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Disco Shark On Tour Summer 2015
Shark Week May Be Over But Disco Shark Lives On!

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“Coachella's most underrated headliner, an eight-foot disco ball shark suspended above the Yuma Tent's darkened dance floor, is now the integral player in efforts to raise awareness of the endangered ocean species.” LessThan3

“The sculpture hung over the dance floor in the Yuma tent and sparkled its way into the hearts of many” Pulse Radio

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24-inch Disco Shark Sculpture available via donation here.

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Like real sharks, Disco Shark is always in motion and will be making the rounds throughout summer 2015. After making its return to the Yuma Tent at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival earlier this year it has returned to its permanent home in LA’s SOUND Nightclub while another Disco Shark has been made a permanent installation at DJ Behrouz’s boutique nightclub Do Not Sit On The Furniture in Miami. With a special guest appearance at iCRAVE’s "Party Monsters presents PROM” party in NYC’s Times Square last May to a summer residency at Philippe's new nightlife concept THE CLUB at Philippe in East Hampton, party goers are able to take in the spectacular sight and dance under its disco light.

Now halfway to its goal, Disco Shark creator, New York based artist and shark conservationist Kevin McHugh continues his GoFundMe fundraiser to raise $20,000 with a portion of proceeds benefiting shark conservation organizations Oceana and Shark Team One. With support from Shark Tank’s Daymond John, this campaign aims to change the belief that sharks are vicious predators and raise awareness of human practices further threatening these endangered species. Learn more about the campaign here, where different donation tiers include an opportunity to own a mini keychain, 24 inch, or 8 foot Disco Shark replica while supporting these majestic creatures.

"Sharks have been around for 450 million years and to me sharks represent knowledge, power, leadership and like a shark, cause I'm a shark, we are always in motion. Now, I'm a huge fan of Kevin's work and I think this project is going to be an amazing campaign.
 Daymond John of ABC’s Shark Tank

After decades of managing the careers of influential artists and DJs such as Nicole Moudaber and Danny Tenaglia, artist Kevin McHugh began a personal artistic exploration of his own along the way.

Inspired by his fishing trips with his father as a child, Kevin developed an interest in the beauty of sea life.  He began creating fiberglass renditions of sailfish and sharks, adorned with different materials: everything from iridescent mother of pearl and brilliant Swarovski crystals to leather and lacquer.  The pieces are meant to change the way people perceive the notion of trophy fish by transforming them into stunning works of art.

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Learn more about sharks on the Discovery Channel’s #Shweekend August 29 at 8pm EDT/ 7pm CDT.
 
Disco Shark creator, Kevin McHugh at Party Monsters Present PROM
 
Disco Shark at Do Not Sit On The Furniture in Miami
 
Disco Shark at Philippe in East Hampton, NY

ABOUT 'DISCO SHARK'
A one-of-a-kind fiberglass Mako shark sculpture, covered in over 6,000 glass mirror tiles, has been on  rotation inside the YUMA Tent at The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Annual Festival 2014 and 2015 otherwise it resides at Los Angeles’ Sound Nightclub. McHugh hopes to engage audiences in a deeper understanding of these important apex predators and their dwindling numbers in large part due to the unimaginable practice of finning them live for shark fin soup. National Geographic puts the estimate killed at 100 million per year. For more info, read here.

ABOUT OCEANA:
Oceana was established in 2001 by a group of leading foundations — The Pew Charitable Trusts, Oak Foundation, Marisla Foundation (formerly Homeland Foundation), and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. Oceana is an international organization focused solely on oceans, dedicated to achieving measurable change by conducting specific, science-based campaigns with fixed deadlines and articulated goals. Click here  to sign a petition to help pass a law that will make shark finning illegal.

ABOUT SHARK TEAM ONE:
Shark Team One plays an important role protecting sharks and the ocean ecosystem with our conservation initiatives, partner programs, outreach events and seminars. They also provide conservation travel to local and global destinations where sharks are on the verge of extinction. Proceeds from each trip help stimulate local economies and fund research that in turn helps sharks and our oceans. Click here to join Shark Team One.

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