[10pm - 6am] ** #1 Afterhours option for that night, reduced cover after 2am
FULL Lineup announced...With DJs Lee Burridge and Danny Howells (6+ Hour back 2 back set), Rooz (Deep Blue), Taj (1015), Nikola Baytala (Kontrol), Ben Seagran & Dean Samaras (Sense/Endup), Nikita (Listed), Bo (DeepBlue), Mike Khoury (Listed), Vahid (1015), Kevin Kind, Jared F
Wow, wow, wow!!! Two of the biggest names in underground dance music together at one party playing a 6 hours + back to back on the insane sound system of 1015 Folsom. This will be a very rare occasion to see Lee and Danny together taking the party all the way to 6am and beyond!! This party will be massive, two huge DJs from UK plus an incredible local lineup in 4 rooms of music. One of those musical journeys that will take you all the way till sunrise and even further. Our last party with Lee Burridge on a Thursday night at Vessel sold out! The last time Danny Howells played SF for a lovefest after party it also sold out. There is a reason why all these shows are selling out. With over 4 Global underground and 3 Renaissance compilations under their belt, we can easily say Lee and Danny are some of the most talked about DJs in underground dance music.
In 2009 Lee Burridge was voted #10 DJ in the world by Resident Advisor. Basically all the underground heads and hardcore industry members got together and voted (not just any fool off the street who still thinks Trance and Electro are still the shit). With multiple Global Underground, Renaissance, Balance and Tyrant mix compilations. Lee has set the standard for what it takes to be one of the most successful underground dance music DJs.
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Check out picture of our show with Lee Burridge on @ Vessel Thurs. 10-22-09
LEE BURRIDGE BIO:
uk prior to 1991
Lee's career started on December 26th 1985 in his fathers pub in the
countryside of the South West of England. Never dreaming what laid
ahead he started his career playing Birthdays, Weddings and the
occasional funeral. Born from a decades passion for music and seeing it
as an opportunity to get a girlfriend he spent the first few years
playing 7" records to everyone from age 5 -95. He was soon spotted by a
local nightclub who snapped him up as their regular Saturday night DJ.
This lead to being invited to other local nightclubs playing as he
describes it " a mix of the best of the worst music from the 80's".
Lee's path diverted in 1988 with the discovery of acid house. After
attending some of the outdoor raves that were gaining momentum around
London's M25 motorway Lee's passion for music was turned on it's head
and he felt excited in a way never felt before. "I had to find this
music" he said and started to collect the first records which have
grown from the one red plastic record box of 1988 to over 35,000
records today. Lee and friends started to organize small club and beach
events where he lived but getting to play these big raves proved
difficult. Not living in London or knowing anyone involved made Lee
just another Dj handing out mix tapes to anyone and everyone whom would
listen to them. "I'm not sure what would have happened if I'd been
asked to play back then as in 1990 my life really changed direction".
Hong Kong and Thailand 1991 -1997
Lee was spotted by a club owner from Hong Kong in 1990 and left the UK
early in 1991 to work as a DJ there. During the first six months it
became apparent that Hong Kong's underground dance music scene was non
existent and Lee spent the next few years changing all that. Small
Sunday night parties for 250 people grew quickly into a thriving
nightclub scene which constantly saw him playing marathon sets on
Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. Overseas DJ's and club nights
started to grace the shores of Hong Kong as it became one of those
happening destinations on the global DJ circuit. This continued
throughout the 90's. Lee's residency at the now defunkt Big Apple and
Neptunes nightclubs became so popular he DJ'd six night a week for
three years until eventually deciding to leave in 97. The decision was
made after playing with Sasha and Craig Richards on numerous occasions
and having them offer to launch his career in the UK.
Also during the 90's Lee ventured to Haadrin, Thailand. Haadrin is now
a mecca for clubbers and it's full moon parties attract 10,000 + people
every month. Lee arrived in February 1992 after hearing about it from
travelers who passed through Hong Kong. The full moon party at this
point consisted of the drum circles around open fires on the beach and
a DJ playing tapes in one of the bars. Lee decided to fly back to Hong
Kong and come back with records and turntables while the Thai people
organized a sound system. Lee stayed for 3 months at a time playing and
helping to grow the parties which were held every week leading up to
the main party on the beach each month for full moon. "This was always
something that was going to happen in Haadrin" states Lee "I was just
lucky enough to have been there very early on while the parties grew. I
wouldn't credit myself with being the first person playing dance music
in Haadrin. That right goes to a fantastic DJ who went by the name of
Backyard Dave but I was definitely one of the first few playing records
on the beach there. We didn't have a proper DJ box, just decks set up
on a plank of wood balanced on beer crates with some palm tree leaves
above to protect us if it rained! I regularly was electrocuted by the
mixer when it got damp" Lee continued to visit the Island every year
until 99 and stayed for months to experience the privalidged position
of playing sunrise on the beach each full moon and at the Backyard club
which he cites as one of the most special places in the world ever to
have played at.
Back to the UK 1997 - present day
On the recommendation of Craig and Sasha Lee returned to the UK but it
wasn't an easy first year. Craig Richards ran a highly successful party
in London which he invited Lee to play several times but without
contacts or an agent Lee was a relative unknown and it took time to
become recognized. Fortunately with strong and consistent appearances
at Craigs night and then the launch of the Tyrant night featuring Lee
alongside both Sasha and Craig Lee's career really started taking off.
Offers to play other leading UK clubs such as Cream, Golden, Ministry
of Sound etc lead to Lee being offered to mix a CD for Hooj Chons
mixing the breakbeat tracks on their label. Lee was asked to have the
mix done by the next morning so no computer trickery here, just two
decks a mixer and the records. He was also asked that year to mix his
first solo CD (this time with tracks of his own choice). The
compilation went down very well with the magazines. Tyrant was also
picking up speed with a regular monthly party in both London and
Nottingham. Lee and Craig were left to their own devices on several
occasions with Sasha unable to make it and throwing them in the deep
end. Would a packed house expecting to see Sasha be disappointed? The
answer was clearly no as the crowd kept coming back month after month.
In 1999 The first Tyrant compilation was released and won album of the
month in every single magazine. This mix has stood the test of time and
still sounds as fresh today as it did back then. Sasha decided to bow
out of Tyrant after a few years and Lee and Craig continue, to this
day, to confound and twist the heads of the people who hear them play
.A Tyrant mix was featured on the UK's Radio One live from the
Homelands festival as well as the duo being invited to do an essential
mix fro Pete Tong. Lee and Craig as Tyrant held down a monthly night at
Fabric in London almost from the day it opened until the end of 2005
when Lee embarked his 365 project.
Lee decided to try and make more sense of his unrelenting travel in
2005 at which point the 365 project was born. It was an idea Lee had
had to expand the impact a DJ would have by setting up shop in seven
countries/cities for one or two months over 365 days. While in each
location he became resident of a club and hosted at least four parties
to grow the relationship and understanding between himself and each
crowd. To learn more himself as well as expose each crowd to his unique
music selection and Djing style. In each place he also set aside time
to work alongside local producers and write music. Lee's residencies
were held in New York, Ibiza, Florence, Buenos Aires, Sydney, Denver
and Hong Kong. He also kept a journal which was published online for
each city by DJmag.com each month describing the unusual and unhinged
lifestyle that is his. The project was a great success and after a few
months break Lee returned to New York in Fall 2006 and expanded the 365
residency to 4 months. This is an ongoing project which could land in a
city near you soon!
He has continued to release widely regarded and much loved underground
mix CD's for companies like Global Underground, Everybody and most
recently Balance. He is also a yearly visiter to Miami's winter music
conference where for the last three years he has held his own party
where he takes the controls and messes with your mind for seven hours.
The party has gone from strength to strength and this year had to be
moved to a larger venue due to outgrowing BED. The 'Barrage' Pawn shop
party was mentioned as one of the parties of the conference.Lee
continues to play the major festivals of the world from Notting Hill
carnivals famous Sancho Panza stage to Exit festival, Creamfields and
Homelands, Coachella, Love Parade, Dance Valley, Ultra, Acafest and in
the last few years Burning Man which he cites as the best event he's
ever been to in twenty five years of going out. 2008 will see him
visiting the Virgin festival in Toronto for the first time.
Production.
Lee was involved in Fire recordings during the nineties but is really a
latecomer to producing citing laziness and studio fear as causes. His
first solo production was the Lost and Found Ep on Fire which was
instantly licensed to James Lavelles Global Underground, Tyrant 2
(although Lee said he felt a bit weird putting one of his own tracks on
a compilation), Cass's Prologue and Sancho Panza's carnival CD. Not a
bad start! As Tyrant they remixed UNKLE and Lee set up Almost Anonymous
in 2006 which was "simply a label for releasing tracks made on the 365
tour". Tracks alongside Dan F, Andy Page and Steve Porter were released
through 2007.
2007 to present.
Lee's most recent triple mix CD for Balance was released in Fall 2007
to critical aclaim. Ranking as compilation of the month across many
many publications and websites it then went nominated for compilation
of the year at the PLUG awards. Lee's tour to support the CD ran
through into 2008 covering most of the world and back.
Projects in 2008 include a new set of parties called 'GET WEIRD' which
will start out as residencies on the left and right coast in San
Francisco and New York. A return to the Burning Man festival in the
Nevada desert will see him warping minds at various parties as well as
this year his own sound system. Lee is also going back in the studio to
"take it a bit more seriously this time" alongside new studio guru Tim
Green (TG). Expect some wonky and weird music to see the light of day
towards the end of 2008.
On a last note Lee has regularly been described as a DJ's DJ and I
asked the ever popular journalistic question "Describe the music you
play"? I asked . He said he usually doesn't have an answer to have an
answer but narrowed it down at least. "The records that can't really be
described. Those are the ones that always interest me. Wonky, Wobbly,
bassline driven, trippy, melodic, mean, nasty, gentle, deep, spacious,
distant and rocking.Interesting not obvious. Those are some of the
words that I'd use to describe the records in my box".
DANNY HOWELLS BIOGRAPHY:
From his early years of DJing at Bedrock nights in
his home town of Hastings, to the 10+ hour sets in New York today, one
thing remains the same - a complete love of all music. It's this
passion and plenty of hard work that has helped Danny to get where he
is today. It's no coincidence that he's been placed in DJ Magazine's
top 20 DJs in the world for the last 3 years. Danny has a unique,
eclectic sound which as been described as
"deepsexyfuturistictechfunkhouse" and it's this sound which which is
shaking floors worldwide.
With over 12 years of experience, Danny has become truly
international. His hectic schedule regularly takes him all over Europe,
North and South America, Asia and Australia. He's DJed in the world's
coolest clubs and held residencies at Renaissance, Twilo and Home. With
2002 came the announcement of an exciting monthly residency at Vinyl in
New York, where Danny's 10 hour marathon sets are fast becoming
legendary.
It's not just in the club where Danny has made a name for himself, he's
also been busy in the studio. Albums for Global Underground,
Renaissance and his own Nocturnal Frequencies series have been the
highlights in a continually growing back catalogue of acclaimed mixes.
As a producer his main focus is with co-producer Dick Trevor and
vocalist Erire as "Science Dept.". Last year they released the highly
successful single "Breathe" and fans can expect more to follow in 2002.
Danny's infectious personality and individual style is what really puts
him a cut above the rest though. You can really sense his connection
with the crowd wherever he plays, and he has fully earned the label
"the clubbers DJ".
