Deraylor Music Festival Showcases Incredible Local Talent and a Killer Ticket Price
The Deraylor Music Festival, August 11 – 13, will showcase incredible local talent in Whistler’s hottest venues during Kokanee Crankworx. Featuring a line‐up including over 40 bands, with over 20 of them local artists, the Deraylor Music Festival aims to highlight popular DJ’s and bands from across British Columbia.
The Deraylor line‐up includes BC‐based talent such as BCDC, Felix Cartal, Kyprios, Wood n Soo, Vinyl Ritchie, Said the Whale, Hannah Georgas, Shane Philip, The Racoons, Tito Deville Band, Free Flow, DJ Phroh, Redgy Blackout, Adam Bomb, Redeye Empire and many more. Full line‐up and schedule can be found at www.deraylor.com.
“It would be a shame to produce a festival of this size and not include the extraordinary talent that resides in Whistler and Vancouver,” says van Toorn, Co‐ Founder of the Deraylor Music Festival and CEO of the Fan Tan Group. “Although our line‐up includes well‐established national artists, such as Mike Relm, DJ Nu Mark, Fort Knox Five and illScarlett, we knew from the beginning that incorporating local talent would be a huge draw for fans in Whistler Village.”
Fans will have access to all shows from August 11 to the 13 in participating venues for only $40. Venues include the Garibaldi Lift Company, Garfinkel’s, Maxx Fish, Merlin’s, Moe Joe’s and Tommy Africa’s.
The Deraylor Music Festival is scheduled during Whistler’s busiest summer week, and producers are delivering this amazing line‐up for an excellent ticket price.
“At a price of $40, combined with the caliber of talent in our line‐up, the Deraylor Music Festival promises to be THE PARTY during Kokanee Crankworx,” says van Toorn, Co‐Founder of the Deraylor Music Festival and CEO of the Fan Tan Group. “Last year, wristbands were sold out by the final night, so we hope that fans purchase their tickets early to avoid disappointment.”
The Deraylor Music Festival is also excited to partner with 99.3 The Fox to unleash the class of 2010 Fox Vancouver Seeds winners. Black Hat Villain, Beyond the Fall and Stars of Boulevard will perform at Merlin’s during the Deraylor Patio Sessions held in the early evening from August 11 – 13.
“We are thrilled to showcase this year’s Fox Vancouver Seeds winners,” says van Toorn. “The Fox has had a rich 30‐year history of supporting and promoting Vancouver artists and I believe the Seeds winners will be one of the many highlights during the festival.”
Deraylor Music Festival will rock Whistler's hottest venues during Kokanee Crankworx
Pink Bike, www.pinkbike.com (August 6, 2010)
by Karl Burkat
After the overwhelming success from last year’s event, the Deraylor Music Festival is back to anchor the evening action of Kokanee Crankworx. Featuring over 40 bands and DJ’s, the Deraylor Music Festival will allow fans to watch amazing acts in six venues, over three days, with only one wristband.
Fans will have access to all shows from the 11th to the 13th of August for only $40 in the following participating venues: The Garibaldi Lift Company, Garfinkel’s, Maxx Fish, Merlins, Moe Joe’s and Tommy Africa’s.
The Deraylor Music Festival is scheduled during the busiest summer week in Whistler BC, yet producers have still maintained an excellent ticket price. “At a price of $40 combined with the caliber of talent in our line‐up, the Deraylor Music Festival promises to be THE PARTY during Kokanee Crankworx,” says Tyl van Toorn, Co‐Founder of the Deraylor Music Festival and CEO of the Fan Tan Group. “Last year, writsbands were sold out by the final night, so we hope that fans purchase their tickets early to avoid disappointment.”
The current Deraylor line‐up includes strong talent such as DJ Nu‐Mark (from Jurassic Five), Mike Relm, BCDC, Fort Knox Five, DJ Jelo, Marcus Visionary, DJ BTraits, Kyprios, Vinyl Ritchie, Said the Whale, Hannah Georgas, Mishka, illScarlett, Tito Deville Band, Shane Philip, Featurecast, Parker, Vitaminsforyou, The Racoons, Love and Electrik, Tiffany Crowe, DJ Hubbz, Wood n Soo, Kapulet, DJ Surgeon, DJ Kori K, Rob Banks, R3, DJ Phroh, and many more to be announced.
For the second year, Kokanee Crankworx has teamed with The Fan Tan Group, a globally recognized event production company, to produce this event. “The Fan Tan Group has created a music festival that is the perfect compliment to Kokanee Crankworx.” says Kokanee Crankworx General Manager, Jeremy Roche. “Deraylor lives and breathes the lifestyle that surrounds the world’s most renowned mountain biking festival. As athletes and fans wrap their day at the competitions, world‐class artists are setting up to rock Whistler’s hottest nightclubs.”
As an added bonus for 2010’s Deraylor, the first 100 tickets sold online will receive access to the exclusive Kokanee Silent Disco party at the Garibaldi Lift Company on Saturday, August 14th. Fans will receive headphones at the door and have the opportunity to rock out to competing DJ sets on alternative channels. “This is one party that you don’t want to miss,” says Roche. “ The Kokanee Silent Disco parties are famous in Whistler and we are so happy to offer this special event to select Deraylor fans.”
Admission to all shows is through a $40 Festival wristband only, and are subject to age (19+) and capacity restrictions.
Visit www.deraylor.com for all ticket and event information.
For More information on Kokanee Crankworx visit www.crankworx.com
Mixing and mashing a new art form: multi-media master Mike Relm set to wow crowds at Deraylor, Aug. 11 to 13
Whistler Question, www.whistlerquestion.com (August 4, 2010)
by Steven Hill
San Francisco’s Mike Relm has seen his unique career skyrocket in a very short time. “Five years ago, nobody would give me the time of day,” Relm said.
But now, the 32-year-old DJ/director/producer has gone beyond his humble beginnings as a hip-hop scratch DJ and is now in hot demand for both his live concerts and his one-of-a-kind commercial video work.
As a solo artist, Relm is best known for his performances that feature audio mixes paired with video images.
Whistler audiences get to experience Relm and his legendary live audio and video mashups — manipulated in real-time with a turntable-like device — along with 40 other artists at the Deraylor Music Festival, starting Wednesday (Aug. 11) as part of the Kokanee Crankworx festival.
Relm said his unique style and art form were actually born out of sheer boredom.
“It all started because I was bored with being a scratch DJ,” he said. “I actually didn’t think I would be touching the turntables past college.”
But instead of turning in his turntables, Relm started combining his passion for film and video with his mixing and mashup skills.
“Even when it was just music I had this bag of tricks and what I considered clever mixes,” he said. “So I just came to a time when I had to make a decision about life, and luckily the technology was there for me to do both music and video.”
As Relm was merging the audio and video worlds during his live performances, he was also posting those gigs online at YouTube instead of mailing out press kits.
The tactic worked, and although he never got signed to a label, he was invited to be the opening act for Blue Man Group's “How to be a Megastar 2.0” arena tour from 2006 to 2008. “That was one of the first big things,” Relm said. “Touring with Blue Man was amazing. It was a life-altering experience.”
While on that tour he also performed at the closing ceremonies at the Pan American Games in Rio De Janeiro, starred in an ad for HSBC, and created a mega mix for Nickelodeon's Yo Gabba Gabba holiday episode.
“I’m just one of those really fortunate artists where things keep getting better for me,” he said.
Since then, he’s been the opening act, tour DJ, and visual artist for Tony Hawk’s 2008 Boom Boom Huck Jam tour, produced a solo album, directed music videos, created commercials for Google’s Nexus phone and the opening credits for season two of Martha Stewart’s Whatever, Martha!, as well as headlining a sold out show at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
Relm is also a self-professed sci-fi and comic book fan, who couldn’t resist remixing the footage from a March 2010 Iron Man 2 movie trailer and uploading the creation to his YouTube channel.
“I’m the kind of fan that would buy four copies of every comic,” he said. “So when the new Iron Man movie trailer came out, a friend called me and suggested I make a remix of it.” Within a day, Relm had remixed the footage, added new audio and uploaded the file to YouTube — where it started to get lots of attention.
“(Iron Man director) Jon Favreau hit me up on Twitter and we started talking,” Relm said. “He brought the remixed footage to Paramount and they liked it too.”
Soon Relm was asked to create an all-new, 45-second television spot for the blockbuster film in his now trademark style.
“That was very cool,” he said. “Paramount or Jon Favreau could have told me that it was copyrighted footage and I had to take it down, but instead they saw it was helping the movie, and they ‘got it’ and had ideas of their own. It was a really great experience.” Relm continues to work on new commercial projects, as well as the occasional live tour. “I love doing both,” he said. “When I am doing one, I miss doing he other and vice-versa. I’m just fortunate I get to do both.”
Catch Mike Relm’s unique audio and video mashups, along with other artists like DJ Nu Mark, illScarlett, BCDC and more at the Deraylor Music Festival Aug. 11 to 13 in various Whistler nightclubs. Relm is scheduled to play at Garfinkel’s on Aug. 12.
All access wristbands for the festival are $40 available online at clubzone.com or in person at Garbanzo Bike and Bean.
Full festival information can be found at www.deraylor.com. For info on Mike Relm go to www.mikerelm.com.
The Deraylor Music Festival proves to be 'The Party' during Kokanee Crankworx
Fans packed Whistler’s hottest venues for the first annual Deraylor Music Festival. The event was a huge success, as over 40 artists performed in multiple venues during the second weekend of Kokanee Crankworx, Aug 13 -15.
“It was amazing to see how well people responded to this festival,” says Deraylor Co-Producer Nick Blasko. “There was literally a sea of wristbands in Whistler Village. There was definitely a buzz that the Deraylor Music Festival was THE PARTY to attend on Thursday, Friday and Saturday night.”
With a $35 wristband, fans were able to see amazing artist such as K-OS,
Mother Mother, USS, Hey Ocean, DOA, Sweatshop Union, Felix Cartal, Bison BC, Longwalkshortdock, Said the Whale, Black Betty, Venice Queen and Goodbye Beatdown. Wristband sales were so strong that most venues were at complete capacity by Saturday night.
“While we were feeling good going into the weekend, we could never have expected such an amazing turn-out.” says Tyl van Toorn, Co-Founder and Executive Producer of the Deraylor Music Festival. .”Our goal was to try something new, to build a unique music driven experience to coincide with Crankworx,” says van Toorn. “By all accounts, mission accomplished. Whistler is a new marketplace for wristband style festivals and the overwhelming support from fans proves that we are off to a great start.”
Fans were lined- up to see shows in participating venues including the GLC, Garfinkel’s, the Longhord, Maxx Fish, Merlin’s, Moe Joe’s and Tommy Africa’s.
“The Deraylor Music Festival was the perfect compliment to Kokanee Crankworx,” says Kokanee Crankworx GM, Jeremy Roche. “Just as athletes finished progressing the sport during the daytime competition, world-class artists progressed Whistler’s hottest bars and clubs during the evening.”
Producers are looking forward to discussions regarding Deraylor 2010. “I think the first year success of this festival has given us what we need to start thinking about a long-term future for Deraylor,” says van Toorn. “ Part of the deal this year was to test the waters and people apparently liked it a lot.”
Deraylor Music Festival will rock Whistler ‘s hottest venues during Kokanee Crankworx
August 13 -15 2009, Whistler, BC, www.deraylor.com
Featuring over 45 bands and DJ’s from around the globe, The Deraylor Music Festival will live and breathe the lifestyle that surrounds the world’s most renowned mountain biking festival, Kokanee Crankworx. For the first time, Whistler’s hottest music venues and nightspots are working closely with Deraylor’s producers to host a unique music line-up from the 13th to the 15th of August.
“The goal is to turn the old music festival format on its head by creating a multi-venue, wristband festival that will establish Whistler as a great destination for local and international music events,” says Tyl van Toorn, co-founder and Executive Producer of the Deraylor Music Festival.
The Deraylor line-up includes artists such as K-OS (DJ Set), DOA, USS, Mother Mother, Shad, Long Walk Short Dock, Felix Cartel, Bison, Shad, Jets Overhead, Wood & Soo, DJ Bryx, Said the Whale, Current Swell and Hey Ocean. Full line-up and schedule can be found at www.deraylor.com
Deraylor is featuring its lineup in Whistlers best venues including the Longhorn, the GLC, Tommy Africa’s, Maxx Fish, Mojo’s, Garfinkel’s and Merlin’s. “This year’s event is about offering a great line-up and creating a great experience for attendees,” says Deraylor Co-producer Nick Blasko. “We want to ensure that fans will have access to more artists and venues than any other past experience.”
And the price is right. A $35 wristband will grant exclusive access to all concerts taking place in participating venues. “I have never been more excited”, says van Toorn. "We have been involved in producing music in Whistler for over a decade and I have never seen more people come together to build a great event. There is something really exciting and unique about having just about every live venue and bar in town working together to create such a unique experience. "
Deraylor will be THE party in Whistler village from Aug 13 -15 and create a unique music experience for everyone coming up to party during Kokanee Crankworx. "The Deraylor Music Festival is a fresh new platform for music in Whistler." says Kokanee Crankworx GM, Jeremy Roche. "We are very excited to be working with some dynamic, experienced progrmming partners on a concept that we are sure will be an amazing addition to the Kokanee Crankworx Festival."
Admission to all shows by Festival Wristband Only and are subject to age (19+) and capacity restrictions.
Tickets are available online at www.ticketweb.com and at the following locations
Vancouver- Zulu Records, Beat Street Records and Scratch Records
Whistler- Showcase Snowboards
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K-OS Tops 2009 Deraylor Music Festival
CHARTattack, www.chartattack.com (July 24,2009)
by Bianca Marcus
We all know what out-of-season pro snowboarders really need is a party DJed by K-OS.
Tickets are now available for the Deraylor Music Festival, happening Aug. 13 to 15 in Whistler, B.C. The festival will host sets by over 45 Canadian and international bands and DJs — including Mr. Kuu-heaven himself, D.O.A., Shad and Felix Cartel — at various venues in Whistler. Deraylor is taking place in conjunction with the Kokanee Crankworx Festival.
"The goal is to turn the old music festival format on its head by creating a multi-venue, wristband festival that will establish Whistler as a great destination for local and international music events," said Deraylor co-founder and executive producer Tyl Van Toorn.
"I have never been more excited. We have been involved in producing music in Whistler for over a decade and I have never seen more people come together to build a great event. There is something really exciting and unique about having just about every live venue and bar in town working together to create such a unique experience."
Wristbands for the event cost $35 and grant concertgoers access to all Deraylor shows. Tickets are available through Ticketweb, at Zulu Records, Beat Street Records and Scratch Records in Vancouver and at Showcase Snowboards in Whistler. Admission to performances is subject to age (19+) and capacity restrictions.
The following artists will perform at Deraylor:
K-OS (DJ set)
Mother Mother
D.O.A.
USS
Shad
Hey Ocean!
Felix Cartal
Jets Overhead
Longwalkshortdock
Bison B.C.
Sweatshop Union
Maurice
Vinyl Ritchie
Sam Demoe
Luke McKeehan
The Vicious Cycles
The Racoons
Wood N Soo
DJ B Traits
The Blue Violets
DJ EVO
Said The Whale
DJ Bryx
DJ Hubbz
Adham Shaikh
View the complete article at www.chartattack.com
Deraylor to ‘reinvent’ Whistler music festivals
Arts & Entertainment, The Whistler Question (July 15, 2009)
Jennifer Miller
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Whistler – The live music component of next month’s Crankworx mountain bike festival has been “reinvented” — moving from a model of free, outdoor shows in the afternoon to a three-night, multi-venue festival featuring more than 45 artists.
Late last week organizers announced the Deraylor Music Festival, which is set to descend on Whistler Village August 13 to 15 and include acts such as K-os, D.O.A., Mother Mother, Shad, USS and many more.
Tyl van Toorn, festival co-founder and executive producer, said Deraylor isn’t meant to be a “replacement model” for the tradition of free concerts in Skiers Plaza. It’s a brand new concept for offering a unique musical experience in Whistler at an affordable price.
Entry to Deraylor events is by festival wristband only, but a wristband is only $35. Online ticket sales just started and things are already “humming,” van Toorn said.
“You’re paying less than a dollar a show,” he said. “This is probably the most affordable recreation experience you can do up in Whistler for three days.”
With limited space and lots of stuff happening in Skiers Plaza during Crankworx, it wasn’t easy for bands to get a huge level of awareness being there, van Toorn said. When he was hired last year to program the entertainment for the 2009 festival, he said he started to evaluate whether the free outdoor shows were really having much impact or adding much value to Crankworx.
“Everything is due for reinvention once in a while,” he said.
With years of experience putting on events in Whistler and beyond, recognition of the history here of failed or flash-in-the-pan music festivals, and some research and advice behind him, the aim was to create a platform to present music in Whistler that can be affordable and sustainable, van Toorn said. The Deraylor model is being tested out during Crankworx, but if it’s a success it could set a new precedent for trying out more music festivals in the Village, he said.
The Aug. 13 to 15 festival will fill some of Whistler’s hottest venues and nightclubs, such as the GLC, Longhorn, Tommy Africa’s, Maxx Fish, Moe Joe’s, Merlin’s and Garfinkel’s. Van Toorn said it has been exciting to get almost every local venue and bar involved in creating a unique experience. The support from operators has been “incredible,” he said.
Van Toorn has been involved in event programming in Whistler for many years, including the Telus World Ski and Snowboard Festival, concert series and others. He said it’s time to try something new with music in Whistler besides the two common concert models: free shows in Skiers Plaza and ticketed concerts at Base II.
The Deraylor Music Festival is set to hit Whistler Village Aug. 13 to 15 during Crankworx. The festival features more than 45 bands and DJs from around the globe in a variety of Whistler venues and clubs.
A full schedule is set to be released Friday (July 17) — check out www.deraylor.com for more info. Tickets are available online at www.ticketweb.com or at Showcase Snowboards.
View the complete article at www.whistlerquestion.com
Moving the music indoors
Crankworx organizers opt to make musical offerings ticketed events, host concerts at clubs and bars
By Holly Fraughton (July 15, 1009)
There will be no more free live music as professional bikers sail down jumps at the Boneyard during the 2009 Crankworx celebrations. Organizers have decided to nix their traditional mainstage musical offerings and move the tunes inside to venues throughout the village.
The new Deraylor Music Festival will bring almost 40 bands and DJs from around the world to venues like the Longhorn Saloon, GLC, Tommy Africa's, Maxx Fish, Moe Joe's, Garfinkel's and Merlin's during next month's Crankworx. A $35 wristband will grant access to all the concerts, including performances by DOA, USS, Mother Mother, Shad, Long Walk Short Dock, Felix Cartel, Bison, Jets Overhead, Wood & Soo, DJ Bryx, Said the Whale, Current Swell, Hey Ocean and a DJ set by K-OS. Attendees must be 19 and each show will be subject to venue capacity restrictions.
Tyl van Toorn, cofounder and executive producer of the Deraylor Music Festival, has worked on music production for Crankworx in 2007 and 2008, and a range of other events in Whistler over the last 10 years. His company, the FanTan Group, was contracted to consult on the viability of the current music programming at Crankworx.
"Last year was an evaluative year," van Toorn said. "We tried out different types of music and different genres just to see what would work in the square, and I think we came to the realization that this was much better served at night, and that we could elevate the quality if we charged a little bit."
Basically, the old free model simply wasn't working.
"We found that it was actually taking away from peoples' experience. It wasn't adding anything to peoples' experience," van Toorn said.
He theorized that the music programming for Crankworx was designed in the context of other action sports events, like the Telus World Ski and Snowboard Festival, while the two events are actually very different.
"It sort of got copied into Crankworx - and I was probably one of the architects of that, because I was involved in the earlier days of that - but the only challenge is that Crankworx is a very different event in terms of its location and in terms of sports orientation."
He points out that a huge amount of activities take place in Skiers Plaza.
"There's already so much going on there that what we thought, initially, was potentially going to complement that may have even arguably created maybe an overkill."
Ticketed outdoor concert series, like the Whistler Music Festival, didn't seem to be the right model, either.
With so much going on in one place, van Toorn and his group decided it would be best to put the focus back onto sport and shift the musical lineup into existing venues, offering a "multi-venue, wristband festival" this year.
After making their recommendation to Whistler Blackcomb, van Toorn decided to co-venture with another group, Atomic, to put on the first Deraylor Music Festival. It takes place from Thursday, Aug. 13 to Saturday, Aug. 15.
"We want to commit to making something work in the long run."
Jeremy Roche, summer business development manager for Whistler Blackcomb and general manager of Crankworx, said it was time for a change of pace when it came to music at the festival. They had started to notice declines in attendance at mainstage performances.
"It's actually a real improvement to the entertainment program for the event, and a true step forward for Kokanee Crankworx," said Roche.
van Toorn said the decision to transform Crankworx's musical offerings into a nighttime, ticketed event had nothing to do with the current economic climate, but hosting outdoor musical events is very costly from a production standpoint and with this new model, they should be able to cut down on some expenses.
Organizers sat down with the managers of all key venues in town to get their input on the new model.
"Even though this is an incredibly busy time of year for a lot of the bars, they're very excited about the prospect of something that unifies everybody," van Toorn said. "...I'm amazed at the vision that a lot of the bar owners and managers brought to the table."
He's hoping that this new model could be implemented at other times of the year, particularly during the slower shoulder seasons, to draw people to Whistler for the music.
He also doesn't think that people will miss the free live music in the outdoor area, pointing out that $35 for access to almost 40 shows is great value.
"That's under a dollar a show, so to speak, and we thought that that was fairly good value," he said.
Van Toorn pointed out that many of the artists on the roster could charge between $20 and $25 for their individual shows. But all of the shows take place during just three evenings, which means that people will have to pick and choose the performances they want to see.
A total of 1,700 wrist bands will be released, and tickets are available online now at www.ticketweb.com and at Whistler Showcase Snowboards. For more information on Deraylor Music Festival, visit www.deraylor.com.
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Crankworx goes off the rails with the help of Deraylor
Jamie O'Meara, hour.ca, July 16, 2009
This summer's world-renowned Kokanee Crankworx mountain biking festival in - where else? - Whistler, BC just got a lot more traction with the addition of another huge, off-trail draw: the Deraylor Music Festival, which will bring over 45 mostly Canadian bands and DJs to the bike fest from Aug. 13-15.
Among those in the lineup are hip-hop mainstay K-OS (doing a DJ set), legendary punk icons D.O.A., USS, Mother Mother, Shad, Bison B.C., Said The Whale, Jets Overhead, DJ B. Traits, Adam Shaikh, DJ Hubbz and many, many more. For a full list of artists and ticket purchasing info, visit www.deraylor.com.
"The goal is to turn the old music festival format on its head by creating a multi-venue, wristband festival that will establish Whistler as a great destination for local and international music events," said Tyl van Toorn, co-founder and executive producer of the Deraylor Festival, in a prepared statement. "I have never been more excited. We have been involved in producing music in Whistler for over a decade and I have never seen more people come together to build a great event. There is something really exciting and unique about having just about every live venue and bar in town working together to create such a unique experience."
A $35 wristband will give concertgoers access to all concerts over the three-day event.
View the complete article at www.hour.ca