Goth Stock 2005 Shedding Light On The Future Of Dark Music

On September 24 - 25, 2005, Hartford, CT opened it's doors to Goth Stock 2005, a 2 day festival featuring 46 artists in the gothic, industrial and dark/black metal genres from around the world. The event has shed a light of hope upon the various forms of dark music.

A team of hard working and dedicated individuals joined together to form New Goth America, Inc. - all with the dream of making Goth Stock 2005 a reality.

Goth Stock 2005 was a concept created by Charles Cudd, CEO, and Marina Chernova, Administrative Coordinator. In addition to organizing the event, handling all air and hotel reservations, and taking care of vendors, Charles Cudd and Marina Chernova also performed at the event in their NY based band Dead Emotion. All of the bands were booked thru the Event Coordinator, Tazz Cortes of Lethal Zone Productions, with the exception of 11 bands brought to the event by Diego Santos of Evil Empire Entertainment, who also sponsored the second stage. The stages were run by Stage Managers Jonathan Burko of Artillery Promotions and Michael Caccavale of El Diablo Productions.Publicity and sponsorship coordination services were provided by Michele Haro of WC Productions and full catering services were provided by Angelo Competiello of Artillery Promotions and A.S. Fine Foods of Thornwood, NY.

"Many of the large festivals in the U.S. are only available to either other genres of music, mainstream artists, or those that are willing to pay to play. Our goal was to beat that system and grant that type of opportunity to the many talented musicians that otherwise may never experience such a festival appearance." says Michele Haro, Publicist for New Goth America, Inc.

"So many underground and up-and-coming artists are forced to pay hundreds, even thousands, of dollars just to be able to appear on the same stage with a major headliner. These bands work very hard and are so willing to devote every penny for the possibility of the recognition that may or may not come with the larger festivals. Goth Stock is that opportunity, minus the erroneous costs."

After months of planning, New Goth America, Inc. has accomplished their goal. Goth Stock 2005 was a huge success and will hopefully set the stage for future events. Rebecca Kowalewicz, manager for Carfax Abbey, says "The staff was well organized, timely and mostly accommodating. For having to undergo such a task as having a huge number of bands in heavy rotation, they seemed to have everything under control and in hand."

Kowalewicz continues, "The stage set up was great, the techs friendly and helpful and the sound was very good as well. I think that, if moved to a more populated area, Goth Stock has the potential to become a major name in the Gothic Festival circuit. Location is a key!"

"Attendance could always be better, but that comes from a lack of support in the music scene these days. Many artists are feeling the decline in live performance attendance and so many people do not practice what they preach when it comes to supporting music, " Haro says.

Noel Ramos of IndieGate.com Online Independent Music Store, was in attendance of the show. "I was extremely pleased with the entire Goth Stock experience. Charles and his crew did an exemplary job of creating exactly what they had promised, an awesome gathering of bands and their fans at a venue perfectly suited for the event. The atmosphere was one of mutual support and admiration between the performers and all their various fans, which, as the Executive Director of the Independent Music Conference, are ideals I work to encourage at every opportunity. I was very pleased to see them so abundantly displayed at Goth Stock and the whole event was greatly enjoyable on all levels. I look forward to being even more involved for Goth Stock 2006, not only as a sponsor, but also as a fan!" says Ramos.

"I'd like to say that (Goth Stock) was one of the best run events ever! For having so many bands, it was very organized. New Goth America was so helpful and friendly and reachable, they made the show a fun and painless experience. I'd love to do it again!" says Serpent Underground bassist, "The BoNe".

"Tons of thank you letters have been trickling in from the bands (who played Goth Stock). Each one reminds us that we did something great and that we chose some of the best bands in the world to work with," says Haro. "But while we are proud of the accomplishment that New Goth America, Inc. has made, we must extend an enormous thank you to all of the sponsors, all of the bands who performed, the staff of UnScene TV, our extremely dedicated and hard working Staff and Crew, and of course the fans. Without the support of all these people, Goth Stock would not have been possible."

New Goth America, Inc. has already started plans for Goth Stock 2006 and may very well take on other smaller ventures throughout the year. For updates on future New Goth America Events and Goth Stock 2006, visit www.gothstock.com.

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