PHOENIX RISING presents BLACK & GOLD III - LABOR DAY WEEKEND - Chicago - DJ WOLF e.

Hello Everyone: Welcome to PHOENIX RISING presents BLACK & GOLD III - LABOR DAY WEEKEND - Chicago - DJ WOLF e., my ninth returning series of the year . . . ! Before I continue, please allow me to share with you with some necessary background information on this series and the incredibly profound effect this party and the DJ who played it had on me, forever changing who I am, what I am, and how I play music as an artist . . . BLACK & GOLD was a rather infamous event that took place in Chicago over Labor Day Weekend during the 1980s at The Loading Dock (now Cell Block). By Chicago standards, it was an "epic" party that many looked forward to until The Loading Dock's unfortunate demise in the early '90s. Each year, BLACK & GOLD featured a theme, complete with elaborate decor, transforming the rather dingy dance bar into an out of this world experience. It was certainly a sight to behold, if only for one night. However, it was the music and one incredible DJ that ruled this party, that DJ being none other than the late and legendary Frank Lipomi (Dugan's Bistro, The Saint, Trianon, Coconuts & Rage) and the music: FREESTYLE, Hi-NRG, NEW WAVE, and HOUSE at its very best . . . ! DJ Frank Lipomi knew all too well how to work for the crowd with his masterful mixing, beginning slow and easy (6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.), he would build to a semi-peak and then go back down (8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.); he'd continue on until reaching a frenzied peak (11:00 p.m. - 3:00 a.m., and come down to a beautiful & emotional close with MORNING MUSIC, (3:00 a.m. - 4:00 a.m.). Given the fact that BLACK & GOLD was a ten-hour party, he was able to take his audience on a musical journey, the first time I had ever heard a DJ play a set in this amazing way. Of course, the real dancers always arrived at the beginning, on the dancefloor all night, and stayed until the end. By my second BLACK & GOLD, I was one of them. The Loading Dock was a small dance bar, the people either hated or loved; a leather disco from the seventies would be the best way to describe it, though for its time had a light show that always mesmerized me. Simple, yet so very effective, it consisted of two banks of sixteen pin spots on each end of the dancefloor. These were controlled by a primitive light show device, creating various chase patterns at various speeds, usually matching the beat of the music. Helicopters and other lighting effects covered the ceiling; in the middle hung a grouping of egg strobes. What would now be termed "wash" lights ran the length of the dancefloor and also had the ability to chase. A zig-zag of neon in electric blue, magenta, and purple ran from the dancefloor to the coat check area, the ceiling on which the neon was suspended was covered in foil to enhance its effect. Given all the cigarette smoke, the bar was a literal sea of light beams. TURN IT UP, TURN IT UP, I HEAR YOUR VOICE, babe . . . TURN IT UP, TURN IT UP, I get it so clear . . . YOUR VOICE IS GETTING THROUGH MY LOVE . . . YOUR VOICE is TURNING UP my love, my love, my love . . . YOUR VOICE, YOUR VOICE, TURN IT UP . . . YOUR VOICE, YOUR VOICE, TURN IT UP . . . TURN IT UP, TURN IT UP, I HEAE YOUR VOICE, babe . . . TURN IT UP, TURN IT UP, I get it so clear . . . YOUR VOICE IS GETTING THROUGH MY LOVE . . . YOUR VOICE is TURNING UP my love, my love, my love . . . Thank you all for your continued support. Much LOVE and RESPECT for you, my loyal fans, and please take the time to like & rate (1 - 5 stars) The Official DJ WOLF e. Fan Page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/DJ-WOLF-e/113152778706171, my SoundCloud page at http://soundcloud.com/dj-wolf-e, my Twitter page at https://twitter.com/DJWOLF_e & my Beatport DJ page at https://www.beatport.com/chart/dj-wolf-e-s All My Best . . . DJ WOLF e. #PHOENIXRISING Until next year and PHOENIX RISING presents BLACK & GOLD IV - LABOR DAY WEEKEND - Chicago - DJ WOLF e.