DAVID LYNCH’S FESTIVAL OF DISRUPTION
2016–2019
Branding, Marketing, Programming, Talent Outreach, Production, Brand Partnerships
PAST PARTICIPANTS
A two-day music and arts festival that took place twice yearly in Los Angels and New York from 2016–2019. The event featured musical performances, immersive experiences, conversations, film screenings, exhibitions, brand activations, food, drink and more. All to raise funds and awareness for the non-profit David Lynch Foundation.
Music
Robert Plant, St. Vincent, RZA, TV On The Radio, Bon Iver, Reggie Watts, TOKiMONSTA, Angel Olsen, The Kills, Flying Lotus, Jim James, Animal Collective, Katya, Laura Marling, Sharon Van Etten, Jon Hopkins, Sky Ferreira, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Xiu Xiu, Rhye, and more.
Talks
David Lynch, Grace Jones, Francis Ford Coppola, Mel Brooks, John Malkovich, Naomi Watts, Bill Hader, Laura Dern, Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini, Blondie, Frank Gehry, Ed Ruscha, Gregory Crewdson, Pete Holmes, Elvis Mitchell, and more.
DJs
Questlove, Shepard Fairey, Jason Bentley, Moby, Jeremy Sole, Zach Cowie, and more.
Exhibitions
David Lynch, William Eggleston, Brian Eno's Reflection, Christian Louboutin, With.in Virtual Reality, Chris Stein, David OReilly, Choreography by Ryan Heffington, and more.
SELECTED PRESS
Los Angeles Times:
David Lynch talks about shaking up perceptions as his Festival of Disruption returns to Los Angeles (2018)
Yahoo:
David Lynch talks toxic masculinity and escaping the 'suffocating rubber clown suit of negativity' (2018)
Hollywood Reporter:
David Lynch's Festival of Disruption Disrupts Ace Hotel (2018)
Vice:
David Lynch Thinks Transcendental Meditation Is a Better Investment Than the Military (2018)
Los Angeles Times:
At David Lynch's Festival of Disruption, the filmmaker wants artists with 'knowledge and mystery' (2017)
Consequence of Sound:
David Lynch’s Festival of Disruption 2017: The 10 Best Moments
Los Angeles Times:
A weird, lovely night at David Lynch's Festival of Disruption (2016).