Having festival withdrawals like the rest of us? Well fear not, as your pals at Halifax Pop Explosion, Sirius XM and CBC Radio 3 are bringing you some sweet recordings from the final night of the 2011 festival.

Listen to  the likes of Chad VanGaalen, Meligrove Band, Miracle Fortress and Suuns. Here’s the link! 

The CBC Radio 3 Sessions feature Canada’s busiest and best independent artists. All performances are recorded in CBC studios across the country, live off-the-floor with all the excitement, energy and spontaneity that you hear at a concert event. new arrangements, new songs and an exclusive chance to hear music making at its best!

You can find more news here! 

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Halifax Pop Explosion now accepting early bird submissions for 2012 festival 

Halifax Pop Explosion (HPX) is now accepting early bird submissions for our 20th Anniversary festival which takes place October 16-20, 2012. Artists wishing to perform can apply HERE. Early Bird submissions are $10.00 until February 03, 2012. Regular submissions are $15.00 from February 4th – May 21, 2012; which is the application deadline.

Highlighted by unforgettable performances from acts such as Thee Oh Sees, Stars, Dan Mangan, The Thermals, and Chad VanGaalen, the 2011 Halifax Pop Explosion was the festival’s most successful and acclaimed year to date. Showcasing over 180 bands at 20 venues in front of more than 20,000+ fans and industry delegates, it was the perfect lead up to HPX’s 20th anniversary in 2012. For a video re-cap of 2011, click HERE.

20,000 fans, 180 bands, 20 venues, 5 days – your brand?

The Halifax Pop Explosion is a five-day music, culture, and media festival and conference that takes place October 16-20, 2012, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The festival features the best in new and innovative music and fuses it with unique exhibitions of art, media, and pop culture from around the world!

2012 marks our 20th Anniversary which means a very special event. We can’t wait to build a partnership package for you.  To get the ball rolling please contact our executive director Jonny Stevens and be sure to check out our 2011 highlight reel below.

Click here to download our 2012 sponsorship opportunities

Jonny Stevens  – Executive Director
t 902.482.8176 ext 114
c 902.489.2413
e jonny@halifaxpopexplosion.com

What are our partners saying?

“Being part of HPX ’11 was GREAT! It came together last minute but worked out so well. RDIO looks forward to talking about being part of HPX next year again for sure.” – Joe Armenia, Marketing at RDIO

“We are thrilled that the Lixar name and brand is associated with a first class organization that actually gives a s*#t about quality, experience and loyalty.  HPX treats its music fans and partners like we treat our IT clients … with respect, new & innovative ideas and creative solutions that keeps them coming back year after year!” – Shelley Fraser, Marketing Manager at LIXAR IT

“Our participation in Halifax Pop Explosion was excellent for our company as it helped us gain considerable numbers of new clients and positioned us as the go to festival management application in Canada. The business we garnished through this sponsorship was more than 10 times the cost associated. A big win for sure!” - Darren Gallop CEO Marcato Digital

What are the media saying?

“Halifax Pop Explosion has built up a reputation that rivals similar Canadian street-level venue-hopping music festivals like Toronto’s NXNE and Pop Montreal and that’s due in a large part to the adept mix of high profile touring acts and quality east coasters” - Now Magazine

“2011 wasn’t just the biggest year in the festival’s 19-year run, but it will likely go down as one of its best. One can only imagine what the HPX crew has planned for its 20th anniversary, but they’ve certainly set the bar high.” – Exclaim! Magazine

“Year after year, HPX remains one of the best, most well-programmed Canadian musical festivals going.” – National Post

PROGRAM GUIDE ADVERTISING

The 2012 Halifax Pop Explosion (HPX) is taking shape and we are accepting advertisers for our program guide!! Are you an artist, band, or label with a new release to promote? A small business owner looking to expand your clientele? A lover of the arts looking to connect to the community? The Halifax Pop Explosion program guide is a great way to reach 20,000+ potential customers with targeted marketing!

To be a part of the 2011 HPX program guide or for more information on marketing packages (rates, deadlines, etc.) please contact Josh White – Operations Manager at josh@halifaxpopexplosion.com or at (902) 482-8176 ext. 113.

Dear friends,

This was the biggest HPX in our 19-year history!!  I’m a bit freaked out to be honest as I have no clue how we’re going to top it next year.  Luckily we have 360 days to plan and we’re not wasting any time.

Another year is done and we are so glad we could share this week of music with you, our friends, fans, bands, volunteers, sponsors, board and anyone else who showed up to support independent and innovative music.

It was a HUGE 5 days and before we take a collective breath, rest our feet and reconnect with friends  and family we wanted to extend a great big THANK YOU to everyone for coming out in droves to support independent music.

If you have pictures share them, if you have stories we want to hear them, if you took video, did a review of a show, attended the conference please please please send us your stories.  Post them up on Facebook, twitter or email them to us at info@halifaxpopexplosion.com and we’ll compile them for our history book…or filing cabinet as it currently stands.

We are all pretty touched that you decided to spend your time with us and are honored to have the best fans, bands, volunteers, sponsors and partners in the world.  I wish I could hug every one of you but a virtual high five will have to suffice.

We will be sending out a survey in the next few days to see what you thought.  What worked, what didn’t, what you would change if you were in charge and what you would keep the same.  HPX is your festival and we want you to keep us moving in the right direction so keep your eyes peeled for the survey and fill it out when it comes in.

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for the best festival ever, we can’t wait to do it all again next year with you so mark the dates – 20^th Anniversary Oct 16-20, 2012.

Sincerely,

Jonny Stevens

Executive Director

Halifax Pop Explosion Association