Secret Sky Music Festival
Porter Robinson Announces Return of Second Sky Music Festival and Dates
Nearly two years ago, electronic music wunderkind Porter Robinson held his inaugural Second Sky Music Festival in Oakland, California and received rave reviews for his performances under his main alias and Virtual Self project. In the time since, as the world crumbled under lockdown due to safety measures surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, Robinson hosted two streaming iterations of the festival, cleverly coined Secret Sky. The second of those streams took place last weekend, and Porter’s stunning set can be watched on YouTube. Now, Robinson has announced the grand return of the live in-person event. The return of Secret Sky will go down September 18th and 19th at Cesar E. Chavez Park in Berkeley, California. Fans can register for early access to tickets at the ...
Porter Robinson Uploads Stunning “Nurture Live” Secret Sky Set: Watch the Full Performance
If Nurture was Porter Robinson‘s entry into electronic music history, than his performance at Secret Sky 2021 was the album’s certificate of authenticity. There is no one in the scene quite like Robinson when it comes to conceptualizing music and executing its artistic motifs in a live performance. Any artist can attest how difficult it is to bridge the gap between the aesthetic in their mind and what is possible onstage. Robinson, however, just bulldozed the scope of those possibilities with his jaw-dropping performance at the 2021 edition of his curated Secret Sky virtual festival. The electronic music demigod somehow harnessed the visceral identity of Nurture and manifested it into a performance for the ages. He cycled through the album on a kaleidoscopic stage, sw...
Stream: Porter Robinson’s Secret Sky Virtual Festival is Now Live
Just one day after his fanbase lost their collective mind over the release of his second studio album, Nurture, comes the second edition of Porter Robinson‘s online music festival, Secret Sky. Taking place all day today, April 24th, 2021, he’s gathered some of his collaborators, friends, and inspirations for the livestreamed show. Set to take the digital stage later today and tonight is REZZ, Baauer, Boys Noize, Swardy, Masakatsu Takagi, and more. Earlier in the week, the set times were revealed. That has been embedded below for quick reference. To those looking for a more in-depth audio-visual experience, a virtual reality-enabled stream is available. While it’s enhanced by a VR headset, it can be enjoyed both on your phone and in your brow...
Porter Robinson Reveals 2021 Secret Sky Festival Set Times
It’s safe to say that Friday, April 23rd will go down in electronic music lore as Porter Robinson Day. The EDM community effectively wrapped its arms around Robinson today after the release of his hotly anticipated Nurture LP. The singer-songwriter and production virtuoso was an open book leading up to the album’s release, offering fans intimate insights into his precarious mental state during the recording process. Now he will revel in Nurture via Secret Sky, his curated virtual music festival. The 2021 edition is set to air tomorrow and features a jaw-dropping lineup, with Baauer, REZZ, Boys Noize, Laxcity and more primed for performances. Considering Robinson’s magical 2020 set and the notion that he has some Nurture-related tricks up his sleeve, this virtual fest...
REZZ, Baauer, More to Perform at Porter Robinson’s 2021 Secret Sky Virtual Festival
Fans of Porter Robinson have a lot to look forward to in the upcoming weeks. We are finally reaching the highly anticipated pinnacle of the journey to his sophomore album Nurture journey, as the record is set to drop next Friday, April 23rd. To celebrate the release, Robinson has announced the return of his beloved Secret Sky virtual festival. The all-day digital music fest will go live the day after Nurture drops on Saturday, April 24th, and will feature a bevy of world-class artists. Featured on the lineup are Baauer, Boys Noize, Laxcity, REZZ, and Wave Racer, among other heavy-hitters. The event will be available to be viewed across any device with a web browser but has been designed especially for Oculus VR. The lineup for the 2021 edition of Porter Robinson’s...
Porter Robinson’s Secret Sky of Connectivity to Japanese Culture
It’s been six magical years since Porter Robinson’s Worlds album debuted in August of 2014. Ever since, Robinson’s unique sound, which is inspired by electro house and synth-pop, has captivated millions of fans from around the world—especially from the country of Japan. In May 2020, Robinson’s virtual “Secret Sky” music festival aired to four million fans worldwide, all spewing with excitement for his debut virtual set. Robinson himself is a huge anime fan and has always been in love with Japanese culture, consistently integrating some sort of related symbol into his songs, visuals, album covers, and live performances. His love for Japanese culture stemmed from Nintendo and Pokémon, but he also grew up watching anime and listening to Japanese music. His respect and admira...
Porter Robinson Uploads Full Secret Sky Set
After a whirlwind week for Porter Robinson in which he announced, planned and performed at his first virtual music festival, Secret Sky, the prolific producer and DJ and uploaded his set for his fans to relive the magic. His performance was bursting at the seams with the distinct ingenuity, forward-thinking sonic flair, and pure rapture of a signature Porter Robinson set. It served as perhaps the most popular of the fest, which many are lauding as the quintessential virtual music festival among the litany of livestream events launched during the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the highlights of Porter’s set is the debut of a curated Lil B freestyle and a never-before-heard mashup of his electro house staple “Language” and Avril Lavigne‘s 2002 pop-punk classi...
Watch Porter Robinson’s Reaction After Hearing Lil B’s “Porter Robinson Based Freestyle” for the First Time
Fresh off his wildly successful virtual music festival Secret Sky, Porter Robinson is already getting a little nostalgic. One of the highlights of Porter’s set from the fest was the unexpected debut of a new track featuring the vocals of infamous Bay Area rapper Lil B. EDM Twitter was aflame with theories, and most fans speculated that it was an unreleased collaboration between the two. Porter, however, took to Twitter today to reveal the story behind the song, which he unveiled is actually a simple freestyle demo by Lil B. Titled “PORTER ROBINSON BASED FREESTYLE,” the track was sent to Porter by Lil B as a Christmas present after one of the former’s friends tracked down the latter and was able to secure a freestyle. Porter shared a video of the first time...
Relive the Magic of Porter Robinson’s Secret Sky Music Festival
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve certainly witnessed nearly the entire EDM community lose their collective mind over Porter Robinson‘s digital Secret Sky Music Festival on Saturday. With multiple performers trending across a number of social media networks, it’s safe to say Porter and co. took over the internet. While the virtual festival was a blast for those who tuned in, it was more than just a good time. For his event, Robinson teamed up with the Recording Academy and collected funds for their MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund. At the time of writing, Secret Sky raised over $115,000, and 100% of donations will go to the fund. Those who watched the festival stream can’t stop talking about the unexpected mash-up of PorterR...
Porter Robinson Drops Unreleased Track “Look at the Sky” During Secret Sky
The hundreds of thousands of fans who tuned into Porter Robinson‘s set during his virtual Secret Sky Music Festival were treated to the debut of an unreleased track. Titled “Look At The Sky,” the new song embodies everything fans of the multi-genre superstar know and love. After performing more than an hour’s worth of new music, timeless classics, and a bizarre yet on-point Avril Lavigne mashup, he thanked everyone for watching his set and stood on the side of his makeshift stage while projected text introduced the new single. Luckily for those unfortunate souls who missed the digital festival, someone on Reddit recorded the segment of the stream that featured the new track and shared it for all to enjoy. While the electronic music ext...
Porter Robinson’s Virtual Festival Secret Sky Is Now Live
One day after announcing the livestream event’s official schedule, Porter Robinson‘s virtual music festival Secret Sky is now live. Tune into livestream below, which will feature DJ sets from a slew of electronic music fan favorites like San Holo, Madeon, Anamanaguchi, and G Jones, among many others. 100% of the funds raised from Secret Sky will be donated to the MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund, which was inopportunely depleted of its funds in the thick of the pandemic after initially raising $14 million.
Porter Robinson Reveals Set Times for Virtual Festival Secret Sky Tomorrow
Porter Robinson took to Twitter today to share the official set times for his forthcoming virtual festival Secret Sky. As if fans weren’t already pumped up, Porter made them want to run through a wall in anticipation by writing, “IM SO DAMNNN HYPEDD.” After announcing Secret Sky earlier this week, Porter Robinson dropped a flamethrower of a lineup only one day later, sending EDM Twitter into a frenzy. Appearing at the digital fest will be Madeon, San Holo, Jai Wolf, and G Jones, among other fan favorites in the bass and future subgenres. The anticipation is now at a fever pitch less than 24 hours from the start of the livestream event, which marks the “Sad Machine” producer’s first foray into today’s robust virtual music livestreaming lan...
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