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Hailing from San Francisco, Mark Slee has been known to wear many creative hats - but two of his all-time favorite fashions are that of DJ and producer. Since co-founding House-Heads in 2008, a collective combining forward-thinking music with a quirky underground vibe, he has gone on to join the Listed Bookings roster and host the monthly mix show Heron Sound on Proton Radio. He is also one half of Manju Masi, a collaboration with long-time partner in crime Atish. Slee’s sets have taken him far beyond his hometown - from Cape Town to Playa del Carmen to Robot Heart. More recently, he has become a regular at the Cityfox party series in New York, often along with his complex LED light installations.

Over the course of an obsession with dance music now more than 15 years strong, Slee has evolved a style of deep house that reflects a unique personality, balancing intricate grooves, light dreamy textures, and playful whimsical bounce. Blending the technical with the introspective, he brings an approach to constructing sets that tickle both mind and soul.

Rounding things out are his original productions and remixes, which have seen release on such labels as Cityfox, Tenampa, 5 and Dime, and Looq.

Mark Slee

Brooklyn Mirage is the outdoor oasis in the Avant Gardner complex, situated in the heart of East Williamsburg. It's open during the summer season each year, and decked out with thousands of plants and even palm trees, and boasting a KV2 Audio system, it's designed to be a sensory experience for both the ears and eyes.

It is the outdoor component of Avant Gardner, an 80,000-square-foot development at 140 Stewart Avenue in an industrial corridor of the East Williamsburg neighborhood, a few grubby blocks from Queens. By fall, a warehouse (now filled with sacks of cement mix and construction equipment) will be transformed into an event space. Another area will become a 5,000-square-foot club. All told, it will hold 6,000 visitors.

Brooklyn Mirage is the outdoor oasis in the Avant Gardner complex, situated in the heart of East Williamsburg. It's open during the summer season each year, and decked out with thousands of plants and even palm trees, and boasting a KV2 Audio system, it's designed to be a sensory experience for both the ears and eyes.

Avant Gardner (Brooklyn Mirage)

East Williamsburg

Located in the heart of San Francisco’s SOMA district, is Audio: one of the best mid-sized dance music venues in the world. Like Temple, Audio is also able to connect with its audience and give them exactly the type of experience they are looking for because it is a place that was designed by sound fanatics for sound fanatics. Audio had been specially curated to present a level of quality in both sound and musical talent unlike any other space to its visitors. Many international DJs already regard Audio as one of their favorite clubs with the best sound in San Francisco and Funktion One has chosen Audio to be the showcase venue for their immaculate system. With the world’s first Funktion One 3D surround system, flagship Funktion One speakers and a dynamic 3D lighting system, Audio is able to give their guests the perfect truly state-of-the-art immersive experience that combines the best sound, lighting and musical talent in an intimate setting. At Audio, clubgoers will also be able to talent such as the likes of Coyote Kisses, Foster the People, and more.


Audio Discotech

SoMa

The best kinds of clubs are owned by the sort people who care about the things that make a club good: the décor, the drinks, the staff and most importantly, the music. Monarch in San Francisco manages to get high marks on all three. The 300-person capacity spot is split into an upstairs bar and lounge area, with a downstairs dance floor with its own bar. Monarch’s design will catch your eyes – an intriguing mix of steampunk (tuba/chandelier? Check), modernism, dark wood, industrial accents, and almost burlesque flourishes. The main floor is split by a wall containing an acrobat’s perch, complete with swing and visible on either side. Plenty of cushy seating, and a free photo booth add to the appeal. The basement dance floor area is its own little world. Voted Best Sound System by SF Weekly, Monarch’s Void Acoustics rig – one of a very small handful in the U.S. – is a marvel of clarity and bass, anchored by their unique-looking horn speakers. The lighting tends to be minimal, really letting the sound stand out. With its poured concrete bar and DJ table, high ceilings (for a basement) and a couple of bottle service alcoves, the downstairs has played host to some amazing talent, from Miguel Migs, Julius Papp, SF icon David Harness, Marques Wyatt, the Fort Knox Five, and Martin Buttrich. The music trends mostly towards house and its sub-genres, but you’ll find a sprinkling of others, and the occasional live band. Despite its lofty name, the Monarch sits in San Francisco’s relatively um, shall we call it…sketchy? Mission neighborhood. Don’t let this stop you. The Monarch is a gem of little spot, and so long as you stay aware, you’ll be fine.

Monarch

With stunningly glamorous interior décor and flawless specialized design work in all the details of the club, the Great Northern comes together to create a classy and sophisticated venue. The team that is behind Monarch Club weaves together an art deco inspired design with high tech sound and lighting, offering both the beauty from chandeliers and stained-glass windows to an out of this world DJ performance that is offset with giant LED projections and a restored classic Richard Long sound system. With an amazing array of cocktails and VIP bottle service, as well as the aerial acrobats performing as they dangle from the high beamed ceilings of the Great Northern, guests will be able to enjoy one of the most unique nightlife experiences in San Francisco. 

Great Northern

Mission District

A new multifaceted space opens at 900 Marin Street in San Francisco’s burgeoning Dogpatch neighborhood. The Midway Creative Complex is a one-of-a-kind space, dedicated to bringing art, entertainment, and education under one synergistic and collaborative roof. 

Simultaneously a creative resource center and learning facility, the complex not only houses artists and their work but also provides a space for the general public to engage with and experience San Francisco’s thriving arts and music communities. 

Spearheaded by a vibrant and experienced team that is dedicated to providing a hub of creative connectivity in the Bay, The Midway caters to a wide variety of San Francisco’s inhabitants. By actively partnering with local music and arts-oriented nonprofits, The Midway actively engages with and enrich its community. 

With some of the world’s best art, food, and entertainment at its doorstep, San Francisco is the prime locale for the rise of The Midway. Conveniently located one block from Muni with readily accessible bike & car parking, The Midway is an easy to reach destination for San Francisco’s food, art and music loving public.

A new multifaceted space opens at 900 Marin Street in San Francisco’s burgeoning Dogpatch neighborhood. The Midway Creative Complex is a one-of-a-kind space, dedicated to bringing art, entertainment, and education under one synergistic and collaborative roof. 

The Midway

Dogpatch

Public Works is a multipurpose space in San Francisco’s Mission District, with space for a bar, live music venue and club, art gallery and workshops. The venue is equipped with hardwood floors, a Funktion-One soundsystem and multiple bars, with simple, spare decor to maximize space and allow adaptation to suit all sorts of settings or events. Public Works also has a community-oriented focus, offering discounted gallery space to local artists as well as donating a portion of its profits to charities and nonprofit organizations. Some highlight acts over the last 5 years include: Todd Terje (Live), Jeff Mills, Maceo Plex, Robag Wruhme, Acid Pauli, Dixon, Laurent Garnier, Moodyman, Bonobo (DJ set), Lee Burridge, James Murphy, Hot Since 82, Simian Mobile Disco (DJ set), Magda, Claude Von Stroke, Seth Troxler, Danny Tenaglia, Mount Kimbie, Basement Jaxx (DJ set), Four Tet, Questlove, DJ Harvey, John Talabot and more..

Public Works

San Francisco-based Atish is rising quickly in theinternational dance music scene. Raised in the Chicago suburbs and schooled inthe hard sciences to become a computer engineer, Atish's left-brained technicalprecision complement his sensitive, emotional approach to sound. His musicalcareer started at age five as a classically trained violinist. Since, he's taken on otherinstruments including trombone, tuba, guitar, drums, and bass, and over theyears, he's played in jazz, rock, and marching bands, even enjoying a stint inhip-hop production. This all led to his true love, the art of DJing.

Atish describes his style as expressive melodic deep house: music that sings tothe soul while moving the dance floor, communicating the joy of love, thedepths of darkness, and intensity of a spiritual dance music journey forhimself and anyone listening. Energized by the relationship between DJ anddancefloor, Atish is known for his quirky stage persona, donning costumes,wigs, and even a wedding dress during gigs. But don't let the free wheelingexpression fool you - Atish is a disciplined artist with an unhealthy obsessionfor technical and artistic perfection.

Since his first DJ gig at a small bar in 2010, Atish's sound has taken him fromthe local San Francisco scene to music festivals, clubs, and afterhours gigsaround the world. He's earned the respect of legendary DJs, notably LeeBurridge, who has hand picked Atish to tag with and open for him. In under 2years, Atish has gained an avid following of fans and the respect of fellowartists. With upcoming productions, festival appearances, and global gigsacross Asia and Europe in 2012, Atish shows no signs of slowing down.

Atish

Tim Engelhardt

Atish + Friends

Chameleon

Nick Warren became one of the first so-called "superstar DJs" in the mid- to late '90s, holding down a high-profile residency at Cream in England, touring around the world, and appearing on several DJ mix albums before they became commonplace. Though he spun an eclectic array of dance styles in the late '80s and early '90s, he eventually championed the late-'90s trance sound of labels like Hooj Choons and joined the ranks of other superstar DJs like Paul Oakenfold, Sasha, and Tall Paul. Furthermore, he dabbled a bit in production, collaborating with Jody Wisternoff as Way Out West.

Before leading a jet-set lifestyle, Nick Warren moved to Bristol in the 1980s after having just turned 20. By the early '90s, he was one of the city's top DJs, spinning upstairs at Vision, one of the city's first superclubs. At the time, Warren spun everything from dub and hip-hop to house, which became his preferred style. When fellow Bristol artists Massive Attack left to tour America in the wake of their early success, they invited Warren to accompany them on tour as their official DJ, a testament to his turntable skills as well as his reputation at the time.

Eventually, Nick Warren began a massively successful stint as the resident DJ at Cream in Liverpool. The club's stature grew quickly, as did Warren's as a result. Mixmag asked him to mix a volume in its Mixmag Live! series, which the magazine tagged as the "Future Sound of Europe." Around this same time, the mid- to late '90s, Warren was also garnering quite a bit of attention for his Way Out West collaboration with Wisternoff, resulting in several popular singles for Deconstruction, most notably "The Gift," as well as a self-titled full-length featuring the group's hits.

Next came an opportunity to mix the third volume in the then relatively obscure Global Underground series of DJ mix albums. The resulting mix, Global Underground: Prague (1997), featured several anthems of the time such as "Cafe del Mar," "Life on Mars," and "Nipple Fish," helping to define the then-evolving trance sound of the late '90s. Warren's mix proved so successful that he was offered the opportunity to mix a second volume, Global Underground: Brazil (1998), and then yet more successive volumes in the increasingly popular series. Moreover, DMC offered Warren the chance to mix the first volume in its Back to Mine series of downtempo albums. In particular, 2001 was a big year for Warren; the New York-based Mixer magazine chose his Renaissance: Revelation mix album on Ultra Records (also featuring Danny Howells) as its album of the year, and his second Way Out West album, Intensify, also proved to be a favorite among not only listeners but critics as well. Global Underground volumes followed in 2003 (Global Underground: Reykjavik) and 2005 (Global Underground: Shanghai). Nick Warren is a household name on account of his internationally renowned DJ career which has taken him to the best clubs worldwide, and has even scored him a residency @ superclub Cream (UK). Nick moved to Bristol in the early nineteen eighties at age 21 and began dj'ing to art students at his own club (called the Wiggle)

As the dance scene exploded into nightclubs around 1990, Vision opened in Bristol and attracted guests such as Carl Cox, Frankie Bones, and The Shamen. Nick was playing upstairs where he mixed The Carpenters and Frank Sinatra over breakbeats, played house records at the wrong speed and introduced hip hop and dub.

With the downtempo scene breaking in Bristol via a night called 98 Proof, Nick and a few fellow collaborators recorded a track under the name 0272 for a Bristol charity compilation album alongside contributions from Smith and Mighty, Tricky, and Massive Attack, whom he accompanied on their first US tour as official DJ. He began working with Cream following a successful stint at Liverpool's G-Love night and his dj'ing career rapidly developed.

In order to offer a taste of Nick Warren's DJ set to the masses, Cluboxed unleashed three Global Underground compilations (Prague, Brazil, & Budapest) representing Nick's set in each respective locale. A fourth one is on the way early next year, and the setting will be Reykjavik, Iceland. In addition, Nick Warren jumpstarted the DMC Back to Mine compilation, with his very own collection of downtempo tripped out ambience. This set most closely resembles the sound of Nick's legendary sets @ Club Vision.

DOB: The old f*@#er won't let us know!
LIFE BEFORE DJING: Gamekeeper
FIRST DJ GIG: 1986/7. Student Parties
MOST MEMORABLE GIG: Best: "Glastonbury, 1995, for Massive Attack. It was a buzz playing somewhere I'd been going to year after year."
Worst: "Bug Tan in Newquay. The stage was full of pissheads bumping into me and the decks and falling over."
FAVOURITE CLUBS: Cream, Liverpool; Hippo Club, Cardiff; Pacha, Ibiza
LIFE OUTSIDE DJIING: Artist and remixer. "I like fly fishing and watching football."

Nick Warren

Nicolas Rada

Various Artists

Atish + Friends Remixes

Chameleon - Nick Warren + Nicolas Rada Remix

Miss Disk

White Obsession

White Obsession - Mark Slee's Semi-Gloss Dub

As dawn breaks over 2013 the many facets of Tim Green’s production dexterity is casting reflections in innumerable directions, illuminating a musical and thought-induced excursion on which the 28-year old has well and truly embarked…

Prepossessing the ability to effortlessly manoeuvre through the realms of house and techno, experimenting across the spectrum of electronic music, whether putting out reverberating minimal techno of Amnesia peak-time kind-of-measures, lush and warm deep house, or sprinkling some of that unmistakable TG charm over productions of popular appeal, his work is stamped by ingenuity, fearlessness and fun – which also granted him the ‘Best Breakthrough Producer’ award at DJ Mag’s Best of British in 2010.

After fully bursting onto the scene in 2008 with modern classics ‘Revox’ and ‘Mr Dry’ snapped up by highly-revered Dirtybird and Trapez Records respectively, and picking up support from top players such as Sven Vath, Richie Hawtin and Luciano along the way, Tim swiftly catapulted himself into the upper echelons of the techno hierarchy. Countless high profile releases have followed since, Cocoon, Get Physical, Saved, Flumo & Four:Twenty, as well as remixing the like of Friendly Fires, Cassius, Booka Shade, Seth Troxler and many more.

With an idiosyncratic groove and off-kilter cheekiness, his sound has seen him tour every corner of the globe over the past 5 years. Highlights have included Space, Womb, Fabric, Watergate, D-edge, Electric Pickle, Warehouse Project and of course his own night Bedlam, which has gained an army of fans since it launched in 2009.

Having moved to Paris in 2012, Tim has spent the last few months preparing his very first live show, which will be premiered at this years SW4 Festival London. The show will contain live vocals, lots of exclusive edits made especially for the show and will be toured throughout Europe, North & South America from September onwards. With such an impressive back catalogue, its likely to cause some rather raucous scenes and dancefloors when he performs.

On the production side of things 2013 looks set to be another steller year with huge remixes for Timo Maas haunting vocal track ‘Articulation’, Sid Le Rock’s ‘Nomad’ single on the hotly tipped My Favourite Robot Records & Sven Tasnadi’s beautiful ‘Thankyou’ for German imprint Oh!Yeah!Records. Tim has also been busy working on original material with two singles forthcoming on his very own label which launches in September also. Expect 2013 to be another big year for Tim.

Tim Green

Nocturne Belle

Nocturne Belle - Tim Green Remix

Jose Vizcaino

Selected Remixes Vol. 2

Release - Mark Slee Remix

Born in the 70ies in Bavaria/Germany Martin started to play bass guitar in a punk/indie band in the late eighties, while at the same time he started to be interested in the evolution of electronic music and their instruments.

Especially the introduction of affordable samplers in that period led him towards the production of his first own electronic tracks.
His first tracks under the name "Console" were released in 1995 and with the help of an Atari computer, a four-track tapemachine, a sampler and a little synthesizer he made his first album "Pan or ama" which was released in 1996.

At about the same time he joined "The Notwist" to take care of electronic sounds in the band. Ever since he has been a constant member of the band. "Console" also became a band, because playing live as a one man band wasn't that funny as playing together with friends.
After releasing several records, remixes, even radioplays (together with Andreas Ammer) and touring excessively, Martin decided to finally start a new solo project again. Acid Pauli, a club oriented liveset that over the years morphed into an advanced DJ set, incorporating not only techno and house, but all different kinds of music, whilst always remaining on the dancefloor.

In 2004 the transcontinental group "13&God" that was formed out of members of "The Notwist" and the experimental hip hop crew "Themselves" (Oakland/ California) was added to the list of bands Mr. Gretschmann is part of. And finally, in 2005 he joined a little group of people who opened a music club in Munich called "Rote Sonne" which ever since has been the playground for international renowned DJs, liveacts and bands.

Best Mark Slee Songs of All Time - Top 10 Tracks

Best Mark Slee Songs of All Time - Top 10 Tracks

Upcoming Events

1. Chameleon

2. Chameleon - Nick Warren + Nicolas Rada Remix

3. White Obsession - Mark Slee's Semi-Gloss Dub

4. Nocturne Belle - Tim Green Remix

5. Release - Mark Slee Remix

6. Westvine - Acid Pauli Remix

7. Nocturne Belle

8. Departure - Mark Slee's Acid Test Flight

9. Silverbeak - Mixed

10. Special Assistance - Mark Slee's Rusty Transistor Dub

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