Honey Soundsystem, Honey Dijon, Nancy Whang
U Street Music Hall
06/08/2014 07:00 PM EDT
$10.00
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Supporting Acts: DJ Lisa Frank, Bil Todd, Baronhawk, Tommy Cornelis
Honey Soundsystem
Honey Soundsystem, a DJ group created in the spirit of the legendary bay area crews, have been making their own scuff marks on today's dancefloors while spreading the gospel of SF's rich dance music history. Discaires, P-Play, Robot Hustle, Jason Kendig and Josh Cheon have come together to fill a void they saw in current gay nightlife. You can find Honey Soundsystem online, in the records stores, on stages at venues/festivals around the world, and EVERY SUNDAY NIGHT at the Holy Cow in the heart of SF's SOMA district.
Honey has been instrumental in the formation of three record labels Dark Entries, Discaire, and HNYTRX - our in-house label for special one off releases.
Since forming in January 2006, Honey Soundsystem has brought new style and edge to the San Francisco dance scene. They have hosted DJ's from around the world, including Todd Terje, Prosumer, Steffi, Hawke aka Gavin Hardkiss, Tim Sweeney, Horse Meat Disco London, Silent Servant, Part Time Punks, Kim Ann Foxman, Bicep, Stefan Goldmann, KiNK, Optimo, Hercules & Love Affair, Discodromo, Cosmo Vitelli, DJ Spun, Daniel Wang, Shits & Giggles, Derek Plaslaiko, Session Victim, Ben Aqua, MVSCLZ, Anthony Mansfield, DJ Garth, Bottin, Eric Duncan, My Cousin Roy, Nick Chacona, Lady Blaktronika, Steve Fabus, Neon Leon, and A Club Called Rhonda, Mister Saturday Night DJs, Aaron Clark, Nikita…
Honey Dijon
MISS HONEY DIJON
New York City, NY
Digital Disco (www.digital-disco.com)
www.soundcloud.com/honeydijon
www.facebook.com/DJHoneyDijon
What more can be said about the fabulous Honey Dijon. She has rightly taken her place in the music world and one of the most exciting and unique talents today with her innovative and unique sound. She also boasts some impressive accolades from some of the biggest names in dance music from Danny Tenaglia to Derrick Carter.
Based in NYC, born and bred in the Windy City, Honey is known for her unique take on the Chicago sound with inflections of the deep New York underground. In fact, Honey is one of the few dj's in recent years to defy pigeon-holing. She draws from a wide repertoire of musical styles from old school Chicago House, disco, tech house, tribal, funk, soul, and R& B. She has graced the tables from Ministry of Sound London to Ushuaia Ibiza, Panorama Bar Berlin, Eric Jackson Leon Floresereo Montreal and everywhere in between. She has also shared the decks with none other Danny Tenaglia, Derrick Carter, Green Velvet, The Martinez Brothers, Satoshi Tomiie, and Quentin Harris.
Honey is also entering one of the most prolific times in her career not only as a DJ , but as a producer as well. Collaborating with such legendary vocalists Dajae and Celeda, Honey can count Toolroom Records, Nervous, Mile End, Stereo Productions, Deeperfect, Classic Recordings as a few of the labels she has released tracks on. She also runs her own label Digital Disco which has seen artists DJ Sneak, Jeremy Joshua, Derrick Carter, Luke Solomon and Orangemuse all contribute to it's growing success. Honey has also remixed, along with her studio partner Sebastian Manuel, pop acts Cyndi Lauper, Casey Spooner, R.E.M, and Jessica 6 spreading her infectious sound to garner even more fans around the world.
Honey's recent gigs for such clients as Louis Vuitton, Givenchy, Rick Owens and other global taste-makers
is also making her one of the most sought after dj's for top fashion events.
Always inspired by new ideas and new music, Honey continues to push the envelope to create new and
exciting projects. As Danny Tenaglia said when once asked what is his favorite form of dance music, he
replied 'I LIKE IT ALL"! What a great motto that suits Honey Dijon perfectly!
Nancy Whang
Nancy Whang (DFA/LCD Soundsystem/The Juan MacLean) is among the few who can lay claim to being a key figure in the heady early days of the rise of DFA Records, and her DJ sets remain faithful to the post-punk party aesthetic upon which DFA was founded. Nancy's contributions on early 12"'s by LCD Soundsystem and The Juan MacLean quickly lead to her full-time involvement as a permanent member in each of those bands. Shortly after, guest appearances on Soulwax's seminal track 'E Talking' and Munk's 'Kick Out The Chairs' solidified her place as a highly sought after vocalist in the burgeoning alternative dance music scene.
It was this auspicious debut upon which Nancy has since built an electrifying career as a touring and recording member of LCD Soundsystem. Logging years of touring miles, Nancy was instrumental in establishing LCD as one of the decades most exciting live bands, headlining some of the greatest festivals worldwide in addition to endless club gigs. As if that were not enough, in LCD's downtime Nancy also fronted DFA act The Juan MacLean, again setting off on rigorous touring schedules of both festivals and clubs across the globe. Her appearance on The Juan MacLean's massive dance hit 'Happy House' once again solidified her place as a sort of hitmaking voice of underground dance music.
Of course, all of this live band action is only half of the DFA equation; DJ'ing has always been equally prominent. Like James Murphy, Juan MacLean, Holy Ghost, Shit Robot, Eric Duncan and other members of the DFA collective, Nancy found herself honing her skills as a DJ at various afterparties and special events. While many of her peers at DFA ventured out into the world of late night club-friendly dj'ing, Nancy has stayed firmly rooted in the eclecticism of what could now be considered the defining style of DFA. Her sets have an emphasis on fun, an echoing of the glory days of the NYC scene of the 80's in which disco, proto-house, postpunk, noise, electro, and latin influences all conspire to keep things interesting. No loopy late-night darkness here. Nancy's sets might feature dance party friendly tracks by Liquid Liquid, Deee-Lite, Nu Shooz, Annie, Sexual Harassment, Frankie Knuckles, Kraftwerk, Lipps Inc., and of course the newest and classic tracks from her own DFA label.
Nancy continues to fill her schedule with worldwide DJ bookings while working on the next full album by The Juan MacLean.
Venue Information
U Street Music Hall
1115 U Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
http://www.ustreetmusichall.com/