Massive Attack

When electronica producers Michael Vincent Patrick and Theodore Paul Nelson conjured up the name Designer Drugs for their underground dance music act, they probably couldn’t have picked a more apropos moniker. That’s because the dope DJ duo crafts ultra-energetic mixes of electro-funk and heady house music that are practically addicting...

By Benjamin Leatherman

June 30, 2011

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When electronica producers Michael Vincent Patrick and Theodore Paul Nelson conjured up the name Designer Drugs for their underground dance music act, they probably couldn’t have picked a more apropos moniker. That’s because the dope DJ duo crafts ultra-energetic mixes of electro-funk and heady house music that are practically addicting to the ears.

Ditto for Dylan Eiland, the Atlanta-born mixmaster who performs as Le Castle Vania. His electro-heavy sonic blends and remixes of artists like Cee-Lo and Boys Noize have earned him plenty of laudings from both the blogosphere and the scribes of URB Magazine.

This trio of tastemaking turntablists will co-headline Summer Massive on Friday, July 1, at the Venue Scottsdale, 7117 East Third Avenue, which should bring out the hipster crowd in abundance. Locals William Fucking Reed, Don Ricardo, and 2ToneDisco will also perform.

Fri., July 1, 8 p.m., 2011

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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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