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July 9, 2009

Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival Announces 2009 Lineup

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The Juan Maclean

The Juan Maclean. Photo credit: Sebastian Mylnarski.

Building on the inaugural success of 2008, Famous Friends, a New York-based promotion company, in conjunction with Noise Problem, a leading multi-faceted music agency, are pleased to announce the lineup for The Second Annual Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival (BEMF). Spanning two stages, indoors and out, BEMF will be headlined by The Juan Maclean (live) and also feature Young Love, Jupiter One, Adventure, Shy Child, Home Video, Free Blood, Awesome New Republic as well as dozens of other DJs and performers.

Famous Friends will be announcing a very special surprise guest headliner via twitter on the day of the show. Follow them at http://twitter.com/famousfriends to receive the latest news in advance. The lineup is listed below.

BEMF is an all-day event for emerging and established dance artists celebrating the vibrant music scene found in the city of New York. The festival will bring together New York's veterans and up-and-coming talent, along with some special out of town guests, and will be held on Saturday, August 8th at Old American Can Factory, located at 232 3rd Street in Brooklyn from 4 p.m. to 4 a.m.

Adding fuel to the fire, the festival will offer a free open bar courtesy of Pabst Blue Ribbon from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. Advance tickets are $25 and can be purchased at BrooklynEMF.com. RJD2 will not be performing as previously announced.

Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival's Lineup:
The Juan Maclean (live)
Young Love
33hz
Shy Child
Designer Drugs
Jupiter One
BELL
Free Blood
The Cloud Room
Home Video
Adventure
Codebreaker
Kap10kurt
Awesome New Republic
The American Dream Team
JDH & DAVE P (FIXED/ RVNG)
Roxy Cottontail
Larry Tee
DJ Ayres
Finger on the Pulse DJs
Viking
Flashmen
Jubilee
Udachi
Purple Crush
NROTB
Tayisha Busay
LEIF
Rude Crew (w/ Rude Bear!)
VDRK
Subdrive
Galbis
Free Magic
Chaz & Jason Pants (Palms Out Sounds)
Terror Dactel
Charlie Tippie
Gavin Royce
Kids with Snakes

About Famous Friends:
Famous Friends have become a force in the last year while promoting parties all over New York's boroughs. Spearheaded by a trio of New York City dance-scene aficionados, Famous Friends have become known for hosting the most prominent event in New York City. The core ethos of the group is to have fun without any pretention or snobbery.

About Noise Problem:
In its most basic form, Noise Problem is a successful booking agency. But in order to consolidate the vast array of options in this large, yet tight-knit music industry, Noise Problem has decided to not only focus on the booking side of things, but to tackle all of the many facets within the industry- in this case, concert production. Whether your priorities are booking a tour, finding management, having a successful PR firm pushing your product or building a music festival from the ground up, Noise Problem provides its artists and clients with the practical know-how and connections needed to accomplish their goals.





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