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The organisers of South East Asia’s largest music festival, Future Music Festival Asia 2015 (FMFA), Livescape Singapore and Future Music Group Australia today announced the full line up for this year’s star-studded music festival.

As part of the Festival’s aim of showcasing top-notch musical talents worldwide, FMFA’s full line-up will comprise an eclectic blend of critically acclaimed artistes:

INTERNATIONALS (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER):

1. AFROJACK
2. ART DEPARTMENT
3. AVICII
4. BASSJACKERS
5. BLASTERJAXX
6. DARUDE
7. EXAMPLE
8. FATBOY SLIM
9. FERRY CORSTEN
10. GIORGIO MORODER
11. GREEN VELVET
12. GORGON CITY
13. KNIFE PARTY
14. MARKUS SCHULZ
15. NERO
16. NEW WORLD PUNX
17. PROTOCULTURE
18. PUBLIC ENEMY
19. ROBIN SCHULZ
20. SANDER VAN DOORN
21. SIGMA
22. TCHAMI
23. TENISHIA
24. TIMMY TRUMPET
25. THE PRODIGY

Complementing this stellar line-up are Singapore’s own homegrown talents and regional names such as Lion City Boy, Oliver Osbourne, Indiego & Co. x Poptart, Goldfish & Blink and Glen Check, adding spice to the already electrifying ensemble.

LOCALS AND REGIONALS (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER):

1. ALDRIN (SG)
2. ALTIMET (MY)
3. BOTTLESMOKER (ID)
4. BUDCULTURE (MY)
5. DANGERDISKO LIVE! (MY)
6. AJ ANDREW T (AOS) (SG)
7. DJ BIGGIE (MY)
8. GLEN CHECK (KR)
9. H3 (MY)
10. INDIEGO & CO. x POPTART (MY & SG)
11. JOE FLIZZOW (MY)
12. LION CITY BOY (SG)
13. LTN (ID)
14. HAS (SG)
15. NASTY & GURUGURU (MY)
16. NEZ (SG)
17. OLIVER ORBOURNE (SG)
18. RAH (SG)
19. RAVE REPUBLIC (SG)
20. SONA ONE (MY)
21. TERENCE C (MY)
22. WDTFAA (MY)
23. XU (MY)
24. YA5TH (SG)

These world-class acts will be performing across three stages for the heart-thumping two-day Festival, which is set to take over Singapore’s 140,000-square-metre Changi Exhibition Centre, from 13 to 14 March, 2015.

Having attracted over 55,000 people from 85 countries at FMFA 2014 held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, its debut in Singapore is expected to be quite the spectacle.

“Singapore was the obvious destination of choice, because we recognize its value as an international hub and up-and-coming center for music and entertainment in South-east Asia. With Singapore’s vibrant calendar of world class events, and exceptional infrastructure, it was only natural for it to be FMFA’s next home,” Muhammad Iqbal, Group Chief Executive Officer of The Livescape Group said.

“We have never spared any expense in offering our loyal fans the best event experience they can get, and we aren’t about to stop now. In addition to the star-studded cast of international, regional and local acts, we also look forward to having a few more little surprises in store for all festivalgoers on-site. With this, we are well placed to create a truly memorable, world-class event to commemorate our Singapore debut, and in keeping with this country’s aim of becoming a world-class entertainment destination,” Iqbal added.

SUPERNOVA – THE MAIN STAGE

For the first time in South East Asia, FMFA will also be working with world-renowned stage designer, James Klein (www.jameskleinevents.com) to curate its main stage, dubbed the Supernova Stage. James Klein has previously worked on the stage designs for the likes of Ultra Music Festival and Sensation. The multi-storey Supernova Stage at FMFA 2015 will be one of the largest South East Asia has ever seen and is especially customised and built specifically for the festival. The stage includes never before seen pyrotechnics and visuals and extensive giant LED screens.

GETTING THERE

Bearing in mind FMFA’s location in the Far East, organisers will be providing free shuttle services, which will ferry revellers to and from a soon to be announced location within the city centre at 30-minute intervals either way. This will take place throughout the entire duration of the festival with at least 40 – 45 forty-seater shuttle buses on standby. Aside to this, GrabTaxi has come on board as the Official Taxi Partner for FMFA 2015 and will be operating a taxi booth at the entrance and exit points of the festival grounds to assist festival-goers in booking their taxi rides. GrabTaxi will also be offering special discounts to all festivalgoers that book a ride using the GrabTaxi app and the promo code “FMFA15”.

CARNIVAL WITHIN A FESTIVAL

To add to the spectacle of the festival, several carnival elements will be introduced to ensure revellers get a holistic experience. Several carnival rides will be set up including a Carousel, Bumper Car Ride, Gryospin Ride, Meteorite and a never before seen in Singapore, Stage Dive. Also there will be sections where partygoers can rest and recharge with hammocks and bean bags which will be located close to an extensive food village which will feature some of the best food operators from Singapore, Malaysia and even Thailand.

FOR A GREATER EXPERIENCE – PRIVATE CABANAS & THE FIRST CLASS ARENA

For those looking to take their party experience to a different level, they could literally do so with the VVIP Private Cabanas going at SGD10,000 each for two-days. These elevated cabanas apart from providing an aerial view of the festival grounds and a fantastic view of the main stage comes with a 250 sq. ft. private area, access to the cabana for 15 people, private bars, private toilets and 4 bottles of liquor with mixers for both days.

In addition to this there will also be a VIP Lounge – The First Class Arena – which features an elevated terrace and lounge that overseas the Supernova and Future Live stages. VIP tickets are priced at SGD388. This VIP Lounge will act as a club within the festival and is indoors, air-conditioned, and also includes its own private toilets. Also there will be a variety of exclusive services in the VIP Lounge such as bottle service, foot massages and even food catering.

SECURITY, SAFETY AND MEDICAL SUPPORT

As an internationally acclaimed and award winning festival, FMFA has a zero tolerance drug-abuse policy. For the festival this year, even tighter control will be implemented to discourage drug abuse among the festivalgoers. An international team from highly experienced organizations, which include the following, are involved in the planning of the festival:

• The Livescape Group (Malaysia & Singapore) – one of Southeast Asia’s largest live events organizers, which has to date, organized over 200 shows regionally.
• Future Music Group (Australia) – Australia’s pioneer organizers with over 20 years of experience organizing live music events. They are also the curators of the Future Music Festival brand that has had a zero casualty record in Australia since the festival’s inception in 2008.
• EventAid (Australia) – Highly experienced medical consultants that has managed first aid services at major events across Australia and provides risk assessments, event medical plans, and event first aid. http://www.event-aid.com.au
• SightCon (Netherlands) – Internationally acclaimed team from the Netherlands that specializes in security management for large-scale major events. It has a proven track record having managed similar outdoor music festivals including the 200,000 capacity mega festival, Tomorrowland. www.sightcon.nl
• Singapore Emergency Ambulance Services (Singapore) – SEAS provides medical management for events at local, regional and international levels. They will be working closely with EventAid in curating a world-class medical plan at FMFA. www.sgambulance.com.sg
• Event Security Specialists (Singapore) – ESS is a private security firm that provides professional security solutions in Singapore and throughout Southeast Asia. It has in the past managed large-scale events including the MTV World Stage. ESS will be working closely with SightCon to develop a world-class security plan for FMFA. www.ess.com.sg

Collectively, the above mentioned companies who are working hand-in-hand to manage and execute the security, medical, safety and drug prevention plan for Future Music Festival Asia 2015, have over 50 years of experience in managing similar or larger scale events.

LIST OF PARTNERS FOR FUTURE MUSIC FESTIVAL ASIA 2015

• Official Mineral Water: Evian
• Official Insurance Partner: NTUC Income Insurance Co-operative Limited
• Official Artist Transport Provider: GrabCar
• Official Taxi: GrabTaxi
• Official Energy Drink: RedBull
• Official Apparel: Zalora
• Official Digital Streaming Partner: Guvera
• Official Magazine: JUICE
• Official Media Partner: TimeOut Singapore
• Official Music Channel: MTV Asia
• Official Radio Station: Lush FM
• Supporting Radio Station: 987 FM

For more information or to obtain updates on the festival, log on to: www.futuremusicfestival.asia or www.facebook.com/futuremusicasia. Follow FMFA also on Instagram and Twitter: @FMFAsia

Future Music Festival Asia 2015 will be held at the 140,000 sq. metre Changi Exhibition Centre in Singapore on 13 & 14 March 2015. Tickets to FMFA 2015 are available for purchase via www.futuremusicfestival.asia and are available in three categories: Single Day – Day 1 Only (SGD148), Weekend – Two-Day Pass (SGD208), and VIP (SGD388). Tickets are also available for walk-in purchase at all SISTIC outlets in Singapore. Future Music Festival Asia 2015 is opened to guests aged 18-years and older only. ID verifications will be carried out at the door. *Ticket prices listed above also exclude the ticket agent’s booking and credit card processing fees.

Festival rules apply. FMFA implements a strict no re-entry policy for security reasons. The organizers also reserve the right to deny entry or to eject any guest deemed to be in violation of festival rules.

Above & Beyond

Adventure Club

Bondax

DVBBS

Kaskade

NERVO

New World Punx (Ferry Corsten & Markus Schulz)

Nicky Romero

Peking Duk

Rasmus Faber

Showtek Music

Skrillex

Steve Angello

Steve Aoki

Over the last 10 years Markus Schulz has crafted the individual musical identities of progressive, trance & house into his own unique hybrid sound. The combined influence of his headlining DJ sets; Armada and Coldharbour label releases and highly prominent Global DJ Broadcast radio show have seen him at the forefront of the US EDM revolution. This success has been reflected in weekly sets spun in front tens of thousands, a GDJB listenership up in the millions and critically acclaimed albums, including ‘Do You Dream?’ and most recently ‘Scream’.

Following several highly ranked positions, in 2008 Schulz broke into the # 10 of DJ Mag’s Top 100 chart. He’s remained there for the last four straight years (polling #9 in 2011) and now stands as the busiest international DJ playing out of the United States.

Markus Schulz – The DJ:

Through his natural audience interaction, flawless, intuitive harmonic mixing, unparalleled tune selection and now famous open-till-close sets, he has wowed crowds in every major metropolis. Schulz’s DJ career has largely tracked that of his productions. In the early noughties he was among the first producers to zero in on the hinterland between trance & progressive.

His career received a significant boost when, in 2004, he signed with the David Lewis Productions DJ agency (also home to Armin van Buuren). Now a regular fixture at the world’s biggest & most celebrated clubs, arenas and festivals, he lays down his inimitable trance-progressive vision on a weekly basis. In Europe, he’s smashed Tomorrowland, Transmission, Nature One, Dance Valley, Electronic Family, Sunrise and; worked tent-pegs loose at Creamfields; gridlocked Global Gatherings and played open-till-close sets at Space, Miami, Avalon, LA and both Amnesia and Privilege in Ibiza. Stateside the colossal EDC, Nocturnal, and Ultra Festivals have all felt Schulz pressure and yet further afield still he’s engineered floor uproar across South East Asia and Australia.

Schulz has polled 4 consecutive years inside DJ Mag’s world’s top 10, has been regularly ranked in the FTB, Trance Addict and Trance Podium charts as the genre’s 2nd biggest spinner and won Best American DJ at the 2008 IDMAs.

How It Began:

Born in Eschwege, central Germany, Markus emigrated to the United States. Age 13, his dance music awakening came during the grip of the country’s then-nascent breakdance scene. His early production and DJ career roughly tracked that of the second Stateside House explosion and he caught his first production break in 1993 when he remixed Sagat’s ‘Why Is It? (F** Dat)’ for FFrr.

Markus’ freshman production release followed in 1994 with the 6-track ‘Plastik Trax EP Vol 1’. Throughout the mid to late Nineties he continued to accrue acclaim with a range of releases on numerous luminary U.S. labels. In 1998 he recorded ‘You Won’t See Me Cry’ for Plastik Records (his first label), which was picked up by the UK’s Eve Records and became his first non-domestic release.

Coldharbour Recordings:

Schulz’s sound notably came quickest to the ears of European DJs. Following the formation of the Armada group in 2005, Armin sought Markus out and asked him to start compiling tracks for a new vinyl series.

The Coldharbour Sessions EPs launched in 2004 (with the first 3 releases coming out on the already established Electronic Elements label). In succession they resoundingly impacted on dancefloors and within 12 months Coldharbour the label came into existence. Named after Markus’ then-production base in London’s Coldharbour Lane, its output immediately brought a new sound-type to Armada’s repertoire. It also became a lightning rod for a new generation of prog-inclined producers – setting in motion the careers of (amongst others) Santiago Nino, Rex Mundi, Mark Otten & Niklas Harding. With 2005 under the spell of Coldharbour’s more refined, minimal yet still melodic take on the trance sound Markus struck again with the first Coldharbour Sessions mix compilation.

Such has been the success of the imprint that in 2007 it was joined by sub-label Coldharbour Red. This, in turn, became the launch pad for the careers of Marcus Schössow, tyDi, Glenn Morrison & Evol Waves and was the point of re-entry for early Schulz side-project, Dakota (see section below). In August 2010 it celebrated it 100th release with Schulz’s cover of Cass & Slide’s ‘Perception’.

Seven years after its birth, Coldharbour stands among the top tier of trance & progressive labels. Getting regular props from the press, in 2011 DJ Mag stated that it was: “an imprint in the rudest of good health!” while Mixmag trumpeted Coldharbour as “a label fair brimming with ready-to-break production talent”.

M.S. Productions 2005 – 2009:

Perfectly intersecting the quality/quantity axis, Markus’ own productions have been fundamental components in marshalling clubbers and music lovers to his sound.

Over the course of the last half-decade singles like ‘First Time’ & ‘Without You Near’ (2005), ‘Fly To Colours’, ‘Never Be The Same’ & ‘I Am’ (2007) ‘Perfect’ & ‘Cause You Know’ (2008) & most recently anthems like ‘The New World’ & ‘Do You Dream?’ have each played their vital part. Markus is also a regular production collaborator. In 2005 he famously teamed up with likeminded producers Gabriel & Dresden and Departure for ‘Without You Near’ and did the same with Andy Moor on ‘Daydream’ and Max Graham on ‘Goodbye’.

The impact of all the singles has been catalysed throughout the period by his studio albums ‘Without You Near’ (2005) and ‘Progression’ (2007).

M.S. Productions 2010 – 2012:

‘Do You Dream’ and ‘Scream’: On June 15th, 2010 Schulz released his ‘Do You Dream?’ album. The 16-track long-player propelled another raft of tracks (‘Surreal’, ‘Not The Same’ and ‘Perception’ among them) onto floors and radio waves. Its release prompted Tilllate Magazine to hail it as “energetic” & “exhilarating”, whilst DJ Mag asserted that it was “hard to see why you won’t completely adore this”. On April the 1st, 2011 the album’s remix edition was released. It included remakes from heavyweights including Ferry Corsten, Cosmic Gate & Super8 & Tab. The remix edition was followed a month later by Schulz’s first DVD release, which documented his ‘Do You Dream?’ globetrotting tour.

Following the release of ‘Go!’ (a co-production with Dennis Sheperd), in March of 2012 it was announced that the single would be the first to be taken from his new artist album. With principle recording of his fourth long-player completed in mid June, ‘Scream’ was released on August 31st. Subsequent tracks ‘Caught’ (with Schulz protégée Adina Butar) and ‘Loops & Tings’ (with Ferry Corsten) perfectly captured the 2012 EDM mood, with the latter racing to the #1 position on the Beatport chart.

The album has been met with much critical acclaim. Giving it their Album of the Month award, Mixmag said that “tonally, lyrically and vocally (Schulz’s) fourth artist album swings from one highpoint to another” and that the long-player “dazzles”. America’s EDM Magazine meanwhile said that “Scream’ excels most noticeably is among its manifold vocal numbers”.

Markus Schulz presents Dakota:

Markus has only made rare use of pseudonyms throughout his career – seeing them only as valuable if they represented an outlet for something other than his established sound. At the turn of the millennium he released 3 tracks (‘Swirl’, ‘Frozen’ & ‘Lost in Brixton’) under the alias, Dakota. Over time the tracks became first-contact points for many new fans.

In 2009 Schulz paid dues to that by resurrecting the guise, recalibrating its sound and directed his attentions to a whole album of material. ‘Thoughts Become Things’ was the result and it became a route diversion that branched out to embrace techno, house and other sub-genres. It swelled both Schulz’s fanbase and the range of DJ support for his music. The album justified 7 single releases that have included particular fan-favourites ‘Chinook’, ‘Johnny the Fox’, ‘Koolhaus’ & ‘Mr Cappuccino’.

Such was its success in July of 2011 he followed it up with the sequel – ‘Thoughts Become Things II’. Giving it their prized Album of the Month award, MIXMAG said: “With ‘Thoughts II’ Schulz’s Dakota guise could be about to take centrestage”, while DJ Mag noted it contained “lush riffs at a housier tempo” and was “epic stuff”. Further afield America’s DJ Times wrote: “every track pushes great sounds and solid club vibes that throw you off your feet”, whilst Germany’s Raveline said that: “no DJ should miss out on the techier, darker and more progressive side of the Schulz sound”. To date it has spawned 5 singles (‘Sinners’, ‘Sleepwalkers’, Katowice’ and the AA ‘In A Green Valley’/’Saints’), as well as a remix edition with reworks from Arnej, KhoMha, Mr Pit, Wellenrausch and others.

The Global DJ Broadcast show:

Now in its eleventh year Schulz’s GDJB has continued to be a beacon for an always-growing throng of trance & progressive dance fans. Having begun life on Miami’s Party 93.1 station, it is now broadcast through DI.fm and Sirius/XM satellite, the Global DJ Broadcast site and over 50 other FM stations around the planet. Based on a regular format, the first show of each month is a two hour long mix from one of Schulz’s rolling World Tour gigs – ones that have of late included Medellin, Columbia, St Petersburg, Russia & Amnesia in Ibiza.

Subsequent shows in the month feature Markus mixing his broad span pick of the current electronic dance music best for an hour (which includes the forum-voted Global Selection track of the week) followed by guest mixes from both established and up-and-coming DJs.

Markus Schulz – The City Albums:

Markus is also responsible for one of the longest running and respected compilation album series in trance history. Providing this microcosmic view of his sound, the albums have become cornerstones for fans collections, with each travelogue edition bringing in a fresh wave of supporters. Notably, the Amsterdam ’08 release was nominated for an IDMA award for Best Full Length DJ Mix (in the same year that he took home the trophy for Best American DJ).

Kicking off in 2005 with Miami, it moved to Ibiza in ’06, Amsterdam in ’08 and Toronto in ’09. The following year Schulz was “notably ahead of the curve” (Mixmag) with Las Vegas’10 release, presaging the city’s EDM rise by 12 months. In 2011 he focused on dance music’s surge in popularity in Eastern Europe with Prague’11, before returning to the States for his most recent edition. ‘Los Angeles ‘12’ captured the establishment of EDM as a dominant mainstream force in the American music scene. In giving it their Album of the Month, Mixmag said: “Schulz clearly demonstrates his understanding of the uncompromising sounds that holds sway over LA’s clubs and arenas”.

Remixes:

Markus started his remix career in the early 90s with a 30-strong volley of high-profile reworks. Over the course of the decade he re-tooled the production works of Euro dominators like The Real McCoy & Technotronic, house masters & divas including Armand van Helden & Liz Torres, legendary Nineties icons RuPaul, Bette Midler & Sandra Bernhard and fully-fledged A-listers like Madonna (on Love Don’t Live Here Anymore).

As the Millennium arrived he began to work on deeper, more intrinsically electronic dance fare… In 2000 he remixed trance innovator Pablo Gargano’s ‘Absolution’, PQM’s Renaissance classic ‘The Flying Song’ and Fatboy Slim’s ‘Sunset (Bird of Prey). Satisfied that he’d found the right dance strata to focus on Markus has gone on to rewire tracks by Oceanlab, Motorcycle, Dance 2 Trance, Cosmic Gate, Nalin & Kane, Kyau & Albert, John O’Callaghan, & Space Manoeuvres amongst many, many others.

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