The music competition area continues to evolve in fascinating new methods. While some festivals needed to say goodbye, we're nonetheless seeing new concepts pop up. The newest competition entrant comes from Insomniac and it facilities round video video games. Competitive gaming is exploding and it carefully intertwines with the EDM world in so some ways.
Insomniac is bringing us PLAY, a music competition that mixes music, gaming, eSports, activations, and cosplay. You’ll have the most important DJs mixed with pressional avid gamers and different celebrities. In addition to reside performances you’ll have gaming competitions and gaming enjoyable.
“These two worlds have so many parallels. They’re colourful and excessive power, they appeal to an viewers that’s extraordinarily keen about neighborhood, and there’s a stage artistic expression that each cosplayers and ravers share that you just don’t see anyplace else. I’m excited to carry these two worlds collectively in a reside atmosphere prefer it’s by no means been executed earlier than.” – Pasquale Rotella
PLAY will function basic arcade video games, digital actuality, laser tag, drone racing, and extra. The competition comes from the co-founder Life in Color, Paul Campbell and he was impressed to do that as a result of video video games helped encourage his love EDM.
“Early on it was the jingle from video games like Mario Bros.that all of us fell in love with. Then lots sports activities video games curated full soundtracks with present music, and Grand Theft Auto actually took it to a different stage, permitting you to manage radio stations that includes every type genres whereas driving throughout the town.”
No lineups or places but however it’s coming in 2019 so keep tuned!
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