Is Mark Ronson a Wedding DJ?[The Weekly Cue-In: June 29th- July 3rd]

What we're up to this week

Weekend Debrief: Is Mark Ronson a Wedding DJ?

Staff Writer, Joyce Seok, went to Signal last week to see legendary producer Mark Ronson spin on vinyl. Here are her thoughts:

Signal is a wonderful club: an intimate stage, stadium stairs in the margins for the vertically challenged, and a wooden patio with the perfect level of noise bleed to enjoy the tunes while having a conversation with friends not at yelling volume. And you always have to respect a stickers-over-phone-cameras policy.

I came with a friend last Wednesday to see Mark Ronson spinning on vinyl, intrigued by what he’d pull from his repertoire and the crate digging reps he’d described in his memoir. After some happenstance run-ins on the patio, I was blown away by his opener Cosmo: a perfect blend of neu disco, atmospheric house, and some mainstream hits sprinkled in (still reminiscing about a particularly good mix into “Sexyback” vocals).

Mark came on after a few hours, sliding through the crowd to walk on stage (he touched me!); tears welled up as he opened with the Dreamgirls “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going.” Then — a loop into a cloud rap song? Then Ludacris’s “Move Bitch”? Then … “Gasolina”? On vinyl?

I felt like I was being punked. And I couldn’t tell if the crowd was in on it. Whether they were just as shocked as me, or playing into his star power, I was none the wiser.

My friend and I left after 45 minutes of willpower, as “Hips Don’t Lie” spilled onto the patio and faded away. I’m not at all, in a position to refute Ronson’s wide spanning resume or influence on music, but what I will say is: I didn’t pay $30 to listen to wedding DJ music on vinyl.

Open Decks This Week

1. Open Decks with STEEN and ALCHEMY at SILO

   Tue, 6/30, 7 pm - 2 am, 90 Scott Ave, FREE!

   Hosted by DJ and musician Steen, Open Decks is a creative and fun space where DJs can hang and share their house and techno music live. Hear your favorite or original tracks on Silo’s front room sound system, a custom 15,000 watt Danley powerhouse.
   
   If you want to play, talk to Steen to sign up. Sign-up is in person at the event only, slots are 12 minutes.

   Sign-up is in person at the event only, slots are 12 minutes. FREE! only with advance RSVP.

2. DELIRIUM OPEN DECKS- at DELIRIUM studios

   Tue, 6/23, , 8pm - 1 am, 286 Meserole st, $10

   Join our Tuesday open decks at Delirium. All genders, all genres. First come, first serve

3. Open Decks with STEEN and Moledro at SILO

   Tue, 6/30, 7 pm - 2 am, 90 Scott Ave, FREE!

   Hosted by DJ and musician Steen, Open Decks is a creative and fun space where DJs can hang and share their house and techno music live. Hear your favorite or original tracks on Silo’s front room sound system, a custom 15,000 watt Danley powerhouse.
   
   If you want to play, talk to Steen to sign up. Sign-up is in person at the event only, slots are 12 minutes.

   Sign-up is in person at the event only, slots are 12 minutes. FREE! only with advance RSVP.

4. Support Women DJs Open Decks - at DELIRIUM Studios

   Thu, 7/2, 7:30 pm - 12:30 am, 286 Meserole st, $10

   Please only sign up if you identify as a woman or nonbinary DJ (trans babes are so welcome)*
   30 minute slots with 2x Pioneer DJ XDJ-1000MK2 decks and Pioneer DJM-900 NXS2 mixer. Just bring a USB and headphones. Please ensure you are formatting your USB correctly in advance.

Crate Diggers

IDs for your next gig recommended by Hot Cue DJs

1. Spend the Week- Łaszewo

   Łaszewo (La-zay-woah) is an electronic trio made up of producers Matt Ehrlich, Justin De La Fuente, and Keeva Bouley, based in Santa Barbara, California. Here is a house-y selection from them.

2. Better off aAone x Memories of You - Slayyter

   A deep-cut.

3. Pink Diamond x Rottweiler - Reedbeeatz

   A very good addition to the crate.

Find Us on the Dance Floor

What we’re up to this week

1. 00:00 LIMO ROOM w/ Trigger Collective - at Limo Room

   Saturday, July 25th, 11pm - 4am, 21-38 44th Rd, Long Island City

   Although this event is not this weekend, our feature event is a take over of Trigger Collective at LIMO ROOM. The Trigger Collective is a primarily AAPI themed rave /event planning collective that throws an Open Decks in Flushing every Wednesday.

   Expect a night fueled by bass, house, trap, jersey club, techno, dubstep, hip hop edits and everything in between as our DJs keep the room moving from open to close. No filler, just wall to wall energy surrounded by a community that came to dance.

2. Fourth World - at BASEMENT

   Friday, July 3rd, 3pm - 7am, 52-19 Flushing Ave., Maspeth, NY 11378

   For the Fourth of July, Basement does a day to night party taking over the indoor and outdoor spaces at Basement. 5 SEPARATE STAGES, an awesome line up, and free hot dogs. With the holidays and more people gone, might be your chance to try to get into basement.

3. OPEN HOUSE - at Le Petit Box

   Saturday, July 4th, noon to 11PM

   OPEN HOUSE is the next chapter from Le Petit Box, building on the community and energy that made ØPEN AIR one of New York's most beloved daytime dancefloors.
   
   Taking place in the LPB Brickyard, an artsy, anarchic open-air venue tucked between the Newtown Creek rail tracks and a masonry yard in East Williamsburg, OPEN HOUSE explores the more discerning corners of house and prog music. The soundtrack drifts with the day, moving from sun-soaked grooves to deeper, darker prog selections as evening approaches.

4. July 4th Block Party: St. James Joy & Soul Summit Music - at Industry City

   Saturday, July 4th, 2pm - 9pm, 220 36th Street, Brooklyn

   St. James Joy & Soul Summit team up for a massive open-air day party at Industry City!
   
   Free with RSVP • All Ages Welcome!

   
   
   HAVE AN AMAZING LONG WEEKEND!! HAPPY 250th birthday to US of A.