ARTISTdirect.com, Ritual Expo and AT&T Wireless Launch Six-City Tour.Entertainment Editors LOS ANGELES--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Sept. 18, 2000 Fashion, Music, Art, Technology Unite This Fall in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , Chicago, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Boston, Seattle and San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden Experience the underground above ground when the hottest fashion, music, art and technology converge in one place, Ritual Expo. The Ritual Expo -- an innovative and diverse collection of progressive fashion, art and photo exhibits, live music, artists, DJ culture and Web life -- is an opportunity to soak up a unique environment while shopping for hard-to-find, cutting-edge merchandise. Kicking off Oct. 8, 2000, in Los Angeles, the events are scheduled to take place on a weekend day in six cities through Nov. 18, 2000. Dave Kinsey of Black Market and L.A.'s own SPAZZ will create live art exhibits during the Expo. The 3 p.m. fashion expo showcases influential local and national designers' clothing and accessories such as A Liquid Affair, HI-Roller, Snug, New Breed, Private Circle and others. Viewers will get a chance to test AT&T Wireless' cutting-edge technology and see the latest fashion accessories for wireless phones. Confirmed fashion exhibitors include Storm, Ben Sherman Ben Sherman is a British clothing company, producing shirts, suits, shoes and other items. Ben Sherman clothing designs sometimes feature the roundel and colours of the British Royal Air Force, often called the mod target. , 33 Degrees, Vain, Versani, Filter, Da Vinci da Vinci Surgery A surgical robot for performing certain surgeries–eg, mitral valve repair and laparoscopic procedures–eg, cholecystectomy and gastric ulcer repair. See Laparoscopic surgery, Robotics, Surgical robot. , 555 Soul, HI-Roller, Skinmarket and Space Cowgirls, to name just a few. Line-ups will change from city to city, but expect spinning from Jason Bentley Jason Bentley (born July 27, 1970) is a disc jockey in Los Angeles. He is known for his electronic music mixing and compilation skills. He currently has a radio show called "Afterhours" on KROQ and "Metropolis" KCRW. , Coldcut Live, United Future Organization, King Britt King Britt is an American DJ and record producer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. For two years he toured with Digable Planets under the nickname "Silkworm". He then founded Ovum Recordings with Josh Wink. , Jazzanova, Slum Village Slum Village is a hip hop group from Conant Gardens, Detroit, Michigan. The group was formed by three members: rappers Baatin and T3, plus rapper and producer Jay Dee. Jay Dee left in 2002 to pursue a solo career with MCA Records and was replaced by Elzhi, after which Baatin also , Kid Koala Eric San (born 1974 in Vancouver, Canada), who records under the name Kid Koala, is a Montreal, Quebec based DJ and turntablist. He is signed to the British Ninja Tune record label and also tours and performs with a jam band, Bullfrog. , Francois K, Miguel Migs and Bahamadia. The Ritual Expo event is complete with hard-to-find merchandise, underground designers, record labels, stores, magazines, Web companies, foot- and eyewear, book publishers and software sellers in one daytime festival atmosphere. While at the Expo, attendees can pick up a copy of the latest issues of Spin, Urb, XLR8R XLR8R Accelerator , Glue, Strength, SOMA, Flyer and Sportwear International. Can't make a show? No worries. The Expo will also reach the world via a dedicated Web site. This Web site will feature the Expo participants in each city as well as local happenings, and will give viewers a chance to view and purchase a variety of selected merchandise from the artists and designers involved with the event via http://www.ritual.artistdirect.com. Los Angeles-based Ritual Events began producing club-like fashion and music expos in 1997, providing a place for people to buy streetwear from independent-minded fashion labels while being exposed to DJ culture. Dates for the ARTISTdirect.com Ritual Expo are as follows: LOS ANGELES -- Shrine Exposition Hall, Sunday, Oct. 8 CHICAGO -- The Metro, Sunday, Oct. 15 NEW YORK -- Roseland, Sunday, Oct. 22 BOSTON -- Avalon, Sunday, Oct. 29 SEATTLE -- Showbox, Saturday, Nov. 11 SAN FRANCISCO -- Fillmore, Saturday, Nov. 18 About ARTISTdirect Inc. The ARTISTdirect Network (Nasdaq:ARTD) is an online music network that connects music artists and fans. The integrated network of Web sites offers multimedia entertainment content, music news and information, community around shared music interests, and music-related commerce. The ARTISTdirect Network consists of ARTISTdirect.com (www.artistdirect.com), home of the official channels that the company operates on behalf of artists; UBL (Universal Business Language) A format for exchanging data from one XML business language to another. Based on ebXML Core Components, UBL is designed to provide a common language that acts as an intermediate vocabulary so that one XML vocabulary can interoperate with .com (www.ubl.com), a music search engine on the Web; iMusic (www.imusic.com), an online community site where fans exchange music interests and commentary; DOWNLOADSdirect (www.downloadsdirect.com), a feature that enables users to download music from the ARTISTdirect Network and to upload their music and other information; and the ARTISTdirect Superstore, a retail site offering a wide selection of recorded music and artist merchandise. Additionally, ARTISTdirect Inc. operates the ARTISTdirect Talent Agency. The company has offices in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and London. About AT&T Wireless Services AT&T Wireless Services (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AWE) is among the world's premier wireless voice, data and fixed wireless communications companies, serving more than 14 million customers, including consumers and businesses and government. With 1999 annual revenues of more than $7 billion, AT&T Wireless Services provides service to customers across the globe. About Ritual Events Since 1996, Ritual Events has been regularly producing and promoting music and fashion events featuring DJs in the most rapidly growing genres of music today: electronica, dance, house, turntablism See DJ turntable. and world music. Hired by MAGIC International in 1998, Ritual conceived, created and produced all aspects of the first Edge in Las Vegas, now a premier component of the MAGIC International show. Praised by the L.A. Times, the LA Weekly, Apparel News and others for its knowledge of progressive youth culture, Ritual is based in Los Angeles (www.ritualevents.com). |
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