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UTOPIA - UNITED
Saturday, 1st July 2006
Saturday, 1st July 2006
Venue:
Sydney Showgrounds
Olympic Park
Homebush Bay
Utopia, Australia’s biggest and best rave party, is turning eleven this July and we want your presence!
Join us for this sensational all night celebration with fourteen of the hottest internationals joining forces with the finest local talent to blow out the candles on eleven outstanding years in the business.
What started as a modest underground party on a cold night in July 1995 at Centennial Stadium, Minto, has now transformed into a world-class event spectacular with a global reputation. Located in a brand new venue – the Warehouse Sector of the Sydney Showgrounds, Homebush – Utopia United will deliver an unparalleled fusion of sight and sound spanning all forms of hardcore, gabber, freeform, hardstyle, techno, trance and Hi-NRG.
Once again, masters of their domain BLM production management will be running the show with a state-of-the-art f**k off sound system and a symphony of dazzling lighting, lasers and effects. It’s going to be one helluva birthday party. This time, we’re having our cake and eating it too, and we’re saving a very special piece for you!
TECHNOBOY (NL)
Cristiano Giusberti aka TechnoBoy has been commandeering the wheels of steel for over fourteen years, delivering his own rocket-fuelled brand of techno and hardstyle. Throughout the ‘90s, he played a key role in Italy’s dance scene as an A&R manager for The Saifan Group, Record 66 and Arsenic Sound labels just to name a few. These days, he unleashes his surging hardstyle monsters on the unsinkable Titanic Records label and has more remixes to his name than he can count.
ESSENTIAL PLATINUM (UK) Live Pa
Your wildest dreams have come true – it’s Dougal, Gammer and their vocalist of choice, Lisa Marie, performing as one.
DOUGAL (UK)
Paul Clarke is the mastermind behind the ever-impressive Essential Platinum label, which boasts in excess of 100 releases. Voted the number one hardcore DJ by MTV and Dreamscape, Paul’s almost endless CV of tunes hotwires euphoric hardcore with uplifting vocals and a deep experimental edge. His tracks have featured on every one of the Bonkers mix series. His work with fellow tourmate, Gammer, has already exploded in ‘06 with electrifying releases including ‘Tripod’, ‘Driving Me Crazy’ and ‘All the Tears I’ve Cried’.
GAMMER (UK)
With banging tunes like ‘Let It Go’, ‘That’s How I Roll’ and ‘The Power Within’ up his sleeve, DJ Gammer (aka Matt Lee) constantly deals out the aces! After a chance encounter with Dougal one night out, the duo are now legendary partners in production with a bottomless crate of dancefloor classics to their name. His solo tracks have appeared on compilations like Bonkers, Hardcore Heaven and Hardcore Nation and most recently, he’s collaborated with DJs In-Effect, Kevin Energy, Sharkey and MC Storm!
LISA MARIE (UK) Live Pa
When Dougal & Gammer need an angelic voice to ride their propulsive beats, they call upon Lisa Marie. Her golden vocals have graced their dancefloor gems like ’Tell Me a Story’, ’ How Did I Get Here’, ‘Open Your Eyes’ and most recently, ’Drive Me Crazy’. She’s also performed on the classic United In Dance tunes, ’Still the One’ and ’Lift Me Above’, making her one of the global scene’s most recognised singers. Tonight she performs in live PA mode.
ORGAN DONORS (UK)
Splicing together hard trance, techno and their own signature productions, brothers Matt & Scott Harris have spent more than ten years in the business apiece. At home on the prestigious Nukleuz label, these sound surgeons are best known for incendiary hits like ‘Locked Tight’, ‘Black Out’ and ’99.9’. They scored big last year when their ‘Turntablism’ tune took out Best Track at the Hard Dance Awards. With an explosive ‘Dex & FX’ live show, these doctors of hard dance are in the house and ready to operate!
VINYLGROOVER (UK)
Pinned by Mixmag as “one of the best the hard dance scene has to offer”, Scott Attril has set the scene on fire with trailblazing tunes like ‘Show Me A Sign’, ‘Midnight Express’ and ‘Stay’. Fans of his work include Judge Jules, Eddie Halliwell, BK, Anne Savage and Rob Tissera just to name a few. Along with Jim Sullivan (aka The Red Hed), he’s established the burgeoning Traffic Records imprint, releasing cuts like ‘Dancing Naked in the Rain’, ‘Don’t You Want My Love’ and their remix of Josh Wink’s ‘Higher State of Consciousness.
LISA ABBOTT (UK) Live Pa
Without a doubt hardcore’s most prolific vocalist, Lisa is best known for lending her voice to massive tunes like Breeze & Styles’ ‘You’re Shining’ and Darren Styles’ ‘Getting better’ (which went top ten in the UK). As well as collaborating with the likes of Gammer, Force, Resist, Fracus and Hixxy, Lisa has also worked on numerous solo projects with a resume boasting hits like ‘Blow me Away’ and ‘The One’. This will be her first time in Sydney so be prepared to be blown away.
ALEK SZAHALA (FIN)
Alek Száhala fell in love with music production as soon as he got his first sound card in 1993. One of Finland’s best kept secrets until he exploded on the global scene in 2003 with harddance anthems like ‘Superstition’, ‘Man Eaten’ and ‘Tlaloc’, he’s established himself as one of the key players in the FiNRG movement taking it to the world. Describing his style as ‘hyper-energetic’, his super-charged sound spans melodic trance and trancecore to dark, soaring hard-NRG.
RX (FIN)
Ville Sorsa’s energetic stage shows, unique combination of mixing and scratching and furious brand of FiNRG and sinister freeform has earned superstar status in his homeland’s hard dance scene. Flaunting dancefloor detonators like ‘Frozen Flame’ and ‘Hellfire’, the 25-year-old has also turned heads around the world with his ‘Codex’ mix series, now in its third instalment. He’s the driving force behind FINRG Recordings, Scandinavia’s first and foremost hard dance label, so prepare for some serious Finnish fury when he lands in Sydney.
STORM (UK)
UK hardcore DJ Alistair Taylor loves Sydney so much, he moved here last year to concentrate full time on his productions. With partners Euphony and Spinback, he’s built up a hardcore empire with a five (!) labels to his name including Warped Science, Destructive Force, Cloned, Underground and Moondance. His fearsome style of driving, uplifting hardcore has seen him remix the likes of Dougal, Force & Styles, Bang and Vinylgroover. With a huge array of new homegrown tunes, this will be Storm as you’ve never seen him before.
IN-EFFECT (UK)
When hardcore godfather DJ Hixxy tags you “the next big breakthrough artist”, you know you’re doing something right. Paul Bevan is already riding high on huge collaborations with Dougal, Gammer, Breeze and Impact and has impressed many with his solo productions too. Never one to sit still stylistically, his approach draws from a broad palette of hardcore with streaks of nosebleed gabba. This month sees the release of his collaboration with Gammer, ‘We Come Alive’/’Stuck in a Moment’ through Nukleuz records, which is sure to tear heads off.
COMPULSION (UK)
Working in the studio with artists such as Dougal, Gammer, In-Effect and Deejaybee, this 24-year-old dynamo has already released dancefloor cuts on the legendary hardcore labels Essential Platinum, Infinity Recordings and Maximum Impact. He regularly DJs up and down the UK (Hardcore Till I Die, United Dance, Hardcore Heaven et al) and already has a few laps round the world under his belt. Coupled with his studio work, Compulsion is fast becoming one of the hardest working and innovative DJs on the circuit.
SILVER (JAP)
This Australian-born DJ (now based in Toyko) is best known for founding happyhardcore.com, the world’s most popular hardcore dance website. Riding on the back of its success, this tastemaker has become the most listened-to internet hardcore DJ on the planet. Somehow, he also finds time to run several record labels including MasterWax Records and Infinity Recordings. He’s released countless quality compilations, including the Hardcore Tsunami series and the Australia-only four disc mix series, ‘Ultimate Hard Trance & Happy Hard’.
LOCAL DJS
NIK FISH / IMPACT / DR WILLIS (VIC) / NERVOUS / WEAVER / MATRIX / SUAE / FENIX / YOSHI / TEAM ROCKET / AMBER SAVAGE / CHESTER / SPELLBOUND / MIDIAN / PHASE ONE / SCAPE / DUCKIE / MARCOS / DAVE PSI / QT / REFLUX / NEO TENG / pH / RITUAL / ELROY / Q45 / MATT / KAYLA / MC LOSTY / MC DESTINY / MC D-TEK
VENUE - SYDNEY SHOWGROUND - WAREHOUSE COMPLEX
A special event demands a special venue and for the first time in the history of Powerhouse Productions, Utopia will be blasting out live and loud from the Warehouse Sector of the Sydney Showgroundin Homebush. We’ll be commandeering the Warehouse Sector in the Showground, which means we have over 10,000 square metres of dancespace
at our disposal.
PRODUCTION
In the hands of BLM, Australia’s leading lighting and sound specialists,this new venue will be transformed into a technicolor wonderland befitting the special occasion. Of course, a birthday party is nothing without atmosphere, flare and the right equipment, and after 13 years and a world-class reputation, you can be certain BLM will deliver. All three arenas will be equipped with formidable systems resonating ribcage-rattling bass and crystal highs, as well as an array of blinding lasers and lighting effects.
ATTRACTIONS
• Over 40 performers - both local and international acts from across the globe.
• Full service alcohol bars for 18+ crowd.
• Huge parking station allowing cheap on-site parking.
• Polite but tight security patrols for your safety.
• On-site medical staff and first aid supplied by St.Johns Ambulance.
• Various market stalls from across Australia.
• Wild performers such as Stilt walkers,fire breathers and circus acts.
• Massive Amusement Areas with Free Rides all night,including ‘The Zipper’.
• Magnificent décor displays throughout the venue and on stage.
• Chillout area.
• Secure onsite Cloak Room.
ONLINE OUTLETS
www.powerhouseproductions.com.au
TICKET OUTLETS
Ticketek Outlets Australia Wide: 02 9266 4800
Moshtix Phone Charge: 02 9209 4614
Central Station Records(Darlinghurst) 02 9361 5222
One Stop(Darlinghurst) 02 9283 5581
Ten Seconds Down(Chatswood) 02 9411 5575
Plaza Records(Penrith) 02 47210365
Mall Music(Brookvale) 02 99056966
Castle Records(Castle Hill) 02 9889 7347
MJays(Fairfield) 02 9727 3621
Jolly Rogers(Cronulla) 02 9523 0303
Fish Records(Balmain) 02 9810 8421
Fish Records(Glebe) 02 9692 0480
Fish Records(Newtown) 02 9557 3074
Electric Monkeys(Bondi) 02 9365 6955
Red Eye Records(City) 02 9299 4233
Coogee Bay Hotel (Coogee) 02 9315 6030
Sound World (Newcastle) 02 4929 6969
Beat Disc (Parramatta) 02 9891 9330
Re-Pressed (Penrith) 02 4731 8955
Leading Edge (Warriewood) 02 9913 1331
Leading Edge (Gosford) 02 4323 7699
Red Back (Wollongong) 02 4229 6169
Central Station (QLD) 07 3210 0550
Click’n’Drag (Melbourne), 03 9534 0859
Central Station Records (Melbourne)03 9642 5744
Mighty Music (South Yarra) 03 9827 4753
Utopia is recommended for people 16 and above. Alcohol can be obtained with 18+ photo ID.
Cost: $69.00 +bf inc gst Website: http://powerhouseproductions.com.au
