Thursday, January 17, 2013

Music Label Arts & Crafts Celebrate 10 Year Anniversary with ...

From a press release, January 14 2013, Live Nation:

2013 marks the 10-year anniversary of Arts & Crafts.

To commemorate this milestone, Toronto?s renowned independent music company presents AC10, a series of events, releases and collaborations in music, fashion, photography and literature highlighting a decade of creativity and community.

First to be unveiled is the Field Trip Music & Arts Festival, held in Toronto on Saturday, June 8 at Fort York and Garrison Common.

The inaugural one-day event will feature two stages curated entirely from Arts & Crafts? diverse artist roster, co-headlined by a one-night-only return from hiatus for flagship collective Broken Social Scene and 11-time JUNO Award and 2012 Polaris Music Prize winner Feist.

?Field Trip was built around the themes of discovery and community. In addition to world-class musical performances, the festival will incorporate local art, gourmet food and unique elements of Toronto?s proud culture,? said Jeffrey Remedios, co-founder and president of Arts & Crafts. ?Field Trip is a celebration ? not just of Arts & Crafts? 10-year anniversary and our artists ? but of Toronto, of community and perhaps above all else, of the collaborative spirit.?

Field Trip will commence at 12 p.m. on Saturday, June 8 with music starting at 1 p.m. and wrapping at 11 p.m. Families welcome. Kids are free.

FIELD TRIP TICKET INFORMATION

Wednesday, January 16 at 10 a.m. EST: Limited $55 early bird tickets on sale exclusively at FieldTripLife.com.

Friday, January 18 at 10 a.m. EST: Full-price $75 tickets go on sale at FieldTripLife.com, Ticketmaster and Toronto independent music and ticket retailers Rotate This and Soundscapes.

Limited $120 VIP tickets will be on sale at all points of purchase (including during the early bird sales period). VIP tickets include priority viewing/positioning, access to shaded/covered area, exclusive food and beverage vendors, free water and VIP washrooms.

Field Trip x NXNE: Arts & Crafts? Field Trip is an NXNE Premiere Weekend Event and a limited number of NXNE wristbands will gain admission the the festival. Select Arts & Crafts artists will also be part of the NXNE festivities during the week that follows.

Details surrounding all 10TH anniversary events and releases will follow throughout 2013. Those announcements will include, but are not limited to:

Arts & Crafts // 2003-2012

A deluxe package curated from a decade of releases including some of the label?s most?recognizable hits as well as never before heard rarities and b-sides. This commemorative release will be available as a 4xLP special edition vinyl boxed set, deluxe double CD and in all digital formats.

Arts & Crafts // X

An entirely original collection of collaborative recordings by artist pairings from the Arts & Crafts roster, including new compositions and fresh, unexpected interpretations.

A&C x Norman Wong?

A special photography exhibit by Toronto-based fashion and celebrity photographer Norman Wong. A longtime friend of Arts & Crafts, Norman has had a unique opportunity to document and work with a range of A&C artists. Norman will be exhibiting an iconic black and white portrait series featuring prominent members of the Arts & Crafts roster, as well as a photographic A&C retrospective.

A&C x Jeremy Laing?// Fashion Collaborations
Prominent Canadian designer Jeremy Laing? will team up with contemporary Canadian visual artists and select musicians from the A&C roster to create a unique series with all proceeds donated to AC10 charity MusiCounts.?MusiCounts is a non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring that all Canadian children have access to music education.

A&C x House of Anansi?// You Forgot It In People //?Short Fiction Contest

Famed Canadian publisher House of Anansi Press partners with A&C to host a short fiction contest inspired by the tracks of Broken Social Scene?s You Forgot It In People.

A&C x Gallery Exhibition x Pop Up

Arts & Crafts will host up a pop-up shop / gallery exhibition from late May through mid June. The to-be-announced location will serve as headquarters for all things AC10 and Field Trip.

Field Trip Online

fieldtriplife.com
facebook.com/fieldtriplife

@fieldtripsays
#AC10

About Arts & Crafts Productions Inc.

Arts & Crafts Productions is an independent artist services company, offering?expertise as a record label, management firm, merchandiser and publisher in Canada and worldwide.

Launched in 2003 by Jeffrey Remedios and Kevin Drew with the release of Broken Social?Scene?s?You Forgot It In People,?Arts & Crafts has become one of the most influential and progressive voices?in independent music.

Notable artists on the Arts & Crafts roster include Feist, Stars, Timber Timbre, Dan Mangan, Trust, Cold Specks, Jason Collett and many more. Arts & Crafts artists have combined for a total of 20 JUNO Awards and eight Polaris Music Prize short list nominations, including 2012 winner Feist.

Arts & Crafts Online

arts-crafts.ca

facebook.com/artsandcrafts

@artsandcrafts

Source: http://cadencemag.com/2013/01/music-label-arts-crafts-celebrate-10-year-anniversary-with-festival-in-toronto/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=music-label-arts-crafts-celebrate-10-year-anniversary-with-festival-in-toronto

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