Global Dance Festival

July 18 – Day 1: AC Slater, 12th Planet, Knife Party

July 19 - Day 2: Krewella, Mord Fustang, Wolfgang Garnter, Above & Beyond

July 20 - Day 3: Paper Diamond, Dillon Francis, Savoy, Adventure Club

This year, Sound In Motion is VERY proud to partner with AEG Live and The Brick to bring something that the Twin Cities has never seen before… A venue exclusive MULTI-HEADLINER FESTIVAL!

DAY 1:
With a powerful line up that is sure to leave The Brick in pieces, the first night of the festival features intense dub step/electro/Moomba artists.

Knife Party - An Australian duo that goes by the names Rob Swire and Gareth McGrillen combined their talents to form this hot group. You might recognize them as two members of the monster rock/electro/dub step/Drum&Bass group called Pendulum. These guys have not only blown up the scene with their hit group, but are now conquering the electro/dub step/Moomba scene.
http://knifeparty.com/
www.facebook.com/knifeparty
http://soundcloud.com/knifepartyinc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_C4ga_PJQU

12th Planet – Heavy hitter in the dub step scene, 12th Planet will be joining the Global Dance line up. Good friends of uber popular producer, Skrillex, you can be sure 12th Planet (born John Dadzie) will be dropping bangers all night.
http://12thplanet2012.com/
www.facebook.com/12planet2012
http://soundcloud.com/12thplanet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYDakEppmS0

AC Slater - AC Slater commands the party crowds from underground venues in New York, to the grimy warehouse raves of east London, to the throbbing super-clubs in Tokyo with his high-octane mix of twisted electro and dance-driven beats. He is set to destroy Minneapolis on Day 1 of this massive festival.
http://www.djacslater.com/
http://www.facebook.com/djacslater
http://soundcloud.com/acslater
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rO-LMXYDKfo

DAY 2:
Day 2 features an incredibly electric lineup for one night. Every artist is a heavy hitter in today’s EDM culture. From Wolfgang Garnter just releasing his new track with Tiesto, to Above & Beyond just finishing there highly successful Group Therapy tour nationwide - this night is sure to excite Minneapolis.

Krewella – Krewella is an electro pop trio based out of Chicago. These two sisters deliver killer vocals, and are accompanied by insane electro synths and massive percussion that takes this group to the top of the dub step game.
http://www.facebook.com/krewella
http://soundcloud.com/krewella
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5JE9_JKwI4&feature=related

Mord Fustang – electro giant Mord Fustang has been producing viral tracks and touring the world ever since his first singles hit the EDM world. The young producer/performer knows how to get a crowd jumping!
http://mordfustang.tumblr.com/
http://www.facebook.com/mordfustang
http://soundcloud.com/mordfustang
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJcYiffzZtE

Wolfgang Gartner – the incredibly versatile producer is all over the map when it comes to creating music. Wolfgang delivers electric grooves, and is known for collaborating with other talented artists. Not to mention, his stage set up and live sets are definite party starters!
http://www.wolfganggartner.com/
http://www.facebook.com/djwolfganggartner
http://soundcloud.com/wolfganggartner
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMVx_fGr3dc

Above & Beyond – after touring the country on their most recent Group Therapy tour – Above & Beyond will be back in Minneapolis to take you through a music journey! A&B is easily one of the absolute biggest groups in EDM, and performs some of the most intense trance sets one can experience.
http://aboveandbeyond.nu/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yxt3ASzE5rM
www.facebook.com/above&beyond

DAY 3:
Wrapping up the festival in a big way, Day 3 of this Global Dance Festival is sure to catch any genre seekers eye. Paper Diamond (Pretty Lights Music) will be dishing up the fresh tracks, and the new age live act Savoy will get the crowd raging. Dillon Francis, who recently opened for NERO here in Minnesota few weeks ago will be back to drop bangers.

Paper Diamond – ultra versatile and incredibly talented producer/musician Alex B aka “Paper Diamond” is on a musical quest that cannot be stopped. Headlining festivals, dropping 100 track EPs, collaging music, and spearheading the Pretty Lights Music label – Paper Diamond delivers.
http://www.paper-diamond.com/
http://www.facebook.com/PAPERDIAMOND
http://soundcloud.com/paperdiamond
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGVLsJlAzOg

Dillon Francis – Moomba groove freak Dillon Francis will be back in Minnesota to punish The Brick’s sound system. After opening for the legends NERO in April, he will be back to rock Minneapolis in July!
http://dillonfrancis.com/
www.facebook.com/dillionfrancis
http://soundcloud.com/dillonfrancis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAjyD1wktEI

Savoy– Dynamite live act Savoy will be throwing down hard on the third and last night of this mega festival. Savoy’s live sets ignite the crowd, and their laser show and stage production compliments their futuristic grooves.
http://www.myspace.com/savoyband
www.facebook.com/savoyband
http://soundcloud.com/savoyband
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMCsVcfr9sM&feature=related

Adventure Club – Remixing masters Adventure Club is a dub step duo hailing from Montreal, Canada. They are known for remixing and remaking songs into their own dub step version. They will lead festival goers on an Adventure into the dub world.
http://www.facebook.com/AdventureClubDub
http://soundcloud.com/AdventureClubDubstep
http://www.youtube.com/AdventureClubDubstep
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC35LroU3BQ

Please feel free to check out some of these amazing EDM artists and see for yourself why this Global Dance Festival will be one to remember!