New
Zealand’s premiere house and techno-focused festival, Sonorous, is back!
Returning for its second year, the one-day extravaganza will be held on the
Sunday of
Auckland Anniversary Weekend, January 27, at Matakana Country Park,
just outside of Auckland.The carefully curated
line-up includes some of the biggest names in underground music and another
exciting headliner, who is still to be revealed.
Featured in the first
line-up announcement is the “original house gangsta” Puerto Rican-born,
Chicago-raised DJ
SNEAK. In the mid 90’s, Sneak’s sound revolutionized house music,
with his disco-filtered house grooves paving the way for the likes of Basement
Jaxx, Armand Van Helden and Daft Punk. DJ Sneak’s legacy is incomparable to
many, his unique way of dominating the music scene is often talked about and
respected by the industry’s pioneers.
DJ Sneak has influenced many of the world’s greats and
continues to hold legendary status to this day.
He’s joined by
internationally renowned D-NOX,
well known for his work with his long time musical partner Beckers and has
recently come back into the spotlight with his work alongside Victor Ruiz as
witnessed with their collaboration “Arise” on Hernan Cattaneo’s Sudbeat. His
famed DJ sets cover the whole spectrum of electronic music.
Dutch producer, DJ and
composer Eelke Kleijn earned
his stripes producing as M.I.D.O.R.
& Six4Eight,
owning and operating his own label DAYS
like NIGHTS as well as releases & performances with
Ultra Music plus productions on movies such as
Wrath of the Titans and
Transporter. After
successful shows in NZ earlier this year, many people will be excited to see
him return.
Spanish DJ/Producer Miguel Bastida’s name
can be found at the world’s best clubs, festivals and parties as well as his
own music constantly charting on Beatport. Miguel has delivered more than once
in Auckland and is guaranteed to impress with deep, heavy and energetic sets.
Other dance legends on the
bill include Greg
Churchill, Dick
Johnson, Heylady & Out of Sorts (Antix & Fiord), with
further strong local support from K2K and Sam Lovli, with more to
still be announced.
Sonorous is again being held at the
stunning location of Matakana Country Park, just a 45-minute drive north of
Auckland. And with the festival falling on the long weekend, it promises to be
one of the summer highlights of January 2019.
Tickets are on sale
at 7.00pm on September
12 from
www.theticketfairy.comPeople are encouraged to
register from 7.00pm, Wednesday September 5, in order to gain access to the
earlybird one-day deal.
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