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X-WR-CALNAME:J'aime Neon.
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ORGANIZER:I Love Neon
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SUMMARY:J'aime Neon.
LOCATION:Société des arts technologiques
URL:https://www.rave.ca/event/1728/
DESCRIPTION:Neon began as a concept in late 1997 at DNA Records where John & Tiga worked\, ordering & selling techno & electro from the likes of Dopplereffekt\, The Advent\, Anthony Rother & the Hacker. Electro had existed as a musical genre since day one\, but hadn’t really stepped up to the limelight like it’s most current incarnation\, & important labels like Gigolo & Montreal’s own Turbo Recordings were still in their infancy. DNA was looking for a weekly venue to house their eclectic mix of musical tastes\, so along with long time partner & friend Justin\, John & Tiga began to look for the perfect club night\, one that would showcase minimal techno/house & electro. The challenge was that Techno was getting a little boring\, everything seemed to lack character\, after-hours clubs were dull & people weren’t partying anymore. The new DNA club night was to showcase a sound that had the hard edge of techno\, mixed with the crossover potential of pop & punk\, something people could really have fun listening too. The first round of club nights were called Cobra\, their were only 4 Cobra events in all\, all four featured Tiga & Thomas as the DJs & John as the Host\, the events were a success\, but never really settled in to a permanent home until finally Justin locked down the now defunct Jai bar as a weekly venue. Justin came up with the name NEON\, & the night began week after week & the following began to grow. Eventually NEON would outgrow Jai & move in to a bigger & more creative space\, the S.A.T & would launch the first in a series of nights dedicated to alternative electronics. The first event was to celebrate Tiga’s MIX CD\, “American Gigolo” and was a huge success\, drawing a total of 600 people & has gone down in history as one of Montreal’s most memorable party moments.\nNEON would later book the likes of Miss Kitten & The Hacker\, Crossover\, FPU\, Zyntherius\, Black Strobe\, Martini Bros & draw over capacity crowds to all of it’s events.\n\nEVENTS\n\n\nAll of the NEON events have existed without any corporate sponsorship & have eluded all politics that surround usual club nights\, there are no door people who choose who gets in & there are no bouncers guarding the DJ booth & VIP area\, crowds are respected & they show respect back.\nNEON is a collective of designers\, musicians & artists\, not promoters.\n\n1999- NEON (DJ Hell) at Jai bar \n2000- NEON (Jori Hulkonnen AKA Zyntherius) at Jai bar \n2001- ILOVENEON 1 (Tiga + Vitalic LIVE) at the SAT \n2002- ILOVENEON 2 (Tiga + Miss Kitten & the Hacker LIVE) at the SAT \n2002- ILOVENEON 3 (Tiga & Zyntherius + Crossover LIVE) at the SAT \n2002- ILOVENEON 4 (Tiga + FPU LIVE [SWEDEN] + CHROMEO feat. [DJ A-TRAK] LIVE at the SAT\n2002- NEON LOVE 1 (Mark Dillon) at Mile End \n2002- NEON LOVE 2 (Martini Bros LIVE + DJ Cle + Mark Dillon) at Mile End \n2002- NEON LOVE 3 (Tiga) - free-All night at Mile End\n2002- NEON STREET (DJ unknown of FISHERSPOONER & NITE DOGG) outdoors \n2003- ILOVENEON 5 (Tiga k7 CD launch party\, DJ Kicks) at Mile End\n2003- I LOVE NEON 6 (Tiga\,Black Strobe\, & Evening LIVE @ USINE C\n2003- NEON LOVE4 (Tiga Vs Richie Hawtin @ Mile End)
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