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DeepBeat Dive Festival press kit
The story beneath the surface.
This is the official DeepBeat Dive Festival press kit — facts, boilerplate, founder bios, brand language, and logos. For interviews, imagery, or anything deeper, write to us. Read the full story on About, the Maafushi 2027 event page and our conservation commitments.
Press kit last updated: 22 October 2026
Press EnquiriesFast Facts
The festival at a glance.
- What
- A boutique destination festival combining scuba diving, live music & reef conservation
- Launch edition
- Maafushi, Maldives — 10–14 March 2027 (Triton Exotica Resort)
- Guests
- Boutique: a few hundred guests per edition
- Tagline
- Dive. Discover. Dance.
- Pillars
- Dive · Discover · Dance · Conserve
- Next editions
- Bali (16–20 June 2027), Phuket (9–13 November 2027)
- Founders
- Manish Gupta & Ashok Kota
- Company
- DEEP BEATS PRIVATE LIMITED, India
- Purpose
- Reef-safe protocols, clean-up dives & impact reporting at every edition
- Press contact
- hello@deepbeatdives.com (subject: DeepBeat Press Enquiry)
Founders
Who founded DeepBeat Dive Festival?
Manish Gupta
First-generation entrepreneur with 20+ years building digital businesses. Founder of CSTech; built RETAXIS and CALLEY. Brings technology, digital marketing and e-commerce expertise to DeepBeat.
Ashok Kota
25+ years in event management, PADI certified in the Maldives for over a decade, and founder of KickIn Experiences.
Boilerplate
Copy-ready. Lift as written.
Short — 35 words
DeepBeat Dive Festival is a boutique destination festival that combines scuba diving, live music and reef conservation. Its launch edition runs 10–14 March 2027 in Maafushi, Maldives. Dive. Discover. Dance.
Long — 90 words
DeepBeat Dive Festival is a boutique destination festival that combines scuba diving, live music and ocean conservation. The launch edition takes place 10–14 March 2027 at Triton Exotica Resort in Maafushi, Kaafu Atoll, Maldives, for a few hundred guests. Days are built like a descent: sunrise breathwork, guided reef dives, recovery rituals, golden-hour DJ sets and a traditional Bodu Beru night. Conservation is a pillar, not a footnote, with reef-safe protocols, coral planting and published impact reporting. DeepBeat is produced by DEEP BEATS PRIVATE LIMITED, with Bali and Phuket editions following in 2027.
In Our Words
- DeepBeat is not attended. It is accessed.
- The ocean is not a backdrop. It is the stage.
- Not everyone will understand it. That's the point.
- This is not a festival. It's a world.
- Protect our ecosystems.
Brand Assets
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Emblem
Round emblem — dark backgrounds
Full Lockup
Full festival lockup — hero use
Press FAQs
- What is DeepBeat Dive Festival?
- DeepBeat Dive Festival is a boutique destination festival that combines scuba diving, live music and reef conservation. Its launch edition runs 10–14 March 2027 in Maafushi, Maldives.
- When and where is the first DeepBeat Dive Festival?
- 10–14 March 2027 in Maafushi, Kaafu Atoll, Maldives.
- Who founded DeepBeat?
- Manish Gupta (founder of CSTech; built RETAXIS and CALLEY) and Ashok Kota (25+ years in event management, founder of KickIn Experiences).
- Can non-divers attend?
- Yes. Snorkelling is included, and Discover Scuba Dive and PADI courses are available as add-ons.
- How do I request interviews or images?
- Email hello@deepbeatdives.com with the subject 'DeepBeat Press Enquiry', your outlet and your angle.
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