March 23, 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Shannon McCarthy 313-701-9139
CITY OF DETROIT AND PAXAHAU SHAKE HANDS, ELECTRONIC MUSIC FESTIVAL WILL GO ON. DETROIT- Paxahau Promotions Group today announced they have been chosen by the City of Detroit to be the producers of this year¹s Electronic Music Festival on Memorial Day Weekend, May 27-29. ³We are sincerely honored that the City has selected someone within the electronic community to produce this event - we have worked extremely hard to establish ourselves as a globally respected organization, specifically to bring this event the cultural attention it deserves², said Jason Huvaere, owner of Paxahau. ³Paxahau presented a sound plan to stabilize and grow the event,² said Lucius A. Vassar, the City of Detroit¹s Chief Administrative Officer. ³We want to see this event flourish and continue to draw people from all over the world to Detroit.² Since 1998 Paxahau has produced Electronic events in Detroit. In that time they have grown to include a record label, booking agency, web-archive and event production company which hosts an average of 20 events a year in the city. The festival producers have also been endorsed by previous festival directors, Carl Craig, Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson. ³As the festival¹s 2003 and 2004 producers, we are pleased to see that Paxahau will be taking on the event,² said electronic music pioneer Derrick May. ³Jason Huvaere and his group are not only competent event managers, but they are of the electronic music industry. I am confident that in their hands, the event¹s integrity as the world¹s signature electronic music festival will be preserved, and its operations and management strengthened. ³ In an effort to maintain a globally recognized, positive brand image for Detroit, Paxahau will retain the name ³Movement, Detroit¹s Electronic Music Festival.² With a network of alliances and resources that span the globe, the Paxahau team has emerged as a premier promotions group within the electronic music industry. They plan on growing the festival into a cultural attraction that celebrates not only to sonic art forms associated with Electronic Music, but also the visual arts culture that has evolved from its influences as well. ³We see the festival as an opportunity to bring Detroit¹s influence all over the world home and nourish one of Detroit¹s primary opportunities for tourism and development,² said Huvaere. Specific details regarding the festival will be released at a later date. Please visit www.demf.com to find the latest news as it develops. For now Detroit and the world needs to start getting ready for a 3-day party at the end of May. Detroit¹s electronic music festival will go on.
