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Teksupport Invites You To Gather with Amelie Lens, Danny Tenaglia, Mr. G (US Debut), Floorplan, Stacey Pullen, Desert Hearts and More

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New York City’s Teksupport has announced a brand new offering for the East Coast, set to take place on Memorial Day Weekend.

Called Gather, the two-day event will run on May 25-26th on Holiday Mountain in the idyllic Catskills, a mere 90 miles from Downtown Manhattan. The event will pair unique production and some of electronic music’s finest curators within one of the East Coast’s most beautiful regions.

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Brooklyn’s Output Announces Plan To Close Following New Year’s Day 2019

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Sad news coming in from New York City today as Brooklyn club Output has announced its plans to close following one last New Year’s Day party on January 1st, 2019.

The world-renowned club will face the same fate as Manhattan’s Cielo, which has the same owner and has also announced plans to close soon.

Statements posted by the club on social media today confirm their plans to close, “This sudden turn of events may seem shocking to many, but for those of us watching from the inside, we have seen the writing on the wall for some time,” management writes. “A confluence of factors contributed to the club’s misfortune: rapidly shifting social trends, unfavorable market conditions and weakening financial outlooks coincided with the simultaneous emergence of multiple existential challenges unique to the club’s circumstances.”

Output has been known as one of the best techno and house clubs in North America since its opening in 2013, having hosted and supporting the growth of underground sounds in its city and the United States throughout its operation. Their last party will take place on New Year’s Eve and into New Year’s Day, and will feature their third annual all-night set from John Digweed.

The storied Manhattan house and techno club Cielo confirmed plans to close with a statement made directly by owner Nicolas Matar to Resident Advisor today.

NYC Essentials: Layton Giordani’s Favorite Spots to Eat, Drink and Party

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NYC’s Layton Giordani has enjoyed a meteoric rise in the last two years. A debut album Where it Begins on Drumcode in early 2017, was followed later that year with “Live Again”, his collaborative track with Danny Tenaglia, that was heralded as one of the year’s strongest techno records.

In 2018 he’s come up trumps with a three-way production with Adam Beyer and Green Velvet titled “Space Date” and this week he dropped “Phase II”, his first solo EP of the year on Drumcode. It’s a powerful four-track work with tracks highlighting gigs everywhere from Berghain to Amsterdam’s famous Gashouder.

From humble beginnings in his native NYC as an Output resident, to being thrust into the bustle of the European club and festival circuit, he’s enjoyed a stint living in Amsterdam, growing and developing over this time. All these experiences have had a fundamental influence on him and his music. The four-track EP Phase II represents a new chapter for this exciting talent.

Beyond music, Giordani’s passion runs deep for the Empire City. He shares his favourite go-to spots for eating, drinking and partying.

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Win 2 Tickets to Innervisions’ Debut in NYC at The Brooklyn Mirage on Saturday, August 4

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In a rare trip to North America and its first ever showcase in New York City, world-renowned underground label Innervisions will land at The Brooklyn Mirage on Saturday, August 4 from 6pm-4:30am. The late summer event will see Innervisions co-creators Dixon and Kristian Beyer of Âme go back-to-back for an extended set as they take over the sprawling outdoor oasis alongside DJ Koze, who will make a rare US appearance, as well as Solar and Trikk. With Innervisions showcases far and few between at global dance music events like Amsterdam Dance Event, The BPM Festival and Sónar Barcelona, New York City is in for an exceptional evening of dance music this August.

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Avision: 5 Techno Anthems That Have Been Killing NYC Dance Floors

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Avision’s 2017 was a constant steady rise, to say the least. At only 24 years old and with a sound mature beyond those years, the New York native helped usher in a new wave of techno with a string of releases that have been supported by the biggest and best names in the world. Throughout this year, Avision has released on tastemaker imprints including Carl Cox’s Intec Digital, Mark Broom’s Beardman and Victor Calderone’s Matter+. Closing out the year, Avision made his debut on Carlo Lio and Kareem Cali’s On Edge Society with the outstanding Clips EP, comprised of four banging techno tracks aimed right for the dance floor.

We took the chance to ask him for the top 5 techno anthems that have been killing dance floors in his home-city of New York, which he was kind enough to share with us below.

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KOLEKTi and ReSolute Label Co-Founder, Elon: Making It In New York

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Guest interview & article by Richard Coulson

Co-Founder of the New York City label, ReSolute. Elon has been involved in the New York electronic music underground scene for over 10 years. Having booked and played with nearly every artist you can imagine, Elon provides much insight on the state of the scene today and the direction it is heading towards.

We took a minute to chat to Elon about the New York underground scene and the changes and direction that it has recently gone in. Elon talks to us about what it takes to make it in this highly competitive industry and what you need to do to survive.

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Q&A and Global Vibe Radio 075 feat. Love & Logic

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Love & Logic is the DJ duo/ production outfit made up of NYC based DJs Chris Love and AB Logic. With a lifetime of experience behind the turntables, and as co-owners of SOUP NYC, Love & Logic are staples in the underground house and techno community of New York City and the United States. The duo currently hold an official monthly SOUP DJ residency at the city’s world-renowned Cielo nightclub, and make regular appearances at the highly regarded Output and TBA venues, all on top of having cracked into the festival circuit with a monster set at NYC’s 2015 Electric Daisy Carnival.

Love & Logic released their debut single “Righteous Way” on the world famous King Street Sounds record label and haven’t looked back since. 2015 saw massive records from Love & Logic including hit singles “Big Booty Bitches” on Riva Starr’s Snatch! Recordings, and “Bicycle Seat” on the storied Guesthouse Music label. In 2016 they released their single “Hot Business” feat. Derrick Carter, on their own SOUP label, in addition to a massive EP on Junior Sanchez’s Brobot Records.

This week they are the guests on our Global Vibe Radio podcast, and took the chance to chat with us about their career and more. Listen to the mix below and read on for the exclusive interview and full track listing at the end of the article.

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NYC Looks To Appoint Night Mayor to Regulate Nightlife and DIY/Warehouse Parties

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Following on the footsteps of cities the likes of Amsterdam, Paris and London, New York City is now looking toward appointing a Night Mayor to overlook the metropolis’ nightlife.

New York City Councilman Rafael Espinal began putting together a proposal for legislation that calls for an entire section of local government to protect and manage the nightlife industry.  According to Espinal’s plan the Office Of Nightlife would oversee the regulation of the city’s DIY art and warehouse spaces, and would be the liaison point between City Hall and New York’s bustling $10 billion nightlife economy.

The Office of Nightlife would be overseen by a Night Mayor, in a very similar manner to metropolises in Europe such as Zurich, Amsterdam, Paris and London. With the recent attention on safety and licensing regulation, the city has suffered a loss with regards to the DIY art community. The Night Mayor would come in to oversee, preserve and protect the DIY scene and other smaller-scale venues.

H/T: Gothamist

“Club Kid Killer” Michael Alig Busted For Drug Possession

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Some will say that it was inevitable, others will say that it is just a momentary lapse in judgement. The truth remains that today police busted the infamous “Club Kid Killer” for drug possessions right outside Yankee Stadium.

Alig served 17 years for manslaughter in the high-profile 1996 slaying of Andre Melendez, an episode that shocked New York City, the country and ultimately the entirety of the nightlife industry in the United States. Cops spotted him around Joyce Kilmer Park in the Bronx at approximately 1:30 a.m. on Feb 2nd, well past park closing time, and then noticed a pipe hanging out of his pocket. When questioned Alig admitted using it to smoke meth.

Following the police stop, Alig was booked for trespassing and possession of a controlled substance before he was issued a summons and released. The arrest this week came two weeks after he finished his parole, meaning that had it occurred earlier he would have been sent to prison.

Alig was a high-profile club promoter in the ’90s, living a life filled with partying and drugs that ultimately culminated in the gruesome murder and dismemberment of Melendez during a fight over drug debts. The entire NYC nightlife scene of that time and the murder were subject of a documentary called Glory Daze: The Life and Time of Michael Alig, where the  cast of characters who made up the infamous Club Kids speak candidly about that era, culminating with Alig’s release from incarceration. Alig’s drug-fueled life was was dramatized in the 2003 flick “Party Monster.”

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Seth Troxler Will Record Essential Mix Live from Output NYC

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This coming September 23rd, the legendary BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix will touch down in New York City for the first time in its history, following an edition in LA and one in Miami earlier this year.

British host Pete Tong will be joined on the decks by Seth Troxler for a special live recording of an Essential Mix episode. The event will wake place at Brooklyn’s Output, one of the most avant-guard underground venues in the entire United States.

Pete Tong stated, “I’ve been coming to NYC for almost 30 years, from my days A+Ring at London Records, when I was lucky enough to visit The Garage and Mancuso’s Loft, to playing some incredible sets in my DJ career. This city has always been at the heart of global club culture and I’m delighted to be bringing the Essential Mix here to celebrate that with one of America’s finest underground DJs, Seth Troxler.”

Included in the night’s line-up are NYC’s very own house maestro Dennis Ferrer, as well as two emerging local DJs in Eli Escobar and Nasha Baker, further showcasing the city’s ever-rich electronic music scene.

Tickets for the event are available on RA.

Check out this recording of Seth Troxler playing at an another iconic North American venue, Spybar Chicago.