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5 sure-fire ways to avoid ruining your New Years Eve 2011

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OK: You’ve got your tickets, you’ve got your best outfit ready to go, shined your shoes, bought some booze, made dinner reservations, and planned your night to perfection.  What could possibly go wrong?  Everything.

Murphy’s Law is like a five year old kid on a temper tantrum, completely bent on breaking anything you’ve planned to perfection while wearing tiny shoes.  So here’s five sure-fire ways to keep your New Year’s Eve 2011 from turning into a total shitshow.

5. Get tickets early

Tickets to New Years Eve DC

The world favors those who plan ahead.  Why? Because nobody ever actually does it. That’s why tickets for New year’s eve in DC are dirt cheap in November, then go up in price as the date gets closer.  Of course, this shocking revelation won’t help you today, but perhaps in the future it will.

"It took 10 years, $3 million, and most of my hair, but now I can go back in time and save $14.00 on my New Year's Eve tickets!"

Getting tickets early also makes your life a lot easier because then you can make dinner reservations, book a hotel, and create other fun activities around the night because now the main part of your evil plan is already locked down.  And don’t worry about commitment issues, most people end up going with the first thing they think of anyways, so chances are good that your $30 won’t be spent in vain.

4. Carefully Choose your group

A big part of having a good time is having a good group to party with.  And while most of your friends will be perfect for celebrating New Year’s Eve, you have to recognize the bad apples and weed them out before they cause trouble and ruin your night.

When I say “bad apples” I really mean “bad drunks”.  But because its hard to criticize our friends, we’ll just lay it out straight and tell you to Leave these types of friends at home:

Lindsay Lohan Fails
"I love buying expensive and sexy clothes so I can puke all over them at the end of the night"

The hot party girl: She’s a total flirt, rips up the dancefloor at every club, is drop dead gorgeous, and absolutely loves to drink.  Best of all, she’s gained the reputation for getting smashed and hooking up with anything that has a pulse.  Sounds like a winning combination, right?

Don't even think about it.

Well, if you like babysitting unconscious chicks and wiping vomit off 5 inch stilettos, then by all means go right ahead and take her with you.  These girls can’t handle their booze.  Don’t be surprised if your “sure thing” turns out to be the key to perfecting your infant parenting skills.  The rest of us will be partying and celebrating while you brush the puke chunks from your hair.

And then there’s the belligerent drunk…

Not exactly the best drinking buddy. Especially if your enjoy Matzo and Challah.

There’s also the depressed drunk, the disappearing drunk, and the gassy drunk, as well as myriads of others.  The point of all this is know what type of drunk your friends are before inviting them out for a night on the town!

Speaking of which…

3. Know what type of drunk you are

“Judge not, lest ye be judged” So lets take some notes on how to make sure your friends won’t label you Mel Brooks every time you go out drinking and end up driving drunk, fighting with the police, and shouting anti semetic epithets from the backseat of a soiled police cruiser.

Lucky Clown
Vomiting wouldn't be so bad if all we puked up was sparkles, stars, and fucking rainbows all night.

Pace yourself.  New Year’s Eve is a long night, and if you are drinking the whole time, you will fail in an epic fashion.

Fortunately, you are an experienced drinker and know how much it takes to get yourself to that optimum drunkenness level.  And you also know that alcohol does not immediately take effect the moment you swallow it. You know that 1 beer = 1 wine = 1 booze.  So don’t “conveniently” forget that information the moment you step inside the bar.  Watch yourself.  Know your limits.

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You might end up like this winner who passed out while peeing and talking on the phone a couple blocks away from a now-closed DC club.

AND REMEMBER: Even when you’re drunk, you still know that its wrong to touch that girls butt, a bad idea to punch the guy who looked at you, and is probably stupid to hop on a ceiling fan and cluck like a chicken with a bottle in your ass.   Drunk is not actually an excuse for being a douche, and you know it.

2. Be prepared

Lets face it, stuff happens.  You can either be prepared to enjoy life or you can completely fail.  If you want to have a good New Year’s Eve, you’ll make some appropriate preparations.

Rednecks preparing for Y2K (courtesy: Life Magazine)
Y2K preparations not required nor advisable in 2010

Have a backup plan, because you probably didn’t adhere to #5.  And with your luck, the place you want to go will have a huge-ass line and you’ll wait outside all night in the cold listening to your girlfriend kvech about how cold it is.

"Yes, Dear"

Its also good to have:

  • Cash and credit card
  • The numbers for several different taxi companies (in case one is too busy)
  • Condoms, Breath Mints, Barf Bag, and a Freshly Charged Cell Battery
  • A good Dinner beforehand, then lots of water after

Dinner is important because food helps to slow down the absorption of alcohol, and water helps you to knock out one of the biggest factors of a hangover: Dehydration.  Well, that, and not drinking so much that you are puking like a freshman well into the next day.

"Boy, I haven't vomited this much since that time we had a drinking contest with ipecac syrup..."

1. Don’t drink and drive

So far you’ve avoided all the potential pitfalls and catastrophes for the night: You got your tickets, you ditched the skank you’ll end up babysitting instead of plowing, you took a good look at yourself in the mirror, and planned your backup.

You’re almost home free, but at the last second, one of those wicked roadside trees jumps out of nowhere and eats the front of your car, causing you and your friends to eat windshield.

"A few hours from now, I'll shit out a tiffany lamp."

Truth is, Drinking and Driving kills, and it will happen to you.  You don’t even have to be completely trashed to be too impaired to drive.  If there’s even any doubt in your mind that perhaps you’re too buzzed to drive, you should probably call a cab.  And thanks to the wonderful people at WRAP, getting a cab is FREE.

Dude. Its free. Why the hell wouldn't you?

Don’t wan’t to take a cab?  Plan ahead and have a sober friend come pick you up. Get a hotel room. Walk home. Sleep in your car. Hell, you can even take Metro if you’re desperate and have no other options.  They’re open till 3am on New Year’s Eve, and the buses are running on Sunday Schedule.

Granted, Metro has been pretty awful the past couple years, but look at it this way: At least you’ll burn off all those empty beer calories climbing up and down all the broken escalators.

Tom Toles, Washington Post
Darn Metro

Party smart this year.

DJ PS1 | Friday Jan 14th: Glow in the Dark Party @ Ultrabar

DC Nightlife - DJ PS1 at pop at Ultrabar Nightclub DC
DC Nightlife - DJ PS1 at pop at Ultrabar Nightclub DC

DJ PS1 throws down this Friday on the main floor at Ultrabar amid the Blacklights, Glowsticks, Techno, White shirts, Neon Colors, and more. Its “Glow in the Dark” this Friday at Pop with DJ PS1!   Be among the first people to show up and get free glowsticks to bump up the party! Plus you can cash in on the Progressive Open Bar on the main floor with $1 rails till 9pm, $2 rails till 10pm, and $3 rails till 11pm!

Get your full dose of Dance, House, and Techno in the basement vault level, Top 40 and hip hop on the main floor, Latin music up in the Bedroom, and Mashups and dance in the VIP (Chroma 4th floor). This is a perfect escape from the winter blues, and its on a Friday Night, so there’s no excuse to miss it.

Join the party on Friday at Ultrabar!
Join the party on Friday at Ultrabar!

Plus DJ PS1 will be rocking out on the main floor!  With a more than respectable Autumn Top 10 on beatport.com, PS1 has moved into Winter 10/11 with enough heat to melt metal! The Moodswing 360 all-star is one of NY’s brightest stars behind the decks. His impressive resume includes events at Cain, 1Oak and Tenjune as well as being a favorite of Diddy. In fact, it seems as though the paparazzi can’t leave the guy alone.

Paris Hilton comes to his events, says hi on a red carpet in LA, and PS1 ends up front page news in all the celebrity gossip columns.  Brittney Spears climbs into the booth and starts making out with him and… well, she does things like that anyway.  A favorite of Lindsay Lohan and Mary-Kate Olsen, it’s clear that PS1 has quite the buzz going for him. Spinning since he was 12 and discovered at 16 by neighbor DJ Skribble, the NY fly  would prefer all that attention be directed on the party itself. All he wants to do is get behind the decks, throw a rager and go home to his sneaker collection at the end of the day.

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Pics from the last Glow in the Dark party at POP

Main Floor: DJ Geometrix
Top 40, Mashups, Hip Hop

POP Floor (Vault): DJ Maskell
Pop Dance, Pop House, Techno

Glow in the DarkBedroom (2nd Floor): NV & Bomba
Latin Music, Reggaeton, etc.

Chroma (3rd Floor): Lion L
Mashups, Dance, House

Glow in the Dark Ultrabar DC

(GET TICKETS HERE to Guarantee Entry and to skip the General Admission line)

Plus, you can get in FREE to this event, just print out the pass below, show it at the door, and party on!

Win FREE BOTTLE SERVICE or DINNER

A new promotion that won’t redefine DC nightlife, but will make for some damn happy customers at Ultrabar & Barcode each week.

Here’s the deal:

Every week you see photographers throughout DC taking photos at the hottest venues. Every week you see these pictures on Facebook. You know this already. Here’s where things get interesting…

Every Sunday we’ll post pictures of the 10 best-dressed people at one of DC’s hottest venues. The person with the most ‘likes’ by the following Friday will receive either a free bottle at Ultrabar or $100 for dinner at Barcode!

When the pictures get posted, all you have to do is ‘like’ whomever you think has the most style and stays fly!

Apparently Not Everyone Enjoys Being a Reality Star

Felony domestic battery and child neglect charges have been filed against 20-year-old Amber Portwood of MTV’s “Teen Mom.”

Police began investigating after a September episode showed her slapping, choking and kicking the 24-year-old father of her daughter.

Portwood was arrested Monday and jailed under a 24-hour hold.

Detective’s commented that the child neglect charges were the result of Portwood’s then-1-year-old daughter being present during two filmed instances of domestic violence.

Anne Houseworth of the Indiana Department of Child Services said dozens of viewers called the state’s child abuse hotline to report Portwood’s outbursts.

source: Yahoo News

Glenn Morrison | Thursday January 13 at Glow @ Lima

Glenn Morrison at GlowGLOW Washington DC presents:

Glenn Morrison
glennmorrison.com myspace.com/djglennmorrison

Opening Set by Rez-E

Thursday, January 13 2011
Lima Restaurant & Lounge
1401 K St NW Washington DC

Doors Open at 10pm, Ages 18+
Purchase your tickets here!

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From: Canada
Style: Progressive/everything
Famous Tracks: Contact (featured on Tiesto’s ISOS 6)
Best Known For: Producing half the music you hear on every video game you play. Garnering support from top DJs across every style of EDM.

Listing Toronto and LA as home, Glenn Morrison can be found anywhere but the east and left coasts of North America. His style is so unique it has been supported by everyone from Armin van Buuren to John Digweed to Sven Vath. We’re pretty sure no other emerging stars in today’s scene can say that.

Wielding a close affiliation with Armada Music, Glenn has spun from the most exclusive yacht parties in the world to the largest, most reckless festivals anywhere. His ability to bring fans of niche dance music together under one roof embodies the ‘dance, love, music’ mantra of EDM fans everywhere.

Glenn’s music in fact, has been licensed by the likes of Armani, Mercedes, EA Sports, and Chanel!! EVERYONE loves this guy! It’s time you found out why!!

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Glenn Morrison is a true global music citizen, who is as comfortable tweaking the controls in the studio, as pushing the emotional envelope with an audience of thousands. Because, or perhaps despite, being a teenage classical piano competition winner (CMC, Kiwanis Music Festival, & ORMTA if you’re asking), he manages to combine his skill as a DJ with the craft of writer and producer.

Moving through the business at breakneck speed, Glenn is as comfortable in the studio as holding court behind the decks, and is supported in his production role with extensive plays from the creme-de-la-creme of the DJing community, including Armin Van Buuren, Justice, John Digweed, Laurent Garnier, Sasha, Tiesto, Sander Kleinenberg and Sven Vath, to name but a few. This skill in the production arena has meant numerous signings across a series of well regarded and ‘classic’ dance labels such as Sony Music, Universal, EMI, Armada, Bedrock, Platipus, Ultra, Ministry Of Sound, Poker Flat, Defected, Azuli, and many others.

His eclectic taste for all things considered ‘proper club house music’ has garnered him a variety of fans from varying core sound bases. From grainy screeching acid lines to lush ethereal progressive, this jack of all trades does it all and well. He is well known for his live mixes at such prestigious clubs as the Amnesia in Ibiza, Pacha in Buenos Aires, and the Roseland Ballroom in New York City, but he is equally at home putting together a set for the Dance Department or John Digweed’s Transitions radio show. The common denominator in all these cases being the ability to make a crowd dance and an eye for quality.

Glenn came of age in the dance arena whilst working at Toronto’s influential Release Records. This lead to the foundation of Morrison Recordings, which has gone from strength to strength with its close association with the Dutch powerhouse of Armada Music. As well as releasing a string of high-quality dance records through his label Morrison Recordings, particularly Glenn himself has been involved in numerous licensing deals with a number of global brands such as Hugo Boss, Chanel and Armani Exchange, Mercedes Benz, and top computer players, Blizzard Entertainment, EA Sports and Nintendo.

Despite an almost overwhelming workload of extensive touring in all manner of locations, from the small and uber-exclusive world of private yachts, oceanic house parties and secret desert gatherings to mindblowingly huge events with over 70,000 hyped-up fans in stadiums and all the amazing club venues in-between, Glenn still finds the time to remix for an illustrious range of artists – Pet Shop Boys, Craig Armstrong, the B52’s, and Bernard Sumner (from New Order).

Most importantly, he is as enthralled by dance music in all it’s emotional glory as he was when the needle dropped and the beats fired-up on his first slice of vinyl.

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Kyau & Albert | Saturday January 8 | Fur

Kyau vs Albert at Club Glow Washington DCGLOW Washington DC presents:

Kyau & Albert
kyauandalbert.com myspace.com/kyauandalbert

Opening Set by Des McMahon
(Recoverworld, Mondo)

Saturday, January 8 2011
Fur Nightclub
33 Patterson St NE Washington DC
Doors Open at 10pm, Ages 18+
(202) 842-3401

Purchase your tickets here!

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From: Germany
Style: Trance
Famous Tracks: Velvet Morning, Falling Anywhere, Made of Sun, Walk Down, Kiksu, Always a Fool
Best Known For: Being one of the top trance acts in the world.
DJ Mag Rank: 40

Audi, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Porsche, Kyau & Albert. German engineering at its finest.

Celebrated as one of the most accomplished and musical partnerships within the trance community for many years, DJ Mag’s #40 recently took their biggest steps yet towards mainstream exposure. With remixes of British icon Bent, Faithless f. Dido and a legendary collaboration with Above & Beyond, ze Germans continue to spread euphoric bliss wherever they land.

K&A’s productions are bigger and more music-driven than ever. Along with their classic club thrillers, 2010’s ‘Painkillers’ and ‘Once In A Life’ crossed over to fans of acts like Coldplay and Keane.

If you claim to love trance there are no excuses. We better see all you Glow-heads out in full force!!!
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2009 Kyau & Albert began the year with the release of their album ‘Best of 2002-2009’. They received the International Dance Music Award at the Miami Winter Music Conference for their single ‘Hide & Seek’ and were also praised with the prestigious Beatport Music Award for their remix of Cressida’s ‘6AM’. Having performed in 26 countries, they spent more days in airports and airplanes than ever before in their career. The single ‘I Love You’ wrapped up a fantastic year for Kyau & Albert.

2008 Their outstanding remix of Cressida’s ‘6AM’ was the best selling trance track of 2008 on Beatport, the leading online electronic dance music store. Marc Marberg joined the duo for a hot double collaboration ‘Neo Love/Orange Bill’ with ‘Orange Bill’ accompanied by a very clever and entertaining music video. Their remix of ‘Out of the Sky’ by Lange was yet another masterpiece popular across the global dance floor and having proved themselves as the remix masters, they were honoured in having the privilege of remixing Paul van Dyk’s single ‘Complicated’. Although it was the busiest year of their career, they also managed to release their hit single ‘Hide & Seek’ and due to popular demand, their sensational monthly radio show Euphonic Sessions was made available as a podcast through iTunes.

2007 Euphonic celebrated its tenth anniversary. To toast the label’s continued success in the electronic dance music arena, Kyau & Albert embarked on a global tour to commemorate their decade of dance. Their collaboration ‘Megashira’ with Marc Marberg was huge on the dance floor and they also released two more superb singles ‘Always a Fool’ and ‘7 Skies’.

2006 With a slight change in their name from Kyau vs. Albert to Kyau & Albert, ‘Walk Down/Kiksu’ was released as a double single. ‘Walk Down’ featured an associated music video and ‘Kiksu’ proved to be incredibly popular across the global dance floor. Their impressive second artist album ‘Worldvibe’ was released internationally. The first single from that album ‘Are You Fine?’ became their most successful release.

2005 ‘Made of Sun/Falling Anywhere’ was released as a double single in Germany on Euphonic and in the United Kingdom on Anjunabeats. This release was a global club hit and their biggest success to date. The mix compilation ‘Positive Ways 4’ was released later that year. Their album ‘Here We Are Now’ was also released in the United States of America, Russia and throughout Asia bringing Ralph and Steven many more new fans. As well as doing remixes for Schiller and OceanLab, they continued touring globally and commenced work on their second artist album.

2004 ‘Velvet Morning’ was released as a single on Anjunabeats in the United Kingdom and their next single ‘Not with You’ featuring Julie Lutat entered the German Singles Charts at #93. Their debut album ‘Here We Are Now’ was released in Germany after much anticipation. However, it was their remix of ‘Jump the next Train’ by Young Parisians which became an instant success and propelled them in to the international arena. Despite the growing number of requests for remixes by other artists such as Armin van Buuren or Ridgewalkers, Ralph and Steven focused on producing remixes of the singles ‘Made Of Sun’ and ‘Falling Anywhere’ from their debut album.

2003 ‘Review’ was the first compilation released by Kyau vs. Albert, showcasing their productions and remixes to date. Their next single ‘Velvet Morning’ entered the German Singles Charts at #74.

2002 ‘Save Me’ was finally released. It entered the German Singles Charts at #44. The demand by other artists for their remixes increased which kept Ralph and Steven incredibly busy during their weekly performances.

2001 Kyau vs. Albert released their single ‘Outside’ together with a music video played across German and European television. Paul van Dyk was a big fan of the single, playing it during his live sets. He eventually invited Ralph and Steven for an interview on his popular radio show. ‘Outside’ was a radio hit and entered the German Singles Charts at #74. Numerous remix requests followed from artists such as KayCee and Kosheen as well as further requests for television appearances. Despite Ralph and Steven having performance bookings every weekend, they worked hard to complete their single ‘Save Me’.

2000 The single ‘Great/Loebau’ entered the German Dance Music Charts in January, promoted by several German radio stations. WEA Records of Warner Music Germany was incredibly impressed with Kyau vs. Albert and commenced a three year deal with the duo.

1999 Using the pseudonym Moebius AG, Ralph and Steven produced a house track ‘Do what I want’ which became a massive club hit. It entered the German Dance Music Charts without any promotion by Euphonic.

1998 Although Ralph and Steven continued to produce tracks individually under various pseudonyms, they became an increasingly popular live act when performing as Kyau vs. Albert. ‘We Come In Peace’ was their first compilation released on Euphonic.

1997 In March Ralph and Steven established the record label Euphonic. Rough Mullar aka Sonorous and Ronski Speed were signed to the record label shortly after its establishment, which proved to be a solid foundation for their expression of new and creative musical ideas.

1996 Ralph and Steven became formally known as ‘Kyau vs. Albert’ and released their first single ‘Let me in’. They combined both of their small studios and established a music production company.

1995 Upon discovering they both had similar creative ideas, Ralph and Steven commenced producing music together. This included live performances.

1994 Ralph established Harmony Recordings together with DJ Shandy. Mirco de Govia was the first artist signed to the record label. Ralph met Steven Moebius Albert who had also been experimenting in producing electronic music.

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DJ Scene | Friday Jan 7th: “Vegas Pop” at Ultrabar

DC Clubs - DJ SceneDC CLUBS – Experience one hell of a crazy show with DJ Scene, a pro battle DJ from Vegas with an impressive history, this Friday at Ultrabar! Check out the pictures from the last time DJ Scene played at POP at Ultrabar

He’ll be throwing down on the main floor putting out a crazy set of Dance, Top 40, and Hip Hop. He also throws down plenty of 80’s, mashups, and ridiculous mixes! DJ Scene is known for being the ’02 Northwest DMC Champion, his weekly radio shows on WILD 94.9 in San Fransisco, Kube 93.3, and XM channel 67!

Vegas Pop also means A CRAZY BOTTLE SPECIAL GAMBLE! If you’ve booked a table, you can order an additional bottle during the night with a 50/50 chance of getting it for FREE!

Here’s how it works: You buy a bottle at regular menu price, we serve it, and then we flip a coin!  If you make the right call, we’ll go back and credit your tab covering the price of that bottle! (up to $300 per bottle).  Make the wrong call, nothing bad happens!  (Bottle stays on your tab at regular price as normal.)  You just can’t lose!

DJ Scene tearing up the main floor at Ultrabar, December 2010
DJ Scene holds up a toast to the crazy crowd at Ultrabar Nightclub DC

Ultrabar nightclub features 6 bars, 4 dancefloors, and 4 djs to really fire up the night. Take a look at the lineup!

Main Floor: DJ SCENE (opening set by DJ Geometrix)
Top 40, Mashups, Hip Hop

POP Floor (Vault): DJ Maskell
Pop Dance, Pop House, Techno

Bedroom (2nd Floor): NV & Bomba
Latin Music, Reggaeton, etc.

Chroma (3rd Floor): DJ Spaz
Mashups, Dance, House

DC Clubs

Morgan Page | Thursday January 6 at Glow @ Lima

Morgan Page at GlowGLOW Washington DC presents:

Morgan Page
morgan-page.com facebook.com/morganpage

Opening Set by Roberto Gonzalez

Thursday, January 6 2011
Lima Restaurant & Lounge
1401 K St NW Washington DC
(202) 789-2800
Doors Open at 10pm, Ages 18+

Purchase your tickets here!

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From: USA (Vermont)
Style: progressive, vocal house
Famous Track: The Longest Road
Best Known For: Grammy nominations in 2008 and 2011


Fresh off a 2011 Grammy nomination for his remix of Nadia Ali – Fantasy (click the music tab for the music video!), American progressive dance master Morgan Page is starting 2011 off with a bang at Lima Lounge!!!

The highly sought after producer and remixer – whose recent remixes include tracks for Adam Lambert, La Roux, Madonna, and Katy Perry – has developed a style all his own, merging punchy beats with strong melodies and structure that connects with dance music veterans and newcomers alike.

With everything from La Roux to Avicii and Sebastian Ingrosso; Afrojack to Way out West and Dresden & Johnston in his set lists, Morgan Page brings a flare for the smooth, progressive, melodic style of dance music taking over the world!
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With over 110 remixes to his name—including tracks by Madonna (“Miles Away”), Katy Perry (“I Kissed A Girl”), Tegan & Sara (“Back In Your Head”), and La Roux (“Bulletproof”)—Morgan Page has earned a solid reputation for transferring insatiable pop energy to the dance floor in the form of banging, progressive house tracks. High ranking spots on iTunes’ dance chart, Beatport’s progressive chart, and Billboard’s club charts affirmed his salability, while an ’09 Grammy nomination for Deadmau5’s remix of Page’s “The Longest Road” simultaneously bolstered his underground cred while spotlighting his skills as a songwriter.

Page released his first official full-length album in 2008. Entitled Elevate, it featured remixes of music by The Submarines, Dengue Fever, Nelly Furtado, Delerium, and others, along with a small handful of Page’s originals. It was the perfect calling card for a producer well steeped in vocal re-rubs, but eager to imprint his own unique mark upon dance music.

Earlier this year, Page released Believe, a powerful, captivating album that makes good on his International Dance Music Awards nomination as Best Breakthrough Artist, and typifies his journey from bootleg remixer to award-winning producer and world renown DJ.

“Believe took a year and a half to make, but it was worth it!” says Page. “I went to great lengths to make songs I felt will last a long time, and to create an album you want to listen all the way through. It’s easily my best work so far.”

As a college student and mix show radio DJ in Burlington, Vermont, Page learned to navigate the space between pop music’s accessibility and the heady minimalism of progressive house early on. At the age of 18 he was nominated for Boston Music Award, and early in his career produced a remix of “Angels,” a track by seminal trip-hop band Wax Poetic, featuring the vocals of one Norah Jones. The dance community was quick to catch on, and his first instrumental tracks were signed to taste-making imprints like John Digweed’s Bedrock, Satoshi Tomiie’s Saw Recordings, and James Zabiela’s Hearing Aid. In 2003, he made the move to Los Angeles.

“I was juggling remixes with a day job, then brewing coffee at midnight,” says Page, “burning the candle at both ends and saving money so I could write music full-time.”

The landscape dramatically shifted for Page when he released a now infamous collection of bootleg remixes in 2005 entitled Cease And Desist. Without the help of master tapes (or label permission) he extracted a cappellas and signature melodies from tracks by David Bowie, Coldplay, Imogen Heap, Esthero, and The Kills with surgical precision, then rounded out the sound with luminous instrumentation and blazing beats. His undulating progressive feel and strict attention to kit detail—never the same kick drum twice, ever—was a perfect compliment to the larger than life vocal hooks. Dance music blogs like Resident Advisor and Beatportal took note, and Page’s own server continually crashed under the weight of the mix’s download traffic.

“It was like going to boot camp,” says Page of the arduous process behind creating Cease And Desist. “It was a great way of getting good at editing with limited resources, and it got out to so many people. You just didn’t know who was listening to it.”

Everyone from DJs and producers to managers, agents, and of course fans got their hands on the album, and its underground success helped pave the way for music future placements in television shows like Samantha Who? and Melrose Place, as well as cutting edge campaigns and in-stores for Bebe, Chanel, and Sephora. With his resume and repertoire quickly expanding, Page struck again with the release of Elevate, an album that KCRW DJ and electronic music pundit Jason Bentley described as “a breakthrough collection of original music and remixes” full of “subtle electronics and thoughtful songs.” Jo-Anne Greene from All Music Guide was even more forthright in her praise, referring to Page as “a man fast becoming a legend.”

Having long jettisoned his status as an up-and-comer, Page is ready to step into the next phase of his career, firmly joining the ranks of established “triple threat” DJs, producers, and remixers like Kaskade, Deadmau5, and Eric Prydz. It’s no surprise that the dance music scene is already buzzing about Believe.

“Fight For You” is the album’s first single, and is already being supported by world class DJs like Tiësto, Armin van Buuren, Above and Beyond, Dave Dresden, and Hernan Cattaneo. Bolstered with impassioned lyrics and swift, clean guitars, the track embodies Believe’s fragile yet faithful feel, pushing through wistful cinematic shades to the promise of something better up ahead.

“Believe is very dark, but I’m not a dark person at all,” Page explains. “I just lean towards these specific chords and melodies. Melancholy with a little bit of hope.”

The Pete Yorn cover “Strange Condition,” a simple, spatial arrangement that highlights Page’s ability let his vocalists control the direction of a song, and not be driven towards emotional peaks and valleys by just synths and bass. Page uses a similarly subtle approach on “Tell Me Why,” featuring the velveteen vocals of Télépopmusik’s Angela McCluskey. Elsewhere, Page enlists the talents of Matt Alber on “Agnus Dei” and Gabriel & Dresden alum Jan Burton on “Traces Remain” and the raucous “I’ve Had Friends.” On the moody “In The Dark,” Page himself takes a turn on the mic at the urging of another G&D contributor, Molly Bancroft, who was initially tapped to provide the vocals. For Page, it was simply the next logical progression in his maturation as a producer.

“I want to work with singer/songwriters who have depth to their lyrics, and I’m trying to bring influences in from other genres,” says Page. “It’s tragic to see all the tracks on Beatport that are just made for clubs. They’re great for what they are, but it’s not necessarily something you want to have in your car on repeat, or listen to again in 10 years. This album is really a reflection of myself, and I want these songs to last a long time.” {tab=Video}


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3 Reasons to Love Thursdays at Barcöde

Barcöde, the latest addition to Washington, DC’s vibrant restaurant and nightlife scenes, is the perfect place to spend your Thursday evenings.

    DJ Stylus Chris :: He’s held a Vegas residency, been the official DJ for the Nationals, had a hip-hop track featured on the X-games, been on world tours as a choreographer/dancer and is currently developing a DJ program with Panorama resident Geometrix for the Bach to Rock music school chain.
    The Atmosphere :: Sleek, laid back and cool. Whether you want to dance, hang out at the bar, chill on a couch in the lounge or enjoy the heated outdoor patio, Barcöde gives you options with style.
    The Kitchen is Open Late :: Feel free to enjoy Barcöde’s nouveau American menu until midnight! Especially good is the salmon tartare and brick oven pizzas (we suggest pesto with prosciutto on top!)

Barcode Restaurant, Bar and Lounge
1101 17th Street, NW
Washington D.C., DC 20036
(202) 955-9001


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When it comes to DC restaurants and DC nightlife, Barcöde satisfies every desire. Come in this Thursday and see for yourself!

The 4 best New Year’s Eve DC Parties and Events (2011 in Washington DC)

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Washington DC New Year’s Eve Parties are getting closer, and now’s the time to decide where to go and how to celebrate your 2011!  To make you life easier, we’ve narrowed it down to the best four parties!


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Ultra New Year’s Eve at Ultrabar Nightclub DC (21+)
If you’re looking for a nicer nightclub to celebrate New Year’s Eve in Washington DC, but don’t want to skimp on the intensity, look no further than Ultrabar! Its a 21+ event in a great space with 6 bars spread across 5 floors and 4 DJs. Its the home of the party for those looking to ring in the new year with an intense party! See complete party details…

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Midnight Balloon Drop at Ultrabar Nightclub DC on New Year's Eve

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POP New Year's Eve at Fur Nightclub w/DJ Chachi

POP New Year’s Eve at Fur Nightclub w/DJ Chachi (18+)
Its a massive 18+ New Year’s Eve DC party at Fur Nightclub, one of the largest clubs in the area! Featuring 4 immense dance floors, ten bars, two vips, and three DJs, its guaranteed to be absolutely wild! With special guest DJ Chachi kicking it up a notch, other New Years Eve Parties in DC just can’t compete!  See complete party details…

The main floor at Fur Nightclub Washington DC
The main floor at Fur Nightclub Washington DC

New Years Eve Gala at Barcode DC
New Years Eve Gala at Barcode DC

New Year’s Eve Gala at Barcode Lounge DC (21+)
Barcode provides a completely different atmosphere for celebrating New Year’s Eve in DC, combining the energy and partying of New Year’s Eve with the relaxing yet upscale Bar and Lounge experience that’s made Barcode famous! Its the perfect spot for those who want to rock out on NYE in DC without dealing with loud music, long lines, and big club feel. See complete party details…

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Lima Lounge DC New Years Eve

Masquerade New Year’s Eve at Lima Lounge DC (21+)
The most elite New Years Eve DC Party is held at Lima Lounge DC, complete with an exquisite full 3 or 5 course dinner, VIP tables, and of course a full size party on the main floor! Masquerade costume attire is encouraged for the party! The full experience includes wine-and-dine night, followed by the big party and the midnight champagne toast! See complete party details…

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VIP Table at Lima Lounge DC