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MOVEMENT 08 CELEBRATES THE ENERGY, INNOVATION AND CULTURE OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC

MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND MAY 24-26, 2008
AT HART PLAZA

Detroit Electronic Music Festival Showcases Strong Artist Line Up, Weatherproofed Stages, And Enhanced Sound System That Create A Diverse Music Experience

Detroit’s Electronic Music Festival has become one of the most highly anticipated annual events for electronic music fans in Detroit and across the globe. And Movement 08 - coming May 24-26 at Detroit’s Hart Plaza - is no exception. With an unprecedented lineup of artists and numerous new elements, Movement 08 promises to be the most exciting, entertaining and innovative festival yet.

“Our philosophy for producing Detroit’s Electronic Music Festival is grounded in our company’s mission, to accelerate and accentuate all the best of what Detroit has to offer the world, and that includes: artists, events, destinations, and all forms of cultural enrichment,” said Jason Huvaere, Paxahau Promotions Group, which has produced this festival since 2006. “That also includes making improvements to the festival year after year, to help it grow and spread the excitement of the electronic music culture to people across the area and around the world.”

Much of the anticipation surrounding Movement 08 is being generated by one of the strongest lineups the festival has had in its history. This year’s roster of performers includes Moby, Benny Benassi, Carl Craig, Richie Hawtin, Deadmau5, James Zabiela, Dubfire, and critically acclaimed artists such as Marco Carola, Peanut Butter Wolf and Cobblestone Jazz. Although Paxahau actively heralds Detroit’s heritage as the birthplace of techno, the company also experiences the talent from other cities, such as Miami and Berlin, to bring artists from every corner of the world to Movement.

“We’re attentive to the pulse of the music community, so we can present artists that expand Movement’s dream - and expose audiences to the spectrum of diverse genres within the electronic music scene,” stated Huvaere. “We’re all about showcasing renowned, established artists while also giving up-and-coming talent an opportunity to reach a broader audience.”

New Stages Elevate Movement 08 To Higher Standards Of Excellence
The festival will feature four distinct stages - each with its own unique personality. The vitaminwater Stage, the Beatport Stage, the Real Detroit Stage and the Red Bull Stage. This is the first year the Red Bull Music Academy is presenting a stage at any US festival.

Huvaere added, “Like Paxahau, the Red Bull Music Academy is dedicated to helping artists gain exposure and experience while meeting and collaborating with other artists from around the world - creating a real cultural phenomenon, just like Detroit’s Electronic Music Festival.”

The Red Bull Stage and the Beatport Stage represent two of the most significant improvements to this year’s festival. Both stages feature new structure designs to provide the audience with an optimal listening and dancing experience. The stages include new vinyl roofs and metal structures, ensuring a foundation strong enough to hold the sound and lighting systems. Plus, the stages provide more space, better sightlines and protection against inclement weather conditions. In addition to these new stages, the festival will feature drastically enhanced sound systems to provide attendees with outstanding sound quality.

Sponsors Help Maintain Forward Momentum
Subsidizing stages is only one way sponsors are supporting Movement 08, one of only four electronic music events held in North America. In fact, as economic conditions have resulted in declining funding from other sources, sponsorships are more important than ever before to the ongoing success of the festival - and Paxahau’s ability to keep ticket prices affordable.

In addition to Red Bull, vitaminwater, Real Detroit Weekly and Beatport - the leading music download site of the electronic music industry, which only sponsors three other events in the U.S. each year - other key sponsors of Movement 08 include Scion, MySpace, Sony Playstation, Garden Fresh, Nino Salvaggio International Marketplace, Moo Moo’s Cuisine and Resident Advisor, an online magazine devoted to dance music and club culture.

“Without this support, this event does not happen. These presenters understand the value and unique opportunity to reach the hearts and minds of electronic music fans, a cultural demographic that doesn’t respond to traditional marketing and advertising - but is loyal to companies and brands that get behind the things they are passionate about.”

Join The Movement
Held over Memorial Day Weekend (May 24-26) at Downtown Detroit’s Hart Plaza, Movement 08 is expected to attract up to 20,000 attendees per day. Discounted pre-sale admission tickets to the festival are $40 for a weekend pass (available for a limited time only) or $175 for VIP tickets (with limited capacity available). The festival’s hours are 12 Noon to Midnight.

Music fans from all over the region, the country and the world will visit Detroit to attend Detroit’s Electronic Music Festival, bringing much-needed revenue to the City of Detroit and Southeastern Michigan. Most important, however, the festival will further expand Detroit’s reputation for inspiring the electronic music scene - and the foundation for the creative renaissance being led by electronic music artists everywhere.

“As electronic music has evolved and expanded its reach, the festival has grown and improved right along with it,” said Jason Huvaere. “The best way to appreciate and understand what makes this event special is to come and experience it.”

For more information on Movement 08 - Detroit’s Electronic Music Festival or to order tickets, visit www.myspace.com/detroitmusicfest or www.paxahau.com.

MOVEMENT 08 ARTIST LINE-UP

ALEX SMOKE -LIVE
ALEX UNDER -LIVE
ALLAND BYALLO
ALTON MILLER
BENNY BENASSI
BIG JOE HIX
BRIAN KAGE & LUKE HESS “REFERENCE”
CARL CRAIG -LIVE
CASSY
COBBLESTONE JAZZ -LIVE
DARKCUBE -LIVE
DAVIDE SQUILLACE
DBX -LIVE
DEADMAU5 -LIVE
DEEPCHORD PRESENTS ECHOSPACE -LIVE
DEREK PLASLAIKO
DERRICK THOMPSON AKA DRIVETRAIN
DIESELBOY & MC MESSINIAN
DREW POMPA
DUBFIRE
EGYPTIAN LOVER -LIVE
ELECTROBOUNCE.COM PRESENTS DATABASS GHETTO TECH
ERIC JOHNSTON -LIVE
GABE REAL
GIRL TALK -LIVE
GUILLAUME & THE COUTU DUMONTS -LIVE
HALF HAWAII -LIVE
HEARTTHROB -LIVE
JAMES ZABIELA
JERRY ABSTRACT
JORIS VOORN -LIVE
JOSH DAHLBERG -LIVE
JOSH WINK
JUSTIN KRUSE AKA KRUSE KONTROL
JUSTIN LONG
KEITH WORTHY
KENNETH THOMAS
KEVIN SAUNDERSON
KONRAD BLACK
LAWNCHAIR GENERALS
LEE BURRIDGE
MAGDA
MARCO CAROLA
MARK FARINA
MATHIAS KADEN -LIVE
MATTHEW HAWTIN
MICHAEL GEIGER
MIKE GRANT
MILES MAEDA
MINX
MOBY
MR. DE’ -LIVE/DJ
NEWCLEUS -LIVE
NOSPECTACLE -LIVE
OSCAR MULERO
PAR GRINDVIK -LIVE
PAUL RITCH -LIVE
PEANUT BUTTER WOLF
PETE ROCK
PUNISHER - DJ SET
REGGIE “HOTMIX” HARRELL
REX SEPULVEDA -LIVE
RICHIE HAWTIN
RICH KORACH
SHAWN MICHAELS
SOUNDMURDERER
SPEEDY J -LIVE W/ SCOTT PAGANO VJ
STACEY PULLEN
T LINDER
TECH ITCH
TERRENCE PARKER
THE COOL KIDS -LIVE
THE NICK SPEED COLLECTION
TWONZ
TYCHO -LIVE
YOS
ZIP

Danny Tenaglia Coachella Debut!
New Single “The Space Dance” & New Album ‘Futurism’ (Tommy Boy)
+ Upcoming Tour Dates

There are few living dance music legends as globally renowned as New York’s Danny Tenaglia. With over 30+ years of dancefloor expertise, Danny has carved an indelible mark on electronic dance music both past, present and future. Now starring in his Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival debut on Sunday, April 27th in the Dance tent, Danny is set to proselytize with his revered collection of music from the annals of dance music’s catalog to an all-ages audience for the first time ever in the desert.

After a long studio silence, Danny re-emerges with a stunning new single “The Space Dance” on the legendary Tommy Boy label to commemorate his first-ever, weekly residency at global clubbing institution Space Ibiza beginning in July 2008. His latest production resonates with hooks that sound simultaneously familiar and avant-garde, making “The Space Dance” an instant classic. Look for “The Space Dance” to be this summer’s Ibiza anthem.

With a new compilation album on the horizon, Danny will be supporting the release with his first-ever full North American tour in Fall 2008.

**Danny Tenaglia will be available for press previews and on-site interviews at Coachella - Sunday, April 27th. Please send us your request for single/album promos.

Danny Tenaglia’s single “The Space Dance” is to be released on Tommy Boy in May 2008.
Danny Tenaglia’s album Futurism is to be released on Tommy Boy in August 2008. More info to follow.

Danny Tenaglia Tour Dates

April 25th San Francisco, CA @ 1015
April 27th Indio, CA @ Coachella
May 10th New York, NY @ Pacha NYC
May 18th Toronto, CANADA @ Circa
May 22nd New York, NY @ Cielo
May 24th Las Vegas, NV @ The Ultra Pool at MGM Grand (DAY)
May 24th Las Vegas, NV @ Empire Ballroom (NIGHT)
May 25th Denver, CO @ Beta
July 3rd Ibiza, SPAIN @ Space Ibiza | New Weekly Residency Launch Party
July 5th Hertfordshire, UK @ Wild In The Country
July 10th Ibiza, SPAIN @ Space Ibiza | New Weekly Residency Launch Party
August 2nd New York, NY @ Pacha NYC | Futurism Album Release Party
August 23rd London, UK @ SW4

www.dannytenaglia.com
www.myspace.com/dannytenaglia
www.tommyboy.com
www.coachella.com

Above & Beyond

‘Anjunabeats 100’ CD/DVD

(Ultra Records)
U.S. April/May Tour, including Coachella!

ABOVE & BEYOND E-CARD

“Coachella is right up there with Glastonbury. You can’t go far wrong with festivals that have guaranteed sunshine and the line-up is fantastic this year as usual. I’m just hoping we’re not on at the same time as Death Cab for Cutie, as I definitely want to catch them.” – Above & Beyond’s Tony McGuinness

Above & Beyond ‘Anjunabeats 100’ is the culmination of the first vinyl century of one of the UK’s most accomplished & unswerving independent dance labels. 3 DJs and 1000’s of meticulous & painstaking A&R man-hours have brought Above & Beyond’s brainchild Anjunabeats to the threshold of this 100th release compilation and accompanying DVD. The bonus DVD ‘From Goa To Rio’, captures their recent global adventures including the epic NYE show in front of 1 million people. Check out the amazing trailer here – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5NIlHsF4QI

Over the last 8 years trance music’s true artisans: Jono Grant, Tony McGuinness, & Paavo Siljamäki have cultivated Anjunabeats from its backroom beginnings to the apex of worldwide dance recognition. DJ Mag described Anjunabeats in 2008 as “the most consistent trance label in the world” and its discography has engaged the playlists of pretty much every EDM DJ out there. Central to that success has been the forging of the oft-noted ‘Anjunabeats sound’… Part of the label’s DNA from the very start, it has rendered their releases instantly identifiable as ‘an Anjuna track’ to music lovers & diehard clubbers alike.

Here in 2008 Above & Beyond themselves need very little introduction. 2 top 20 hits (including one under their OceanLab alias) and a mega-selling, hugely-praised debut album in the form of ‘Tri-State’ have firmly established them (to quote Pete Tong) as “the UK’s new dance superstars”. In addition to that they’ve remixed some of the world’s most influential artists (including Madonna & Dido) and regularly DJ to stadium-sized audiences, most recently performing to an audience of 1 million on Barra Beach in Rio on New Year’s Eve. In that process they have propelled themselves up the DJ rankings, breaking into the world’s Top 10 in 2006 and taking them within touching distance of the coveted No.1 position.

Mixed and compiled by the trio, ‘Anjunabeats 100’ delivers a perfect cut-view of the music and artists that have brought the imprint to where it is today. It features tracks and mixes from established trance trailblazers like Above & Beyond & Andy Moor, OceanLab, Gabriel & Dresden, Matt Hardwick, Smith & Pledger & Super8 & Tab. In addition it decisively highlights Above & Beyond’s ability to push to the fore new trance talent (using Anjunabeats as the hub) with debuting artists like Luminary, Israel’s Maor Levi, Alt+F4 & Boom Jinx. Also included on the Anjunabeats 100 package is a Bonus DVD, featuring footage of Above & Beyond’s Anjunabeach parties in India and Brazil. The DVD includes breathtaking scenes from their New Year’s Eve show in front of 1 million people, as well as fascinating behind the scenes footage and interviews.

Think of ‘Anjunabeats 100’ then not so much as a ‘best of’ - but more like a ‘best of the best’ compilation!

Above & Beyond ‘Anjunabeats 100’ is out now on Ultra Records.

Above & Beyond ‘Anjunabeats 100’ Tour Dates

April 24 Columbus, OH @ Sugar
April 25 Detroit, MI @ Bleu
April 26 Indio, CA @ Coachella Festival www.coachella.com
May 2 New York, NY @ Pacha NYC
May 3 Washington DC @ Glow at Ibiza

Additional Above & Beyond ‘Anjunabeats 100’ West Coast Bus Tour Dates - June 2008 TBA!

www.aboveandbeyond.nu
www.myspace.com/aboveandbeyond
www.anjunabeats.com
www.ultrarecords.com