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I believe it is safe to say that Nerdapalooza is a phenomenon not often witnessed around the world. The video I am posting here, created by South Florida’s Corey Clark, is a great overview of the atmosphere and mission of this premier Nerd Music festival, and it’s a winner of a participant-submitted video contest from the 2010 festival. I believe 2011 will be their 4th year, and their mixture of national, international and local acts draws a large, passionate crowd of geeks, nerds, otaku-heads, comic lovers, and so much more. At the same time, this is not a “con” in the traditional sense – it’s a sub-culture event, and from what I understand the community is much tighter than many big conventions you might come across.

I’ve been to several of the “Road to…” Nerdapalooza events, but not the actual festival itself. This year, I’m proud to say I will be participating in one of the performing groups, as I am the current drummer for Marc with a C, whom we have mentioned several times on this blog.

The 2011 festival is July 16th and 17th at the Orlando Airport Marriott. Not the most likely place for a music festival, but convenient airport access is a huge plus. I’m excited to see it for myself this year.