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2002 NEWSLETTER…
GREETINGS…TO
ALL THE DANCE FAITHFULS
2001
COOLWORLD RECAP
We hope everyone is enjoying the New Year as 2001 was filled
with a lots of emotion and lots of musical memories that kept
us dancing, uniting and showing a huge amount of American
Patriotism as the Sept. 11th tragedy left us devastated, but
also brought us together in spirit and support that will be
with us forever. Here is a quick recap of some of Coolworld's
events and memories of 2001. Ultra 3 moved from the Beach
to beautiful Bay-front Park and got full support from the
City of Miami bringing together over 20,000. Spring 2001 went
on tour hitting 3 cities (Las Vegas, SF, Seattle). Spring
was on its way to be the biggest dance & music festival
to ever hit the city of Vegas until it ended early to DJ Rap
giving her usual stellar performance. Coolworld's first National
tour, The Coolworld Club experience tour, hit 21 Cities across
the Country. Cyberfest SF saw Coolworld return to the Cow
Palace for a sold-out show which turned away over 10,000 and
was quoted as the Best Dance & music festival of the year
with amazing sets by Crystal Method, DJ Skribble, DJ Bizz,
D-Fuse, Keoki, Planet B, Kevens and others.
Cyberfest-Texas, Coolworld's first event in the big State
was expected to draw close to 30,000 with an all-star line-up
which featured Crystal Method, Madison Avenue, De La Soul,
Biz Markie, DJ Skribble, Darude, Planet B, Kevens, Aprhodite
and over 100 others. The Texas event never saw its true form
as it was hindered by the County.
Coolworld's
10th annual Planet New Year rocked the Cow Palace in SF with
an amazing mid-night New Years Eve countdown ceremony, complete
with indoor fireworks, that left the 10,000+ thrill-seekers
cheering into the New Year with an incredible performance
by Christopher Lawrence and Mars & Mystere. Kevens had
the honors of doing the countdown with his spiritually unifying
tribal set. Planet B also ripped the stage with a heavy electronic
rock live set that had those that had a copy of either of
the Cyberfest CD compilations singing along to there track's
featured on both sets.
2001 was
a great year, but had its share of ups and downs... Coolworld
has always stayed true to the music and the movement and we
want to thank all of you out there that have supported us,
the music and have been a part of the events…Get ready
as we have a lot of surprises planned for 2002 and it's going
to be a great year…we look forward to seeing all of you
soon! Here is what we've already experienced and what you
can expect for the rest of the year…
SPRING
2002
ULTRA 4- MIAMI BEACH
2002 is gearing up to be a great year in dance and music.
The 4th annual Ultra festival in Miami was an amazing success
with 30,000 industry elite and dance/ music lovers uniting
for a Hot day and night under the sun with stellar performances
by Crystal Method, Paul Van Dyk, Carl Cox, Paul Oakenfold,
Deepdish, Planet B, Christopher Lawrence, Bad Boy Bill, Kevens
and so many others including a special guest appearance by
Gorillaz front man Del The Funky Homosapien. The Ultra stage
was top notch with a 60 foot LED video wall that was from
another Planet, all you could do was stare into its infinite
colors for hours and be mesmerized by the magnitude of the
insane video stimulation courtesy of no other then OVT visuals
and one of America's best video artists, Vello Virkhas. Hats
off to Vello for an unbelievable video show…watching
Vello's visuals during Paul Van Dyk's flawless set was something
that will go down in festival history as one of the most amazing
moments ever.
The Club
Space stage was Non-stop adrenalin as every set from Deepdish
to Tall Paul kept us dancing for 12 hours straight. One of
the biggest highlights was the Contagious drum & Bass
tent which boasted the biggest D & B/ Jungle line-up to
ever hit the USA shores. All we could say was wow! as we watched
amazing set after set. Goldie kicked us into high gear and
Roni Size left us wanting more…Andy C, Bad Company, Krust,
Ed Rush should we say more as the list went on and on! DJ
Marky from Brazil is no doubt one of the best Jungle DJ's
to ever hit the decks and Diesel Boy who never misses a beat
is crowned once and for all the best D & B DJ in America.
Let's also not forget about the queen of jungle, the sexy
DJ Rap, who left the tables steaming after her amazing tag-team
set that left the entire crowd of 5000+ in a musical frenzy.
The Coolworld
Revolution stage was the only stage which featured live bands
and pressed the envelope of diversity with several different
musical styles and performance artists offering something
different for those that wanted to stimulate there musical
curiosities. The stage had an amazing view of the Miami Bay
and kicked into high gear with a memorable set by Florida's
live house group Prophecy. Perry Farrel, aka DJ Peretz the
lead singer for Jane's Addiction, took the prize for best
entrance as he and his entourage entered the site by boat,
docking right by the Coolworld stage and just in time for
his 3pm DJ set. He took to the decks immediately and you could
hear shouts from the crowd yelling go Perry go!
Live band
Kosheen, who's energetic D & B set was definitely worth
watching played to a wall to wall crowd that wanted to catch
a peek at what made this group one of the hottest new D &
B acts winning best new album of the year at Dancestar. Surprise
sets came from a live performance by Planet B, a new group
with a new sound that took the stage with sheer confidence
and energy complete with Pyro, theatrics and more ...its too
bad that they went on the same time as Oakenfold as they were
quite good and something different from the norm and more
people should have caught them...I'm sure we'll here a lot
from Planet B in the future. Another group that really rocked
the stage was Kevens and his live D & B set. This is one
act that needs know introduction to Florida as he is pure
magnetic energy with a positive spin that took us on a spiritual
journey to the next level. Other solid performances came from
Chris Lawrence & Bad Boy Bill who always know how to keep
the crowd going. Every arena was on fire and overall this
was by far the best Ultra to date. For those of you that were
there you know that no words could describe the energy and
the excitement that was this years Ultra…can't wait till
next year!!
SUMMER
2002
CYBERFEST FESTIVAL SERIES 2002
For those of you that have been waiting patiently, wait no
more as plans are now being put into place for the 10th annual
Cyberfest festival series. This year Coolworld plans to go
all out as last years Sept. 11th tragedy pushed back lots
of plans for Cyberfest and Coolworld wasn't able to bring
this amazing festival to the national masses as planned. This
year things are going to get HOT as Cyberfest will take place
on August 24thth in SF at a spectacular indoor/outdoor site
that will see thousands of us come together for an amazing
day and night of music which will feature over 60 all-star
acts and DJ's from around the Planet. The new site is perfect
and Coolworld is very excited about this years event which
promises to feature 5 entertainment arenas, fun-zone, extreme
sports and tons of attractions. Complete location info for
the SF date will be available soon and Line-up is being finalized
now and will be released on July 1st so you'll just have to
wait in anticipation!!. You can expect an amazing line-up
that will be sure to be diverse and have something for everyone's
musical desires. Tickets will go on-sale June 20th and this
year's event will sell-out in advance like last year! Cyberfest
will also make its way back to the East coast to the beautiful
City of Miami Beach in November. Make sure to always check
back to your guide to the digital revolution @ www.coolworld.com
for all the juicy details for this year's Cyberfest.
COOLWORLD
EXPERIENCE
This is going to be something that you're just going to have
to wait until the juicy details are announced…We promise
you won't be disappointed as this project has been a lifetime
in the making and will be something to look forward to towards
the years end…
COOLWORLD
HALLOWEEN MASSIVE
This year Coolworld will be planning at least one and possibly
2 Halloween events around the Country. Details are still being
thought out, but at least one of these events will be a little
more intimate and the tentative SF date, plans to accommodate
no more then 5000…so once plans are announced this is
one you want to move really quickly on as expect the SF date
to sell-out very fast. More details to follow so stay connected.
CYBERFEST-MIAMI
Cyberfest will also returns this year to the tropical City
of Miami, Florida in November. Coolworld is anticipating a
lot of good things from this year's Cyberfest in Miami and
promises to impress. The Miami faith-fuls and those diehards
from the Southeast and New York areas that make the trip for
this year's Cyberfest will not be disappointed as they can
expect an amazing line-up and lots of pure adrenalin pumping
fun. Remember to always check back to your guide to the digital
revolution www.coolworld.com for all the juicy details for
this year's Cyberfest.
PLANET
NEW YEAR 2003
This year's premiere New Years Eve celebration will take place
in SF and possibly in Miami simultaneously. We will have complete
details on the New Years festival sometime in August, so be
patient as it will be worth the wait…we will also have
all the pictures and video footage from all the fun excitement
of last years event at the Cow Palace online soon so stay
tuned.
SPRING
2003
COOLWORLD REVOLUTION TOUR
Coolworld will be launching a new tour this fall that plans
to hit 10-15 cities around the Country. More info will be
released soon about this tour so stay tuned…
COOLWORLD MUSIC
Coolworld Music will be releasing several new musical projects
this year, including the Cyberfest compilation volume 3 CD
that will be hitting stores in the fall and will have amazing
tracks from the best talent around the Globe and those featured
at the Cyberfest festivals.
CYBERFEST
THE FULL LENGTH MOVIE
We will also be releasing soon on DVD the complete Cyberfest
documentary feature that will take you on a ride through the
making of America's premiere dance and music festival as well
as the start of the American Electronic revolution. The DVD
and full length video will feature raw footage from past Cyberfest
festivals around the Country, with exclusive interviews from
the producers and the artists as well as live performances.
This video captures the true spirit of the electronic dance
culture in its purest form and its growth from the underground
and will give any viewer a true and real education on the
music, the festivals and what our musical movement is really
about! Release date to be announced soon…
Stay connected
to www.coolworld.com
as we will have updates weekly and we will be adding more
dates as well as info on upcoming Coolworld CD releases and
so much more…
Be A Part
of the Coolworld Revolution by joining our mailing list and
if your interested in getting involved with any Coolworld
projects or events please email us at info@coolworld.com
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