PAST: FESTIVAL: FORWARD Festival Celebrating Electronic Creative Culture - Music, Art and New Media! WED, April 25th - SUN, April 29th, lots of Free Workshops and Music Events

FORWARD - A Five Day Festival Celebrating Electronic Creative Culture - Music, Art and New Media!
Free workshops and panels as well!

Wednesday, April 25th - Sunday, April 29th

Some events are Free, some require $ tickets

View the festival schedule here
Free events listed below

"FORWARD celebrates electronic creative culture – music, art, and new media. Entering its fifth year, FORWARD 2012 will continue a tradition of bringing artists and attendees’ cutting edge programming centered on live performances, art exhibitions, and workshops. Through electronic creative culture, FORWARD aims to unite artists, attendees, and the greater D.C. community in cultivating a caring, conscious society interested in pro-actively pushing things forward." See the list of participating electronic artists here.

Free workshops and panels on Music Production by District Sound Lab
Sunday, April 29th


Produce a house/techno track in Logic Pro 9 w/vocals: Workshop
Calin Enache//District Sound Lab
3:30pm - 5:00pm

Producing a dubstep track in Ableton Live 8: WorkshopMohamed Chalal and Shawn Shelton//District Sound Lab
5:15pm - 6:45pm

Studio Acoustics Explained: PresentationCalin Enache//District Sound Lab
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Workshops take place at the Marriott on Capitol Hill

1325 2nd St, NE

Metro: Union Station

Free Music Events - Sunday, April 29th

FLOW - Free Music Festival Outdoors all day in Garfield Park
Capitol Hill at 2nd St and Virginia Ave, SE, Under I-395

10:00am - Dark
Free

The grand finale for both Urban Artistry's International Soul Society Festival and Eighty Eight's Forward Festival! Featuring: J:Kenzo, Oddisee, All Good Funk Alliance and others! Read more on the invite.

MELTDOWN - Featuring Special Surprise Guests!

8:00pm - close

Free

Next to the Rock and Roll Hotel

1351 H Street, NE

Various Venues throughout DC
Metro: Depends on the venue, see metro trip-planner for access.