Do LaB presents: The Road to LIB - w/ J PHLIP, MARY DROPPINZ, & LYJA

107 Sacramento Street,Nevada City CA 95959

29 April, 2023

Description

Lighting in a Bottle is celebrating its 20th year, what a platform this event has created for Art, Music, Culture, Community, Performance, Magic and Endless Possibilities. This wonderland is iconic in music festival culture, and continues to redefine the boundaries of imagination, by expanding the limits of what was and reminds us that we have the power to do anything we dream of! With that said, the time is always now! Let go of whatever is holding you back, and freewheel your way over to The Stone House for Nevada City's very own LIB PRE-PARTY featuring the sounds of J PHLIP, MARY DROPPINZ, and LYJA! Come dance the night away with us to this slappin all female line up! Doors 9pm Food service 6-10pm 21+ Pre-sale $20 | $23 | $25 Door price: $30 J PHLIP Ever since the purchase of a cheap set of belt-drive decks and a mixer on her 19th birthday she really hasn't looked back. After completing her studies in Engineering , the straight-A student jumped head first into her true passion, music. She won a DJ competition in 2005, which sent her on a tour of the USA and to her first WMC Miami - where she spoke on a panel at the conference and was given a slot to DJ at Ultra Music Festival. This jump off opportunity gave the small town girl an intro of sorts to the workings of the electronic music industry. Shortly after, she moved from her hometown, Champaign, Illinois, to the birthplace of house music, Chicago. In the Windy City she officially started down the bumpy road to trying to make her dreams in music happen some day. A move to San Francisco in 2007 resulted in a swirl of excitement, becoming a part of the scene amidst the freaks of the bay area. Several years of hustling gigs, slanging drinks, scraping by & hiding inside her bedroom beat cave - all just felt like a drop in the bucket when she was a young Phlip with no where to go but up. It wasn't long before her determination and natural talent broke through for her opportunities in her new home city. The evolution of her sound continued to push as a result of the freedom she felt in San Francisoc. Phlip's refusal to give up eventually led her to officially sign on with the dirtybird crew in 2008 and make some real progress. Club and festival tours are now a regular occurrence while her releases and unique ear she puts into her DJ sets have established her as a reputable source of forward thinking dancefloor tracks. People from Skream and Tiga to techno dons Surgeon and Dave Clarke and a bunch of other influential heads threw their weight behind her first truly analogue workout, 'Coefficient'. Her tech-heavy banger 'Say My Name' made immense damage to clubs all over the world. It peaked the interest of DJ's such as Eats Everything, Danny Daze and Huxley on the floor, while taking to the airwaves courtesy of B.Traits, Monki and 1 Xtra’s MistaJam . After several years of rigorous touring and hard work, she has made the rounds and somehow keeps going - despite her mission to push boundaries, take risks, educate crowds, and not give a f!@#$% about being a crowd pleasing headlining DJ, ever. Go hear J.Phlip in action and you can expect to experience a full booty workout and have your mind blown. You'll be surprised, energized and occasionally weirded out. This is a lady who knows her stuff, yet continues to refine her craft. Her aim is dance floor lobotomy, all the while taking the greatest pleasure in seeing the people get loose (or just lose their heads). A DJ not afraid to put her vision out there, Jess is to thank for passing Eats Everything’s mighty “Entrance Song” to Voitek (Catz n Dogz) at Pets Recordings. The story goes - that Dan (Eats Everything) went out one night in his home town of Bristol and passed a CD of his unreleased tunes to Jess while she was DJing in the side room of a club there. Barclay (aka Claude) heard her drop Eat's tracks at one of the legendary Dirtybird Golden Gate Park BBQ parties. He was blown away and ended up signing Eats Everything's first EP to the label. As for the Pet's EP, well Voitek was her roomate in Berlin at the time. She feels overjoyed have been able to connect those dots, leading to both of Eats Everything's breakthrough records, as Dan is one of the best humans she has ever met. She did end up spending 4 years living in Berlin, after taking a leap of faith moving across the pond in an attempt to tour some in Europe, and gain an understanding of the inspiring Europe scene. She was only supposed to be there for 5 months, but ya know, there's some kind of time warp in Berlin that does that to people. She's now embarked on several tours of Europe and the US, attracting an ever-growing fanbase with each electrifying performance. A stronger following continued to build for her in North America, Which ended up bringing her back home. People say dance music is bigger than ever in America. Jess can't tell the difference. It has always been alive for her, and she will continue to be the underdog, against the "crusade of formula dance" trends, even if in the end she might lose. But don't take our words for it. And don't try to put her in any boxes. Phlip prefers you just come and hit the dancefloor with an open mind and open ears. Trust nothing else. Your ears will tell you everything you need to know about her. That's what's up. MUSIC: https://open.spotify.com/artist/51XwBlYcwOncWffubpVzJy https://soundcloud.com/jphlip SOCIALS: https://www.facebook.com/jphlip https://www.instagram.com/j_phlip/ MARY DROPPINZ Mary Droppinz lives by a simple truth: music is an out of body experience. Her eclectic sound travels all over the dance spectrum and takes listeners on a journey across genres- seamlessly blending electro, breaks, house, acid, techno, UKG, speed garage, minimal dubstep, DnB, and hip-hop all in one set. Mary’s fascination with rhythm began when growing up in her native Omaha, Nebraska as a result of her father’s seasoned skills as a drummer. She quickly started on the piano and carried that musical influence all the way to her current home of Los Angeles where she also went to production school at IO Academy. Her technical skill whilst DJing has turned her into one of the strongest selectors in Southern California. Over the last year alone, she has played across the country and internationally taking on major stages including Spybar, Amnesia Ibiza, Mission Ballroom, Greek Theater Berkeley, Elsewhere NYC, Brooklyn Mirage, insane debut performances at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Coachella, EDC LV, Dirtybird Campout, Seismic, Groove Cruise, Desert Hearts, and a residency at Discopussy in Las Vegas. Additionally, she has released exclusive mixes for Diplo’s Revolution on Sirius XM and the infamous Cutsnake + Friends radio show. Mary’s production is just as versatile as her DJ sets and definitely just as successful. Her combination of breakbeats and acid-driven tracks have become recognizable to listeners almost immediately and landed her support from staple press outlets such as Gray Area, Billboard, EDM.com, EDM Identity, and The Hollywood Times. In the last two years since she started releasing music, her Spotify has boasted a total of 220k listeners overall with over half a million streams surrounding her debut releases. Her discography includes 2x EP’s on Zeds Dead’s Altered States, past remixes for Justin Martin and LP Giobbi, and has received support from the likes of Steve Aoki, Destructo, BLOND:ISH, REZZ, Claude Vonstroke, Mikey Lion, Anabel Englund, SOFI TUKKER, and Lee Foss. The talented producer and DJ’s mission is to educate people about different sounds in electronic music, create a safe environment that transcends the dancefloor, and truly connect those experiencing it to each other and the music. With an album in the works, a slew of forthcoming releases across multiple labels, collaborations, and the last run of shows of her “Too Sweet” Tour at Fresh Start SF for NYE and CRSSD’s PROPER NYD- it’s safe to say that 2023 will be the year of Mary Droppinz. MUSIC: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4tPVnr7VB15UA9TRsie3cS?si=TBOMh4LxTiGxLr-rkqMuAg https://soundcloud.com/marydroppinz SOCIALS: https://www.facebook.com/marydroppinz/ https://www.instagram.com/marydroppinz/ LYJA