Decibel Festival
Decibel Festival | |
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Genre | Electronic Music |
Location(s) | USA |
Years active | 2004 - 2015 |
Founders | Sean Horton |
Website | [1] |
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Decibel Festival was an annual music and digital arts festival in Seattle, dedicated to live electronic music performance, visual arts, and new media.[1]
History
The festival was launched in 2004 by Sean Horton and a team of volunteer staff. It consisted of concerts, performances, commissioned work, film screenings, exhibitions, panels, lectures, and workshops across locations throughout Seattle, including the Capitol Hill neighborhood and Downtown Seattle.[1]
The 2011 edition was the largest to date, with 23,000 attendees, record numbers of festival passes (up 18% from 2010) and individual showcase tickets (up 45% from 2010). [citation needed]
Following years of unsuccessful efforts to become a non-profit organization, The Decibel Festival ended in 2015.
Artists
Decibel has hosted over 1,100 acts, ranging from underground dance and experimental electronic music to transmedial art. Some of the past performers include:
- 3 Channels
- 12th Planet
- Addison Groove
- Akufen
- The Album Leaf
- Alexi Delano
- Alter Ego
- Amon Tobin ISAM LIVE
- Apparat
- AraabMuzik
- Atom™
- Autechre
- Baths
- Ben Klock
- Ben Frost
- Biosphere
- Bok Bok
- Bonobo
- Booka Shade
- Boys Noize
- Breakage
- Bruno Pronsato
- Carl Craig
- Caspa
- Catz 'n Dogz
- Charli XCX
- Christopher Willits
- Claude VonStroke
- Cobblestone Jazz
- Dabrye
- Daedelus
- Dan Bell
- DARKSIDE
- Deadbeat
- Deadmau5
- The Dead Texan
- Derrick May
- Dinky
- Diplo
- DJ Krush
- dOP
- Duke Dumont
- Egyptrixx
- Empire of the Sun
- Erykah Badu
- Ellen Allien
- Eluvium
- FaltyDL
- fennesz
- The Field
- Flying Lotus
- Flume
- Four Tet
- Frank Bretschneider
- Frivolous
- Funkstörung
- The Gaslamp Killer
- Geographer
- Girl Unit
- The Glitch Mob
- Gold Panda
- Green Velvet
- Gui Boratto
- Harold Budd
- ill-esha
- Isolee
- Itak Tek
- Jacob London
- James Blake
- Jeff Samuel
- John Tejada
- Joker
- Justice
- Kangding Ray
- Kevin Saunderson
- KiloWatts
- Kimbra
- Ladytron
- Lorde
- Loscil
- Lusine
- Machinedrum
- Mad Professor
- Mala
- Marcus Nikolai
- Marcel Dettmann
- Martin Buttrich
- Mary Anne Hobbs
- Matias Aguayo
- Matmos
- Matthew Dear
- Max Cooper
- Meat Beat Manifesto
- Michael Mayer
- Moby
- Mochipet
- Moderat
- Modeselektor
- Monolake
- Mount Kimbie
- Mountains
- Move D
- Mt. Eden
- Murcof
- Nicolas Jaar
- Nils Frahm
- Nina Kraviz
- Nortec Collective
- Odesza
- The Orb
- Orbital
- Pepe Bradock
- Quantic
- Ramadanman
- Richie Hawtin
- Robert Babicz
- Robert Hood
- Robin Guthrie
- Sascha Funke
- School of Seven Bells
- Scott Pagano
- Scuba
- Shackleton
- The Sight Below
- Simian Mobile Disco
- Smash TV
- Soul Clap
- Spacetime Continuum
- Speedy J
- Star Slinger
- Starkey
- Stars of the Lid
- Strategy
- Styrofoam
- Subtle
- Switch
- T.Raumschmiere
- Telefon Tel Aviv
- Theo Parrish
- Thievery Corporation
- Thomas Fehlmann
- Tiger & Woods
- Tim Exile
- Tim Hecker
- Tipper
- Trentemoller
- TOKiMONSTA
- Tycho
- VibeSquad
- Vladislav Delay
- Voodeux
- Wighnomy Brothers
- Wolf + Lamb
- Zedd
- Zola Jesus
- Zomby
Venues
Over the years, the Decibel Festival was hosted at various venues across the Seattle area, including: The Showbox, The Showbox SoDo, Q Nightclub, Neumos, The Crocodile, Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, The Triple Door, Islander Cruise Ship, EMP Museum, and Re-Bar.
The Decibel Festival was a member of ICAS (International Cities of Advanced Sound).