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Music diplomacy in action: V-ROX at the international festival in Israel
At the end of November the organising committee of V-ROX went to Israel to take part in International Music Showcase Festival in Jerusalem and Tel-Aviv, spending 8 days with the best bands of the country.
The Festival in Israel is a platform for the representatives of the music industry from all over the world, where they can get to know Israeli culture better and get closely acquainted with different music genres of this country — from jazz to indie and rock. This year’s guests included music managers, producers, agents, record label owners and partners from India, China, South Africa, the USA, Russia, and European countries.
V-ROX organising committee was blown away by the amazing hospitality of the Israeli colleagues, the scale of the ancient cities, exquisiteness of the Israeli cuisine and diversity of the local music. There were many great bands who took part such as: Tiny Fingers, Shtuby, Buttering Trio, Cut Out Club, Beta Zinq.
V-ROX VS Vilnius Music Week — new meetings
The V-ROX festival organising committee has spent the past weekend in the capital of Lithuania, where the 4th international music festival Vilnius Music Week took place. More than 200 performing artists and music industry experts from Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Poland, Ukraine, Belarus, Russia and Belgium took part in this event. Evening concerts of Vilnius Music Week were held in clubs such as Liverpool Indie/Rock Bar, LOFTAS and Vienuolio Pub. The daytime program of Vilnius Music Week also included a professionals-only conference. The TV version of the festival was filmed by LRT channel in the pavilion, where Lithuanian Eurovision usually has its selective concerts.
Lauras Luchyunas, head of the Vilnius Music Week said: “I am very happy that festival happened this way: small and cozy, and it also gathered the real professionals and music fans together. This is the first time we had Vilnius Music Week also as a TV project, which will help young musicians to be seen by a bigger number of people not only in Lithuania, but in other countries as well.”
V-ROX festival was happy to be one of the partners of Vilnius Music Week and is ready to offer its stage in 2016 to those willing to break through to Asia.
V-ROX 2015 Festival program is now available
The third International Music Festival V-ROX will be held on August 28-30 in Vladivostok at the Sports Embankment. There is a detailed program of events on the website. Daily concerts, lectures and discussions are admission free.
More than 300 bands, musicians, DJs and music industry representatives from different countries will come to V-ROX. This year headliners are Love Psychedelico (Japan), YB and Rock-N-Roll Radio (South Korea), Second Hand Rose (China), Echotape (United Kingdom), Hanni El Khatib (USA), Suboi (Vietnam), On- The-Go (Russia). At the same time with the festival “MuzEnergoTur” is finishing it’s touring, its musicians will perform at one of the festival stages.
See full V-ROX participants list
V-ROX (“Vladivostok Rock”) is a big city music festival and an international contemporary music industry and cultural management conference. During three days Sports Embankment in Vladivostok will host concerts, lectures and discussions. The main venues of the festival are the main scenes “Star” and “SeaShell” (opposite the city aquarium) and the stage “Amphitheatre” (near the fountain at Sports embankment). Live concerts and dj-sets will also take place at “Mumiy Troll Music Bar”, “Druzhba” bar, Salon, Paulaner restaurant, Street Bar, “Chkalov” bar and DUB bar.
An important part of Vladivostok Rocks is the series of lectures and discussions. This year it will take place in Paulaner restaurant on August 25-30. Producer of Kubana festival Ilya Ostrovsky, former ambassador of Singapore to Russia Michael Tay, founder of stream service from Australia Claes Lohberg, as well as directors of the largest festivals in the world, music promoters and other industry professionals are among the speakers.
You are welcome to V-ROX 2015!
V-ROX Festival will be held at the Sports quay
The third V-ROX Festival (“Rock of Vladivostok”) will be held in the capital of Primorye on August 28-30th. This is a great urban creative music festival and an international conference on music industry and modern cultural management.
There are more than 300 bands, musicians, DJs and music industry representatives from different countries among the participants of the V-ROX 2015. The list of headliners this year includes Love Psychedelico (Japan), YB and Rock-N-Roll Radio (South Korea), Second Hand Rose (China), Hanni El Khatib (USA), Suboi (Vietnam), On-The-Go (Russia ).
Ilya Lagutenko: “The good news about the V-ROX is spreading around planet! This year we were able to expand the geography of participants to 14 countries. Vladivostok becomes a real platform for creative interaction of modern Asia and Europe by right.”
Selection
For young Russian artists and producers in all areas V-ROX is a unique opportunity to present their creations and projects not only to the audience but also to the leading international professionals.
To perform in Vladivostok, the musicians take part in the selection at “MTV Russia”, “Nashe Radio” and “Mummy Troll Music Bar Moscow.” The names of the finalists will be announced in August: “The Battle 2.0.” at “NASHE radio” has already begun, the results will be announced on August 24th; election at “MTV Russia” will start on July 29 and the results will be published on August 15th; election at “Mumiy Troll Music Bar Moscow ” is held on their stage in July, and voting will be held from 1st to 10th August.
August 27th all the finalists of election will go Vladivostok to play on the shore of the Sea of Japan for the tens of thousands of spectators.
GEOGRAPHY
V-ROX concerts capture Sports Quay and historic center of Vladivostok. All day at several venues, in bars and restaurants the music of the festival will be heard. It will be a new discovery for residents and visitors alike. It will become possible to have “a musical promenade” starting from “Mumiy Troll Vladivostok Music Bar” to Fish Market at Sports Quay where the two main stages will be constructed.
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
Lectures and discussions of the festival are integral part of the “Rock of Vladivostok”. They will be held on the summer terrace of «Paulaner Bräuhaus Vladivostok». It is a great opporunity to communicate directly with the promoters of international festivals and creative industry professionals, registration is needed. Lectures will be held in partnership with the City educational project “LUCH-5.”
MARKET
Besides music there will be Creativespot themed market with products of creative people and companies of Vladivostok. Spectators will pe offered souvenirs, merchandising of groups participating in the festival and various marine style jewellery and accessories. A food court with tasty and healthy food and drinks will be arganized near the quay.
CINEMA
For the first time, there will be a special movie program “V-ROX Cinema”. From 27th to 30th August “Ussuri” cinema will screen 13 Japanese films, including “anime” genre. The program includes: iconic films such as “The wind grows stronger” by Hayao Miyazaki and “Evangelion” by Hideaki Anno, films series “Naruto: Path of Ninja” and “Bloody prison” (first time on the big screen in Russia), as well as the premiere of the new Japanese blockbuster “Attack of the Titans. Cruel world”. Anime Ambassador in Russia Ilya Lagutenko will have a Q&A session on the topic “Save the anime!” on August 27th. The showcase program «V-ROX Cinema» is supported by the distribution company ALL MEDIA and promotional group WHAT THE FILM.
ART
During the festival, August 28-30, creative group “33+1” will give family drawing lessons at the amphitheater at Sports Quay. It is not necessary to be able to draw to take part in them, the main requirements are desire to learn, a drawing pad and a couple of pencils. Artists of “33+1” group will give a simple and comprehensible lesson on street art. The sketches by the best artists will be used to create a graffiti on one of the walls in Vladivostok.
CONCERTS in Nakhodka
On August 22nd “Rock Vladivostok” team will come to the city of Nakhodka, expanding the festival’s geography. Echotape (UK), Rock-N-Roll Radio (South Korea), “SvoboDA», Brave Men Run and “Mumiy Troll” will perform for residents of the second largest city of Primorye.
PARTNERS
V-ROX 2015 is supported by: the administration of Vladivostok, “Rostelecom”, the US Consulate General in Vladivostok, VVO Project, a touring festival “Muzenergotur”, Guvera music application and an English language center “English To Go”.
MEDIA PARTNERS
TV channel “MTV Russia”, “NASHE RADIO”, “Soundtrack MK”, “Afisha” magazine, The Village, a news website in Vladivostok VL.RU, Radio VBC, 8 channel (Vladivostok), TYSA TV, “OFF” magazine, “Dorogoe Udovolstvie” magazine, “Welcome” magazine.
V-ROX announces participants of the festival: Love Psychedelico (Japan) first time in Russia
Organizing Committee of V-ROX 2015 starts to announce the participants of the festival, who will perform in Vladivostok on August 28-30th. One of the most famous Japanese bands «Love Psychedelico» will come to Vladivostok for the first time. In Japan fans sweetly call them Delico. Through 15 years of playing the musicians proved their cult status not only at home in Japan but also in Hong Kong, Taiwan and other Asian countries, and the United States.
Love Psychedelico was formed in 1997 by a singer Kumi and a guitarist Naoki, when they were studying at the University of Tokyo. Their first album «The Greatest Hits» (2001) has sold over two million copies. This hard-working Japanese managed to create an original sound world, combining late 60s rock stlyle and modern digital sound. Love Psychedelico themselves say that The Beatles and Led Zeppelin influenced them a lot. However, Kumi’s outstanding performance style, the lyrics with mixture of Japanese and English, unforgettable guitar riffs – all made Delico one of the most unique and global Japanese bands. Vladivostok will see and hear them first and only in Russia in August 2015 at V-ROX!
Ilya Lagutenko: «We are grateful to the group for the decision to end their anniversary tour “15” in Vladivostok. We all thought it was a good opportunity to open a new page in the history of relations between talented and popular Japanese musicians and their Russian neighbors audience. I will entrust you one big secret: the group will arrive in Vladivostok with a legendary drummer and singer Yukihiro Takahashi, who founded Yellow Magic Orchestra with Ruichi Sakamoto in the 70s. The band considered a pioneer of techno music, along with Kraftwerk. This unique Yukihiro’s approach to mixing live and electronic instruments still has not been surpassed. He influenced European electro-wave in ’80s, including bands like Depeche Mode, Ultravox, Art of Noise, and many others. I can imagine how many fans across Russia go green with envy about fans in the Far East, who will finally see and hear the real legend of the contemporary music world.»
Love Psychedelico (Japan) 28-30th August at V-ROX 2015!
V-ROX 2015 — applications and rules of participation
V-ROX is now accepting applications for V-ROX 2015! You can submit your applications for participation in the third international music festival that will take place on August 28-30, 2015 in Vladivostok, Far East Russia. Applications will be accepted until June 1, 2015.
Besides festival organizers, the expert jury of the festival will include important media partners of V-ROX 2015, — representatives of TV channel “MTV Russia” and the leading rock radio station “Nashe Radio”. The final line-up of the festival will be announced in mid-July 2015!
Ilya Lagutenko, curator of the festival: “Due to the unstable economic situation, we will not be able to provide all musicians with transportation to Vladivostok and accommodations this year. If the band is able to self-fund these aspects, then it is necessary to specify it in the application. Such applications will be a priority for the jury.”
V-ROX will provide an opportunity to perform at one (or more) of the festival venues/open-stages in Vladivostok, as well as participation at all festival activities. Also it will include help to receive visas, advise on logistics and help to acquire all possible discounts on accommodation during the festival. All other details will be provided in individual contracts for all participants selected by the festival committee.
Please follow V-ROX on social media and website to stay up to date on further announcements.
V-ROX festival was launched two years ago as a large, urban music creative-festival and international conference in the field of music industry and contemporary cultural management. This is a unique opportunity for young artists and producers from all directions of the industry to present their creations and projects not only to the audience but also to the leading international professionals. V-ROX is a hybrid of open-air performances, club concerts, business conferences and creative laboratory. V-ROX 2015 will take place in Vladivostok on August 28-30th! WE V-ROX YOU!
These Reigning Days released video about V-ROX 2014
These Reigning Days (UK) are one of the best of the new breed of rock bands to emerge in 2014. Their striking live sound has been honed across 2 years of solid touring in Europe and the US. They have played to packed stadiums and on festival stages in front of hundreds of thousands and their singles have topped the charts in Europe.
Their debut album “Opera of Love” is released this September at the same time as the epic single of the same name. These Reigning Days music is often described as anthemic, epic stadium rock. It fuses layers of strong but understated guitar lines with a twisting, indie-pop synth sound that quietly drives the compositions.
