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Public Works: DREAMVERSE & TECHNO: Max Gardner, Dov1, Subjacent, Jaime James + more
Saturday, September 2nd, 9pm – 3am
Loft / 21+ / Limited Capacity
Tickets will be available at the door night of at increased cost.
Dreamverse Music Release party and KEYFRAME Techno showcase.
Celebrating ManyNames latest music release “DREAMVERSE” on Merkaba Music and showcasing Bay Area Techno, we set off to find that Perfect Beat.
Featuring:
VJ Voodoo aka Nat Leonoudakis – Professional VJ and animator since 2011. VJ for Insomniac events for 8 years.
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Max Gardner
The San Francisco DJ and producer did not initially pursue electronic music with ambitions to promote himself as a brand. Doors opened nonetheless, and they never stopped. He is now one of the artists most closely associated with Bay Area techno, releasing on labels like Occultists, Resource Records and Northern Parallels. He has also launched an imprint called Peer with the mission of platforming the music of promising up-and-comers on equal footing to that of established figureheads.
His often psychedelic, sometimes suspenseful, always hypnotic range of the techno spectrum has afforded him audiences in cities across the globe. He’s performed at clubs like MUTE in Medellin, Leland City Club and The Works in Detroit, Beta Nightclub in Denver, and Desterro in Lisbon. He is also a return guest at gatherings like DEPTH in Seattle and The Great Beyond outside Minneapolis. His first European tour in 2023 saw him visit RSO.BERLIN and Moog in Barcelona in addition to Club John Doe in Amsterdam and a gathering by phase.ctv in Madrid.
Techno is a layered phenomenon. On the surface level is the talk, fleeting and temporary. Beneath it lies an intricate web woven by all manner of creatives and intellectuals. At the center of it all is the sound itself, and it is in this realm of sonic abstraction that you find Max Gardner.
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Dov1
Dov1 has often been comfortable to be working in the shadows, but his influence filters our through the music on his labels. As a producer his sounds are rooted in heavy bass and a blending digital and organic textures. He does not have restrictions of one type of Bass music, due to the fact he has journeyed through many incarnations of Bass music as the genres arise, often pioneering the genres on his label, Muti Music. In his role as founder & owner of Muti Music, and the other labels he has / does play roles in; Medicine, Producer Dojo, Cyberset, Earthdance, EyePhunk and Fuel Records, he has helped define the sounds coming out of the US west coast, often serving a as bridge for cross continental influences and collaborations to happen. His ‘Clipping Paths’ compilations series has served as a launch pad for emerging sounds, the original compilation led to a groundbreaking evolution in west coast bass music sound. Dov1 has rocked dance floors alongside many luminaries of Dance culture including Diplo, Bassnectar, Opiuo, ill.Gates, Gasslamp Killer, Excision, Eprom, Tipper, Freq Nasty, Zeds Dead, TRUTH, Clozee to name a few. His diversity has also allowed him to hold it down in unusual situations like opening for Ferry Corsten, Boy George or Shpongle and even playing alongside and jamming with Shafqat Ali Khan. Dov1 also produces under the name DnA with An-ten-nae, and has also produced collaborative tunes with ill.Gates, HNGVR, Hooves and Funk Monsta.
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Subjacent
Subjacent is a San Francisco-based female duo. Exploring the duality in nature and in people, Subjacent produces techno, melodic techno tracks mixing soft melodies and powerful techno drums. Their first track “Orange Sky” was released on Family Piknik and has received support from renowned Techno DJs & Music Producers like Tom Pooks, Emanate, and the legendary John Digweed (on Transitions #877). Rose and Amandine are multicultural, and are both DJs and music producers – currently working on their next EPs.
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BairFro
Jason Fairbrother aka BairFro is no stranger to the underground. Over his 15 years of DJing he has honed his sound to include percussive elements interlaced with tripped out organic sounds and melodies. His dark, groovy sound entrances the crowd into a numinous state, unifying it as one. The aim is always to provide a guided journey, unlocking something inside us all, while perpetuating the philosophy that we come together on the dance floor to lose ourselves in the music and use it as medicine.
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Jaime James
Jaime James’ foray into the DJ scene began during the mid-80s in Northern California. Though he was affiliated with various Bay Area DJ crews, it wasn’t until his younger brother brought home a pair of rickety belt-drive Technics, and a beat-up 2-channel mixer, that things truly began. Back then, his vinyl record purchasing habit leaned heavily into hip hop.
Then, after a nearly ten-year hiatus and with mobile DJ’ing far behind him, Jaime became involved in the dance music scene in 2005. Since then, he’s held residencies at several San Francisco nightclubs, including The Endup, and has performed at venues around the Bay Area.
Jaime has also performed at various music festivals across the US, like LoveFest (SF), the WMC/MMW (Miami), Movement (Detroit), Burning Man (Black Rock City), as well as international events in France, Germany, Spain, and the UK.
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Amber
San Francisco-based Amber is an ambassador for uncompromising hard techno. Active since the 90s, Amber was a resident DJ with the woman-centered collective Sister SF, co-founded NorCal DJ and Music Production Academy, and co-hosted :CODE, a nightlife and electronic music television show and weekly at DNA Lounge. She currently hosts Pop-Up Techno on Twitch.
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Sean Ocean
Sean Ocean is a Live Act, DJ, Producer from the San Francisco Bay Area who has been a deep part of the Northern California Techno community for more than 25 years, with experience as a promoter, Soundsystem owner-operator, and music writer. He has been a follower at the birth of the techno scene in SF and has watched it grow and helped to mold it through his promotions outfit DEFSF. He continues to help it grow by encouraging scene unity, networking with collaborators, and adding his own voice as a musician in his techno community and abroad.
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Code369
CODE369 Bio CODE369 is a music & DJ project created by PyraMind SF Studios founder, Producer, and Creative Director, Greg Gordon.
CODE369 marks a transition into his storytelling explorations into organic and tribal House with journeys into melodic, minimal, and psychedelic techno. CODE369 has been found rocking the decks & microphone at Unscruz Uncanny Land’s Snarkelefarkers vampire lounge, Soulistica Burning Man 2022, and venues like Public Works, TempleSF, and Monarch SF. https://soundcloud.com/g2pyramind @code369_ @PyramindSF
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ManyNames
ManyNames a.k.a. Keyframe has been deeply involved in Electronic Music Culture for decades and is released on Sofa Beats (Iboga) and Alien Breakdance.
ManyNames conjures shamanic chill sounds that meld complexity & harmony. His Psychedelic Midtempo, Techno, and Psychill mixes span a range of ancient cultures and weaves intentional memetic overtones.
Past performances (as KEYFRAME) include: Ozora Festival (Hungary), Cosmic Convergence (Guatemala), Anthropos (UK), Burning Man (Opulent Chill/Coda/Elsewhere), Lucidity Festival (Santa Barbara), Red Marines Festival, Serenity Gathering, Wis.DOME (L.A.), and many SF Bay Area underground venues. Virtual reality performances include IDEATE/Center Camp (BRCvr), AltspaceVR after-parties, and The Mushroom (Infinite Playa).
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Pre-Sales $10 – until Aug 25th
Tier 1 $15 – Aug 26th to Sept 1st
Tier 2 $20 – Sept 2nd
Door $30
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