CAT POWDER present

"Chris Cruse & Mae Happyair : The Queer Techno"


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Friday 2nd June
10pm till late
200 baht at the door
At Safe Room
Whiteline | Silom 8

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Chris Cruse (Spotlight / LA)
Mae Happyair (Cat Powder, Club Paranoid / BKK)

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|| Bio : Chris Cruse ||

Chris Cruse is a Los Angeles-based DJ whose sound is equally influenced by dark warehouses and West Coast sunshine. Frequently playing events in the US and Europe, his mainstay is a party of his own creation, Spotlight, which aims to reclaim and celebrate the queer roots of house, techno, disco, and other forms of dance music. Despite abstaining from social media promotion and discouraging dance floor photography, Cruse’s Spotlight has quietly become the go-to event for underground music in LA thanks to its anything-goes vibe and consistent world-class bookings.

Through his events and beloved DJ sets, he has become a key point of contact between Los Angeles and dance culture around the world. He’s recently played in London at Horse Meat Disco, and in Berlin at Panorama Bar as well as Berghain’s Easter SNAX and New Year’s Silvester parties. At home in LA, he’s recently been billed alongside DJ Harvey, The Black Madonna, Mike Servito, Midland, and Prosumer.

PRESS

Resident Advisor’s Real Scenes LA documentary:
https://www.residentadvisor.net/features/2679

RA “America’s gay techno underground”
https://www.residentadvisor.net/features/2642

NPR “Reclaiming The Queer Dance Floor”
http://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2016/04/12/473817426/reclaiming-the-queer-dance-floor



MIXES

Guest mixes for queer outfits BUTT Magazine, Honey Soundsystem, and Honcho (also selected as mix of the day for Resident Advisor).

https://soundcloud.com/honeysoundsystem/chris-cruse-hnysndsystm-2014

https://soundcloud.com/honchopgh/honcho-podcast-series-13-chris-cruse

http://www.buttmagazine.com/club/mixtapes/spotlight-2/

https://www.residentadvisor.net/feed/91148

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|| Bio : Mae Happyair ||

Mae Happyair is an in focus DJ in Bangkok. With a life long passion for music, she found her place in the industry 10 years ago. She started sharing her music in Bangkok’s fashion studios when she worked as a fashion producer. Mae brought her passion for music everywhere she went, including on set to fashion photo shoots. This is where her talent and music opinions were brought to light. Kickstarting her music career, she started DJing for Thai fashion shows and Bangkok’s International Fashion week.

From then on Mae had moved on from fashion events to playing at top ranked bars and night clubs in Bangkok. She is always striving to bring the best and most current underground music to her listeners. She also has a passion for supporting and sharing other female musicians and vocalists.

Mae found her home as a cofounder of GO GRRRLS, a monthly queer, hipster party which has been ranked in the Top Ten Bangkok Nightlife attractions. Here, Mae and the other founders of GO GRRRLS created an anything goes open space for people who love underground and indie music.

In addition to GO GRRRLS, Mae created her own monthly event; Cat Powder. Where she has played with international and local Bangkok DJ’s. Cat Powder is an event for people to get lost in underground music ranging from darkwave, tech house, witch house and techno.

|| PAGES ||
https://www.facebook.com/pg/djmaehappyair

https://soundcloud.com/maehappyair

https://www.mixcloud.com/maehappyair/


|| MIXES ||
Mae Happyair 'Free Style' | DARK BAR, Bangkok
https://soundcloud.com/maehappyair/maehappyairatdarkbar

'The Ghost Friends' by Mae Happyair
https://soundcloud.com/maehappyair/the-ghost-friends-by-mae-happyair

Mae Happyair | Cat Powder at Dark Bar
https://soundcloud.com/maehappyair/mae-happyair-cat-powder-at-dark-bar-11-08-16-cut

Mae Happyair live at SAFE ROOM, Bangkok 20.05.17
https://www.mixcloud.com/maehappyair/mae-happyair-live-at-safe-room-bangkok-200517/

Mae Happyair Set 2 live at SAFE ROOM, Bangkok 20.05.17
https://www.mixcloud.com/maehappyair/mae-happyair-set-2-live-at-safe-room-bangkok-200517/

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