Minitek , New York’s Electronic Music + Innovation Festival :: September 12-14, 2008 :: Penn Plaza - 401 7th avenue (between 33rd and 34th St.), New York City and downtown.

Minitek is a new concept and combines the best of electronic music (featuring international top headliners as well as emerging talent) as well as innovation projects in the areas of art, design and technology.

Over three days and two different locations, one outdoor and one indoor, the event will feature two music stages and experimental art and technology installations in the innovation pavillion throughout the day while visual artists will take advantage the night to showcase the latest in projection art on 360 degree screens around the performing stage and dance floor.

Featured innovation projects are by Daito (Japan), Marius Watz (Norway), Paul Prudence (UK), Burak Arikan (Turkey), Owen Vallis & Jordan Hochenbaum (US), C-TRL (US) and Abert Hwang (US). More to be announced.

The festival will also introduce progressive technologies such as RFID wristbands for participants and partnerships with Rock & WrapItUp (left-over food distribution to NYC’s homeless) and the EPA’s WasteWise program show the festival’s effort to be socially responsible.

Minitek will take place at two different locations, one outdoor day venue and one indoor night venue. to shish the skeptics and to counter silly rumours that we don’t even have a venue yet, we’re releasing some info regarding minitek’s night venue: it’s going to be in… midtown manhattan!

Penn Plaza - 401 7th avenue (between 33rd and 34th st)

we recommend to stay around the night venue, and more towards the lower side of manhattan if you want to be in between both venues. either way, new york city’s public transport network will get you around easily and we’ll add means of transport where needed. we will inform you of updates in our newsletter, so make sure you’re signed up!

Check www.minitekfestival.com for more information and ticketing!