Justin James: ENTER.LA Escape: All Hallow’s Eve (November 1st 2014) by Enter. on Mixcloud
Escape All Hallows’ Eve hosted ENTER. LA on Halloween weekend, which brought excited guests or “Headliners” as founder of Insomniac Pasquale Rotella likes to call them, to an enchanted haunted 2 day festival. Justin James was to play Saturday November 1st 4-5PM – when he was notified his set would be extended to 2 hours after another act had cancelled. 2 hours into his set, Justin was then told he would play until 7PM – as Damian Lazarus was running late, which brought him deep into a 3 hour set.
The ENTER. stage was hosted inside the Citrus building, which had the warehouse / Space Ibiza feel to it. As the dance floor filled up and the headliners grooved out to Justin’s infectious set, guests bellowed out in awe to the statement Justin was making. A sea of lit up Totem poles, signs and flags danced throughout the crowd, while on stage the energy was just as alive. Art Department, Tale Of Us, Richie Hawtin himself and industry leaders applauded Justin for his memorable set which left the stage as full as its ever been so early in the evening. Relive Justin’s 3 hours of magic and get involved with this set!
Being just across the river from the revered school of Detroit producers, has not left James unmoved. The powerful emotions deep within the seminal tracks that emanate from across the border resound heavily in him. Being touched by this rich history has deeply influence James’ music production, sharing his own vision of Techno with other like-minded souls. A slew of creativity is already available, through releases quickly signed to powerhouse international labels such as Richie Hawtin’s Minus and Dubfire’s Sci+Tec.
James has taken his vision to the next level by curating his own imprint “refused.” – a record label which will showcase forward thinking Techno from himself, established artists and up-and-coming talent from around the globe. Justin James is all about his deep love of the diverse elements of Techno. His juxtaposition of raw Techno with more organic elements, gives him boundless energy in the studio and behind the decks, which keeps the dance-floor militia on their toes. Cohesively developing a unique style that rolls all elements of Techno into one highly kinetic experience, James has the ability to pool his influences, and endlessly move crowds to the far reaches of the genre.
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