Lake Parade
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The Lake Parade is a large Technoparade
which is organised every year from 1997, on month of July, in Geneva
on the quay of Lake Geneva
.
The Parade starts moving at around 4:00 PM and moves slowly along the quay to the other side of the lake right up to the Quai Gustave Ador. There the Parade stops and the night continues with the Lake Sensation.
s. Generally each one is sponsored by a different company who decorates the Mobile with its colors. Pioneer
once decorated a Mobile using large plasma displays. Each Mobile will generally have several DJs but who shall often play the same kind of music, the most common ones being Techno, Trance
, Electro and House
. The company sponsoring the Mobile can also insist that those wishing to ride on it wear a certain color theme so as to give a uniform look to the car.
Technoparade
A Technoparade is a parade of vehicles equipped with strong loudspeakers and amplifiers playing techno music. It resembles a carnival parade in some respects, but the vehicles are usually less elaborately decorated. Also, a technoparade doesn't share the carnival parade tradition of bombarding...
which is organised every year from 1997, on month of July, in Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
on the quay of Lake Geneva
Lake Geneva
Lake Geneva or Lake Léman is a lake in Switzerland and France. It is one of the largest lakes in Western Europe. 59.53 % of it comes under the jurisdiction of Switzerland , and 40.47 % under France...
.
History
The Lake Parade has been one of the main Geneva events of the last ten years from when it was first organised. Every year thousands of people will go and follow the Parade and then participate in the evening events.Program of the Parade
The Parade typically starts at parc Mon Repos, on the right side of Lake Geneva. People wishing to participate actively in the Parade, by being on one of the Lovemobiles, should be there at 2:00 PM if they want a chance to get on one of the mobiles.The Parade starts moving at around 4:00 PM and moves slowly along the quay to the other side of the lake right up to the Quai Gustave Ador. There the Parade stops and the night continues with the Lake Sensation.
The Love Mobiles
Every year there are up to 20 LovemobileLovemobile
A lovemobile is a popular name for a float. These lovemobiles are trucks with flatbed carrying sound equipment, a DJ or other live act, dancers and props, which is used as a central element at technoparades. The setup and decoration of a lovemobile takes place in the days or weeks preceding the event...
s. Generally each one is sponsored by a different company who decorates the Mobile with its colors. Pioneer
Pioneer Corporation
is a multinational corporation that specializes in digital entertainment products, based in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. The company was founded in 1938 in Tokyo as a radio and speaker repair shop...
once decorated a Mobile using large plasma displays. Each Mobile will generally have several DJs but who shall often play the same kind of music, the most common ones being Techno, Trance
Trance music
Trance is a genre of electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s.:251 It is generally characterized by a tempo of between 125 and 150 bpm,:252 repeating melodic synthesizer phrases, and a musical form that builds up and breaks down throughout a track...
, Electro and House
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
. The company sponsoring the Mobile can also insist that those wishing to ride on it wear a certain color theme so as to give a uniform look to the car.
Lake Sensation
After the Parade, all the Lovemobiles shall come to a stop and all wishing to may climb on. Stages shall also be set up so that renowned DJs may perform alongside professional dancers and light shows.CD/Vinyl Album & Singles
- 1997 - Lake Parade - Geneva's House & Techno Compilation (Hypnotic Records None)
- 1998 - Lake Parade - The Sound of Geneva's Parade (Energetic Records ENE069)
- 1999 - Lake Parade '99 - The Sound of Geneva's Parade (BMG Ariola (Schweiz) AG 74321 68721 2)
- 1999 - Lake Parade '99 - Rave On Boat (Energetic Records ENE109)
- 1999 - Lake Parade '99 - Splash (The Official Lake Parade Hymn) (BMG Ariola (Schweiz) AG 74321688332)
- 2000 - Lake Parade 2000 - The Sound of Geneva's Parade (BMG Ariola (Schweiz) AG 74321 77020 2)
- 2001 - Lake Parade 2001 - Trance Mix (Muve Recordings Muve 902502)
- 2001 - Lake Parade 2001 - House Mix (Muve Recordings Muve 902422)
- 2001 - Lake Parade 2001 - Bring Your Attitude (The Official Lake Parade Hymn) (
- 2002 - Lake Parade 2002 - Trancesession (Muve Recordings Muve 902812)
- 2002 - Lake Parade 2002 - Housession (Muve Recordings Muve 902802)
- 2003 - Lake Parade 2003 (Muve Recordings Muve 903112)
- 2004 - Lake Parade 2004 - Housemix - It's Your Show (Not On Label None)