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This party was one i've had down on my calendar for ages. Not only because it was Demi's first trip to Boa since his mind blowing set on NYE, but also because it marked the One Year Anniversary of his residency at the club. As much of a shame it was to not have Sean Miller in attendence for this event, it was also a blessing in disguise. This gave Demi the whole night to show his diversity, and a chance to take us on a journey from start to finish.
Steve, Jennifer, Marcin and myself entered the club around 1:30. The club was just starting fill up, the club seemed a lot brighter, and the volume was turned down considerably. Demi was starting things off very loungy, slower tempo house, very basic. A few Boa 'noobies' i had met that night were worried they wouldnt like his style based on his choice of records to start things off. I had to assure those who questioned his style early on, that he had the whole night to do his thing.... 'he's just warming things up'. This wasnt NYE, and this wasnt a night he wanted to just jump behind the decks and put a strangle hold on the crowd, it wasnt anything like that night at all.
I spent the first hour mostly socializing with people on my list, some who came as far as Michigan (Darren, and his buddy), as well as others from Pennsylvania. The sounds became deeper around 2:30, becoming a little more progressive, at times almost a 'Sasha' type feel. Very smooth transitions, keeping the tempo steady which was good because it saved my legs for later. He progressed his set just a bit darker and harder with each record, and by the time 4am came around... this is when the madness ensued.
Demi started hitting us with what alot of people came to hear in the first place. That signature sound he dropped each and everytime he's graced us with his unbelievable talent. He picked up the pace, but also unleashed the techy stuff that drove the place mental! His ability to interact with the crowd is unlike any other dj i've ever witnessed. When Demi smiled, so did the crowd. When he jumped up and down for a massive buildup, the crowd followed his lead. Complete control over each and every one of us, the guy is just pure mental behind the decks. The music stayed at a blistering pace until close to 8am, the stuff he then laid down to close the night were by far my favourite records. Druggy, twisted, poppy tribal tracks that set me into a dancing frenzy i've never hit at that stage in a party, EVER. While my crew sat down on the couches for the remainder (as they had been beaten to a pulp), i couldnt help but bust out the nasty in true Floorwhore fashion. I was so into the music that even when Demi killed the last record and it went into slow motion, i still continued to move to the slow beats almost not realising! I got a few laughs - LOL.
After the music was off, and the lights came on, i ran up to the front of the booth and requested one more track (i usually hate that dude, but this time, i was the dude.) I wanted the track he dropped at Midnight on NYE, and the second i yelled up the request, he franticly began looking for it. A few minutes passed, so i walked up to the side of the booth and theres Demi SCRAMBLING through his cd's and records looking for the track. He looked so dissapointed he couldnt deliver the request, that i almost felt bad for asking in the first place. This just goes to show how much this guy really cares about what he does for a living, and being a true crowd pleaser.
Overall not as blistering of a set as NYE, but in my opinion a more enjoyable one. I'm absolutely amazed at what some of these residents can do when given the opportunity to lay down sets of 8+ hours or more. I know im not alone when i say this, but we in Toronto and at Boa are so thrilled to have this guy every time he touches down in the city, and cant wait his return.
p.s. - thanks for bringin James Brown to Carey, i can see why he needed to have one for the club. SICK! LOL
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Last edited by DigDeep on Mar-22-2005 at 05:51
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