Trillectro Music Festival
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Genre | Electronic dance music, Hip hop, Indie rock |
Dates | August 29, 2015 |
Location(s) | Washington, DC |
Years active | 2012-Present |
Website | Official Website |
Trillectro Music Festival is a Washington, D.C.-based music festival founded in 2012. The annual single-day outdoor gathering features hip-hop, electronic, R&B and indie rock acts and is lauded for showcasing up-and-coming musicians on the eve of their big break.[1]
History[]
Organized by DC to BC, a music-marketing group started by three area natives, Trillectro is recognized as the area's first hip-hop and electronic music festival.[2] The name Trillectro, a portmanteau of “trill” (meaning “authentic” in hip-hop circles) and “electro” (short for “electronic”), embodies the festival's credo of bridging the gap between music genres. Beyond music, the festival is also known as a showcase for local talent, including artists, vendors and small businesses.
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2012[]
The inaugural Trillectro was held on August 11, 2012 at The Half Street Fairgrounds near Nationals Park and featured two stages.[3]
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Acts:
- Schoolboy Q
- Casey Veggies
- Flosstradamus
- Tabi Bonney
- Tittsworth
- Oddisee
- Body Language
- DJ Wonder
- Cam Jus
- Brenton Duvall
- DJ Underdog
- ASAAD
- Gianni Lee
- DJ Money
- Beyond Modern
- Rex Riot + Basscamp
- Grande Marshall
- Locke Kaushal
- Nouveau Riche
- Phony Ppl
- Flatbush Zombies
- Brenmar
- DJ David Heartbreak
- Doug E. Fresh (Host)[4]
2013[]
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Trillectro 2013 was held on August 17 at The Half Street Fairgrounds near Nationals Park.[5] The second year experienced a more than 100% growth rate, partially attributed to the organizers used of “crowdspeaking” platform Thunderclap.[6] The social media campaign exceeded its supporter goal by 32% and reached over 5 million people.[7]
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Acts:
- Wale (special guest)
- A$AP Rocky (surprise guest)
- A$AP Ferg
- Casey Veggies
- Travi$ Scott
- Fat Trel
- King Chip
- Shy Glizzy
- Tittsworth
- Nadastrom
- Phil Ade
- Ghost Beach
- DJ Sliink
- Gent & Jawns
- Goldroom
- Salva
- DJ Spicoli
- Misun
- Alex Young
- Venus X
- Two-9
- RDGLDGRN
- New Retro
- Carnage
- and Ashley Outrageous (Host)
2014[]
To accommodate an expected rise in attendance, Trillectro 2014 moved to DC's historic RFK Stadium’s festival grounds and was held on August 23. In addition to the one-day event, the festival also hosted a handful of smaller parties throughout the week.[8]
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Acts:
- Big Sean
- Travi$ Scott (Surprise Guest)
- Migos
- Fat Trel
- Baauer
- Oddisee
- Rae Sremmurd
- Lunice
- Rome Fortune
- OG Maco
- SZA
- Lightshow
- Sango
- GoldLink
- Ras Nebyu
- The Beard & Th Fro
- Spinser Tracy
- Redline Graffiti
- Fortebowie
- The Jane Doze
- TWRK
- Falcons b2b Hoodboi
- Willy Joy
- DJ Money
- Dirty South Joe
- Dougie F & DJ Fire
- Lowkey & YesJulz (Host)
2015[]
On July 8, festival organizers announced that Trillectro 2015 will be held on Saturday, August 29 at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland.[9]
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Acts:
- Chance the Rapper
- RL Grime
- Cashmere Cat
- Khelani
- JMSN
- DRAM
- Tunji Ige
- Chris McClenney
- Masego
- Babeo Baggins
- Mista Selecta
- Hi$to
- Nativeson
- Ayes Cold
- YesJulz (Host)
References[]
- ^ Rogo, Paula. "The Cool Kids of DC". Ebony. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ Buerger, Megan. "Trillectro, D.C.'s first hip-hop and electronic dance festival, is an overall success". Washington Post. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ Yates, Clinton. "DC to BC's Trillectro festival: Taking a Venn diagram approach to music". Washington Post. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ^ "trillectro music festival 2012 // the after-movie". Vimeo. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ^ Yenigun, Sami. "Trillectro still has growing pains, but it's turning into a fine young festival". Washington Post. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ^ "TRILLECTRO MUSIC FESTIVAL 2013 // THE AFTER-MOVIE". Vimeo. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ^ "Trillectro Case Study". Thunderclap. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ Yates, Clinton. "Trillectro grows from project, to festival, now a movement". Washington Post. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ Ramanathan, Lavanya. "Trillectro music festival is moving to Merriweather Post Pavilion". The Washington Post. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- Music of Washington, D.C.
- Electronic music festivals in the United States
- Festivals in Washington, D.C.
- 2012 establishments in Washington, D.C.
- Music festivals established in 2012
- Performing arts in Washington, D.C.