Free New Year Dance Party | 1015 Folsom

Submitted by the Event Organizer

1015 Folsom presents their annual free dance party with Hotel Garuda and Julia Lewis on Friday, January 2, 2015.

Free, but an RSVP is required and you must bring your print-at-home ticket to get in.

Other featured DJs include Popgang, Make It Funky SF, Wormhole Crew, On Hell and Justin Milla.

Hotel Garuda consists of Manila Killa and Candle Weather, who met in middle school in Indonesia. Drawing influences from the likes of Thomas Jack, Bakermat, Cashmere Cat, Lil B, and Julius Jetson, just to name a few, the group has found success in creating a unique house sound that many are enjoying. Named as one of the top 10 artists to watch in 2014 by Ultra, 11,000 likes on Facebook, over 900,000 plays on SoundCloud, and a #1 slot on The Hype Machine to call their own in just three months of its existence, Hotel Garuda is only getting started.

Julia Lewis, of San Francisco, isn’t just another rising star in the ambient analogue game. He is, as theory would dictate, a man who genuinely loves to make music using tools and instruments of musical lore. Rare these days, as most instruments have been replaced by intricate MIDI controllers and cost-cutting VST programs. Regardless of how much “Analogue” or “Randomization” you add to your VST, nothing beats the good ol’ sounds of a warm ever-changing circuit board (cue similar argument to Vinyl vs. CD vs. MP3 vs. my left foot). With only Ableton live, a Prophet 08, a Roland SH-101, and an MPD32 at his disposal, Lewis recounts, “I’m aiming for a mix of both analog sound and digital processing that’s future-facing but still has some unpredictability.”

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.