HULAWEEN 2024 COLLABORATES WITH WOMEN-LED COLLECTIVE DEF FOR DEBUT OFF LIMITS STAGE

THE INTIMATE FAN EXPERIENCE WILL BE AN IMMERSIVE, 360-DEGREE STAGE THAT BRINGS HULAWEEN ATTENDEES UP-CLOSE-AND-PERSONAL TO THE UNDERGROUND’S MOST IN-DEMAND ACTS ACROSS HOUSE, TECHNO, DRUM AND BASS, UKG AND BASS

PERFORMING ACTS INCLUDE AZZECCA, IAN ASHER, WILL CLARKE, GUDFELLA, BOU, TAIKI NULIGHT, AYYBO, EAZYBAKED, CHROMEBODIES, RIORDIAN, JUSTIN JAY B2B NALA, & MANY MORE

Thursday, October 24 - Sunday, October 27, 2024 at 

Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Florida

“We are excited to officially welcome DEF to the Hula Fam! Their unique curation and thriving community will be the magic that helps launch our new 360 experience OFF LIMITS at Spirit Lake. Their long standing history of attending Hulaween gives us great confidence and excitement in what’s to come.” - Michael Berg, Hulaween founder & co-owner

"This is truly a full circle moment for us. Our DEF team, friends and fans have all been a part of the Hulaween family for nearly a decade and now we have the opportunity to merge both worlds. We’re so excited to bring DEF energy to the magic of Spirit Lake, and showcase some of our favorite artists from across the world. We used to joke about a DEF360 stage at Hulaween and now it’s actually happening."  - DEF founder

Hulaween 2024 has teamed-up with the women-owned and led event company DEFINE EVERYTHING FUTURE (DEF) to unveil the debut OFF LIMITS Stage lineup. Designed to be an intimate fan experience, the brand new activation will offer a cutting-edge, immersive 360-degree stage nestled within the enchanting festival grounds. It will also bring Hulaween-attendees closer to the underground dance scene than ever before, featuring a medley of the most in-demand acts across house, techno, drum and bass, UKG and bass.

Hulaween will inaugurate the OFF LIMITS Stage at this year’s event, taking place Thursday, October 24 - Sunday, October 27, 2024 at its long-time home of Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Florida.

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The first installment of OFF LIMITS will feature underground luminaries across the genre spectrum, including Chicago-bred techno producer Azzecca, SoCal house savant Ian Asher, Filipino producer GUDFELLA, GRAMMY-nominated techno purveyor Will Clarke, Manchester-based DJ, producer and label boss Bou, Mongolian-British producer Taiki Nulight, Orange County-native and party music hustler AYYBO, experimental bass duo Eazybaked, UK-based tech-house producer Riordan, and a special b2b between Los Angeles-based house selectors Justin Jay and Nala.

Additional artists performing at the first-ever OFF LIMITS stage include Bianca Oblivion, BOSSA, CHROMEBODIES (the collaborative project between Manila Killa and Hotel Garuda), 33 Below, Angrybaby, CLB b2b NIK P, Crucial b2b Kollapse, gad’m, Know Good, MPH, Oppidan, and Soukii.

The innovative stage experience will complement its underground dance music programming with pyro effects from Incendia and a Funktion-One sound system. Importantly, it will also blend DEF’s event signature production style with the singularly beloved capabilities of Spirit Lake, merging the 360-degree concept with lakefront projection mapping, hypnotizing light shows, and interactive installations that seamlessly integrate visual and performance art.

The Atlanta-based event production entity DEF has made a name for itself as a fully independent, women-led team dedicated to creating unforgettable experiences with musical legends and up-and-comers alike. They’ve put on shows across the genre spectrum with artists such as Sara Landry, ISOxo, Of The Trees, Dr. Fresch, and many more.

Hulaween is similarly proud of its status as a fully-independent, genre-blending event, and it is excited to join creative forces with a company that is so philosophically aligned - and who are also long-time friends and patrons of the legendary festival. Together, they will underscore each other’s commitments to fostering community and celebrating artistic expression amidst the magical backdrop of Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park.

Since Hulaween’s inception in 2013, the Halloween-themed music, arts, and camping festival has evolved into one of the country’s most coveted cross-genre affairs. Over the course of the past decade, Hulaween has hosted a plethora of genre-crossing artists at the Spirit of the Suwannee’s idyllic grounds, which serves as the perfect setting for attendees to fully immerse themselves in Florida’s lush, enrapturing nature.

Hulaween offers a variety of ticketing tiers for the 2024 festival, including the newly-added, officially sold out GA+, which offers a dedicated lounge with a private bar, access to air-conditioned restrooms and a concierge service. GA, GA+, and VIP all include primitive camping, with car/RV camping passes available for an additional purchase.

VIP tickets (which are 90% sold out) include VIP admission, indoor bathrooms, VIP viewing areas, swag bags, complimentary golf cart rides, and VIP primitive camping included in the Mummy and Werewolf VIP options. The Witch, Vampire, Goblin, and Zombie VIP packages are all sold out.

Secure your 2024 passes for Hulaween now! Explore all available ticketing options right here.

MERSIV AND EFFIN LOCK HORNS ON HEAD-SPINNING DUBSTEP COLLAB "BELONG TO ME" ON BASSRUSH RECORDS

The two bass music heavyweights split their innovative sounds with new single on Bassrush Records

Denver’s Mersiv and Nashville’s Effin are two of the hottest names in the world of bass music. The former has made his own lane using emotive soundscapes with mind-twisting sound design, while the latter is renowned for fusing vintage sounds with hard-hitting modern-day techniques. Their new collaboration “Belong To Me” balances their distinctive styles and arrives on Bassrush Records.

“Belong To Me” is a surreal bass single that’s commanding and explosive. Spiraling synth sequences and spellbinding vocal hooks create an eerie hypnotizing pull. The rock-influenced lead vocal is balanced against rap samples to add a grittier aesthetic. Driving drums and supersonic risers set the course before skyrocketing listeners into another dimension. The bass-heavy drops are an explosion of dubstep dominance that mixes fluttering sub-bass progressions, clattering percussion, laser-like flourishes, and brain-bending sound design. An emotive break welcomes back the cinematic air of the intro, allowing the namesake vocals to tug tighter at the soul. The pair hit the bass blasters once more for a retooled second drop that feels like swerving through the galaxy at warp speed. The echoed vocal bids listeners adieu as the track fades away like a spacecraft drifting into the abyss.

Effin explains the goal when bringing the song to life, saying, “Mersiv and I wanted to build something that was a pure 50/50 of our styles. Combining a bit of old-school sound with new punchy and crunchy production. This one really grabs you and hits you with a wall of sound, and it’s been crushing live, as well!”

Echoing his sentiments, Mersiv adds, “I’ve been an Effin fan for a couple years actually, and one day I commented on his post saying I loved his snares—and he hit back saying if we do a collab, I'll give you a snare, haha. So, here we are now about to release ‘Belong to Me!’”

Nashville producer Effin has been tearing through the bass scene with a heavy-hitting sound that moves from dubstep to trap, melodic bass, leftfield bass, and beyond. He’s gearing up for a stacked festival season with appearances at Bass Camp, Bass Canyon, and Lost Lands, and will be providing direct support for Tape B at 6 stops on his upcoming Fall Tour. The track follows Effin’s recent label debut “Take Two,” which drew support from Illenium, Deathpact, NGHTMRE, SLANDER, Doctor P, CRaymak, and more.

Denver-based producer Mersiv has become an immovable force in the dance music community with his signature sound, which has been dubbed as “pretty loud dark” bass music. Known for fusing emotive soundscapes with jaw-dropping sound design, his music has been championed by Zeds Dead, HEYZ, Liquid Stranger, Benzi, UKF, and more. He is fresh off of festival appearances at EDC Las Vegas and Forbidden Kingdom, and has upcoming shows at Lollapalooza, FVDED In The Park, Dancefestopia, and his own Stonehenge show at the Caverns.

“Belong To Me” bridges the gap between nostalgic allure and futuristic wonder, landing in a sweet spot that bass heads won’t be able to get enough of.

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CULTURE CODE, CHPTR., AND KENAJ UNITE ON FORLORN MELODIC BASS COLLAB "FAR AWAY" FT. UNDY ON HEAVEN SENT

The three producers unite to create a trifecta of stirring melodic bass with their orchestral-fueled collab.

Melodic heavyweights Culture Code team up with fast-rising talents CHPTR. and Kenaj for their new triple-pronged collab. “Far Away” features the spellbinding vocals of lauded topliner UNDY, and arrives as the latest offering from SLANDER’s ever-impressive Heaven Sent label.

With its creators spread out across the globe, interestingly enough, “Far Away” describes the damage that distance can do to a relationship. UK’s Culture Code comes together with Germany’s CHPTR. and Kenaj to delve into the emotional turmoil of a love that’s waxing cold and distant. New York-based singer/songwriter UNDY brings the subject matter to the fore with her heartfelt vocal performance, shifting from emotive croons to powerful belting. The  production matches the swelling intensity, graduallying building around symphonic strings, somber piano keys, and sweeping synth drops, which escalate into its sweeping, arpeggiated climax.

CHPTR. breaks down the meaning of the single, saying “This track is an expression of the power of love and the inevitability of change. Even when we grow apart, the love remains—a beautiful, haunting echo of what once was.”

On the other hand, Kenaj focuses on the production appeal of the collab, stating “This track is for all the people who like big, fat, melodic bass sounds.”

Culture Code is the brainchild of Chris Bains and Dylan Norton, two seasoned producers from the UK specializing in melody-driven dance music for more than a decade. They caused a tidal wave with their massive “Make Me Move” alongside Karra, with more than 52 million streams to date. Managing to move through a number of melodic-driven genres ever since, the production pair has backed by tastemaking names from the likes of Martin Garrix, the Chainsmokers, Tritotona, Nicky Romero, and more.

Hailing from Germany, CHPTR. is a multi-instrumentalist and up-and-coming producer sitting in the sweet spot between future bass and melodic dubstep. His alias denotes a new beginning, the start of something special in the dance music landscape. Also coming up in the German scene, Kenaj is a producer making a name for himself through a catchy cinematic and wave-infused melodic bass.

UNDY is an emerging vocal talent currently based out of New York City. Originally from Montreal, the classically trained singer has been tapping into her pop and R&B roots to make songs that have landed huge syncs in shows such as ‘Selling Sunset,’ ‘Love Is Blind,’ ‘Love Island,’ and Marvel’s ‘Spider-Man 2’ video game.

A truly touching and beautiful breakup ballad, “Far Away” brings all four talents together to create an orchestral melodic bass single that makes the pain feel palpable.

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