LAKE TAHOE, NV — DJ/Producer Wolfgang Gartner , will perform in Lake Tahoe inside the MontBleu Theatre at MontBleu Casino Resort, Sunday, September 18, 2011, along with special guests, Syd Gris from Opulent Temple San Franciso, and DJ Erik Lobe. Tickets are on-sale now for $30 and available by calling MontBleu, 775-588-3515, by visiting the Box Office, or online at www.ticketmaster.com
The name Wolfgang is synonymous with greatness. Name your baby Wolfgang and he may grow up to be one of the world’s leading chefs, or a member of a seminal band like Kraftwerk or Van Halen. In keeping with that tradition, in less than three years the producer and DJ known as Wolfgang Gartner has gone from strength to strength, with eight #1 tracks on Beatport (including the site’s best-selling track of 2009) and remixes for A-list artists (Black Eyed Peas, Timbaland, and Britney Spears), all lauded by peers such as David Guetta, Tïesto, and Pete Tong.
No, with the forename Wolfgang, Gartner’s success shouldn’t surprise anyone. And yet it does. Because that is his stock in trade: surprising listeners. “Right now, I feel like I have a responsibility to advance the genre,” he says. “I have to come up with something completely new, that’s never been done before.”
As he moves forward, Gartner doesn’t want to just advance his art form-he also wants to put a fresh twist on Top 40 fare. “I definitely want to work with pop and rap artists as a producer.” So long as his identity and integrity remain intact: “I want to make what I like making, and if a rapper can rap on it, then great.” With numerous new projects in the pipeline, he still appreciates the distinction between world domination and overexposure. “I’m definitely about quality over quantity,” he concludes. With Wolfgang Gartner, only one thing is certain: his next move is always a surprise.
Opening up for Wolfgang Gartner is DJ Syd Gris. Syd has been organizing events since 2001 when he started throwing both underground parties and benefit events for different charities with Spundae. The following year he started his own production company Opel Productions, intended to be parties with purpose showcasing a range of forward thinking underground dance music with a dash of social activism thrown in the party message. In 2003, he finished his Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, founded Opulent Temple with Rich Martin, and joined the Board for San Francisco’s Love event, where he heads up the Promotions and Marketing Team, and Floats & Entertainment Team. In his current ‘day job’, he works out of a community clinic with foster kids in the Bayview Hunter Point area in San Francisco. On the DJ tip, Syd is one of the West Coast’s top talents, consistently being voted in the Top 10 San Francisco Dream Team poll, and playing the biggest events in California party land. Playing a versatile range of electro house and breaks, to progressive and tech-trance, he’s been personally tapped to open and close for the varied likes of Tiesto, Moby, Stanton Warriors, Paul Oakenfold, Underworld, Armin Van Burren, Adam Freeland, Meat Katie, Markus Schultz, Ferry Corsten, and the list goes on. Syd knows what to do in any situation to bring the universal vibe of dance music. His sets are known for walking the fine line between the gritty and the pretty, and he has a range seldom scene in the West Coast scene.
Opening up the evening is Erik Lobe from Reno. Erik’s DJ sets vary from TechHouse to Progressive, and Trance, but one thing that is always consistent is his solid set building and crowd reading skills. Erik doesn’t just turn up to a gig with a pre-determined set, he reads the dance floor, and feeds from the crowd’s energy, selecting tracks that suit the mood perfectly, resulting in a slamming performance every time. Having now DJ’d for 7 Years, playing numerous festivals including Ultra in Miami and Burning Man, and holding various residencies across the US, Erik has begun to take his passion for music one step further, spending an increasing amount of time developing his production skills. The coming 12 months will see Erik deliver several remixes for various international record labels, as well as his own tracks starting to be released later this year.
Doors open at 9p. Tickets are $30, and available at all Ticketmaster outlets, and at the MontBleu Box Office, or online http://www.ticketmaster.com/. You can also purchase by phone by calling MontBleu Resort, 775-588-3515.
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