After another canceled year in the desert, Burning Man plans for a virtual event Last month, the organization behind Burning Man announced that the festival/experience would not be returning to the desert of Nevada this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and would instead be attempting a virtual event, once again aiming to bring attendees access to a handful of web-based experiences. Today, the Burning Man org released tickets for its online events taking place between August 22 and September 7. There have been few illusions for attendees that a virtual event is any substitute for the real thing, but organizers have tried to get creative when it comes to the social web experiences so that attendees can reclaim some of the camaraderie. While the organization won’t be setting up an official presence, some camps have already committed to hosting an unofficial return to the desert.
Quality Control Music and QC Sports, have signed a wide-ranging strategic partnership that includes an investment in XSET by Quality Control. In the coming months, the two companies will be partnering on initiatives including content creation, music collaborations, joint recruitment and management of new gaming talent, the integration of QC talent into the XSET roster, exclusive music releases, gaming and lifestyle events, merchandise collaborations, music licensing deals with gaming publishers and more. “We are beyond hyped to join forces with Quality Control,” said XSET CEO and co-founder Greg Selkoe in a statement. “QC are visionaries and early identifiers of the hip hop and gaming revolution. We have enormous respect for them and are thrilled to be able to tap into QC’s incredible creative abilities and business acumen as we continue to grow together. QC meets their audience in the places where they discover music- and gaming is new music’s newest locale. This relationship crystallizes our existing synergies, and synthesizes a brand new creative and artistic medium.”