BoomBox – American Band – Psychedelic Sounds

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BoomBox – Euphoria Music & Camping Festival 2014

BoomBox is an American band that defies genres—they are an experience. It’s groovy rock and roll, a fusion of vintage psychedelic rock and electronica with a healthy dose of funky house and good, old-fashioned blues.  Indeed, songwriter Zion Godchaux on guitar/vocals, and DJ Russ Randolph on the sequencers and turntables, really know how to jam.

The people love BoomBox.  So much so that they play sold-out shows nationwide and successfully crowd-funded (via Kickstarter) their new album Filling In The Color.

AoxoA’s festival photography immortalized a slight tracer of their performance at the Euphoria Music Festival. The duo’s unique live jam and electronic elements epitomize Euphoria’s new formula.

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Zeds Dead Review – Electronic Music Duo

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Collage of Zeds Dead photographs by Chris Hooper

Zeds Dead Review– Euphoria Music Festival 2014

Zeds Dead are internationally popular electronic music producers who regularly release free music downloads. The duo, Dylan Mamid (DC) and Zach Rapp-Rovan (Hooks) are renowned for their fusion of bass music, dubstep, drumstep, drum and bass, electro house.

Zeds Dead are also known for intense touring of over 70 dates reaching hundreds of thousands of people in a season.  Millions have viewed their productions on YouTube.  The dynamic duo top the charts on Beatport and ranked in or around the top 100 DJs by most EDM magazines and critics. Their music was even used in GQ Magazine’s 2010 video shoot.

Concert and nightclub photographer, AoxoA (aka Chris Hooper), created a few images of their show at the Euphoria Music and Camping Festival 2014 (EMCF14).

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The Crystal Method – Electronic Music Duo

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The Crystal Method – EMCF14

The Crystal Method, an electronic music duo, has accomplished a lot since the 1990’s.  Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland’s music has pierced the upper Billboard 200, been nominated for a Best Electronic/Dance Album Grammy, and has appeared in films, TV shows, and video games.  Their best selling album was certified platinum by the RIAA.

Their performance is charged with energy and according to the Village Voice they are “one of the best live dance acts on Earth.”  It is with pleasure that AoxoA presents original photographs of The Crystal Method playing at the Euphoria Music and Camping Festival 2014 (EMCF14).

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Gareth Emery – EDM Producer and DJ

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Gareth Emery – Euphoria Fest 2014

Gareth Emery is a popular electronic dance music (EDM) producer and DJ.  Although he considers most dj rankings irrelevant, he ranked number 35 on the ‘Most Popular DJs in the World of All Time‘ list.  He fuses trance, house, and progressive as well as other music genres.  Hear his music on SoundCloud.

The images in this post were taken and processed by photographer Chris Hooper at the Euphoria Music and Camping Festival 2014 (EMCF14).  A survey of Euphorians ranked Gareth Emery in the top 5 acts of EMCF14.

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Motet – Euphoria Music Festival 2014

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A collage of Motet concert photographs by Chris Hooper

The Motet

The Motet is a band from Colorado that plays improvisational, funky, dance music.

The funk, disco, afrobeat and electronic music influences inspire a modern yet vintage sound that takes you beyond the glory days of danceable funk music. Listen to their music on SoundCloud.

The Motet played two sets at the Euphoria Music and Camping Festival 2014. On Friday they performed Jamiroquai covers on the main euphoria stage. On Saturday their original tunes were presented at the unearth tent. Both sets were amazing.

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Lotus Band | Lotus Music | Livetronica

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The Lotus Band plays Music called Livetronica

Lotus | an American Band

Lotus, an instrumental electronic jam band, was a closing act on the main stage at Euphoria Music and Camping Festival 2014 (EMCF14).  Their unique style of livetronica (or jamtronica) had the massive crowd feeling good.  You can check out their music on SoundCloud.

The images below have a feeling, an energy and a mood that transcends traditional concert photography.  Indeed, I enjoy pushing that envelope.  The techniques used to develop the images sometimes reveal abstract figures that your imagination wants to recognize.

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