PROGNOSIS @ Loop - 16th June ft PQM, James Brooke, Fabel

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Oh, the weather outside is frightful

But Loop Bar’s so delightful

Since Prognosis is the place to go

Let’s smash it out to listening to tasty tunes!

Ok, so if horrible rhyming was a crime, we’d be doing time buuuut whatcha gonna do?!

The mildly crazy crew down at Prognosis are back for their June soirée and have assembled another stellar lineup of musical maestros to perform for you. After obliterating Loop on his last Prognosis visit, the Prince himself, PQM, is back to treat us to a journey through his musical musings. Joining him, Elements Radio and 405 Recordings head honcho James Brooke makes his long overdue Prognosis debut with a whole stack of auditory weapons. Next up we have dusty dance-floor expert Fabel whose immense music knowledge shines through in every delicately crafted set. And back once again to kick off the ruckus is beat-master Taran M who'll be opening up proceedings from 9pm, with his unique blend of spaced out glitch.

Fresh off their global broadcast on Frisky Radio, Prognosis residents J-Slyde, Simon Murphy & Aaron Static will also be bringing their blend of beats to the table. The trio have been known to whip the crowd into a frenzy with their genre-bending explorations of all things melodic and progressive. And of course no Prognosis would be complete without the inspiring visual wizardry of vdmo Kstati and his transfixing artistic displays.

And because we can’t possibly cram all these shenanigans into our usual time slot, we will be opening an HOUR EARLIER at 9PM - so get down early and stay till late. You’re not going to want to miss a beat!

DJS:

- PQM (Abducted Recordings / Yoshitoshi)

- James Brooke (Elements / 405 Recordings)

- Fabel

- Aaron Static

- Simon Murphy

- J-Slyde

- Taran M

VISUALS: vdmo Kstati

WHERE: Loop - 23 Meyers Lane, Melbourne CBD

WHEN: Saturday, 16th June. 9PM - LATE.

PRICE: F R E E E N T R Y !

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A little info on the guy they call, James Brooke....

James Brooke’s interest in dance music was spiked at the mere age of 12. Previously immersed in more alternative sounds, his older sister exposed him to a different style of music. BT ‘Movement in Still Life”, Prodigy “Fat of the Land”, and Paul Oakenfold’s Perfecto were on constant rotation at home. Once hearing this, James was hooked.

At age 16 he sold his bass guitar, left the band he was involved in and went out and purchased some decks and a mixer and taught himself how to mix. Inspired by local gun’s Phil K and Nubreed, James initial genre of choice was breaks. However, feeling the urge to take his tastes and sets further, he started exploring many other genres and styles. He discovered he loved them all. Not content to pigeonhole himself into one box, James is now a very versatile DJ. Progressive, trance, breaks and techno are mixed seamlessly together, making sure even the most fickle crowds are kept entertained and rocking.

The last four years have seen James arrival into the Melbourne dance scene. Rocking many of Melbourne’s top nightclubs such as Room680, Brown Alley, My Aeon, Miss Libertines, Wah Wah Lounge and many more. He has supported international DJ’s BT, Tiesto, Agnelli & Nelson, Sander Van Doorn, Matt Darey, Marco V, Sean Tyas, Roger Shah, Simon Patterson, Richard Durand, Leon Bolier, Sied Van Riel & many more. He has played at Trance Energy & Earthcore. With residencies at White Sands, Nexus and Loose, this young talent has successfully established himself as one of the local scene’s gems.

James Brooke is without a doubt a crowd pleaser, intuitively understanding and reading the crowd is his specialty - He always seems to know what tracks to play that will keep the dance floor in motion. Smiling faces, dancing feet and head’s bumping, no chin strokers to be seen. It’s this impressive set of skills that have seen James chosen to compile discs on CD’s such as Godskitchen, In Trance We Trust Australia, and the official Sensation Australia compilation as well. Feat’s normally achieved by only the most established internationals – or their equal.

The start of 2008 saw James launch his own record label, 405 Recordings. Already gaining the support of countless local and international dj’s, label features such names as, Armin Van Buuren, Tiesto, Ferry Corsten, Markus Schulz, BT, Cosmic Gate, alongside local guns, Aaron Camz, Trent McDermott, Brendan B and many others. 405 Recordings has grown to be Australia’s biggest and best Trance label, with countless CD releases and an even bigger digital stable of tracks and releases.

Toward the end of 2010 James launched his very own radio show called ‘Elements’ on Melbourne’s dance music radio station Kiss FM, which airs Saturday nights from 9 – 10:30pm. Featuring weekly guest DJ’s, interviews and exclusive new tunes. He has already had names such as Ferry Corsten, Richard Durand, Mark Sherry, Timo Maas, Giuseppe Ottaviani, Aly & Fila and many more.

Make sure you tune in as it’s quite an impressive show.

Keep an eye on James as this is only just the beginning of things to come.

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SET TIMES!

09:00 - 10:00 Taran M

10:00 - 11:00 Aaron Static

11:00 - 12:00 J-Slyde

12:00 - 01:00 James Brooke

01:00 - 02:30 PQM

02:30 - 03:30 Simon Murphy

03:30 - CLOSE Fabel

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Interview with Brookemeister up on the site!

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So just in time for Prognosis this Saturday we were able to coax this local hero into lending his ears and then even more so, his story and opinions. There are many words you could use to describe James and Pineapple, aloof or pregnant are not applicable. However diligent, honest and driven are definitely more applicable. So set your trance pants to five and enjoy the read as we get our chance to get to know the talented Mr. Brooke.

http://substancesounds.jslyde.com/james-brooke-in-trance-we-trust/