Novation & dublab present: The Second Summer of Love (A Celebration of British Sound)
As part of BritWeek’s 2015 celebration, Novation and dublab are partnering to present Second Summer of Love, a special event Upstairs at Ace Hotel Downtown Los Angeles on April 30th. This happening will be dedicated to the rise of Acid House in the UK during what became known as the Second Summer of Love. This music movement, which spanned the unusually hot British Summers of 1988 and ’89, changed the state of music worldwide. dublab DJs will be playing classic songs from this period amidst projected, archival artwork and photographs. The Second Summer of Love event will pay tribute to influential clubs like Shoom, Trip and The Haçienda while celebrating the legacy of the scene’s producers and DJs whose work influenced contemporary dance music.
DJ sets by:
Guest of honor (non-performing):
Upstairs at Ace Hotel Downtown LA
929 South Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90015
http://www.acehotel.com/losangeles
9pm – 2am
This is a free event – Capacity is limited and RSVP’ing on Facebook does not guarantee entry. Early arrival is advised.
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Novation – www.novationmusic.com
Novation was conceived in 1992 by a couple of passionate pioneers: Iain Janaway and Chris Hugget, the man behind OSCar and Wasp. Together they developed new methods of controlling technology, which let them generate sound in ways that could keep pace with musical creativity and vision.
The result of their obsession is Novation’s legacy: Bass Station, Supernova, Drum Stations. This evolution of technology changed the face of music making forever and created the genre we now know as electronic music.
In 2004, Novation joined the Focusrite family and continued to expand their range of synthesisers to combine their heritage in analogue and digital. In 2009, their revolutionary grid instrument, Launchpad, inspired an entirely new way of making and sharing electronic music.
Novation gear has always been made by musicians for musicians. They use the gear they design every day, as do bedroom producers and A-List artists alike around the world. Their mission remains the same: to inspire the creation of new electronic music.
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dublab – www.dublab.com
dublab is a non-profit web radio collective devoted to the growth of positive music, arts and culture. We have been broadcasting independently since 1999. Our audience of turned-on listeners connect from around the world. dublab’s mission is to share beautiful music via the world’s best djs. What you hear on dublab crosses genres and defies classification. Unlike traditional radio, the dublab djs have total freedom of selection. You will experience many different sounds, but find they all have the same soulful root. We have extended our creative action to include art exhibits, film projects, event production and record releases.
A collective of the planet’s most progressive music selectors. Whether bringing dance floors to a boil, exploring magic experimentalism or spinning far-out, eclectic sets the dublab soundsystem reflects all shades of future roots sound.
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BritWeek – www.britweek.org
BritWeek is a non-profit organization, started in Los Angeles in 2007, to highlight the creative fusion between the United Kingdom and California, and now Miami. BritWeek’s mission is to create greater awareness of the many ways in which Britain and the US work closely together, and further build this relationship to advance business, the arts, and philanthropy in both of these thriving regions of the world.Every Spring, BritWeek hosts a program of events that promotes British creativity, innovation and excellence in California across multiple categories including, film & television, music, art, fashion, design, retail, sport, philanthropy, business, and more.
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Wild Life Press – www.wildlifepress.com
Wild Life Press is an independent publisher specialising in limited edition books made in close collaboration with the artist or subject. The Wild Life Archive is a world renown collection of dance music memorabilia including New York disco, Chicago house, Ibiza balearic and the UK’s Acid House movement to name a few.
