It is hard to imagine that in only 10 years, the friends-run events promotion company Paxahau of Detroit stepped in to save the Detroit Electronic Music Festival (or DEMF to early insiders).
In doing so, Paxahau not only resurrected this very niche-focused local music event but, under the reorganizing name of Movement, solidified a new international music festival in Detroit, where the local could perform next to the world-celebrated electronic music artist over Memorial Day weekend each year. It is a true celebration of this music form in a place known as the birth of techno.
As part of an ongoing music outreach to communities around the midwest, Movement has blessed many a venue with a series of pre-event parties, and, locally, the wildly popular Monday night BassBin has landed one of the largest acts of its nearly six-year tenure as they welcome
Christian Martin of Dirtybird Records to Eastown’s Billy’s Lounge.
Martin, whose electronic music has taken him all over the world since his mid 90s debut is responsible for the memorable full-moon parties held under the lunar light in the deserts of California. His devotion to large scale bass-booming events from his home base of San Francisco to the giant sound systems at clubs and festivals worldwide is why there is a lot of excitement that he will be in such an intimate venue in Grand Rapids this Monday.
Opening for Martin at Bassbin will be Grand Rapids Native Zach Bletz of Gettoblaster and Kalamazoo’s Just Alexander of Layer Cake Presents.
Admission: $2 before midnight, $3 after midnight