Green Velvet & Designer Drugs

Saturday, June 20th, 2009

Mezzanine, Rock It Science, and Prismatic Present:

Green Velvet & Designer Drugs

Mezzanine, Rock It Science and Prismatic are proud to announce a rare SF appearance and the debut Mezzanine performance of the one and only Green Velvet, one of dance music's legendary figures. Green Velvet's labels Cajual and Relief have had a major impact on electronic music, and he has produced huge tracks such as The Percolator, La La Land, and Shake & Pop since the beginning of the rave scene with no sign of slowing down today. Green Velvet will be joined by Designer Drugs, one of the hottest up and coming acts in the United States signed to LA electro stalwart iHeartcomix Records. The pairing of these two headliners - spanning old school and new school - is a combination that one does not get the opportunity to experience every weekend, backed up by some of the top local talent SF has to offer: Richie Panic of Blow Up throwing down a special birthday set, Rock It Science founder and Flavor Group resident DJ Eric Sharp, and Prismatic founder Andrew Phelan.

Featuring:

Green Velvet (Relief Records, Cajual - Chicago)

Designer Drugs (iHeartcomix - NYC)

Richie Panic (Blow Up) - Special Birthday Set

Eric Sharp (Rock It Science, Flavor Group)

Andrew Phelan (Prismatic, Drop Music)

9PM, 21+
Mezzanine
444 Jessie Street, SF
Advance tix at www.going.com/gvmezz

www.mezzaninesf.com
www.rockitsciencesf.com
www.prismatictracks.com

About the DJs:

Green Velvet (Relief Records, Cajual - Chicago)

Few artists have the ability to produce timeless music that can cross genre barriers and be enjoyed by listeners with diverse musical interests. Green Velvet is one of these few. Producing under the Green Velvet moniker as well as his alter ego Cajmere, Curtis A. Jones has released a steady stream of dance floor aimed tracks since 1991. His discography boasts many impressive contributions to dance music: Flash, Answering Machine, (It's Time For) The Percolator, La La Land, Shake & Pop and many others. Curtis' ear for great music put him at the forefront of two seminal labels in Chicago: Cajual Records and Relief Records. These labels hosted his original works as well as other renowned artists such as Armand Van Helden, DJ Sneak, Dajae, Johnny Fiasco, Roy Davis Jr., Mark Grant, Gene Farris and more. Green Velvet is usually found traveling across the globe to perform at festivals and huge clubs but June 20th he will make a rare West Coast appearance at Mezzanine, playing a DJ set while singing some of his original works.

Designer Drugs (iHeartcomix - NYC)

Designer Drugs is a New York based electro-house duo focused on making stadium rocking bangers. Currently, Designer Drugs is releasing remixes for artists such as Little Boots (Iamsound Records), The Veronicas (Warner Brothers), Thieves Like Us (Kitsune), Jupiter One (Warner Brothers), HeartsRevolution (iheartcomix), Mission Control (Etc, Etc), Freezepop (Warner Brothers), Hail Social (Flaming Hotz), Protokol (iheartcomix, over 500,000 copies distributed on CD via Scion), IAMX (formerly of The Sneaker Pimps), and Fake Shark - Real Zombie. Michael Patrick, Designer Drugs’ DJ/Frontman has over 11 years experience and the ability to read and work any crowd. It will be a treat to have him rocking the dance floor.

Richie Panic (Blow Up) - Special Birthday Set

There are few names in San Francisco that are more synonymous with cutting edge music than Richie Panic. Richie and partner Jeffrey Paradise were the architects of the legendary weekly Frisco Disco event which drew huge crowds every Saturday night for 6 years. Richie is presently a resident DJ at Blow Up, one of the most talked about parties in SF, and also takes time to DJ at many of the hottest parties in the US. Richie will definitely be bringing the heat for this special set as he is celebrating his birthday with us.

Eric Sharp (Rock It Science, Flavor Group)

Rock It Science founder and Flavor Group resident Eric Sharp’s ascent to the forefront of dance music can only be described as meteoric. From working countless dance floors into frenzies at clubs, events, and festivals across the US and the globe to producing some of San Francisco’s most epic parties, Eric’s endless energy and dedication is simply contagious. Mr. Sharp has already achieved great success as a dj, producer and promoter alike, keeping everyone dancing until the sun comes up. The mastermind behind the Rock It Science movement never disappoints, dropping diverse, cutting edge, energetic sets that feature massive remixes, heavy bass lines, original tracks, yet to be released hits and other surprises.

Andrew Phelan (Prismatic, Drop Music)

Since moving from Chicago in 2001, Andrew Phelan has quickly made his mark on San Francisco. From regular appearances at SF hot spots such as Vessel, Harlot and Temple, to his extremely popular Tonal afterhours parties, Andrew can be heard laying down his infectious mix of deep, soulful, funky, and tech based house music every week in the city. Just as comfortable in the studio as behind the decks, Andrew has put out releases on some of the most respected labels in house, including Drop Music, Eight-Tracks, So Sound, and his own label, Prismatic Tracks. Working with partner Origami out of San Francisco’s famed Moulton Studios complex, his music has landed on the charts and playlists of Radio 1, Kiss FM, Mark Farina, Jay-J, Laurent Garnier, Funk D’Void, Luke Solomon, Colette, Robert Owens and Roger Sanchez to name but a few.