Plexi PR

Friday, July 25th 2008
Made Event presents
Sébastien Léger (France)
With Sleepy & Boo
@ Cielo

Made Event presents French DJ and producer sensation Sébastien Léger at Cielo NYC with Sleepy & Boo on Friday, July 25th, 2008.

Over the last decade Sébastien Léger has become one of France’s most revered DJ/producers. Eschewing the more obvious French filter house clichés his productions have taken on the robust dancefloor edge of his beloved Chicago house heroes and twisted them into his own electronic masterpieces.

Parallel to building his international DJ career Sébastien Léger has also become one of the world’s most in demand remixers, working for artists such as Armand Van Helden, Kevin Saunderson, Jakatta, Paul Johnson and more recently turning in remixes for Dave Gahan, Kylie Minogue, Duran Duran, Groove Armada and Justin Timberlake. After his debut artist album Atomic Pop in 1999, which included a guest appearance by Junior Sanchez, Léger continues to remain focussed on developing his own sound via his own imprint Mistakes Music that is indelibly stamped with his trademark techno-funk sound.

As a consequence of his continued progression in his production work, the great variety of house music colour in his tracks, the construction and arrangement of his electro and funk-infused rhythms, the now Amsterdam based Sébastien Léger has established his position at the forefront of reconstructing contemporary electronic music. Garnering high praise for his recent debut on BBC Radio 1’s Essential Mix in May 2008, Sébastien Léger is well on his way to conquering dancefloors all over the world.

Made Event NYC Upcoming Events

July 17 Ete D’Amour: The Rapture DJ’s + Dirty Finger @ Santos Party House
July 24 Ete D’Amour: Devlin & XXXChange + Metro Area (Environ) DJ set @ Santos Party House
July 25 Sébastien Léger @ Cielo
July 31 Ete D’Amour: Institubes Paris Terror Club with Curses! Bobmo, Jean Nippon@ Santos Party House

August 3 Boat D’Amour with DJ Harvey @ Paddlewheel Queen
August 7 Ete D’Amour: “Plant Music Party” featuring Tittsworth (DJ set), The Glass (Live & DJ), Kap10kurt (Live), Stretch Armstrong (DJ set), and The Martinez Brothers (Objectivity) in the basement room @ Santos Party House
August 14 Ete D’Amour: Matthew Dear DJ Set, Max Pask (Throne of Blood Rec.) @ Santos Party House
August 16 Paul van Dyk @ Pier 54
August 21 Ete D’Amour: Timmy Regisford all night and Jef K (Crack&Speed ) downstairs @ Santos Party House
August 28 Ete D’Amour: Alan Braxe (Roule, Vulture) DJ set & 33Hz live @ Santos Party House
August 29 Dave Dresden @ Cielo
Aug 31-Sept 1 Sunday School For Degenerates: New York City

About Made Event
The Made Event team, headed by Mike Bindra and Laura De Palma, is committed to excellence in the programming, promotion, and production of electronic dance music events. They continually bring a world-renowned caliber of entertainment into a variety of distinctive and innovative venues, and seek to push the limit of expertise in their field. With over 20 years of combined experience, and over 300 successful events produced in New York City and at Winter Music Conference, Made Event is an industry leader. For more info, please go to www.made-event.com.

Cielo
18 Little West 12th Street
New York City
Doors at 10pm, 21+ Valid ID
$15 Advance Tickets while supplies last at www.ticketweb.com

Tickets also available at Rebel Rebel, 319 Bleecker St NYC 212.989.0770

Event Info 917.723.9381

www.made-event.com
www.sebastienleger.net
www.myspace.com/sebastienleger
www.cieloclub.com

Club World and Plexi PR proudly present

The 6th Annual Club World Awards

2008 Nominees Announced

Ceremony on Wednesday, March 26 at Set, Miami

New York, NY – The Club World Awards, the U.S.’s definitive nightlife awards program, is proud to announce its 2008 nominees, and details of this year’s event.

The invitation-only Club World Awards ceremony is set for Wednesday, March 26, at Set in South Beach, Miami. The show will once again celebrate excellence in North American nightlife, with the club and dance music industries’ brightest stars. Plus, it has a few new tricks up its sleeve.

To expand the breadth of the program, six new categories were added: Best Renovation for revived venues, Best One-Off for spectacular one-time club events, Best Bottle Service for the swank set, and three new People’s Choice categories which allow the public to reward excellence in club music.

Clubbers will again be invited to vote for their favorite local venue in the Nightstalker Award category – a staple of the CWA program since its inception – as well as in music categories Club Banger Of The Year (for instrumentals), Club Anthem Of The Year (for vocals), and Best DJ Set. Online dance music portal Beatport.com will host a Club World Awards page (beatportal.com/clubworldawards) with players, so voters can listen to all the nominated music, including a top 10 of tracks played by the DJs during their nominated sets (provided by them). The inaugural Best DJ Set nominees are BT, Justice, DJ Micro, Roger Sanchez, and Danny Tenaglia. Voting will be hosted on Partystrands.com, and will be live from February 18 through March 3.

Across the rest of the program, this year’s nominees reflect the gold standard of clubbing in key metropolitan cities, along with the usual surprises. Smart Bar Chicago will defend its Best Club title against newcomer BoMA (in the unlikely locale of Columbus, Ohio), two-time winner Cielo, splashy Jet, and celeb haunt Marquee. Last year’s CWA darling Pacha New York – which walked away with three disco globes – is nominated in seven categories, and will defend its Best Superclub title against heavyweight opponents: Avalon, Mansion, Pure and Peter Gatien’s Circa. The return of clubland’s most notorious operator garnered four nominations. Opium Group snagged eight, with five going to CWA host venue Set. Vegas-based Pure Management Group (PMG) grabbed eight nods, including three for Paradise Island hotspot Aura. In the Best New category, PMG is going up against itself, with noms for both Aura and Vegas mega-club LAX.

The Club World Awards ceremony always draws bold-face names from the nightlife-loving community including Danny Tenaglia, Tila Tequila, Deep Dish, Kelly Osbourne, Ferry Corsten, and James Zabiela; and coverage in Entertainment Weekly, New York Post, Time Out New York, Boston Herald, Las Vegas Weekly, Miami New Times and Forbes.com.

For the first time in CWA history, potential nominees were invited to submit entries online and final nominees were selected from that pool, rather than directly by the editors of sponsoring magazine Club World. Winners in non-People’s Choice categories are determined by a panel of 12 industry-veteran, expert judges.

The Club World Awards is presented by Club Word, the only magazine devoted to the look, sound and feel of nightclubs. Launched in July 2000, the monthly publication covers the world’s best venues from technical, business and aesthetic perspectives. It was renamed from Club Systems International in February 2008.

www.clubworldawards.com

Club World Awards Nominees 2008

Field 1 – Venues
Best Superclub
Avalon, Hollywood
Circa, Toronto
Mansion, Miami
Pacha, New York
Pure, Las Vegas

Best Club
BoMA, Columbus, Ohio
Cielo, New York
Jet, Las Vegas
Marquee, New York
Smart Bar, Chicago

Best Lounge
Blush, Las Vegas
Goldbar, New York
Set, Miami
Tabú, Las Vegas
Vessel, San Francisco

Best New Venue
Aura, Bahamas
BoMA, Columbus, Ohio
Circa, Toronto
LAX, Las Vegas
Set, Miami
Tao Beach, Las Vegas

Field 2 – Design

Best Sound System
Advanced Audio Technology for Bliss, Clifton, N.J.
Infinite Audio for Tottem Nightclub at Karu-Y, Miami
JK Sound for 1015 Circe Lounge, San Francisco
Sound Investments for Set, Miami
Systems By Shorty for Lotus Soundbar, Hawaii
Whump Sound/Core Audio for Play @ Hom, Charlotte N.C.

Best Lighting System
iDesign for Sullivan Room, New York
JK Sound for 1015 Circe Lounge, San Francisco
Lighting Methods for Cameo, Miami
Neu Visions Design & Focus Lighting for Aura, Bahamas
Ohm Productions for Lotus Lounge, Washington D.C.
SJ Lighting for The Dome, Princess Cruise Line

Best Video System
John Lyons Systems for Jet, Las Vegas
klip//collective for Circa, Toronto
Realisations.net for Eyecandy Sound Lounge & Bar, Las Vegas
Francois Frossard Design for Set, Miami
Sound Ideas for BoMA, Columbus, Ohio
United Vision for Pacha, New York

Best Interior Design
Bigtime Design Studios for Cameo, Miami
Francois Frossard Design for Set, Miami
Jeffrey Beers International for Aura, Bahamas
Kenny Baird for Circa, Toronto
Mister Important for Motif, San Jose
Robert McKinley Creative for Goldbar, New York

Best Renovation
1015, San Francisco
Cameo, Miami
Opera, Atlanta
Razzles, Daytona, Florida
Sullivan Room, New York

Field 3 – Promotion

Best Party
A/V at Jet, Las Vegas
Banana Split Sundaes at LAX,
Hollywood
Dance.Here.Now. at Cielo, New York
Mixed Elements at Ruby Skye, San
Francisco

Best One-Off

Body & Soul, Pacha New York
Made Event, Sunday School for Degenerates, Pawn Shop Miami
F*ck Me I’m Famous, Cameo Miami
Juicy Beach, Nikki Beach Miami
Timbaland + DJ AM, Pure Las Vegas

Field 4 – Technicians

Best Resident DJ
Boris, Pacha, New York
DJ Vice, LAX, Las Vegas
Kaskade, Smart Bar, Chicago
Louie Vega, Cielo, New York
Richie Santana, Deko Lounge, Sayreville, N.J.

Best Resident LJ
Eric Moyano, Bliss, Clifton, N.J.
Matthew Beecher, mur.mur, Atlantic City
Richard Worboys, Avalon, Hollywood
Timmy Lights, Pacha, New York

Best Resident VJ
Cagan Yuksel & Chris Biggins, Pacha, New York
ChristianJude “Eyeball” Zacharka, Mixx, Atlantic City
Marc McCall, Avaland @ Avalon, Los Angeles
Ray Rhodes, TigerHeat, Los Angeles
Roonie G., Jet, Las Vegas
VJ Psyberpixie, Set, Miami

Field 5 – Products

Best DJ Product
Allen & Heath Xone:S2
Denon DN-HD2500
Numark TTXUSB
Ortofon Arkiv
Vestax VCI-100

Best Sound Product
JBL Venue Performance Series
Martin Audio The Engineer
Turbosound TA-500
QSC WideLine-8 line array

Best Lighting Product
Chauvet COLORado 3
Coemar Infinity Wash XL
High End Systems Road Hog console
Grace Lites G-Lites 250S
Robe ClubSpot 500 CT

Best Video Product
Livid Instruments Cell
Mega-Lite Enigma Matrix ProPanel
Pioneer SVM-1000
Sanyo XL50
Stewart Filmscreen Starglas

Best EffectsProduct
Chauvet Elan
CITC Starhazer III
Lasernet DJ Scan Series
Martin Professional Magnum 1800
Omnisistem Twister DMX

Best LED Product
Chauvet MiN Spot
Coemar Cyclite LED
Martin Professional LC
Omnisistem Merlin CW Pro
Traxon Module 16 SMD RGB

Field 6 – People’s Choice

NightStalker Award
Deko Lounge, Sayreville, N.J.
Empire Ballroom, Las Vegas
Foundation, Minneapolis
Spybar, Chicago
Sullivan Room, New York

Best DJ Set
BT, Flawless Sound at Sullivan Room, New York
Danny Tenaglia, Vinyl Reunion at Pacha, New York
DJ Micro, Red at Arena, Los Angeles
Justice, Smart Bar, Chicago
Roger Sanchez, Space, Miami
Bob Sinclar, LAX, Las Vegas

Club Banger Of The Year
Deadmau5, “Not Exactly” (mau5trap)
Dubfire, “Roadkill” (Toolroom U.K.)
Mark Knight & D Ramirez, “Colombian Soul” (Toolroom Trax U.K.)
Fedde Le Grand, “Put Your Hands Up For Detroit” (Ultra)
Samim, “Heater” (Get Physical Germany)
Sander Van Doorn, “The Riff” (Ultra)

Club Anthem Of The Year
Axwell feat. Charles Salter, “I Found U” (Remode mix) (Axtone/Vendetta/Ultra)
David Guetta feat. Chris Willis, “Love Is Gone” (Perfecto/Ultra)
Enur feat. Natasja, “Calabria 2007″ (Ultra)
Justice, “D.A.N.C.E.” (MSTRKRFT mix) (Ed Banger/Because/Downtown/Vice)
Ralph Falcon feat. Victoria Wilson James, “I Need Someone” (Nervous)
Samantha James, “Rise” (Eric Kupper mix) (OM)

Field 7 – Service

Best Bottle Service
Jet, Las Vegas
mur.mur, Atlantic City
Prive, Miami
Pure, Las Vegas
Tao, Las Vegas

Friday, February 1st

Made Event presents

D. RAMIREZ

with Sleepy & Boo

As featured in Time Out New York this week:

http://www.timeout.com/newyork/articles/clubs/26001/made-at-cielo

Made Event presents UK electrohouse sensation D. RAMIREZ with Basic NYC’s Sleepy & Boo at Cielo on Friday, February 1^st, 2008.

Dean Marriott’s (aka D. Ramirez) first venture into production was in mid-90s with partner Neil Hinde, under the pseudonym Lisa Marie Experience. After a successful release of “Keep on Jumpin” (including a Top of the Pops appearance), Dean had a change of path and went from the commercial side of music down to the underground. Thus the D. Ramirez moniker was born. Since then labels such as Yoshitoshi, Choo Choo, Phonetic, Thrust, Junior, Whoop!, Lot 49, Four:Twenty and Toolroom have been clamoring for D.Ramirez material and producers such as Tom Stephan (Superchumbo), Deepgroove, Mark Knight, Max Linen and Meat Katie have all been lining up to work with him. His remix of Bodyrox “Yeah Yeah” was a bonafide breakout hit, reaching #2 in the UK national charts and #1 in Spain. In 2007, D. Ramirez was named DJ Mag’s Best British Producer and Best British Remix 2006 (for “Yeah Yeah”). His debut mix CD for the Ministry of Sound Sessions was an electro-house monster with tracks from Stephan Bodzin, Claude von Stroke and Oliver Huntemann as well as a selection of Ramirez’ own productions and remixes.

The new double CD Rewind / Fast Forward (Slave Recordings) mixed by D. Ramirez and his label prodigy Kristoph is stacked with D.Ramirez productions and remixes featuring exclusive, un-released & re-edited tracks including remixes of Roger Sanchez, Plump DJs, Ferry Corsten and Peace Division. It’s a fantastic collection of music that underlines the importance of his productions over the last decade. With a new artist album on the horizon and talks of a live show for next year, things aren’t letting up anytime soon.

www.made-event.com
www.myspace.com/dramirezmusic
www.slaverecordings.com
www.cieloclub.com

 

Cielo
18 Little West 12th Street
New York City
Doors at 10pm, 21+ Valid ID
$15 Advance Tickets at www.ticketweb.com

Tickets also available at Rebel Rebel, 319 Bleecker St NYC 212.989.0770

Event Info 917.723.9381

 

Made Event NYC Upcoming Events

February 1 D.Ramirez @ Cielo
February 28 Misstress Barbara + Cobblestone Jazz @ Cielo
February 29 Gabriel & Dresden @ Pacha NYC
March 14 Paul van Dyk @ Roseland
March 20 Steve Bug @ Cielo

Cielo Celebrates 5th Anniversary

Special 5-year Anniversary Party on January 25, 2008

Renown New York City nightclub CIELO celebrates 5 years of excellence this January as it continues to bring an unparalleled roster of world-class DJs, diverse musical programming, and superior sound & ambiance in an intimate club setting. All year-round electronic music aficionados from around the globe make pilgrimages to Cielo to experience the quintessential New York nightclub. The fifth anniversary will be celebrated year-round with a series of events to commemorate this industry milestone. To commence the festivities, a fete hosted by Veuve Clicquot will be held on Friday, January 25th, 2008 with an exclusive DVD, limited edition t-shirt and music by Ibiza icon DJ Pippi and Cielo’s own Nicolas Matar.

Cielo sets a higher standard in the ultimate nightlife experience by bringing together the best DJs with stunning décor & lighting, as well as a stellar custom-designed soundsystem by Funktion-One. In addition to being the nerve center of electronic music in North America, Cielo has been the backdrop for many major Hollywood films, commercials, charitable benefits, live shows, and record release parties.

As demonstrated by the unprecedented number of awards and nominations the club currently boasts, Cielo has established itself as an international brand with an edict of outstanding electronic music. Pending and past honors include: Club World Awards 2008 nominee for Best Club (Winner 2005 & 2006), Best Party - Dance.Here.Now. and Best Resident DJ- Louie Vega at Roots; Top 50 Nightclubs in the World- DJ Magazine 2006 & 2007; Best Nightclub- Village Voice 2006; Best Deep House Club- New York Magazine 2006; Best Resident DJ Francois K- Club World Awards 2006 & 2005; Best Venue USA- URB Magazine 2005; Best Interior Design- Club World Awards 2004; Best Club- Dancestar Awards USA 2004.

Since opening in 2003, Cielo has featured a legendary roster of DJ residencies including: Francois K’s Deep Space Mondays, Louie Vega & Kevin Hedge’s Roots Wednesdays, Willie Graff’s Playtime Fridays, and Nicolas Matar’s Paradizo Saturdays. The superior programming continues with regular fixtures such as: Secret Sessions with Roger Sanchez, Junior Vasquez, Pure Behrouz, Vibal with Tedd Patterson, Turntables on the Hudson, Defected Records, Deep with Marques Wyatt, Demon Days with Carl Craig, and Giant Step nights with artists such as Ben Watt, Giles Peterson, and Jazzanova.

This Spring/Summer, the 5^th installment in the highly-acclaimed Cielo compilation series will be released worldwide. This will be preceded by a special Japan-only Cielo CD, mixed by co-owner/resident Nicolas Matar, accompanied by a promotional tour throughout Japan. In celebration of the anniversary, Cielo plans to take its superb sound on the road in 2008 with tour dates across the globe.

For more information, please visit Cielo’s website at www.cielcoclub.com.

Friday, January 25^th, 2008

Cielo 5 Year Anniversary Party
DJ Pippi + Nicolas Matar
12am – 4am
Cielo
18 Little West 12^th Street
New York City
www.cieloclub.com

PRESS RSVP: betty@plexipr.com

Cielo – February 2008

Cielo 5 Year Anniversary Album on Tommy Boy and February DJ Line-Ups

Cielo continues to celebrate their 5^th anniversary year this month with an exciting array of DJ dates. The club will also be releasing the fifth installment in its critically-acclaimed compilation series this June 2008. The special album will commemorate the Cielo 5 Year Anniversary and for this release, Cielo will join forces with the ground-breaking label Tommy Boy. On the new venture, Cielo’s co-owner Nicolas Matar says, “We’re delighted to partner up with legendary music label Tommy Boy to continue the success of our compilation series.” Meanwhile, the club will gear up for what looks like six more weeks of winter, with some intoxicating nights coming your way.

FEBRUARY 2007: Dance. Here. Now… Better do it, or risk getting whacked as the Swedish House Mafia’s Steve Angello kills them on the dance floor like he does at his residencies at Pacha in Ibiza and Ministry of Sound, London . Steve’s signature acid house sound has helped bring Swedish producers to the forefront of dance music; check him out on Thursday, February 7th.

Kevin Hedge and Louie Vega’s uplifting dance party Roots is still going strong every Wednesday at Cielo. Of the renowned groups Blaze and Masters At Work respectively, these two men are living legends in clubland. Check them out each and every Wednesday.

Haven’t had enough yet? Return to Cielo on February 8th for the quarterly installment of LA’s Deep featuring Marques Wyatt. Wyatt is credited with bringing the deep, soulful sounds of New York house to Los Angeles in the mid-80’s. Check him out this weekend as he brings those beats back home to the right coast.

Chris Ryan and Fusion Group present the debut of their new party, Arctic Fusion, promising to revolutionize NYC nightlife. Brooklyn ’s own Larry Tee, with support from James Anderson, provide the soundtrack to an extravaganza complete with performers and musicians at every event. This innovative party, which promises to treat every patron like a VIP with concierge service, debuts Sunday February 10.

King Britt returns for a special all-night Deep Space set at the Cielo party of the same name on February 11th. This Monday night weekly promises adventures into future dub, spacey vibes and abstract grooves. The Philadelphia born DJ co-founded Ovum Records with Josh Wink but is now focusing on playing his smooth blend of organic soul to house lovers around the world. Deep Space will feature resident DJ Francois K on the 4th, 18th, and 25th, with a special opening set by T. Tauri the last Monday of the month.

Area Events brings Dutch DJ and producer Fedde le Grand to the decks at Cielo on February 21st. Best known for his ubiquitous single Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit, Fedde will be spinning his unique blend of house and electro for a rare NYC appearance.

Carl Craig starts off a new residency at Demon Day’s Valentine’s Day Bash. One of techno music’s most celebrated auteurs is finally getting the mainstream recognition he deserves. With a Grammy nod for his Junior Boys remix, a performance of his composition “Technology” at Carnegie Hall last month, and a career retrospective coming out on !K7 in February, Craig seems set to take over the world in 2008. Share this special day with us, Thursday February 14th.

Saturday February 16th is Paradizo, one of Cielo’s signature party nights. Special guest DJ Olivier from Amnesia, Ibiza , joins Cielo and summertime Pacha Ibiza resident Willie Graff for a much-needed dose of the magical island during this NYC winter. No work Monday? Sunday night the 17th legendary DJ Junior Vasquez hits the decks for his monthly residency.

Finally, celebrate the extra day this month on Thursday February 28th (into the 29th) with Mistress Barbara and the highly anticipated NYC debut of Cobblestone Jazz (live). Mistress Barbara, the first lady of Techno needs no introduction; she has been a fixture since bursting onto the scene in the late 90’s. The unique trio Cobblestone Jazz fronted by techno maven Mathew Jonson infuses the improvisation of jazz with his personal style to create a distinctive sound.

For all Media Inquiries, please contact Betty Kang | Plexi PR at betty@plexipr.com | 719.729.6550.

www.cielcoclub.com
www.tommyboy.com

ABOUT CIELO

Located at 18 Little West 12^th Street, in the heart of New York City ’s trendy Meat Packing District, is open nightly from 10:00pm-4:00am. Cielo is a beautifully designed 350-capacity club featuring a world-class, state-of-the-art digital Funktion One soundsystem. Since its opening in 2003, Cielo has become an internationally renowned dance music nightclub brand and has upheld its edict of world-class music, professional service and all-inclusive atmosphere.

Over the last 5 years, Cielo has continued to triumph and collect accolades including; Club World Awards 2008 nominee for Best Club (Winner 2005 & 2006), Best Party - Dance.Here.Now. and Best Resident DJ- Louie Vega at Roots; Top 50 Nightclubs in the World- DJ Magazine 2006 & 2007; Best Nightclub- Village Voice 2006; Best Deep House Club- New York Magazine 2006; Best Resident DJ Francois K- Club World Awards 2006 & 2005; Best Venue USA- URB Magazine 2005; Best Interior Design- Club World Awards 2004; Best Club- Dancestar Awards USA 2004.

CIELO FEBRUARY 2008