Hard Dance Nation

There's a standard formula that's worked well for the PHX's DJ/dance scene. If something hits it big in another city, be it S.F. or NYC, chances are it may just work here as well. (Just look at how well electro played out at Valley clubs after being imported to our...

By Benjamin Leatherman

December 3, 2009

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There's a standard formula that's worked well for the PHX's DJ/dance scene. If something hits it big in another city, be it S.F. or NYC, chances are it may just work here as well. (Just look at how well electro played out at Valley clubs after being imported to our fair city). To wit: After the all-night SoCal dance-athon Hard Dance Nation proved to be a success in August, P-town rave promoter 4EVR-HXC is helping stage a similar shindig locally on Friday, December 4. Much like the original (as well as the Mental Madness compilation of the same name), this version will feature a soundtrack of such heavy-sounding EDM genres as hard house and hard trance. Headliners at the event include such out-of-towners as the Netherlands' Roel "DJ Isaac" Schutrups, New Jersey's Italian Sensation, L.A.'s Used & Abused, Chicago's DJ Caffeine, and Philly's Mighty Mike Saga. A slew of local cats will also spin. Tickets are $25 before 10 p.m., $30 afterwards. Call 602-635-0689 on the night of the event for its location.

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Benjamin Leatherman is a staff writer for Phoenix New Times where he focuses primarily on arts, culture, music, and nightlife. He began writing for New Times in 2003 and joined the staff full-time in 2005. Prior to that, he contributed to magazines such as Tips & Tricks and The Wrestler. Benjamin has earned multiple awards from the Arizona Press Club including an award for sports enterprise reporting in 2009 and an award for statewide arts reporting in 2014. He holds a bachelor’s of arts in journalism from Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

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