Zouk Singapore: March 2019 Highlights & Calendar
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ZOUK SINGAPORE: MARCH 2019 HIGHLIGHTS & CALENDAR Guest acts clockwise from top left: HYO, Charlotte de Witte, Super8 & Tab, Gareth Emery, and WUKI 26 FEBRUARY, SINGAPORE – Keeping up with the rousing months of festivities, March is set to follow through with a roster lined with highly anticipated acts and guest performances. Kicking off the month will be Belgian Techno prodigy, Charlotte de Witte at main room and Korean mega popstar of Girl’s Generation fame, HYO at Phuture (1 March), FRIDAY 1 MARCH: SOULFEED PRESENTS CHARLOTTE DE WITTE, SUPPORTED BY FERNG At just the age of 26, Charlotte’s career trajectory in the DJ circuit is at rocket speed upward, with no sign of slowing. Debuting under the alias of Raving George back when she was 17, her named steeped into the consciousness of the industry, earning her prime shows at stages including Tomorrowland and I Love Techno. Since reverting to her birth name, Charlotte has continued to champion her style of stripped- down, yet unrelenting and aggressive serve of techno. Within just a span of 2 years, her name was on everyone’s tongue, amassing credentials across music publications, solid productions, and packed-out gigs from massive stages to grungy basements. Dark, intense, and utterly pulsating, her upcoming performance at Soulfeed on 2nd March is an essential for the techno geeks. Advance ticketing: https://ticketing.zoukclub.com/Step1DbsLiveFresh.aspx?iBuj5jPUXUd8cXzQs7WUIg *Exclusive to DBS Live Fresh card holders. FRIDAY 1 MARCH: PHUTURE + CREAM WITH DJ HYO & GHETTO Think salaciously sweet but dangerously spontaneous. Addictive and over the top, aren’t all parties supposed to be this way? Exactly. Scream it if you know it, even the blurred lines disappear tonight. Famously known as an integral member the legendary Girls’ Generation, DJ HYO is the moniker of Kim Hyo-yeon. A triple-threat of an established pop superstar, dancer and DJ- producer, Hyo has always had a passion for creating the music that she envisions. An experimenter who is not confined to the genre, her releases channel a rebellious energy with tracks like ‘Sober’ and recent hit, ‘Punk Right Now’. Set to debut at Phuture on 1 March, expect a run of percussive productions, gallops and bops. FRIDAY 8 MARCH: CROWD CTRL PRESENTS WUKI, SUPPORTED BY LENERD & SAYVERE Wuki is the stage name and genre-blending solo project of LA-based DJ / Producer, Kris Barman. Famed for his forte in experimenting across spectrums of dance music and festival favourite track ‘dadadada’, Wuki has continued to stay at his top form with releases that are always fun, fresh and thrilling. Alongside a portfolio released via prolific record labels including Spinnin, Steve Aoki’s Dim Mak and Diplo’s Mad Descent, he has also done remixes for names such as NGHTMRE, Galantis, RL Grime and more. Fuelled by the aim of keeping things light, exciting and creative, his upcoming gig will be one paced with catchy and hard- hitting club-shakers. SATURDAY 16 MARCH: TRANSFIX PRESENTS SUPER8 & TAB, SUPPORTED BY AARON SIM & CHE’MOLLY An integral part of the Above and Beyond’s Ajunabeats family, Super8 & Tab are the trailblazing Finnish duo of Janne Mansnerus (Super8) and Miika Eloranta (Tab). Always with an eye (and ears) to the future, the two have continued to prove their status as Trance luminaries since their groundbreaking debut ‘Helsinki Scorchin’ in 2006, to their acclaimed third studio album, ‘Reformation’ released on Armada music last year. On the performance front, the pair have continued to grow their fanbase with an ever-busy tour schedule. Whether within the four walls of their studio in Helsinki, club spaces or open festivals around the world, their sets have always been raved for delivering unparalleled euphoric and high- energy experiences. FRIDAY 22 MARCH: TRANSFIX PRESENTS GARETH EMERY WITH CHE’MOLLY With a discography of three acclaimed studio albums, three A State of Trance ‘Tune of the Year’ awards, and a massive production history, Gareth Emery is an industry headliner hailing from the UK who needs no introduction. Since his career breakthrough in 2002, he has continued to scale further heights with releases and collaborations that read like a main festival stage flyer, sold-out shows and personal passion projects including the acclaimed radio show, live show and charity foundation, Electric For Life series. Guided by his philosophy of ‘a good melody can change the world’, his live performances are consistently raved for being upbeat, dynamic and eclectic. Returning to the Zouk grounds on 22 March, one can expect a mesmerizing medley of highlight singles and remixes for an all-night trance of pure euphoria. FRIDAY 22 MARCH: EATMEPOPTART WITH WEELIKEME, KIDG & HEDGER The Eatmepoptart sandcrawler trudges on for another night at Phuture. Dragging a fully weaponised rover filled with all things indie rock, alternative rock, electro, punk, indietronic, power pop and guilt-edged glitter love bombs, Eatmepoptart's residents weelikeme, KiDG & Hedger will once again power up the plasma cannon to shock and awe the dancefloors towards heavenly rock n roll delights. Advance Ticketing: https://eatmepoptart.com/ SATURDAY 30 MARCH: SIN CITY X 16 BARIS The signature night of Zouk’s Hip-hop resident Nash D, Sin City is the bi-monthly must for the hip-hop heads. Loaded with attitude for an unadulterated bump-and-grind, the setlist covers across the new school with a repertoire of tracks by the likes Kendrick Lamar, A$AP Ferg, Vince Staples, Drake, and Post Malone, just to name a few. An ardent supporter of local talent, Sin City also serves as Nash D’s platform to foster the hip-hop community by recruiting up-and-coming acts in the scene to perform to fans and new audiences. Coming in hot for the March 19’ instalment, the folks from Malaysia-based hip-hop music platform, Baris 16, is set to takeover with a showcase of rappers and hip-hop acts. PROMOTIONS AT REDTAIL BAR REDTAIL LIQUID BUFFET: The space made for the post work and late night gatherings, RedTail Bar has amped up its pre-game offerings with a new Liquid Buffet. Made for the ones seeking liquid courage for a night out, guests can sip, or chug free-flowing rounds of drinks from 7 – 10pm daily across an array of house pours at just $38. MEGA BLUE DRINKS CHALLENGE: For the drinking heavyweights, or the ones looking for a shortcut to the highway, opt for the the Mega Blue Drink Challenge is a newly introduced promotion and dare at RedTail Bar. A potent package of Blue Spin, shot of Absinthe, and a spritz of Sprite to ease the heat, challengers who succeed conquering the row within 8 seconds will get to drink for free, or surrender $50. ### Should there be any interview requests with the artistes above, kindly reach out to Messiah Abalos at, [email protected]. For table reservations, email [email protected], or WhatsApp +65 9006 8793 (10:00am – 8:30pm, Mondays to Fridays only). FULL CALENDAR DETAILS FOR FEBRUARY 2019 AS LISTED BELOW: Date(s) Event Location Description Friday, 1 Soulfeed Zouk At just the age of 26, Charlotte’s career trajectory in March presents the DJ circuit is at rocket speed upward, with no sign Charlotte de of slowing. Debuting under the alias of Raving Witte with George back when she was 17, her named steeped Ferng into the consciousness of the industry, earning her prime shows at stages including Tomorrowland and I Love Techno. Since reverting to her birth name, Charlotte has continued to champion her style of stripped-down, yet unrelenting and aggressive serve of techno. Within just a span of 2 years, her name was on everyone’s tongue, amassing credentials across music publications, solid productions, and packed- out gigs from massive stages to grungy basements. Dark, intense, and utterly pulsating, her upcoming performance at Soulfeed on 2nd March is an essential for the techno geeks. Admission for non-members: $35 (ladies) / $45 (men) Friday, 1 Phuture + Phuture Think salaciously sweet but dangerously March Cream with Dj spontaneous. Addictive and over the top, aren’t all HYO & Ghetto parties supposed to be this way? Exactly. Scream it if you know it, even the blurred lines disappear tonight. Famously known as an integral member the legendary Girls’ Generation, DJ HYO is the moniker of Kim Hyo-yeon. A triple-threat of an established pop superstar, dancer and DJ-producer, Hyo has always had a passion for creating the music that she envisions. An experimenter who is not confined to the genre, her releases channel a rebellious energy with tracks like ‘Sober’ and recent hit, ‘Punk Right Now’. Set to debut at Phuture on 1 March, expect a run of percussive productions, gallops and bops. Admission for non-members: $35 (ladies) / $45 (men) ● Cover includes entry to Phuture only Friday, 8 Crowd CTRL Zouk Wuki is the stage name and genre-blending solo March presents WUKI, project of LA-based DJ / Producer, Kris Barman. supported by Famed for his forte in experimenting across LeNerd & spectrums of dance music and festival favourite track SAYVERE ‘dadadada’, Wuki has continued to stay at his top form with releases that are always fun, fresh and thrilling. Alongside a portfolio released via prolific record labels including Spinnin, Steve Aoki’s Dim Mak and Diplo’s Mad Descent, he has also done remixes for names such as NGHTMRE, Galantis, RL Grime and more. Fuelled by the aim of keeping things light, exciting and creative, his upcoming gig will be one paced with catchy and hard-hitting club- shakers. Admission for non-members: $35 (ladies) / $45 (men) Saturday, 9 Total Recall with Capital The monthly series made for the 90s kids is back March Lincey & The again! Total Recall is the time of the month where Dinosaur we pay tribute to the yesteryears with back-to-back replays of the smash hits by everyone’s favourite childhood and teenage idols.