2009 Hong Kong Electronic Music Festival

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Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2009

Time: 10:00PM - 05:00AM

Venue: Sugar, 1 On Hing Terrace, Central, Hong Kong

Cost: $350 w/drink Advance, $420 w/drink @ the door

DJs: Roni Size + MC Dynamite, Dee Montero

Support DJs: Violent Jokes, Magnetic Soul (Kay C, Blood Dunza, & Saiyan), Red Label (The Arkham), Robot (Jay Pelmet & Mike The Unstoppable), Foundation One (Frankie Lam & AKW), PyR2 (EpZ & Nomad), Pimpin' Ain't Easy (DJ Enso)

MCs: Capas, Wonder

VJs: Ocular and Forivermann

2009香港電子音樂節是本年度電子音樂界的壓軸盛事. 當晚雲集二十一位來自世界各地的表演者於場內的兩個音樂空間為各樂迷帶來Hip Hop, Drum N Bass, Electro, Techno, House 及Electronica 多種不同的跳舞音樂. 其中極受注目的是格林美音樂大獎得主, 來自英國的殿堂級音樂人Roni Size以及Dynamite MC!

Roni Size 最受人注目的成名代表作莫過於1997組成傳奇Drum n’ Bass 組合Reprazent. Roni Size 及Reprazent 是將Drum n’ Bass 音樂推到顛峰的人物. 以Roni Size 為首的Reprazent成功以Drum n’ Bass 樂風攻陷世界各地之舞池, 其大碟”New Forms” 達白金銷量, 更勇奪音樂界的最高殊榮-- 格林美音樂大獎. 而Reprazent 的Live 演出亦得到多項提名, 其中包括2008年UK festival 的最佳跳舞音樂演出.

Roni Size 及Reprazent 是國際級大型音樂節的常客, 其中包括邁阿密的Ultra Music Festival, 東歐的Exit Festival, Summer of love Festival, 倫敦的Get Loaded in the Park Festival, 洛杉磯的Coachella Festival, 澳洲的Good Vibrations Festival等.

另一位演出者 Dee McAuley aka Montero是多間Ibiza超級夜店Amnesia, Pacha, Space 及Café Mambo的駐場DJ, 亦被邀請到世界不同的著名夜店倫敦的The Cross, 巴黎的Redlight, 杜拜的Trilogy, 雅典的Luv Club, 峇利的Déjà vu, 等.

2009香港電子音樂更邀請了本地頂尖的跳舞音樂好手聯盟演出, 其中包括多媒體藝術音樂節ClockenFlap 幕後主腦Robot 的Jay Pelment 及 Mike The Unstoppable; 法國五月節電子音樂會發動組織PyR2 的EpZ 及Yann; 近年來活躍於香港, 集潮流及音樂文化於一身的Pimpin' Ain't Easy 創辦人之一DJ Enso; 被HK Magazine 譽為“Trend Setting Event Organizers” 之本地Drum n’ Bass 團隊Magnetic Soul的Kay C, Saiyan, Blood Dunza (HEAVY); Red Label的Arkham; Foundation One 的 Frankie Lam 以及 AKW; 電子音樂樂隊Violent Jokes, 以及VJ Ocular 和 VJ Forivermann, 聯手合力打造2009最強跳舞音樂之夜!

The 2009 Hong Kong Electronic Music Festival is set to be THE Electronic Dance event of 2009. The event will be held at Sugar and consist of 2 separate rooms with 21 performers who will be showcasing a blend of Hip Hop, Drum N Bass, Electro, Techno, House, and Electronica.

The event will be headlined by Mercury Music Award winning British music producer Roni Size and Dynamite MC.

Roni Size and Reprazent have headlined or are headlining several major festivals worldwide this year including Ultra Music Festival at the Winter Music Conference in Miami, Exit Festival Eastern Europe, Summer of love Festival Eastern Europe, Get Loaded in the Park Festival in London, Coachella Festival in Los Angeles, Good Vibrations Festival in Perth, and now the 2009 Hong Kong Electronic Music Festival.

Roni Size came to prominence in 1997 as the founder and leader of Reprazent, a Drum and Bass collective. That year they won the Mercury Music Prize for their platinum selling album New Forms.

Reprazent's live performances have been nominated for several awards including best dance act at the 2008 UK Festival Awards.

Roni Size and Reprazent are iconic in that they have pushed the boundaries of both Hip Hop and Drum and Bass.

Also, headlining the event will be Dee McAuley aka Montero. Dee has held residencies at legendary super-clubs Amnesia, Pacha, Space and Café Mambo in Ibiza during the 2000 – 2005 summer seasons. Since then his international DJ schedule has seen him grace the decks at prestigious venues including The Cross in London, Redlight in Paris, Trilogy in Dubai, Luv Club in Athens and Déjà vu in Bali. Dee has also been in demand in Minsk, Kiev, Belgrade, Warsaw and Vilnius at Pacha. On top of that he’s had a line of successful releases on labels such as Renaissance, Audio Therapy and Duty Free Recordings, with heavy support from Sasha, Sander Klienenberg, Deep Dish and James Zabiela to name but a few.

The festival has also invited Hong Kong's prominent event promoter/DJs and top local talent such as Robot (Jay Pelment & Mike The Unstoppable - organizers of the Clockenflap festival), Foundation One (DJ's Frankie Lam and AKW), the electronica band Violent Jokes, PyR2 (EpZ and Yann - founders of the France Touches Hong Kong electro events), Magnetic Soul (named “Trend Setting Event Organizers” by HK Magazine), Red Label, Heavy, Pimpin' Ain't Easy (DJ Enso), MC's Capas/Wonder, and VJs Ocular and Forivermann.