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Cityfox LIVE 2020

Cityfox LIVE 2020 Returns to Avant Gardner with Christian Löffler, Paul Kalkbrenner, Schwarzmann, Mathew Jonson b2b Agents of Time

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The Cityfox Experience is bringing back its celebrated live-focused concept, for the upcoming Cityfox LIVE 2020 edition.

The event, as you may have guessed, features only live performances from renowned underground dance music acts. Cityfox LIVE 2020 be taking place at its Brooklyn home at East Williamsburg’s Avant Gardner on Saturday, February 29 from 10PM to 6AM.

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In Inteview with Ruede Hagelstein

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Raised in the suburbs of Berlin, Ruede Hagelstein is a German producer, singer, songwriter, and DJ who later moved to the German capital at the age of 20.

A younger Ruede sang in a choir, tortured his guitar, and dreamed of having a rock star career. Instead, he started DJing in the late-nineties at the renowned Berlin club Tresor. While his DJing career progressed, Ruede was also an editor for various nightlife and music magazines: Groove Magazin, FLYER Magazin, PRINZ Magazin. His time spent as an editor brought him closer to the heart of the dance music scene, which led him to co-found restrealitaet.de – a Berlin-based web platform covering the local underground techno scene.

In 2006, Ruede earned an Audio Engineer Degree at the SAE Institute and became a resident DJ at Watergate, one of Berlin’s most popular clubs. The first tracks Ruede produced got signed by big labels such as Kitsune, Eskimo, and Cocoon. Soon, Ruede found himself co-producing with other major artists, composing music for commercials, and scoring “The Wyld,” one of Europe’s biggest musical productions.

He now has numerous releases that are housed on labels like Watergate Records, Upon You, and Souvenir. He is also widely known for his remixing skills, which have been requested by powerhouse record labels like Get Physical Music (Germany), Bedrock (UK), Culprit (US), Suara (Spain). Parallel to his electronic music career, Ruede has formed an indie-electronica band called “Ruede Hagelstein & The Noblettes” and founded his own mixing studio in Berlin, where he works with diverse artists like the Adana Twins, Move D, Tiefschwarz, and many more.

This weekend New York City event purveyors The Cityfox Experience are pleased to present the debut of Cityfox LIVE on Saturday, February 16 from 10pm to 4:30am at East Williamsburg’s multi-room event complex, Avant Gardner. The first of its kind concept to take place in Brooklyn, Cityfox will welcome leading live house and techno acts presenting a number of never before experienced live audiovisual sets, exclusive premieres and U.S. debuts from Âme LIVE, Stephan Bodzin, Octave One, Giorgia Angiuli, Johannes Brecht, Rodriguez Jr. & Liset Alea present RJLA, and of course Ruede  Hagelstein amongst others. 

Advance tickets for Cityfox LIVE are available now via Resident Advisor.

We took the time to chat with Ruede ahead of his stop across the pond to perform at Cityfox LIVE on the weekend.

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Playlist & Interview: Rodriguez Jr. and Liset Alea Discuss RJLA Collab Project Ahead of Cityfox LIVE Debut

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The Rodriguez Jr. & Liset Alea musical partnership arose from a prized encounter between history and destiny. Born from the excitement of a magical cliff-side performance, it’s also the result of 15 years of friendship, and fuelled by the inspiration that comes from two already very successful musical careers. With Liset Alea a former vocalist for Nouvelle Vague, and Rodriguez Jr. an elite club producer fresh from his ‘Baobab’ album, the time was right to unite and discover new horizons together.

The destiny of the new project is one that is guided by emotion, inspired by the spontaneity that comes naturally from two such experienced live performers, and driven by a desire to stretch musical boundaries beyond clinical club beats. RJLA is about sonic storytelling and songwriting, as well as fusing the organic charms of live instrumentation with cutting-edge music for the dancefloor.

The history of the project is one that is already well established. The pair met 15 years ago during their time creating music for Laurent Garnier’s legendary F-Communications, working on several projects together that included music synced on major television series like Entourage and Beverly Hills 90210. Both musicians stand out for the rawness and unpretentious enthusiasm they bring to their live performances.

More recently, the pair came together when Liset helped write several tracks on Rodriguez Jr’s ‘Baobab’ album this year. The collaboration proved so successful that they both knew there was something more to it. All will be unveiled in 2018 with fresh music, international shows and more, beginning with their North American debut at Cityfox LIVE. Known for bringing in some of the brightest talent in the world to NYC, this event will be bringing in a host of never-before-seen b2b sets and audiovisual performances to Brooklyn with a focus on live sets across all acts at Avant Gardner on February 16. Tickets for Cityfox LIVE can be found HERE.

We decided to sit down with both Olivier and Liset to discuss RJLA, and to ask them to provide 10 tracks they feel represent their project and the message of Cityfox LIVE.

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