Out Of Mind Fest, a music and arts festival that welcomes artists of all races and sexual orientations, is returning to The Echo in Los Angeles on Saturday, Feb. 25.
Presented by Gay Asstrology, Half Moon and Errant Ent in association with Live Nation, the single-day event will host an array of artists performing pop, R&B and dance music. Artists include Grouptherapy., Rituals of Mine, Gay Hollywood, Jackie Lipson with Vavá, Storyboards and special guests Blush and Mae Martin. The night will be capped by DJ sets from Bri Giger and Gay Asstrology.
Founded music industry veteran Dani Oliva, a trans music executive and attorney who uses he/him pronouns, Out of Mind Fest aims to create a community where rising LGBTQ+ and disabled artists can be seen, heard and paid.
“We started [Out Of Mind] in 2019 because we noticed that many independent artists don’t necessarily have a place to perform or the places that are available require minimum ticket sales, or no pay or low pay,” Oliva said during a recent phone interview. “And so we wanted to create a space for LGBTQ+ and BIPOC artists to perform in front of an audience while getting paid fairly.”
Oliva’s credentials include doing legal work for artists, co-founding the Indigenous and LGBTQ+ owned record label Alt Eden and managing his music company Muk-Posh. Yet, Oliva makes the time to ensure that the Out Of Mind Fest is something memorable for the community.
The first installment of the event took place in September 2019, originally under the moniker of HomoBOP!, but the name was changed to be even more inclusive. The concept worked and the fest sold out.
It’s now an annual event in Los Angeles and Oliva’s team is even working on a few installments elsewhere including New York City and possibly even…
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