Philip “Giomassiv” Giomassis walked on stage and looked out at a sea of masks, with the Collegiate Peaks rising behind. The up-and-coming Denver producer was playing September s Up in the Air music festival at the Thunderbird Spirit Ranch animal sanctuary in Chaffee County, where groovy bass lines billowed across the Buena Vista Valley. The pandemic-friendly performance was Giomassis s third set ever, and his first time playing at a multi-day festival. He was thrilled.
“It was a relief being able to camp near a stage for live music again, and to feel safe about the regulations set in place by the festival hosts and the town of Buena Vista,” he says.