Claptone will bring The Masquerade to Melbourne with a party at The Riva in St Kilda alongside Late Nite Tuff Guy, Torren Foote, Casey Leaver and Sasha Fern on Saturday November 19.
House music devotees will get a masterclass in vibe as enigmatic German DJ and producer Claptone brings his spellbinding event concept, The Masquerade, to town – promising magic, mystery and intrigue within a supercharged environment of wonder. He’ll be joined by local acts Late Nite Tuff Guy, Torren Foote, Casey Leaver and Sasha Fern, delivering big beats and a party to remember at Riva in St Kilda.
The show will take place as part of Victoria’s newest major event, ALWAYS LIVE, which today announced an ambitious state-wide celebration of live contemporary music, which will essentially act as a two-month long music festival spread across the state in November this year.
What you need to know
- Claptone is bringing his touring house series The Masquerade to Melbourne
- He’ll be joined by local acts Late Nite Tuff Guy, Torren Foote, Casey Leaver and Sasha Fern
- It’s going down at The Riva in St Kilda on Saturday November 19.
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“I love to make the people curious, scared, excited, amused, anxious, euphoric, sad and happy,” he told us in our last interview with the mysterious masked DJ. “I don’t produce dance music, I create sound. Sound that reaches into your soul and touches your body.”
Claptone has a deep and spiritual take on music, saying he exists to express himself through sound and a unique performance experience. “I exist because I express myself; I can not be otherwise,” he says. “There is so much sonic unrest in me, which needs manifestation, and as long as I am, I must communicate through sound so there will be Claptone.”
Asked why he doesn’t show his face while performing, he philosophically describes wearing a mask as a common thing we all do in life’s different roles. “All people take in interaction with others on a daily basis; a lot of different roles. One could describe these roles as masks,” he says. “It is a tangible outward identity description, yet also identity.”
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