With a few exceptions, regular opportunities to hear upfront dance music in a friendly environment have been far and few in between, after the one “real” dance club we had, Boneshakers, shut it’s doors on East Hancock 5 years ago. The idea with the Knock Knock night is to try to bring back some of that same accessibility we enjoyed (and admittedly, started taking for granted) back then. Every first Thursday of the month throughout the school year we’ll be showcasing some homegrown Athens DJ talent. We’re mixing veterans with new players, wax with digital, old school with future beats, in an intimate, no-frills environment aimed at pushing quality dance music in Athens. We’re shooting to have nice, comfortable sound, with some decent low end courtesy of Matt Soundboi with Dash Productions, while local celebrity vocalist/bartendress Star Scott (of local electro-jazz-fusion band Sursievision) will be on hand to slang some dranks. Best of all, it’s completely FREE!
Concurrent with the launch of the night, we’ll be curating a series of mixes by our rotating crew of DJs. If you’re a DJ or electronic artist who’d like an opportunity to perform at Knock Knock (or have your mix featured), please head over to the official Knock Knock website for instructions on how to submit your entry. We’re excited to get this going and to meet and network with new talent. Please take the time to invite your friends who might enjoy dancing or generally having a good time.
Here’s the lineup for the first event (flyer by Neumachina below):
10-11: MITCHEL MONTES (French House / Nu-Disco)
11-12 – D:RC (Future Garage / UK Funky)
12-1 – WONKY KONG (Tropical Bass)
1-2 – LEXUS LUTHOR (Electro)
Edit: here’s a mix as well of the kind of stuff I intend to play that night.
