ALLAND BYALLO

[San Francisco, CA]
[KONTROL], Nightlight Music, Liebe*Detail, Missive Music

CRAIG KUNA
[San Francisco, CA]
[KONTROL], Mothership

Saturday, Feb 20th
9pm
818 Liberty, Downtown — The former home of Pegasus!

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[KONTROL] brings the finest in minimal techno and forward-thinking house music to San Francisco every month, with an emphasis on live performances. Widely regarded as one of the best, most notorious techno monthlies in the US, Craig and Alland have been defining the sound of San Fran for almost 5 years.

We’re combining the sound of [KONTROL], the production quality you know from Humanaut + Hijack, and the legendary former space of Pegasus for one memorable night.

About Alland:
Alland Byallo is one of the busiest men in the San Francisco Techno community. Having produced electronic music for over 10 years (and DJ’d for nearly as long) Alland come to be an international DJ and producer, releasing music on respected US and European record labels such as Liebe*Detail, Floppy Funk, Dirtybird, and Utensil Recordings, and headlining events on both sides of the country. His music, a blend of old and new elements of techno, house and minimal, is regularly charted and has been licensed to CD’s released by labels like Universal and Proton Music.

As owner of Nighlight Music and resident, designer and A&R for [KONTROL],  Alland has quickly grown to be one of the most in-demand Techno talents that SF has to offer.

About Craig:
Hailing from the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Craig found his early tastes in music heavily influenced by the environment that surrounded him. His influences of hard-edged music initially turned his ears towards the gritty sounds of D’n’B and Detroit Techno as his passion for the beat flourished. Within a few years, Craig sold his guitar, bass, and amps to buy his first set of 1200’s. He started off playing breakbeats and D’n’B, but soon after found his art in techno, due to it’s complexity and his ability to create longer mixes with more minimal tracks. Soon after, in the wake of a burgeoning rave scene, he decided it was time to introduce other people to the music he loved and played, and in 1998, at the ripe old age of 19, he threw his first event.

In the years to come Craig continued to host events, from small club after-hours to 5000 person warehouse raves, bringing the likes of Green Velvet, The Stickmen, Mike Dearborn, Marco Carola, Funk’ D’void, Slam, and H-Foundation to name a few. After relocating to San Francisco in 2001 in an effort to broaden his horizons, he started to get more into house music, or as people so often call it, he became “San Francsicanized.” The result: [KONTROL] and a host of remixes on Mothership and blipswitch.

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Interior Installation by Tarra Powley.

High performance four corner surround sound by Impact Audio.

This event is SMOKING OUTSIDE ONLY.

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Location:
818 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222

One room – One Vibe – Full Bar
9pm-2am: Come early for the full experience!
18+ to Enter
21+ to Consume
NO CAGES within the whole venue

Presale Tickets: $10 available at: http://www.showclix.com/event/8135/
$15 at the door

Popularity: 78% [?]

Looking for presales for Octave One? Look no further.

Popularity: unranked [?]

Humanaut + Hijack teams present a live performance by:

OCTAVE ONE

[Detroit, MI]
[430 West Records / Tresor]

Debuting with “I Believe” on the monumental (10 Records) compilation “Techno 2: The Next Generation” (alongside Carl Craig, Marc Kinchen, and Jay Denham) in 1990. Octave One (also recording as Random Noise Generation) is the brainchild of the phenomenal native sons of Detroit, MI (USA), the Burden Brothers. The core unit of the band, made up of Lenny Burden and Lawrence Burden (with revolving members of Lynell Burden, Lorne Burden, and Lance Burden), have had the privilege of touring live throughout the world, including the countries of Germany, Spain, Greece, Belgium, Vienna, The Netherlands, the UK, Ireland, Scotland, Malaysia, Japan, the US, and Russia, among many other places. The monumental band is part of the so called “second wave” of Detroit Techno.

2000 brought the biggest Octave One release to date, “Blackwater”. The track has appeared on over 70 compilation albums worldwide (with comp sales exceeding one million collectively). It has been released domestically in 5 countries (US, UK, Spain, Germany, and Australia). The track has also been a favorite on the decks of some of the world’s best known DJs, Little Louie Vega, Danny Teneglia, Jeff Mills, Richie Hawtin, Kevin Saunderson, Derrick May, Jonathan Peters, Laurent Garnier, among many, many others. “Blackwater” became a new turning point for the brothers. Late 2006 brought the release of the first full length DVD/CD project from the group, Octave One featuring Random Noise Generation “Off The Grid”. 2008 brings the first studio album in 4 years, “Summers on Jupiter”.[/center]

The most talked about act of DEMF 2009 – Octave One is ready to take Pittsburgh to the next level.

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LOCAL

[Pittsburgh, PA]
[Hijack]

Local is the project of Hijack founder and resident Ryan Walsh: A compound of his music, Ableton Live, controllers, and other people’s music – Minimal, maximal, progressive and regressive – Local will deliver a set designed specifically and appropriately for you to savor, engross, and absorb.

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JASON CUBAN

[Pittsburgh, PA]
[Humanaut / Full House Productions]

Humanaut’s latest addition and Full House Veteran, Jason prides himself on his tasteful, eclectic selection of deep psychedelic grooves. Ranging from dubstep to dub techno, Jason is poised to lull you into the mood proper – cavernous rhythms, echoey waves, and surgical mixing are all on the operating table.

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Art Installation by Tommy Conroy (Event Architect of “Hot House”, The Sprout Fund’s annual fundraiser blowout)
“Alpha Wave” – a kinetic light installation by [b]Joshua Space[/b]

High performance four-corner surround sound by Impact Audio.

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Location:
The Lawrenceville Moose
120 51st Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15201

One room – One Vibe – Full Bar
9pm-2am: Come early for the full experience!
18+ to Enter
21+ to Consume
Presale Tickets: $12
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Popularity: unranked [?]