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LIQUIFIED PRESENTS: A PERFECTO NIGHT with
SANDRA COLLINS-Dancestar DJ of the year 2003-Perfecto Records
From a humble start spinning hard industrial techno in the Phoenix Arizona club scene, to headlining humongous events, Sandra Collins' name has become synonymous with every major American dance music scene and movement, beginning with her early days playing Frankie Bones' seminal STORM raves in Brooklyn. Her residencies in Los Angeles are themselves a history of that city's progressive dance music scene: She was resident DJ at L.A.'s Sketchpad from 1992-95, and shared a residency at L.A.'s Metropolis with Doc Martin and Taylor from 1995-98.
Her popularity and reputation for bringing out the deeply emotional side of progressive house and trance earned her a spot on the Electric Highway tour with Crystal Method and Fluke. It also landed her, oddly enough, in a Coca-Cola commercial. In 1997, Sandra released her debut mix CD, Lost In Time, on L.A. trance label Fragrant, which earned her both a nomination for "Best Electronic Artists" in the San Francisco BAMMIE awards, and being named "Best Trance DJ" in the 1998 Global DJ Awards. The next year, she made her production debut with the 12" "Ode to Our"/"Red," which earned press accolades as it sold out its first pressing in a single day. She followed that up with her now-classic "Flutterby" for Scotland's Hook label, a single so genre-defining it has shown up on such seminal progressive house and trance compilations as Nick Warren's Global Underground and John Digweed's Bedrock. Her success led to her moving to New York in 1998, and soon she was spinning regularly at trance mega-club Twilo alongside Sasha and Digweed, Paul van Dyk and Carl Cox. She continued to play raves and clubs across the country, earning a residency at Crobar Chicago.
Her ability to be both a crowd-pleaser and connect emotionally with her audience won her the daunting opening night slot at Woodstock '99. Spinning after Moby, she admirably held her own with a six hour set in front of the 80,000 mostly-neophyte dance music fans, and by the end of her set had by all published accounts won them over. By the end of '99, she had been named "Best Female Artist" by URB Magazine's reader's poll, sharing the title with Lauryn Hill. Now with residencies at Chicago's Crobar and Las Vegas' Utopia, Sandra is one of the progressive dance music's most in-demand DJs, travelling to raves and clubs across the country and around the world, from Little Rock to Lima, Peru.
Sandra has become an ambassador for American trance, which, combined with her photogenic tomboy looks and lack of pretention, has landed her on the covers and pages of every major U.S. dance music magazine, as well as in magazines like Spin and Gear.
Now with Tranceport 3, Sandra marks the first time an American (and woman) has been behind the decks for the genre-defining trance series. Following up the global trance introduction of Paul Oakenfold's Tranceport 1, and the deep, end-of-the-night vibe of Dave Ralph's Tranceport 2, Sandra's installment turns up the emotions and lets the melodies and beats pulse with a vibrance that's somehow both introspective and anthemic.
Tranceport 3 is, like her life, a journey to places both brightly familiar and darkly exciting, mapped out by progressive underground anthems and new tracks of her own that point to the future of trance, in America and the world. The journey, as always, is as much ours as it is hers.
LIQUIFIED
FRIDAY APRIL 22
VELOCITY
CHARLOTTE, NC
SANDRA COLLIINS
LIQUIFIED returns with the next installment of Charlotte's biggest and best event night featuring:
SANDRA COLLINS-NYC-Perfecto, Cream-2003 Dancestar "DJ of the Year"
Put simply, Sandra Collins is one of the US's finest Progressive House and Trance DJs. Dubbed "The Trance Goddess", Sandra has captured the imaginations of dance floors around the globe with her driving beats, hypnotic grooves and mesmerizing melodies. Her rare ability to combine a powerful groove for the body and an elevating journey for the mind continues to win the loyalty of fans throughout the world and looks set to make her one of the biggest names in global dance music today.
Dirty Thirty-Charlotte-Maxim Magazine,Decepticonz,The Remixx Crew
This local dj/producer has played in every major city in America for Maxim Magazine. Dirty is best known for his hit remix of "Into Your Eyes". Check out his latest record release with The Remixx Crew in record
stores now.
Nik Fedele-Charlotte
The absolute master of all things techno brings his digital wizardry to Velocity, be prepared for a hard hitting, bass pounding, knob tweaking performance.
Adam S-Columbia-Adistic
This veteran of the Soda City scene brings his progressive style north to show you why he packs them in every weekend for his afterhours.
Junebugg-Greensboro-Liquified, Pressurebox, 218 Crew
He's just completed a wicked new demo of his blend of progressive stompers and trance, and we will have plenty on hand to give away this night.
The Lounge:
Lil' St. Dee-Greensboro
Stephen Fadeyi-Charlotte-Vinyl Overdose,Alien Hands,6.2.4. Productions,Visions
Dj Edify-Raliegh-Gruvglu
DJ Grond-Charlotte-Turnstyle Soundsystem
VELOCITY
935 South Summit Av.
Charlotte, NC 28208
704.333.0060
Introducing the newest SUPER CLUB in the BEYOND and
LIQUIFIED tradition, and TRULY N. Carolina's finest
club. A massive venue with an Integrated JBL Concert
Series Sound System, lasers, intelligent lighting,
dance floor level DJ booth, dance platforms, video
screens, HUGE outdoor patio, a non-smoking lounge and
an FRESH AIR SYSTEM that replaces 50% of the air in
the club with fresh air from the outside.
Directions:
Coming from the north (traveling south)
I-85 south to I-77 south
Take exit 10A - Morehead Street
Take a right onto Morehead Street.
Take the next left onto South Summit Ave.
Velocity is the last building on the left.
I-77 south take exit 10A (Morehead Street).
Take a right onto Morehead Street.
Take the next left onto South Summit Ave.
Velocity is the last building on the left
Coming from the south (traveling north)
I-77 North take exit 9C (John Belk Freeway/Wilkinson
Blvd)
After 0.5 mi, take Exit 1A to Freedom Drive
Take the first right onto Bryant Street
Take the next right onto South Summit Ave
Velocity is the last building on the left.
I-85 north take Exit 34 (Tuckaseegee Rd, toward
Downtown)
then turn Slight Right to Freedom Dr
After 2.5 mi, turn left on West Morehead St
After 0.2 mi, turn right on South Summit Ave
Velocity is the last building on the left.
OR for door-to-door directions:
www.mapquest.com from your address to:
935 South Summit Avenue.
Charlotte, NC 28208
WWW.LIQUIFIED.com for info, forums, DJ lists, music
and more
9:00pm until 4:00am
18+ to enter 21+ to drink, VALID ID TO ENTER
Tickets at www.groovetickets.com &
Central Records 1514 Central Ave, Charlotte |
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