AUGUST 28, 2008
FR: ALEXANDRA GREENBERG/BARI LIEBERMAN
MSO
WEST BEACH MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL
IN SANTA BARBARA, CA SEPTEMBER 12 – 14
FEATURING ZIGGY MARLEY, JASON MRAZ AND NATASHA BEDINGFIELD
ANNOUNCE DETAILS FOR ‘OASIS’ ELECTRONIC VILLAGE
AND ‘SAND BOX’ KIDS AREA
The OASIS, a lush tropical inspired-area surrounded by 60 palm trees located in the heart of the festival, will feature performances by more than 10 DJs and bands in the electronic genre. Here, the Global Noize All-Stars–the multi-culti brainchild of Jason Miles and DJ Logic along with their cross cultural jam band comprised of forward thinking musicians from varying corners of the globe–will perform at the OASIS along with other talents DJ Shift, Squeak E. Clean, DJ Quasar, M80 aka Matty Matt, DJ Erik Lohr, DJ Gavin Roy, Calvin Riley, DJ Wasabi, J$ and DJ Sean Ray over the three days.
In addition, West Beach has teamed up with Tor Hyams and his company HyLo Entertainment–a specialized group that has put on other successful family event areas at festivals such as Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits–to create the “Sand Box.” Here plenty of child-friendly music will be featured including the blues/rock band Jambo, pop/roots rock band Egg and students from the School of Rock. In addition to his evening headlining main stage slot on Saturday, September 13, Ziggy Marley will perform at the “Sand Box” kids stage earlier in the day, for an acoustic up-close performance. Lili Haydn, who appears with George Clinton on Sunday, September 14, will appear at the ‘Sand Box’ on Sunday, September 14.
The fun doesn’t stop at the bands and musical acts, as there are also activities that the kids will love such as the School of Rock Jam Tent where a kid can play and touch all the instruments that a rock band uses. There are many other activities for the kids including a hooping workshop where kids will be taught cool hooping moves to impress their friends with, a soul-fulfilling drum circle and so much more in the hope of inspiring a life-long interest in music.
The WEST BEACH MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL–sponsored by Fidelity Investments, The Santa Barbara Independent, SB Parent.com, and many more–is one of the only U.S. festivals that takes place right on the beach. Located seaside just west of Stearn's Wharf, the all-ages festival each day will feature four stages of non-stop rock, reggae and jam bands, arts and crafts vendors and activities oriented toward children. Three-day passes are now available for $115. Single day tickets are also available for $35 to $55. Tickets available at www.westbeachfestival.com.
For more information about the festival, please visit www.westbeachfestival.com
Artist bios and high res photos available at www.westbeachfestival.com/press
For more information on the WEST BEACH MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL, contact:
MSO 818-380-0400
Alexandra Greenberg x223, agreenberg@msopr.com
Bari Lieberman x222, blieberman@msopr.com
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WEST BEACH MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL IN SANTA BARBARA, CA SEPTEMBER 12 – 14 FEATURING ZIGGY MARLEY, JASON MRAZ AND NATASHA BEDINGFIELD ANNOUNCE DETAILS FOR ‘OASIS’ ELECTRONIC VILLAGE AND ‘SAND BOX’ KIDS AREA