Domestic Support at mt:s Dance Arena
Wednesday, 17 June 2009
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The top names of dancing electronic music are coming to mt:s Dance Arena, we already know that. Now, at the very same stage, we are presenting you with their domestic support, our most representative performers, who will also work back to back, try out new things, measure their strength. Those are: Dee Face and Vladimir Aćić, Vlada Janjić and Gordan Paunović, MKDSL and Flip. They are the people who will warm you up in a proper way for the performances of their colleagues, role models, teachers...
Dee Face and Vladimir Acic are to give you a good warm up and prepare you for Zabiela-Fanciulli, Lawler-Burridge, Sasha-Digweed madness.
Hardly is there anyone more suitable to greet the world famous names of electronic music than Dee Face, the obligatory DJ to play at all, big or smaller parties organized around Serbia. This versatile young man has been interested in electronic music since forever, and together with Vladimir Acic, he is one of the Novi Sad's very own contributors and pioneers in the development of this music. Their organization, Happynovisad is prominent in presenting and working with the top notch artists, and in recognizing future wonders. Largely responsible for all the acts of Dance Arena for years now, he is coming out to open the stage he could call his own, on 9th July.
Vladimir Acic is making company to Dee Face at mt:s Dance Arena this night. Again one of the proudest representatives of domestic electronic music, one of those that can measure up to the kings of the night. After his ground breaking performance in Exit 03, which was later characterized as one of the best techno sets during the whole festival, this young man has been an Exit resident, playing at a more important venue and hour every year. Apart from the fact that he plays on three or four decks, he has been using special effects in his mixes lately, which gives him even more room for experimenting.
Vlada Janjic is sharing the turntables and measuring his strength in his back2back with Gordan Paunovic on the tenth, and we can be certain of good vibes coming from B92 offspring. This versatile DJ has had a long and influential career in electronic music, and an eye for new talents, being closely involved with the local scene for almost 15 years. He also runs B92 record label, within which numerous releases from local talents and the series of compilations “Radio Utopia” and “Belgrade Coffee Shop” made it a focal point of Belgrade’s underground sound.
Gordan Paunovic is who you ask about good music, especially electronic, being that he is one of the founding fathers of Radio B92, specialist in quality alternatives. he is a DJ, sound artist,and a journalist, playing deep and dirty electronic music since 1989, on his mother radio and in clubs all over Balkans and Europe. His thoughts on pop and society have been published in a number of books and publications such as The Wire, Index on Censorship, Face, etc. He is playing on the 10th, alongside Heidi and Justin Martin, Loco Dice and Magda...
Impossible to talk about electro in Serbia without mentioning MKDSL, the man responsible for positioning this genre in Serbian scene, successfully transmitting it to the masses, in his unique, appealing-to-all way. Marko Milosevic, the name behind this alias, has been swimming in these waters since 1995, when he first met this kind of music in the hangars of New Belgrade, and he’s considered an electro pioneer in these areas. The first official acknowledgment to his quality comes with winning a competition for the best DJ in Belgrade’s famous club Underground, and his work was soon in “Belgrade coffee shop 3” compilation. On Saturday, 11th July, he is greeting Eric Prydz and Adam Beyer, Hannah Holland and Tayo...
Young DJ Flip is sharing the decks with him, another one of the B92 offspring, to help him shake you up in some sexy electro sound.