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Extra I BEMF
Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival Returns for Eighth Year It’s no secret that, over the last decade, nightlife in NYC has migrated east. By the late ‘90s, Brooklyn had become a new epicenter of the city’s electronic music culture, where some still argue it started over three decades back. The Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival (BEMF), November 6th and 7th, gave definite voice to this shift when it debuted eight years ago. This year the fest’s organizers once again curate a series of shows across multiple venues in Williamsburg, involving the cutting-edge of emerging live and DJ talent. Bookings include MK, Laidback Luke, Floating Points, Eats Everything, Snakehips, Daniel Avery, Django Django, George Fitzgerald, Matrixx Mann, Luke Hess, and Soul Clap among others. In addition to programming, which involved seminal tastemakers like Fade to Mind, White Materials, Route 94, and the Black Madonna, BEMF also provides a forum for discussion on the issues facing the industry and today’s artists and labels. This year’s schedule extends beyond the two-day festival to include pre-parties on 11/5, plus a slew of after-hours events, and single day tickets for those diving in for a single night of adventure.
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