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Craig Connelly presents Trilogy at Ora
Friday, Sep 30, 2022 at 10:00 PM to Saturday, Oct 1, 2022
Friday, Sep 30 to Saturday, Oct 1, 2022
Ora Nightclub, Seattle, WA
More DetailsFewer DetailsCraig Connelly presents Trilogy at Ora
An extended set from all the biggest hits for Craig Connelly's Artist Album
Date: Friday September 30-2022
Time: 10pm-2am
Time: 10pm-2am
Craig Connelly
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Over the last 12 months Craig Connelly has firmly established his place amongst the Trance Elite. His #1 selling artist album ‘A Sharper Edge’ has featured some of 2020’s biggest Trance Records. So much so, he was the #7 most played artist on A State of Trance radio last year with Time Machine & All For Love featuring in the ASOT Top 100. The momentum continued to the end of the year with the release of the remix album of ‘A Sharper Edge’ called REDUX.
In 2021 Craig has continued where he left off last year. His own label imprint Higher Forces has returned with releases Don’t Panic and most recently a Beatport #1 and early front runner for Tune of the Year, Keep Me Believing with Megan McDuffee.
The increase in Craig’s popularity has been reflected in his touring schedule as this year he is set to perform at some of the worlds biggest clubs and festivals including, Dreamstate SoCal, A State of Trance, Beyond Wonderland, Liberation at Fabric in London and Luminosity Beach Festival NL.
The last nine years in music production have been prolific to say the least for Craig Connelly, with 35+ Beatport Top 10 selling Trance productions to date including six number 1’s and remixes for Armin van Buuren, Gareth Emery, Ferry Corsten, Lange, Andy Moor, John O’Callaghan and Aly & Fila to top it all off and his Roxanne Emery collaboration ‘This Life’ adding to rotation on Sirius XM’s BPM channel, the biggest dance music station in North America.
After entering at the top of the charts for dance music pre-orders on iTunes, Craig Connelly’s 2017 album “One Second Closer” was released worldwide and hit #2 in the iTunes dance album chart. Since it’s released it has amassed over 7 million plays on Spotify.
His vocal collaboration with Christina Novelli ‘Black Hole’ hit number 1 on Beatport in just two days, was also voted by ASOT Radio show as the forth biggest track of the year and the official music video has over 10 million views on YouTube to date.
Oliver Smith at Ora
Oliver Smith
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Saturday, Oct 1, 2022 at 9:00 PM to Sunday, Oct 2, 2022
Saturday, Oct 1 to Sunday, Oct 2, 2022
Ora Nightclub, Seattle, WA
More DetailsFewer DetailsOra presents Oliver Smith (Anjunabeats)
Date: Saturday October 1- 2022
Time: 9p,m-2am
Time: 9p,m-2am
Local Support: Tba
Oliver Smith
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Oliver Smith has been described as “an excellent DJ” by Armin van Buuren, “the best thing to happen in trance” by Mixmag and “sensational” by DJ Magazine. In recent years the popular UK-based DJ and dance music producer has released scores of records and performed at some of the biggest clubs and festivals in the world.
Oliver’s forward thinking music is regularly played by leading DJs such as Above & Beyond, Hardwell, David Guetta, Ferry Corsten and Sander van Doorn. He was the first signing to the Anjunabeats record label and is the only producer (other than label bosses Above & Beyond) to have featured on all 13 ‘Anjunabeats Volume’ compilations to date. Oliver has also been highly successful with remixes for the likes of Arty, Mat Zo, Seven Lions, and Maor Levi - all featuring on leading radio and club play lists and flying high in the Spotify and Beatport charts. In 2018 he mixed the ‘Anjunabeats Worldwide 08’ compilation, which includes ten of his own productions. It reached the #1 spot on the iTunes dance chart in USA, UK, Canada, Australia and more.
As a DJ, Oliver has played at legendary UK venues such as Ministry of Sound, The Warehouse Project and Wembley Arena; and at far flung locations worldwide including America, India, and Ibiza. He has also performed at some of the biggest festivals in the world such as Tomorrowland, EDC Las Vegas, and Creamfields. He is also a regular presenter of Anjunabeats Worldwide Radio, which is broadcast on over 100 FM stations across the planet
Kristina sky at Ora
Kristina Sky
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Friday, Oct 7, 2022 at 10:00 PM to Saturday, Oct 8, 2022
Friday, Oct 7 to Saturday, Oct 8, 2022
Ora Nightclub, Seattle, WA
More DetailsFewer DetailsOra presents Kristina Sky
Date: October 7, 2022
Time: 10pm-2am
Time: 10pm-2am
local support: Serjey Andre Kul and and Avian Invasion
Kristina Sky
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The spirit of trance in the United States has long been amplified and embodied by DJ/producer Kristina Sky. From the early days of the genre, she was first integral in bringing the music’s top DJs to the West Coast masses, often for the first time, then ultimately stepping behind the booth herself in 2002. “KSky,” as she’s known to one of the most loyal and passionate fanbases in the biz, has been tapped to play all the top festivals around the world, from Armin van Buuren’s A State of Trance, sharing the stage at Coachella with Daft Punk and Madonna, multiple sets at Electric Daisy Carnival, as well as the trance-focused Dreamstate and many more top one-off events. Kristina Sky has also held many coveted residencies including America’s first weekly trance event at Arena called “Heaven,” Spundae at Circus, Insomniac Events’ “Awakening” at Exchange LA, as well as the mighty Avalon Hollywood since 2010. It was in these rooms she honed her distinct sound.
Kristina Sky is revered for her unique style of high energy, melodic trance combined with her signature blend of progressive house. Hailed as “one of the best progressive DJs in America,” by scene superstar John O’Callaghan, the top DJ/producers in the trance world are more than happy to sing her praises. “Kristina is living and breathing dance music,” says Dash Berlin. “Having finally met her in person on the Groove Cruise a few years ago proved to me that besides having a big heart for electronic music, she is an amazing and caring human being as well,” he says. “Kris has been there from the start, standing her ground firmly in a male-dominated industry, as where in the future she can be of great importance not only musically, but also on stage and in guiding new talent.”
In addition to her prowess on the ones-and-twos, she carefully crafts remixes and original tracks that have found their way into the hearts of both fans and fellow DJs. Her first release in 2006, “EnMass – CQ [Seek You] (Randy Boyer & Kristina Sky Remix)” debuted on Armin van Buuren’s “A State of Trance” imprint on his world-famous Armada label, plus received massive support from Paul van Dyk, Markus Schulz, Agnelli & Nelson, John O'Callaghan, Darude, and Sander Van Doorn. The track then held the Beatport number 1 spot for 13 consecutive weeks, followed by another 10 weeks in the Top 10. She then teamed up with Boyer again for their 2008 hit on Paul Van Dyk’s “VANDIT” — “Kristina Sky & Randy Boyer - Set It Off”. Other production accomplishments include Randy Boyer & Kristina Sky ft. Cari Golden “No Limit” on Ultra Records. She’s also collaborated multiple times with Menno de Jong, such as on the Armada release “Signals.” In 2018 she was tapped to mix “Pure Trance Volume 7” which also featured a debut collaboration with Balearic king Roger Shah, “Ocean Flame”, and currently holds a spot on Solarstone’s globally respected “Pure Trance” roster alongside Solarstone, Factor B, Activa, Gai Barone and more, regularly playing the Pure Trance brand nights in London, Miami, Amsterdam and beyond.
One of trance’s original groundbreakers, Christopher Lawrence, has experienced many of KSky’s sets as both a fan and on the same lineups. “Kristina Sky is one of the most successful and respected DJs to rise out of the massive Los Angeles club and festival scene,” says Lawrence. “Having spent years in the trenches holding down residencies at multiple clubs and events including the world-famous Avalon in Hollywood, Kristina has earned her place in the international circuit. I have had the pleasure of playing alongside Kristina heaps of times over the years and have always been impressed with her performance and professionalism behind the decks,” he says. “Kristina Sky is a truly gifted DJ able to read a crowd and deliver exactly what the dance floor needs.”
Highlights:
Held residencies for:
GrooveCruise ongoing since 2012
Insomniac “Awakening” Fridays @ Exchange LA (2012 & 2013)
Avalon ongoing since 2010
Giant ongoing since 2008
Spundae @ Circus (2005 – 2008)
Heaven @ Arena (America’s first weekly trance club event) (2003 – 2005)
GrooveCruise ongoing since 2012
Insomniac “Awakening” Fridays @ Exchange LA (2012 & 2013)
Avalon ongoing since 2010
Giant ongoing since 2008
Spundae @ Circus (2005 – 2008)
Heaven @ Arena (America’s first weekly trance club event) (2003 – 2005)
- Voted #23 on Trance Podium’s Top 100 DJs for 2019
- Released “Ocean Flame” with Germany’s Roger Shah on Solarstone’s Pure Trance.
- On Solarstone’s Pure Trance roster since its inception (only female), playing PT brand nights around the world incl Miami WMC, Exchange LA, Avalon Hollywood, Fabric London, with a big debut at Luminosity Beach Festival in Amsterdam on the Pure Trance stage - Lumi known to be the holy grail of trance festivals worldwide.
- Regular appearances at Insomniac’s Dreamstate festival, including 3 consecutive years at Dreamstate SoCal (2016, 2017 & 2018), EDC Orlando on the Dreamstate stage, and most recently the debut of Dreamstate’s Satellite Series in Las Vegas. Sky is also slated for a debut at EDC Mexico 2020.
- Handpicked by Solarstone to mix the “Pure Trance Volume 7” compilation (November 2018)
- Handpicked by John O’Callaghan to support the soldout “Subculture” presented by Dreamstate in Los Angeles.
- Handpicked by Gareth Emery to support the soldout “Laserface” San Francisco at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium (8500 ppl)
- Created and runs the successful United We Groove/United We Trance brand, a 6-year-running annual rooftop party in Miami during MMW, reaching capacity the past 4 years, with huge lineups across the trance & progressive spectrum including acts like The Thrillseekers, Kyau & Albert, JES, Roger Shah, MIKE Push, Paul Thomas, Fatum, & many more. Commonly known to have big artists drop by to support like Ferry Corsten, Emma Hewitt, Aly & Fila, Thomas Gold and more.
- Kristina Sky presents United We Groove hosted stage debuted on GrooveCruise Cabo 2018, and is now a staple hosted stage on GrooveCruise West & Miami, as well as a soldout debut United We Groove NYC boat party with Darude and Andy Moor in Summer 2019, with more festivals and club nights to come.
- Released “Audacious” with Ireland’s Orla Feeney on Paul Van Dyk’s Vandit Records, with plays on Armin’s A State of Trance radio.
- Released “Insubordinate” and “Crestfallen” with Orla Feeney on Manuel Le Saux’s Extrema label out of Italy.
Some of the artists KSky has shared the stage with: Madonna, Paul Van Dyk, Ferry Corsten, Armin van Buuren, Kaskade, ATB, Above & Beyond, Aly & Fila, BT, Paul Oakenfold, Gareth Emery, Markus Schulz, Gabriel & Dresden, Dash Berlin, Cosmic Gate, John O’Callaghan, Andrew Rayel, Solarstone, Chicane, Tritonal, Ben Nicky, Sander van Doorn, Kyau & Albert, Motorcycle, Rank-1, Menno de Jong, Bryan Kearney, Morgan Page, Roger Shah, The Thrillseekers, Emma Hewitt, Sean Tyas, Simon Patterson, Ben Gold, Factor B, Jochen Miller, 4 Strings, Grum, Craig Connelly, Vintage & Morelli, Signum, Ronski Speed, Giuseppe Ottaviani, Darude, Andy Moor, Johan Gielen, Richard Durand, Judge Jules, Christopher Lawrence, John 00’ Fleming, Blank & Jones, Max Graham, Talla 2XLC, Paul Thomas, Alex M.O.R.P.H., Mark Sherry, Alex Di Stefano, DJ Sammy, David Gravell, Sunny Lax, Fatum, Ruben de Ronde, RODG, Stoneface & Terminal, Infected Mushroom, Marco V, Will Atkinson, Bobina, Gai Barone, Tim Penner, Thomas Datt, Filo & Peri, David West, Soha, Bissen, UMEK, 7Skies, JES, Audrey Gallagher, Jan Johnston, Betsie Larkin, Lasgo, Jaren, NU-NRG, Second Sun, Ian Van Dahl, Lange, Mark Norman, Scott Bond, Leon Bolier, Phynn, Hydroid, Thomas Bronzwaer, Andy Caldwell, Blake Jarrell, Marcus Schossow, Austin Leeds, Doc Martin, DJ Irene, D:fuse, Micro, Caffeine, Donald Glaude, Taylor, Peter Hook (New Order)
Paul Oakenfold Presents Legends
Friday, Oct 14, 2022 at 9:00 PM to Saturday, Oct 15, 2022
Friday, Oct 14 to Saturday, Oct 15, 2022
Ora Nightclub, Seattle, WA
More DetailsFewer DetailsPaul Oakenfold Presents Legends ( After Party)
Best of 80's/90's/and current mixes -
Come Party with us after the Pet Shop Boys/New Order concert with Paul Oakenfold at Ora
Date: Friday October 14, 2022
Time: 9pm- 2am ( 21 & only event )
Paul Oakenfold
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When it comes to a career the magnitude of Paul Oakenfold it’s hard to encompass one of the true legends of electronic music into just words. For over 3 decades he has elevated and shaped an entire genre and remains one of the leading forces in the global music scene today.
His most recent works have taken him from the DJ booth of the worlds hottest nightspots and festivals to the studio producing soundtracks for Hollywood blockbuster movies. His diversity in artistry and ability has earned him accolades from critics and fans alike. Garnering him not 1 but 2 Grammy Nominations for his works.
But lets take a step back. The son of a musician, Paul came up as a young DJ in the late '70s spinning Funk in Covent Garden. Not what some might have expected from one of Trances preeminent masters. But he knew then music would be his life. In the '80s 2 life-changing trips took place. The first in 1984 where he spent several months living in New York City working as A&R man for the famed Champion Records signing DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, as well as Salt-n-Pepa. He also became promoter and British agent for the Beastie Boys and Run-D.M.C.
The second trip and more contemporary influence was in 1987 which brought Paul to the White Isle of Ibiza. Here he discovered the Balearic sound that flowed through the Ibiza air at clubs such as Amnesia. Inspired, he took the music and experiences back to the UK and became its ambassador. Paul returned often holding residencies at Amnesia and Pacha in Ibiza. Around the same time Ministry Of Sound in London was opening and tauted Paul as their first resident. However it was his famed residency at UK super-club Cream in Liverpool that brought Paul global respect as a master of his art. It was some say the catalyst to what has made him a touring legend.
This residency was celebrated through the Grammy nominated 2004 compilation ‘Creamfields’ (Paul went on to receive a second Grammy nomination in 2007 with his artist album, “A Lively Mind” and then again in 2009 for his production work with Madonna).
Oakenfold’s stature as a DJ and entertainer has taken him beyond the normal club and festival circuit, playing landmark gigs that have changed the face of electronic music. Highlights include three worldwide tours warming up for Madonna and U2 (with both artists insisting on a DJ set from Paul instead of a support band); performing physically on the Great Wall of China and two sold out dates playing to 30,000 people at the Hollywood Bowl in California.
A year after that first visit to Ibiza, Perfecto was born. Founded in 1988, Oakenfold’s groundbreaking Perfecto record label played an integral role in the birth of trance music, with Paul at the helm producing massive international hits such as “Not Over Yet”, “Bullet In The Gun” and “Southern Sun”. With countless high profile releases and remixes in its path, Perfecto Records is still the benchmark to which so many labels measure themselves. 20+ years later, Perfecto remains as cutting edge and popular as ever, even resurrecting its Perfecto Fluoro sublabel in 2011. Probably Perfecto’s most notable release was the recent double album “Perfecto Las Vegas” which held the #1 spot on the US iTunes dance chart for several weeks. This release solidified Paul’s stronghold as an International DJ power player achieving the highest selling DJ compilation ever released in US history – with over half a million sales.
Paul has produced for megastars such as U2, Madonna (including her latest release “Celebration”) and The Happy Mondays. As well as three acclaimed artist albums under his own name. He has remixed Michael Jackson, The Rolling Stones and Justin Timberlake and released over 20 DJ mix compilations. In recent years Paul has also been responsible for creating some of the most breathtaking film scores and cues for a long list of Hollywood blockbusters – including The Bourne Identity, Matrix Reloaded, Shrek 2, Swordfish and Collateral. But his most anticipated release is yet to come. Paul Oakenfold’s newest artist album ‘Pop Killer’ is scheduled for imminent release featuring The Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Gnarls Barkley, OneRepublic and B.O.B.
Astonishingly, despite all his success in the worlds of chart music and film, Oakenfold has found time to keep in touch with his roots as a club DJ. Over the past 3 years he has held a weekly residency at the legendary Rain nightclub in The Palms, Las Vegas. Planet Perfecto is a fully produced show with 75 circus performers, cutting edge visuals and special effects - giving the 3,000-strong crowd a truly unique experience.
Whether you are listening to a CD, watching a commercial, going to a club or playing a video game; Paul’s omnimedia presence is felt everywhere. Paul Oakenfold is the sovereign of DJ culture and is its most recognizable icon.
Awards
x Voted 'Worlds Best DJ' (1998 & 1999) by DJ Magazine
x Voted 'Best Trance DJ' (1999, 2000, 2004) at the DJ Awards
x BMI Film Music Award, for Swordfish in 2002
Bexxie at Ora
Friday, Oct 21, 2022 at 10:00 PM to Saturday, Oct 22, 2022
Friday, Oct 21 to Saturday, Oct 22, 2022
Ora Nightclub, Seattle, WA
More DetailsFewer DetailsOra presents Bexxie ( Anjuna)
Date: Friday October 21-2022
Time: 10pm-2am
Tickets.oraseattle.com
Bexxie
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Bexxie burst onto the house scene a few years ago but is not a newcomer having been producing and DJing since the late 90s spending her teenage and young adult years immersed in the NYC rave scene.
Fast forward to present day, her style of modern dance music has awarded her consistent placement on Spotify Editorial playlists including Mint, Housewerk, Beast Mode, Dance Party, New Dance Revolution, UK House, New Music Friday Cratediggers, Fresh Finds, and Groove Theory. She was even featured on the cover of Fresh Finds: Basement.
She has multiple tracks with over a million streams on Spotify including “Feel The Energy” which was released on Brooklyn Fire Records in early 2021 with now over 7 million streams, and peaked at #5 in the Beatport Progressive House Hype Chart.
Bexxie’s music has been released on Anjunabeats, Toolroom, Thrive, Brooklyn Fire, Storm, Let There Be House, and many more. She has remixed big names in dance music like LP Giobbi x Kaleena Zander’s hit “Carry Us,” Young Bombs’ “Summer in Brooklyn” and Genix’s “Numb.”
She has been supported by big names in the scene such as David Guetta, Above & Beyond, Sam Feldt, Dash Berlin, ALOK, Mark Knight, SIDEPIECE, Sam Supplier, Jax Jones, Liquid Todd, Firebeatz, and many more.
Anjunabeats presents Fatum feat Naz at Ora
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Saturday, Oct 22, 2022 at 9:00 PM to Sunday, Oct 23, 2022
Saturday, Oct 22 to Sunday, Oct 23, 2022
Ora Nightclub, Seattle, WA
More DetailsFewer DetailsAnjunabeats presents Fatum feat Naz at Ora ( Anjunabeats Worldwide 10 Tour)
Date: Saturday October 22 -2022 (Rescheduled to a New Date)
Time: 9pm-2am
Time: 9pm-2am
Fatum
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FATUM ( ANJUNABEATS )
Fatum is a Grammy Nominated American dance group comprised of Bill Hamel, Chad Newbold, Bruce Karlsson, and Daniel Davis.
Awards
Nominated for Best Remixer 2016 Grammy Awards for JES, SHANT & CLINT MAXIMUS 'HOLD ON' (FATUM REMIX)
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Nominated for Best Remixer 2016 Grammy Awards for JES, SHANT & CLINT MAXIMUS 'HOLD ON' (FATUM REMIX)
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Fatum is a Grammy Nominated American dance group comprised of four musicians - Bill Hamel, Chad Newbold, Bruce Karlsson, and Daniel Davis. With Bill, a veteran in the industry and two time Grammy Nominated producer who has created multiple hits on the Billboard Charts, and Chad having the ear for today's sound, tomorrow's next big thing and detailed production, these long time friends have combined their musical passion together to create Fatum, a vessel to make great music and collaborate with today's best artists including Bruce Karlsson, JES, Boom Jinx, Kevin Wild, and Judah. Nothing is more important to Fatum than producing quality music.
2014 was a break out year for Fatum. With their first release on Black Hole recordings, “Words” feat. Natalie Peris definitely setting the tone early on. Soon thereafter was "Accelerate”, an instrumental club hit that was featured on Andy Moor’s Breaking the Silence 3 compilation, and later released on Andy’s AVA Recordings. These first two releases were supported by some of the world’s top DJs and labels including Above & Beyond, Armada, Myon & Shane 54, Chicane, as well as many others, which translated to massive popularity on the Beatport trance charts.
Fatum has been busy in the studio creating originals and remixes to follow up with their early success. They have finished and released a remix of Enrique Iglesias - Bailando which shot to #1 on the Billboard charts within a week of it’s release. Fatum then had their third original signed to the iconic Ultra Records. The track is entitled “I Ran” featuring the vocals of Mike Score from the band Flock of Seagulls. This track was released in the Fall of 2014, and created a lot of buzz within the EDM community with it peaking at #10 on the Beatport Progressive House chart.
2015 started off right where Fatum left off in 2014. Their first two singles, Anjunabeat's "Mandala" and Ride Recording's "Take Me Back" both claimed the Number One spot within Beatport's Trance genre. Their follow up to these two Number One singles was the Grammy Nominated Remix of "Hold On" with the lovely vocals of JES.
With the success of their current releases, the arsenal of forthcoming collaborations and remixes for the beginning of 2016, the addition of their ever growing podcast, and their extreme passion for music, Fatum has most certainly become one of the primary artists to keep an eye on for the not to distant future
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DJ & Progressive Music Producer @ Anjunabeats. Aussie bred, living in Amsterdam.
Hailing from Sydney, Australia, Naz is an up and coming producer and DJ based out of Amsterdam. With recent releases on Anjunabeats and Statement! Deep, Naz has a deep passion for the underground and her production style and dj sets are driven by mood and emotion, often resulting in eclectic sounds and crazy dancefloor journeys. Her music has received support from Above & Beyond, Ferry Corsten, Darude, Rodg, Ruben De Ronde, Matt Fax, Solarstone and many more.
Hailing from Sydney, Australia, Naz is an up and coming producer and DJ based out of Amsterdam. With recent releases on Anjunabeats and Statement! Deep, Naz has a deep passion for the underground and her production style and dj sets are driven by mood and emotion, often resulting in eclectic sounds and crazy dancefloor journeys. Her music has received support from Above & Beyond, Ferry Corsten, Darude, Rodg, Ruben De Ronde, Matt Fax, Solarstone and many more.
Öona Dahl at Ora
Friday, Nov 4, 2022 at 9:00 PM to Saturday, Nov 5, 2022
Friday, Nov 4 to Saturday, Nov 5, 2022
Ora Nightclub, Seattle, WA
More DetailsFewer DetailsOra Presents Öona Dahl ( Anjunadeep) ( POSTPONED WILL ANNOUNCE A NEW DATE SOON )
Date: Friday November 4- 2022
Time: 9pm-2am
Time: 9pm-2am
Local Support: WEB/KLOS/ EL1AX
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As a young girl in upstate New York, Öona Dahl was fascinated with music and became obsessed with listening to old cassette tapes in her living room. This passion quickly evolved and before long she began making musical sketches in Acid Pro and Fruity Loops.
Wanting to experience electronic music on the dance floor, many excursions into the Toronto rave scene were made. Inspired by the DJ’s around her, she bought a pair of turntables and set about learning to mix records. Soon she was playing clubs, raves and warehouses at the age of 17. These formative years crystallized Öona’s love of underground dance music.
Öona moved to Florida in the early 00’s to spend her college years studying sound design and digital media as she immersed herself into the Florida underground. Bouncing between events in Orlando, Miami and Tampa she became a fixture in the scene and eventually met DJ Monk (Rabbit In The Moon) and DJ Three from Hallucination Recordings, forming a close bond which continues to this day.
By 2012, Öona’s music was getting into the hands of DJ’s and making waves on dance floors which would lead to her Let The Light In EP being released on Lee Burridge’s label All Day I Dream. Regular DJ bookings at the party series of the same name soon followed with Öona often being entrusted to play the closing set. She would go on to further explore this sound with two EP’s for Anjunadeep in 2018 and 2019.
Meanwhile, Öona was developing another side of her music that was both more experimental and song-based than her initial dance floor offerings. Exploring early influences like the ambient stylings of This Mortal Coil, Bjork’s electronica and Brian Eno’s soundscapes. Öona’s efforts caught the ear of DJ Three and before long she was signed to an album deal with his Hallucienda imprint. In 2017, the five-track Wait. lifted EP (including a music video for the title track) acted as a musical signpost threading the needle through leftfield house, electronica, and pop-infused ambience. Her debut artist album Holograma soon followed revealing a full body of work by an artist who had now found both her feet and, her voice across the full spectrum of electronic music.
Moving into 2021, Öona Dahl has since delivered a wave of new sounds. Her self-released Road to Awe EP on Bandcamp and the Godtripper EP on Watergate Records deliver deep, bouncing grooves with a subtle acid touch beneath her unique vocal textures. As Slumber, her collaboration with Amber Cox, their ability to balance darkness with the light is deftly explored on their XLR8R+ track ‘Fell Into A Dream’ and the Twin Moon EP via modern balearic house imprint Rumors.
‘Love Is All We Need’, her first collaboration with Kirsty Hawkshaw (the voice of iconic rave act Opus III) was released to both critical acclaim and dance floor cheers. Their original version is a glowing slice of electronica whilst Oona’s remix coyly hints at the past while looking towards the future. Kirsty’s signature vocals deliver the message creating a mood as pensive as it is uplifting.
In-between these releases and a heavy DJ schedule (pre-pandemic) Öona has been intensely working toward the arrival of her highly-anticipated sophomore album Morph on Hallucienda. Picking up where Holograma left off, Morph finds Oona delivering her most adventurous body of work yet, as her songwriting acumen expands from spectacular, vocal-led electronica into offerings of indie dance. All this while continuing to put her own indelible mark on leftfield house and techno including another stunning collaboration with Kirsty Hawkshaw on ‘Serenity’.
Solarstone at Ora
Saturday, Nov 5, 2022 at 10:00 PM to Sunday, Nov 6, 2022
Saturday, Nov 5 to Sunday, Nov 6, 2022
Ora Nightclub, Seattle, WA
More DetailsFewer DetailsOra presents Solarstone
Date: November 5-2022
Time: 10pm-2am
Tickets.oraseattle.com
Solarstone
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From scene founding father to ringleader and flag-bearer of the Pure Trance movement, Solarstone (producer, composer & DJ Richard Mowatt) enduring influence stretches back almost as far as the genre itself.
Releases like ‘Solarcoaster’, ‘The Calling’ and ‘Seven Cities’ are all benchmark classics of its pre-millennial period. The latter track – among the first of the Balearic trance anthems - has been re-released 3 times, and now sold in excess of ½ million copies. Remixed by Armin van Buuren amongst others, its instantly recognizable sunset/sunrise-sound legacy is still heard in tracks today. With the albums ‘Anthology One’ ‘RainStarsEternal’, ‘Touchstone’, ‘Pure’ and most recently the cryptically titled ‘. - - - - ’, he’s also released a quintet of critically revered longplayers.
Solarstone has long brought his sound to some of the most famous clubs, arenas and festivals on the planet. In Europe, those have come to include Tomorrowland, Cream Ibiza, A State Of Trance & Global Gathering, whilst further afield he’s rocked TomorrowWorld, Stereosonic, FSOE and numerous others.
Pure Trance: Having championed trance’s true nature from his very first release, the last 5 years have seen Solarstone push its origin sound - almost singlehandedly - back to the top of the genre’s agenda. Through his gospel of #PureTrance - modernizing the genre’s heart, whilst ring-fencing its soul - he caught the disposition of the scene with zeitgeist timing. Within its first year, Solarstone’s ideology of Pure Trance had developed into a bona fide musical movement. It’s one which has been captured by a major a mix-compilation series, worldwide Pure Trance club and festival shows, the Pure Trance and Pure Progressive record labels & its weekly radio show.
Now standing at five volumes, the Solarstone Presents Pure Trance series has seen him team up with co-mixing likeminds including Giuseppe Ottaviani, Orkidea, Bryan Kearney, Gai Barone, Sneijder and Forerunners to mix-comp-define the movement’s sound. DJ Mag said of its 4th edition: “Pure Trance has established itself as the genre’s new bedrock… and a firmer one, few could wish for”.
Having now touched every electronic music capital, the Pure Trance tour has sold-out shows in spots including Miami, Ibiza, Amsterdam, New York, Los Angeles and Sydney.
Pure Trance Radio is the latest incarnation of Richard’s long running, widely syndicated radio show. Its weekly hour-long format includes features like the Progressive and #WeLikeItPure Selections, Not The Kind of Thing We Usually Play, the Big Tune and the Chill Out Moment. Pure Trance Radio is now broadcast across some 30+ FM & Internet stations to a listenership now in excess of 8 million. Receiving its first airing on every Wednesday at 22:00 CET on DI.FM’s Trance channel, the summer of 2017 see it reach its landmark 100th show.
With the launch of Pure Trance Recordings & its sub-label Pure Progressive, the Pure Trance label group has risen to a position as one of the best sellers on Beatport. In partnership with esteemed Dutch music house Black Hole Recordings, it brought a label platform to the movement’s most gifted music makers. Reaching its 70th release in May of 2017, its discography includes work from M.I.K.E. Push, Salt Tank, Robert Nickson, Bobina, Ferry Tayle, Driftmoon, Future Disciple, Orkidea, Adam Ellis, Simon Templar, Basil O’Glue, Forerunners, Lostly and DIM3NSION.
Solarstone – The Music: In 2012, following the release of the Anthology One’ ‘RainStarsEternal’ and ‘Touchstone’ albums, Solarstone released ‘Pure’. A reaction to the ever-greater federalisation of trance’s sound, he used the album as a means of sonically clarifying his position. It spawned seven singles, including ‘The Spell’ (“a revelation” – EDM Magazine), ‘Fireisland’ (with Aly & Fila), its title track, as well as ‘Falcons’ with Giuseppe Ottaviani (a MIXMAG Tune of the Month), ‘Jewel’, ‘Please’ and ‘Lovers’. ‘Pure’ became the birth point for the Pure Trance movement.
2014 to 2016 saw a clutch of additional hits including ‘Once’ (with IKO), ‘Nothing But Chemistry Here’, ‘Shield’, ‘Lost Hearts’, ‘Infatuation’, ‘Fata Morgana’ (w/Gai Barone) and ‘Herald’ arrived, elevating Solarstone’s profile to the international DJ A-List.
They were followed in spring of 2017 by the 8-track album ‘. - - - -’. Ciphered in Morse code, it was Richard’s enigmatically minimalistic encouragement to fans to look deeper into what it was they were seeing & hearing. Its debut single, the 11-minute odyssey ‘A State Of Mind’, was called “lavish”, “hypnotic” and “epic” by DJ Mag, who further stated that the track was “trance at its timeless best”. That single was followed by the Meredith Call sung ‘I Found You’, which featured a remix by Solarstone’s PureNRG partner (see Aliases & Collaborations section below), Giuseppe Ottaviani.
Electronic Architecture: The Pure Trance series aside, Solarstone’s also the helmsman of the highly successful mix-compilation project Electronic Architecture. Born from his longstanding love of pop art, its first edition won immediate acclaim for its imaginative concept. It was hailed as “a magical blend of music, art and design” by Tilllate Magazine, a “genuine gem” by DJ Mag and in 2010 was nominated for an IDMA award in the Best Full Length Mix category. A progressive-trance Yin to the ‘Pure Trance’ Yang, two years later Electronic Architecture² (Or Electronic Architecture Squared) was released to similarly high praise, with MIXMAG’s giving it an Album of the Month award and saying it “captured the essence of what we all love about trance”. Triple-Disc compendium EA³ - released April 2014 - won further critical acclaim with EDM Magazine calling it “modern Trance perfection”.
Solarstone – The DJ: Solarstone behind a pair of CDJs is something that every electronic dance music lover, planet-wide, should witness at least once in their clubbing lifetimes. Worldwide his Pure Trance shows have captured the imagination of hundreds of thousands in electronic music hotspots like Miami, Ibiza & Amsterdam. Since learning the craft in the late 90s, he’s played some of the most renowned names (inc. Tomorrowland, Cream Ibiza, A State Of Trance, Global Gathering, TomorrowWorld, Stereosonic, FSOE & numerous others) and spun alongside the worlds best-known DJs many times over. Richard's worldwide travels have also taken him to some of the biggest events and festivals across the globe, as well as some of the most remote. Over the years these have included islands in the Philippines, bush parties in Australia and massive festivals in the heart of Brazil.
The Labels: over the course of his career, Solarstone has owned, co-owned and A&Rd many other successful labels. Included among them have been Touchstone Recordings Solaris Recordings, Deepblue, Molecule and Crashing Waves. At the start of 2009, Richard launched solarSwarm, an online community record label for die-hard Solarstone fans. In the summer of the same year his insatiable label morphed into solarSwarm Recordings. In a groundbreaking move solarSwarm became the world’s first social network record label.
Solarstone – Aliases & Collaborations: In order to showcase different musical perspectives & sounds, Richard has also recorded under a number of pseudonyms. In 2002 he initiated the 80’s-influenced Young Parisians outfit, who subsequently scored substantial club hits with ‘U Write the Rules’ and ‘Jump the Next Train’. The natural successor to Young Parisians, 2012 saw him reteam with Ben Lost as Federation – a new band-based live act. Drawing on an even greater range of influences, from several decades, it was signed to Paul Oakenfold’s Perfecto Flouro and resulted in 4 Beatport top 10 charting singles.
Launched in the spring of 2015, PureNRG is Solarstone’s LIVE fusion with Giuseppe Ottaviani. A connection of musical minds, creative ability & on-stage magnetism, it has since seen the duo grace festival stages like EDC Las Vegas, Tomorrowland, A State Of Trance and Electronic Family. To date, the pair have released five singles together, including the “uplifting” (DancingAstro) ‘Secret Of The Sahara’ ‘Pump Up The NRG’, ‘Era’, ‘Scarlett’ and the DJ Mag Single of the Month ranked ‘Prophecy’.
Solarstone – The Remixes: Over the years Solarstone has always maintained a keen production/remix balance. Most recently he has worked on remixes for names like Royksopp (‘I Had This Thing’), Aly & Fila (‘The Other Shore’), Hurts (‘Blind’) London Grammar (‘Wasting My Young Years’) & Marcus Schulz (‘Facedown’).
Giuseppe Ottaviani at Ora
Saturday, Nov 12, 2022 at 9:00 PM to Sunday, Nov 13, 2022
Saturday, Nov 12 to Sunday, Nov 13, 2022
Ora Nightclub, Seattle, WA
More DetailsFewer DetailsOra Presents Giuseppe Ottaviani ( Horizons Extended Set)
Genre: Trance/Progressive/ Electronic
Giuseppe Ottaviani
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Musician, producer, live act, label owner. New upcoming album in the making #EVOLVER
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Musician, producer, live act, label owner. New upcoming album in the making #EVOLVER
Characterizing trance music’s energy in both approach and output, Italy’s Giuseppe Ottaviani has long been recognized as one of the genre’s most respected and prolific merchants. From his earliest studio work (as the engine behind esteemed group NU NRG), through to his latter-day output under his own name, he has established himself as a benchmark for preeminent trance.
Over the last decade his trailblazing Giuseppe Ottaviani Live! and Giuseppe Ottaviani Live 2.0 evolutions have redefined what a DJ does. In doing so, he’s put countless hands in the air and feet on the floor at some of the world’s best-known electronic music festivals, Tomorrowland, Dreamstate, EDC UK, Transmission, ASOT and the FSOE shows being just some of them. Exclusively feeding these performances is a litany of club hits and remixes, of which ‘Ready’, ‘Angel’, ‘Linking People’,
‘Through Your Eyes’ and ‘No More Alone’ represent but a few. Giuseppe’s remains both contemporary and omnipresent in the scene with of-late solo productions like ‘Lost For Words’, the Beatport #1‘Crossing Lights’ ‘Lean On Me’ & ‘No One Like You’ and most recently ‘Slow Emotion’, ‘Brightheart’ & ‘Aurora’ continuing to win trance hearts and minds.
In early autumn of 2016, Ottaviani released his third album, the critically applauded, ‘ALMA’, of which MIXMAG said was “everything you could ever want from a trance album”.
