Marques Wyatt, Ali Farahani & Arula at Public Works Friday June 3rd, 9pm - 3am Main Room / 21+ / Limited Capacity LINEUP: ➩ Marques Wyatt ➩ Ali Farahani ➩ Arula ━━━━━━━━━▲━━━━━━━━━ MARQUES WYATT BIO: Marques Wyatt has earned his rightful spot in the upper echelons alongside the genre’s brightest lights. Through his tireless efforts, both on the turntables and as the figure head and promoter of some of the West coast’s most stellar parties, including the seminal Deep LA, Marques has been instrumental in putting Los Angeles on the dance music map. He has given LA’s dance scene the coveted credibility in the electronic music industry to rival the likes of New York and Miami. Now a globally renowned DJ, Marques still felt a pull to the city where he got his start and, in 2000, launched Deep LA, a weekly party at the famed Viper Room that instantly was the spot that attracted a plethora of talent. The late, great Prince was a regular and once played keyboards alongside Kerri Chandler in one of the many notable nights in the party’s history. Still going strong after 21 years, Deep LA has spawned numerous events from coast to coast at Mighty and Public Works in San Francisco and the recently shuttered hotspot Cielo in New York. Any DJ worth their salt graced the decks of the respected party. Legendary names included Frankie Knuckles, Marques’ hero and by then close friend, to the Martinez Brothers and Black Coffee, considered the new school of dance music. After a storied DJ career, Marques is highly sought after and has traveled the globe, hitting pretty much every continent in cities as far afield as Ibiza, Tulum and London. He has even traveled to Dubai, Shanghai and Tel Aviv, spreading the gospel of Deep LA. Marques has played festivals such as Burning Man, Coachella and Detroit’s Movement. Industry driven gatherings like Miami’s Winter Music Conference, the BPM Festival, and highly respected venues such as Pacha and Ministry of Sound have all hosted the LA-based DJ. For those unable to experience him live, Marques’ music was in regularly rotation on KCRW. Helming his Deep party, Marques was also featured on the radio station’s Made in LA Summer Series at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles. For his contributions to the LA scene and his impeccable skills on the decks, Marques was voted Best DJ of 2014 by LA Weekly. Not content to just play events on the international stage, Marques is also an accomplished music producer and remixer with numerous releases on revered labels such as Om, Strictly Rhythm, King Street, Nervous and Yoshitoshi. One of Marques’ best known and beloved cuts is the dancefloor-slaying tune For Those Who Like to Get Down on Om Records. ALI FARAHANI BIO: Born in Milan Italy with Iranian heritage, I started music when I was 14 years old playing afro cuban percussions. Growing up in Italy, electronic music is ingrained into the culture and has had great influence on the evolution of my productions. Around the age of 18, I began to create music. My very first release was titled "Persian Dream" featuring Marco Bonuso released on Sound Division (ITA). Persian Dream was one of the first fusion tracks that truly combined electronic music with Middle Eastern vibes. Persian dream was one of the most successful tracks played in 2007 by some of the largest artists in the world. The next release was a collaboration with DJ Aron of LE Follies De Pigalle called “Don’t feel no shame”. It was featured as one of the top Beatport tracks and number 6 on the overall chart for 2 months in 2008. Shortly after, I started to play at many clubs and events across Italy. In 2011, I moved to LA and shifted away from European-tech to more sophisticated sounds with experimental grooves and slower beats inspired by my origins. After moving to the US and being away from music for few years, I started producing and djing again and most recently opened the Santa Monica based label Pipe & Pochet with Patrik Khach. My goal is to inspire other artists and fans through music and have now began to showcase my productions in the US and beyond. ━━━━━━━━━▲━━━━━━━━━ When you purchase tickets to this event you’ll automatically be signed up for LOCAL 161, our SMS community where you’ll get special invites + guestlist + other perks as a thank you for your support. You’ll receive about 4 messages per month, message and data rates may apply, and you can text STOP to cancel at any time.