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Thursday, 14 February 2008 |
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Featuring all new talent... Autokratz live, Trash Fashion, Primary 1, Eddy Temple
Morris, Kissy
Sell Out, The Loose Cannons, Speakerjunk's Trevor Loveys, South Central,
David E. Sugar, Alex Metric, Boy8-Bit, Naomi Roper, James Yuill, The Shoes and
more to be announced...
TignesFest is a
dynamic new alpine music event to be held in one of the top rated (and highest!)
ski resorts in the world, Tignes. Running from 17-20th April, TignesFest is a
musical cocktail showcasing the freshest talent out there today. From djs to
live bands and exclusive acoustic sets, it's also a long weekend of skiing,
snowboarding, socialising and sounds for the discerning and curious who like to
experience something outside of the norm. Best and most important of all, the
event is FREE !
Curating the show are radio broadcasters from the UK's 3
top radio stations; Eddy Temple Morris, (XFM), Kissy Sell Out (R1)
and The Loose
Cannons, (Kiss FM) respectively, who have pulled in some artists/acts that
are sure to excite and intrigue. XFM's Eddy Temple
Morris, will be broadcasting his show live from TignesFest on Friday 18th
April, and is delighted to be part of the inaugural event in the
Alps.
"Imagine if the kind of music I play on The Remix had its own 'In
The City'... now picture that city being a town on top of a snow covered
mountain... It's a nice picture isn't it? You carve down a beautiful French
mountain on a snowboard, then take your apres ski with the Autokratz and Boy 8
Bit, and while you go nuts at a brilliant gig, your mates can hear it go out on
XFM and curse the fact they're not there with you." Enthuses Eddy.
Along
with the curators, live acts include Autokratz live, Trash Fashion, Primary 1,
Brigade, Speakerjunk's Trevor Loveys, South Central, David E Sugar, Dorp, Alex
Metric, Boy8-Bit, Naomi Roper, James Yuill, The Shoes and more to be announced.
Tignes is regarded
as one of the world's highest and most snow-sure ski areas for skiers and
snowboarders alike. It has pistes to suit all, with the Naturides (ungroomed
pistes) and the Spot (Skiing the Powder Of Tignes) zone, a cross between
off-piste and a freestyle jumps park, and not forgetting the offpiste activities
including snowmobiling, paragliding, ice diving, ice skating, horse riding,
bowling and the Ice Museum. There are also many spas that offer sauna, Jacuzzi
and of course the essential indulgent massage!
TignesFest
ethos:
As revenues from product sales decrease and more and more high
profile (and not so high profile!) artists give away their catalogues for free,
the music industry is seeking new ways of finding and promoting talent,
repackaging music and marketing their artists - with the added hindrance of
ever-shrinking budgets.
The internet - whilst beneficial for introducing
new artists into the scene and giving them a break via portals such as Myspace -
has contributed to the demise of music sales by the direct increase of rampant
online piracy. The digital revolution has therefore also served to reduce the
amount of support the industry can offer new acts. Along with this, the process
of nurturing and developing new talent has changed, and so too has the face of
the industry.
With TignesFest we aim to help find and support new talent, provide
a platform for promotion and encourage a new generation to think about the
detrimental effect music piracy has on the industry and musicians whilst also
giving the consumer FREE opportunities to discover new talent and thus gain
their support of musicians. Radio broadcasters meanwhile, are still very much at
the forefront of finding new music; they receive hundreds of demos and promos
each week, and they help to shape what the public listen to.
With this in
mind, TignesFest
has the support of three key broadcasters in the UK who will help to curate the
event. With many years radio and music experience under their belts, the
curators have been instrumental in developing their respective music genres and
finding new and exciting artists whilst supporting the industry's key DJs and
musicians.
How to get there:
Easyjet, Snowjet, BMI and British
Airways fly into Lyon, Geneva, Grenoble, and Chambery. From any of the airports
you'll need to organise transfers to Tignes. We recommend Tignes.co.uk & Cool Bus who have offered 10% discount to
TignesFest
go-ers.
Accommodation and all other Tignes info:
For all accommodation for TignesFest, Tignes.co.uk, is our official
partner. The website also contains information on travel, lessons, lift passes,
piste maps, unusual activities & more. There are also 'All Inclusive'
packages offered to TignesFest guests. Log on to www.tignes.co.uk
Transfers:
Cool Bus www.thecoolbus.co.uk
Covers airport transfers to Tignes[Tignes, from Geneva,
Lyon, Chambery and Grenoble airports and 10% discount if you quote TignesFest
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