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- October 15, 2020
OCTOBER 17 AND 18
THE LARGEST ASIAN AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL (IN THE WORLD) WITH OVER 70 ASIAN AMERICAN ARTISTS PERFORMING FROM OVER 140 COUNTRIES IN EVERY GENRE – K-POP, HIP HOP, EDM, R&B, SINGER/SONGWRITER
TWO-DAY FESTIVAL FEATURES ERIC NAM, LUNA, KEVIN WOO, KID TRUNKS, KAACHI, DJ CAM GIRL
TICKETS ONLY $2.99 PLUS VARIOUS VIP AND MEET AND GREET OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY ON SESSIONSLIVE.COM
READ MORE ABOUT JOY RUCKUS CLUB IN BILLBOARD
Sessions recently announced their partnership with the Joy Ruckus Club, the largest Asian American virtual music festival in the world, which will take place October 17th-18th exclusively on SessionsLive.com. Headliners include Eric Nam, who Grammy.com called “one of the most recognized names and faces in Korea’s mammoth entertainment industry today,” Kid Trunks, who was part of the late XXXTentacion Members Only hip-hop collective, international superstar Kevin Woo, who Forbes called an “ebullient entertainer,” No Jumper’s DJ CAMGIRL who toured alongside Lil Pump and Smokepurrp on their first nationwide tour, the UK’s first Kpop group KAACHI, Luna, Dj Sura and more. In addition to the star studded line up, there’s loads of opportunity for discovery. Co-founded by digital music pioneer and former Pandora founder Tim Westergren and fellow entrepreneur and long time developer of virtual games Gordon Su, Sessions is the only platform that is spending money on marketing and production to help artists build a fanbase and earn an income.
Now, Sessions is committed to partnering with promoters and booking agents to co-promote artist driven virtual festivals, beginning with Kublai Kwon’s Joy Ruckus Club. Kublai, who has been promoting Asian artists in the US for 20+ years, believes in Sessions’ forward-thinking assessment. “With their resources and leadership, I think Sessions can corner the market for live streaming. They are in a unique position to be the #1 player,” says Kublai. “Together, we want to break records.”
The debut of Joy Ruckus Club in late August attracted over 700,000 music fans. Partnering with Sessions for their second festival, Joy Ruckus Club plans on expanding their reach to over 185 countries by leveraging the proprietary marketing technology of Sessions. The Joy Ruckus Club is a humanitarian-oriented online concert series led by artists of Asian descent and is a revolution in Asian American music. 70 Asian American artists will perform in one continuous live stream from locations around the world, including North America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Copenhagen, London, Dubai, Vietnam, Malaysia, UK and more.
Westergren comments, “Sessions is dedicated to being the first global digital platform that truly serves and supports all artists and events. By launching the initiative with Joy Ruckus Festival, the largest Asian American virtual festival in the world, we are setting the bar high. Our goal is to support the overall music community, and bridge the gap between real live events and the virtual streaming world. We are investing in promoters by putting marketing money behind their events and using the full capability of our platform to generate revenue and make this a success for everyone.”
VIP meet and greets packages with the headliners are available and will take place on Zoom, separate from the livestream. Audience members can purchase VIP options to get the meet and greet bundled with the two-day access ticket and will get a meet and greet plus signed tour pass (like a badge that is laminated for a live show that signifies you belong backstage). Tickets are only $2.99 early bird two-day access. Various VIP options are available.
JOY RUCKUS CLUB SET TIMES
Oct 17
Wind Meets West – 10:00AM PDT – POP (Wind Meets West VIP Meet & Greet $10)
Serin Oh– 10:15AM PDT- POP, R&B
DISKQ– 10:30AM PDT- Alternative POP
LXCR– 10:50 AM PDT – POP, EDM, K-POP (LXCR VIP Meet & Greet $10)
Pri– 11:20AM PDT- POP
itwasyohan- 11:35AM PDT- SINGER-SONGWRITER
tae.jin– 11:55AM PDT- TRAP, DANCE
*KAACHI– 1:00PM PDT- KPOP (KAACHI VIP Meet & Greet + Signed Tour Pass $25) “The worlds first K-Pop group from the UK..have broken away from the traditional K-Pop model by creating a ground-breaking concept of Kpop being universal and open to artists from all over the world.” –Essex Magazine
Anneston– 1:20PM PDT- POP, R&B
Ash Haze– 1:40PM PDT- R&B
Aleyna Moon– 2:00PM PDT- POP, R&B (Aleyna Moon VIP Meet & Greet $10)
Tash– 2:15PM PDT- R&B, POP
Devyn Moon– 2:25PM PDT- CHILL-POP, ELECTRONIC
MJ Apanay– 2:50PM PDT- SINGER-SONGWRITER, POP
Leo Xia– 3:10PM PDT- R&B (Leo Xia VIP Meet & Greet $10)
Casper Sun– 3:35PM PDT- INDIE POP (Casper Sun VIP Meet & Greet $10)
Keepitinside– 3:55PM PDT- ALTERNATIVE, INDIE
Chris Valdez– 4:15PM PDT- POP, R&B
Bayer & Waits– 4:40PM PDT- HOUSE
DJ Mix– 5:25PM PDT- HIP HOP, EDM
Band Famous– 6:15PM PDT- ALTERNATIVE
Jackie Faye– 6:30PM PDT- HIP-HOP (Jackie Faye VIP Meet & Greet $13)
Ashya– 6:45PM PDT- HIP-HOP, R&B, POP*
Eric Nam– 7:30PM PDT- POP“Nam has… worked his way to become one of the most recognized names and faces in Korea’s mammoth entertainment industry today.” –GRAMMY“Before We Begin” was intended as a feeler album that bridged Nam’s glossier pop material as a K-pop star to the pop artist he wants to be as he moves forward in his career.” – i-D*
Luna- 8:00PM PDT- ACOUSTIC, POP (Luna VIP Meet & Greet + Signed Tour Pass $150)*
Kevin Woo– 9:05PM PDT- K-POP“As a Korean American, Woo feels he has a unique k-pop story to tell and, now, as a solo artist, he’s finding new ways to bridge the two countries he knows so well.”- Forbes “The likes of Kevin Woo and James lee prove that there can be a fulfilling, exciting, next chapter after K-POP life and look to show U.S. fans…”- Billboard *James Lee– 9:50PM PDT- K-POP“James Lee is taking control of his career and doing things on his own terms. exploring variations of synths and visuals as he brings his music Stateside.” – KULTSCENE “The likes of Kevin Woo and James lee prove that there can be a fulfilling, exciting, next chapter after K-POP life and look to show U.S. fans…” – Billboard *
DJ Sura– 10:35PM PDT- EDM (DJ Sura VIP Meet & Greet + Signed Tour Pass $75)
DJ Seduza– 11:25PM PDT- HIP-POP, R&B, BOUNCE
Cream– 12:10AM PDT- DUBSTEP, BASS
DJ VIN– 1:00AM PDT- EDM, BOUNCE
Oct 18
Reckless Escapades & Maruxa Lynd– 9:00AM PDT- HIP-POP
Tuimi– 9:20AM PDT- HIP-POP, POP (Tuimi VIP Meet & Greet $20)
Aryan Kapoor– 9:50AM PDT- HIP-POP
Clubby Yoo– 10:10AM PDT- HIP-POP
Tuu Yang– 10:30AM PDT- HIP-POP (Tuu Yang VIP Meet & Greet $10)
Poet Initiative– 10:55AM PDT- HIP-POP
Jahki Spooks– 11:10AM PDT- HIP-POP
CXCX Chu Chu– 11:30AM PDT- HIP-POP
Yejin Hong– 11:55AM PDT- HIP-POP
Jeron Taek- 12:15PM PDT- HIP-POP
Koryo– 12:40PM PDT- HIP POP (Koryo VIP Meet & Greet $10)
Lil Waterboi– 1:00PM PDT- HIP-POP (Lil Waterboi VIP Meet & Greet $10)
Sawhee– 1:20PM PDT- HIP POP (Sawhee VIP Meet & Greet $15)
Heesun Lee– 1:45PM PDT- HIP-POP (Heesun Lee VIP Meet & Greet $15)
Ruby Ibarra– 2:05PM PDT- HIP-POP“Ruby Ibarra makes transcending boundaries seem normal: During the day, Ibarra works at a biotech company, joining researchers around the world in the fight for a COVID-19 vaccine. Outside her 9-to-5, she’s one of the fiercest rappers in the Bay Area.” – KQEDA.J. Crew– 2:40PM PDT- HIP-POP
Micah Street– 3:00PM PDT- HIP-POP
Vincesmoke– 3:15PM PDT- HIP-POP
J. Lately– 3:35PM PDT- HIP POP (J.Lately VIP Meet & Greet $10)
Jason Chu– 4:00PM PDT- HIP-POP*
Ethan Kim– 4:25PM PDT- HIP-POP (Ethan Kim VIP Meet & Greet $10) “If someone knows exactly how to be different it’s Ethan Kim.”- Character Media *
Kid Trunks– 4:40PM PDT- HIP-POP (Kid Trunks VIP Meet & Greet + Signed Tour Pass $75) “The tale of Vietnamese-American rapper Kid Trunks (AKA Minh Nguyen) and his rise from school outcast to XXXTentacion protégé and Travis Barker collaborator is an unlikely one.” – Miami News
TimesLilbadkatt– 5:10PM PDT- POP, HIP-POP (Lilbadkatt VIP Meet & Greet $10)
Lou Jay- 5:30PM PDT- HIP-POP
Alo and Gnyus– 5:45PM PDT- HIP-POP
Eddie Supa– 6:10PM PDT- HIP-POP (Eddie Supa VIP Meet & Greet $20)
Samurai Champs– 6:30PM PDT- HIP-POP, R&B
Crash Dummies– 6:50PM PDT- HIP-POP (Crash Dummies VIP Meet & Greet $12) *
DJ Cam Girl– 7:15PM PDT- HIP-POP (DJ Cam Girl VIP Meet & Greet + Signed Tour Pass $25)
Chow Mane – 8:15PM PDT- HIP-POP (Chow Mane VIP Meet & Greet $15)
Soundmaker – 8:40PM PDT- R&B, HIP-HOP (Soundmaker VIP Meet & Greet $10)
Russ Coson – 9:00PM PDT- R&B, HIP-POP
Vici.PR– 9:25PM PDT- HIP-POP (Vici.PR VIP Meet & Greet $10)
Yunsik – 9:40PM PDT- HIP-POP
D.A. Freshout – 9:55PM PDT- HIP-POP (D.A Freshout VIP Meet & Greet $10)
Rocky Sandoval – 10:20PM PDT- R&B, HIP-POP (Rocky Sandoval VIP Meet & Greet $10)
Boozetoast – 10:40 PM PDT- HIP-POP
Ice Cold King – 10:50 PM PDT- HIP-POP
Rajan Sahota – 11:15PM PDT- HIP-POP (Rajan Sahota VIP Meet & Greet $15)
A.R. Chubbs – 11:35 PM PDT- HIP-POP
