Park City Song Summit Founder Ben Anderson On Creating A One-Of-A-Kind Experience, Favorite Food Spots In Park City & More
As one of the world’s premier skiing destinations, Park City, Utah had its first ski lift installed in 1946. Yet there is plenty more to Park City than skiing. The Sundance Film Festival, for starters, is one of the annual institutions which has people around the world talking about Park City. Forbes Traveler Magazine has voted it as one of the 20 “prettiest towns,” also voting it one of its “16 Top Destinations.”
The Park City Song Summit — hosting its “inaugural” event from September 8 to 12, 2021 — aims redefine the live music experience. By design it creates an environment for musicians to share, learn and recharge their passion for music through community and the power of song, and reportedly unlike any other music gathering, the Song Summit is also a place to examine the struggles and breakthroughs that artists face on their creative journey. Over the course of 5 days in September 2021, the Song Summit combines the singer-songwriter format of an “unplugged” platform with a “MasterClass” style of information exchange through its Labs. This atmosphere for connection between the musician and the fan works to reimagine the idea of playing to a crowd and ultimately focuses on sharing and exploring the full spectrum of songwriting and creating original music.
A star-studded yet intimate gathering by design, among the participating artists for the Summit’s Labs are Amanda Shires, Joy Oladokun, Jonathan Russell, Andrew Bird, Alison Moasshart, Rich Roll, Leslie Jordan, Fred Armisen and Shaun White. Performers during the Summit will include Iron & Wine, Lori McKenna, Langhorne Slim, Jason Isbell, Gary Clark Jr., John Doe, Joe Pug, Alison Mosshart, Josh Ritter, DJ Logic, Elvin Bishop, Kamasi Washington, Lucius, Ivan Neville, Craig Finn, Charlie Musselwhite and Mavis Staples. In other words, attendees can expect 5 days of both learning and entertainment.
On August 18, 2021, I had the pleasure of speaking with Park City Song Summit founder Ben Anderson about the ideology about the festival — which I look forward to attending and covering on-site — and plenty more, including what changes are being made to it for the sake of the on-going COVID-19 pandemic. More on the Park City Song Summit can be found by clicking here, here, here and here.
