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| NightCreature |
First off a big thanks goes to dj-sean for putting my name and my friends' names on the guest list! :)
This was an ok party. Preach played an energetic set, filled with pure techno. Most of the people that showed up for this party were not into this kind of music, so the vibe wasn't that great. I find that techno parties are mostly about the vibe.
The lasers at the club were really kewl :). The club had many tables and comfortable chairs. I liked the fact that there was room to sit and dance.
Preach's mixing was ok. The technical problem that I found in his set was that he consistently was hammering techno, without playing anything melodic, dark, or slow. People need to rest after dancing for 30 minutes. I thought that he also played tek-house and techno trance? At least that’s what it said on the flyer. I left at 1:10 so I could have missed some tech trance and tek-house. Anyhow, Preach dropped pure techno, which I of course enjoyed, but my friends got bored of pretty quickly. Also he didn't react to the crowed. I think he could have played darker slower stuff, like Dariush - Ira, or at least something hard but with more melody in it. When Picotto was playing at System a while back, his set was versatile. Versatility is the spice of life :).
The crowed consisted of rich and wealthy folks. There were 5 rich dudes that kept on buying 20 coronas at a time, just to show how filthy rich they were. Then they would let those coronas stand for hours while they were slowly sipping their first bottle.
There is also a club called Viva in Markham (not far from Toronto). I hope that maybe some day the Viva in Richmond can bring enough talent to attract more party goers and match the standards that the Viva in Markham has set.
Overall, I'm glad that I went to this event and had a chance to meet Anton (Prism). Props to you for making to this event! I’m glad to see more Russians in Vancouver that are supporting the electronica scene here. I’m also glad that I had a chance to check out Viva! |
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| jesten |
| quote: | Originally posted by NightCreature
There is also a club called Viva in Markham (not far from Toronto). I hope that maybe some day the Viva in Richmond can bring enough talent to attract more party goers and match the standards that the Viva in Markham has set. |
What is the capicity at Viva in Markham? I bet it is way bigger than Viva in Richmond. Bigger capacity = more money. On top of that Danny or Sean don't get door sales so when they bring in out of town talent they pay out of their own wallets.
I thought Preach was a really good DJ. But to be honest it did get kinda boring after and hour. I loved the techno but after a while all the tracks started sounding the same. I just need a bit of melody once in a while. DJ Sean played an absolute wicked set.
Thanks alot guys.:D |
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| ZinG |
interesting reviews
i guess it's a matter of taste:cool: |
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| vancbc |
A bit thanks to you, dj-sean, for putting my name on the guestlist and letting me bring along a buddy. That was really awesome. I don't know any of the trance addicts except apri_peel or where you guys were, so I didn't get to meet any of you.
It was the first time I had been to Viva and the first time I had heard any trance/prog aside from home listening. I arrived around 11:00 p.m., and sat in absolute amazement at dj-sean's set. I usually get bored when I go to a club and sit around, but I could have sat all night and listened to music like that. Sonic bliss.
As far as DJ Preach's set, it was my first introduction to techno. Like NightCreature said, one of the things I noticed most of all was the lack of a real vibe or good energy in the crowd. While I was dancing I looked around and so many people just stood there with a look of indifference.
I stayed until around 1:15 a.m. and really enjoyed the music. I enjoy seeing a DJ who is energetic and happy. It's definitely great music to dance to, but by 1:15 a.m. it had gotten just a bit repetitive for me and I had lost my stamina to dance anymore. I definitely left a very satisfied customer.
It's too bad Viva doesn't have "in and out" privileges. As great as the loud volume is, sometimes a guy needs a bit of a break for the ears and without any chill room, unless you want to hang out in the washroom there's no way to get away from the music.
All in all it was a great time. I'm so glad that I went. |
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| dj-sean |
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First off thanks everyone for coming out, it was a wicked night last night and we all enjoyed ourselves thoroughly.
I guess Techno isn't really your guys' cup of tea, but Preach blew me and all of my friends there away completely. I felt that I delivered I a relatively perfect opening set before him, but despite that I still feel as though I was put to shame technically by this phenomenal DJ. This was the first night we've ever had a pure techno set at Viva and the regulars there were absolutely loving it; the dancefloor was full right until close despite the fact that there was a fight between two girls right in the middle of it (hahaha), and the people who were loving it right up until the end had more energy than I've seen at Viva for as long as I can remember.
Preach did play some more tunes with an electro and trancey feel towards the end of his set so you missed out a little NightCreature, and yeah Preach does play Tech House and prog too but Viva is usually trance after midnight so you can't be playing 128 BPMs without people getting upset. Would have been nice to have Preach play for 4 hours, but we don't want to fly a guy out from MTL to have him play for a half empty club for the first part of the night ;)
Anyways I had a ing killer time, we're bringing this guy back again as soon as he's available. Can't wait to read reviews from some of the guys that are into Techno!
BTW, glad you enjoyed my set vanc =) |
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