Friday October 10th

9pm-2am

$20 Early Bird (Sold Out)

$25 Advance

$30 Door

The Downbeat Presents:

Hebegebe (Van.)

Taffi Louis (Van.)

Clark

It’s our dear friend Zac Wild’s birthday, and he asked us if we could bring Toronto powerhouse, Deko-ze to come play. Unfortunately due to some health issues Deko-ze had to cancel the show, but lucky for us we were able to hustle and our friend Hebegebe from Van. will be taking his place... We are also very excited to have Vancouver’s Taffi Louis come to play his singular blend of Italo, Techno and Electro before Deko- ze tears it up. Rounding out our lineup will be the one and only Clark- whose sets are fast becoming favourites for those seeking a headier release on the dance floor.

Hebegebe (Van.)
https://soundcloud.com/hebegebe
https://www.instagram.com/djhebegebe/

First thing to remember when preparing this stew, is that you don’t have to use all new ingredients for this to come out tasting Fresh.
Don’t be scared to dig deep in the cupboard for some old spices and funky leftovers. Take One Ripe old Dj and season for 25 years. Remove the crust and only use the doughy soft bits.
Break some beats open and add generously. Then this is where the recipe gets fun. Here you add Funk, Soul, Hip Hop, Disco and House. Don’t be scared to mix it up and you can never have too much of one and not enough of the other. The best part of this recipe is that it’s never the same and always come out just right.
Then Heat to desired temperature. Can be enjoyed hot or cool.

Best enjoyed with a shot of Tequila and an Ice cold beer.

Taffi Louis (Van.)

https://soundcloud.com/taffi_louis

https://www.instagram.com/taffi_louis/

For over two decades, Taffi Louis has treated DJing not as a career path, but as a lifelong experiment in how music can reshape a room. His first gig- at a Vancouver Gay bar- unexpectedly kicked off a six year weekly residency with complete freedom to roam. Nights would start off with house, italo and new wave; morphing into a late-night fetish vibe with heavier nu-disco, techno and electro clash pushing the envelope while mapping out links to what came before. An audience nostalgic for Giorgio Moroder and synth pop could be just as ravenous for Vitalic or Gesaffelstein when you connect the dots.

That subversive instinct soon spilled into his own events in the mid- 2000’s. What began as niche queer events evolved into creating inclusive spaces and shifting focus from the presumed audience over to music defying easy categorization; era- hopping, retro futuristic, catchy yet strange, the music at Truckerdisco and Roboteria nights created their own niches, despite conventional wisdom that says to identify your audience first.

His edits are supported worldwide by DJ’s like The Hacker, Italo Brutalo, Local Suicide and many more.

Clark (Vic.)

Clark is the consummate tastemaker. He has been curating underground dance lineups for some of Vancouver Islands most notorious stages for well over a decade, with deep involvement in the West Coast dance music community for well over 20 years. Clarks efforts curating artists for major events like The Spirit Tree Stage at Tall Tree Music Festival, and the electronic dance acts at the legendary Song and Surf Music festival (which has garnered so much trust from its diehard fans that it sells out in minutes, long before the always stellar lineup is announced), have spilled over to his set curation. His selections go deep, taking advantage of his years of exposure to some of the worlds premier diggers and selectors, but his sets are aimed squarely at making us dance, decoupling us from time; giving ourselves over to rhythm and sound. Preferring the long format freestyle set for its capacity for connection with the dancers in front of him, as well as the storytelling that can be accomplished as one DJ links a set together, locked in the moment with a space and and the people filling it, Clark will warm up the room proper with a 2 hour set.

https://www.facebook.com/clark.cutler.94