Let
Sydney's biggest NYE countdown, SUMMANIGHTS, begin...
On
a still, sunny News Years Day way back in 1999, a few thousand die-hard revellers
gathered in the auspicious surrounds of Melbourne's Sidney Myer Music Bowl to
herald the start of a new year and the beginning of what would quickly grow to
become a world-famous event, Summadayze …
As each year passed, this
unique 12-hour dance music celebration attracted bigger international DJ lineups,
bigger production budgets, and much, much bigger crowds.
Now, in 2010,
having already taken Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth by storm, Australia's premier
dance music experience, Summadayze, is finally coming to Sydney.
Descending
upon Home's legendary waterfront location on December 31, 2009, Sydney's inaugural
Summanights celebration promises to be a dazzling, firework-filled, harbour-side
New Years Eve party the likes of which the Olympic city has never experienced
before.
Complete with indoor and outdoor terraces, spectacular views of
the city's iconic Darling Harbour and a prime selection of the world's leading
electronic artists; Summanights will see all three levels of Home transformed
to create an intimate, plush and truly unforgettable New Years Eve clubbing experience.
Featuring an epic selection of the world's biggest DJs, including headliners
Sharam (Deep Dish) and Eddie Halliwell, Summanights will be a party like no other
…
For House lovers, Tom Novy, The Shapeshifters and Mark Knight are
all on board, while Eddie Halliwell and Menno De Jong are guaranteed to take Trance
fans above and beyond. Techno fans can ride the hypnotic sounds of Josh Wink,
Evil Nine are primed to drop a barrage of bass and beats on Breaks revelers far
and wide, and Don Diablo will reach deep into his bag of Electro tricks and keep
mash up and Indie Disco fans screaming for more!
Sydney, prepare to revel
in the glory, colour and sheer excitement of this world-famous party and get ready
to countdown to 2010 in the biggest and best way possible …
Welcome
to the one, the only … Summanights NYE 2010!
SUMMANIGHTS ARTIST
LINE-UP:
Sharam (Deep Dish) - USA
As one half of the all-conquering
Deep Dish duo alongside Ali "Dubfire" Shirazinia, Sharam Tayebi has
reached heights that few DJ/Producers can only dream of. An artist of rare and
exceptional talent, his DJ sets are famed for captivating club crowds from Miami
to Ibiza, while his solo productions (including 2006's monster hit 'P.A.T.T (Party
Al The Time)) continue to break new ground and consistently find their way into
the CD wallets and record crates of the world's DJing elite. From his acclaimed
Global Underground compilation 'Dubai' and his highly anticipated forthcoming
artist album 'Get Wild', to his daily duties looking after a trio of coveted co-owned
labels with Ali (Yoshitoshi Recordings, Deep Dish Records and Shinichi Recordings);
Sharam is a revered electronic music trendsetter that has stood the test of time
and forges the future with every studio session he completes and every upfront
tune he drops.
Eddie Halliwell - UK
There are very few DJs
on the planet who inspire crowds of hedonistic punters to raucously chant their
name before, during and after their sets ... UK Trance legend is Eddie Halliwell
is one of them. Championed by the dancefloor to become one of the biggest breakthrough
DJ talents in the world, Eddie Halliwell's rise to notoriety over the last few
years has been equally as swift and impressive as it has been hard earned and
well deserved. Possessing sublime technical skills and an uncanny ability to make
dancefloors erupt across the globe, he's a veteran of no less than seven BBC Radio
One Essential Mixes, a regular fixture in DJ Mag's Top 100 DJ poll and an even
more popular fixture at Cream's Amnesia residency in Ibiza ... and this speaks
nothing of his new, hotly anticipated DJing concept 'ED-IT'.
Josh
Wink - USA
Born and bred in Philadelphia and DJing since he was just
13 years of age, for the last two decades America's Josh Wink has maintained his
position as one of the world's true pioneers of Techno, House and genre-blurring
electronic music styles. The underground genius responsible for seminal tracks
like 'Higher State Of Consciousness', 'Liquid Summer', 'Don't Laugh' and 'Have
To Get Back', the mastermind behind leading label 'Ovum Recordings', and a seasoned
veteran of multiple artist albums (including most recently, 'When A Banana Was
Just A Banana' in 2009); Josh Wink is a bonafide founding forefather of EDM as
we know it today and, more importantly, one that has carved a unique niche for
himself by passionately and relentlessly taking trends, making trends and breaking
trends.
Mark Knight - UK
Plucked from the relative obscurity
of life as a fully-fledged carpenter just a few short years ago, in 2009 UK DJ/Producer
Mark Knight now commands a thriving EDM empire that comprises one of the world's
premier labels ('Toolroom Records'), one of its finest and most extensive discographies,
and one of its most successful DJs and Producers in recent times … himself!
Championed worldwide for his high octane DJ sets that weave effortlessly in and
out of genres to forge a sound that is distinctively his and his alone, Mark is
an astute music collector and technically gifted performer whose skills are consistently
in-demand in every corner of the world. As a Producer, however, he has few equals.
Regularly called upon to remix the biggest names in the world and infamous for
the consistently brilliant nature of his studio works (which include classics
like 'Insatiable', 'The Reason' and 'Just Trippin'), Mark Knight's name has grown
synonymous with quality, musicality and dancefloor accessibility. Under his watchful
eye 'Toolroom Records' continues to grow from strength to strength and this year
alone celebrated not only 100 releases but, impressively, wining the mantle of
'The Most Downloaded Label' in the coveted Beatport awards.
Tom Novy
- GER
With a string of worldwide hits to his name, multiple TV appearances
to his credit, several world-renowned club residencies under his belt and numerous
underground anthems in his discography; it's fair to say that Germany's Tom Novy
has influenced nearly every corner of the electronic music industry and landscape.
A celebrated DJ equipped with over 18 years experience of playing the world's
leading venues, festivals and events, Tom first rose to global notoriety via his
chart-topping tune 'I House You' back in 1995 and has since gone on to pen the
anthemic likes of 'Lovin' U', 'Your Body', 'Pumpin' and 'Runaway'. With remixes
for superstars like Ludacris, Erick Morillo, Tom Jones and The Backstreet Boys
in his discography and an epic 12-year residency at Ibiza's legendary Space on
his resume, the notoriously fun-loving and cheerful prankster, Tom Novy, is just
as the title of his 2006 artist album suggests: a superstar.
Don Diablo
- NED
As a prolific and successful producer, insanely popular globetrotting
DJ, intrepid label boss and the most Googled man in Holland in 2008; four-deck
wizard and all-around dude, Don Diablo, is a gifted musician who's clearly on
the path to greatness. Renowned for writing tunes that top charts and get snaffled
up by TV shows like 'CSI: NY' (and ad campaigns for films like 'Snakes On A Plane'),
and lauded for remixing enormous artists like Public Enemy, Kraak & Smaak
and Laidback Luke; this flying Dutchman is currently producing part of UK rapper
Example's new album in between rocking gigs all over the planet and concentrating
on his next album for Sony/BMG worldwide. Fresh, bold and spontaneous, Don Diablo's
DJ sets are famed for comprising a barrage of exclusive edits and bootlegs, and
further championed for their frenetic energy, technical mastery and spur of the
moment insanity.
Menno de Jong - NED
Hailed as the next challenger
to the Dutch Trance throne, podcast pioneer Menno de Jong has fast become one
of the genre's genuine global heroes, innovators and inspirations. At just 24
years old, this exciting DJ and dynamic Production wunderkind has already stormed
into the DJ Mag Top 100, toured over 25 countries, represented a who's who of
the planets biggest Trance brands (including Godskitchen, Cream, Sensation and
Gatecrasher) and signed tunes (including the likes of 'Guanxi', 'Magma' and 'Tundra')
to labels the ilk of Anjunabeats and Fundamental. Throw in the fact that this
phenomenal young EDM talent is also the brains behind, and found of, seminal Trance
label 'Intuition' and it's easy to see why many tip the name 'Menno de Jong' to
be headlining the world's biggest booths and stages for decades to come.
The
Shapeshifters - UK
Comprising the silky production talents of West London-based
Simon Marlin and Max Reich, The Shapeshifters are esteemed purveyors of big room
House who have released a steady string of Top Ten hits for coveted labels like
Positiva and Defected. Bursting on the scene with their #1 classic 'Lola's Theme'
back in 2004, this dynamic duo have gone on to throw down signature club anthems
the ilk of 'Back To Basics', 'Incredible', 'Treadstone' and a clever reworking
of The Orb's iconic 'Chime'. Firm favourites on the world's premier download site,
Beatport, they've remixed legends like George Michael, Faithless, Christina Aguilera
and Moby, and regularly tour the world delivering DJ sets of distinction - including
those at their latest residency at Pacha, Ibiza and their very own 'Nocturnal'
parties which they run alongside their distinguished label, 'Nocturnal Grooves'.
Evil Nine - UK
With two full-length artist albums ('You Can
Be Special Too' and 'They Live') to their credit, a sought-after 'Fabric Live'
mix CD to their name, and a longstanding reputation for being one of Adam Freeland's
'Marine Parade' imprint's brightest artists, UK bass and beats duo, Evil Nine,
have been tearing up dancefloors since 1998. Regularly citing 'post punk, italio
disco, electro, classic power ballads, techno, kraut rock, yacht rock, hip hop
and 80's electronic movie soundtracks' as inspiration for their unique musical
attributes, this powerful production partnership comprises the forward-thinking
talents and studio panache of Tom Beaufoy and Pat Pardy, and has spawned remixes
for superstars like Ian Brown, NASA and The Temper Trap, and original hits like
'Restless', 'Pearl Shot' and 'Cakehole'.
NATIONAL TOUR DATES:
Summanights
- Sydney - Thursday December 31st
Summadayze - Melbourne - Friday January
1st
Summadayze - Adelaide - Friday January 1st
Summadayze - Perth - Sunday
3rd
Summafieldayze - Gold Coast - Saturday January 9th
*Artist line up
will vary in each state. See website for line up information in your city.
Tickets On Sale now from www.ticketmaster.com.au
& www.inthemix.com.au
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www.summanights.com
- www.summadayze.com
- www.futureentertainment.com
- www.homesydney.com
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