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Gangplank’s second Desert Bloom night is this Friday. It’s an art and music party centered around some “live collaborative painting.”

There’ll be DJs and artists at the new Gangplank space in Chandler from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.

From the group’s web site:

The mission of Desert Bloom is to be a conduit for latent creative energy; foster collaboration between musicians, artists, creators, and tech people; and encourage the cross-pollination of styles and ideas.

What is the point of Desert Bloom 2, exactly?

Desert Bloom Phoenix 2 is the tornado of creativity that lifts you up and drops you headfirst into the collaborative oasis of bodaciousness. DJs rock the joint while the audience joins a wild crew of artists to create huge murals – live!

Note that Gangplank just moved to new offices at 260 South Arizona Ave. in Chandler.

Desert Bloom’s web site is here.

Full press release:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Chandler Tech Incubator Becomes Cultural Crucible

Chandler, AZ -July 1, 2010

For the past 2 years, a collaborative organization in Chandler known as Gangplank has been the hub of the Valley’s tech community. Now, the group is poised to upset the Valley’s music and art status quo with a series of events designed to bring about a radical melding of the local music, art, and tech scenes.

The group “aims to give a platform of expression to those who have talent but for whatever reason have had their creativity suppressed, and to create a real crucible for creative collaboration in the Valley,” says event volunteer Nicholas DiBiase. “We want to create profound connection between tech innovators, big thinkers, musicians and artists in a way that’s going to really build up cultural capital here in the Phoenix area.”

Organizer Brandon Franklin sees the event as part of “an upward spiral” for the Valley. “We are surrounded every day by talented people, but most of us don’t realize it.” say Franklin. “Desert Bloom is about tearing back the curtain that keeps these people hidden from each other’s sight, and letting them meet, talk, and cross-pollinate. When you take creative people, bring them together, and tell them to cut loose and go nuts, things happen that will blow your mind.”

The second event in the series, Beats and Brushes : Desert Bloom 2, happens July 16 and features 7 local DJs and 8 visual artists. Artists will create huge murals in real-time while the DJs spin short “battle” sets. The audience will be encouraged to participate with the artists in the live mural creation — paintbrushes will be distributed to each attendee. The performers are all donating their talents and admission is free.

Gangplank, located in Chandler, has been working since 2008 to foster and innovation and collaboration while incubating entrepreneurship in the greater Phoenix area. They can be found on the Web at http://GangplankHQ.com and on Twitter @Gangplank .

List of DJs:

William Reed : Punk, New Wave, Britpop

Consumer : Jungle / D&B

Molotrash : 60s Soul / R+B / 80s Danceteria

Halfacat : Drum n Bass, Dubstep

Matt X : Downbeat

RayRay : House and Breaks

[ forcedFuture ] : Electro, Industrial, Cyberpunk

list of artists :

Dumperfoo

Heather Kozan

Victor Moreno

Jamie Mulhern

Tony Deschiney

Shannon Elizabeth Harden

Gabe Velez

Nicholas DiBiase

Light show by Jay McGavren

Contact :

Brandon Franklin Desert Bloom / Gangplank volunteer committee chair 425-876-8284 brandon.franklin@gmail.com Twitter : @BrandonFranklin

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