinga and Raffertie will be joining us at BUSC in Tignes this April. Two of the UK’s finest purveyors of bass heavy frequencies join the already savage line-up. The full lineup now looks like,
JAKWOB
HIGH RANKIN
FOAMO
MARCO DEL HORNO
RICO TUBBS
BROTHERHOOD OF FILTH
RAFFERTIE
BAOBINGA
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Upcoming Events:
- 18th – 25th March – British Ski and Snowboarding Champs, Laax
- 1st – 6th April – Basscamp Festival, Morzine
Past Events:
- 14th – 21st January – Okoru Crew Ski Trip
- 16th November – Rusko @ Filthy Beats, Leicester
- 30th October – Orillo Cinema, Secret Location, York
- 21st October – City of Bristol College Winter Ball
- 19th October – Danny Byrd @ Filthy Beats, Leicester
- 13th October – Prohibition w/Chris Tofu, Bristol
- 6th October – Prohibition w/ Zen Hussies, Bristol
- 4th October – The Mashup, Bunker (Demo Mode DVJ set)
- 25th – 27th September – BrisFest, Bristol
- 29th August – Notting Hill Carnival
- 27th, 28th August – Strawberry Fields Festival, Leicestershire
- 12th – 14th August – Standon Calling Festival
- 11th – 14th August – Bristol Balloon Fiesta
- 26th – 31st July – Grenwich Summer Sessions
- 7th – 10th July – National Adventure Sports Summit
