Vladivostok Rocks festival is opening on 22nd August!
August 22, 2013 at 10:07
On 22nd August new musical history of Vladivostok starts, international festival and creative conference V-Rox is opening. The capital of Primorsky region will be enthralled with series of concerts, performances, work-shops and discussions which will continue for four days.
More than 200 bands, singers and professionals of music business from 8 countries will participate in Vladivostok Rocks. Citizens and city guests will be able to attend open stages free of charge – locations are main square, Sports Embankment (Sportivnaya Naberezhnaya), Admiralsky square, “Artetage” gallery – here the main events of V-ROX will be held.
Ilya Lagutenko, curator and founder of the festival
“Today, on the first Vladivostok Rocks (V-ROX) festival’s eve, I am absolutely sure of passing of passing of point of no return. Now we can say that the festival is not just a local event, now we can place Vladivostok ok the map of world musical business.
The interest which was shown by festival’s participants, first of all our neighbors: Korean, Chinese and Japanese musicians, is unexampled. American musical business maitres’ support exceeded all my expectations.
Despite of media skepticism, the most important thing is a wish of young Russian musicians for the festival to take place, and also a wish of young entrepreneurs, who are connected to music, to interlace this event into the town’s life. It will help us to continue our chosen strategy of developing Vladivostok’s image in modern cultural life of Russia and Asian Pacific countries.”
V-ROX will join the most interesting musicians from Russia, Japan, USA, China, South Korea, Singapore, SAR and Hong Kong on its stages. Vladivostok bands’ concerts deserve a special attention. Festival’s headliners are No Brain (South Korea), Ego Wrappin’ (Japan), P.K. 14 (China), Julien-K (USA) and “Mumiy Troll” band, which will present their new album in Vladivostok. Thanks to the Internet broadcast big concert at the central square will be seen all aver the world on 24th August.
Igor Pushkarev, Vladivostok Mayor
“Vladivostok can surprise and attract people. The most audacious creative projects are realized successfully here. Today we open Vladivostok Rocks festival with foretaste of unique celebration. For the next four days our town will be a stage and a creative lab for musicians from USA, Japan, Korea, China and many Russian bands. Let us have more events like this one: outstanding and different. After all, every one of them becomes a new symbol of Vladivostok. Welcome to Vladivostok Rocks!”
Work-shops and discussions will be an important part of Vladivostok Rocks. Amir Derakh (USA) – professional producer, guitar player and sound engineer, Jimi Wang (China) – Shanghai Music King Records director, Yoon Young Kong (South Korea) – founder of Project 33 will share their experience in Admiral Square and “Artetage” gallery 23-25th August. There are also other speakers: “Afisha” magazine editor Aleksandr Gorbachev, musical critic Artemy Troitsky, president and founfder of MUSEXPO and A&R Worldwide Sat Bisla, organizators of festivals and concerts from different cities of Russia and Asian Pacific countries.
Electronic music will not be ignored by V-ROX – at the Red Bull Music Academy Stage in Street Bar Russian and Asian DJs and producers will play. Sasha Kholenko, whose hometown is Vladivostok, founder of indie label how2make records, became a curator of the stage. In addition, local musicians will be able to take part in work-shop by RBMA.
Leading federal media and also international media will write about Vladivostok Rocks festival. Filter Magazine (USA), “Rossiyskaya gazeta”, “Afisha”, “Russkiy Reporter”, “Kommersant”, Bloomberg TV Channel (USA), “Pyatnica” TV Channel showed their interest and requested to come.