Save the date for Operandi 004 on October 1. Exos, one of Iceland’s most experienced techno artists, will be rolling through the City of Angels. Expect some raw rhythms, flashy hi-hats, deep atmospheres, and experimental soundscapes. Joining him on the decks is Los Angeles-based artist Secus and hailing from San Francisco Müzmin.
Dance and music are the centerpieces for every hot summer party, and nothing could be truer than in our home city of Los Angeles.
For its seventh summer, Grand Park’s Sunday Sessions hosts L.A.’s finest House music curators on select Sundays from June through September. Featuring many DJs at each event, this popular series of free outdoor dance parties will celebrate the contribution of Los Angeles artists to the American-originated, globally embraced art form of House music. Guests can picnic or purchase food from food trucks and cocktails from the bar (21+ only) and enjoy the sounds of summer in a beautiful setting right in the heart of Downtown L.A.
Innervisions, the label founded by Dixon and Âme, is heading West. The storied Berlin label, famed for their distinctly emotive and psychedelic take on house and techno, will bring to life a former grand dame city park in Downtown Los Angeles this May.
Innervisions Los Angeles, produced in partnership with Future Primitive, is the label’s first official showcase in the city, and will feature Dixon, a DJ set from Âme’s Kristian Beyer, Trikk, and Eagles & Butterflies for extended open-air performances set against the skyline of Los Angeles.
The metamorphism continues in downtown Los Angeles – from an underdeveloped urban landscape to a thriving metropolis with a flourishing underground music scene.
Arising from this transformation is Deep Tech Los Angeles (DTLA) – a collective of underground house producers from Los Angeles, all striving to build a grassroots movement of music, radio and events.
Established by Jason Trevor Miller aka Redux Saints/Placebo eFx, the first US graduate of the Toolroom Academy master program, his aim was to provide a medium for LA-based producers to be heard through organizing Deep Tech Los Angeles compilations.
DTLA Vol. 2 peaked at #1 across all genres, as well as taking #7 overall Beatport albums. Volume 1 and 2 gained massive support such as Mark Knight, Friend Within, Walker and Royce, Sirus Hood, Riva Star and Henry Saiz as well as others. Krafted Underground brings you the third installment looking to reach new milestones with impressive new comers to the collective.
DTLA Vol. 3; released on Krafted Underground, showcases the deep, techy and progressive sounds that DTLA stands for. Featuring tracks from some of LA underground scene stalwarts Trent Cantrelle, Modus, Redux Saints, Shanto, Contessa, 28mm, Thomas Garcia, and newcomers to the collective Arthur Galestain, JOELY, Placebo eFx, Blak Trash, and Echubeat.
Since DTLA Volume one was released, Deep Tech Los Angeles has residencies at Sunday Sanctuary, Station1640, and The Globe Theater.
We caught up with Jason Trevor Miller in occasion for the release for a deep and techy conversation about the project and where it’s heading.
The metamorphism continues in Downtown Los Angeles – from an underdeveloped urban landscape to a thriving metropolis with a flourishing underground music scene.
Arising from this transformation is Deep Tech Los Angeles (DTLA) – a collective of underground house producers from Los Angeles, all striving to build a grassroots movement of music, radio and events.
Established by Jason Trevor Miller aka Redux Saints, the first US graduate of the Toolroom Academy programme, his aim was to provide a medium for LA based producers to be heard through organizing Deep Tech Los Angeles compilations. DTLA Volume 1 peaked at #1 for Minimal/Deep Tech and #10 for Progressive house on the Beatport album charts. Volume One also gained massive support such as Mark Knight, Friend Within, Walker & Royce, Sirus Hood, Riva Star and Henry Saiz as well as others. Krafted Underground brings you the second installment looking to reach new milestones with impressive new comers to the collective.
DTLA Volume 2; released on Krafted Underground and available for pre-order via Beatport, showcases the deep, techy and progressive sounds that DTLA stands for, featuring tracks from some of LA underground scene stalwarts Redux Saints, Shanto, Contessa, Andy Slate, Lok N Key, P-LASK, 28mm, Thomas Garcia, and newcomers to the collective Anakim, Teddy Wong Juany Bravo, Jaime Narvaez, DMorse and PABLoKEY.
A metamorphism is taking place in downtown Los Angeles – from an underdeveloped urban landscape to a thriving metropolis with a flourishing electronic music scene.
Arising from this transformation is Deep Tech Los Angeles (DTLA) – a new collective of underground house producers from Los Angeles, all striving to build a grassroots movement of music and events.
Established by Redux Saints, the first U.S. graduate of the Toolroom Academy programme, the aim of the collective is to connect artists via a series of ‘listening sessions’ where producers could give feedback to each other. The project rapidly evolved into a compilation album of exclusive new and original material.
DTLA Volume 1 – released on Krafted Underground – showcases the deep, tech-y and progressive sounds that DTLA stands for, featuring tracks from LA scene stalwarts JJ Flores, Mr. Bootsauce, Lok N Key, Redux Saints, Shanto, Contessa, Andy Slate, P-LASK alongside newcomers 28mm and Thomas Garcia.
Today, we are premiering four cuts from the 12-tracker, which you can enjoy via the SoundCloud player below:
This coming Saturday November 12th, mobilee are bringing their #LetGo series to the heart of Downtown Los Angeles with a special label showcase featuring imprint boss Anja Schneider, one of mobilee’s most talked-about talents in Rodriguez Jr., a live performance from production duo Dance Spirit and a back-to-back opening set from Kevin Anderson and RYBO.
Tickets for the event, which is being organized by Underrated Presents and will take place at the Globe Theatre from 9pm until 4am, are on sale via Eventbrite. Ensure you also check out our interviews with Anja and Rodriguez Jr. where we talk everything mobilee and more.
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Everyone loves a good collaboration, and when it comes to labels working together it hardly gets better than what Los Angeles is about to witness.
The minds behind Culprit and Innnervisions have joined forces to give LA two distinctive nights of quality music, showcasing Henrik Schwarz first and Âme later with support from Culprit’s DJ collective Droog.
Set a fortnight apart, the two events will take place at Lot 613 in Downtown LA. On July 9th it will be the turn of Schwarz to bring his incredible Live set-up to the warehouse-like venue for only the second time in the past 6 years.
Then, on July 22nd, attendees will witness Kristian Beyer taking over the decks to represent the mighty Âme duo, who, along with Dixon are the founding fathers of Germany’s Innervisions imprint. His Live performance last July was one of the most memorable and energetic nights of the year, making this one of the most anticipated returns of the summer.
Culprit’s double-header for Prototype comes with unmistakeable influence on the night’s music program. As expected, the label’s own Droog trio will be providing perfect support to kick-start each night.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers have announced that they will be playing a #FeelTheBern concert at The Theatre in the Ace Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles next week.
The California band will be headlining the concert on February 5th for Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. Sanders has earned widespread support from the music community with members of Vampire Weekend, Killer Mike and Foster the People at “Students for Bernie,” on January 30th at University of Iowa Field House. The event is free and open to the public.
Although initial reports stated that tickets for the all-ages LA concert were to become available at 10AM PST the morning of the show (with prices of $30 all the way to $2,700), it appears from the ticket link and the venue website that the show may already be sold out.
In September last year, all four members of the Chili Peppers endorsed Sanders’ campaign with a signed letter that has since been posted on the candidate’s website. Following the announcement of next week’s show the band’s bassist Flea went on to post his support on Facebook and Instagram:
Last month, Killer Mike famously sat down with Sanders for an expansive interview in an Atlanta barber shop owned by the rapper. They discussed a wide range of subjects including gun control, social justice, legalization of marijuana, and the country’s economy and health care.
