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Monday, March 10, 2014
Music Mountain Oasis Electronic Music Summit put "on hold"
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 11:19 AM
Asheville's Mountain Oasis Electronic Music Summit has been put "on hold" organizers announced today on the festival's website.
AC Entertainment, which ran Moogfest from 2010-2012, and then launched MOEMS last year sites production difficulties and a lack of "success necessary to sustain the venture."
Here's what the organizers posted:
It's true. We've decided to press the "pause" button on Mountain Oasis for 2014 in Asheville. It's been a difficult decision. We're very proud of what we've created and produced over the past four years in Asheville: Moogfest 2010 - 2012 and Mountain Oasis 2013. The enthusiasm and response from those who attended and supported those festivals was amazing - a true inspiration for all of us here at AC.Unfortunately, the success necessary to sustain the venture has eluded us. And many of the challenges we have faced in producing the festival have increased. It feels more and more like we're trying to fit a square peg in a round hole. So, after four years of considerable investment and hard work, we've decided to put Mountain Oasis on hold, while we pursue some exciting opportunities elsewhere.
We want to thank all of the passionate, supportive fans who have attended the festivals, the wonderful artists who have played, and the many enthusiastic supporters in the community who have helped and encouraged us.
We love Asheville. After a quarter of a century as Asheville's major concert producer, we'll continue booking all of the great shows at the Orange Peel and working with everyone at the US Cellular Center to bring top artists and shows to town. And perhaps, at some point in the future, we will have an opportunity to create another festival that highlights this "mountain oasis."
In the meantime, we would like to encourage festival lovers to attend some of our other festivals. The Big Ears Festival in Knoxville (only 3 weeks away on March 28 - 30) includes adventurous artists who have played Moogfest and Mountain Oasis in the past (like Tim Hecker, Oneohtrix Point Never, Julia Holter, to name a few) alongside Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood, the National's Bryce Dessner, the composer Steve Reich and rock legends like Television, John Cale, Marc Ribot and others. Of course, there's Bonnaroo in June. And, in mid-July, there's the Forecastle Festival in Louisville.
We have some new surprises in store as well, so stay in touch.
We'll be seeing you around...
Cheers!
The AC Entertainment / Mountain Oasis Team
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