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Tight Crew’s Space Jam

Name: Tight Crew’s Space Jam
Start: 2018-04-14T18:00:00-04:00
End: 2018-04-15T02:00:00-04:00

April 14, 2018 @ 6:00 pm - 2:00 am UTC-4

Tickets: http://bit.ly/spacejam4
Website: http://www.tightcrew.net/space-jam.html

Date: April 14th, 2018
Location: Fete Music Hall
103 Dike St, Providence RI 02909
Time: 6pm – 2am

—\*** THE MISSION STATEMENT ***//—
In 2009 we embarked on an epic journey to find our cosmic friends BIG NAZO. Along the way we discovered sounds & vibes that electrified the scene, & took everything to a whole new level. Join us, and a thousand smiling faces as we blast off on another adventure with our alien friends Big Nazo. Experience the intergalactic PLURR that many say is the reason they party today. We are putting everything we can into this event and promise it will be a Radical Audio Visual Experience that is talked about for years to come. A big thanks is in order to our entire Tight Crew family. Our community has grown from a few to a few thousand, & the close friendly vibe remains stronger than ever. We love you all & can’t wait to enjoy this trip together.

—**\ BIG NAZO //**—
BIG NAZO is an international performance group of visual artists and performers, and masked musicians who unite to create bizarre and hilarious larger-than-life sized characters, environments, & spectacles! Find out here: http://www.bignazo.com/

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Space Jam 2009: https://youtu.be/hKdbEKflVmE
Space Jam 2011: https://youtu.be/LtvpXhnjZnM
Space Jam 2017: https://youtu.be/xBPN9DRA-sI

—* EVENT INFO *—
-3 ROOMS OF CONCERT SOUND & LIGHTING
-20+ DJ’S AND LIVE ACTS FROM ACROSS THE UNIVERSE
-A FULLY TRANSFORMED VENUE WHICH WILL TAKE YOU
TO ANOTHER DIMENSION
-CONFETTI CANNONS
-CUSTOM LED ART INSTALLATION
-FREE FRESH FRUIT & KANDI MAKING AREA-MIND BLOWING LASERS AND LIGHTING BY: SUPREME SOUND & LIGHTING
-VENDOR VILLAGE
-FREE KANDI MAKING AREA
-TIGHT CREW FAMILY VIBE
-AND SO MUCH MORE!

—**\ COSTUME CONTEST //**—
BEST ALIEN/SPACE/FUTURISTIC/ROBOT COSTUME
“Be part of the experience and come in costume!”

\ 2018 Space Jam Line-up //

ill-ēsha
https://www.facebook.com/ill.esha.music/
http://soundcloud.com/ill-esha
https://twitter.com/ill_esha
http://ill-esha.com
For many years ill-esha has weathered the dynamic, often ephemeral soundscape of electronic music, simply by being an original. “I’m not really an observer. I’m very much a participant and a creator,” self-describes the Vancouver, British Columbia-born artist, songwriter, producer, and DJ. “Everything I do in my life, it quickly becomes way more than a hobby.” From growing up in the EDM hotbed of the Pacific Northwest, attending raves in her teens, ill-esha accelerated her musical passions to the fullest. “First I wanted to be part of this culture as a DJ, doing vocals and curating music. After that, I also needed to participate in the music I was playing,” referring to her progression as a producer and headlining performer. “I’ve just been moving one step up at a time over the years, into being this completely original show.”

Although ill-esha’s professional career dates back to 1997, the Denver, Colorado-based artist asserts that her recent evolution in music greatly contrasts with her initial work. “I spent about a decade in the Drum & Bass world. I was one of two Drum & Bass female MCs in the whole country, for a long time. That’s how I got my start, and started touring.” Delving further into making the kind of music she wanted on her playlist, ill-esha’s journey broke out of genre. “Something about Drum & Bass just isn’t what I make,” she says, becoming a pioneering artist in the Glitch Hop movement. Even that musical taxonomy is something that today, the veteran shakes off. “It now means something very different from what I do.” Currently immersed in Future-Bass, ill-esha’s music captivated audiences in 2013, tied to three separate tours, alongside Bassnectar, Beats Antique, and Big Gigantic. With the increasing dates and venues, the artist remains committed to her audience. “After that experience, I upgraded my set-up. Now I have custom stands, instruments—even if it’s heavy and expensive to travel with, I’m proud that authenticity is what matters most in my music.”

Authenticity has been a driving force in ill-esha’s albums, including 2008’s The Perfect Circuit, 2010’s Circadian Rhythms, and most recently, 2014’s Open Heart Surgery, among a plethora of singles, EPs, and various appearances and side projects. Looking at the space she’s helped lead, she says, “Those of us who do it own way without going with what’s hot in the market, we don’t blow up as much, but we’re all still here.” With her work covered and remixed, the artist who grew up in a professional music family, stresses, “I really try to make songs. A good song should be translatable. If I can’t play an acoustic version of it, I don’t let it sit.”

Calling her own musical style “weird,” it’s something that crowds have hooked onto. All the while, ill-esha has helped shift a paradigm in EDM. After years of suffering the music industry’s sexism, from being mistaken as a visual designer or a dancer to being discounted despite her expertise, it’s only made her sound hit harder. “I have to be better cause people expect me to be worse,” ill-esha says, noting that she plans to lead workshops that inspire at-risk youth—young women especially, to pursue the technical arts. In a culture where production is stereotyped as a masculine practice, it is ill-esha now making the records that male and female DJs are spinning.

A fully dimensional artist, ill-esha remains in touch with her DJ past. “In my live shows, there’s an extra layer of freestyle energy. I think it’s really important to make each show special, and make people have to see you.” Differentiating from the albums, she adds, “I like to make solid songs, and just a whole level of randomness when it’s live.” With turntables, keytars, vocal loopers, and other instrumentals integrated within her sets, all of the iterations of ill-esha’s journey are represented.
A blissful ill-esha describes her newest creations as upbeat, positive parallels to her life. “I feel resolved now. Hopefully my happy music is just as good.” With that
constant driving bass, freestyle, and soulful lyrics, it surely is.

DJ Shortee
https://www.facebook.com/DJShorteeOfficial/
http://www.djshortee.com/
https://www.instagram.com/djshortee/
https://www.youtube.com/user/djshortee

Recognized as one of the most diverse & technically skilled DJs in the world, SHORTEE’s 18+ year career is highlighted by an unparalleled series of firsts. Named “Queen of the Scratch World” by DJ Times, Shortee has been described as the “World’s Premier Female DJ” by the Grammy Foundation and her unique contribution to the art of DJing earned her a spot as the only female DJ featured in Doug Pray’s critically acclaimed movie SCRATCH. Shortee has produced countless releases on numerous labels in multiple genres, appearing solo and with partner DJ Faust (Faust & Shortee aka Urban Assault). Co-founder of labels Heavy Artillery Recordings& 5 Star Records, her skills as a DJ & Producer have earned her acclaim in countless publications including Rolling Stone, Spin, DJ Times, Urb and Remix as well as licensing features airing on networks such as NBC, ESPN, MTV & HBO. There are few DJs that are truly respected globally in such a wide variety of genres as Shortee. She spins everything from House, Dubstep, Drumstep, Drum & Bass, Glitch Hop, Trap, Breaks, Hip Hop, Top40, Mash Up, Funk, Soul and Rock. Her fast paced mixing style, expert scratching skills and energetic stage presence has made her one of the most in demand DJs touring worldwide in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa & the Middle East. In addition to being a veteran globetrotter, Shortee has also made the rounds on the silver screen, starring in an countless documentary movies as well as TV appearances including NBC’s “Hip Hop Nation”, The Tyra Banks Show, and commercials including Sony PSP and Toyota. It is impossible to paint a complete picture of an ever evolving artist like Shortee with words alone so visit her website for more info, social media links, music, videos, tour dates & free downloads!

DJ Venom
Hard House/Turntablism – Morlock Musik – RI
http://www.djvenom.com/
https://soundcloud.com/djvenom
https://www.facebook.com/djvenommusic

Few DJs put as much energy, intensity and insanity into their performances as DJ VENOM. He continues to relentlessly tour the continent, unleashing his signature sounds to packed dance floors of sweat covered fans. This New England native has been a major figure in the North American rave scene for over two decades, wowing crowds with his flawless mixing, floor-filling beats and crazy turntable tricks. In 1994, Venom started Volume Productions, a rave oriented company dedicated to the advancement of the underground electronic scene. Not only did Volume release over 70 DJ Venom mix tapes, but they also were bent on breeding an army of party-goers by throwing numerous raves and events, including the famous ENERGY night. Venom also gained notoriety for his sick scratching and turntable skills that earned him numerous awards in competitions and battles throughout the years, including two second place finishes at the WMC battles in Miami. In 2000, Venom signed with the legendary Underground Construction label out of Chicago. His hard house sound was a perfect match and he began releasing a series of top-selling CDs including the “Straight Bangin’” series, the “House Blend” series and the “Raise the Volume” series. Today, Venom continues to champion the hard dance sounds, releasing an arsenal of headbanging hard house, hardstyle and hardcore tracks. He continues to put out mix CDs on his own label, Morlock Musik, as well as various side projects under the aliases of Scratch Gringo and Eddie Brock. After 20+ years behind the decks, Venom continues to breathe life into the underground scene, and he doesn’t plan on stopping.

Elements Throwdown (Lenore b2b Fox)
Drum & Bass – MA (2 Hour Set)
https://www.facebook.com/elementsdnb/
https://elements-dnb.com/
https://www.mixcloud.com/Lenore/
https://soundcloud.com/djlenore
https://soundcloud.com/fox-musik
https://soundcloud.com/the-statesmen

Fox has been a fan of electronic music since his early years, playing in a number of bands and later in college, learning how to DJ. But it was his love of industrial music and hip hop that came together in the sound of drum and bass, which became his passion. Fox’s DJ skills were honed on his radio show, Sunday Mass on Kunninmindz and later at his drum and bass night, Shadow Technics, in Cambridge. Moving beyond being a bedroom producer, he started the Boston group The Statesmen with Furious, Hallifax, and Aske and had a number of releases on various labels. In 2012, he became a resident at the prestigious night, Elements, joining founders Crook and Lenore where he remains to this day. Fox’s DJ style has evolved over the years to include a wide range of sounds. His tight mixing and varied song selection finds fans of all styles of drum and bass.

One of the unsung heroes of New England Drum & Bass is a woman named Lenore. Djing since the dawn of dnb in New England in the 90s, Lenore is known and widely respected for her seamless style of mixing and commanding presence behind the decks. It doesn’t matter the style of dnb, she does it all. Co-founding Elements in 1999, she represents the legacy of drum & bass with style, grace and class. Her night has brought in local, regional, national and international talent to Boston, building the reputation of one of the most prestigious dnb events in the country and the world.

Hybrid Decliners – House/Techno – MA

Artemis – Psystrance – MA
https://www.facebook.com/thefractaltribenetwork/
https://www.fractaltribe.org/

Arcada
Hardstyle – MD
https://www.facebook.com/arcadadj/
https://soundcloud.com/arcada_dj

Eflorem
Bass Music – RI
https://www.facebook.com/efloremofficial/
https://soundcloud.com/Efloremofficial
https://www.instagram.com/Eflorem_official/

Big N Dope – Breaks – RI/MA
https://www.facebook.com/bigndope/
https://www.facebook.com/djsoappy
http://www.tightcrew.net/big-n-dope.html
https://hearthis.at/bigndope/

Tickets: http://bit.ly/spacejam4
Website: http://www.tightcrew.net/space-jam.html

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Date:: April 14, 2018
Time:: 6:00 pm - 2:00 am