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A Masterclass in House Music: François K Live at Tangent Gallery on November 13th

Few people have been as integral to the birth of house music as François K. Born in Rodez, France in January of 1954, he moved to New York City at a young age to continue to pursue his music career as a drummer. A dedicated audiophile and studied listener, he gravitated towards all types of […]

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DETROIT LEGEND JEFF MILLS RELEASES EXHIBITIONIST 2 DOCUMENTARY EXPLORING THE ART OF DEEJAYING

Eleven years after techno legend Jeff Mills released Exhibitionist, this September 25th he will finally release Exhibitionist 2. Exhibitionist 2 is a documentary film that explores into the art form of DeeJaying – showing graphic views of how a DJ manages himself with the usage of new DJ technology. This project consists in capturing the DJ […]

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PD PRESENTS: ‘YEAR ONE’ AN INSTALLATION AT GET SUMMERED: DETROIT EDITION BY SAMANTHA BANKS AND MOLLY SODA

Paying homage to the first year of DEMF in 2000 and to anyone’s first experience at Detroit’s internationally magnetic annual music festival, now run by Paxahau as Movement Festival, PLAYGROUND DETROIT presents a multi-media installation by Samantha Banks and Molly Soda. The work will be showcased Saturday, May 23, 2015 at Northern Lights Lounge in conjunction […]

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