ALL MY FRIENDS FESTIVAL RETURNS FOR A SUCCESSFUL SECOND YEAR (EVENT REVIEW)

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Originally published in Raver Rafting on October 22, 2019

By Willy Song

This past weekend, Destructo brought back his All My Friends Music Festival to the music lovers in downtown Los Angeles. After a successful debut last year, All My Friends returned to the urban yet beautiful area at the Row. Contrasting from last year’s diverse line-up of hip-hop and EDM, this year’s line-up specialized more in the deeper side of electronic music, with a primary focus on house music.

This year, AMF also scaled their size down from last year’s three stages to this year’s two stages. Not a problem though. The festival was still able to bring a crowd of 10,000 attendees across the two days. The downsize also made the space much easier to navigate through and also made the festival seem more intimate. The stages were only a short walk apart and it never felt too crowded anywhere in the grounds.

This year, AMF also shortened their hours, starting each day at 6PM and ending around midnight. Again, not a problem. Each DJ performed right after another, perfectly transitioning into their set right after a performer’s last song. Everything just seemed so seamless. Speaking of DJ’s, this year’s line-up was stacked with an incredible line-up of the greatest house DJ’s, including Justice, Blondish, DJ Harvey, Black Coffee, and so much more.

On the first night, Actor turned DJ, Idris Elba performed on the Friendzone Stage, which was the same monumental and bright stage used in last year’s set-up. Idris played a fun and energetic house set that proved he can do much more than acting. He mixed classics with new-age tracks as he danced along with the crowd.

On the second night, Diplo performed a special, never before done b2b with MK. Together, the duo turned the festival into a huge house party as lights and fog sparked up the night. Later that night, Diplo performed a special surprise set at the hidden stage that was only accessible through a very secret porta-potty. Local favorites such as Mike B and LA Riots were also seen at this stage.

Despite all the changes to this year’s festival, Destructo and AMF were able to work out the kinks and make the festival another success. This year brought in a more intimate crowd and a better focused line-up, along with better vibes. We’re glad to have experienced another year at AMF and we’re excited to see this festival keep growing. Like the many flags and t-shirts we saw this past weekend, “In Gary We Trust”.

All Photo Credit: Willy Song

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AMF HIRES TAYLOR STEVENS FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

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By Francisco Rendon

Originally published in Pollstar on April 1, 2019

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The LiveStyle property AMF has hired a new West Coast director of business development, leadership announced April 1.
Taylor Stevens, who most recently has been running his own production and promotion company the CLCTV (previously Collective Effort Events), will expand the AMF and LiveStyle brands on the West Coast. He will report to LiveStyle president of North America Gary Richards.
“Taylor has an undeniable passion for the scene and creating exciting events,” Richards said in the announcement. “We look forward to him working on behalf of our brands and events, and for us to expand upon the events he is bringing to the LiveStyle family.”
Several CLCTV events are now being brought under the Livestyle umbrella. The company is promoting upcoming shows from Zedd, Flosstradamus, Slushii, Rufus Du Sol, Bob Moses and Galantis, all in California or Hawaii.
Earlier this year, AMF Presents also named Justin Marine director of business development.
Livestyle is the rebranded revival of SFX, and encompasses companies like Made Event, Disco Donnie Presents, B2S and React Presents, and includes festival properties like Mysteryland, Life In Color, Tomorrowland and All My Friends.

SPRING AWAKENING MUSIC FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES HEADLINERS: DJ SNAKE, GRIZ, ILLENIUM, MARTIN GARRIX, REZZ, AND ZEDD

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SPRING AWAKENING MUSIC FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES HEADLINERS:

DJ SNAKE, GRIZ, ILLENIUM, MARTIN GARRIX, REZZ, AND ZEDD

2019 FESTIVAL TO BE HELD JUNE 7–9 IN HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL

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CHICAGO, IL – March 11, 2019 – React Presents is thrilled to announce today the initial six exciting headliners and confirmed location for Spring Awakening Music Festival (SAMF) 2019. The Midwest’s largest all-electronic music festival will return to the Chicagoland area for its eighth year on June 7 through 9 at Poplar Creek at 59-90 Entertainment District in Hoffman Estates, a Northwest Chicago suburb.

 

Headlining SAMF 2019 is an all-star lineup including Grammy-nominated hit-maker DJ Snake; Grammy-award winning producer/DJ/multi-instrumentalist/songwriter, ZEDD; DJ Mag‘s three-time No. 1 Top 100 list DJ, Martin Garrix; Juno Award-winning Canadian DJ/producer, REZZ;  funk/electro-soul/future-funk DJ/producer/sax master GRiZ; and melodic bass producer extraordinaire DJ ILLENIUM. Tickets for SAMF 2019 can be purchased at www.springawakeningfestival.com.

 

For 2019 in Poplar Creek, more than 90 artists will perform across five unique stages, demonstrating a dynamic variety of genres within the electronic music spectrum. Spring Awakening Music Festival will also feature stunning stage production, interactive art installations, carnival rides, and much more. More announcements on artists, stages and more will follow shortly.

 

The new 2019 location boasts 27 acres of land, nearly double that of last year’s site, which allows for bigger and better stages, more production, and additional experiential environments. Complimentary shuttles from nearby Metra stations to the festival grounds will be provided to fest-goers. Additionally, the grounds are less than ten minutes from multiple hotel options, and for the first time in SAMF history, the location will allow for festival parking on site.

 

React Presents’ co-general managers Patrick Grumley and Matt Rucins said, “We are excited to announce that SAMF ’19 has relocated to Poplar Creek, a perfect festival location with a rich musical history – adjacent to the Sears Centre Arena, and by the former site of the Poplar Creek Music Theater. This decision was made with our fans in mind, in order to deliver them the best Spring Awakening at a site that will offer a superior experience.  Thank you for supporting us and we look forward to seeing you at Spring Awakening 2019!”

React Presents is a LiveStyle, Inc. company.

 

ABOUT REACT

Founded in 2008, React Presents was born out of a passion for curating top-tier live music events that has helped propel Chicago to the forefront of the US music scene. Over the past decade, React has grown into one of the largest concert promoters in the Midwest, producing several major music festivals and over 600 concerts annually in Chicago, Milwaukee, Detroit, Ann Arbor and more.

 

ABOUT LIVESTYLE, INC. 

One of the world’s largest music event producers, LiveStyle boasts a wide variety of leading live music properties.  LiveStyle produces and promotes single and multiday music festivals across North America, Europe, South America, Australia, and Asia. North American key operating entities include Made Event, React Presents, Disco Donnie Presents, and Life In Color, along with festivals and brands such as Electric Zoo, Spring Awakening, FriendShip, LIC Miami, BLNK CNVS, Mamby on the Beach, and AMFAMFAMF. In Europe, the company boasts key operating entities such as Monumental, B2S, ID&T, i-Motion, and Q-Dance, and festivals and brands including Decibel, Mysteryland, Awakenings, back2school, Air, Qlimax, Nature One, and Sensation. In Brazil, LiveStyle owns PlusNetwork, which has produced the enormously successful Tomorrowland Brasil festival and tours by internationally acclaimed DJs and artists. Together with the Belgian Tomorrowland organization, LiveStyle launched TomorrowWorld, the first international version of the Tomorrowland festival, and promoted the first South American Tomorrowland festival. LiveStyle continues to work with the Belgian Tomorrowland organization as its international partner to bring Tomorrowland to new territories outside Europe and to return to the USA and Brazil. LiveStyle also owns Beatport, the preeminent e-commerce platform for DJs, producers and dance music fans that helps launch the careers of the best underground artists and define global music culture.

 

For more information, visit www.livestyle.com

 

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