LAVO New York: February 2012 with Chuckie & Vice, Rock/Freak, Benny Benassi, Cedric Gervais and Dash Berlin [EVENT]

LAVO New York
February 2012

February 9 Chuckie & Vice
February 15 Rock/Freak
February 16 Benny Benassi
February 17 Cedric Gervais
February 18 Dash Berlin

• Thursday, February 9 - Chuckie & Vice

Chuckie, the King of Dirty Dutch, is internationally recognized for crossing various musical genres in his rise to the top of the electronic dance music industry. He is the title-holder of many coveted awards, including 'Best Urban DJ' and 'Best Club DJ, was named one of "The Dance Music Producers of the Moment" by Rolling Stone, and consistently releases dance hits to the caliber of "Let The Bass Kick" and "Moombah." Chuckie can be found headlining international festivals, spinning for residencies at top-tier clubs like Marquee Las Vegas, and releasing high-profile albums like his 'Dirty Dutch Blackout' compilation. His natural charisma, high energy, and signature dutch-beep-refined tracks always set the tone for hours of effortless ground-shaking. When Chuckie helms the decks, LAVO New York will prove to, once again, be the most desired and A-listed venue of the evening.

The genre-defying, SKAM Artist Vice has decades of hands-on experience and is now considered one of the preeminent club DJs on earth. He bought his first turntables at the age of 12 and the investment has clearly paid off. DJ Vice now finds himself spinning in cities like Shanghai, London, and Istanbul when he isn't moving the crowd in Las Vegas ultra-clubs Tao and Marquee. A man of many talents, Vice is the owner of the highly successfully sneaker boutique chain CRSVR, and artists like Lady Gaga, Enrique Iglesias, and Timbaland have requested his club-sound expertise in the studio.



 

• Wednesday, February 15 - Rock/Freak (DJ Cassidy & Questlove)

DJ Cassidy's reputation and resume certainly precede him: his clientele and fans include stars like Jay-Z, Beyonce, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Naomi Campbell, Anna Wintour, Jennifer Lopez, Kim Kardashian, Russell Simmons, Kanye West, Lebron James, and Tommy Hilfiger, while his marquee gigs include performances at President Barack Obama's Inaugural Ball and Oprah Winfrey's New Year's Eve celebration in South Africa. DJ Cassidy has achieved worldwide recognition for his ability to mesh musical genre and curate crowd control.

Opposite DJ Cassidy in the distinguished duo is Questlove, the drummer and figurehead for the Grammy-award winning band, The Roots (also the in-house band for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon). Questlove's musical career has placed him in the roles of front-man drummer, influential music producer (D'Angelo, Common, Justin Timberlake, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, John Legend, Al Green), renowned musical director (Jay-Z, Eminem, The Dave Chapelle Show), respected music critic, and now as an all-star deejay.

• Thursday, February 16 - Benny Benassi

Although Grammy-Award winner Benny Benassi is best known for his 2002 debut single and DJ Mag tune of the year "Satisfaction," he is still one of the most fan-adored and popular artists in electronic dance music today. His 2011 studio album 'Electroman' featured collaborations with industry move-makers Kelis, T-Pain, & Chris Brown. With the latter collaboration achieving a Billboard #1 in the hit single "Beautiful People." When he isn't touring around 5 continents and performing at the world's largest festivals, Benny is in the studio with his cousin and studio partner Alle lending his musical expertise in productions for stars like Madonna. Be sure to catch the Italian maestro and electro pioneer himself at LAVO New York.

• Friday, February 17 - Cedric Gervais

Cedric Gervais is equally respected for his unique production ability as he is for his fluid control as a DJ. Gervais honed his craft under the tutelage of respected veterans like Laurent Garnier and Carl Cox at the age of 13, until he eventually moved to his adopted city of Miami. His single "Burning" hit #1 on Ministry of Sound's Top 10 Chart and secured him a label deal with Ultra Records; which also release his forthcoming single with CID, titled "Playa." next week . An international taste-maker himself, Gervais brings his signature house sound to the chicest parties in the world's trendiest cities, LAVO New York will prove to be no exception.

• Saturday, February 18th - Dash Berlin

Things started with a bang for Dash Berlin in 2007 when Armin van Buuren featured "Till The Sky Falls Down" on the renowned ‘Universal Religion’ album. Since then their unique futuristic brand of trance has reverberated throughout clubland with the 2009 debut artist album ‘The New Daylight,’ the 42-minute “Flashback” YouTube video mix, and their 2010 mix album ‘United Destination.’ 2011 saw an a epic collaboration with ATB "Apollo Road," and their recent release "Better Half of Me" with Jonathan Mendelsohn, along with Sutorius embarking on an epic worldwide DJ schedule, including ASOT 500 with Armin van Buuren, a residency in Ibiza, and a top 10 placing in DJ Mag's renowned international poll.


LAVO New York Upcoming Dates

• February 8 Chuckie & Vice
• February 10 Drek Martinez
• February 11 Rico Mansur
• February 15 Rock/Freak
• February 16 Benny Benassi
• February 17 Cedric Gervais
• February 18 Dash Berlin
• February 23 Tommy Trash
• February 24 Drek Martinez
• March 1 Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano

LAVO New York is located at 39 E. 58th Street (between Park and Madison), NY, NY 10022.  LAVO restaurant is open for lunch Monday – Friday 11:30AM – 5PM  Dinner is served nightly 5PM-1AM and a late night menu available Thursday – Saturday until 3AM.  Brunch is served on Saturday and Sunday beginning at 11:30AM.  LAVO Nightclub is open Thursday - Saturday, from 11PM – 4AM.  For more information, please visit www.lavony.com.