Voltage Fashion Amplfied

Vintage Voltage - Past Voltage Bands Perform at the 501 Club
MINNEAPOLIS, February 6, 2010 - MNfashion has added an exciting new addition to the Voltage: Fashion Amplified experience. Bands from past Voltage shows will rock out once again at the 501 Club for four Voltage Rock Shows, sponsored by The Current.
“There’s a certain camaraderie I’ve noticed in bands who have played Voltage. It’s like a graduating class sort of pride. ‘You guys were Voltage 04? Cool, we were Voltage 09!’ It’ll …

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To find out more information or to sponsor Voltage, click here to download the Voltage 2010 Sponsorship Kit.

MINNEAPOLIS, January 15, 2010 – Voltage: Fashion Amplified, Minnesota’s fine-tuned fashion event, will be held during Spring MNfashion week on April 16, 2010 at rock’s historic home, First Avenue.
An MNfashion production, Voltage is an innovative runway rock show held each spring as the highlight of Spring MNfashion week which will run April 19-25, 2010. The show debuts each designer’s Spring 2010 line alongside a premier lineup of bands.
Behind the scenes, Voltage: Fashion Amplified is a design incubator …

Click below to read some of the press Voltage 09 has received.

Star Tribune

The Pioneer Press

City Pages

METRO

Twin Cities Live

Kare 11

vita.mn - Voltage 09: The Bands

vita.mn - Voltage 09: Reloaded

WCCO

The Minnesota Daily

MINNEAPOLIS April 10, 2009 – Voltage Fashion Amplified and MNFashion are excited to announce the 2009 Voltage Fashion Amplified Compilation CD. The CD includes tracks from each band playing at Voltage 2009 including: Lucy Michelle & The Velvet Lapelles, First Communion Afterparty, Gospel Gossip, Maria Isa and Mercurial Rage.
The CD will celebrate its official release at Transmission by Jake Rudh  at  Club Jaeger  in downtown Minneapolis on Wednesday, April 15th. The CD was again coordinated by David de Young of HowWastheShow.com and produced with the help of Copycatsmedia and Rare Form Mastering. …

MINNEAPOLIS March 9, 2009 – Voltage: Fashion Amplified is gearing up for its fifth season at First Avenue in Minneapolis. This year will bring not only new fashion and music but also a new night, new retail space at the show, an IKEA design challenge and additional offerings with purchase of a ticket.
Voltage has always taken place on a Wednesday night, this year Voltage will take center stage on Friday, April 26, 2009. This year, you will be able to buy select Voltage Collection pieces at the show in the …

Click here to download a PDF of the 2009 press kit.

For press inquiries, please contact Kirsten Berg at press@voltagefashionamplified.com

Voltage Fashion Amplified invites Twin Cities area models for an open call. We are looking for female models with runway experience who are at least 18 years old and 5′7″ or taller. Models who are selected to be a part of the show will be in 2009’s Voltage Fashion Amplified runway and rock show at First Avenue on Friday, April 24th. Other time commitments will include fittings with a local designer (scheduled by the designer), and a dress rehearsal on Sunday, April 19th. Models who fit these requirements and are available should email voltage.models@gmail.com to RSVP for the open call.

Open Call:

When: Saturday, February 7th, 2009

Time: 12pm to 3pm

Where: Vision Management Group, Inc.

111 Washington Ave N. STE 200

Downtown Minneapolis

To attend the open …

Runway designer applications are now available for the 2009 Voltage: Fashion Amplified show!
Applications are due October 15th and can be downloaded at  www.mnfashion.org.
Contact info@voltagefashionamplified.com with any questions.

To everyone who participated in Voltage: Fashion Amplified 2008, THANK YOU! This year’s show was a great success and it could not have happened without you.

Stay stylish and watch for updates on Voltage 2009….