EMP All Ages Presents A New Year's Eve Electronic Bash Featuring The Crystal Method (DJ Set) and Local DJs Brian Beck and Chloe.

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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 14, 2000

Experience Music Project launches EMP All Ages concert series with a New Years Eve bash to ring in 2001.

EMP will host an all-ages electronic show with pulsating beats and world-class artists. The Crystal Method (DJ Set) will send rhythms through Sky Church, while local DJs Brian Beck and Chloe will spin deep house, trance and breakbeat under the exploding fireworks at the Space Needle.

"Electronic music is one of the fastest growing and cutting edge genres of music today," said Bob Santelli, EMP deputy director of public programming. "What a great way to celebrate the New Year -- dancing to live music in Sky Church while watching the Seattle Center fireworks display on the world's largest indoor video screen."

EMP All Ages will include monthly shows devoted to an all ages' audience. "All-ages concerts" are most often performances that allow those under 21 to see their favorite bands in a club setting. At EMP, the term is two-fold -- referring to the audience as well as to the young, emerging artists for whom this series is an opportunity to perform live under the tutelage of more established and nationally recognized artists in the museum and at a variety of EMP-supported venues throughout Seattle.

EMP All Ages Presents A New Year's Electronic Bash

EMP-Sky Church

Time: 9 p.m. -- 1 a.m.

Ticket Price: $10 EMP members; $15 General Public

Tickets are available at EMP Main Lobby and the EMP Store. Ticket price includes Artist Journey admission and Seattle Center fireworks display on the indoor video screen in Sky Church.

The Crystal Method (DJ Set)

Still barraged by accolades for their 1997 debut, Vegas, The Crystal Method the sardonic, electronic duo of Ken Jordan and Scott Kirland is currently preparing for the release of what Alternative Press accurately lists as one of the most anticipated albums of the year. Consistency and consistent advancement are what pushed The Crystal Method beyond their original roles as producers and remixers for techno bands and rappers and drove them to center stage at 3 a.m. raves throughout 1996 and 1997. Powered by widespread critical acclaim, The Crystal Method has thus far played nearly 200 gigs since the release of Vegas, circling the globe twice and earning a gold record in the process.

DJ Brian Beck

Brian Beck hosts "Ultrasound," The End's best kept secret, on Saturday nights from 12 a.m. -- 4 a.m. Wednesday nights, Beck can be seen at the Backdoor Lounge for the new weekly club night, "breakthrough", and every Friday afternoon from 2 p.m. -- 4 p.m. on groovetech.com GT Radio.

DJ Chloe

Chloe is a producer and DJ with a weekly show on groovetech.com which airs every Monday from 12 p.m. -- 2 p.m. She will be spinning Trance and Breakbeat at the EMP New Years concert. Chloe produced her last project in March 2000 titled Serein and is presently working on a double disc project, Sticky, coming out on the record label Furthur in 2001.

For additional information visit www.emplive.com.

About Experience Music Project

Dedicated to exploring creativity and innovation in American popular music, EMP is a new kind of museum that strives to capture and reflect the essence of rock `n' roll, its roots in jazz, soul, gospel, country and the blues, as well as rock music's influence on hip-hop, punk and other recent genres. A total sensory experience awaits visitors inside EMP's dynamic structure. Patrons can make their own music, see and learn about rare artifacts and memorabilia from EMP's collection of more than 80,000 items, explore various musical milestones within unique interpretive exhibits, and discover the power and joy of music in all its forms. Founded by investor and philanthropist Paul G. Allen, under the direction of co-founder Jody Patton and designed by architect Frank O. Gehry, the 140,000-square-foot multi-colored and "swoopy" museum rises up in the heart of the city at Seattle Center and provides visitors a musical experience unparalleled anywhere in the world. A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, EMP opened on June 23, 2000 and is online at www.emplive.com.