LABOR DAY WEEKEND - SUNDAY FT PAUL VAN DYK, SHARAM, CEDRIC GERVAIS AND MORE took place on Sunday, August 31, 2008 11:00 PM - 4:00 AM
at MGM Grand Hotel and Casino - Las Vegas
in LAS VEGAS NV. More details on the event are below.
Labor Day Weekend at MGM Grand - Sunday ft. Paul Van Dyk, Sharam, Cedric Gervais, Matt Darey and Manufactured Superstars
Paul Van Dyk
Born December 16th, 1971 in Eisenhuettenstadt, East Germany, Paul grew up in communist East Berlin. Prior to Germany's reunification, he at least had an early window to the capitalist world via the cross-border airwaves. Then in 1989, as the wall finally came down, a broad Club culture sprung up throughout all of Berlin. "Mainly they played that hard Detroit - Techno. I liked this energetic spirit, but something was missing. I (was looking out) for something else."
That search would never leave him. Stemming from two crusty old turntables, the first remix tapes of his musical ideas were created. And only a bit later, in March 1991, his unique style of dance music was played for the very first time to the public at the embryonic Berlin club "Tresor". Around this same period, Paul also started making his own original compositions. His first production "Perfect Day", put together with Cosmic Baby as "Visions of Shiva", was released in 1992. "I was pleased like a little child, holding my own very first record in my hands!,... Paul remembers. "Perfect Day" was published by the Berlin underground label 'MFS', and launched a promising career, which aimed without pause or hesitation for the top.
In 1993 Paul created the club hit of the year with his remix of Humate's "Love Stimulation". The following year, his first album "45 RPM" was recorded, while he was also regularly spinning sets at the legendary club 'E - Werk'.
Over the next few years Paul garnered further respect by remixing tracks of many renowned artists such as Inspiral Carpets, Sven Väth, Curve and New Order. This was of course until the release of his second album, "Seven Ways", which firmly established him as one of the world's truly great electronic artists.
'Seven Ways' unleashed a frenzy of national and international interviews, and many globe-roaming DJ - sets as well, as Paul was catapulted into the Top 100 - Salecharts. Even the English music media, typically protective of their own homespun DJ artists, unanimously praised the record. Readers of "DJ Magazine voted 'Seven Ways' as the Number 1 album of the year. Bellowing singles such as "Beautiful Place", "Forbidden Fruit" and "Words", featuring remixes of Salt Tank, Quattara and Curve, fully secured him a place as a major player in the British and European dancecharts.
Today Paul's touring diary is incredibly hectic with regular globetrotting stops at major venues in London, Tel Aviv, Mexico, New York and Singapore. Between all that, Berlin is always there and waiting -- if not for the interviews and local club dates, then for looking after his own label, recording studio and radio show (not to mention his friends and family as well!).
Sharam
Sharam Tayebi mans the turntables as one half of the Grammy award winning DJ/production duo Deep Dish. Characterized by a harder style than his partner Ali "Dubfire" Shirazinia, Sharam performs as Deep Dish featuring Sharam, when he takes to the road to deliver his signature half of the distinct Deep Dish sound.
Having recently completed a solo tour of Canada, Sharam was met by packed houses at some of the country's top clubs, including The One Lounge in Victoria, The Plaza in Vancouver, Barrymore's Music Hall in Ottawa, Stereo Club in Montreal, and Revolution in Kitchner. This highly successful tour just goes to show that whether performing together or solo, fans everywhere crave a dance floor-inspiring slice of Deep Dish.
Aside from his DJ/production duties, Sharam stays busy as co-owner, along with Ali, of Deep Dish Records, Yoshitoshi Recordings, and Shinichi Recordings. Collectively, the three labels are known for carrying some of the very best dance music in the world. The two also own the Yoshitoshi shop, Washington D.C.'s premiere electronic dance music record store.
Cedric Gervais
Born and raised in Marseilles, France, Cedric began dj'ing under the influence of Laurent Garnier and Carl Cox at the tender age of 13. He was the youngest resident ever at Paris's legendary Club Queen. In 1998, he moved his talent and skills to America's Riviera- South Beach. Miami's dance music scene was ripe for his arrival and a natural progression for his European background as he began to smoothly blend together the sounds of both continents into his own personal blend of hard and tribal house. Shortly after his arrival to Miami, Cedric took over the controls at the helm at South Beach's most famous club, Crobar at the Cameo Theater. He reigned as the "King of South Beach" for four years, captivating countless thousands of clubbers every weekend with his killer beats and European style. His Crobar residency set the stage for great success. He started the Indio Locco party at Nikki Beach Club on the sands of South Beach, playing host and entertainer to celebrities and fans alike for over three years, putting Nikki Beach Club on the map for all those traveling to Miami. In July of 2004, Cedric needed to expand his horizons and took a much sought-after Saturday night residency at the world-famous Club Space, located in Downtown Miami. Club Space is a Dancestar Award-winning Venue and has credits as America's Best Club Venue and Best Club Night, and opens its doors to thousands of clubbers every Saturday night well into the morning of the following day with its 24-hour license. At Space, Cedric spins alongside superstar artist and producer Oscar G of MURK and The Funky Green Dogs, also a Dancestar Award winner. Mr. Gervais is no stranger to success. "Burning," his first release on Ultra Records and produced in collaboration with Grammy-nominated singer and songwriter Tony Choy hit #1 on Steve Lawler's Ministry of Sound Top 10 Charts as well as #3 on Billboard's Hot Club Play charts. Cedric's other releases include "Talking about a Revolution" on Hydrogen Records UK, "Rock the Beat" featuring Alan T. released on Star 69 Records, and "Let's Keep It Real" release on Ultra Records, in addition to his "House Sessions" album released in 2003. Gervais's production credits also include works with Peter Rauhofer, David Waxman, and Dirty Vegas. Cedric's talent and motivation has come from working with the very best deejays and producers in the world. Steve Lawler, , Josh Wink, Tom Stephan (Superchumbo), Deep Dish, Timo Maas, Angel Morales, Danny Howells, and Lee Burridge just to name a few. He is currently in production with Dallas Austin (Producer for TLC, Boys 2 Men, Outkast, etc.) to turnout two Duran Duran tracks in 2004, and has recently released his Crobar Miami Sessions album in early 2004. Recently, superstar Lenny Kravitz approached Cedric personally while he was spinning at a Miami hot spot. Impressed with Gervais's talent, Lenny Kravitz offered him a rare opportunity to remix two of his tracks, "Believe in Me" and "Stillness of the Heart," which held a spot in the top ten on the Billboard Charts for over four weeks. The video was featured on MTV and MTV Europe. Cedric's touring schedule and residencies have him circling the globe, playing on the prestigious Ministry of Sound Tour in 2003 and 2004 in Caracas, as well as the 2004 Winter Music Conference in Miami. His play list of locations and venues stretch to Pacha Ibiza, Club Stereo in Montreal, Crobar Chicago, Crobar New York, Cavo Paradiso in Mykononos, Papagayo's in St. Tropez, Nikki Beach (Miami and Marbella), Capitulo V in Portugal, and an extensive list of others.
Matt Darey
Matt has been one of the pioneers of todays dance scene being a major influence on todays world class DJs like Oakenfold, Tiesto, Armin, Paul Van Dyk and many more. Throughout his 15 year career of producing & writing house, trance, breaks and progressive and much more he has sold well over 2 million albums & Singles with numerous top 10 & top 20 chart hits. Matt took a 3 year break from music in 2000 to travel the globe and then returned to start his own label Darey Products and embark on new projects. Since 2004 Matt has been touring the globe as a DJ and is now rated No 51 in the top 100 DJ poll. Matt's latest productions fuse EDM and rock influences creating a new sound for 2007 and an artist album that is truly pioneering. As a true international DJ Matt now offers a unique insight into todays music across several genres being the first to play the majority of new releases on his international Nocturnal Radio show. Nocturnal is now officially the worlds fastest expanding Dance Radio show now broadcast on 110 Radio Stations worldwide since its official launch in April 06.
Manufactured Superstars
After 10 years of promoting at one of the top clubs in US {The Church nightclub} and throwing the largest electronic dance music events in Colorado, B-rad decided it would be fun to DJ. In 2005 B-rad teamed up with DJ Sabotage to create Manufactured Superstars. Their main goal and fundamental idea is to play music that girls want to dance to and recognize. They are not afraid to play Mondona, Kylie Manoge, J-Lo, Guns & Roses , Cindy Lauper, or everyone's favorite songs from the 80s & 90s. The difference is they throw the big bad dirty bangin beats underneath.