Party: Funked Up - Manolaco | Ikee | Sysex I Tap at NID

Party: Funked Up - Manolaco | Ikee | Sysex I Tap at NID

About Funked Up:

As electronic music continues to develop around the world it becomes more important to invite people into its very core, where music, technology and ideas interplay to create something unique.

Funked up was born from the need to express the most sophisticated form of House music at southern suburbs.

From the beginning of September (2013) with the residents Manolaco, Ikee and Tap always in astonishing compact spaces with high-end audio technology Funked Up powered by Blend gives you an underground chic night at Glyfada.

The idea is to grow a party with new sound that makes a unique destination for consumers looking for an unparalleled, high quality nightlife experience.

Visitors can join the newest and hottest tracks in a wide spectrum of electronic music that ranges from atmosphere lounge to deeper house and tech.

Week in and week out, guests can party to the best the scene has to offer – long into the night, and often long into the next day as well

About Manolaco:

Michalis Manolakos aka Manolaco, started practicing music from the age of nine as he began music studies in a local music school where he studied theory and harmony of music for 7 years. At the same time his music influences were coming mainly from radio and cds listening to soul, funk, acid jazz, hip-hop and early days of Detroit house scene.
Practice makes perfect and Michali's curiosity and love for music leaded him to stick with house records at a friend’s house after school. His curiosity became passion and just listening was translated into buying two turntables and enough records to make a mix. Soon, he became confident enough to walk to a local club and offer the club owner to give me him a slot during a night. Michalis gained valuable experience from those trial nights which was again enough to pack his records and get ready for his next step.

That step was called Paros island where he introduces his self to the Linardo Bar owner to try him over which he did and occasionally he became a resident during the summer months. Later the same year, back in Athens, he joins his good friend Pascal who gives him the opportunity to appear in the show called “Majestic” events along with top house djs such as Mr. V, Osunlade, Roger Sanchez, Kenny Carpenter and others.

Those successful appearances attracted Blend’s attention and in 2006, Michali gets a chance of a lifetime to present his talent into bigger events and in clubs such as Blend Club and legendary Cavo Paradiso, Mykonos next to the hottest names in the electronic scene such as Richie Hawtin, Ricardo Villalobos, Marco Carola, Loco Dice, Adam Beyer, Luciano, Sven Vath and many more... Joining Blend was a turning point as far as his influences were at that moment. Manolaco’s sound was still house groove based but playing next to techno and minimal acts his sound was impossible to escape from becoming more electronic, more minimal, more dark but happy at the same time.

2010 was a year of studio dedication, inspiration and creativity for Manolaco. His fresh ideas were nicely put together with his rocking beats and managed to finish fifteen quality house tracks, some of them with his other music half and good friend Ikee in well known labels such as Monique Musique, Unlock Records, Greelpound, Akbai Music, Arjaus Records, Datagroove and Sound Mass. The outcome of this effort was a massive support by many international artists including: Ronan Portela, Ariel Rodz, Barem, Marco Carola, Alexis Cabrera, Urss, Someone Else, Anja Schneider, Nic Fanciulli, Jay Tripwire and Utku Dalmaz to name a few.

In 2011, Manolaco is more mature and more confident than ever his ability to plan and look forward into new things brings him amongst a
new challenge – a residency in Blend’s new project called “On Off”. It is no surprise that those events are more than successful and Manolaco’s popularity has exploded into the local scene.

2012 was a massive year for Michalis dj career so far and there is no doubt that his future into the electronic scence looks very promising for him and it just has started...

2013 is the year that Manolaco explodes his career in the local scene of Greece. He is touring all over the country rocking every place that he is playing. With the extremely big support from his fanatic crowd he is now definitely one of the leaders in what greek audience calling Techno House.

LINKS:

www.blendathens.com/artists/manolaco
www.facebook.com/manolaco.official
www.soundcloud.com/manolacowww.beatport.com/artist/manolaco/110630

About Ikee:

Ikee comes from Greece. He become familiar with turn tabling from a very young age - holding the residency at his hometown's biggest club at just 16 and later organizing and participating is some of the best parties in the heart of Athens.The following years find him involved in music production - after attending seminars on music technology, sound engineering, guitar and piano - a passion that would lead him straight to experimenting by using several music instruments and replacing stereotypes with fresh sounds in the music he played or created. In 2010, come his first releases along with music partner Manolaco in some of the best world digital labels such as Monique Musique, Unlock Rec, Greelpound, Arjaus Rec, Sound Mass and Datagroove. Among many who support his work are: Ronan Portela, Ariel Rodz, Alexis Cabrera, Urss, Juan Jolbaran, Alex Medina, Someone Else, Utku Dalmaz and last but not least - great Marco Carola who included Ikee and Manolaco's "Part Mute" in his RA Podcast

http://myspace.com/ikeesound
http://soundcloud.com/ikeesoundhttp://twitter.com/ikeesound
http://beatport.com/artist/ikee
http://residentadvisor.net/dj/ikee
http://facebook.com/ikeesound

About NID:

ο θρυλικό υπόγειο της Πατριάρχου Ιωακείμ 37 στο Κολωνάκι , άνοιξε και πάλι την πόρτα του το βράδυ τις 16ής Οκτωβρίου με το NID, ένα ολοκαίνουργιο και πλήρως ανακαινισμένο από όλες τις απόψεις club.

Κορυφαίος ήχος και φώτα, η καλύτερη tech house μουσική, η εγγυημένη ποιότητα σε ποτά και service και ο ιστορικός χώρος, συνθέτουν τον απόλυτο προορισμό διασκέδασης για τον φετινό – και όχι μόνο – χειμώνα.

Reservations: 6907073510

Invited: Annoula Dritsas, Dimos Archodoulis, Dimitris Pappas, Nikolas Sarlis, 'Benjamin Sourbatis', Tatiana Triantafillou, Ventzos George, Ahmet Douas, Stratis Paleocrassas, Sofia Staraki, Γιώργος Αρώνης, Cri Malaspina, Vasilis Trixx Kontis, Anna Vincett, Angelica Ender, Alexandros Olympios, Kost D. Gontikas, Vania Megremi, Cat Angelaki, Gregory Kasesian, Elina Chatzintouna, Angel Angel Fabrik Madrid Roldan, Nico Rac, Kerry Vathrakokili, Marios Tsakanelis, Errikos Arones, Sara Athena, Michael Provatas, Areti Vadasi, Filippos G. Prokopakis, Calamity Jane, Katerina Christopoulou, Nestoras Ladikos, Marina Kanakari, Nikos Mvr, Jo Kostopoulou, Charitou Melpomenia, Angeliki Anagnostopoulou, Aris Davvetas, Samantha Apostolopoulou, Mairina Chrysopoulo, Emma Papaioannou, Dimitris Titis, Chrissianna Andriopoulou, Anny Aggelidi, Ilias Rentzeperis, Ιωάννης Νικολάου Κοκκινογένης, Sakis Leftakis A, Nicky Xarikame, Nash Tspls, Theodora Lykou Kalovurna, Katerina Angelopoulou, Penny Petrou, Elena Seretaki, Hlias Psathas, Gigi Fournier, Giorgio Valcano, Despina Andrioti, Katerina Georgousaki, Giannis Chouliaras, Miriam Brakoulia, Danai Moschidi, Nick Koutentakis, Stella Angelaki, Dimitris Filippas, Nick Lefakis, Christina Mallaki, Athina Kalligerh, Nasia Koutsoumpa, Ioannis Aslanidis, Katerina Sotiropoulou, George Mourtzoglou, Alejandro Voudouris, Alejandro Patsis Sol, Theo Elgreco, Iordanis Pahatiroglou, Kelly Stamouli, Marie Estella, Linda Californian, Panos G. Skarpelis, Xara Sapouna, George Agapitos, Maria Fotopoulou, Claire Margaux, Katalina Estefan, Vanessa Trianti, MrMario Deep Senses, Vassiliki Vokou, Vasilis Evagelidis, Petros Hariatis, Andreas Smyrlis Liakatas, Jim Pats, Maria Michalea, Lena Barkouzou, Nefeli Adamopoulou, Tsiompika Paraskevi, Soundub I-Radio, Anastasia Tsalpatourou, Anastasia Boukouvala, Antonis Liveris show more »