Movement Festival 2023: What To Know As The Techno Music World Converges On Detroit
The heartbeat of techno music still resonates in Detroit, and this weekend it will reverberate throughout the city.
The Memorial Day venue represents one of Detroit's most distinctive cultural traditions, as the electronic music festival Movement takes over Hart Plaza and after-work parties are held for revelers across the city.
Running from Saturday to Monday, the movement is packed with the biggest line-up of over 120 performers across six stages. Weekend tickets and day tickets are available.
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This is the 22nd edition of Detroit's Memorial Day Weekend Techno Festival and the 16th organized by Detroit event organizer Paxhau, which hosted the festival in 2006.
Here is an overview:
First female character
Belgian DJ-producer Charlotte de Wit began to gain international fame in 2018 when she debuted in the underground scene of Movement. This year, she'll headline the main stage on Sunday, often during the festival's peak days, and become the first woman to headline the Detroit techno festival since it began in 2000.
DeWitt arrives in Detroit after recording new EP "Overdrive" and single "High Street." He will play at Hart Plaza Bowl on Sunday at 10:30 pm.
© KNTXT Cover of Charlotte de Witt's 2023 album OverdriveTwo veteran British duos headline: Basement Jax, of 1999 Red Alert fame, will take to the main stage on Saturday, and the festival will close on Monday with Underworld, where The Movement will finally play after being invited. band.. due to closure due to COVID-19.
Skrillex canceled last year's festival to finally make up for lost time on Monday at 8pm to finish up some album work, Quest for Fire and Too Close, released in February.
Saturday's highlights include Three 6 Mafia and Dead Zeds, while Caribou, Green Velvet and Defected Records premiere in a show directed by Kevin Saunderson on Sunday. Monday John Summit, Cascade Redux and more. Presented by Dom Dola
Detroit shows its muscles
The movement has made a name for itself by producing the talent of local Detroit DJs as well as world-renowned tastemakers, who remain the spiritual core of the event.
Techno godfather Juan Atkins will take the main stage Sunday under Cybotron, revisiting his work that sparked Detroit's electronic music revolution in the early 1980s. Techno house pioneer Kevin Sanderson and his son Dantiz will collaborate on the Stargate stage the same evening.
© John Froelich Juan Atkins performs Sunday, revisiting his 1980s work that paved the way for Detroit's resurgence in the electronic music scene.Carl Craig and John Dixon will wrap up the Detroit Love Showcase on Saturday, which will feature locals Moodymann, Octave One, DJ Holographic and more on the Stargate stage.
Eddie Fowlkes and Robert Hood will take the main stage on Sunday, while other top Detroit acts of the weekend include Aux 88, Seth Troxler, Kash Doll, Stacey (Hotwaxx) Hale, Suburban Knight and Sheefy McFly.
Technology Award
Honoring Artists, celebrating the key figures of Detroit's tech boom, will return to the Hart Plaza basement for a second year, this time with an expanded exhibit dedicated to artists like Delano. Smith, Mike Huckabee, Mike Banks, Kelly. Hand and Dr.
2023 Movement regulars Amy Fisher Price and Kelly Golden will headline "Detroit Techno City," a multimedia installation near the Pyramid Stage, while hardware company Sweetwater will showcase a music technology studio near the Pyramid Stage. Detroit.
"God Says 'Um Drum Machine' On The Big Screen"
After opening at a screening hosted by Big Sean and the Fripp Film Festival in Detroit last August, the techno-animated documentary will have its second local screening Friday at the Michigan Science Center at 7 p.m. A meeting with the directors will be held after the screening of the film.
Tickets for Friday's screening of the Tribeca-sanctioned doc are $20 and can be purchased through Eventbrite.
Directed by Christian Hill, God Said Give Me Drum Machine captures the nature and drama of Detroit's burgeoning '80s techno scene with rare footage and performances by many of the genre's pioneers.
The film crew will also host a documentary workshop at the Detroit History Museum on Saturday at 1 p.m.
© Kirthmon F. Dozier Detroit Free Press Music Fans in Action 2022 in Hart Plaza.Festival of Movement, Programming 2023
saturday
Movement Phase (Saturday)
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Stacey Hale
18.00-19.30: Ida Engberg
7:30-9 pm: Stacey Pullen
9-10:20 am: Maceo Plex
22:30 - midnight: Bodrum Jaxx (DJ set)
Coastal Area by JARS (Saturday)
15-16:45: House Party (J House and Masquenada)
16:45-17:45: Shigeto with Dej Andres (Live)
17:50-18:30: Mr. J. Nebreda
18:30-19:45: DJ Godfather
19:45-20:45: UNIKV3
20:45 - 22:00: Jade's Dead (Change of State)
22:15-22:45: Money doll
11pm-Midnight: Three 6 Mafia
Stargate Stage (Saturday)
Detroit Love Fair
14.00-15.30: Nick
15:30-17:30: Kyle Hall b2b Byron Aquarius
17:30-19:30: Moodyman
19:30-21:00: Holographic DJ
9-10 pm: Octave One (Live)
10 p.m. to midnight: Carl Craig feat. John Dixon (Live)
Underground Stage (Saturday)
15:00-16:00: Erica
16.00-17.30: BMG
17:30-19:00: Aqua
19-20:30: Oniva
20:30-22:00: Mark Broome
10pm-Midnight: Surgeon
Pyramid Stage (Saturday)
Showcase your residence
14.00-15.00: Buy Easter
3-4:30 pm: Sean J. Right
16:30 - 18:00: Magda B2B Mike Servito
18-19:30: TSA
7:30-9 pm: Derrick Carter b2b Mark Farina
9-10:30: DJ Minx
10:30 pm-Midnight: Acting Master
Detroit Stage (Saturday)
15:00-16:00: Courtesy
16:00-17:00: Milan Atkins
17:00-18:00: Sililcarmen
18.00-19.00: Fusegrad
19:00-20:00: 2 lanes
8-9: A.K
9-10: Shiffy McFly
22:00-23:00: AUX 88 (Live)
Pop Up VIP Area (Saturday)
18:00-21:00: Soul Clap presents EFUNK House
sunday
Movement Phase (Sunday)
16:00-17:00: Huey memory
17:30-18:30: Eddie Fowlkes
18:30-20:00: Ben Clock
08:15-21:15: Cybotron
21:30-22:30: Robert Hood (Live)
10:30am-midnight: Charlotte de Witte
Coastal Area by JARS (Sunday)
15:00-16:00: Kevin Reynolds (Live)
16:00 - 17:30: Mr. Joshua
5:30-7:00 pm: Casey
7-8pm: Paranoid London (Live)
20:00-21:30: Special requests.
21:45-22:45: Ella minus
23:00-00: Caribou
Stargate Scene (Sunday)
KMS Records presents the Faulty Showcase
14:00-15:30: Bookable
15:30-17:00: Fair
5-6:30 pm: Ash Laurin
6:30-8pm Sam Devine
8-9:30 am: Adams Harbour
21:30-22:30: KiNK (Live)
10.30pm - midnight: Kevin Saunderson b2b Danties
Underground Stage (Sunday)
15:00-16:30: Jay York's b2b set-top box.
4:30-6 pm: Lindsay Herbert
18:00-19:30: AMX
19:30-21: Ben Sims
21-10:30: DJ Nobu
10:30pm - Midnight: Chris Liebing
Pyramid Stage (Sunday)
2pm-4pm: Ryan Crosson b2b Sean Reeves
16:00 - 17:30: Matthew Johnson (Live)
17:30-19:00: Zip code
7:00-8:30pm: Seth Troxler
20:30-22:30: Ricardo Villalobos
10:30 pm-Midnight: Green Velvet
Detroit Stage (Sunday)
3:00-4:00 pm: Drew Ruiz
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Craig Gonzalez
17:00 - 18:00: Rebecca Goldberg (313 Acid Queen Set)
6-7 pm: Asher Perkins
19:00-20:00: Santonio Echols
8-9pm: Buzz Goree
21:00-22:00: Scan7 (Live)
22:00-23:00: Suburban Nights
Pop Up VIP Area (Sunday)
18:00-21:00: Detroit Techno Militia: T. Linder, DJ Seoul, DJ Saint, Joe Hicks
monday
Movement Phase (Monday)
16:00-17:00: Lauren
17:30-18:30: Audio (Live)
18.30-20.00: Bonobo (DJ set)
8-9:15 am: Skrillex
21:30 - 23:00: Hell
Beach Scene (Monday)
14:00-14:00: Brain cage
15:30-17: Luke Hess
5:30-6:30 pm: Lauren Flax
6:30-8 pm: DJ Seinfeld
8-10 pm: Fjaak
22.00-23.00: Multiples (Surgeon and Fast J) equipment live
Stargate Stage (Monday)
15:00-17:00: Beige
17-18:30: Giorgia Angiuli (Live)
18:30-20:00: Lee Phos
8-9:30 pm: Dom Dolla b2b John Summit
21:30-23:00: Redux Cascade
Underground Stage (Monday)
15:00-17:00: Henry Brooks
17:00-18:30: LSDxoxo
6:30-8 pm: Sarah Landry
8-9:30 am: SPFJ
21.30-23.00: Klangkunstler
Pyramid Stage (Monday)
14.00-15.30: Pastor Dukes
15:30-17:00: Ladymonics
5-6:30 pm: Heidi
18:30-20:00: Criticism
20-9:30: Stefan Bodzin (Live)
21:30-23:00: Fischer
Detroit Stage (Monday)
15:00-16:00: Ben Scott
16:00-17:00: Javonte and Isaac Prieto - Hybrid Set
17:00-18:00: Who is it?
18-19: Audi
7-8 pm: Beatnock
20.00-21.00: Sinster
21.00-22.00: Sound killer
VIP Zone (Monday)
18:00-21:00: Birthday party for Mia and her friends
This article was originally published in Detroit Free Press: Movement Festival 2023: What to know when the techno world converges in Detroit.
