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7|9|9 MIGRASHUN Presents || Reference (Luke Hess + Brian Kage), Max Jacobson & More
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||Reference||
Reference is the name given to the Detroit based duo comprised of Luke Hess [Beretta / FXHE / Kontra-Musik / Modelisme] and Brian Kage [Beretta / Monoid / Modelisme / Thinner]. Their solo records have been charted and played by top producers and DJs throughout the globe. They have come together to tear down long established boundaries of dance music, and to bring unprecedented degrees of movement, dynamism, and energy to dance floors.
Their debut came in 2007 with a remix for Keith Kemp's 2045 EP, which was a top seller on Beatport, bursting with gritty, funky, zoned-out-grooves. Their follow up solo EP on Beretta Grey in May 2008 became an instant hit with top DJs around the world. They were recently invited to play at the Movement festival on the beatport stage in Detroit. Reference recently collaborated with artists Ryan Crosson & Seth Troxler for new VS. EP on Beretta Grey.
With an unparalleled sense of fusing underground culture, technology, and soul, Reference was formed to deliver dance floor mayhem. |
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||Max Jacobson||
Max Jacobson is a young up and coming producer located in the city where house music got its start, Chicago. Max was born and raised in the Metro Detroit area and around the ripe age of 17 he attended his first Detroit Electronic Music Festival. It was at this festival where he attended an afterhours party and got exposed to techno thanks to the early morning sounds of Dan Bell and Richie Hawtin. He was overwhelmed with these raw organic sounds he heard and he started to DJ a year later. After four months of djing he started a local night at bar in his college town. Being a creative person Max sold his decks and began to focus on production a year after he started DJing.
He relocated to Chicago in 2007 and started diving deeper and deeper into the realms of music production and creation. His sound can be characterized as a mixture of deep tech house and techno. Recently he has started to play live/dj sets that encompass tracks by other artists and as well as his own loops over these tracks creating a unique and diverse sound that can range from deep Chicago house to raw modern techno. The 22 year old currently attends art school in Chicago where he studies music. Be on the look out for his releases coming out on Klectik and other labels as well as live performances. |
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Bad-boy brainiacs and techno-chic ladies can figure out this pseudonym with relative ease…for the rest, think “K” = 1,000 and “rAd” = well, radical, to say the least. Known for using “outmoded” tech toys, computer gear, and instruments for samples and inspiration, K-rAd’s brand of minimal sound is well-crafted, dj-friendly, and super-fresh (yet somehow familiar). Since its conception in 1996, Chicago’s K-rAd has reverberated throughout the music scene, garnering acclaim (three critic’s choice awards from the Chicago Reader), compilation features (Select, Tarpop, Lumptronica, the Salvo Beta Remix Project, and Illuminance Records), and commissions (Burton Snowboards, General Motors, Nike, and VH1). Recently, K-rAd reunited with tech-artist James Paterson for his gallery installation, “Harvest”, at Bitforms Gallery, New York. K-rAd has long been known as a collaborative work with partners that have added their own unique touches over the years; the most recent partner to break off for solo work is Mark Hardy. Hardy’s new cd, Precursor, pays homage to the elements of classic rock that make the listener react passionately and remember fondly. With Hardy’s departure, K-rAd has once again slimmed down to the work of founding member, Christopher Grabowski. Sound engineer, producer, and musician, Grabowski’s newest work, T12CD, was recently released in 2009 and has continued to build momentum throughout the music community. Featuring a playful range of sounds, a palate of beats-per-minute ranging from 64 to 128, and that certain magic something Grabowski adds, T12CD compels listeners to get up and hit the dance floor.
Seldom satisfied with sound quality or audio gear, Grabowski recently completed building his own midi-controller from scratch. This year-and-half long project is just another rung on the ladder toward his ultimate goal: full, beautiful, encompassing sound that is portable and controllable. From custom-making cables to mastering on Dunlavy speakers, his work as a sound engineer highly influences his work as an artist. Admittedly, Grabowski’s mission in life is to, “just make the sound perfect every place I hear music”—no small task, but for a man whose sole purpose in life is sculpting air, Grabowski is indeed K-rAd. |
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| Thanks for the link. bark and . |
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New City Article on Thursdays Migrashun event courtesy of Elly Rifkin!
http://music.newcity.com/2009/07/07...cevictor-hotel/
Preview: Migrashun: Reference/Victor Hotel
DJ, Electronic/Dance, Techno
RECOMMENDED
Following a successful launch party featuring Mexico’s Matthew Leutwyler, Chicago promoter Migrashun will host its second Thursday night event at Victor Hotel. Headlining the showcase is Detroit duo Reference, made up of Beretta recording artists Luke Hess and Brian Kage. Hess and Kage have each enjoyed success with their solo releases in recent years, and have helped elevate the new sound of Detroit techno. Expect a DJ set melding a variety of 4/4 styles including deep tech house, funky minimal techno, gritty Detroit jams and warm dubby house similar to their releases. Chicago’s Max Jacobson, an up-and-coming producer/DJ and metro Detroit native, supports, along with techno producer and audio engineer K-Rad. Best of all, party-goers can enjoy this first-rate programming for free. Event organizer and DJ Matthias Matthew shares his enthusiasm for the upcoming performances: “We are very excited to have the opportunity to bring in Reference from Detroit. It will be a great opportunity for Chicago music connoisseurs to experience a taste of what the birthplace of techno has to offer.” (Elly Rifkin)
July 9 at Victor Hotel, 311 N. Sangamon, (312)773-6900, 9pm. |
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tonight people! hope to see some friendly TA faces out. don't forget this is a free event. see yeah tonight!
Set Times:
K-rAd: 9:00-10:30 (Live/DJ)
Max Jacobson: 10:30-12:00 (Live/DJ)
Reference: 12:00-2:00 (DJ) |
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