Darkbeat returns on Saturday July 2 @ Brown Alley
This time around - all tastes from deep house, to progressive through to break beat have been taken into consideration - we have secured the most diverse and distinctive lineup to date! All within the comfortable surrounds of Brown Alley powered by the BEST sound system in Melbourne….
For the first time at Darkbeat we are incorporating not one but two LIVE acts, along with 8 DJ's !! All fired up to dish you the finest in intelligent electronic music.
Darkbeat featuring:
Jono Fernandez (LIVE)
Jono Fernandez has achieved more as a producer and DJ in the last few years than many do in an entire career. At 15 Jono discovered club life and dance music in Canberra and he soon began Djing. Not long after supported by his classical training in piano, violin, flute and guitar he launched his successful career writing and producing electronic dance music. With his music earning him global accolades from peers and enthusiasts alike, Jono has since released tracks that are played and charted worldwide and have found their way into the record bags of many Australian and international artists including John Digweed, Sasha, Dave Seaman, Anthony Pappa, James Zabiela, Plump DJs, Blim, Hybrid, Hernan Cattaneo, Gerry Bonham, Kasey Taylor, Ivan Gough, Phil K, Gab Oliver, Luke Chable, Moshic and Gordon Kaye.
In addition to his production accomplishments, Jono has also had an impressive DJ career. Jono was instrumental in establishing the progressive club scene in Canberra and now forms an integral part of the Melbourne scene. Since 1995 the Fernandez following has been rapidly multiplying with huge numbers turning out to see him play with consistent appearances and residencies at various Australian events, club nights and venues in Melbourne, Canberra, Cairns, Brisbane, Perth and Sydney. Amongst his guest spots and residencies, Jono has played alongside Dave Seaman, Nick Warren, Anthony Pappa, Kasey Taylor, James Zabiela, BT, Andy Jarrod, Danny Howells, Craig Richards, Barry Gilbey, The Orb, Lexicon Avenue, Mara, Plump DJ's and Krafty Kuts.
Not content with his current gig schedule and workload Jono has also developed a production course to share his knowledge with upcoming producers and DJ's while at the same time increasing his own portfolio of trademark individualistic sounds and adapting his considerable production skills to do more remix work. Jono is recognised as a well-respected pioneering talent who works tirelessly and brings maturity and experience to the studio. His musical expertise crosses a broad set of modern genres including, deep house, progressive, breaks, tech-house and ambient.
Red Bee (LIVE) - [SaraBee & Andi Red]
Their work with australian dance music website tranzfusion.net, passion for music and the melbourne scene brought vocalist and songwriter Sara Brooke and DJ/Producer Andi Maccoll (aka Sara Bee and Andi Red) together for the first time in 2004.
Since then the two dynamos have decided to join their talented forces to create an innovative live act "Red Bee". Red Bee fuzes a combination of live performance, dj-ing, vocals and effects whilst pushing the traditional boundaries of your standard electronic set.
In a Red Bee set expect to hear a mix of old and new, covers and originals... they will try and capture your attention by making you shake your ass on the dance floor, while tugging on your emotions. Playing music ranging from ambient to progressive, breaks to house, with a bit of electro and tech thrown in for good measure.
This is Red Bee's deput performance in Melbourne!
Rollin Connection:
Rollin Connection are the duo of Darius Bassiray and Daniel Banko who are leading the pack of new young DJ's with their unique blend of deep 4/4 and progressive breaks. Anyone who has caught sight of a Rollin Connection set can attest one underlying factor which always remains evident - its for the dancefloor.
Rollin Connection recently completed a tour of Thailand with Gary Dubbs (UK - Coldtap Recordings), where they played major clubs Bangkok showing the Asian underground how their Melbourne influenced sound - namely how deep progressive edged house mixed with breakbeat can elevate a room, where packed crowds night in, night out witnessed Rollin Connection lift the roof of on many occasions.
Within Melbourne, Rollin Connection have played at almost every single major Melbourne progressive/breaks night including Private Function, Future Breaks, Earthcore Presents, Volume, Fathom, Envy, Pixelfree, Terminal 9, Phreakin, Sideways, Ascend, Remission, Bamboo, and Darkbeat.
Collectively, Rollin Connection have supported Australia's best DJ's within Melbourne as well as supported some of the worlds best DJ's including Jonathan Lisle, James Holden, James Zabiela, Phil K, Habersham & Numinous, Gary Dubbs, Soul Of Man, Klaus “Heavyweight†Hill, Aquasky, and John Delegelis, as well as playing with almost every major respected progressive/breaks DJ within Melbourne.
Rollin Connection have delved into production with their tracks getting attention from around the world including having their tracks signed to EDM, support from Jonathan Lisle, Moshic, Mike Miller, Habersham, Gary Dubbs, Powerplant, Chris Micali, KVK, Steve McMahon, Pat Foosheen & Naveen G, Smight, Jondi (Momu), Bart Van Wissen, Hisham Samawi, Fine Cut Bodies, and Blake Jarrell.
Darkbeat featuring:
Jono Fernandez (LIVE), Red Bee (LIVE), Rollin Connection, ferris & grey (NZ), Matt Hofman, Luke Simpson, Myke Ireland, and Mod-R.
Saturday July 2 - Brown Alley (Cnr Londsdale & King St, City)
Enterance via King St!!
10 am - 7 am
