Moogfest Partners With Paxahau

An annual electronic music festival in Asheville, N.C., that was feared to be on the outs after parting ways with AC Entertainment at the end of last year is gearing up for a 2014 comeback.

Moogfest will take place April 25-27, 2014, following a new partnership between Moog Music and Paxahau, the producer of events including Movement Electronic Music Festival and Detroit Jazzfest.

“We set out to find a new partner with a real understanding of the dynamic history of electronic music, and that has a deep appreciation for the impact Bob Moog’s inventions have had on musical expression and creation,” Moog Music President Mike Adams said in a statement. “After working with them for three years on their festival in Detroit, we knew Paxahau was the right choice to help us take Moogfest 2014 in the direction we envision.”

The 9-year-old fest – the brainchild of the synthesizer manufacturer’s founder Bob Moog – is apparently being retooled prior to Moogfest’s springtime debut.

New programming will run alongside musical performances to shine a light on “inventors, new media artists, circuit benders, programmers, and people with ideas that could change the way we experience music, art and performance,” the fest said.

Moog Music announced in December it had declined to relicense the name of the fest to AC Entertainment, but company CEO Ashley Capps wasn’t ready to call it quits upon hearing the news.

“We have enjoyed booking, marketing and producing our event for our fans and want to continue with them on this creative journey,” he said at the time.

AC Entertainment’s Mountain Oasis Electronic Music Summit is scheduled for Oct. 25-27.