4th Annual Chicago House Music Festival May 23-25
Millennium Park & This event is high energy, fast paced and a Chicago original! Chicago House Music Festival brings Millennium Park alive with DJs and live performances that showcase the sounds Chicago Cultural and styles of house, the Chicago-born music that has revolutionized the international Center dance music scene. A dance tent featuring DJ sets, dance lessons, workshops and panel Partnership Opportunities discussions and an old school Vinyl Record Fair complete the experience. Presenting $25,000 Space Only Starting at $5,000 A House Music Conference, held at the Chicago Cultural Center prior to the festival, offers Media $50,000 (in-kind trade va lue) musicians, DJs and industry participants with learning and networking opportunities.
Expected Attendance These events celebrate Chicago house music - a truly original genre created in the city 40,000 during the 1980s. The form takes its name from an old Chicago night club called The Audience Profile Warehouse, where resident DJ Frankie Knuckles mixed old disco classics, Euro-pop and Chicagoans, 26-34 yea rs old, majority electronic beats into a high-energy amalgamation. single and female
8 The Chicago House Music Festival is the first of four music festivals in Millennium Park that celebrate Chicago's music legacy as the birthplace of urban blues, gospel music, house music and other music genres.
Thursday, May 23 &Friday, May 24l6pm IChicago Cultural Center Workshops & panels related to the artistry, business and culture of House Music Friday, May 24 I6:30pm I Millennium Park Opening night special presentation Saturday, May 25 l2pm IMillennium Park Chicago House Music Festival