While we lost some things, we gained so much more, one part that stood out to me was the completely reinvented stage and sound system for our DJs. Giving them literally a bigger platform to present their talents on in turn gave us a newly inspired space to do the same.
“It is incredibly difficult to play for two hours straight,”
commented Kai Limuaco a part of Tr33 House Collective. The duo was stoked for their unexpected two
hour set, "The music that we found is fucking
dope," confidently stated the other half of the DJ group, Pharis Beaton.
Ryan Bonnilla AKASketchyHandz, the first DJ of the
night was excited for the venue, “I like to see everyone getting excited and
getting involved in the music with their flow art or whatever. The venue has a
fuller sound because we've got a bigger sound system going on."
PLAN flight attendants and pilots worked
tirelessly through the weeks leading up to the event clearing out the photo
studio to make room for upgraded sound equipment, laser lights and more. Social
media was never without a PLAN thread to share the excitement of a decked out
stage, more room for flow-artists and an interactive stage setup.
Playing
together for the first time, frat brothers and friends, DJs Konducterr AKAJosue Perez and VitaminEee AKA Eddy Montes De Oca finished
the night out. "It's a great opportunity for us to gain exposure, PLAN
gives everyone an outlet,” stated Eddy. Josue, a resident DJ, loves the
challenge that comes with DJing for flow-artists while Eddy likes to create
stories with his music, "My style is high-energy that drops to bassy
music. It's fun to do other genres so I can learn new things."
With a new venue comes new challenges but the
flight attendants and pilots delivered on all accounts, decorating up until the
last seconds happy to have early birds help clean and organize. The usual
suspects were there; the PLAN banner spread its wings in its new home smiling
on everyone dancing below it. The photo booth was frequented more than the
smoking section (thank you to those who used it). And the DJs filled the studio with their stuff well into the night.
The house was packed by the time the two came on. “Our music is
undefined by a genre. We always try to play something different, we stay
true to our sound but it's always fresh stuff people haven't heard before,"
relayed Kai.
Staying true to who PLAN is while
steadily growing, the venue is inarguably
different than the house. Simply put, there’s more room for activities. Poi
artists were able to trade more freely, gloving lined the walls, and us common
folk—we danced oh we danced. It was more of an event than a get together, and
it was time for everyone to shine.
Also playing a
surprise 2 hour set, Loveable Foreplay had their one hour set lined up but
after that they were “straight free styling” according to Jordan Payne of
LF. “We are just going to play whatever we think is cool. You guys are all
cool, if we mess up you're all understanding, but just be ready for the crowd
to fucking head bang."
And head bang we did. If you want to mix at future events there are some
requirements:
1.
You
have to have been to at least one PLAN.E (so you know what were all about).
2.
You
have to have something for us to preview, preferably a soundcloud mix.
3.
You
must provide your own board and your own computer.
4.
Talk
to Ryan SketchyHandz Bonilla.
We hope to hear your stuff soon! Next up for PLAN.E is Rave the Rainbow (named by yours truly), happening on March 26th (that’s a Thursday folks). Boarding passes and deets are available here.
I sincerely hope to see you there in your raviest of rainbows, until then,
Kris AKA Sunflower
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