DEEP

For Immediate Release:                                                                                                                                         April 20, 2011

DEEP Presents
Dance Ritual Gets DEEP: Meeting of the Tribes
At Vanguard in Hollywood
Saturday, April 30, 2011

LOS ANGELES, CA – DEEP, LA’s premiere home for house and soulful electronic music for over 12 years, presents Dance Ritual Gets DEEP: A Meeting of the Tribes, on Saturday, April 30, 2011 from 9:00pm to 4:00am, at the Vanguard in Hollywood.  Dance Ritual Gets DEEP is a special collaborative event fusing two of the globeʼs strongest music communities – Dance Ritual (NYC) and DEEP (Los Angeles). It’s a celebration of worlds colliding that will feature some of the most premier international DJs, performers and artists. Including Grammy Award Winning Producer Louie Vega from New York City accompanied by Papo Swing on live percussion along with DEEP creator Marques Wyatt. Vanguard is located at 6021 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028.  Guests must be 21 years of age or older to attend. Tickets are $20 in advance.  For more information please visit http://deep-la.com.

DJ support will also be provided by DJ ALA of San Diego’s Dive and DJ Senbad from Phoenix’s Solstice in the main room.  In the DEEP Lounge highlights will include Grammy Award Nominee Vikter Duplaix’s (Kiss-N-Grind, Jazzanova, Masters at Work) global-infused soul sounds, prolific producer Marc de Clive-Lowe, and KCRW’s soul selector Garth Trinidad. With DJ Ty and DJ Shayn on the patio, DEEP is bringing in live drummers, dancers and performers for this special event not to be missed!

About Dance/Sunset Ritual:
Dance Ritual was founded in 1998 by two of dance music’s most respected artists, Louie Vega and Joe Claussell. Dance Ritual was created as a cultural dance music event that saw no boundaries, where African, Jazz, Latin, Soul, Gospel, R&B, and Brazilian sounds would blend through House forms. Whether playing new or classic dance music, Vega and Claussell would always conjure a warm soulful atmosphere for any open-minded spirit.

Dance Ritual has been the home of amazing performances by artists such as the late great Tito Puente, Eddie Palmieri, Roy Ayers, Jocelyn Brown, India, and guest DJs Timmy Regisford, David Morales, Tony Humphries and Francois K to name a few. Dance Ritual was first presented at the club Vinyl and then transcended outside of the club culture to the Annual Summer Boat Ride on the Hudson, Mainstage at Central Park, and even went overseas to the UK, Japan, Italy, Greece, and Spain.

Keeping the Dance Ritual culture alive and venturing into new lands, Sunset Ritual was created by Louie and Anane Vega and debuted at the ultra-exclusive Blue Marlin Ibiza in summer of 2010. Sunset Ritual maintains the traditions of Dance Ritual using the same emblem that is an artifact of the Taino Tribe, representing beautiful, peaceful, indigenous people of Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.

Guests are treated to an unforgettable party in the luxurious setting of the Blue Marlin that gently beguiles the crowd at sunset into an all-night celebration. Sunset Ritual continues this summer on Saturdays on Ibiza island between July 23 and September 3, 2011.

About Louie Vega:
Impossible to pigeonhole and irreplaceable to the scene which he has helped build for more than 20 years, Louie Vega is the quintessential music professional. Also known as “Little” Louie Vega, he is an American musician and one half of the Masters At Work musical production team. He’s the ʻDJʼs DJ,ʼ whose name is constantly thanked on artists’ albums, the one who has influenced and defined countless other DJ-producers from today’s brightest stars to those still beat-matching in their bedrooms. Hailing from, The Bronx, New York, Vega is unquestionably a major force in house music, both as a producer and DJ, and Dance Ritual is his cultural and spiritual home. Learn more at http://www.vegarecords.net.

About Marques Wyatt:
Marques Wyatt is unmistakably a pioneer and seminal force in the West Coast house music scene. His multi-dimensional talent has made him one of the most sought-after producers and remixers in the genre, domestically and internationally.

As the originator, promoter and resident DJ at DEEP, Wyatt has an unmistakable keen sixth sense for culminating epic parties via this institution, which ran weekly for 12 years. As a result, Wyatt has orchestrated bringing in a who’s who of the house music genre’s most elite musicians to DEEP such as: Timmy Regisford of the Shelter (NYC), Ben Watt of Everything but the Girl, Dimitri from Paris, Black Coffee, Miguel Migs, and of course Louie Vega, who performs with Wyatt several times per year.

About Vikter Duplaix:
Vikter Duplaix is a world-renowned singer-songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist, and DJ. Hailing from Philadelphia and Augusta, Georgia, Duplaix has released several solo records as well as appearing on the releases of Erykah Badu, Jazzanova, King Britt’s Sylk 130, Jamiroquai, Me’Shell Ndegeocello, Incognito, Esthero, Cherokee, Jaguar Wright, Eric Benet and Dynamite MC. He is also known for his work with DJ Jazzy Jeff and Kenny Gamble. However, it was due to his tight relationship with the infamous King Britt that ultimately led to Duplaixʼs immersion and success in dance music. Remixes and collaborations with the likes of Jazzanova and an installment in !K7ʼs “DJ Kicks” series all led up to International Affairs, Duplaix’s full-length debut as a solo artist.

Since then Duplaix has released over 12 full-length albums and was nominated in 2008 for a Grammy Awards for Best Urban/Alternative Performance for his track “Make A Baby,” a single from his 2006 album Bold and Beautiful.

About Mark de Clive-Lowe:
Mark de Clive-Lowe (MdCL) is a New Zealand-Japanese musician and producer based in LA after spending the last decade in the UK. He’s a devastating live performer creating studio productions from scratch using drum machines, keyboards and effects – live remixes created on stage for each and every gig. As well as performances at clubs, festivals and parties worldwide, he’s on over 250 releases for Masters At Work Records, Verve, Impulse and collaborating with as diverse a range of artists as Jody Watley, Sheila E (Prince), Omar, Pino Palladino (D’Angelo/The Who), Leon Ware (Marvin Gaye/Michael Jackson), Dame Shirley Bassey, Sandra St Victor (The Family Stand/Chaka Khan) and plenty more. MdCL is one of the most innovative producers and live performers you’ll find anywhere.

About DEEP:
DEEP is nothing short of a phenomenon driving the dance music scene in Los Angeles and beyond. For over twelve years, DEEP has prided itself on presenting the finest soulful electronic music experiences by procuring top DJs and artists from around the world. DEEP forges on as an internationally esteemed sanctuary for house music lovers.

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For more information, photos or to set up interviews please contact Green Galacticʼs Lynn Tejada (née Hasty) at 213-840-1201 or lynn@greengalactic.com.

- Ten Years Deep -
LA’s Longest-Running Weekly House Music Event
“Deep” Celebrates a Decade of Dance on
Sunday, February 15, 2009

LOS ANGELES, CA – LA’s legendary house music club, Deep celebrates its 10-year anniversary on Sunday, February 15, 2009 with special guests Louie Vega, Tony Humphries, Marques Wyatt, Rich Medina, Garth Trinidad and DJ Spinna. Founded by veteran DJ Marques Wyatt, the Sunday night weekly has been held at the Vangaurd in Hollywood for the past 4 years. Located at 6021 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028, hours for this special night are from 6:00pm – 4:00am. Tickets cost $30 and guests 21-years and older are welcome. For more information please visit www.deep-la.com.

In the last ten years, Deep has witnessed serendipitous moments, including the one that lit the spark of this now-ten-year glow within LA house culture. One nondescript night in Hollywood, Deep founder, Marques Wyatt (an accomplished house music DJ and producer in his own right) was hanging around the Viper Room in Hollywood, watching a friend’s band play. At the time, very few people knew he was looking for a new path after the end of his longstanding involvement with the afterhours event, Does Your Mama Know, but for a reason known only to the universe itself, Viper Room owner, Sal Jenco, approached Marques and asked him if he’d be interested in doing a night at the legendary rock venue. The year was 1998, and Deep was born. At the time, the Viper Room’s walls had never heard house music, but the crowd built quickly, drawn to the energy of performances from house music legends like Frankie Knuckles, David Morales and Marques Wyatt’s musical mentor, Little Louie Vega and a collective understanding of Marques Wyatt’s unflinching dedication to quality music and an open, multi-cultural atmosphere emerged.

It was during this stage of Deep’s mystical lifetime that Deep fan and friend, filmmaker Scott Peake, courted his wife Gina. As if it were meant to be, Deep became a weekly ritual in their relationship, as Scott describes, “The minute I saw her, I knew she was the one. [When we go to Deep], we get out on the dance floor and dance together, and it’s like no one’s around but just us.” Now approaching nine years together, seven years of marriage and two beautiful children, Deep has a special resonance with this couple’s story of true love. “Deep gave us our groove in our relationship,” Gina explains. “It was very special.” The couple even came to Deep during Gina’s two pregnancies in order to give their sons the gift of rhythm within the womb. Now 1 ½ and 3 years old, both boys dance with the passion and soul of house music guiding their little feet.

When Deep’s crowd burst from the seams of the Viper Room’s now-house-soaked walls, it was strange coincidence that brought Marques Wyatt and his beautiful mission to 1650. As he tells it, “After a year in existence, the small shell of the Viper Room with a capacity of 250 could no longer hold the burgeoning life emerging. I received word on what was described as an ideal location and walked in the doors of 1650. The second I walked in, I saw my old friend Marc Smith [now of Edison fame] sitting on the stage. He grinned and said, ‘Marques, what took you so long? This is my venue. What night would you like?’ I said, ‘Tomorrow!’ And, that’s where Deep lived every Sunday for the next five years.”

Because of its home on Sunday nights and its soulful, welcoming, cleansing essence, Deep has become a ritual for its most dedicated followers, many of whom refer to the weekly musical sanctuary as “church.” And it certainly has that spiritual quality. It is not a place to see and be seen, but to love and be loved. It is not a place for judgment, but acceptance. A place for freedom. For life. And, for the last four years, this life has manifested at Hollywood’s Vanguard with a heartbeat pumping the most essential ingredient of all: the music! Deep’s guest DJ roster reads like a who’s who of house with Louie Vega, Tony Humphries, Dimitri from Paris, Miguel Migs, Mark Farina, Timmy Regisford, Ben Watt, King Britt, Kaskade and so many others having graced the decks over the years. Those beautiful right-place-right-time moments weave through musical memories of Deep too, adding to the rich tapestry of serendipity that has emerged within the story of this historic movement. Just last year, one of the greatest moments in Deep musical history occurred when Prince emerged from the shadows of the Vanguard and floated to the stage in his ethereal way to tinker with Kerri Chandler’s keyboard. Quite simply, Deep is magical. It reminds us that divine communion is possible through the purity of dance.

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For more information, images and interviews please contact Green Galactic’s Lynn Hasty at 213-840-1201 or lynn@greengalactic.com.