Digital Shoreditch
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{{Infobox music festival
| name = Digital Shoreditch
| image = Digital_Shoreditch,_Logo,_2015.png
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| location = Shoreditch, London, UK
| years_active = 2010–2015
| founders = Digital Shoreditch Ltd
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| attendance =
- 2013: 14,537
- 2012: 11,983
- 2011: 2,191
| capacity =
| website = {{URL|digitalshoreditch.com}} {{dead link|date=November 2021}}
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Digital Shoreditch was an industry-led trade festival celebrating and promoting the creative, technical and entrepreneurial talent of London, that tended to be held in or around the Shoreditch area.{{cite news|last1=Chambers|first1=Sam|title=Startups Sell Privacy in a Facebook-Dominated Social World|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-30/startups-sell-privacy-in-a-facebook-dominated-social-world.html|accessdate=13 September 2014|publisher=Bloomberg News|date=31 May 2013}} The collective, established in 2010, is a collaborative network for companies and individuals from across the digital sectors{{cite news|title=Digital Shoreditch festival: Beyond Twitter, Facebook and the ‘e-Player’|url=http://metro.co.uk/2013/05/15/digital-shoreditch-festival-beyond-twitter-facebook-e-player-3812252/|accessdate=13 September 2014|publisher=Metro UK|date=15 May 2013}} and features year-round meetups, parties, conferences, trade shows, workshops, hackathons, festivals and other events, organised by Digital Shoreditch Ltd.{{cite news|last1=Burrell |first1=Ian |title=How London turned into the global centre of music technology|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/opinion/ian-burrell-how-london-turned-into-the-global-centre-of-music-technology-7718764.html|accessdate=13 September 2014|publisher=Independent UK|date=7 May 2012}}{{cite news|last1=Hick|first1=Melanie |title=Digital Shoreditch Festival Launches In London|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/05/22/digital-shoreditch-festiv_n_1536167.html|accessdate=13 September 2014|publisher=Huffington Post UK|date=22 May 2012}}
Festival overview
Digital Shoreditch Festival was created as a platform for organisations across the creative and tech community. A broad spectrum of industry areas are represented in the festival, such as advertising, branding, broadcasting, production, film, music, gaming, design.{{cite news|title=How to foster a culture of collaboration between universities and industry|url=https://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/blog/2012/aug/02/the-value-of-research-collaborations|accessdate=13 September 2014|publisher=The Guardian|date=2 August 2012}} The purpose of the festivals is for companies and people with ideas to display their products and to connect to potential investors, and to act as a showcase to anyone interested in digital.{{cite news|title=London celebrates Tech offering with largest ever Digital Shoreditch Festival|url=http://www.londonandpartners.com/media-centre/press-releases/2013/130520-london-celebrates-tech-offering-with-largest-ever|accessdate=13 September 2014|publisher=London And Partners|date=20 May 2013}}
History
In 2011, the festival was established by co-founders Kam Star and James Allsopp. The first Digital Shoreditch Festival ran from 3 to 7 May in 2011 and included a programme of meetups, talks, open studios, workshops and a one-day Summit held in Aldgate Conference Centre which attracted 300 participators.
=2012=
=2013=
In 2013 the festival had over 14,500 participants and 536 session speakers. Participation was from 2,254 companies and 207 media partners and sponsors, making it one of the biggest tech Festival's in Europe in 2013.{{cite news|title=Fried Frank Sponsors Digital Shoreditch 2013|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/16/friedfrank-shoreditch-idUSnPNNY15596+1e0+PRN20130516|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140915194622/http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/16/friedfrank-shoreditch-idUSnPNNY15596+1e0+PRN20130516|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 September 2014|accessdate=13 September 2014|publisher=Reuters|date=16 May 2013}}{{cite news|title=Don't Look Down - How Scary Will Virtual Reality Get?|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/jonathan-tustain/how-scary-will-virtual-reality-get_b_3458875.html|accessdate=13 September 2014|publisher=Huffington Post|date=18 September 2013}}
=2014=
Digital Shoreditch held networking events in collaboration with partners to research and understand the needs of the growing, changing community, with the intention of delivering a strongly collaborative and highly responsive festival in 2015.
=2015=
The most recent and last festival for Digital Shoreditch took place within Hoxton Square and Shoreditch Town Hall on 11 to 24 May 2015. Numerous partnerships and sponsorships took place within the week from, City University London, Visa, Queen Mary University of London. http://digitalshoreditch.com/contact|accessdate=13{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} June 2015|publisher=Digital Shoreditch
Other events
Since 2012, Digital Shoreditch has previewed its festival as part of Hackney House Austin.{{cite news|title=What Would Digital Experts Say about Your Website...after One Pint?|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/17/dc-activate-media-idUSnBw175179a+100+BSW20130517|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150413032427/http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/17/dc-activate-media-idUSnBw175179a+100+BSW20130517|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 April 2015|accessdate=13 September 2014|date=17 May 2013}}