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Grammy Award-winning writer/producer and contemporary music visionary, William Orbit, returns with an eagerly anticipated new album ‘Hello Waveforms’ on Sanctuary Records out on February 7th. His first solo release since 2000’s critically acclaimed ‘Pieces in a Modern Style’, the new album was performed and produced by William. ‘Hello Waveforms’is ethereal, ambient, subtle and distinctive in style, fusing strong melodies with electronic synths to produce his definitive signature sound. Recorded in London and America, the new album features a collection of collaborations and influences - the track ‘Humming Chorus’ is taken from Madame Butterfly, ‘Spiral’ features the Sugababes and Kenna on vocals, while Finley Quaye plays acoustic guitar on the dreamlike ‘Who Owns The Octopus’. William has also reunited with his former Strange Cargo band member Laurie Mayer, who plays piano and synthesizer on ‘Surfin’ and provides vocals on the tracks ‘Bubble Universe’ and ‘Who Owns the Octopus?’. An artist who individually determined the new age of modern mixer/producer credibility, William’s most high profile projects to date include his contribution to Madonna’s ‘Ray of Light’ album - on which he produced, co-wrote and performed - U2’s ‘Electrical Storm’, Blur’s ‘13’ and his smash-hit single ‘Barber’s Adagio For Strings’. In 2001 he performed as part of Barbican’s celebrated Elektronik Festival. William Orbit ‘Hello Waveforms’ Listen Now on AOL Music | Buy it now! www.williamorbit.com www.sanctuaryrecords.com

CHRISTIAN SMITH, a well recognized and much in demand DJ across the world and co-head of Tronic Treatment. His ability to combine a diverse mix of hard pumping house & tribal funky techno has garnered him worldwide attention with his sets, all segued with a foundation that includes tight three turntable mixing and creative scratching and programming. John Acquaviva & Christian Smith Saturday, May 29 @ AVALON

AVALAND SATURDAYS – May 29 JOHN ACQUAVIVA CHRISTIAN SMITH JOHN ACQUAVIVA has been a mainstay of the electronic dance music scene since the founding of Plus 8 Records with partner Richie Hawtin back in 1989. After over 20 years behind the decks, John is acknowledged by many as a DJ’s DJ and is a long-time veteran of the international clubbing circuit and most-recently has been a proponent of the Final Scratch technology, which allows him to access a digital library of music by manipulating vinyl on the decks. John’s music, vision and full embrace of technology is ushering us into the future. Joining him on the decks is CHRISTIAN SMITH, a well recognized and much in demand DJ across the world and co-head of Tronic Treatment. His ability to combine a diverse mix of hard pumping house & tribal funky techno has garnered him worldwide attention with his sets, all segued with a foundation that includes tight three turntable mixing and creative scratching and programming. www.john-acquaviva.com AVALON 662 Sixth Avenue @ 20th Street 212.807.7780 Doors at 10pm 18+ ladies, 21+ gents $25 general admission $15 ClubPlanet guestlist before 12am / $20 until 2am or just mention the AVALON BLUE guestlist to Suzanne.

AVALON – MIX FRIDAYS – May 28 CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE With Resident DJ: Eddie Lee In the Chapel: DJ Dalton (hip hop & rock) CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE has earned accolades across the world as one of America’s top dance music artists, constantly delivering his tough progressive and sleek techno trance sets across the continents. Fresh from an Asia and European tour, Christopher is set to release his debut full-length, "All or Nothing" (June 29) on Moonshine's new imprint, Kinky Beats and the debut release entitled "Genesis," from his new singles imprint, Pharmacy Music. As one of the highest-ranking American artists on the global dance music scene, he has constantly earned top ranking in DJ Magazine's prestigious "TOP 100" and is currently holding the #5 position in BPM magazine’s “America’s Favorite DJ†poll. www.christopherlawrence.com AVALON 662 Sixth Avenue @ 20th Street 212.807.7780 Doors at 10pm $25 general admission $15 ClubPlanet guestlist before 12am / $20 until 2am or mention Avalon Blue.

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it sure was a crowded house - great vibe & energy. Infected Mushroom definitely rocked it! It was amazing to see the main room go off and hard-core fans loving every minute of it.

AVALAND SATURDAYS – May 22 MAURO PICOTTO GREG GOW The Lizard Man MAURO PICOTTO returns to Avalon in a bi-monthly rhythm with each set whetting the appetites of both his techno and trance fans here in New York. Never one to be put in a box, Mauro says, "I am not a Techno DJ nor a Trance DJ nor a house DJ, I’m just a DJ, I play music I like and think that can change the atmosphere in a club. I wish people would be more open minded sometimes, after all there's only two types of music...good or bad!" After 20 years as a DJ, Mauro has risen to the top of his game with a series of productions and remixes from everybody from Josh Wink to U2. Lately he’s been busy showcasing his Meganite party around the world in Italy, Germany, Netherlands, and the UK. AVALON 662 Sixth Avenue @ 20th Street 212.807.7780 Doors at 10pm 18+ ladies, 21+ gents $25 general admission $15 ClubPlanet guestlist before 12am / $20 until 2am or just mention the AVALON BLUE guestlist.

AVALON – MIX FRIDAYS – May 21 JOHN 00 FLEMING Boasting regular appearances at Godskitchen and The Gallery, JOHN 00 FLEMING has long been injecting his blend of hard-edged progressive trance into the UK’s top clubs, including Cream, Ministry Of Sound, Euphoria, Promise, Slinky, Passion and Inside-out among many others. With a career spanning nearly twenty years, his unique character and impeccable talent have seen Fleming become the face of his genre, producing numerous mix albums, artist singles, remix projects and heading his own underground label Joof Recordings. AVALON 662 Sixth Avenue @ 20th Street 212.807.7780 Doors at 10pm $25 general admission $15 ClubPlanet guestlist before 12am / $20 until 2am or just mention AVALON BLUE guestlist.

AVALAND SATURDAYS – May 15 INFECTED MUSHROOM (live PA)] INFECTED MUSHROOM are highly regarded as Israel's key trance producing duos since emerging in 1998 from the hot region of Tel Aviv, Israel with their PSY-TRANCE marked by percussive drums, whiplash kicks and extraterrestrial grooves. Erez Aizen’s classical music background led him to explore making music with an impulse tracker which he dubbed impulse music only to later discover that is was widely known as trance music. He went on to meet new wave/ punk rock Amit Duvdevani, who never looked back after attending his first trance party. Following their debut release “Gathering,†the genre emerged across the world as part of the trance Diaspora across European, Japanese & American audiences. It’ll be an exciting night on the main stage for Infected Mushroom’s Avalon debut. AVALON 662 Sixth Avenue @ 20th Street 212.807.7780 Doors at 10pm 18+ ladies, 21+ gents $30 general admission $25 Club Planet guestlist or just mention the AVALON BLUE guestlist to Suzanne at the door.

AVALON – MIX FRIDAYS – May 14th DOC MARTIN House luminary DOC MARTIN began his mission on the decks back in the summer of 1986. His focus on house music from the land of funk and disco was triggered while playing the club and warehouse scene in San Francisco. As one of the original forefathers of the west coast house music scene, he has always been a master of mixing the crowd with the music. His live sets bring different genres of music together as well as people to create a unique vibe of empathy. We love Doc - a future legend of house is in our midst! AVALON 662 Sixth Avenue @ 20th Street 212.807.7780 Doors at 10pm $25 general admission $15 ClubPlanet guestlist before 12am / $20 until 2am or just mention the AVALON BLUE guestlist to Suzanne.

AVALAND SATURDAYS – May 8th JEFF MILLS Exhibitionist CD/DVD Tour The legendary and second wave techno auteur JEFF MILLS returns to the church of worship where he began a world renown residency at Limelight in the early 90s. He returns to the limelight with his new CD/DVD Exhibitionist. As one of the world’s most respected DJs — he opens up the intricacies of his craft to the general audience with an up-close-and-personal DVD that allows a look at how he creates his mixes. It also presents a considerable amount of Mills’ own production work and is a fairly comprehensive overview of his own Chicago-based Axis, Purpose Maker and Tomorrow labels, each of which is showcased in its own separate 45-minute mix. A fourth mix, the Exhibitionist Mix (which includes selections from other artists as well), is also released on a separate 72 minute mix CD. Considered by many to be a true innovator and a key blueprint creator in the realm of techno, this is a great collection for both the dedicated and the uninitiated alike. For those new to the mechanics of DJing altogether, it is a fascinating look into a truly creative art and a master artist. Like the nearly 200 gigs Jeff Mills plays around the globe each year, these mixes are done live in one take — with absolutely no edits. This greatly differs from what would be considered the industry standard of digitally editing and polishing mixes in the studio. This gives much more insight into the human technique behind the product. Unlike conventional magicians, who try to present everything only at its tidiest, Mills actually opens up his process to the audience in Exhibitionist and allows viewers to see the nuts and bolts of his technique right up close. Three of the four mixes included on the DVD are also shot in three angles (front center, side view, top view), which may additionally be slowed down and zoomed in on standard DVD players. For those who have closely followed his career from the view of the cavernous clubs and dancefloors he normally plays (which can number in the tens of thousands), watching Jeff Mills perform at AVALON also affords a rarely available birds eye view of his DJ mechanics from the mezzanine. Like the DVD, it is a chance of a lifetime to have such near access. The whole concept stems back about eight years when Mills, ever interested in exploring the conceptual branches of what he does, arrived at the idea of replicating himself to appear in multiple locations at the same time. He inquired as to the possibilities of having three-dimensional holographs created but found that it was not (and, alas, still is not) at a consumer friendly stage and projecting in the average club setting would be a difficult and complex task. He rested at the idea of simply filming his DJ performance using a high-grade digital tape that would serve the objective just as well and is more compatible for use in events. Working with film and visual elements is not a new venture for Mills. Most notably, in 2000, he recorded and released a 21st Century soundtrack inspired by Fritz Lang’s classic silent film Metropolis (1927). The project bloomed and eventually resulted in a few select screenings with an edited version of the film (including a sold-out night at London’s Royal Festival Hall) and the rights to release it on DVD in the near future. He has already been testing the use of the Exhibitionist DVD in clubs from Tokyo to New York, DJing with the simulated image of himself projected onto screens. He’s even let it take over the DJ set, so to speak, while walking to the other side of the room and blurring the line between performer and audience. Reception has been strong and people so far seem to enjoy as Mills stretches the physical boundaries of what is possible as a DJ. It functions as a wide-open tool for him to use in performances, but it’s also a great consumer title as well. Exhibitionist is a time capsule of what a DJ does today, but more specifically it is an intimate record of what one of the world’s top DJs does today. This is a profound project in itself, but what’s possibly even more exciting is that will doubtless push Jeff Mills to create something new in a very different direction from here. As he puts it, with this it’s like he’s issued himself a ‘self-prescribed prescription to move forward.’ AVALON 662 Sixth Avenue @ 20th Street 212.807.7780 Doors at 10pm 18+ ladies, 21+ gents $30 general admission $25 ClubPlanet guestlist b4 12am or just mention the AVALON BLUE guestlist to Suzanne.

AVALON – MIX FRIDAYS – May 7th WAY OUT WEST (NYC live debut) - vocals by Omi DJ sets by Way Out West: Nick Warren & Jody Wisternoff Global Underground veteran DJ NICK WARREN helms four GU compilations under his name, sprawled across the global dance music cities; Budapest, Brazil, Amsterdam and most recently in Reykjavik. In addition, he is also 1/2 of WAY OUT WEST with former child prodigy JODY WISTERNOFF. WOW went on to release now-classics "The Gift" and "Intensify" that exemplified their fiery breakbeats with powerfully melodic house. After debuting their new live act at Ultrafest WMC 2004, Way Out West are ready to unveil their new live act here in NYC. Also, DJ sets by Nick Warren & Jody Wisternoff. AVALON 662 Sixth Avenue @ 20th Street 212.807.7780 Doors at 10pm $25 general admission $15 ClubPlanet guestlist or mention the AVALON BLUE guestlist to Suzanne.

AVALON MIX FRIDAYS - April 30th DARREN EMERSON & JOSH WINK Tonight, we bring you the tougher side of house with techno and acid house leanings. Former Underworld DJ DARREN EMERSON, forged out on his own and becoming one of the most sought after DJs and head of well-respected label Underwater Records. The first album Underwater was a compilation mixed by Emerson and his young protégé Tim Deluxe last summer. This June 2004, look for Episode 2 mixed by Emerson and Mutiny. Darren continues to bring his touch, techy sound across the globe. His Underwater nights at Pacha Ibiza have become world renown winning Best Ibiza Club Award at the Muzik Awards. JOSH WINK brings his trademark mix of house and techno on which he has built his international reputation. As label owner of Ovum Recordings and as a prolific producer, remixer & artist, Josh recently released Profound Sounds V2 on Ovum Recordings/System Recordings. PS2 is an “artist†album that contains re-edited & re-mixed tracks all mixed live with effect units and samplers. His latest EP ’20 to 20’ brings us back to our acid house roots and tonight we should be treated to a mélange of house, techno, acid house mixed together with that special Wink touch. www.underwaterrecords.com www.joshwink.com AVALON 662 Sixth Avenue @ 20th Street 212.807.7780 Doors at 10pm $25 general admission $15 ClubPlanet guestlist or just mention the AVALON BLUE guestlist to Suzanne.

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April 30th DARREN EMERSON & JOSH WINK @ AVALON More info here.