MAKO (DJ SET) + QRION (LIVE) at 1015 FOLSOM
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- MAKO
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1015 Folsom & We Dream Worlds present:
MAKO (DJ SET)
+++ UPSTAIRS IN THE VIP ROOM +++
QRION (live)
exteeng - Computer Data - RAWFEEK
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Louie the 1st b2b Alvinpadolina
Ju1Ced -MICHAEL LANZA
MAC AND CHEESE SHOWCASE
yoavz - Mphatiq
stripess - wufu
IN THE BASEMENT
Voter Registration Benefit Show
Miles Medina - Mikos Da Gawd - Daju - M Asilo - Arumi
Move Set is hosting a night dedicated to raising awareness and increasing voter turnout with a lineup representing the Bay Area and the Move Set’s producer and DJ culture.
The event will include live voter registration for those interested as well as information to help encourage and educate current and future voters.
The Bay Area, Move Set, and music community includes some of the most gifted, caring, and creative minds and we think these minds deserve to have their voices heard to help create a better future.
Friday October 19th / 10pm - 3am / 21+
MAKO
As the brains and heart behind electronic act Mako, Alex Seaver is single-handedly tackling his next artistic chapter. Previously a duo, alongside former DJ and bandmate Logan Light, Mako now takes on a new life as a solo act, with Seaver serving a multifaceted role as its frontman, sole producer and songwriter and driving creative force. And with the musical reinvention comes a fresh reboot in sound and style via Mako’s latest singles “Breathe,” and “Murder,” both released on Ultra Music.
“Breathe,” a velvety stroll through personal emotions and beautiful instrumentation, served as Seaver’s first official single as the newly reimagined Mako. For the track, he took cues from various sources of inspiration and sonic styles, all the while picking up where Mako last left off on Hourglass, his debut album released December 2016 via Ultra Music. “Breathe” was thus a natural progression for Seaver, one which saw him updating and upgrading the Mako sound via percussion-powered layers, indie rock sentiments, airy electronic influences, heartfelt lyrics and a striking vocal performance from Seaver himself. Co-produced by Seaver along side producer Scott Bruzenak, the track focuses heavily on its instrumental framework, which is simultaneously rhythmic and groove-laden while at the same time dark and atmospheric—a bittersweet love song, so to speak. “The song is built around a pained style: a personal and soft voice telling an uplifting story,” says Seaver of “Breathe.” “It’s ultimately something that’s powerful and moving, but it doesn’t come without a little bit of pain attached to it
as well.” The end result is a pop track built on elegance and sophistication and filled with organic sounds and instruments.
With “Breathe” as his musical reintroduction as Mako, Seaver brought the concept to life via a new live show, which he took across North America on a 33-date tour running from January-March 2018, including a date in Seaver’s home city of San Diego. The original configuration, a four-piece band comprising Seaver on vocals & keys, a guitarist, a violinist and a drummer, showcased the new wave of Mako as a live act, Seaver’s first full-fledged tour as a performing unit. “I started feeling like I couldn’t communicate what I needed to communicate musically in a club setting and in that nightlife environment,” says Seaver of the inspiration behind the new live Mako show. “I had to switch things up and bring in live musicians. Whenever you take your music to live musicians, they’re not going to play things mathematically. They’re going to play things with a lot of imperfections. You want to create an environment where you make those imperfections exciting, where you can decide something in the moment and have everyone onstage react to it. With the
new show, I’m dialed it up a notch.”
Seaver broke into the mainstream as Mako in late 2016 with Hourglass, his debut artist album for Ultra Music. Mixing far-reaching elements from the worlds of pop, indie rock and EDM, Hourglass marked a stark shift in Mako’s musical aesthetic, moving away from dance floor fodder and into a more refined approach to electronic-driven pop. In April 2017, Mako released Hourglass: TheRemixes, an accompanying remix album via Ultra Music that included reworked versions of the album’s tracks from NOTD, Halcyon, Shades, Attom and many others.
Hourglass also included the 2015 breakthrough single “Smoke Filled Room,” which soared into pop and dance radio airplay charts via continuous support on SiriusXM’s BPM and iHeartRadio’s Evolution channels and landed at #1 on the Billboard Dance Airplay chart. Elsewhere, “Beam,” Mako’s first release, has amassed more than 50 million online views and streams since its release in December 2013. Between remixes and work for others, Mako has also racked up multiple Hype Machine #1s. SiriusXM quickly jumped onboard, anointing the act “the next big thing,” and the rest of the electronic musical community followed suit. On the touring front, Mako has played numerous high-profile festivals including Coachella, Lollapalooza, EDC Las Vegas, TomorrowWorld, Electric Forest, Electric Zoo and more, in addition to headlining club tours. To date, Mako counts over 150 million combined streams on Spotify alone and has worked with and remixed the world’s elite EDM artists including Avicii, Steve Angello, Hardwell and many others.
Outside of Mako, Seaver— a skilled, classically trained musician and composer in his own right, as well as a gifted graduate of the lauded Juilliard School in NYC—also spreads his expansive songwriting and production expertise across various multimedia disciplines. In 2015, he began writing original scores and contributing remixes for Riot Games, the world-renowned video game developer and publisher. He officially remixed “Piercing Light,” theme song of the global video game,
League of Legends, in 2016. Seaver also co-wrote and co-
produced “Legends Never Die,” the official theme song for the 2017 League of Legends World Championship; he also sang on the
Alan Walker remix of the track alongside Against the Current. In November 2017, Seaver performed at the League of Legends Live concert in Beijing, China, in front of 75,000 attendees and millions more online via the event’s official livestream. Additionally, Seaver has scored and created original music for independent films, TV series and several
nationwide & international commercials. In addition, Seaver’s first original full-length score can be heard in the acclaimed documentary, Soufra (in collaboration with lauded documentarian/director Morgan Spurlock’s team), which tells the story of the first woman in Lebanon to have her own food truck.
Seaver is now on the cusp of a newer, bolder artistic concept for Mako, a direction steering him toward a more authentic sound and a more personal place within. “I’m certainly going through a lot of musical changes,” says Seaver of the new Mako configuration. “I needed to disappear into myself for a little bit.” It all came together on the new singles, “Breathe” and “Murder”, plus the live tour, which cohesively combine all of Seaver’s true musical passions: a love of film and orchestral music; a passion for electronic music and songwriting; and an adoration for live bands and live musicians. Collectively, it all feeds back to the Mako sound—past, present and future. “This year, I’m going through some big personal changes with my relationship to music, and it’s all about bringing all those things together into one place,” says Seaver of the future of Mako. “I’m not interested in writing the biggest singles and in being a famous person. My musical interests remain
in being creatively malleable in all kinds of ways. I’m constantly pushing my own boundaries and pushing the boundaries of what you’d expect from an artist today.”
QRION
Born and raised in the snowy city of Sapporo, Qrion began making her own sounds in high school as a hobby by using her phone. Soon enough, she upgraded her tools and started sharing her songs online, demanding the attention of her peers and idols alike. Qrion connected with the world well beyond her home in northern Japan, working with producers like Ryan Hemsworth, How To Dress Well, Giraffage, and many more. She’s released a steady stream of music from labels and blogs all over the globe, like Fool’s Gold, Carpark Records, NestHQ, Secret Songs to name a few.
Qrion has toured all over the world, and she’s only getting started. She’s shared the stage with the likes of Porter Robinson, Ryan Hemsworth, and Four Tet, and joined Giraffage on a North American tour. She’s also played festivals like Moogfest, NoisePop, showcases at SXSW18, and HARD. Qrion is poised to take her music to even more audiences in 2018, already having played at Tomorrowland 2018 and self-releasing her latest GAF EPs, she is most definitely an artist to watch.
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All events are 21+ | Please bring valid identification | NO REFUNDS