Today FLOOD announced the two-day lineup for the annual FLOODfest presented by Magic Leap during the 2019 South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference. FLOOD Magazine is returning to the festival to celebrate the fifth anniversary of FLOODfest, which has become one of SXSW’s premier must-attend events every year. Hosted at the popular and centrally located Cedar Street Courtyard, FLOODfest is partnering with Magic Leap, creator of the premier spatial computing platform, the Magic Leap One, to present a string of marquee names alongside up-and-comers, including Broken Social Scene, White Denim, Kari Faux, Priests, HÆLOS, Herizen, and Leikeli47. Additionally, ahead of their recently announced reunion tour, legendary Atlanta hip-hop collective Dungeon Family, featuring Outkast’s Big Boi, Goodie Mob, and Organized Noize’s Sleepy Brown, will headline Wednesday.
FLOODfest presented by Magic Leap Lineup:
Tuesday, March 12
5:00 p.m. Broken Social Scene
4:00 p.m. White Denim
3:00 p.m. HÆLOS
2:00 p.m. Priests
1:00 p.m. Illuminati Hotties
12:00 p.m. MUNYA
Wednesday, March 13
4:30 p.m. Dungeon Family feat. Big Boi, Goodie Mob, and Organized Noize’s Sleepy Brown
3:30 p.m. Leikeli47
2:30 p.m. Kari Faux
1:30 p.m. Herizen
12:30 p.m. Moritz Simon Geist
Magic Leap is pioneering the future of computing. In 2018 the company launched the Magic Leap One, a lightweight, wearable spatial computer that seamlessly blends the digital and physical worlds. At FLOODfest presented by Magic Leap, they are proud to showcase two mixed reality experiences exclusively designed for Magic Leap One.
At FLOODfest presented by Magic Leap attendees will discover a new dimension in music with Sigur Rós’ Tónandi and Sennheiser’s AMBEO LAB app. Award-winning Tónandi is an immersive audio-visual experience with interactive elements that ebb and flow with your hand gestures in real time. Users explore the DNA of the band with sound spirits that form a dynamic musical soundscape. With the AMBEO LAB app, sound truly comes alive and transforms your environment into an interactive audio visual soundscape. Users can capture, touch and shape sound. In addition, to deliver the best music quality experience, Sennheiser has partnered with Magic Leap to develop the AMBEO AR One in-ears. Seal off external noise for full focus or turn Transparent Hearing on to hear interesting sounds around you and blend them with your virtual immersive audio soundscape.
Since its introduction in 2015, FLOODfest has served as a premier showcase for some of today’s most talented artists, including Run The Jewels, Courtney Barnett, Vince Staples, Spoon, Best Coast, Peaches, Kurt Vile, Chromeo, Halsey and more. FLOODfest presented by Magic Leap offers day activities and performances that are open to the public and SXSW badge holders beginning at 12:00pm CST at 208 W 4th St, Austin, TX 78701.
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