This weekend in New York!
minitek festival combines two aspects: electronic music and innovation. While this seems to be a pretty straightforward at first, you’ll understand that Minitek is going to explore innovation not only in respect to music but also to other forms of art, design and technology. For three days and three nights, minitek will bring together individuals, institutions and creative companies that are pioneers in their respective areas and whose creations, visions and inventions are shaping the future.
MINITEK NIGHT VENUE:
PENN PLAZA PAVILLION
401, Seventh Ave at 33rd St
Midtown Manhattan
MINITEK DAY VENUE:
MNITEK LAND
Bowery St and Stillwell Avenue
Coney Island, Brooklyn
VIP weekend pass includes:
- private VIP entrance and check-in area to receive your credentials
- access to VIP areas at day & night venues
- official minitek t-shirt & exclusive minitek VIP merchandise
- drink specials
- VIP bathroom access
- free bus transfer provided between day and night venue and vice versa*
- Reservation access to official festival hotel – please email to hotel@minitekfestival.com with your ticket order number. Reservation must be made with ticket purchaser’s name and are subject to availability.
Music
Electronic music is the epicenter of minitek because it is the form of music currently developing the fastest and most directly linked to innovation. The lineup is unmatched and made up of some of the world’s most respected artists, who define trends rather than follow them…
Line-up
FRIDAY NIGHT
10:00 PM Insideout
12:00 AM Elon (live)
1:15 AM Andrea Ferlin
3:00 AM Paul Ritch (live)
4:00 AM Paco Osuna
6:00 AM Marco Carola
SATURDAY DAY
PURPLE STAGE
10:00 AM Derek Plaslaiko
12:00 PM Adultnapper / Alexi Delano
2:30 PM Camea
4:30 PM Afternoon Coffee Boys (live)
5:45 PM Exercise One (live)
7:00 PM Jeremy P. Caulfield (live/dj)
9:00 PM Heartthrob (live)
10:00 PM Magda
MINT STAGE
12:30 PM Steven Le Tigre
1:30 PM Connie vs Stefny
3:30 PM Heidi
5:00 PM Monoblock (live)
6:00 PM Martin Buttrich (live)
7:00 PM Audiofly
9:00 PM M.A.N.D.Y. vs. Tiefschwarz
SATURDAY NIGHT
10:00 PM Plexus
12:00 AM Alka_Rex (live)
1:00 AM Memek
3:00 AM Seph (live)
4:00 AM Marc Houle (live)
5:00 AM Format:B (live)
6:00 AM Pan-Pot
SUNDAY DAY
PURPLE STAGE
10:00 AM Taimur
12:00 PM Fase Music Sender (live)
1:15 PM Dilo vs Gurtz (live)
3:00 PM Ambivalent (live)
4:00 PM Konrad Black
6:00 PM Troy Pierce
8:00 PM Audion (Matthew Dear) (live)
9:00 PM Richie Hawtin
MINT STAGE
12:30 PM Bill Patrick
2:15 PM Butane
4:15 PM Guido Schneider
5:15 PM Davide Squillance
7:15 PM Guy Gerber (live)
8:30 PM Francois K
Innovation
By fusing innovation with music, a diverse group of individuals that share a passion for electronic music will be exposed to areas they would have otherwise not come across. In collaboration with Magnus BischofbergerJasmin Ruiz Blasco of Catalog Records, minitek curated the Innovation Pavillion with projects that explore new technologies to create sounds and visuals, with emphasis lying on interactivity. The pavilion will be present at the day site and the original creators have been invited to present their work to you live; sometimes you will even directly or indirectly become part of the art presented.
Here is a little preview of some of the projects that are waiting for you at minitek…
Roots – Jordan Hochenbaum, Owen Vallis and Memo Akten – LA, CA
Roots is an interactive installation for the Brick Table’s tangible and multi-touch interface, where multiple people can collaborate in making music ina dynamic and visually responsive environment. When a user presses their finger on the table’s surface, a vine-like structure will branch out and generatively maneuver around the surface– actively triggering sounds and loops. Harnessing “multi-touch” technology, a single user, or multiple people can very quickly create dense and lush generatively evolving sound collages and compositions, simply by pressing their fingers anywhere on the tables surface. New software is being developed for minitek where Brick Tables surface becomes a virtual ocean; ripples generated from users touching the screen, trigger sounds that decay and use the waves interference patterns to create an interactive musical experience. Brick Table has been exhibited at festivals showing Weather Report, an interactive installation where users sonify real-time surface temperature data. You can check out a demonstration here. <http://bricktable.wordpress.com/2008/03/05/first-video-of-brick-on-youtube/>
Extended Room – Devan Simunovich and Nika Offenbac – NYC
Devan Simunovich and Nika Offenbac will show two installations from their “Extended Room” series.
“Speak My Language”: What happens when familiar signs we see everyday do the unexpected? How are our experiences of signs changed when the illusion of space is changed and the sign itself inhabits this illusionary space? What happens when the sign transforms and takes on new meaning or form, evolving into a completely different message? “Speak My Language” invites attendees to experience an ultra-sensory environment to re-imagine how we interact with urban modes of sign communication.
“Volume” explores how architectural space and environment are altered and physics are defied, creating an imaginary arena where familiar or fabricated objects are set in motion in unexpected ways. “Volume” is a mirror with no reflections. Our experience within a space can become imaginary, where our expectations of physical architectural space becomes an illusion, a visual playground. “Volume” is an illusionary extension of a physical architectural space. The work attempts to augment and expand the interiors of a fixed architectural space by superimposing an imagined additional volume on the existing interior surfaces of an environment. You can check out a demonstration here. <http://ctrl.dreamhosters.com/minitek/ExtRoom_Previz.h264.mov>
RFID Technology
minitek is among the first music festivals in the world to employ RFID technology in the form of RFID wristbands. The wristbands will act not only as admission control but also as a means for cashless payment as money can easily be loaded onto the wristband (cash or credit) at one of the many “loading stations” at the festival site. There is also the option of swiping a credit card at the box office acting as a “tab”, so that all purchases will be automatically deducted from the credit card. So instead of drink tickets or a cash bar, a simple wave of the wrist in front of a reader deducts credit from the wristband, which reduces lines at concession stands. and the wristband also stores age information so that visitors don’t need to produce an ID each time. RFID wristbands will ensure a more convenient and safe festival experience for all.
minitek village
The village is a place to explore, watch, try out, discover, learn, wonder and get inspired. Music technology companies (such as Ableton) will demonstrate their newest products, record labels will show off their newest releases and young designers will present their coolest streetwear collections.
minitek competitions
minitek doesn’t only present innovation, it actively encourages it! minitek launched a series of creative challenges: minitek remix competition – in collaboration with Indaba Music, AirDrop Records and Ableton, parts of Fase Miusic Sender’s “Lejano Oeste” track have been made available for remixers on Indaba Music’s website <http://www.indabamusic.com/contests/show/minitek> . The winning remix will be released on AirDrop and will be played by one of AirDrop’s artists at the festival. infos about other minitek competitions will be added and can be found here <http://www.minitekfestival.com/competitions.html> .
minitek podcasts
In order to make the wait till minitek a little sweeter, they’ve launched a series of podcasts counting down until the festival. They are available for download each week herehttp://www.minitekfestival.com/6weeks.html> , and each week features a mix from a different performing minitek act. Pan-Pot, Butane, Fase Miusic Sender, Paco Osuna, Camea and other exciting mixes have or will be made available for download leading up to the festival.
Social and Environmental Responsibility
Festivals are notorious for generating unnecessary waste of all sorts; minitek will counter-act this negative side effect and roll out recycling programs for waste and food.
minitek going green
minitek strives to encourage, promote and educate visitors about recycling and proper waste disposal and will collaborate with Clean Vibes, a company formed and dedicated to responsible on-site waste management of outdoor festivals and events. minitek is also a proud partner of WasteWise, an Environmental Protection Agency partnership program helping US organizations eliminate waste and will use almost exclusively 100% bio- degradable concession disposables, such as cups, cutlery and plates, provided by Eco Products <http://www.ecoproducts.com/> . This will reduce minitek’s carbon footprint and we hope it will encourage other festivals to do the same.
Rock & Wrap It Up!
minitek’s food is being recycled! The nonprofit Rock and Wrap It Up! (RWU) offers an
innovative program: RWU arranges the collection and donation of leftover food from
concerts, sporting events, political rallies, and college and school cafeterias. At the end of an event, an RWU representative organizes the safe recovery and delivery of all edible leftover food. Since 1990 RWU has secured more than 30 million meals for the homeless.
