Shimmy - May Day 25

Schedule

Sat May 25 2024 at 10:00 pm to Sun May 26 2024 at 04:00 am

Location

InkBar | Auckland, AU

After a self imposed hiatus Shimmy is back at old school stomping ground Ink Bar!
As always, a super sick line up of old school DJ pals. All of the DJs have a longstanding and deep connection to Ink going back well over 20 years - as both DJs and dancefloor supporters. It is a privilege to bring everyone together on one special night.
We hope you can join us on the dance floor!
About the DJs:
About: Paul Gunn
https://www.mixcloud.com/paul-gunn/paul-gunn-may-day/
Paul has been a supporter of the Auckland House and Techno scene since the late 90’s where he was captured by the deep house scene centered around seminal club Calibre and his friends that DJed there and the clubs that surrounded it. He started DJing in clubs in 2004 with his first appearance at Ink in 2005 warming up for friend and club legend Soane. Since then he has played most clubs in town (including the last night of Calibre ever), playing at Ink and many other venues on legendary gigs such as Bump, Chicago Disco, Deep n Disco, True Believers, Electric Orange, Manuka Jam, Jack The Groove, Trouble at Home and many more. He has played on large events such as Sunsetter Festival, Fiesta Del Sol and Velvet and some memorable boat parties. Paul has held resident DJ slots on George FM back in the proper underground days (with friends Ed the Deep House Mantis and Azza). In 2018 he built (like actually built the venue and put in the biggest outdoor sound system in Auckland) and established the music scene at the Goodside at Smales Farm bringing legends such as Bevan Keys, Murray Sweetpants, Phully and Amy B to provide the North Shore with proper house music and outdoor festivals. Since 2020 he has been promoting and DJing at the hugely popular Shimmy and Hour of Power gigs at Ponsonby’s home of House the Fitzroy, along with some huge nights at Ink which he has now been playing at for close on two decades. Paul is stoked to return to Ink promoting Shimmy with his close and respected friends around him.

About: Yama
https://soundcloud.com/yama
As a child, Yama broke many styli playing with his parents turntable and records. As a teen he would park himself in front of the stereo system at parties, CD wallet in hand. A wide variety of music would emanate from the speakers. But somewhere around 1999 in a side room at a rave he discovered House Music, thanks to local DJ legend Soane. Yama was hooked. After seeing Inland Knights play at Auckland nightclub “Calibre” a couple of weeks later, he went out and bought two turntables and a mixer and started learning the DJ craft. Since then he’s played many venues, bars, parties, and festivals about the place, and has dabbled a little in some music production. He also drops the occasional downtempo set, or smashes out the drum & bass if the mood suits.

About: Paul Gunn and Yama
Paul and Yama have played many back to back sets which consistently blow up dance floors with vocal laden bass grooves. They have never ever discussed or prepared for a set together but their shared taste for quality music and an innate connection to the energy of the room always blends seamlessly and delivers an unstoppable dancefloor.
https://www.mixcloud.com/Shimmy1011/paul-gunn-and-yama-b2b-at-ink-shimmy-september-23/

About: Azza
https://www.mixcloud.com/electricorange/electric-orange-46-azza/
Azza started DJing in 2001 while living in London, where he played his first club gig and was hooked. He has played a lot of top parties over the years, including True Believers, Chicago Disco, Electric Orange, Jack The Groove, Essence, Deep n Disco, Love Bug and Pitch n Faders to name just a few. In 2007 he had a Friday night show on George FM for 3 years called the Midnight Snack which he did with fellow music heads Ed, Bodge, Paul Gunn and a heap of guests. He has also played support for some of his favourite international producers, including Inland Knights, Da Sunlounge and Sonny Fodera. For the last 6 years he has been a resident on Ink Bar’s hugely-successful vinyl-only club night, "Black Wax". See less

About: Mal:
https://www.mixcloud.com/electricorange/electric-orange-47-mal-curtis/
This is a very special event as we debut long time Ink supporter and growing DJ presence in the Auckland house music scene Mal Curtis. Since discovering his passion for playing music he has immersed himself in the Auckland club scene playing on popular gigs such as Electric Orange, M.D.R, Shimmy, Hour of Power, the Lo-Fi stage of AUM Festival and most recently he played a stand out set at Inkahoots.
Mal is posed and ready to unleash his unique sound and energy to the dancefloor in what will be a special and well deserved arrival at Ink which you will not want to miss.

Where is it happening?

InkBar, 268 Karangahape Rd, Auckland Central, Auckland 1010, New Zealand,Auckland, New Zealand

Event Location & Nearby Stays:

Host or Publisher Shimmy

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