WEST BEACH MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL ANNOUNCE DETAILS FOR ‘OASIS’ ELECTRONIC VILLAGE AND ‘SAND BOX’ KIDS AREA

As anticipation rises for the second annual WEST BEACH MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL–set for Friday, September 12, Saturday, September 13 and Sunday, September 14 in Santa Barbara, CA–presenters Twiin Productions, in association with Jacalyn Kane Productions, have announced the addition of two new elements to the event: OASIS, the electronica village, and the ‘Sand Box,’ a special area geared towards kid-friendly music and activities.  These two elements supplement the event’s all-star music line-up that includes Ziggy Marley, Jason Mraz, Natasha Bedingfield, George Clinton & Parliament/Funkadelic with special guest Lili Haydn and Big Head Todd & The Monsters.

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

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