Tweet
Groovanauts.com Party @ Remote Lounge
DJs:
EMC Crew (Alex Haje, Mike Haddad & Royce Haven)
Dany Veltri
George Macys
$3 domestic beers 10pm-12am
Remote is located at 327 Bowery between 2nd and 3rd Streets on the border of two lower Manhattan neighborhoods: the East Village and Noho. It's a short strut, saunter, or stroll from SoHo, the Lower East Side, the West Village and the Flatiron District.
Nearby Subway stops:
- the 6 at Bleecker
- the F and V at Broadway-Lafayette or 2nd Avenue
- the B and D at Broadway-Lafayette
- the N and R to 8th Street or to Prince Street
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
EMC Crew:
Royce Haven:
Royce Haven's music roots date back to his early years in NYC where he grew up listening to the electro pop, synth-driven sounds of the 80's and falling in love with the growing movement of Hip-Hop. It was in 89 after he moved to DC where he was first introduced to house music. Royce was given a mix tape by his fellow DJ friend, Omar. He instantly fell in love with the emotional and diverse sounds of Electronic Music. He promised Omar that one day he would also be a DJ. Royce is now fulfilling that promise holding a residencies in DC at Pulse www.pulsedc.com, Dragonfly www.emcdc.com and spinning regularly at Glow, DC , Spank, DC, FIVE, DC and Groovanauts parties in NY. He has also been privileged enough to spin with some of today's hottest DJ's such as 112 Crew, Barry Gilbey, Cor Finjeman, Dean Coleman, Groovefire, Hook, John '00' Flemming, Max Graham and Saeed Younan.
If spinning is not enough, Royce keeps himself busy in his studio working on a EP with collaborations from Samio of Yoshitoshi and J-Punch of Global Underground. He has a diverse sound ranging from house, breaks, tech-house, trance and techno. With his unique sound and talented mixing at the decks he is guaranteed to fill up the energy on any dance floor.
Mike Haddad:
As a promoter, Mike was given the opportunity to invite Jet Setting DJs & Producers such as Max Graham, Luke Fair, Dr.Kucho!, Behrouz, The Scumfrog and many others to play alongside him and his partner, Alex Haje. Gleaning production advice and knowledge from Dr.Kucho!, Mike is taking the next step in the natural evolution of the DJ; to produce the music he loves for the masses. This is an experience that will become precious over time with dedication and motivation. "The ability to play music and promote parties is a great accomplishment, but to make and then play your own music is priceless."
Maintaining his residencies is just a fraction of the effort Mike puts into helping shape the DC Dance music movement. Mike and his partners, Alex Haje & Rohan Malhotra, have established themselves as the top House/Progressive House promoters/DJs in the city. With current promotional residencies at Dragonfly and Club Five, these 3 music junkies continue to pave the path in DC that was started by numerous promoters in the past. "Being a DJ, Promoter, and Producer has given me the ability to create something fresh, and fill the musical and social gaps that were in people's lives and in the city".
Alex Haje:
Twenty-seven-year-old Alex Haje is not someone you can easily label. He lives for life and that is why you can now read this bio on him. Beginning his proper education as a Business Finance Major and working a corporate job, it didn't take Alex long to realize that his life was not meant to be spent behind a desk. With a high level of life dissatisfaction, Alex had to decide what his career would be. His lifetime goal was to find a job he would be happy with.
As a long time fan of electronic music the answer quickly became clear to Alex, find a job in the music industry. Little did he know that his many years spent at clubs like Nation (Buzz), Tracks, and the Edge in DC -- years of trips to Montreal's 514productions parties and clubs like Sona and Stereo... Alex had already begun the education he would need on his new career path. Alex decided to achieve his goal by learning everything he could about sound, so he enrolled at one of the best Recording Arts schools in the country, Full Sail in Orlando, Florida.
This was the first time in Alex's life that he finally "saw the light at the end of the tunnel"... he received a 4.0 in school and displayed nothing but extreme dedication to achieving his goal. Upon his return to the DC area, Alex landed an internship with XM Satellite Radio in their flagship recording studio (http://www.xmradio.com/xm_live/). His internship was to only last for 3 months... but Alex's perseverance ultimately landed him a position with the company.
While Alex was attending school learning the craft of sound... he purchased his first pair of decks and mixer to begin what he thought was going to be a hobby. Little did he know it would become a way of life! He practiced day in and day out developing his skills. Now Alex is just as comfortable behind the decks as he is in the studio. But it's his skills as a DJ that has enabled him to rise quickly through the ranks, and you can now find him headlining in many of the top clubs in the DC area.
When Alex is on the decks you'll hear a flawless mix of anything you can call house music.... deep, happy, funky, progressive and NY styles are always in his reach. Much of his technical precision comes from an innate understanding of the music he is playing, which he credits to the countless hours spent working and studying in his studio.
You can catch Alex at his residency at FIVE on Fridays, Spank/1223 (www.1223.com) most Saturday?s or at one of his many weekly bookings in the nation's capital.
Dany Veltri and George Macys:
Dany Veltri and George Macys will always consider themselves fans of EDM above anything else. Before ever knowing what a DJ did, these native east coasters spent every possible moment at clubs soaking in as much music as they possible could. It was this passion for the music that inspired them to start DJ’ing. Theor style blends tribal, tech and progressive house with elements of trance and breaks. Not limited to genres, Dany and George hold themselves to only one rule – if you love it, play it.
Having spun at 340, Alphabet Lounge, Happy Ending, Hook, Sullivan Room, Seho, and Voodoo Lounge in 2004, 2005 promises to be a busy year as Dany Veltri and George Macys start a new monthly residency at Remote Lounge NYC, where thet will be playing alongside the likes of Steve Gerrard, Ben Lost and DC’s EMC Crew.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Remote Lounge:
Remote is a revolutionary new concept in nightlife entertainment. Located in downtown Manhattan, it is a technology-themed cocktail lounge and new media art space unlike anything else in the world. The lounge is outfitted with over 60 video cameras - covering every square foot of the space from multiple angles - and this live video is displayed on over 100 output devices, such as CRTs, LCDs, large format plasma screens and video projectors. Into this mix of live feeds are an everchanging roster of digital and analog video artworks, animation, special effects, web-based art and interactive multimedia created by both emerging and established new media artists.
Telepresence
Controlled Entropy Ventures (CEV), the developers of Remote, describe the lounge as a "telepresence" environment. The appeal inherent in this seemingly contradictory concept has been noted by a number of techno-sociologists working in fields like video-conferencing and Virtual Reality. At Remote, all of the cameras within the lounge are controllable by the bar patrons themselves, who can view the output of the different cameras at custom-designed Cocktail Consoles™. The Cocktail Consoles™ also allow customers to then remotely pan and tilt any camera they are viewing using a joystick. Patrons therefore"spy" on other patrons and will be "spied" on in return. The cameras act as the "remote eyeballs," or the visual prosthetics, of the bar customers. This distortion of the usual way in which people interact, at the same time more (virtually) intimate and (physically) remote then typical bar encounters, is at the core of the fun to be had using the gadgets at Remote.
Rather than focus on the "Big Brother" association with the surveillance technology that has been co-opted and adapted to use in the lounge, CEV founders point out that their version of telepresence is used to very different ends then traditional surveillance implementations. First of all, access to the system is mutual, bilateral and consensual - nobody gets to violate anyone else's privacy in a manner that they would not be subject to themselves. Secondly, the environment is designed to encourage exploration, experimentation and human interaction rather than to control or protect people or property.
Design
The "telepresence" capability, along with the retro-future stylings of the Cocktail Consoles™ themselves, evokes a 1960s vision of the future - part Jetsons, part 2001 A Space . Furthermore, TV screens over the bar and along the walls pick up random camera channels to create a richly textured funhouse mirror effect, where the physical arrangement of the lounge itself and the people in it are fractured and re-presented in a complex, constantly-changing, multilayered way.
DJs:
EMC Crew (Alex Haje, Mike Haddad & Royce Haven)
Dany Veltri
George Macys
$3 domestic beers 10pm-12am
Remote is located at 327 Bowery between 2nd and 3rd Streets on the border of two lower Manhattan neighborhoods: the East Village and Noho. It's a short strut, saunter, or stroll from SoHo, the Lower East Side, the West Village and the Flatiron District.
Nearby Subway stops:
- the 6 at Bleecker
- the F and V at Broadway-Lafayette or 2nd Avenue
- the B and D at Broadway-Lafayette
- the N and R to 8th Street or to Prince Street
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
EMC Crew:
Royce Haven:
Royce Haven's music roots date back to his early years in NYC where he grew up listening to the electro pop, synth-driven sounds of the 80's and falling in love with the growing movement of Hip-Hop. It was in 89 after he moved to DC where he was first introduced to house music. Royce was given a mix tape by his fellow DJ friend, Omar. He instantly fell in love with the emotional and diverse sounds of Electronic Music. He promised Omar that one day he would also be a DJ. Royce is now fulfilling that promise holding a residencies in DC at Pulse www.pulsedc.com, Dragonfly www.emcdc.com and spinning regularly at Glow, DC , Spank, DC, FIVE, DC and Groovanauts parties in NY. He has also been privileged enough to spin with some of today's hottest DJ's such as 112 Crew, Barry Gilbey, Cor Finjeman, Dean Coleman, Groovefire, Hook, John '00' Flemming, Max Graham and Saeed Younan.
If spinning is not enough, Royce keeps himself busy in his studio working on a EP with collaborations from Samio of Yoshitoshi and J-Punch of Global Underground. He has a diverse sound ranging from house, breaks, tech-house, trance and techno. With his unique sound and talented mixing at the decks he is guaranteed to fill up the energy on any dance floor.
Mike Haddad:
As a promoter, Mike was given the opportunity to invite Jet Setting DJs & Producers such as Max Graham, Luke Fair, Dr.Kucho!, Behrouz, The Scumfrog and many others to play alongside him and his partner, Alex Haje. Gleaning production advice and knowledge from Dr.Kucho!, Mike is taking the next step in the natural evolution of the DJ; to produce the music he loves for the masses. This is an experience that will become precious over time with dedication and motivation. "The ability to play music and promote parties is a great accomplishment, but to make and then play your own music is priceless."
Maintaining his residencies is just a fraction of the effort Mike puts into helping shape the DC Dance music movement. Mike and his partners, Alex Haje & Rohan Malhotra, have established themselves as the top House/Progressive House promoters/DJs in the city. With current promotional residencies at Dragonfly and Club Five, these 3 music junkies continue to pave the path in DC that was started by numerous promoters in the past. "Being a DJ, Promoter, and Producer has given me the ability to create something fresh, and fill the musical and social gaps that were in people's lives and in the city".
Alex Haje:
Twenty-seven-year-old Alex Haje is not someone you can easily label. He lives for life and that is why you can now read this bio on him. Beginning his proper education as a Business Finance Major and working a corporate job, it didn't take Alex long to realize that his life was not meant to be spent behind a desk. With a high level of life dissatisfaction, Alex had to decide what his career would be. His lifetime goal was to find a job he would be happy with.
As a long time fan of electronic music the answer quickly became clear to Alex, find a job in the music industry. Little did he know that his many years spent at clubs like Nation (Buzz), Tracks, and the Edge in DC -- years of trips to Montreal's 514productions parties and clubs like Sona and Stereo... Alex had already begun the education he would need on his new career path. Alex decided to achieve his goal by learning everything he could about sound, so he enrolled at one of the best Recording Arts schools in the country, Full Sail in Orlando, Florida.
This was the first time in Alex's life that he finally "saw the light at the end of the tunnel"... he received a 4.0 in school and displayed nothing but extreme dedication to achieving his goal. Upon his return to the DC area, Alex landed an internship with XM Satellite Radio in their flagship recording studio (http://www.xmradio.com/xm_live/). His internship was to only last for 3 months... but Alex's perseverance ultimately landed him a position with the company.
While Alex was attending school learning the craft of sound... he purchased his first pair of decks and mixer to begin what he thought was going to be a hobby. Little did he know it would become a way of life! He practiced day in and day out developing his skills. Now Alex is just as comfortable behind the decks as he is in the studio. But it's his skills as a DJ that has enabled him to rise quickly through the ranks, and you can now find him headlining in many of the top clubs in the DC area.
When Alex is on the decks you'll hear a flawless mix of anything you can call house music.... deep, happy, funky, progressive and NY styles are always in his reach. Much of his technical precision comes from an innate understanding of the music he is playing, which he credits to the countless hours spent working and studying in his studio.
You can catch Alex at his residency at FIVE on Fridays, Spank/1223 (www.1223.com) most Saturday?s or at one of his many weekly bookings in the nation's capital.
Dany Veltri and George Macys:
Dany Veltri and George Macys will always consider themselves fans of EDM above anything else. Before ever knowing what a DJ did, these native east coasters spent every possible moment at clubs soaking in as much music as they possible could. It was this passion for the music that inspired them to start DJ’ing. Theor style blends tribal, tech and progressive house with elements of trance and breaks. Not limited to genres, Dany and George hold themselves to only one rule – if you love it, play it.
Having spun at 340, Alphabet Lounge, Happy Ending, Hook, Sullivan Room, Seho, and Voodoo Lounge in 2004, 2005 promises to be a busy year as Dany Veltri and George Macys start a new monthly residency at Remote Lounge NYC, where thet will be playing alongside the likes of Steve Gerrard, Ben Lost and DC’s EMC Crew.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Remote Lounge:
Remote is a revolutionary new concept in nightlife entertainment. Located in downtown Manhattan, it is a technology-themed cocktail lounge and new media art space unlike anything else in the world. The lounge is outfitted with over 60 video cameras - covering every square foot of the space from multiple angles - and this live video is displayed on over 100 output devices, such as CRTs, LCDs, large format plasma screens and video projectors. Into this mix of live feeds are an everchanging roster of digital and analog video artworks, animation, special effects, web-based art and interactive multimedia created by both emerging and established new media artists.
Telepresence
Controlled Entropy Ventures (CEV), the developers of Remote, describe the lounge as a "telepresence" environment. The appeal inherent in this seemingly contradictory concept has been noted by a number of techno-sociologists working in fields like video-conferencing and Virtual Reality. At Remote, all of the cameras within the lounge are controllable by the bar patrons themselves, who can view the output of the different cameras at custom-designed Cocktail Consoles™. The Cocktail Consoles™ also allow customers to then remotely pan and tilt any camera they are viewing using a joystick. Patrons therefore"spy" on other patrons and will be "spied" on in return. The cameras act as the "remote eyeballs," or the visual prosthetics, of the bar customers. This distortion of the usual way in which people interact, at the same time more (virtually) intimate and (physically) remote then typical bar encounters, is at the core of the fun to be had using the gadgets at Remote.
Rather than focus on the "Big Brother" association with the surveillance technology that has been co-opted and adapted to use in the lounge, CEV founders point out that their version of telepresence is used to very different ends then traditional surveillance implementations. First of all, access to the system is mutual, bilateral and consensual - nobody gets to violate anyone else's privacy in a manner that they would not be subject to themselves. Secondly, the environment is designed to encourage exploration, experimentation and human interaction rather than to control or protect people or property.
Design
The "telepresence" capability, along with the retro-future stylings of the Cocktail Consoles™ themselves, evokes a 1960s vision of the future - part Jetsons, part 2001 A Space . Furthermore, TV screens over the bar and along the walls pick up random camera channels to create a richly textured funhouse mirror effect, where the physical arrangement of the lounge itself and the people in it are fractured and re-presented in a complex, constantly-changing, multilayered way.
