Brooklyn, NY (PRWEB) August 8, 2004 -- Film Director and Producer Roy Szuper and veteran music event and tour producer, Christine Hansen, announce the creation of the First Annual Williamsburg Music & Arts Festival. The concept for the festival was inspired by Szuper’s film Gonzo Music Diaries, which documents New York City’s musical and political post-9/11 landscape. Szuper has teamed with Hansen, President/CEO of Thirty-Three Productions, to create this pioneering event to take place on August 21, 2004 from Noon to 8:00pm.

The festival is designed as a celebration of music and the activist scene documented in his soon-to-be released 3rd film Gonzo Music Diaries (www.gonzomusicdiariesnyc.com), as well as an event to be filmed and incorporated in the documentary. The film features over 20 New York City bands including, but not limited to: Murphy’s Law, Black 47, World Inferno Friendship Society, Dufus, Big Lazy, Dana Fuchs, Jimmy Vivino, David Peel, the Danglers, plus over 20 subway musicians.

Sponsored in part by SPIN Magazine and American Apparel, the Williamsburg Festival in Mc Carren Park, will include two stages of music and performance, as well as various booths.

An eclectic roster of artists will perform on 2 stages during the course of the day. The festival will spotlight the extraordinary talent that hails from the 5 boroughs in addition to presenting some of the finest nationally-renowned artists. Talent at the festival will include local artists featured in the film.

· Vernon Reid & Friends
· King Missile III
· The Twenty-Two’s
· Papa Mali
· Plus MANY special guests

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