CNTRL: Beyond EDM

Organised by a core team of Richie Hawtin, Loco Dice and Ean Golden, the tour included many high-profile guest speakers and performers. Their stated aim was "engaging young North American fans of EDM and showing them the roots of the music, the history of a global movement and demonstrating what the future of music technology and performance has the power to become." Partners included Sennheiser, New York DJ school Dubspot and DJTechtools magazine. The CNTRL branding featured a fingerprint/circuitboard logo representing the expression of musicians' individuality through electronics.

The first series of events took place in October and November 2012, touring the east coast of the United States and Canada. Seminars were held in:

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• University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
• Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
• Berklee College of Music, Boston, Massachusetts
• American University, Washington, District of Columbia
• Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Tisch School of the Arts, New York, New York

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• McGill University, Montreal, Quebec
• University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
• University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario
• Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario
• Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
• University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois

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• University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
• University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio
• Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
• Madison Media Institute, Madison, Wisconsin
• Slam Academy, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Each was followed by an evening performance at a nearby venue. A further event took place in March 2013 at the SXSW music festival in Austin, Texas.

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{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/28/arts/oct-28-nov-3.html?_r=0|title=The Week Ahead: Oct. 28 – Nov. 3|work=The New York Times|date=26 October 2012|access-date=6 November 2012}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.onlythebeat.com/events/2013/03/05/cntrl-beyond-edm-a-sxsw-special-w-richie-hawtin-loco-dice-tiga-azari-iii-dj-set-and-more/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411152657/http://www.onlythebeat.com/events/2013/03/05/cntrl-beyond-edm-a-sxsw-special-w-richie-hawtin-loco-dice-tiga-azari-iii-dj-set-and-more/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=April 11, 2013|title=CNTRL: BEYOND EDM – A SXSW Special w Richie Hawtin, Loco Dice, Tiga, Azari & III (DJ Set) and more…|publisher=Only The Beat|date=5 March 2013|access-date=3 April 2013}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.gpb.org/news/2012/10/29/dance-music-looks-beyond-edm-and-hopes-the-crowd-will-follow|title=Dance Music Looks Beyond EDM And Hopes The Crowd Will Follow|publisher=Georgia Public Broadcasting|work=GBP News|author=Sami Yenigun|date=29 October 2012|access-date=6 November 2012}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.tisch.nyu.edu/object/CNTRLB10092012130348.html|title=CNTRL: Beyond EDM Discovering Electronic & Techno(logy) Music|publisher=Tisch School of the Arts at NYU|access-date=6 November 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130409233646/http://www.tisch.nyu.edu/object/CNTRLB10092012130348.html|archive-date=9 April 2013|url-status=dead}}

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• {{official website|http://www.cntrl.com}}
• [http://www.behance.net/gallery/CNTRL-Beyond-EDM-Tour-Richie-Hawtin-Loco-Dice/5762275 CNTRL branding and artwork]

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