HOUSE of HALLUCINATIONS: Halloween Weekend

Who they are

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  Heidi Lawden

  California · 16 bookings since Sep 2023

  “UK born Heidi Lawden is a DJ, Producer and Promoter.”

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  UK born Heidi Lawden is a DJ, Producer and Promoter. Embedded in and inspired by London's club and early rave scene since her teenage years she has lived the world of dance music ever since; a lifer. She worked for and hosted nights at London’s earliest dance music clubs inc Blue Note, Gardening Club & Ministry of Sound where she named and founded it’s most successful night Rulin. Based in L.A, she is a truly international talent who DJs at the worlds finest clubs, underground raves and festivals. Heidi’s deep knowledge, and eclectic style fluidly combines House, Techno, wonky baselines, synth-laden left field cuts & Disco oddities to create a world of her own, she is skilled at reading a room and has an immense range. Heidi has gained the respect and admiration of her peers through her knowledge, skill and infectious excitement both in and outside the booth. A true crossover DJ playing gay and straight parties, she invariably promotes fellow female, queer and gender fluid artists through both her party bookings and radio shows with a commitment to elevating dance music, and it's global community. When it comes to her DJ sets, she's 'not a planner' and likes to move with the crowd feeding off their energy always becoming a crowd and tastemakers favorite. Heidi excels given lengthy sets night into morning, she relishes and thrives given the opportunity for an all nighter, she’s clocked up 10+ hr long sets solo. Panorama Bar, Basement NYC, Klymax, Sunday Sunday MX, Kaiku, Gabriela, Night Tales, Jolene, Public Records, Pikes, Horsemeat Disco, Cocktail De Amore, Glitterbox, Bears In Space, Coachella, Wildwood, Kala, Gala, Love International, Skyline, Sunset Campout, Glastonbury, Daytrip, Beat Hotel, EDC, iiiPoints, Factory 93, Hï Ibiza are among the clubs, festivals and parties on her DJ schedule. She partners with Masha Mar in the respected Take It Outside party in her adopted hometown, the duo have hosted & DJ’s alongside everyone from DJ Harvey, Honey Dijon, Ash Lauryn,Paula Tape, Gerd Jansen, Avalon Emerson Eris Drew & Octo Octa, Massimiliano Pagliara, DJ Minx to name a few. Heidi has released tracks under aliases Locussolus & Heidi Höven as well as her own name on her label Extra Sensory, she has released & remixed for labels including Heavenly, International Feel, most recently with Lovefingers for a David Holmes release. A Locussolus track she cowrote, featuring her vocals is in the Searchlight movie, Greatest Hits. She has music supervised and sound designed for LVMH, commercials, tv, fashion shows and soundtracked boutiques & restaurants worldwide. A series of Heineken ads aired during Super Bowl went on to win a prestigious Cannes award. Heidi collaborates with the ESP Institute & DJ Harvey by day, is a human and animal rights advocate, as well as earth/climate activist, she has a liter of rescue animals of her own. A somewhat reclusive homebody between tours she spends her days in the studio working on material and edits primarily for her own DJ sets, somewhat media shy preferring to let her music, parties and occasional socials posts advocacy do the talking. Heidi truly comes alive in the DJ booth, she knows more than she shows, and is open and generous with her time behind the scenes to support burgeoning talent, Heidi has been and remains a key figure both as a DJ and in the background of the global electronic music scene.
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  Their RA profile lists Smalltown Supersound, International Feel, ESP Institute and Heavenly Recordings.

  Last at Elsewhere in Sep · often with Ron Like Hell, Elle Dee, Kim Anh, none of them here that night

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  Pontchartrain

  Detroit · 9 bookings since Sep 2023

  “For the last 12 years, the way that Detroit-based DJ Pontchartrain has approached music, is centered around two things - learning and sharing.”

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  For the last 12 years, the way that Detroit-based DJ Pontchartrain has approached music, is centered around two things - learning and sharing. The result has been an interesting change up from the status quo of what comes out of the motor city. What started off as a project for edits and DJ tools has turned into a rediscovery of the roots of dance music. This shift in the last few years has pushed him into the new opportunities with some of the greatest labels in disco and house realm, and interesting achievements across the globe. After joining up as A&R for the prolific label Whiskey Disco and its house subsidiary Lovedancing, his scouting of new talent has widened his musical scope even more, and his DJ style and productions have continued to advance. In addition to curating these two outlets, in the past few years alone he has released on well over a dozen labels, including Kolour LTD, Rocksteady Disco, Delusions of Grandeur, Toy-Tonics, Soul-Clap Records, Masterworks Music, Razor-N-Tape and many more. Output has been nothing short of consistent, hitting #1 chart positions on established outlets such as Juno, several times, in multiple genres. When it comes to performances, Pontchartrain believes in the overarching goal of community. From the time he brought the Detroit Children’s Choir on stage with him at Movement Festival to sing along, to the bold invocations of poetry and messages of love, the dancefloor is a place for everyone to come as they are, and enjoy the people they are with, centered around the ancient idea of the communal dance. Like many of the great Detroit artists he looks up to, there’s a humble blue collar aspect to his background as well. Pontch still works as a social worker directly with drug addicts getting back on their feet right here in the motor city. He volunteers with groups such as Give A Beat, LRNG, Girls Rock Detroit, local public libraries, and is now a volunteer and teacher at Spin Inc music production school. Music is truly a way of life, part of the greater idea of lifting each other up. His actions, sounds, and personality encompass this idea. For booking inquiries, e-mail: dustin@pontchartrain.us Listen: SoundCloud.com/pontchartrain Like: Facebook.com/pontchartrainmusic
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  Their RA profile lists Kolour Recordings, Delusions Of Grandeur, Razor-N-Tape, Toy Tonics and 3 more.

  Last at Eavesdrop in Oct · often with JKriv, Visen, The Silver Rider, none of them here that night

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  Miss Alicia

  New York City · 41 bookings since Aug 2023

  “Miss Alicia is a resident DJ for Sweet Kicks, a Brooklyn renegade DIY party featuring a bright pink soundsystem.”

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  Miss Alicia is a resident DJ for Sweet Kicks, a Brooklyn renegade DIY party featuring a bright pink soundsystem. A self-proclaimed “captain of the wholesome party,” she spins house, funk, and global tunes and wants to spread joy on the dancefloor.
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  Recently at Jolene Sound Room Brooklyn, House of Yes, Sleepwalk · often with Rose Kourts, JKriv, Peter Matson, none of them here that night