Michael Anthony | Epiphany | Matt Bell | Jac Schitt | DJ Dynasty | Dan Evans

MICHAEL ANTHONY

Michael Anthony, born and raised in Chicago Illinois , calls upon past experiences in order to bring his unique style of techno/trance to the dancefloor. Growing up listening to psychedelic rock and roll like Led Zepplin, The Beatles, and Jimmy Hendrix taught Michael to experiment with music and to have an open mind. After a move to the East coast in 1993, Michael became interested in electronic music such as The Cure, Skinny Puppy and Depeche Mode.

1994 brought Michael back to Chicago to revel in the Chicago house scene where he attended events regularly. In 1995, Michael undertook a tour with The Grateful Dead that showed him exactly how a crowd reacted to certain elements during a live performance. Percussion became the number one interest while touring with the Dead; After the death of Jerry Garcia, Michael looked once again to electronic music for that live, improvisational, and uplifting feeling. Artists such as Misjah, Carl Cox, Jeff Mills, and Richie Hawtin proved that the music could be percussive and mind releasing.

Mars and Venus, Inc. was formed in 1998 in Fort Wayne, Indiana in order to further the advancement of electronic music. At this time Michael learned to play the turntables and began creating style. Now Michael plays a high-energy dance mix. His music is improvisational, psychedelic and primal percussion described as hard tribal techno building to acid trance mixed on three turntables. Always keeping the dancefloor in mind, Michael bangs out the tunes with a seamless and pounding groove.

Michael has two studio cut promo mix CDs in circulation: 'Valhalla' and 'Menneske'. Michaels’ ‘Live at Abydos’ CD shows his on stage mixing skills and track selection. Currently, Michael is working on track production with a release date yet to be announced.

MUSICAL EXPERIENCE:

CLUBS - Piere’s Club 102, Area 51, River City’s Electric Beach, Mickey and Billys, Voodoo Lounge, Nervous, Techno Bowl (resident), Cue Ball (resident), Nocturnal, Liquid Lounge.

RAVES - Yes Fest, Abydos, Strange Days, Age of Aquarious, House Arrest, Snow, Curious?, Neo Dreams, Origin, Titration, Free Flow (2001), Free Flow (2002)

ART GALLERIES/STUDIOS - Nicotine Gum (art studio featuring paintings by Lee Morse), Ugli Tour (performance at Kelley Gallery).

FESTIVALS - Ed Fest (resident)

EDUCATION - Associate of Science in Management from Vincennes University

MichaelAnthony@marsandvenus.org

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Epiphany   Have you ever experienced a revelation that brought you to a moment of rebirth on the dance floor? Pleasing to the eye our best female DJ gets the energy flowing with dark drum and bass, while your feet get grooving with tech step beats. With two and a half years experience Epiphany first played out at Yes Feast 2000 returning to the Fort to play Age of Aquarius, Origin, and residency at the Liquid Lounge. This belle femme will rock your world every time with influence from Grooverider, Dieselboy, Dara, Technical Itch and Bad Company. As we begin a new year together Epiphany will continue to improve and grow with change, its up to you to keep the scene alive by supporting the music. Remember only you can create the music on the dance floor.

Matt Bell   Matt Bell is a seven year veteran DJ that makes it look easy with his seamless mixing skills that create a matrix of hard techno intertwined with tribal beats. Influences include Adam Beyer, Misjah, and Joel Mull.

Jac Schitt   Jazz simmered vocals served with deep drum and bass.

DJ Dynasty   Hailing from the windy city, with influences from all styles of music, his sound has a little something for everyone. Hard and funky techno strictly for the groove.