To All Austin Cyberpunk and Terrorbyte Fans:

We would like to announce the closing of Austin Cyberpunks.
This decision was easy. The 5 owners of the company have provided years of festivals, bondage shows, parties, fashion shows, and helped many bands
with their debut shows, helped many bands get discovered and signed. We have shined a spotlight on many performers and artists and got them exposure that many times lead to bigger and better contracts.

But, due to our recent failure with Terrorbyte Festival, it doesn't make sense to continue. We can not fund anymore FREE PARTIES for bands and their friends.

In this business, we have learned that TRUST and RESPECT is everything. And, eventhough a lot of you bands out there think that you were screwed over by us, for cancelling Terrorbyte, the truth of the matter is that no one was screwed over more than US! And, we understand that all the slander and defamation online is an outcome of emotions and anger. It does also show the little compassion and sensibility that people are willing to offer for all the sacrifices, hard work, money and favors that we have provided to bands, for years.

We put our trust in 2 major U.S. based companies that are suppose to be respectable players in the Industrial scene. We never could of imagined that they would cancel their funding 3 days before the festival. Needless to say, we have started litigation to see if we can get anything from these two entities. For the time being, we have been instructed to not mention their names.

The fault is still ours. We could of made the show smaller, had the money ahead of time for everything, signed on smaller guarantees, not allowed bands to change terms so late in the game, promised less, and the list goes on. Promoting is not a perfect science. We did our best and provided years of successful entertainment. We aimed too high this time, it seems.

We are in the process of refunding all ticket sales for Terrorbyte in the next 2 weeks, starting the date of the fest. If it were possible, we would compensate all costs incurred for everyone that took time off work and bought tickets to visit Austin.

We are really sorry that we let you down and will continue to provide music, events and opportunities for musicians and artists in this scene. Our efforts will be provided via other projects and businesses in the works.

Never Stop! And, Never Be Intimidated! Stand Your Ground! What Doesn't Kill You, Makes You Stronger!

See You At The Shows!