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The San Diego Indie Music Festival is the brainchild of Alicia
Champion, President and Founder of Champ Records, and Danielle Lo
Presti, President and Founder of Say It Records. A near- legend in the
San Diego music scene, Danielle is the godmother of the Southern
California indie movement, having put in more legwork and clocked more
field time in an effort to empower and enrich the independent music
scene than almost all of today's startup indies combined. Her
counterpart in this mission? The prodigy producer, songwriter,
arranger, hard-rocking and hardworking Champion, who by the young age
of 25 has had her independent label up and running for eight years,
released two full length CDs of her own as well as full lengths from
artists she's signed to her rapidly expanding powerhouse label's
roster.
Alicia has shared the stage with Melissa Etheridge, Steven Tyler of
Aerosmith and Patti Larkin, while Ani Difranco raves that, "Danielle's
music is raw and emotive, [Dear Mr. Penishead is] an impressive album
for a new millennium where women will seize the music industry
and turn it upside-down."
LoPresti is also co-creator of Indie By Design, "an ongoing showcase of
independent-minded musicians who are making music on their Own Terms."
Currently in its third year, showcases are held in San Diego, Los
Angeles, and San Francisco. Key to the night is fostering community,
teamwork and networking among the artists, while bringing high caliber
music to fans who might have previously been unexposed to each evenings'
particular bands. "It is our fervent belief that there is more than
enough to go around. By helping each other, we are helping ourselves.
This idea of teamwork, as old as it is, is relatively untapped and
underutilized. There is so much we can do as independent artists and
labels to further our careers by helping one another. Indie By Design
(IBD) is one way of doing this. So many people want to support this
music, but either don't know how to tap into it or have a few favorites
and keep it at that. By sharing each other's fan base, everybody wins.
Furthermore, IBD gives folks a means to support music that is not
created by the big mogul-money-machines, thereby making them a part of
the grassroots growth of these bands, which is a rewarding experience
for all."
Together, with Danielle's wisdom of experience and Alicia's fiery
passion to climb any musical mountain, they are unstoppable. Working
side by side throughout Southern California, and playing the stages of
festivals, clubs, activist showcases and more, this duo is lighting a
fire of awareness throughout the all-too-often embittered music world. |
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San Diego Indie Fest is a product of RESULTS.
San Diego Indie Fest enriches the diversity and culture that
make our communites unique by celebrating independent music, art, business, thought, therby creating positive changes in our city and beyond.
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