LifeDance Sinulog 2014

As promised on my previous post, I will be sharing with you the series of events that I will be attending and it would be a great pleasure to share these events with you guys! So, let's start with the first one.

The Queen City of the South and the nearby Islands in the Visayas region experienced horrendous natural calamities for the past few months and even though the news are gone and people are starting to recover, no one can erase the horrifying experience in Visayas. Tragic, yes...but it is about time for Visayas to stand up and keep moving forward. This is the objective of LifeDance Sinulog 2014!

LifeDance Sinulog 2014 - Transcend Through Time

To celebrate resiliency and the renaissance of the Visayas region, LifeDance is very proud to share with everyone the BIGGEST stage established in Cebu (so far), better sound quality and light show, awesome guest lounge, more and improved portalets and, the most important part, is to impart fairly what we can --proceeds will be given to Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc (RAFI) to budget shelter and primary needs to survive for those who were greatly damaged by the recent earthquake and super typhoon, Yolanda.

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Revel in the grand Mardi Gras with another legendary LifeDance experience. Presented by VIBER, “Connect freely” and co presented by HUAWEI/Globe Postpaid the most anticipated installment of the LifeDance parties, will be held on Friday, January 17, 2014 at the Cebu Boardwalk, FF Cruz North Reclamation Area, Mandaue City, Cebu. The event will showcase a bevy of international DJs featuring Chris Lake, StarKiller, Bobina, Werwolvz, Jimmy Carris, Lloyd Popp, and Rock Asley and will also feature Cebu’s finest DJs Patrick Rizzari, Steve Chadi, Polky Yu, Cathy Rock, Cris Nelson, Benny Rock, Joachim Giacobee, Gil Quirino and Christian Cuizon.

Enthuse your spirits and exceed your wildest expectations with Cebu’s very own DJs kicking off the party grind. Delve to the intoxicating beats and evocative vocal and instrumental trance of then main acts DJ MAG Top 100 DJ's #47 DJ Bobina, a Moscow based DJ who has spent five years as one of the 100 biggest DJs in the world headlining Russia’s electronic dance breakout. Bobina, is heavily supported by none-the-less Armin Van Buuren. Get lost with the eclectic sounds of US talent StarKillers, who gave us the hit like "Pressure" and "Let The Love" to name a few. With his fierce energy and cutting edge dance music. Hype the evening and indulge in the deeper throngs of electronic music with main man DJ Chris Lake. The man behind the hits like Helium, Boneless in collaboration with Steve Aoki and Tujamo and Burnin’. The English producer and DJ who is known as the ‘champion of creative freedom’ have captured the attention of audiences around the world and great performances at acclaimed music festivals such as Ultra in Miami now goes around the globe, Alive in Ohio and Sunrise in Somerset, England. All international line-up spins at 10 O’clock in the evening.

LifeDance, the Philippines’ biggest world-class outdoor dance party, is proudly endorsed by the Department of Tourism, Its’ more fun in the Philippines. Tickets are priced at Php 750 for General admission and Php 1,500 for VIP and sold at Island Souvenirs in Ayala Center Cebu, SM City Cebu, Raintree mall, Island Pasalubong at Arch. Reyes and Marina Mall, Moon Café branches in Ayala Terraces, SM, IT Park, Park Mall, Fudge, Harolds Hotel, Chowabongga in I.T Park and One Mango Place, Dong Juan in One Mango Place and Park Mall, Travel Lab Agency (Boulevard Strip, Capitol Site Cebu City) and Ayala Concierge. Visit www.lifedancecebu.com or follow www.facebook.com/LifeDanceOfficial for real-time updates and a complete listing of accredited ticket outlets and sellers. The event is also brought to you by StarWorld|Fox Channel, MOET Hennesy, MyTV My Channel, Sunstar Cebu, Zee Lifestyle, Y101FM Cebu and BigSeed PR and Events. Special thanks to Ayala Center Cebu and The Walk IT Park. Share your LifeDance experience by using the hashtags: #Lifedancecebu #ItsMoreFunInThePhilippines on your online post.


INTERNATIONAL ACTS:

Chris Lake - http://chris-lake.com/

Chris Lake at LifeDance Sinulog 2014

'Helium' by Chris Lake featuring Jareth is out now at iTunes: http://smarturl.it/Helium Over the past six years, English producer and DJ Chris Lake has traveled the globe indulging his audience in the deeper throngs of electronic music. With crossover hits such as ‘Changes’, ‘La Tromba’, ‘Only One’, ‘Sundown’ and ‘If You Knew’ as well as presence in the darker and deeper side of electronic music, Chris has become known as a ‘champion of creative freedom’.

Signed to a worldwide deal with NY-based imprint Ultra Records, his most recent releases include ‘Black Thong’, (a collaboration with producer Michael Woods), and other single ‘Ohh Shhh.’ A career which is split in two with a major focus for Chris as the head honcho for his label, Rising Music.

Rising has become an avenue to grow and support young and talented artists, and Lake has proved his A&R skills by signing talents such as Nom de Strip and TJR.

Chris plans on spending 2013 continuing to tour the world, as well as releasing new music as a producer and supporting the acts on his imprint Rising Music.

Check out Chris Lake's Social Media Account:
http://twitter.com/chrislake
http://soundcloud.com/chrislake
http://youtube.com/chrislakeofficial
http://instagram.com/chrislake


STARKILLERS

STARKILLERS at LifeDance Sinulog 2014 (Photo credit: http://instagram.com/iamstarkillers)

As the USA’s dance music scene continues to come of age on a widespread scale and different styles proliferate and evolve, new talents are coming thick and fast. Only a few have the staying power to go the distance, however.

Formerly known as Nick Terranova, U.S talent Starkillers has been cutting a swathe through the bolshier end of the global house music scene with his tough-edged, eclectic sound. Blending big hooks and riffs, soaring vocals, thumping beats and mind-bending effects trickery, his sound is the perfect blend of high-octane, fierce energy and accessible appeal. It’s truly at home amidst the contemporary sound of cutting-edge dance music.

Check out STARKILLERS' Social Media Account:
http://twitter.com/Starkillers

http://www.facebook.com/starkillersmusic
http://instagram.com/iamstarkillers
http://soundcloud.com/starkillers


BOBINA - http://www.bobina.info/

BOBINA at LifeDance Sinulog 2014 

The Producer: Taking the name from the Russian word for a reel-to-reel tape, Bobina sprang to life in Moscow in 2003. Moving the act swiftly towards its first album, he released his freshman long-player, ‘Catchy’ in 2004. Bobina’s sound spread wildfire-like across his home country, turning ‘Catchy’ into the country’s first #1 electronic dance album. ‘Lazy World’, the first single taken from it was signed to the DeepBlue label in the UK and marked the first international step in Bobina’s career. In 2005 Dmitry followed this up with the vocal anthem ‘September Rain’ under the moniker Zenon. With A-list DJs Ferry Corsten, Paul van Dyk, and Paul Oakenfold wasting little time in picking up on the track, it was signed to the NewState/Maelstrom music group for a UK release. This deal ultimately paved the way for Dmitry to sign Bobina to the highly respected imprint. His 2006 follow-up album ‘Beautiful Friend’ posted week-1 sales in Russia of over 10,000 units and the video for the single of ‘Beautiful Friend’ made the Russian and the UK’s MTV network hotlists. After taking time out to begin establishing himself as a remixer (see below), in mid-2007 Bobina pushed forward with production on his third album, ‘Again’. ‘Lighthouse’, the first single taken from it enjoyed heavy airplay across Europe and earned Bobina the ‘Most Rotated Artist’ accolade at 2007’s RDMA’s (Russian Dance Music Awards). ‘Slow’ - an electro-trance cover of the Kylie Minogue hit - followed it in April 2008 and set the scene for the release of ‘Again’ the following month. Selling over 40,000 units in the first 3 months of release, it became Russia’s best & fastest selling electronic dance album to date. It has gone on to spawn the singles ‘Invisible Touch’, ‘Time & Tide’, ‘Lighthouse’ & ‘Honestly’. In September of 2009 the album for followed by ‘Again Remixed’. Featuring reworks of all the album’s tracks, it prompted DJ/producers like Ferry Corsten, Gareth Emery,Sean Tyas & First State to contribute reworks. In November both ‘Again’ and ‘Again Remixed’ were re-packaged to form a 2xCD set ‘Again – The Special Edition’ for the UK’s Maelstrom Records label. This made Bobina the first Russian electronic music artist to release an album outside their home country. Most recently with ‘Rocket Ride’ - his fourth studio album - Bobina commemorated the 50thanniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s first manned space expedition. In July 2011 the album took flight and saw Bobina dominate both radio waves and club floors with the singles ‘Angel of the North' and ‘You Belong To Me'.

Check out BOBINA's Social Media Account:
http://twitter.com/Bobina
http://www.facebook.com/bobina
http://www.youtube.com/bobinamusic
http://soundcloud.com/bobina


A huge thank you to the sponsors for this event. See you all at LifeDance Sinulog 2014!

VIBER - Connect Freely
HUAWEI/GLOBE POSTPAID
MOET HENNESY