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2013.08.30 [SF] [Friday August 30] KONNEKTED present PAUL VAN DYK at 1015
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| jonmitz |
surprised there wasnt a thread for this!
i'm going with +3 (+ any friends they bring) |
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| rizo |
| whats the price @door? i lagged on getting pre-sale and this came up fast... just like redrocks in denver last weekend :D |
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| tadjang |
| set times please? |
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| jonmitz |
| quote: | Originally posted by tadjang
set times please? |
pvd is playing s 3 hour set, that's all I know. I would imagine he goes on 11:30 or 12, but I've learned you never really know with 1015 |
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| schuey99 |
| Anyone go? Was it like old times? |
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| jonmitz |
| quote: | Originally posted by schuey99
Anyone go? Was it like old times? |
1) PVD played a 2 hour 45 min set instead of 3 hours (no big deal)
2) still trying to wrap my head around why they had Vahid open, because he played a totally inappropriate set...
3) it was definitely oversold to the point that pretty much no one on the main room could dance (not even kidding, it was pretty ty if you wanted to dance, and looking at the crowd, everyone was pretty much barely shuffling/moving around)
4) the crowd was maybe 70% asian, 30-35+ y/o. The washers were out in FULL FORCE last night - I've never seen anything like it in SF :) (not a bad thing, I don't care who comes out as long as they are there for a good time)
4a) I've never seen so much cocaine consumed at any event before. And I went to school @ USC.
5) maybe ~20% of the crowd was thuggish which is always enjoyable (but really why even bother coming out if you're just going to stand around not dancing or enjoying yourself trying to look tough? i dont get it :rolleyes: )
6) the crowd was pretty rude and unfriendly in general, but I did meet a few friendly people here and there throughout the night
7) PVD's set was sick. He was playing tracks from all of his albums as well as trance music from the past many years: there were a lot of tracks i recognized from the mid to late 2000's as well as a bunch of older stuff
8) we left shortly after 3 when a girl in front of us starting throwing up on people (literally throwing up directly on people around her)
I never went to the old PVD shows @ 1015 because I was living in LA during those times, so can't comment on that. |
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| Dj Blurr |
Paul Ended around 4. Technical difficulties in the beginning held him back from starting at the 12:30 time.
Was there the entire night and had to setup for the basement. Each room filled up appropriately like the old days, doors for the main-room opened a little after 10:45. What was really shocking to me, was I had the 11-11:45 slot in the basement, and the entire room was packed full of people. Went upstairs, and the main entrance (hip hop) room was half full, upstairs I didnt get a chance to see.
Some of the major plus's I have seen for 1015 are as follows:
Expecting that my ears would be ringing after this event, I found some earplugs and had them in for half the night, the reminder of the night was without. Amazingly, sound has greatly improved with the new "stormtrooper" setup they have in the main-room. The mainroom booth changed slightly, with the removal of the old record/vinyl bins, and in place 1 big sub for the booth giving it some kind of balance. glancing over at the ampracks, I see major improvements in the overall sound in the main as well as little improvements to 1015s additional rooms. (however, the only thing I did the most change in, was the main-room)
The lighting rig, lasers and everything seemed to be working last night. One of the biggest attractions to 1015's mainroom was the astroscan, a triangular shaped light device that came out of the discoball at various times of the night and worked like a beacon/siren. It was nice to see that working. I have not seen that working since the Spundae days at 1015.The big white screens your acustom to on each side of the mainroom are gone, and there are screens on the back wall.
Most of the techs that they hired on after 1015's main tech, Marie departed...
I am pleased to see that the owner has hired someone in place that actually cares, doesn't smoke and take unneeded breaks while he is working. The entire night, the tech stayed in the booth, which i was really, shocked to see. Everything was under control and he really did a great job of managing the mainroom. For the first time ever, I attended as a Dj and Patron, something I haven't done in many years.
Jon, the crowd was 50-50. Mainroom was full of white guys, mixed in with the older generation asians and some newcomers I never seen before, and some returning patrons I have not seen at 1015 in a very long time. Ratio last night was maybe 2girls for every guy there, which is uncommon, the last time PVD was at 1015, more men were in the crowd than women. It was nice to see a mixed bag this time too, not just asians, whites or blacks. but mixed.
There are alot of things different with the club now than when we had it. I feel it could have been a little darker, just a little too bright in some areas of the night. But its nice to see 99% of the things working in the club so kinda on the fence with it.
There are always thugs somewhere in the club, they are everywhere. you just probably havent noticed them at other venues. 1015s crowd. those guys stayed int he corner by the bar. (when we were there) maybe they flocked out a bit and in the club last night cause they havent been back for so long.
Honestly, I have seen PVD events more packed than last night. I could be wrong tho. Not sure since I didnt hear what the final numbers were for last night. I can remember peoples faces being plastered to the plexiglass when we raised it to protect Djs before. I felt there was actually room to move about in the main which was kinda uncommon since it was Paul. We did raise it in the middle of the night, and some of the newcomers were not expecting it. Loved the WTF look on their faces.
Overall, Im still one of PVD's biggest fans. Why? Because his innovativeness behind the decks and what he does. He does not simply take a track throw it into ableton and mix into another. What I saw him do last night was pretty amazing. Taking a little bit of a track, turning it into something entirely new, playing something live to it, adding version of tracks from his albums then saying "HERE" and deploying it out to the crowd. He has gotten better at it over the years. Just crazy at how fast he does it...
Heres a short video someone captured...
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| in2muzikk |
| Thanks for the reviews, can't wait to hear him tonight at Avalon! I'll report back soon. :) |
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| tadjang |
| It's was a fun night. It felt really nostalgic to be back in 1015. |
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| rizo |
| quote: | Originally posted by tadjang
It's was a fun night. It felt really nostalgic to be back in 1015. |
this! good seeing everyone. :D
Wasn't prepared to take photos til the day of... trying out my new Sony NEX-6 with stock lens, don't even have a real flash. Not too bad photos considering I didn't choose this camera for dark environments but for traveling due to its compact size. Sry, some shots are a bit grainy due to the high ISO. Thanks Taj! :)
Pics: http://gilbertrizo.com/130830/
edit: Took some videos too. I'll try to upload those to YouTube eventually. Fixed links on my site too, long over due :whip: |
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| Dj Blurr |
| OMG Rizo... THANK YOU FOR THE PHOTOS!!!!!!!! That camera is AMAZING! These look Brilliant! |
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