Moogfest CEO Adam Katz talked with the Huffington Post about how the Durham-based festival is combatting North Carolina’s anti-LGBT law and taking steps to ensure that all LGBT performers, speakers, and festival-goers are safe and supported at the four-day festival. This year’s festival will feature several notable appearances by trans women including Dr. Martine Rothblatt, founder of Sirius Radio, and hip-hop artist Mykki Blanco.
The world’s most forward-thinking artists, musicians, and technologists—from Grimes, GZA, Miike Snow, Laurie Anderson, and Blood Orange to virtual reality pioneer Jaron Lanier, transhumanist visionary Dr. Martine Rothblatt, and cyborg artist Neil Harbisson – will be gathering in Durham, North Carolina for Moogfest 2016 this May 19 -22. Celebrating the legacy of Dr. Robert Moog and the influence his inventions have had on how we hear the world, Moogfest is unlike any other festival thanks to an intimate format where many artists not only perform in the evening, but also join panel discussions and lead workshops during the day. The New York Times said: “Moogfest, in its mom-and-pop technosophy and its insistence on immersive experiences in small, comfortable spaces, might have gotten something exactly right.”
