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11.14: CHI: MIKE SHANNON (Berlin), Vega, Popkan vs. Marcus Watkins, Gianna Hardt 18+
Forté Productions is pleased to announce the launch of Hardt & Soul Fridays on November 14, 2008. Hardt & Soul Fridays will occur on the second Friday of each month. The concept of Hardt & Soul Fridays is to create a unique, intimate and unforgettable experience for our audience, emphasizing and utilizing proper alternative venues. Hardt & Soul Fridays is dedicated to bringing cutting-edge innovative musical performance, uniting the best local and international talent with our passion for music and art – and sharing it with you. The first Hardt & Soul Friday will be held at The Viaduct Theater, located at 3111 N. Western Ave. Gianna Hardt will be the monthly Hardt & Soul Fridays resident DJ. For the first Hardt & Soul Friday, we are excited to announce that Mike Shannon (Berlin) will be headlining. Supporting line-up also includes: Frankie Vega, Popkan vs. Marcus Watkins and Adam Jensen. We hope you will be a part of Hardt & Soul Fridays.
Forté Productions is excited to launch it's first monthly HARDT & SOUL FRIDAY(S) on:
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 14, 2008
with MIKE SHANNON (BERLIN): Mike Shannon (Plus 8, Cynosure, M_NUS, Wagon Repair, Get Physical, Force Inc, Dumb Unit, Revolver Recordings, Musique Risquee, Fabric, Mutek, Dialogo Beat, Static Discos, Mule Electronic, Kemuri Productions Ltd., Clockwise Recordings, Sinedin Music, New Kanada, Boogizm, Clever Music, Tigerbeat6, Soma Quality Recordings, Frankie Rec, Discos De Lata, 20:20 Vision, Highgrade Records, Channels Records, Loudeast Records, Airtight, Kuji, Was Not Was, Force Lab)
Originally from Ontario, Canada, Mike Shannon has been at the forefront of the International techno and tech-house scene as a producer for over ten years. Now, having relocated to Berlin from Valencia via Montreal in 2007 he’s about to crown his first decade of production with Memory Tree, his third full length to date, and his debut for another notable Canadian export - Richie Hawtin’s Plus 8 Records. This North American Tour corresponds with Mike Shannon’s latest album release Memory Tree on Plus 8 Records and will proceed his European tour. Over the years, Mike has well proven that it’s not just his music that makes him such a valuable asset to the techno community, it’s his total dedication to the cause. Whether finding him standing behind a record shop counter or searching out new talent for his labels, it’s always been about bringing people together and investing in the future of the scene; which is extremely significant to Forté Productions and Hardt & Soul Fridays’ mission.
Mike first got the vinyl bug at the tender age of 12, buying house and techno tunes at Play de Record in Toronto and by 15, his turntable skills were already landing him gigs at local underground parties and clubs. From then on, Mike’s musical world expanded rapidly thanks in no small part to Detroit’s influential WJLB radio station which turned him on to U.R., Juan Atkins and Kevin Saunderson - influences that still play a big role in his approach to music today. To satisfy his appetite for all things Techno, he was soon managing the orders at Speed Records in his hometown of Kitchener, Ontario where he continued his education; importing cutting edge sounds from across Europe.
Throughout that time, Mike was out DJing and clubbing from Detroit to Toronto, making connections and building up a solid network of producers and artists, which led to the inevitable formation of his own label Cynosure in 1999. Shannon began Cynosure nine years ago and has released singles from Latino/euro-tronic stalwarts like Pier and Andres Bucci, Monoblock, Ernesto Ferreryra and Sieg uber die Sonne alongside Canadian artists such as Adam Marshall, Mossa and Deadbeat. In addition, he released a few singles of his own and under the John Shananigans guise and collaborating with J. Hunsberger as the Sunaj Assasins.
A couple of years later, he teamed up with Jeff Milligan on the more experimental Revolver Canada imprint. Both labels have since developed into highly respected and trusted sources, subsequently raising the profile of Canada’s electronic music scene by providing then unknown producers such as Akufen and Deadbeat an international platform to spread their distinctive sound throughout the world. Beyond developing homegrown talent, both imprints continue to invite an inspired selection of international artists including Pier Bucci, Monolake and Brett Johnson to name a few.
For Mike it’s always been a question of choosing uncompromising artists who possess a unique and original voice - an attitude that also defines his own work whether recording as John Shananigans, The Sunaj Assassins or under his own name. Take 2001’s Slight of Hand on Force Inc - an album that cemented his reputation as an up-and-coming Minimal Techno producer and 2005’s Possible Conclusions to Stories That Never End - a collection of chilled-out Electronica inspired by his musical odyssey through out Chile in 2003. His eclectic mix of musical genres and transcendent use of emotive elements makes him a favorite amongst the dance community worldwide.
As you may gather, we are very excited about bringing Mike Shannon due to his past, present and future in the electronic music scene.
Also on the bill will be Chicago’s own:
FRANKIE VEGA: In Your System, Majestic Nightlife, Blueline
POPKAN & MARCUS WATKINS: Textone, Clever Music, Intoxik, Exposed Audio, RAR
ADAM JENSEN: Silent Corp
and HARDT & SOUL resident:
GIANNA HARDT: Forté
Mike Shannon - Ibiza Podcast - Aug 21, 2008
Forté Productions is excited to launch it's first monthly HARDT & SOUL FRIDAY(S) on:
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 14, 2008
with MIKE SHANNON (BERLIN): Mike Shannon (Plus 8, Cynosure, M_NUS, Wagon Repair, Get Physical, Force Inc, Dumb Unit, Revolver Recordings, Musique Risquee, Fabric, Mutek, Dialogo Beat, Static Discos, Mule Electronic, Kemuri Productions Ltd., Clockwise Recordings, Sinedin Music, New Kanada, Boogizm, Clever Music, Tigerbeat6, Soma Quality Recordings, Frankie Rec, Discos De Lata, 20:20 Vision, Highgrade Records, Channels Records, Loudeast Records, Airtight, Kuji, Was Not Was, Force Lab)
Originally from Ontario, Canada, Mike Shannon has been at the forefront of the International techno and tech-house scene as a producer for over ten years. Now, having relocated to Berlin from Valencia via Montreal in 2007 he’s about to crown his first decade of production with Memory Tree, his third full length to date, and his debut for another notable Canadian export - Richie Hawtin’s Plus 8 Records. This North American Tour corresponds with Mike Shannon’s latest album release Memory Tree on Plus 8 Records and will proceed his European tour. Over the years, Mike has well proven that it’s not just his music that makes him such a valuable asset to the techno community, it’s his total dedication to the cause. Whether finding him standing behind a record shop counter or searching out new talent for his labels, it’s always been about bringing people together and investing in the future of the scene; which is extremely significant to Forté Productions and Hardt & Soul Fridays’ mission.
Mike first got the vinyl bug at the tender age of 12, buying house and techno tunes at Play de Record in Toronto and by 15, his turntable skills were already landing him gigs at local underground parties and clubs. From then on, Mike’s musical world expanded rapidly thanks in no small part to Detroit’s influential WJLB radio station which turned him on to U.R., Juan Atkins and Kevin Saunderson - influences that still play a big role in his approach to music today. To satisfy his appetite for all things Techno, he was soon managing the orders at Speed Records in his hometown of Kitchener, Ontario where he continued his education; importing cutting edge sounds from across Europe.
Throughout that time, Mike was out DJing and clubbing from Detroit to Toronto, making connections and building up a solid network of producers and artists, which led to the inevitable formation of his own label Cynosure in 1999. Shannon began Cynosure nine years ago and has released singles from Latino/euro-tronic stalwarts like Pier and Andres Bucci, Monoblock, Ernesto Ferreryra and Sieg uber die Sonne alongside Canadian artists such as Adam Marshall, Mossa and Deadbeat. In addition, he released a few singles of his own and under the John Shananigans guise and collaborating with J. Hunsberger as the Sunaj Assasins.
A couple of years later, he teamed up with Jeff Milligan on the more experimental Revolver Canada imprint. Both labels have since developed into highly respected and trusted sources, subsequently raising the profile of Canada’s electronic music scene by providing then unknown producers such as Akufen and Deadbeat an international platform to spread their distinctive sound throughout the world. Beyond developing homegrown talent, both imprints continue to invite an inspired selection of international artists including Pier Bucci, Monolake and Brett Johnson to name a few.
For Mike it’s always been a question of choosing uncompromising artists who possess a unique and original voice - an attitude that also defines his own work whether recording as John Shananigans, The Sunaj Assassins or under his own name. Take 2001’s Slight of Hand on Force Inc - an album that cemented his reputation as an up-and-coming Minimal Techno producer and 2005’s Possible Conclusions to Stories That Never End - a collection of chilled-out Electronica inspired by his musical odyssey through out Chile in 2003. His eclectic mix of musical genres and transcendent use of emotive elements makes him a favorite amongst the dance community worldwide.
As you may gather, we are very excited about bringing Mike Shannon due to his past, present and future in the electronic music scene.
Also on the bill will be Chicago’s own:
FRANKIE VEGA: In Your System, Majestic Nightlife, Blueline
POPKAN & MARCUS WATKINS: Textone, Clever Music, Intoxik, Exposed Audio, RAR
ADAM JENSEN: Silent Corp
and HARDT & SOUL resident:
GIANNA HARDT: Forté
Mike Shannon - Ibiza Podcast - Aug 21, 2008
