Mumbai, 11th July 2017: India’s largest Multi Genre music and camping festival, EVC won Silver at the Wow Awards Asia 2017 under the category ‘Music Festival of the Year’. Additionally, Effects Tech Sets won Bronze under ‘Achievement in Trussing Solution’ category for Enchanted Valley Carnival 2016.
The WOW Awards and Convention Asia is the largest recognition and business platform for MICE, LIVE marketing and the entertainment industry. The three-day long event took place from the 6th to the 8th of July at Aerocity in New Delhi.
Since it’s inception in 2013, Enchanted Valley Carnival has grown tremendously in numbers, making the 2016 edition of the festival the largest yet with over 24,000 people attending from all over the country.
Known as Asia’s first ever music festival featuring a full-fledged campsite commonly known as Enchanted Village, the fourth edition of the festival featured a diverse range of artists such as Flo Rida, Alan Walker, Arijit Singh, Badshah, Farhan Akhtar to name a few. EVC 2016 created a spectacular music atmosphere making it a truly unique multi genre festival on a large scale.
In 2015, Universal Music Group, world's largest and leading music group declared a partnership with Twisted Entertainment Pvt Ltd under which both the companies have equal stakes of the festival. The joint venture marked Universal Music Group South Asia’s debut in the experiential marketing space as the first label to participate in a venture of this kind.
Commenting on EVC’s landmark Award, Devraj Sanyal, MD & CEO of Universal Music Group South Asia and India said, "I'm extremely proud of the Silver WOW Award for EVC in the `Festival of the Year’ category. A festival is only as good as its partners, venue and the teams that run it. We are fortunate to have the best festival venue in India in Aamby Valley, the best sponsors who are much more partners than sponsors and the best team that exists in the festival space here. Here’s looking forward to the 2017 edition of EVC”.
Speaking on the momentous occasion, Shoven Shah, Founder, Enchanted Valley Carnival said, “We’ve had a fantastic year and it feels incredible to be recognized by the prestigious WOW Awards Asia. I’m grateful to our partners and Aamby Valley City for helping us grow this festival year on year. Our 5th year will be massive and we can’t wait to reveal everything that we have lined up”
All geared up for the fifth edition of the festival, Enchanted Valley Carnival will continue its tradition of being a full blown multi-genre festival with a spectacular mix of artists along with an uber cool camping experience and adrenaline pumping adventure activities.