Get tix here: http://detroitlove.eventbrite.com
OFFICIAL PRE-MOVEMENT DETROIT ELECTRONIC MUSIC FESTIVAL EVENT
Friday, April 17th, Mighty is proud to present the Bay Area premier of Detroit Love w/ Carl Craig, Stacey Pullen & Kenny Larkin, featuring special opening set from Movement Talent buyer, Chuck Flask.
Main Room:
9pm-11pm - Chuck Flask
11pm-12:30am - Stacey Pullen
12:30am-2am - Kenny Larkin
2am to 4am - Carl Craig
Side Room : 11pm-2am
1am - 2am - Rafael Vanoni ( SF )
12am - 1am - Franccesco Cardenas (Typ3 Records)
11pm-12am - Matthew J. Hernandez (Robot Ears)
‘Detroit Love’ is a new concept from Carl Craig, designed to bring together and support the sounds of Detroit and take a little of the techno brotherhood to clubs and festivals around the world over. This night will serve as an Official Pre Party for Movement Electronic Music Festival in Detroit. The night will feature special sets from all 4 Detroit heavyweights w special video mapping depicting the surreal, urban Detroit landscape. This night will serve as an Official Pre Party for Movement Electronic Music Festival in Detroit.
“Love is what I have for my city, Detroit. ‘Detroit Love’ is my way of spreading this love, a love for music from the city, my heritage and who I am as a producer and performer. My love for Detroit is my inspiration, my inspiration is ‘Detroit Love’.” – Carl Craig
‘Detroit Love’ was launched at ADE 2014, in the underground recesses of Amsterdam’s North Sea Jazz club. Carl Craig invited Detroit natives Recloose, Moodymann – who played a set encompassing disco, soul, house and hip-hop, and Mad Mike Banks to play keys over Carl Craig’s Moog infused 4-cd-deck closing set, which included live editing, sampling, scratching and looping of soundscapes ranging from ambient textures to masterful techno. A Detroit focused line-up, showcasing only a few of the sublime talent that Detroit has to offer, the launch was a special and unforgettable night for those who attended.
+ biographies +
CARL CRAIG
https://soundcloud.com/planetedetroit
Carl Craig is described as a creative visionary, an electronic music icon, an esteemed Grammy-nominated composer, a world-class DJ and an ambassador for his native Detroit. Yet the common thread that runs through Craig’s broad musical canon and creative projects is a resounding fascination with futurism. The prolific producer has cultivated a unique path as an artist, entrepreneur and civic leader, guided by his tendency toward forward thinking.
STACEY PULLEN
https://soundcloud.com/staceypullen
Stacey Pullen is the Kosmik Messenger. An innovator from the Second Wave of Detroit techno, he grew up under the mentorship of Detroit's legendary three: Derrick May, Juan Atkins and Kevin Saunderson. Still continuing to produce his characteristic atmosphere laden electronic sound, Stacey Pullen compounds his reputation as a producer with that of being one of the world's most in demand DJs, playing weekly across the globe year in, year out. With a font of passion for music and performance that never dries up, Stacey Pullen still plays every gig from the heart seeking to surprise and engage, to provide an unforgettable experience, to offer up his unique catalogue without predictability - defying expectation. Above all, from his earliest attempts to the current day Stacey Pullen has stayed true to his one goal: to become and to always be an Innovator.
KENNY LARKIN
https://soundcloud.com/kennylarkin
To most electronic music aficionados, Detroit native Kenny Larkin is a man who needs no introduction. His impressive 20-year history of creating arguably some of the most timeless, soulful techno ever created, is unquestionable. But, to the newer generation of club-goers, who aren’t aware of his contributions, 2012 serves as the year to re-establish his position as one of the most valuable forces in dance music today.
CHUCK FLASK
https://soundcloud.com/chuck_flask
Chuck Flask began Dj’ing in the Detroit underground scene in 1996, developing his own style that seamlessly transitions through minimal, Detroit techno and house to appease any audience. In 2001, Chuck joined Paxahau as a resident DJ and production coordinator. In 2006 Chuck added the responsibilities of talent buyer for MOVEMENT Electronic Music Festival: Detroit.