Sub Focus June 2014
You’re standing at the main stage and The Book of Wisdom begins to open. A sweet and mysterious voice echoes through the speakers, “People of Tomorrow World welcome to the stage, SUB FOCUS”. Suddenly there is music surrounding you and infiltrating your mind, at least that’s what is going to happen in September when the festival comes to Georgia. But until then you have Atlanta’s own little piece of magic right in the center of midtown, yes I am talking about Opera. On Friday, we teamed up with Tomorrow World to bring you a taste of the magic. Not only did they decorate the venue with authentic Tomorrow World décor but they brought one of the headlining DJs, Sub Focus.
Just to give you a little insight to this English DJ Sub Focus, also known as Nick Douwma, started in the early 2000’s and in 2005 he hit the charts with his hit single, “X-RAY” (A must listen if you have not heard it before). Sub Focus has produced thus far two albums which are Sub Focus in 2009 and Torus in 2013. Although his music primarily features drum and bass some of his tracks incorporate elements of dubstep, electro, house, breakbeat, and trance giving Sub Focus an edge that appeals to a wide variety of music lovers. Among his top hits are “Endorphines” and “Tidal Wave”.
Sub Focus kept the crowd energy high and put them into a jumping frenzy that just didn’t stop, with his catchy melodies mixes. Opera was happy to bring one of the best experiences to our EDM Family. For those that were fortunate enough to go to Tomorrow World, we hope this performance brought you back to that magical time. We hope new memories were created on Friday to keep you wanting more. For those that did not have the chance to attend the festival may this be taste of what is to come this September. Although the festival is not until September, fret not because Opera will continue to bring mind blowing EDM DJs every Friday making the magic continue. Tune in next week to see how MIMOSA brings the house down this Friday! I leave you with the wise words of the Book of Wisdom:
Yesterday is History, Today is a Gift, Tomorrow a Mystery
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Borgore at Opera June 2014
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This past Friday called for another unforgettable night here at Opera Nightclub. As the clock struck 10 pm, the doors quickly piled with eager fans waiting for an epic show of hard-hitting and dirty bass performed by one of the most notorious dub-wub masterminds known to today’s EDM scene, BORGORE.
Packed wall to wall, Borgore fans certainly didn’t hesitate to rage face. The main stage dance floor shook with high energy as opening artists Sylo and Moneyshot pumped up the sea of mad ravers for one hell of a night. As Borgore jumped onto the main stage, fans roared in pandemonium and with no hesitation did Borgore drop that powerful and grimy bass that everyone had been waiting for. Performing a set of gorestep, Borgore sent the crowd in complete chaos as he played some of his most popular tracks such as “Unicorn Zombie Apocalypse” and “Wild Out” featured with vocals from rapper Waka Flocka Flame. Fans lining the VIP exclusive sections on Opera Nightclub’s top floor got a special view of Borgore and the riot on the dance floor.
Come out and celebrate dubstep artist of Candyland, Josie’s birthday a.k.a Fro-Day the 13th this upcoming Friday night as Candyland headlines another night full of bass-in-your-face here at Opera Nightclub.
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Umek debuts at Opera
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Zomboy at Opera May 2014
The heavy bass-hitting beats return to Opera Nightclub as dubstep artist, ZOMBOY makes a pit stop here in Atlanta on his 28-day Outbreak Tour around the country.
Joshua Mellody began his electronic dance music productions when he traveled from his home town in England to here in the U.S and submerged himself in sound recording and engineering. Shortly after returning back to the U.K., this bass-dropping connoisseur had established himself as rising dubstep DJ and producer, Zomboy (the name stemming from his love of the video game “Left for Dead”). Since then, Zomboy’s productions in the EDM world have gained recognition and exploded in popularity.
As the doors opened this past Friday night, lines packed with eager bassheads piled up and wrapped around Opera Nightclub awaiting for an insane performance soon to happen. Vibrant and bass-thirsty fans swarmed the dance floor with energy ready to let loose to some dirty bass drops. Special guest COOKIE MONSTA opened the night and certainly delivered with a set that hyped up the fans with wanting more. With fans chanting “Zomboy! Zomboy! Zomboy!”, Zomboy bolted to the main stage with a warm welcoming of high energy “wub”. Including tracks such as their leading track rated #1 on the Top 15 Dubstep Tracks of 2013 “Terror Squad” and one of his most popular original tracks produced before booming in the EDM industry in 2011 “Organ Donor” put on an unforgettable show of rage.
Join us this upcoming Friday as electronica, techno, and tech-house DJ and producer UMEK headlines another epic night of EDM at the hottest club bringing in the top-rated EDM DJs and producers here in Atlanta, Opera Nightclub.
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Benny Benassi Memorial Day Weekend 2014
Who would have thought to spend their Sunday night partying with hundreds of other people until 3 am at Opera Nightclub? This past Sunday, Illuminate and Opera Nightclub hosted one hell of a night with top-charting DJ and producer, BENNY BENASSI headlining the main stage.
Benassi’s boom within the realm of electronic dance music kick started after joining forces with his cousin Alle, together known as the Benassi Bros, and releasing international hit single “Satisfaction”. This track brought huge success to Benassi’s music career as it was featured as #1 in the Official Dance Chart in France, #2 in the Official UK Top 40 singles chart and #2 in the Official Dance Chart in Germany. From there came countless production releases including his 2003 solo debut album produced alongside with the Biz Hypnotica and his 2005 top-charting second studio album Phobia. Collaborating with star vocalist Gary Go, the two artists created the leading track “Cinema” in which Skrillex used his sound engineering finesse to remix this track and is now featured on iTunes US Dance Top 10.
And the crowd undoubtedly went nuts when he dropped this track Sunday night.
With a jam-packed house of raving Benny fans, a set of high energy electro-house tracks infused with a mild taste of some hard-hitting trap, and an overall electrifying performance brought an unforgettable night to celebrate this Memorial day weekend here at Opera Nightclub.
Reserve your VIP table for you and your friends this upcoming Friday as electronica, techno, and tech-house DJ and record producer UMEK highlights our EDM Friday night.
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Paul Van Dyk at Opera May 2014
Paul Van Dyk’s journey to becoming one of the most globally acclaimed DJ and audio architect known today began when he first started listening to the radio while he was growing up.
“I grew up in East Germany and I always used to listen to the radio when I did my homework,” he remembers. “The only way to connect with free society and the outside world was the radio. Music changed my life when I was 10-years-old. Radio DJs are the ones who opened up my connection to the world.” 1
From then on, this music mastermind became one of the leading artists known to shape the evolution of electronic dance music. Using techno as a fundamental framework, Paul Van Dyk developed one of the ultimate subgenres of EDM known as trance. To this day, Paul Van Dyk’s novelty of trance remains one of the most prominent original subgenres in EDM and has inspired many of the founding fathers of EDM, including Armin Van Buuren, to produce and construct electronic sound. Nicknamed PvD by his whole-hearted followers, PvD has been ranked the World’s No.1 DJ by DJ Magazine’s Top 100 DJs poll on several occasions, and in 2005, received a Grammy nomination for Best Dance/Electronic Album for his original album Reflections. This marked the first time that the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences recognized this category.
Last Friday night, Opera Nightclub was packed full of eager fans awaiting for PvD to approach the main stage, and without any hesitation, the crowd burst in pandemonium as he opened his set of classic tracks at full speed. Starting the night with high energy and techy tracks, such as “Superman” by Mat Zo, the set seamlessly flowed into a collection of uplifting and fast paced trance tracks including, and even playing along on the piano, his phenomenal remix of “Sunday by Hurts. As PvD continued to lay one epic track after another, this trance genius escorted the night with one legendary track that ended his set to perfection: “I Don’t Deserve You”. With the sea of luminous fans swaying their hands and illuminating glow wands side to side and passionately harmonizing the melodies in unison, PvD’s set of brilliance came to an end. The crowd roared with excitement for one last song to end the night, but unfortunately he was told to close the night. Instead, PvD unhesitatingly ran to the front of stage, hugged, took pictures, and signed anything that his dedicated fans handed him until the night was forced to end.
It was another highly anticipated and miraculous night of extraordinary electronic dance music. As we continue to bring in the best DJs and producers known to EDM every Friday, grab your tickets and come join us this upcoming Friday while UK dance music DJ duo LETS BE FRIENDS will headline another epic EDM performance here at Opera Nightclub.
1. Dyk, Paul V. “PaulVanDykOfficial.” Web log post. Paul Van Dyk Official Biography. Soundcloud, 20 Mar. 2012. Web. 12 May. 2014.
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Sasha At Opera May 2014
The evolution of the music industry is shining its spotlight on the rise of electronic dance music (EDM) within mainstream sound and culture. This rapidly emerging EDM movement began in the mid-to-late 80’s with the production of techno beats and has seen an influx of DJs and producers offering unique sounds and style to the genre. However, only a select few of these electronic music innovators still remain relevant in the music scene today. One music prodigy that has maintained the essence of his sound dating back to the early 90’s is DJ/producer, Sasha, and last Friday, fans and newcomers who were here with us at Opera Nightclub experienced the light of Sasha’s unique range of sound.
The beginning of Sasha’s largest contribution to the EDM genre began when Sasha’s style of sound encompassed a mixture of uplifting piano led Italian House whilst playing acapella tracks over the top. This eventually led to his diverse assortment of tracks and albums, making it difficult for his listeners to define his particular style of music productions.
With the LED-paneled stage lowered down inches away from the dance floor, fans got a little bit of a taste of an up-close-and-personal performance. Sasha eased his audience in with an extraordinary contrast of atmospheric sound accentuated by a more chill and groovy beat. Featuring tracks from his 2008 album “Invol2ver”, Sasha even took his fans way back by stealthily sneaking in some of his early productions with his partner in crime, John Digweed. Sasha’s incredibly savvy gift of music entertainment certainly delivered as he gradually progressed his set from an underground feel with tech house, house and deep house to even dabbling into some progressive trance. In performing a set comprised of all different styles of music, this talented musician goes to show that EDM has absolutely no boundaries in productions.
Opera Nightclub continues to bring in the best EDM DJs and producers to Atlanta, and if you haven’t heard already, a very special performance by another legendary music whiz will be highlighting THIS UPCOMING FRIDAY. Don’t forget to purchase your tickets and reserve your VIP table for you and your friends as Grammy award-winning trance genius and first ever DJ to be named #1 by Mixmag in 2005, PAUL VAN DYKE will be headlining here at the best club to party at in Atlanta, Opera Nightclub.
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Cazzette at Opera 2014
In 2011, music DJ duo members Sebastian Furrer and Alexander Björklund started off as two Stockholm producers who joined forces in combining two of the most popular substyles of electronic dance music (EDM): dubstep and house and developing “dubhouse”. Little did Cazzette know that their music career would soon flourish as they made their official debut in 2011 with a remix of Avicii’s single “Sweet Dreams”. In 2012, these talented musicians released their top-charting single “Beam Me Up” along with their debut EP, “Eject” that became the first major debut issued exclusively to a streaming music site. With this newly emerging EDM DJ/producer duo contributing remixes and mashups of ever so popular EDM tunes along with their own solid productions of dubhouse, electro house, and progressive house, the genre of EDM continues to expand rapidly in all directions of sound.
DJ Danny M opened last Saturday night with a set that flooded the dance floor with house lovers. Easing in a powerhouse of hard-hitting tracks, DJ Danny M pumped the crowd with remarkable energy right before Cazzette’s taking on of the main stage. However, we knew that Cazzette’s performance was going to be one-of-a-kind to their past performances as Sebastian Furrer performed as a one-man-performance, shifting the energy at midnight to some groovy electronica and melodic techno. By 1 pm, the energy on the dance floor had shifted to a complete 180 as Alexander Björklund approached the turn tables with full-forced energy. Including tracks such as their leading singles “Beam Me Up” and “Weapon”, Cazzette fans had the dance floor shaking in intensity. With dancing smurfs, minions, and teddy bears, and music that you can’t help but dance to, Cazzette’s performance contributed to yet another unforgettable night here at Opera Nightclub.
Be sure to grab your tickets for this upcoming Friday as trance legend, PAUL VAN DYKE will be headlining an epic night for all EDM fans. Reserve your VIP table for you and your friends whether it may be for a bachelorette party, birthday party, or if you and your friends are just flat out trance addicts. This exceptional offer includes a VIP seated section above the dance floor with a great view of the DJ main stage, cocktail waitress service, priority admission for you and your party, bottles of alcohol and mixers of your choice, and an extraordinary night to remember!
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Turn Down for What?! - DJ Snake
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