III Points Festival Premiers in Miami, October 3-5, 2013
James Murphy, Jamie xx, and DJ Shadow Confirmed! |
Festival To Bring Cutting-Edge Collaboration of Music, Art and Technology to Miami's Wynwood Art District. One of the coolest events is set to take place in Miami, Florida, the III Points Festival. The company is set to launch its inaugural festival on October 3 and will run over three days (thru October 5). The festival is going to bring to the Miami area the most innovative and exceptional talents from the worlds of music, art, and technology. Booked to perform are, acclaimed DFA Records, and LCD Soundsystem founder James Murphy , Jamie xx of The xx, DJ Shadow, up-and-coming Miami crooner, Austin Paul, and XXYYXX. III Points will take place in the burgeoning arts scene of the hip Wynwood neighborhood. The Wynwood-centric three-day summit will serve as a hub to a variety of III Point lectures, film screenings, art, interactive games, and seminars. Local art galleries will be participating with extended viewing hours. III Points kicks off on Thursday night, when the city will be abuzz with kickoff performances including Miami Horror (live), Body High showcases, and other boutique launch events. Friday ignites with happy hours and gallery shows hosting unique III Point experiences. Young Turks'BBQ is the lead-in party with their fellow label mates. Following the BBQ will be an underground party called Point Blank with DJ Shadow, XXYYXX, and Koreless. III Points recommences on Saturday with seminars by James Murphy, panel discussions, activities, games, gallery shows, and demonstrations scattered throughout the streets of Wynwood. III Points has partnered with The LAB Miami, whose mission is to be a platform for entrepreneurs, a campus for social innovation, tech and the arts. Schedule events include Artist Musical Chairs, Beer Bingo, Freeze Dance, Disco Nap, Samsung Blogger Lounge, Bro-Gaming Den, Film Screenings with the David Lynch Foundation, and intimate concerts will be laced throughout theSaturday schedule. DFA Records will host a BBQ as a lead-in to warehouse and club parties merging music, art, and technology throughout the city. Point Blank will close out III Points with a talent roster stacked with timeless innovators headlined by James Murphy, Jamie xx, Jacques Greene, and live art by Typoe. Additional musical talent includes Hercules & Love Affair, Fortune Howl, Cassian, The Deep, Juan Maclean, T. Williams, and Mosca. Guests will be able to download a specialized app with a map, artist downloads, videos and media-related activities throughout the weekend. Local venues participating 1ofK Bardot Briske Gallery Butcher Shop Cafeina Gab Studio Gigi Gramps Grand Central Handcrafted Tattoo Imagesound Americas Junior & Hatter The LAB Miami Lesters O Cinema Spinello Gallery TSL Wood Tavern Wynwood Cigar Factory Wynwood Indoor Soccer Field Wynwood Walls Miami is set to raise the bar now to a whole different level with such an eclectic event as the III Points Festival! |
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