FUTURE SOUNDS @ AMBER LOUNGE, OAKLAND
FUTURE SOUNDS @ AMBER LOUNGE, OAKLAND
Sat, Apr 22, 3:00 PM
Amber Lounge • Oakland, CA
Free
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"The Sound of Bed-Stuy" Oakland Premiere & After Party
Join us as we celebrate the release of "The Sound of Bed-Stuy" , a short documentary on Sound System Culture in New York.
By Dub-Stuy
When and where
Date and time
February 12 · 10pm - February 13 · 2am PST
Location
Elbo Room Jack London 311 Broadway Oakland, CA 94607
About this event
The Sound of Bed-Stuy is a short documentary shedding light on Sound System culture in New York through the lens of Dub-Stuy, a local music collective. Shot during the latter part of the pandemic, the film focuses on key members of the crew as they plan an outdoor event using their sound system as a microphone for the community. The film features interviews with Dub-Stuy founder Q-Mastah and artists Hilla Bundem, JonnyGo Figure and Blakkamoore. In addition to the Bay Area event, screenings of the documentary will also take place in New York, Austin, and Los Angeles.
Watch the documentary here
Read the Resident Advisor story here
🚨 The Sound Of Bed-Stuy Screening & After Party
📅 Sun 2/12, 10pm-2am 📍 Elbo Room Jack London: 311 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94607
🎵 DJ Sets by Dub-Stuy's Q-Mastah, EDICA+, Jonny GoFigure, & Blakkamoore
plus Dub Mission's DJ Sep
🎟️ Free with RSVP
About "The Sound of Bed-Stuy"
From Stept Studios, with support from Smirnoff, comes The Sound of Bed-Stuy, a short documentary shedding light on Sound System culture in New York through the lens of Dub-Stuy, a Brooklyn-based music collective. Shot during the latter part of the pandemic, the film focuses on key members of the collective as they plan an outdoor event using their sound system as a microphone for their community.
The documentary features interviews by collective founder Quoc Pham, as well as affiliated artists JonnyGo Figure, Hilla Bundem and Blakkamoore.
About Dub-Stuy
Dub-Stuy is a sound system collective and record label hailing from Brooklyn, New York. Pulling together different styles, traditions, and modes of production to catalyze interest in sound system culture, A movement with strong ties to America’s music history that’s often forgotten, Dub-Stuy traces a direct link between the roots of sound system culture in Jamaica and contemporary bass and electronic music.Focused around a custom-built 15 kilowatt system, Dub-Stuy powers a community and represents sound system culture for the 21st century. www.dub-stuy.com
About DJ Sep
DJ Sep is a long-time San Francisco Bay Area DJ and producer, and the founder of Dub Mission, one of the longest-running reggae clubs in the world (1996-2019). She spins dub, reggae, dancehall, bass, Jungle/DnB, Afrobeats, and more. Sep has spun at festivals and clubs in Spain, the U.K., Canada, Mexico, many cities in the U.S., and most clubs in the greater Bay Area, and has presented and opened for a long list of reggae and electronic artists, including Lee Perry, The Scientist, Mad Professor, Sister Nancy, Sly & Robbie, Toots and The Maytals, Mykal Rose, Mungo's Hi Fi, Adrian Sherwood, Tippa Irie, The Wailers, Quantic, Akae Beka (aka Midnite), Hollie Cook, many others. www.djsep.com