Halloween in New York is easily one of the wildest weekends of the year, and to celebrate this most freakish of festivals, Basic NYC is welcoming the mighty DERRICK CARTER back to the Sullivan Room this Saturday, October 30th. We couldn’t think of a better guest to grace the DJ booth for our haunted Halloween bash – Derrick’s mix of thumping Chicago house and fiery disco will have all the ghouls and ghosts dancing up a storm on the Sullivan Room’s intimate dancefloor. Joining him in the booth will be his longtime friend and collaborator HONEY DIJON, a favorite in New York’s underground circles, who will be making her Basic NYC debut for this special night. Get ready for loads of tricks and treats from these two esteemed house maestros at this Halloween eve bash.
Mixing up a storm behind the decks, Derrick’s sets are anything but predictable. With his signature sound as his foundation – the bass-thumping, boompty-boompty beats teased together with notes of jazz, R&B and funk – Carter drops everything from disco to techno into the mix. Flawlessly blended together, his music captures everything great about house music and it’s Chicago roots. As a DJ who feels that he’s at his best in an intimate space like Sullivan Room, Derrick always puts on quite a show at the club.
A proud Windy City native, Derrick Carter is synonymous with that city’s storied house music history. He emerged in the mid-1990s on the strength of his DJing, finely–tuned from gigging in Chicago’s fiercely competitive club and warehouse party scene, and his early tracks and productions. His stripped-down, bass-heavy sound, mixed with a wiggly, shuffling rhythm, helped crystallize the jerky, “tracky” style of house that came to define the Chicago sound, while Derrick’s own UK-based label, Classic Music Company, launched him to international acclaim. He has released a string of legendary tracks and remixes, on labels as diverse as OM, Get Physical, NRK, and turned out mix CDs for Ministry of Sound, Azuli, and DMC. This is Derrick’s 4th Basic NYC appearance in 2010, and we can’t wait to welcome this pioneer back for another late night workout.
Born in Chicago and based in New York, Honey Dijon’s sound mixes the best of both locales, while encompassing a wide repertoire of musical styles. Everything from techno to classics finds a place in her sets, which have made her a favorite at the leading clubs, festivals and events around the world. As a producer, Honey has released originals and remixes on respected labels including Nervous Records, Star 69, Bump Music, 4Kenzo Recordings and Digitial Disco.
Sullivan Room will be completely decked out for Halloween, only adding to the basement room’s haunted ambiance; costumes of all shapes and sizes are welcome at this party. Joining Derrick on the lineup will be Basic NYC guests Brian Anderson and AB Logic, both rising producers in the underground house scene. Beyrouth opens up the party, returning to Sullivan Room for a special Birthday Bash set. Basic NYC residents Sleepy & Boo will also be appearing at the party – they have played alongside Derrick many times, and are in the middle of a busy fall schedule of Sullivan Room nights, with recent memorable parties from Frankie Knuckles, Cajmere, Joel Mull and Nick Curly. They’ll be taking to the decks at Cielo the following night for their own Halloween headlining set.
BASIC NYC PRESENTS DERRICK CARTER AND HONEY DIJON AT THE SULLIVAN ROOM
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30TH, 2010
9pm – 5am – RSVP djboo@basicnyc.com for guest list
Presale Tickets: http://www.wantickets.com/basicnyc