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DAILY NEXUS THursday, APril 11, 2019 www.dailynexus.com UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA SIAVASH GHADIRI / DAILY NEXUS LEONARD PAULASA / DAILY NEXUS Kristina Valencia Warm Up, and we instituted these concerts in order Staff Writer to give students alternative programming that’s not necessarily just going to party in Isla Vista and As another Spring Quarter unfolds here at also to deter out-of-towners coming because it’s a UCSB, students are once again presented with the Gauchos-only event,” Korsh explained. excitement of Deltopia and the annual The Warm “We chose those dates because there was some Up concert presented by A.S. Program Board. This trouble like riots and just things going awry in the year, The Warm Up featured electronic music artist past,” she recalled, “so the administration thought TroyBoi and special guest JPEGMAFIA for their it would be a really great thing, a super fun event sold-out, Gauchos-only event in the Thunderdome. for students to get to do where they don’t have to Kicking off the show was rapper and producer go out and be in any kind of unsafe environment.” Barrington DeVaughn Hendricks, also known Because there are a variety of artists to choose as JPEGMAFIA (all caps, no spaces) or Peggy. from for concerts like this, Korsh explained that JPEGMAFIA has grown from a small artist in the the process of choosing one main headlining artist Baltimore D.I.Y. scene to a well-known musician must be fairly discussed and agreed upon amongst working and touring all over the country with all A.S. Program Board members, excluding the big-hitters like Vince Staples and Flume. Last commissioner. “All the voting members, after a fair year, JPEGMAFIA released his album Veteran, discussion, cast their vote and then the head talent SIAVASH GHADIRI / DAILY NEXUS which received rounds of praise and acclaim from booker or the talent booker for that show then popular music sites like Stereogum, Pitchfork and takes that information and goes to the artist’s agent The Fader. and the process continues from there,” she said. During JPEG’s performance, Gauchos were Once a list of prospective music artists is presented with an exciting showcase of abrasive formed, Korsh explains that they then, “reach out Deltopia Brings Increase rap, an exciting lightshow and the stage antics of to major agencies that the artists belong to and Peggy himself. Occasionally yelling along to the then get availabilities from the artists and their lyrics of his own songs, as seen in his performance asking prices, which are usually a general range in Arrests, Decrease in of the song “Real Nega,” students in the crowd of prices that they accept in order to do shows. So were easily able to engage themselves completely after that, we talk with the agent and talk about the into the captivating performance. As JPEGMAFIA feasibility of the show happening and then what spat his lines, purple, blue and white lights waved happens is we send a formal offer.” Medical Transports around frantically in an amalgam of exciting In addition to discovering more about Program visuals for students to enjoy. In case you missed Board’s booking process, I wanted to know what Isabell Liu to deploy UCIV shifts which was very successful,” JPEGMAFIA at The Warm Up, he will also be it’s like getting to work with artists once the plans Staff Writer Associated Students External Vice President for Local performing this year at Coachella. and contracts are finalized. While Korsh explained Affairs Jeike Meijer said in a message to the Nexus. The Warm Up’s headliner was TroyBoi, a that it’s typically fun and exciting to work with Isla Vista’s annual Deltopia raged on this past “Many people came up for water and were very British electronic producer. Known for working famous musicians, she expressed how it can often weekend, bringing an uptick in the number of grateful. The estimated number of people who came with popular artists such as ZAYN, Missy Elliott be stressful due to unforeseen difficulties that arise attendees, as well as an increase in arrests and was higher than we expected but everything remained and Danny Brown, TroyBoi has also released his no matter how well an event may be planned. citations, but a decrease in medical transports. calm.” own original tracks and albums, solidifying his role “The biggest thing I’ve learned from working The office has yet to release an exact breakdown of She added that this year, several people told her in the music scene as a whole. During his DJ set, directly with such big artists is that they’re just the data gathered by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Deltopia felt like a “community event.” Gauchos let loose as the crowd moved together in a people and things happen that can go wrong,” Office (SBSO) and the University of California Police “No one attended our extra office hours on symbiotic wave of chaotic dancing while songs new Korsh said. Department (UCPD), but the preliminary report, monday which hopefully meant there were no and familiar poured out of the thumping speakers. When asked about the experience of working released on April 8, shows that there were 94 citations, pressing concerns to address with the EVPLA office, Although TroyBoi performed original content, with TroyBoi and JPEGMAFIA specifically, Korsh 38 arrests and 19 medical transports — all alcohol and/ but if there are of course people can always still reach he also remixed popular tracks like “Bad and said both were extremely excited to perform and or drug related — given out this past Saturday. out to us. but overall, deltopia went smoothly and Boujee” by Migos, which clearly struck a chord more sociable than other artists she has worked Both locals and out-of-towners were featured on people seemed to be respecting each other and the with concertgoers and enabled them to engage with in the past. On working with musicians the list of this year’s citations and arrests, according space,” Meijer said in a Facebook message. with a revision of a staple Isla Vista party track. in general, Korsh elaborated, “Sometimes they’re to the press release. The press release consistently references Deltopia Similar to JPEG’s set, the lightshow accompanying super sociable, really great to work with, and Only 10 days into April 2019, this month has seen statistics from five years ago, noting that in spite TroyBoi’s performance worked all the more to sometimes they don’t really talk to us and just their more arrests than any month over the past six — a fact of the increase in arrests since 2018, “citations and enhance the overall atmosphere. Meghan Leon, a manager does. It’s totally their call how involved undeniably due to Deltopia. medical transports are still all less than half of what third-year biology major, said, “The flashing lights they are with the students putting on the show, “I was very pleased to see that the number of they were in 2014.” and the loud music together just made the already but I’ve had really great experiences my past three medical hospitalizations was far lower than last year, Among the alcohol and/or drug related incidents great performance so much more extreme and fun.” years on Program Board working with such big proportionate to the size of the event,” Isla Vista requiring medical transports were two cases where In an interview with A.S. Program Board Special artists.” Community Service District (I.V. CSD) President people fell. One young woman fell and hit her head Events Coordinator, Kailah Korsh, a fourth-year Although one might think the chaos of our Spencer Brandt said in a message. on a rock, and another young woman fell from a sociology major, I asked some questions regarding town’s party holiday might steer an organization However, Brandt noted the arrest log “clearly cliff located in the 6800 block of Del Playa “during students’ interest in the booking processes and away from the idea of planning a complex event demonstrates” that there is still a problem with out- a domestic dispute.” Neither sustained fatal injuries. logistics of shows like The Warm Up. like The Warm Up, this is actually a prime reason of-towners. The majority of the arrests were for disorderly “This is the fifth year of Delirium and The to have the annual show as a place for music lovers “We need to be moving towards a deltopia that is conduct due to alcohol, as seen in the Nexus’ arrest and party goers alike. organized by the community, and has a festival-like map. A few other individuals were arrested for atmosphere. The reactive approach that UCSB, the assault, vandalism or petty theft, and one individual County, the CSD, and other stakeholders have taken was arrested for sodomy by force/violence/fear, use over the past 5 years has only taken us so far. It’s time of force with great bodily injury and violation of for proactive solutions that transform Deltopia from probation. an unsanctioned into an organized, fun, and safe Two Deltopia attendees were also arrested in I.V. festival,” Brandt said in a Facebook message. late Sunday night for armed robbery, among other Attendance for Deltopia, an event that evolved charges. nearly 10 years ago following the shutdown of In terms of direct police intervention, the authorities Floatopia, steadily grew in its initial years; however, also stopped and arrested 18-year-old De’shon Wilson, following the 2014 Deltopia riots, which ended in tear an Oregon native, for allegedly knocking a young man gas and rubber bullets as previously reported by the unconscious in the 6500 block of Del Playa, according Nexus, attendance dramatically dropped.