Derrick Carter :: Miles Maeda April 3, 2009

Friday, April 3, 2009
Derrick Carter & Miles Maeda
w/ opening set by Jackola

sideTrack Entertainment presents one of the largest electronic music double-headliners to hit Indianapolis in recent years: Derrick Carter and Miles Maeda. Neither Derrick nor Miles have performed in Indianapolis in a decade or more, which makes their uniting here in Indy an event not to be missed.

Derrick Carter
Chicago, IL
Classic Music Company (and numerous other labels)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derrick_Carter
Born and raised in the western suburbs, Carter was into music from a young age, but during his teens Chicago's house scene sucked him in for good. Before long Carter became a strong presence in the city's underground dance scene. "When I got my driver's license at 16 my sneak ability was validated," he laughs. "I was a fierce bedroom jock for a long time. After you mix for the love of it for six or seven years, you get it pretty tight and you can take it on the road." He got by working at dance-music specialty stores like Gramaphone and gigging at parties. Later he landed regular DJ stints at Shelter, Foxy's, and Smart Bar. Though he doesn't spin much locally anymore, when he does he attracts large crowds. His sets are rooted in house, but he freely travels outside club tastes, seamlessly incorporating old-school disco, soul, jazz, and whatever else catches his fancy. Most of the time he works in Europe, where he's become a minor celebrity among dance-music aficionados. Carter says that due to his growing notoriety his production talents have been requested by pop-oriented acts. But he prefers to remain underground. Although enthused about his own Blue Cucaracha label and a new UK-based imprint he runs called Classic, he's reluctant to offer much explanation of either label's MO--other than each releases records when the mood strikes him. "I like to keep myself pretty invisible. You may think I'm somewhere, but I've already left."

Miles Maeda
Los Angeles, CA
BOPSA, oUVre
http://www.milesmaeda.com
Miles Maeda was one of the pioneering members of Chicago's club and rave scene back in the early 90's. Originally hailing from Hawaii, Miles' influence in the Midwest was unique and made longlasting impressions. His classical background and training at inspired him to experiment with many different styles and genres which shone forth in his prolific studio productions and live performances. This allowed him to maintain a certain artistic license that spawned projects which enriched Chicago for many years.

And his current residency at the Smartbar, celebrating 10 years from '98-'08, has also been an anchor in the new house music scene along with nights featuring Smartbar co-residents DJ Heather, DJ Colette, Kaskade, and Justin Long.

Miles' creative projects continued to blossom after his relocation to California where he created such works as 'Things Are Things' EP (Aroma), 'Tell Me Why' EP (Lowdown), and 'The New House Sound of Chicago' (Igloo/Smartbar/Shure). Current projects include the 'Frequency' EP (Lust4House), 'Love Songs' remix for Swirl People (Aroma) and 'Ravon Lady' (Bopsa).
Alongside his creative music lifestyle, Miles is also a certified yoga teacher (World Evolution Yoga), traveling the world (Travel In Love Show) to share these tools of transformation alongside his DJ shows. He also runs a DJ/music production program (DJ Evolution) to assist those wishing to cultivate a deeper creative connection to DJing and electronic music production. Now residing in Los Angeles, Miles' current endeavor is his new record label (Bopsa) which features releases by Derrick Carter,Swirl People, LawnChair Genrals & Kaskade.

Jackola
Indianapolis, IN
sideTrack
http://www.jackola.net

FortyFiveDegrees
765 Massachusetts Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46202

9pm-3am
$15 at the door
$10 advance tickets will be available at www.side-track.com
21+ with ID

NOTES ON VENUE:
- sideTrack will have sound assistance to ensure the best quality of sound.
- all tables in the middle of the room will be eliminated to ensure the largest dance space possible
- the venue is non-smoking, however there is an outdoor, covered patio for those that want to smoke

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Official Website: http://www.side-track.com/event/70