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Music Programming:
Gaia Stage:
7pm-8:00pm: Karavan Sarai Live arabic world music concert
8:00-9:30pm: Simon & Karfunkel
9:30pm-11:00: Laura Lynn b2b Hanka
11:00-12:15: illich Mujica (Amaya) (Lightning Society)
12:15-1:30: Drew Proud (Rapture)
1:30-3:00: Mikey Lil T & Tone of Arc (Hybrid Set)
3:00-4:15: 2Melo (Junxion) (Gospel)
Crystal Atrium:
6pm-6:30: Sustainable Fashion Market Intro
6:30-6:45: UN World Ocean Day Presentation with Emilie McGlone of Peace Boat US
6:45-7:00: Ocean Talks with Local Partners
7:00-7:15: Sustainable Fashion with Sasha & Vexta
7:15-7:30: Rocio Segura, Valse NYC & Ocean Projects for Jewelry
7:15-7:30: Lili Rodriguez: Mexican Partnership for Women Empowerment
7:30-7:45: Peace Boat US Ocean Decade Program - by Emilie McGlone
7:45-8:00: Neal Ludvig, Moon 31
8:00-8:15: Cacao Lab Presentation by the founder Fede Fridman
8:30-9:30: Sound Healing Journey with Liana de la Rosa & Molly of Bloom Collective
9:30-11:00: Immersive Ocean & Coral Visuals by Vexta
11:00-12:30: Visuals & Projection Mapping with Sasha B
Salt Cave:
9:00-10:00: Sound Bath with healing harmonies for the soul by Steph Thompson, founder of Sacred Bloom
10:30-12:00: Poetry & Live Music with Lauren & Sarah
12:30-1:30: Sound Healing Journey
Ticket Includes:
- Access to 10hrs of music, wellness & arts programming across 3 stages.
- Multiple Live Music Concerts and top electronic DJs, Arabic world music and various cultures as well as world house, disco funk and deep house sets mixed with live Hybrid acts.
- Multiple Sound healing Experiences and Concerts in a Magical Himalayan Salt Cave with Salt Therapy
- Guest Speakers on Various Ocean Initiatives
- Multiple artist exhibits both NFT, Digital, Performance, Live Painting, Immersive Digital Soundscapes
- Access to the bar, cafe and restaurant for delicious healthy Colombian Food with options for all diets and Fresh Juice Cocktails
Parties4Peace is excited to be taking an active role in organizing events around this year’s United Nations World Oceans Day. Since its inception in 2008, UN World Oceans Day (8 June) celebrates the ocean and its importance to the planet and our lives, while raising awareness about the many threats it faces. As the challenges to the ocean continue to grow, so does the need for novel solutions and the people driving them.
This year in 2022, Parties4Peace will be working toward creating a series of art exhibitions, immersive experiences and music events for the United Nations World Oceans Week from June 3 - 15. This year’s theme is Revitalization : Collective Action for the Ocean. We look forward to working with various partners during this year to highlight the themes of ocean and climate action.
In previous years . . .
The theme of UN World Oceans Day 2020 was “Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean.” Innovation – relating to the introduction of new methods, ideas, or products – is a dynamic term, and one that is fundamentally filled with hope. During previous years, the UN World Oceans Day
celebration took place as a virtual event.
The event shed light on innovations from around the globe in areas of need that are both promising and proven, ones that instill optimism, and ones that have demonstrated the ability to scale effectively. It also provided a platform to thought leaders of varied backgrounds, who are paving new paths forward for the health of our ocean and our planet as a whole.
In 2022, we invited the talented producer NHII to join us in providing a musical soundtrack for the Ocean Innovation Hub
in celebration of the UN World Oceans Day. Read more to learn about his work in this exclusive interview with Parties4Peace.
Nhii
Nhii is a bottomless journey of musical growth with no boundaries in a universal context.
An exchange of human love through the experience of music.
Interview by Emilie McGlone, Parties4Peace founder
Q) Tell us about your music career and how you got started?
It was a slow process. I started DJing as a hobby when I was 15 with my best friend on random Hifi Equipment. After months of saving up money we bought turntables and a mixer and suddenly I was practicing every day for many hours till I was 18 and we could run our own parties. When I finished school I was already DJing 3-4 times a week on a regular basis so I could afford to go to a university for Audio Engineering at SAE. After I received my degree I started to get more and more into music production.
Q) - How would you describe your music, and what inspires you to create?
I create borderless powerful yet emotional electronic world music. "Nhii is a bottomless journey of musical growth with no boundaries in a universal context" is what I proclaim in my bio and its my credo all the way. An exchange of human love through the experience of music.
When it comes to inspiration, New York can be an overwhelming sound pot and all the influences can carry you away. On the other hand, I experience an enormous variety of cultures, which alone is great inspiration and driver especially when you create
Q) - Thinking about the oceans - what do you personally love about the ocean?
The oceans are the reason why we live. It is the source of all life. I always saw the oceans as a magical and undeniable pretty habitat for all kinds of species, yet it still carries many secrets. To score sounds to something related to oceans is a privilege.
Q) - This year for the United Nations World Oceans Day, the 2020 theme is "Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean". How do you think artists can contribute to supporting ocean conservation
The strength of artists is to raise awareness and bring relevant topics to a bigger audience. In many cases artists can be role models and show how to live a sustainable life even though traveling makes it hard. A plant based lifestyle is a great way to support ocean conservation as animal agriculture has a devastating impact on the oceans and the environment as a whole. Animal agricultural operations produce massive amounts of waste that pollute streams, rivers and the oceans, and run-off such as pesticides, fertilizers, antibiotics and nutrients from operations producing crops to feed the massive number of farmed animals pollutes the water as well – and can even lead to ocean dead zones. Methane emissions from factory farms contribute significantly to climate change and ocean acidification.
Q) - Parties4Peace is a non profit organization working to promote a culture of peace through music and art - how do you think music can have a positive impact on the world ?
Music is an amplifier for emotions, and those emotions impact us as humans. We follow our feelings more than anything else. There is nothing more liberating and peaceful than a dance floor. Dancing together as one race while showing each other respect and love is causing powerful positive emotions. That is exactly why I support Parties4Peace and stand behind promoting peace through music and art.
