Center of Gravity 2012: Part 3 – Sunday, August 5

For the part 3, the final part of our 3 part series from Center of Gravity 2012, we interview Mat the Alien and R3hab and they’re loving the festival. Mat is already sponsored by Mat while R3hab asks for the same privelage. We also speak with Scott Emslie, founder/owner/operator of Center of Gravity and Wet Ape as well as Kelly Shepherd, event organizer about their impressions on the festival, talent and how stoked they were on this year.

Music by The Bloody Beetroots, their song “Warp 1.9 (feat. Steve Aoki)”

ADDED BONUS! We didn’t get a ton of footage from the Beach Stage this year, thankfully Teaghan McGinnis is never far away!

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Brandon William Fletcher

August 22nd, 2012

From Kelowna | COG2012, Endless Summer, Events, Music, Outdoors, Sports, Video

About Brandon William Fletcher

As Creative Director at Habitat, Brandon's job heavily immerses him in the burgeoning music scene of Kelowna. When he's not busy helping to bring a little arts and culture to the locals, he's exploring the many eateries, shops and events around town. He likes long walks on the beach. Like, really long. Some people say long, but like, bring a tent. Find him on the interwebs at Faked Potatoes, Vimeo or Twitter.

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