CampBisco News

Line-Up, Late Night, Contest Winners and More!

campbisconews — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:45:33 +0000

CAMP BISCO DAILY ARTIST LINEUP AND DETAILS FOR MAIN STAGE SET BREAKS AND LATE NIGHT DANCE TENT ANNOUNCED FOR CAMP BISCO 9 MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL JULY 15-17, 2010

Main Stage Set Break Artists Include: Pretty Lights, Bassnectar and Girl Talk

Camp Bisco Late Night Dance Tent Performers Include: Caribou, Two Fresh, Holy Fuck, Diplo,
The New Deal, Rusko, and Aeroplane

Topshotta Announced as Camp Bisco 9 Remix Contest Winners

Camp Bisco 9 iPhone app Launched

$80 Saturday-Only Tickets Now Available

Mariaville, NY (June 30, 2010) – Camp Bisco has officially released the Camp Bisco 9 daily artist lineup, which is available online at www.campbisco.net. The 50+ performer lineup at the multi-stage camping festival includes: The Disco Biscuits; LCD Soundsystem; Ween; Thievery Corporation; Wu Massacre featuring Method Man; Ghostface; & Raekwon; Girl Talk; Bassnectar; Pretty Lights; Major Lazer; Break Science with special guests Talib Kweli and David Murphy (STS9); The New Deal; Diplo; Holy Fuck; Caribou; Raq Tipper; Beats Antique; Welder; Aeroplane; Rusko; Sunrise Silent Disco; The Album Leaf; Brothers Past; Dieselboy; Gift of Gab (of Blackalicious); Future Rock; SOJA; Telepath; Felix Cartal; Two Fresh; Kill the Noise; Eskmo; Orchard Lounge; Rubblebucket; Emancipator; Spiritual Rez; Morning Teleportation; Archnemesis; Sub Swara; Derek Plaslaiko; Big Gigantic; Earl Greyhound; The Black Seeds; Mimosa; Grimace Federation; C-mon & Kypski; Nobody Beats the Drum; King Britt; Dubskin; Woodhands; Justin Paul; Lee Mayjah?s; DJ Everyday; and The Constellations.

Camp Bisco veterans, Pretty Lights, Bassnectar and Girl Talk will be lending their spinning skills during main stage set breaks on Thursday, Friday and Saturday night respectively. The Pretty Lights set will be a precursor to the LCD Soundsystem Thursday night headlining slot.

Details for the Camp Bisco 9 Late Night Dance Tent have also been announced. Performances include sets by Caribou, Two Fresh, Holy Fuck, Diplo, the New Deal, Rusko, and Aeroplane. The dance tent, which has been moved to an improved location, will feature 360° surround sound system and visuals to enhance the visual experience of the performances.

Joining this year’s lineup is the 2nd Annual Camp Bisco Remix Contest Winner, Topshotta, a.k.a. DJ Geoffro of Harrisburg, PA. Presented by URB.com and powered MixMatchMusic’s Remix Wizard, the contest drew in over 130 remixes from around the globe. Aspiring DJ/producers had the unique opportunity to remix top notch artists such as The Disco Biscuits, Bassnectar, King Britt, and The Black Seeds. In the end, Topshotta was selected as the grand prize winner for his remix of the Black Seeds’ track “Slingshot. Topshotta will perform a one-hour DJ performance slot during Camp Bisco 9, as part of his grand prize.

A second contest, run by SonicBids and focusing on emerging bands, drew the attention of over 160 entrants. Combining live performance art with dubstep beats, Cirque du Womp, from Detroit, MI, beat out this year’s crop of artists to win a performing spot on the festival’s Wood Stage Friday afternoon.

Camp Bisco 9 will once again be held at the picturesque Indian Lookout Country Club in Mariaville, New York, located approximately 20 minutes travel time from Albany, New York, on 200 acres of rolling, grass fields. The grounds come equipped with full bathrooms; which include flush toilets and showers, as well as 24/7 bathroom attendants. Festival goers will have access to a full bar on site and a general store, which sells almost every necessity for a comfortable and care free experience. iPhone users will also be able to download the Camp BIsco iPhone app to help them navigate the grounds, review artist bios, videos and photos, view the official schedule, and access a direct stream of the Camp BIsco Twitter feed (@campbisco).

Camp Bisco 9 is now releasing a limited number of $80 Saturday-Only tickets, as well as the 3-Day tickets, available for $155 online at www.campbisco.net and 1-800-594-TXX, and at all FYE stores in New England and select outlets in New York state. WIth the Platinum VIP Experience sold out, concert goers can still purchase, the VIP Experience Packages, available for $199 in addition to the 3-day festival pass. 50 cents of every ticket sold will be donated to Headcount, a non-partisan, not-for-profit organization devoted to voter registration and participation in democracy.

Camp Bisco 9 is presented by MCP Presents and hosted by The Disco Biscuits.

To view the daily schedule visit www.campbisco.net/day-schedule/ or for more information visit www.campbisco.net!

BACKSTAGE PASSES GIVEAWAY

campbisconews — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 17:35:33 +0000

Camp Bisco is giving away two backstage passes! Get closer to your favorite artists and enjoy the show behind the scenes. Here’s how to win. Help us reach 10,000 fans on Facebook! Invite your friends to become a friend on Facebook and if they happen to be our 10k fan you and that friend will win BACKSTAGE PASSES! Copy and paste this link (http://bit.ly/caxiWn ) and email, tweet or share this link on Facebook and help us reach 10k fans!

10,000K Fan Contest

campbisconews — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:06:26 +0000

We want more fans! So, we’re giving away 2 VIP Experience tickets to Camp Bisco 9 to our 10k Facebook Fan. Invite your friends, family and co-workers to become a Camp Bisco Fan on Facebook and if they hit the lucky number 10,000 you will each receive a VIP Experience ticket. For more about our VIP Experience tickets click here. To become a Camp Bisco fan on Facebook click here.

New Sustainability and Greening Initiatives Added For 2010

campbisconews — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:21:43 +0000

In conjunction with Earth Day, Camp Bisco is also pleased to announce that new greening and sustainability initiatives have been introduced to the 2010 festival, including sustainable sourced products, camping education, campsite contests, recycling redemption incentives, green volunteer teams, and waste diversion audit and metrics reporting. Working to cut its total waste in half this year, Camp Bisco has enlisted the help of Zerohero, a Colorado based company that works to lower the impact of events and festivals though zero-waste, renewable energy and education and The Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics, an educational, nonprofit organization dedicated to the responsible enjoyment and active stewardship of the outdoors by people, worldwide.

Directions to Camp Bisco

campbisconews — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:20:59 +0000

From Route 87, North & South: When you get to the Albany area, take Route 90 West. Take NY State Thruway/Route 90 to exit 25A and mergo onto I-88, towards route 7. Take exit 25 off of 88 for RT-7 East. Take a left at Duanesburg Road, onto RT-7. Take a left at Burdeck Street/RT-337. Take a left at Mariaville Road/RT-159. Mariaville Road turns into Batter Street after about 9 miles. You’ll see the Mariaville Country Store and a set a lights, go forward onto Batter Street/CR-94 and the venue will be on your right.

From Route 90, East & West: Take NY State Thruway/Route 90 to exit 25A and mergo onto I-88, towards route 7. Take exit 25 off of 88 for RT-7 East. Take a left at Duanesburg Road, onto RT-7. Take a left at Burdeck Street/RT-337. Take a left at Mariaville Road/RT-159. Mariaville Road turns into Batter Street after about 9 miles. You’ll see the Mariaville Country Store and a set a lights, go forward onto Batter Street/CR-94 and the venue will be on your right.

Address for the GPS:

Indian Lookout Country Club
1142 Batter Street
Pattersonville, NY 12137

Camp Bisco 9

campbisconews — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:17:27 +0000

CAMP BISCO ANNOUNCES SECOND ROUND OF PERFORMERS FOR CAMP BISCO 9
3-DAY MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL
IN MARIAVILLE, NEW YORK JULY 15-17 2010

Camp Bisco has confirmed the second round of artists slated for Camp Bisco 9, the ninth annual three-day music and arts festival in Mariaville, New York this July 15-17, 2010. The newest artists joining the 50+ performer lineup at the multi-stage camping festival include: Method Man; Ghostface Killah; & Raekwon (“Wu Massacre”); Break Science with special guest Talib Kweli; Holy F#ck; Caribou; RAQ; Tipper; Beats Antique; Welder; and The Constellations. Boasting its most eclectic lineup to date, additional performers confirmed for the 2010 event are The Disco Biscuits – All 3 Nights; LCD Soundsystem; Ween; Thievery Corporation Live; Girl Talk; Bassnectar; Pretty Lights; Major Lazer; The New Deal; Diplo; Aeroplane; Rusko; Sunrise Silent Disco; The Album Leaf; Brothers Past; Dieselboy; Gift of Gab (of Blackalicious); Future Rock; SOJA; Telepath; Felix Cartal; Two Fresh; Kill the Noise; Eskmo; Orchard Lounge; Rubblebucket; Emancipator; Spiritual Rez; Sub Swara; Derek Plaslaiko; Big Gigantic; Earl Greyhound; The Black Seeds; Grimace Federation; C-mon & Kypski; Nobody Beats the Drum; King Britt; Dubskin; Woodhands; Justin Paul; Lee Mayjahs?: and DJ Everyday. For more info click here