The MidPoint music industry conference and trade show will be at the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. The MidPoint Music Festival concerts will be at clubs in the Main Street Entertainment District in downtown Cincinnati.
(PRWEB) July 1, 2005 -- MidPoint Music Festival and Cincinnatis world-renowned Contemporary Arts Center have joined forces to rock Cincinnati. From September 21-24, MidPoint is expecting more than 50,000 people for three nights of concerts and its industry conference. This year the music industry conference and trade show will be at the Contemporary Arts Center.
MidPoint Co-Founder Bill Donabedian says this partnership with the CAC will create a music festival like none other in the country. "We're excited to hold the conference and trade show in such a great space," he says. The building is so cool. It's going to add to the whole MPMF experience, especially for out-of-town guests."
"The CAC is very pleased to work with such an exciting music festival," says Matt Distel, associate curator for the CAC. "We are particularly thrilled to be able to highlight the overlap of contemporary music and contemporary art."
Additionally, music-related exhibitions will open the CAC season, one of which explores Cincinnati's rich history of Soul and R&B music.
Cincinnati: Where Rock-n-Roll Was Conceived
Esquire Magazine (April 2004) ranked Cincinnati number 7 for Cities That Rock". Cincinnati has a long, proud, diverse musical heritage: from the 1950s when Cincinnati's King Records gave birth to the soul and funk music of Rock and Roll Hall of Famers James Brown and Bootsy Collins, to the 80s synthesized dance R&B of Midnight Star, through the 90s when Adrian Belew and The Bears, Afghan Whigs, and Ass Ponys pioneered the "Alternative" sound. Today newer bands like Moth and breakout hip hop star J. Grams ("Big Spender") continue to make waves from their home base in Cincinnati.
MidPoint Music Festival: The Midwests Biggest & Best Independent Music Festival
Since its inception in 2002, Midpoint Music Festivals attendance has grown steadily each year, and nearly doubled between 2003 and 2004. MidPoint 2005 will present 250 bands and solo artists to an expected 50,000+ music fans.
Midpoint Attendance figures:
2002: 10,000
2003: 25,000
2004: 40,000
2005: 50,000 + expected
Past Midpoint Music Festival industry conference keynotes include Art Alexakis (of Everclear) and Pat Dinizio (the Smithereens). The industry conference will continue to offer musicians the opportunity to get one-on-one advice from producers, managers and entertainment lawyers. Previous panelists include producer Ken Lewis, who has worked with hip hop artists ranging from Judakiss and Jay Z to the Beastie Boys, and Todd Sullivan, who manages Weezer.
About the Contemporary Arts Center
Founded in 1939 as the Modern Art Society by three visionary women in Cincinnati, the Contemporary Arts Center was one of the first institutions in the U.S. dedicated to exhibiting the art of our time. In May 2003, the Center relocated to its first freestanding home, the Lois & Richard Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art, designed by Pritzker Prize winning architect Zaha Hadid.
Throughout its distinguished 64-year history, the Center has earned a reputation for stimulating thought and introducing new ideas by presenting the work of diverse artists from around the world, including hundreds of now-famous artists such as Laurie Anderson, Jasper Johns, Louise Nevelson, Nam June Paik, I.M. Pei, Robert Rauschenberg, Kara Walker and Andy Warhol.
The CAC focuses on new developments in painting, sculpture, photography, architecture, performance art and new media, presenting 8 to 12 exhibitions and 20 to 40 performances annually. Occupying the entire sixth floor of the new Lois & Richard Rosenthal Center, the Sara M. & Patricia A. Vance Education Center: The UnMuseum ffers children and families opportunities to experience the art of our time, including hands-on projects, school tours, after-school clubs, family days and other programs serving young people.
For more information on the MidPoint Music Festival, visit www.mpmf.com or contact: Sarah Hawkins at 513-509-0772.
For more information about the CAC visit www.contemporaryartscenter.org or contact: Katie Taft (513) 345-8415.
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