A candid interview with Marcus Schossow before his show on Saturday at Glow!
It’s very difficult to put this producer in a particular category on any level. Marcus Schossow exudes an independent, out-of-the ordinary personality with a forth right tongue with a facetious twist that had me laughing quite a bit. He seems like he knows what he wants at the age of 24, and doesn’t seem to care about the title of a DJ/producer but more is about anyone, from a music addict to the occasional club drifter, enjoying his tunes. Marcus has been producing since he was 14 yrs old and has turned quite a few heads from artists like Ferry Corsten, Pete Tong, Armin Van Buuren, and Sander K. Schossow got the project to do a remix for the classic track, Carte Blanche. This task was quite challenging for him as he was trying to find the right balance of the modification without stripping the original mix apart.
Speaking of Marcus’s distinctiveness, his first debut album title “Outside the Box” validates my claims to his progressive personality and way of thinking. This CD was experimental and Schossow admits himself that he doesn’t really like any particular genre or does what he believes in doing and not what others say. Maybe it runs in the family genes as to where Marcus gets his artistic outlet in music, “My dad is in a band and we always had a little music room at our place. I remember being you and was fascinated by the pads that came out of an old Roland synth. I guess that’s where the true passion started [for me]. If I wasn’t doing this I would probably be a chef or a writer of some kind. I need to be creative. “
Since his career has advanced full tilt, I asked what the apex of his career was so far, “I believe there are no peaks. It doesn’t matter if you play for 100,000 people or 80, you still have to deliver and keep your feet on the ground. I think the true peak for me is that I can be on tour and still keep up the studio work. Not many can do that. Hence, the 59487548 million ghost producers out there to various superstar DJ’s. “On that note, what is going on in the production world of Marcus? I’ll let him tell us, “The music side, I’ve got a new thing with Leon Bolier out right now which is going crazy in the charts. I’ve also got a new tune called “Genre This” which will be out in a months or so. And I’ve been testing it out a few times, and every time I play it people come and ask “WTF is this? [So] Expect a banger!” [Smiles]
Something that was significant for Marcus recently-was that his radio show, “Tone Diary” is now airing in Brazil. “Tone Diary been going on for over 2 years and I’m really happy to see that we have finally reached Brazil! Not only is it a wonderful place, but also an interesting place as there is both European and American influences on what’s going on there regarding the music scene. I can’t wait to show them what I have for them.” Honoring his New Year’s Resolution, Marcus also shares with me that he is working on a second album. For the WMC, Marcus is playing with Markus Schulz on Tuesday at the Official Opening Party and on Wednesday, with Andy Moor at the AVA Recordings party.
For Schossow many artists inspire him, “Trentemoller, the producers behind Sasha, Danny Howells, 16bit Lolitas, James Holden and the list could go on forever!” As for what’s in his CD player at the moment, his tongue in cheek response was “CD’s” at first, but then answered, “Right now, I’m digging the new mix CD from Anjunadeep.”
As many had heard about Marcus’s run in with Deadmau5, I wanted to know the full story behind the “deadrat6” story and if it was a publicity stunt. Marcus responded, “Hahahaha, you have to come with way more bribes to get that story off me!” So I bribed him with a copy of Deadmau5’s latest album, do you think he took the bribe? I guess we will see as he visits CLUB GLOW this Saturday, March 27th. For Schossow he anticipates his arrival, “Yeah, I’m super excited! First time in Washington! My good friend Casey a.k.a Breakfast lives around there, so I have heard loads about it!
-Dee Sanae
Club Glow is held every Thursday night at Lima Restaurant and Lounge and every Saturday at Fur Nightclub. For the past 11 years, Glow has brought the biggest names in electronic dance music to the best DC nightclubs, and is the leader in DC Nightlife.
For more information on Marcus Schossow, visit the links below:
www.marcusschossow.com, www.myspace.com/marcusschossow, www.twitter.com/marcusschossow
Lima’s Four Year Anniversary Celebration is this Thursday!
Its hard to believe its been four years since Lima first opened its doors back in 2006. Since those early days, Lima has grown to be the talk of the town. Featuring the best in fine dining, great happy hours, and great clubbing. Its one of the best DC Restaurants and one of the best DC Nightclubs, and we’re proud to be a part of the Lima experience.
Come celebrate this Thursday with local legend and long-time Glow Resident Dan Sampson playing the best in House and Dance. With a friendly accent and a smile on his face, Dan Sampson has charmed his way to the top of the DC Nightclub scene, headlining at venues all over the city. Dan has also opened for just about every major DJ in the world including Armin van Buuren, Tiesto, and Oakenfold, just to name a few.
Come get dinner beforehand from the Glow Fixed Price menu. $35 gets you a 3 course, 5 star dinner, plus free admission to the big party afterwards. Check out the special fixed price menu here on the Glow fan page.
Lima Restaurant and Lounge is an upscale venue located at 1401 K St. in Northwest Washington DC. This event is strictly 21+. Proper ID and attire is required.
Eric Prydz at Glow Thursday @ Lima!
Eric Prydz at Club Glow Washington DC
One of the biggest DJs in the world, Eric Prydz, is coming to Lima this Thursday to absolutely destroy the dancefloor. His best known hits, including Pjanoo, Proper Education, On/Off (as Cirez D), his infamous Call On Me, and sooo many more.
Eric Prydz is on a roll at the moment, without doubt leading the way. His labels Mouseville, Pryda, & Pryda Friends are positively brimming with underground club hits. Eric is now in charge of three highly respected labels whose releases are in feverish demand, consistently selling huge quantities of vinyl which is truly incredible in the markets current climate. The labels are arguably proving to be the most successful and forward thinking imprints currently existing.
Ultimate Deal: Dinner and a Show!
3 Course Dinner at a 5 star Restaurant + Eric Prydz = $35. For just $15 more than the normal ticket price, you can get the full Lima experience. If you didn’t know already, Lima is a five-star, Zagat Rated, damn good restaurant during the day and evening before the nightlife begins. We’ve posted the fixed price menu below. Check it out. Its a perfect dinner date.
Mention Promo Code “GLOW” when you make your reservation. Call Lima at 202 789-2800.
The $35 Fixed Price 3-Course Dinner menu at Lima, available on Thursdays. Price includes complimentary admission to Eric Prydz
Check out the New Lush Thursdays at Ultrabar
You don’t have to wait ’till Friday to start partying, for true clubbers, the weekend begins on Thursday! The best place to hit up is Ultrabar for the new Lush Thursdays. This party features Hot 995’s Chris Styles playing the best party beats on the main floor, DJ Soundwave upstairs playing the hip hop and R&B, and Rick & Suelto throwing down the latin music up in Chroma. Its a solid party in a great club with a solid reputation of providing the best nightlife in DC!
The party is 18 to enter, 21 to drink, and features Drink Specials: $5 Dos Equis, $8 1800 Silver Teq, $8 GM Shots, $6 007’s, $6 Patron Espresso Shots, $6 Don Julio Shots until midnight. $7 Smirnoff Vodka & Red Bull All Night Long!
So get the crew together and get ready to have a good time. Don’t be a negative Nancy, come out and party with us!
Ultrabar is a multi level nightclub located at 911 F St Northwest Washington DC, less than 10 blocks from the White House.
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Saint Patricks Day PARTY — Tuesday at Lima (College Night)
Saint Patrick’s day is the best excuse to go party, and we’re hosting the party to hit! Its college night + Saint Patricks Day = a night to remember… if you can!
Every Tuesday, hundreds of students and young professionals crowd into Lima Restaurant and Lounge to dance, party, drink, and celebrate. There are three floors, two DJs, and a heated outdoor patio. Upstairs, you’ll find the best in latin music. Downstairs, you’ll hear the best in Hip Hop, Top 40, Dance, and Mashups rocking out all night long.
Drink Specials:
$3 Bud Lights, $5 Stoli Redbull Vodkas
Drink Specials:
$150 for a Bottle of Ketel One Vodka
DJ Dan to throw down this Thursday at Glow @ Lima!
This Thursday, the beat master himself DJ Dan takes center stage at Glow Thursdays at Lima! From his start in the late 80s till now, Dan has been a pioneer in establishing the Electronic Dance Music scene across the United States. You can hear him LIVE this Thursday at the new Glow at Lima!
In 2009, Dan released his debut artist album entitled “Future Retro”. In Celebration of Dan’s pioneering history, he has created something special with this album. A two part offering in one; selecting songs that influenced him along the way and recreating them with a sonic context of the present, as well as an assortment of fresh new originals. The project is the culmination of all things great on the dance floor, and fuses these classics with Dan’s unique blend of funky driving electro. From Mr. Fingers to Frankie Knuckles…Chicago to Detroit to San Francisco and back again. When asked about the album Dan said “This album is a project I am immensely proud of and the timing just seemed right”. Baby Wants To Ride…Ride With Us!
Learn More about DJ Dan on the DC Nightlife Blog.
This event is 21+, proper ID and attire is required. Lima is a Restaurant and Lounge by day, and upscale nightclub after hours.
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Spring Break in the DC Metro area!
You wish you were here, but instead you’re stuck in DC. While you’re here, you might as well party it up anyways!It’s Spring Break in the DMV and instead of planning a getaway to a warm, far off place…plan a staycation; cause there is plenty going on in DC this week! And these much anticipated warmer temperatures only make me more excited about this weeks upcoming events.
TUESDAY: The kick-off to my Spring Break week will begin Tuesday night at College Tuesdays at Lima Lounge. Its Spring Break for many colleges and universities, which means everyone’s back home in the DC area!
WEDNESDAY: Wed night is the rescheduled Goodie Mob show at 930 Club from Feb. 11, which was cancelled because of snow. A full reunion for the ’90s Atlanta hip-hop stars, including vocalist Cee-Lo (Gnarls Barkley). This show should be dope! And once it’s over, I’ll be heading back to Lima Lounge for their I Love Wednesdays party for my midweek release. It’s 21+ tonight too, which makes the crowd totally different than the night before.
THURSDAY: Then its Thursday, wow, almost the weekend, which can only mean one thing..”time to party!”. The biggest college night in the DMV is going on at LUSH Thursdays at Ultrabar. Featuring three floors of the best booty shaking partying DC has to offer on a Thursday Night with the Party Boy himself HOT 99.5’s DJ Chris Styles! And for all you 21+ people out there, Glow Thursdays at Lima highlight the top talent in Electronic Dance Music, featuring the biggest headlining DJs from all over the world! This Thursday its San Fransisco’s DJ Dan!!
FRIDAY: TGIFriday!!! Not that I haven’t already been partying all week, but now that its the weekend, its time to turn it up a notch. The 10th annual Kegs and Eggs concert is happening Friday, March 13 at the 9:30 Club where there will be plenty of Guiness beer to go around, in honor of St Patty’s just around the corner. Its also Ladies Night at Ultrabar, a nightclub with five floors of the hottest and most diverse music and people in the city. Every weekend over 1000 headstrong DC clubbers fills the multilevel venue, which makes it nothing short of a Cancun clubbing experience.
SATURDAY: Hopefully you aren’t too hungover from Friday night because Saturday is a huge day for partying in DC. During the day, Shamrockfest is going on to keep you in the St Patty’s Day mood. Ten stages with over 40 bands and DJ’s and Irish Pub games will be going on all day at RFK Stadium from 1 until 9pm. It even features Panorama Productions’s very own DJ Maskell DJing on the VIP DJ Stage. Over 40,000 tickets sold! Then get ready for two of the hottest parties DC has to offer. Special Guest DJ from Russia BOBINA will be at GLOW@FUR Nightclub Saturday night. I’d recommend getting tickets in advance for GLOW at their website www.clubglow.com. And if trance isnt your thing, head down to Ultrabar for Chroma Saturdays! Ultrabar has the best deals on tables on the weekends in the city!
SUNDAY: Ahhh, Sunday funday. I’m sure I wont have too much energy left, but that won’t stop me from attending the annual DC Saint Patrick’s Day with a parade along Constitution Avenue – 7th to 17th Streets NW. It’s a two-and-a-half hour parade that will include floats, marching bands, pipe bands, military, police, and fire departments. Local Irish pubs will sponsor parade parties featuring Irish musicians! Go Green!
Markus Schulz headlines at Glow Washington DC 3/6/10!
Everyone wants to be something when they grow up. For a little boy born in a town called Eschwege, Germany, Markus realizes now ,in adulthood, that his life has travelled beyond his imagination. DJ Mag 2009 votes marked him a lofty spot at number 8. Globe-trotting went from a daydream to physical actuality with his career of DJing, starting his record label, Coldharbour, and Schulz’s GloOptionsbal DJ Broadcast. Let’s focus on GDJB for a moment, which inevitably became his conduit to how the rest of the world would embrace music. His layovers in different cities were broadcasted via his internet radio show and shared with anyone who had a computer and a connection to cyberspace. Markus highlights other tracks that are making people dance on his show and gives supports to the future of dance music.
Markus Schulz performing live at GLOW back in SeptemberProjects, releases and a new artist album are on the agenda and will be completed by this summer. Las Vegas is the next metropolitan CD release in the series that is out on Armada Music. His decision to pick this city was based on its renovation of LV nightlife. “Vegas has reinvented itself. It has always had a strong clubbing culture. Back in the day it used to be a rave city, actually a most massive rave scene. But the ones [promoters] that used to come pick me up in raver t-shirts and UFO pants…They have grown up, and now run the clubs. They are responsible for transforming the clubbing scene to an international Mecca. Now DJs come in from all over the world, not just California.” With Vegas already having the entertainment substructure with world-class shows, it makes it easier for it to be a remarkable bash. “It’s nothing new to host big shows like that, with promotions, hospitality… It’s one big party. The party doesn’t end in Vegas when the music and the club closes.” One of Markus’s inspirations came in the form of his single on this mixed CD titled, Sin City. He used his alter ego, Dakota (This came from the street he lived on in Arizona). “When I think of music for Las Vegas, it’s multidimensional. I make it accessible to clubbers and stiletto heels.” For Dakota, there will be a second album release in 2011. So keep your eyes peeled.
Markus Schulz loves playing at DC ClubsMarkus does have something to say about DC as we elaborate on his city travels. “It has a small town vibe, but it’s a world-class clubbing area. Everytime I go there, it feels like a family. I feel honored that the DC scene has embraced me.”
“Dark Heart Waiting” is Markus’s latest single and work with Los Angeles based singer, Khaz. “This song talks about the darkness inside of you, everyone has their dark side and trying not to fall into demons. You try to fight them off and to be quite honest with you, that’s how I feel, is a big part of me too. It’s an everyday battle with people.” Markus admits to me that one of his battles is depression, which is quite a common daily struggle for people in general. When he goes to the club and everyone is really into the music he tells me, “It’s hard for people to think of their problems because you are part of the whole atmosphere and having a good time.” The debut of this single will be out during WMC.
The best DC Nightlife, brought to you by GLOWThe interview quickly turned into one that people rarely get to see when they look at Markus Schulz. He is one filled with inspirations and wants to continue to pass that along to generations to come. With his many ventures he remains true to that by supporting new talents on his label and using it as a springboard for talents like, Rex Mundi, tyDi from Australia, and Lentos (Barnes and Heathcliff). “Rex is very talented and supported by Carl Cox and Armin van Buuren. Tidy won the bedroom DJ contest about 5 or 6 years ago. I am very proud of him. Lentos remixed my Dakota track, “Johnny the Fox” and they have some original stuff out there that’s doing great.” When I asked him about his experience with his global experience, Markus shares his innermost feelings, “I think that I have become a citizen of the world and I feel like I’m at home when I am in those countries. It doesn’t matter if I’m in the Middle East, North America, Europe, or South America. I am a chameleon when it comes to different cultures. I can brand my radio show and expose other people that don’t get to travel and experience the vibe in a club in Asia or Australia ,for example. My goal is to show people that the world isn’t much different in relation to music. I want to inspire the next generation of artists, and hand down my vision, and have them take it to another level. The beauty of dance music and instrumental music is that it is open for interpretation. Markus’s personal influence came from Larry Levan and Danny Tenaglia, handing over a distinctive movement adding their persona to music.
As we close, Markus ponders on a single that he already released, “Do you dream?” “I felt like I didn’t dream anymore. The older you get and the more experiences that you have, I always wondered if people still dreamt? With that song and even now, I feel like if you don’t continue to dream then you don’t come up with new goals; set new standards. Dreaming keeps you alive and you sometimes forget especially when your life has exceeded anything that you can imagine.”
– Dee Sanae
Come check out Markus Schulz on March 6, 2010 at Club GLOW the hottest EDM party in town!
www.clubglow.com
For more information on Markus Schulz
Ladies Night at Ultrabar is the Highlight of the Week
There is nothing in DC nightlife that can compete with Ultrabar Nightclub‘s Ladies Night Fridays! Its a big party at a big club, unlike anything else in the city. If you’re not familiar with Ultrabar, let me fill you in real quick. There are 6 lavish bars on 5 floors (4 dancefloors and two vip mezzanines overlooking the main floor) with four great DJs bangin’ out different styles of music on each of the floors. On Fridays, the club is literally overflowing with well dressed gentlemen, pretty ladies, and the best clubgoers in DC!
Don’t take my word for it, see the pics for yourself to see what makes Ultrabar different from all the other nightclubs in dc!
Drink Specials: Open Bar 9pm-10pm
$5 Dos Equis, $8 1800 Silver Teq, $8 GM Shots, $6 007’s, $6 Patron Espresso Shots, $6 Don Julio Shots TILL MIDNIGHT
VIP Table Specials:
Grey Goose & Champagne for $290 & Absolut and Champagne for $220
Ultrabar is a multilevel nightclub located at 911 F St NW Washington DC, near the Verizon Center in downtown. This event is ages 18+, proper ID and attire is required.
DJ Rap headlines at Glow this Thursday at Lima!
Over her 15-year career, DJ Rap has moved effortlessly between genres, staking her claim on various styles within the electronic spectrum, while simultaneously pushing the limits of rock and pop. The First Lady of Drum ʻnʼ Bass and the undisputed Queen of the Turntables, her music has infiltrated club systems and car stereos worldwide, and her numerous forays into video game and motion picture soundtracks have solidified her pedigree as one dance musicʼs most successful and prolific artists.
With three studio albums, 75 mix compilations and over 2,000,000 in cumulative worldwide sales to her name, what makes you think sheʼd stop now?
Check her out this Thursday at Lima, a venue considered to be the most luxurious nightclub in DC! From the chill outdoor patio lounge to the flashy bars and ornate fixtures throughout the club, Lima is a cut above the rest. Its the perfect place for the infamous Glow party, which stretches into its 11th year of bringing the best in house, trance, progessive, electro and more to the Washington DC scene.
Don’t forget your free pass! Print yours before you head out the door!
Lima is an upscale restaurant and lounge located at 1401 K Street Northwest Washington DC. This event is strictly 21+, Proper ID and attire is a MUST.
