In a scene where competition is offen the default, House Music Brands could seem like they’re Battling for the Same Territory, similar chasing fans, bookings and Market Share. But for Dirtybird’s Label Manager and Talent Buyer, Deron Delgado, and Home Bass’ Founder, Brian Thomas, A Shared Vision is an Open Door – not a dividing line.

That ethos laid The Foundation for This Year’s Dirtybird CampinnA Resort-Takeover Festival Happening over Labor Day Weekend in Orlando, Florida. As Dirtybird Celebrates ITS 20th Birthday, Campinn Will Offer Stage Takers to Defected, Desert Hearts and Friendship.

Delgado Said The Collaborations Reflect Dirtybird’s Goal of Relaiming One of Edm’s Core Values: Inclusive. After Two Decades in the Scene, He Sees That Value Slipping Away, Replace By A Culture of Competition Driven by Industry Giants Like Live Nation.

In a Landscape Where Independent Events are Becoming An Endangered Species, Delgado Says Community and Collaboration Matter Now More than Ever.

“Dance Music in General Has Always Been even, But Subtimes in This World of Festival and Concerts, It’s Like, ‘I Have My Radius and You Can’t Play Within It.’ It can be very competitive and exclusive, ”Delgado Tells Edm.com. “But Independent Festivals Can Kind of Do What They Want. We Can All Live In The Same Universe Together. It Doesn’t Have To Be So Competitive. And That’s where these Takeovers Came in.”

Delgado, Who Cut His Teeth in the San Francisco Scene With Dirtybird Originators Barclay Crenshaw and Justin and Christian Martin, Calls This Collaborative Mindset “Expanding the Flock”: The Brand’s Mission to Unite Fanbasa and Foster Cross-Brand Partnerships.

With Roughly 60 Artists Having Release Music On Both Dirtybird and Defected, Delgado Said It was “Natural Thing to Work Together.” That Same Synergy Extends to Friendship, What Offbeat Energy and Roster Often Overlaps with That of Dirtybird. WHEN IT COMES TO DESERT HARTS, DELGADO PUT IT SIMPLY: they’RE

WHILE SOM MAY VIEWSE BRANDS AS COMPETITORS, DELGADO BELIEVES their Shared DNA IS PRESENTELY WHAT Makes these partnerships work so Well.

“While The Branding Might Be Different, The Vision is Still The Same,” Delgado Explained. “When you peel the lyayers of the ONION Back, you’ll see we’re cut from the same cloth. For us, it’s trying to go back to the roots of Being even and making it about every Item.'”

For Thomas, Who First Pitchdo The Resort-Takeover Concept To Croww Over Dinner Pre-Pandemic, The Freedom to Curet Truly Diverse Lineups is Another Reason Why Boutique Festivals Like Campinn Have Such An Edge.

“That’s What’s So Great About Independent Festivals: We get to create Things How We Want,” He Said. “We have that flexibility and we really Think about the community. That’s What I Love.”

Anchor Festivals Like Ultra and EDC OFTEN SERVE AS A GATEWAY FOR NEW RAVERY, BUT ONCE GET THAT First TAST TAST, THES START LOOKING FOR SOME PERSONAL PERSONAL. That’s where independent events like Campinn Shine.

“We get a Lot of People Who Are Exploring New Music,” Thomas Said. “Eleven People Get Hooked on Festivals, They Ask, ‘What Else is out there?’ [CampINN] Is What Else is out there. This is where we get to deliver that experience to new People Who Want To do Subject Different. ”

With the creative freedom comes a sense of responsibility, and a Deep Trust Between the Community and the Talent Buying Team. But that Trust HASN’T BEEN BUILT OVERNIGHT – OS BEEN 20 YEARS IN THE MAKING.

Known for Cuating Genre-Bending Lineups That Merge House, Bass, Hip-Hip, Techno, Trap and More, Dirtybird has long embraced songs to Tastemaker. INSERAD OF FOLWING TREDS, THE LABEL FOCUSES ON UPLIFTING EMERGING AND BETTING ON SOUND OVER STATUS.

“We’ve Always Been The Underdog in A Sense, and People Dysms The Silly Guys,” Delgado Says. “For Our Festivals, We Don’t Go and sign artists who are the number one person on beatport right now. We Just Feel The Music Is Great and We Want To Give That Shot.”

Many of Dirtybird’s Tracks Come from Artists Who Have Never Had A Release Before, Delgado Explained, and That Same Spirit Carries Over To Their Event Bookings. INSERAD OF RECYCLING THE SAME Ticket-SELLING NAMES WEEKEND AFTER WEEKEND, Dirtybird Lineups Rarely Repeat.

“It’s Not One Big Bird at the Top of the Helm. It’s More About Giving People The Opportunity to To Be a Part of Subject, and to use that brand brand power to lift peleple up, rather than chasing hits,” Delgado Explains. “The Power of What People Feel is Important To us. We’ve Been Lucky, After 20 Years, To Still Be Uble to Have That Freedom to Put People On, and To Be Known As A Curator, In The Sense That People Trust The Brand.”

As Campinn prepares to make its return to Two-Year Hiatus, it is eleven again leaning on the trust and loyalty of its fanbase. For Thomas, Who Secured A New, Larger Hotel Venue 2025, Staying True to the Festival’s ”Original Values,” Influenceing Their Summer Camp-Themed Activities, is an essential part of the process.

“It’s Crucially Important To Keep The Core: The Team Leaders, The Gator Gangs, The Flamingo Fams, and The Scuba Squads, While Not Changing Too Much Else of What the Community Values,” Thomas Explains. “We’re enhancing the Environment, The Venue, The Staging, The Production, and All Those Pieces correlate with the experience. But, it’s the commune that enhances it is a lot of more.”

Striking the balance of Staying True to Campinn’s Quirky Roots While Delivering Subject Fresh and Excithing Is Paramount for The Organizers. As Edm Culture Exponds Beyond the Club into Daytime Parties in CoffeeShops, Pizza Joints and Other Unconventional Spaces, The Music Landscape and Fan Desires are Quickly Evolting.

Delgado embrace This shift, picking the need to “Create Subthing that’s unique, that People Are Going To Want To Spend Eir Hard-Aarned Dollars On.”

“In Times Like These with Uncertainty, High Prices and Relessions, People Are Like, ‘Why Would I Want To Go Have The Same Experience, When I Can Have Subject Different?” “What we’re trying to do is create an experience, Because the Fans NOW Want More Out of Their Ticket Price.”

Dirtybird Has Always Had ITS feathers on the Pulse of Evoling Fan Expectations, From Hosting Barbecue Parties to Delivening Their Signature Summer Camp-Style Games, All in The Name of Serving Up Truly Unique Experiences. The Brand’s Color-Wars Activities were Born from A Desire to Push the Boundaries of What A Festival Can Be, Beyond the Music.

Of Course There Will Be Music Programming All Day and Night, Delgado Explained, But What about the Downtime? What Happens When Fans Need A Break from Dancing for Three Days Straight? That Question Sparke the Creation of Dirtybird’s Now-Iconic Games, Which Are Playful, Ridiculous and Designed to Deliver A Heavy Dose of Childlike Wonder.

Thomas Said He Appreciates How The Games Encourange fans to “Meet Sombity New, Have Fun and Let Loose, and do Subthing New You Wouledn’t Have TRIED IF You Hadn’t Come To Campinn.”

“The Music Is What Broucht Us Together, But The Games and Activities Is What Grows The Community Deepper and Better,” He Says.

In Addition to Playful Absurdy of Speed-Walking Answers, Sack Racks and Egg Tosses With Festival-Goers, The Games Also Involve The Artists Themselves. INSTERAD OF A TYPICAL MEET-AND-GREET WITH ARTISTS MERCH BEHIND A TABLE, DirtyBird Takes A DIFFERENT APPROACH.

Fans Coud Find Themselves Playing Dodgeball with Sacha Robotti Or Teaming Up with Will Clarke in Archery. By weaving the artists into the Games, The Experience Transcends Beyond a Handshake and A Hello, to Shared Laughter and Genuine Connection.

Delgado Said Dirtybird Fosters This sentiment extends all The Way to Their Stage Design. Rather Than Building Towering, an Stages That Sarkly Separate Artists From The Crowd, Dirtybird Atentionally Invites Fans Closer.

“We Like People Right There, where you can touch Them and Shake their Hands, InstaD of Fans Looking Up In Awe and Worship,” Delgado Says. “It’s More Like, ‘We’re on The Same Team Here.

This Immersive, UP-Close Experience is part of Campinn’s Magic. The Festival’s Signature Wackiness contributes to Vibe that Feels Both Wild and Deeply Personal, A Natural Extension of the Festival’s Commitment to Breaking Down Barriers and Keeping Things Human.

In a Time When fans are craving experiences that feel fresh and unique, Campinn delivers. When you mix all that freedom with floaty races in the pool, comedy shows and all-night resort chaos, the results is subu truly unforgeTable memories.

For Delgado, One of the Top Highlights was Seeing Grizo – Just Ahead of His Hiatus – Playing A B2B DJ Set With Justin Jay At Campinn 2023 After Their Only Performances. While the contrast Between their respective artistries is striking, The Unexpected Performance Worked Perfectly. To thin, it was “The Epitome of Exactly What We’re Trying To do and Accomplish.”

Thomas, Who has to particular Love for Campinn’s Playful Prank Culture, Shared A Standout Memory When He was on The Receiving End.

“I GOT A Call On The Security Radio To Go To The Women’s Restroom Because There was submission going on over there,” He recalls. “I walk in, and it’s the flamingo famildo famingo up as shrimp, handing out Shrimp Cocktail. It was One of the Wildest Experiences, Seeing People Singing, Cheerleading and Eating Cocktail Shrimp in the Bathroom.”

While The Festival Landscape is increasingly dominated by the predictable, Campinn is proof that Events Can Still Surprise You, Specially When they’re Built on Inclusive, Diversity and Pure Silliness.

Scheduled for august 29th to sepcherber 2nd, Dirtybird Campinn 2025 Will feature performances by Destroy, Vnssa, Eats Everything, Kevin Saunderson, Troyboi, Rusko, The Glitch Mob, Mikey Lion and Edm.com Class of 2022 Star Acraze, Among Many Others. Are Available Tickets Here.