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| Blip Festival | |
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 Dubmood blipfestival 2008 | |
| Genre | Chiptune |
| Locations | New York City, Aalborg, Tokyo, Melbourne |
| Years active | 2006 - 2012 |
| Website | www |
TheBlip Festival was a festival that celebratedchiptune music with musical performances, workshops, and screenings of movies. It was held annually starting in 2006 inNew York City. In recent years, there have been international versions of Blip Festival held in Europe, Asia, and Australia. The festival is curated and organized by8bitpeoples, one of the foremost labels in thechiptune scene, as well as local arts organization The Tank. The New York festival (referred to simply as Blip Festival) has switched venues several times, beginning in 2006 at 15 Nassau Street in Manhattan, then moving toEyebeam Art and Technology Center in 2007, and then being held in Brooklyn atThe Bell House in 2008 and 2009. It went back to Eyebeam in 2011 and then the Gramercy Theatre in 2012.
The festival was the subject of a 2008 documentary film,Reformat the Planet, made by2 Player Productions. The documentary was an official selection of the 2008South by Southwest Film Festival, and was shown onPitchfork.tv.[1]
After seven Years and 11 Festivals across four continents it was announced that the October 2012 Blip Festival in Tokyo would be the last installment.[2]
The Blip Festival Europe was held once only inAalborg,Denmark on July 24 to 25, 2009.[3] The festival includedBit Shifter,Nullsleep, minusbaby, Hally, Binärpilot,Goto80,Bodenständig 2000,Bu Bu Kitty Fuckers and more.
The Blip Festival Tokyo occurred for three consecutive years and was held for the first time on September 4–5, 2010 inTokyo,Japan at Koenji High.[4] Artists that played includedGoto80,Bit Shifter,Nullsleep,YMCK,Saitone, Hally, Quarta330, Stu,Hip Tanaka, and more. It was consecutively held at Koenji High on October 22–23, 2011 and October 20–21, 2012.
The Blip Festival Australia was held for the first and only time on February 17–18, 2012 inMelbourne,Australia at Evelyn Hotel.[5] Artists that played includedPatric Catani,Bit Shifter,Nullsleep,Dot.AY, Abortifacient,Ten Thousand Free Men & Their Families, _ensnare_, 7bit Hero and more.
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