NASHVILLE |DT: FEBRUARY 16, 2011
FR: ALEXANDRA GREENBERG/JOHN OCHOA
MSO
WOLFGANG GARTNER
LAUNCHES NORTH AMERICAN SPRING TOUR
INCLUDING APPEARANCES AT SXSW AND ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL
As he prepares to release his highly anticipated debut studio album later this spring on Ultra Music, Grammy®-nominated electronic music producer and DJ WOLFGANG GARTNER has announced details for an extensive North American tour. It will launch with a high-profile performance at Ultra Music Festival in Miami, FL, Sunday, March 27, where WOLFGANG returns to the event’s main stage for what’s guaranteed to be one of the most eagerly awaited sets. The remainder of the tour will take WOLFGANG across the U.S., with performances in Los Angeles, New York City, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Chicago and several other major U.S. cities; it will also include numerous Canadian shows in Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal and more. Prior to the tour, WOLFGANG will perform at this year’s SXSW conference Thursday, March 17 at The Phoenix in Austin as part of the Ultra Music Showcase.
One of the world’s fastest rising stars in dance music, WOLFGANG was recently nominated for a Grammy® Award in this year’s ceremony in the "Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical" category for his reworked version of house music producer Andy Caldwell’s “Funk Nasty” featuring Gram'ma Funk (Uno Recordings), marking GARTNER’s first-ever Grammy nomination. He celebrated the nomination with a sold-out show in Los Angeles’ exclusive Roxbury nightclub last weekend, where he performed tunes from his forthcoming album to hundreds of wildly enthusiastic fans. Check out live photo coverage on URB.COM here: http://www.urb.com/photos/album/72157625928457639/.
In other recent news, GARTNER has teamed with will.i.am of Black Eyed Peas fame on a brand new single for the album. Titled “Forever,” the song is currently in treatment for a video that will serve as WOLFGANG’s visual follow-up to his current single “Illmerica.” Directed by Ryan McNamara (A Gentle Man, Stuntditch), the “Illmerica” video captures our country’s torrid 300-year history in clip art style animation, from the American Revolution, the Underground Railroad, the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, Hiroshima and the Gulf War. View the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_rQ6Av0gMY.
In addition, GARTNER has received two nominations in the 26th Annual International Dance Music Awards (IDMA)—happening March 8-11, 2011, in Miami, FL, as part of the Winter Music Conference—including “Best Electro/Tech House Track” for “Animal Rights,” his collaboration with Ultra Music label mate deadmau5, and “Best Break-Through DJ.” Voting ends Friday, February 18th, 2011. View the ballot link here: http://www.wintermusicconference.com/idmaballot/finalballot/.
WOLFGANG GARTNER’s spring North American tour dates are as follows:
| DATE | CITY | VENUE | |
| Thu | 3/17 | Austin, TX | SXSW @ Ultra Music Showcase at The Phoenix |
| Sun | 3/27 | Miami, FL | Ultra Music Festival @ Bicentennial Park |
| Thu | 3/31 | San Diego, CA | House of Blues |
| Fri | 4/1 | Los Angeles, CA | Avalon |
| Sat | 4/2 | Phoenix, AZ | Marquee Theatre |
| Sun | 4/3 | Tuscon, AZ | Rialto Theater |
| Tue | 4/5 | San Luis Obispo, CA | The Graduate |
| Thu | 4/7 | San Francisco, CA | Ruby Skye |
| Fri | 4/8 | Seattle, WA | King Kat Theatre |
| Sat | 4/9 | Vancouver, BC | Commodore |
| Sun | 4/10 | Victoria, BC | Sugar |
| Thu | 4/14 | Winnipeg, MB | Republic |
| Fri | 4/15 | Minneapolis, MN | Karma |
| Sat | 4/16 | Chicago, IL | The Mid |
| Tue | 4/19 | Ann Arbor, MI | Necto |
| Wed | 4/20 | Pittsburgh, PA | Rex Theatre |
| Thu | 4/21 | Toronto, ON | Ricoh Coliseum |
| Fri | 4/22 | Buffalo, NY | Pure |
| Sat | 4/23 | Montreal, QC | Club Soda |
| Sun | 4/24 | Quebec City, QC | Mega Complex Opera |
| Mon | 4/25 | Boston, MA | Middle East |
| Wed | 4/27 | Baltimore, MD | Bourbon St |
| Thu | 4/28 | New York, NY | Irving Plaza |
| Fri | 4/29 | Philadelphia, PA | Starlight Room |
| Sat | 4/30 | Washington DC | Glow @ Fur |
| Mon | 5/2 | Richmond, VA | Canal Club |
| Wed | 5/4 | Nashville, TN | Limelight |
| Thu | 5/5 | Knoxville, TN | Valarium |
| Fri | 5/6 | Atlanta, GA | Quad |
| Sat | 5/7 | New Orleans, LA | CAC Warehouse |
| Sun | 5/8 | San Antonio, TX | Bar Rio |
| Wed | 5/11 | St Louis, MO | Club Europe |
| Thu | 5/12 | Kansas City, MO | Conspiracy Room |
| Fri | 5/13 | Denver, CO | Ogden Theater |
| Sat | 5/14 | Salt Lake City, UT | The Complex |
For more information, please visit:
www.wolfganggartner.com
www.myspace.com/djwolfganggartner
www.msopr.com/?q=node/5824
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For more information on WOLFGANG GARTNER, contact:
MSO 818-380-0400
Alexandra Greenberg x223, agreenberg@msopr.com
John Ochoa (Tour) x230, jochoa@msopr.com
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