This past Friday was the UCSD Sun God Festival. The big headliner for the EDM family was Porter Robinson. At the dance stage, this was the set list:
3:00-4:30 Indo http://sungodfestival.ucsd.edu/lineup/indo
4:35-5:35 Vikingquest http://sungodfestival.ucsd.edu/lineup/vikingquest
5:40-7:10 RAC http://sungodfestival.ucsd.edu/lineup/rac
7:15-9:15 Adrian Lux http://sungodfestival.ucsd.edu/lineup/adrian-lux
9:25-10:55 Porter Robingson http://sungodfestival.ucsd.edu/lineup/porter-robinson
11:00-12:00 DJ Geo-D http://sungodfestival.ucsd.edu/lineup/dj-geo-d
Indo is described on the Sun God website as having rock as well as classical music influences. He also learned how to play guitar. This is interesting to me because a lot of my friends that listen to EDM have previous training in classical music and/or enjoy it. One of my friends that attended EDM music events with me, told me that he used to only listen to classical music. I think what connects classical music to the EDM world is the the different melodies used in the music. In fact, a lot of DJs actually compose their music on a keyboard.
Vikingquest is a group of student performers that just enjoy the same genre of Electro House with the subgenre of Bounce House.
RAC started their career in 2006 and have started released their latest record last year. They perform more disco type music.
Adrian Lux is an Australian native and has climbed his way up in popularity in America. He won a Grammy for his single "Teenage Crime" two years ago. He plays progressive house music.
Porter Robinson was the big craze. He is only 19, and has toured with other big DJs such as Tiesto and Skrillex. His genres include a lot of the most popular EDM genres such as electro, progressive house, and even a little dubstep.
The last DJ, DJ Geo-D probably has the most range in his style. As described on the website:
"His sets root in classic turntablism and represents the hard hitting progressive/dutch house genre – creating a unique sound bringing “old guard” techniques while obliterating the usual “press play” acts so easily found today."
What did you think of the Dance Stage this year? I feel as though the Sun God Festival has a unique EDM scene. The majority of the Dance Stage crowd normally does not listen to EDM, but they watch the acts regardless due to a friend or two wanting to see somebody. Because of this, you don't get the same demographic of crowd that you would get at, say, Nocturnal Wonderland, Electric Daisy Carnival, or Ultra Musical Festival. I feel as though this significantly changes the crowd interaction. Walking around, students tend to be a lot more hostile then the crowd at festivals. You are far more likely to get a nasty shove and mean mug for innocently trying to squeeze by somebody.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the UCSD Sun God Dance Stage has a much different culture than at a massive rave or even LED hosted club events in San Diego. It is true that some people are there for a friend or just curious about the music. Because UCSD allows all undergraduates to have free wristbands, many of the people there aren't into the music but are simply there to have fun. In massives, the tickets are expensive and most of the people that attend are enthusiasts of the music.
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