CASTAWAY FESTIVAL

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THE PRESETS

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Beloved WA beach festival CASTAWAY sets sail for The Nation’s capital and Coffs Harbour:

The Presets | What So Not
Slumberjack | Motez
Touch Sensitive | Banoffee

Stage 88, Canberra – Saturday 1 February 2020
Park Beach Reserve Coffs Harbour – Saturday 15 February 2020

PRE SALE:  Tues Oct 22nd 10am to Wed Oct 23rd 10am
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Castaway Festival makes its inaugural journey to Canberra’s gorgeous Stage 88 and Coffs Harbour’s Park Beach Reserve with a line-up of sun-drenched Australian music’s finest.

Following a successful five years on WA holiday hot spot Rottnest Island and more recently Adelaide’s Glenelg beach, hosting the likes of Peking Duk, Rufus, Gang Of Youths, What So Not, Illy, Alison Wonderland and many more, Castaway Festival makes its inaugural journey to Canberra and Coffs Harbour with an all-Aussie electronic line up for the ages.

For the first time ever on the shores of Lake Burley Griffin – Stage 88 Canberra –  and the beautiful Park Beach Reserve, right on the beach at Coffs Harbour – will be the destination for a sun, sand and sea-fuelled adventure set to sounds of some of the world’s hottest electronic music artists.

It’s time to forget about winter and mark Feb 1 & Feb 15, 2020 in your diary as the beginning of something truly special on the Canberra & Coffs Harbour party calendar.

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THE LINEUP

Because you can’t throw a party without the perfect soundtrack:

THE PRESETS
Having played nearly every big festival from Glastonbury to Coachella, The Presets are recognised worldwide for their dynamic live performances. In 2008 they released the chart topping Apocalypso, selling in excess of Triple Platinum and featuring four hit singles, including the classic ‘My People’. Setting new standards for dance music in Australia, The Presets went on to win 5 ARIA awards (and 2 ARIA Artisan Awards) including Album of the Year, as well as the J Award and FBI SMAC Award for Album of The Year. Kim and Julian also shared the coveted Songwriter of The Year Award at the 2009 APRA Awards.
Pacifica was released in 2012, featuring Rolling Stone Magazine’s Song Of The Year, ‘Ghosts’.  Pacifica was also nominated for an ARIA, shortlisted for the AMP Award, the J Award, and was Album of the Year in the Herald Sun and Daily Telegraph, and Electronic Album of the Year in the Sydney Morning Herald.
The duo are coming off a massive year following the release of their Australian Music Prize-nominated fourth album HI VIZ so it’ll be Tools Down when the heat is on come February 1 and 15. The band are currently gearing up for the release of the collaborative RAKA EP with Golden Features.

WHAT SO NOT
Over three years in the making, his current album Not All the Beautiful Things is about transformation and metamorphosis, a culmination of everything the Australian-born artist has been working towards as he’s built his reputation as one of the most innovative producers in the game, garnering over 469 million combined streams in the process.  More than an album, it’s a fully realized artistic statement in which What So Not is in full control of every aspect, from the stage design and visuals to the music videos and merchandise. “I didn’t want to put anything out that doesn’t cohesively match the essence of the songs,” explains the man behind it all.
Having established himself as one of the world’s most revered electronic acts, the man behind such massive anthems as “High You Are” (50 million-plus streams), “Waiting” (with Skrillex and RL Grime), and his remix of RUFUS du Sol’s “Innerbloom” (#30 on triple j’s Hottest 100 list for 2016), has a slew of EPs under his belt, including 2016’s widely-praised Divide & Conquer.  Last year What So Not released “Be Ok Again,” writing and performing the vocals himself for the first time. The song has garnered 2.8 million collective streams and was one of the most played songs on Triple J throughout the summer. WHAT SO NOT is Chris Emerson.

SLUMBERJACK
In the past year Perth-based duo SLUMBERJACK have brought their music to new heights, turning out massive club hits like “RA” and increasing their total streams to over 40 million across platforms. During that time, musicians Morgan Then and Fletcher Ehlers have also pushed to a new level in their artistry and carved out a more boldly challenging sound than ever before. With their first-ever headline tour in the works, SLUMBERJACK now deliver a new EP that, in Ehlers’s words, “explores the dichotomies of light and dark and beauty and ugliness,” and ultimately creates a world unto itself. Since breaking onto the Australian electronic music scene in 2014, Then (a Borneo-bred, classically trained concert pianist and former world-music artist) and Ehlers (a Vietnam-raised Australia native who taught himself to make electronic music at age 11) have tapped into their kinetic chemistry to guide their sound into new directions. With their synergy stronger than ever—and with multiple #1 tracks on Hype Machine now under their belt—SLUMBERJACK are currently focused on prepping for their upcoming tour, and aspire to deepen their engagement with each audience. “The show’s going to be about slowing down a bit and focusing more on what’s happening in the moment, rather than always looking to the next drop,” says Ehlers. “There should be moments where you just absorb something ugly or unusual, and then get the payoff later when you experience something beautiful. We don’t want to just have people going crazy the whole time—we want to give them a show that takes them on some kind of a journey.”

MOTEZ
Moutaiz Al-Obaidi, known professionally as Motez, is an Australian record producer, musician and DJ. Motez was a refugee born in Iraq and moved to Adelaide in 2006. Motez’s Song “The Future” Featuring Anthony and Cleopatra was certified Gold in Australia. He has won several South Australian Music Awards for Best Music Producer (2015) and Most Popular Electronic Artist (2016 and 2018).

TOUCH SENSITIVE
Touch Sensitive is the ultimate triple-threat; as a producer, in-demand live performer and DJ, he’s a treasured slashie for artists & audiences alike. Whether it’s remixing Rufus, collaborating with Flume or touring internationally with Flight Facilities, he’s become renowned as the man with an ear for hooks and impeccable taste. ‘Lay Down’ continues this trend, combining the sky-high falsetto of ‘80s, floor-filling disco with the rhythmic dynamism that has become a standard in Touch Sensitive’s frenetic live performances.
“It was fine line between sounding like right now and it being a bit more ambiguous as to when it was made,” says Touch Sensitive of his new material. “[Besides], today’s techniques are gone tomorrow.” Touch Sensitive is affectionately considered Future Classic’s spirit animal.
His affiliation with the label runs deep;  ‘Body Stop’ was one of Future Classic’s first releases and he has played on hits for a sizeable contingent his labelmates, including Hayden James, Flight Facilities, Anna Lunoe, Charles Murdoch and Flume, his blue bass is now recognisable across many of their live shows. With ‘Lay Down’, Touch Sensitive finally steps fully into the limelight, dancing shoes at the ready. Never has a song’s title been quite so misleading.

BANOFFEE
Melbourne born, LA based artist and producer, BANOFFEE has become a staple in the electronic pop-music scene with her new wave, R’n’B sound, heightened with gliding synths, syncopated beats and textured vocals. More than just musically creative, Banoffee is quickly becoming a creative force in pop culture. Her influence has landed her features in Vogue, i-D, Oyster, Elle China, L’Officiel and Paper. Banoffee has toured extensively over the past year, including opening for Taylor Swift + Charli_XCX and King Princess. Her first full length album will be released early 2020.

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THE FESTIVAL

The brainchild of nationally renowned touring company Zaccaria Concerts and Touring (By The C, SummerSalt, Live in The Vines), Castaway Festival launched in 2015 on the sandy shores of global holiday destination Rottnest Island off the coast of Perth, Western Australia.

Combining some of the world’s best music acts with one of Australia’s most beloved assets – our glorious beaches and waterside locations – has proven to be an absolute no-brainer, becoming wildly popular and selling out every year since its inception.

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THE DETAILS

Castaway Festival
Stage 88 Canberra
Saturday 1 February 2020 18+
General Admission and VIP tickets available
Tickets through www.castawayfestival.com or Ticketmaster.

Castaway Festival
Park Beach Reserve Coffs Harbour
Saturday 15 February 2020 18+
General Admission and VIP tickets available
Tickets through www.castawayfestival.com or Ticketmaster.

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AMNPLIFY – DB