{"id":1186,"date":"2017-05-10T20:18:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-10T20:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.halcyon-sf.com\/main\/?p=1186"},"modified":"2018-12-10T04:14:58","modified_gmt":"2018-12-10T04:14:58","slug":"july-14-dj-mag-best-of-north-america-awards-tour-victor-calderone-ben-seagren-dean-samaras","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/halcyon-sf.com\/main\/july-14-dj-mag-best-of-north-america-awards-tour-victor-calderone-ben-seagren-dean-samaras\/","title":{"rendered":"July 14 &#8211; DJ Mag Best Of North America Awards Tour &#8211; Victor Calderone, Ben Seagren &#038; Dean Samaras"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ticketfly.com\/purchase\/event\/1502275\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-862 size-large alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.halcyon-sf.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Halcyon_July14_fb.jpg\" alt=\"July 14 - DJ Mag Best Of North America Awards Tour - Victor Calderone, Ben Seagren &#038; Dean Samaras\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ticketfly.com\/purchase\/event\/1502275\" class=\"hlc-button\" target=\"_blank\">TICKETS<\/a> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.halcyon-sf.com\/main\/table-reservations\/\" class=\"hlc-button\">TABLE RESERVATIONS<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>DJ Mag Best Of North America Awards Tour with Victor Calderone.<\/p>\n<p>DJ Magazine is the world&#8217;s biggest dance music media brand. With print magazines in all corners of the globe, an internationally respected website and owner of world famous international polls including Top 100 DJs &#038; Top 100 Clubs. For 2017, DJ Magazine are celebrating the dance music culture of the US by holding their first ever &#8220;Best of North America Awards&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p>Halcyon has been nominated for an award &#8211; for &#8220;Best Venue West&#8221;! If you love our parties as much as we love throwing them, please vote for us here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2roVTRy<br \/>\nWe really appreciate appreciate your support!<\/p>\n<p>In celebration of our nomination, Halcyon is honoured to be hosting the official San Francisco DJ Magazine Best of North America Awards event, with fellow nominee and city favourite &#8211; Victor Calderone.<\/p>\n<h5>VICTOR CALDERONE<\/h5>\n<p>The words \u201cworld-renowned\u201d and \u201cinfluential\u201d get thrown around all too often these days, to the point of almost becoming clich\u00e9. While few artists actually measure up, all it takes is one look at Victor Calderone\u2019s 20+year track record and the facts speak for themselves. From past collaborations with some of the biggest names in pop like Madonna, Sting and Beyonc\u00e9 Knowles, to more recent collaborations with the likes of Adam Beyer, Richie Hawtin, Nicole Moudaber and Paco Osuna, Victor\u2019s constantly evolving approach and contributions to the worlds of house and techno music has earned him a place firmly at the top among the world\u2019s most prolific DJs and producers.<br \/>\nIntroduced to New York nightlife at only 15 years of age by his older brother Cesar, Victor quickly developed an intense passion for dance music that would form the foundation for the Brooklyn native\u2019s remarkable career. While his accomplishments as a remixer, producer and DJ are well known among those in the scene, Victor understands and appreciates the importance of continually evolving. He has reinvented his musical style and now treats listeners to an edgier darker sound.<br \/>\nAn influential and inspirational talent, Victor has entertained millions of people, generously donated to charitable causes and earned the utmost respect of his peers, all while boldly pushing the universal limits of originality and ingenuity.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Victor Calderone\" width=\"500\" height=\"450\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fusers%2F306615&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=750&#038;maxwidth=500\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h5>BEN SEAGREN<\/h5>\n<p>Standing at the forefront of the ever-growing West-coast house &#038; techno movement in the US is Ben Seagren \u2013 DJ, Producer, and visionary contributor within the Burning Man community.<\/p>\n<p>Ben is best known for his dual roles as co-founder and resident DJ of DISTRIKT recognized as the staple party experience of the Burn for its reputable artist roster, beautifully positive crowd experience and definitive, cutting edge sound. Playing host and DJ to well over 30,000 guests every year during one magical week in the desert, it comes as no surprise that Ben and his DISTRIKT moniker continue to entertain thousands of fans and followers all over the world.<\/p>\n<p>Dominating San Francisco\u2019s house &#038; techno scene for over a decade with long-term residencies at both award-winning Ruby Skye (2003-2009) and legendary End-Up (2004-2015), Seagren\u2019s impeccable taste and undeniable talent earned him the respect of even the most discriminating of techno aficionados- fans and peers alike. With a passion for connecting like minded souls on the dance floor and the continued support from a loyal fan base, Ben is propelling himself to new heights as one of the sonic architects behind tech-house\u2019s most recent redesign.<\/p>\n<p>While traveling constantly between Los Angeles and San Francisco, Ben regularly plays events up a down the California coast at Public Works, Audio, Spin, Avalon &#038; Sound and has held court at Ayslum After-hours in Honolulu, Flash &#038; uHall in DC, Output in New York, Heart in Miami and Nikki Beach Cabo San Lucas, to name a few. He is also constantly organizing DISTRIKT events while performing over 100 gigs per year in clubs and festivals across the world. Ben has been a guest performer at the BPM festival in Playa del Carmen, Lovebox in London, Lightning in a Bottle, Symbiosis &#038; of course Burning Man.<\/p>\n<p>In 2014 Ben made his debut on world renown Chus &#038; Ceballos label Stereo Productions. The first release was a remix of a big room banger \u201cBlowin Minds\u201d by Chus &#038; Ceballos that reached far and wide. It even got played out by Joseph Capriati at the BPM Festival in Playa del Carmen. Following up this dance-floor killer he remixed Tony Dee\u2019s track \u201cBack in the Dancefloor\u201d on his latest Burn EP with Oscar L. Ben just finished up another remix on Stereo called \u201cBlack Rock City\u201d. The original track was produced by Chus and Ceballos right after their first experience at Burning Man. It is an honor for Ben to remix this track 2 years later for a festival that is such a huge part of his life. Black Rock City will be released in the upcoming months so keep an eye out!<\/p>\n<p>Ben\u2019s First EP \u201cDeep in Your Soul\u201d released September 1st 2014 on Selected Records from Spain has been getting support from industry heavyweights such as Marco Bailey, UMEK, Mark Knight, Just Be, Marco Carola, Richie Santana, Arjun Vagale, Peter Bailey, Rob Mirage, Danny Tenaglia, Victor Calderone and many more. Italian techno legend and Deeperfect Records boss Stefano Neforini also supported the track on two episodes of his podcast \u201cClub Edition 102\u2033 The release was also listed as a \u201cBeatport Staff Pick\u201d for September.<\/p>\n<p>His first Beatport release, \u201cCalling Me\u201d on acclaimed Spanish label BeatFreak Recordings, (a massive big room techno banger) currently climbing the Beatport Top 100 techno chart, and is destroying dance floors internationally with support from contemporaries Victor Calderone, Carlo Lio, The Junkies, D-Formation and co-collaborator Richie Santana.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ben Seagren\" width=\"500\" height=\"450\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fusers%2F440409&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=750&#038;maxwidth=500\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h5>DEAN SAMARAS<\/h5>\n<p>DJing for over 20+ years, Dean Samaras utilizes his lengthy experience to craft technical, creative DJ sets known for musical range. At the top of the San Francisco scene for more than decade, Dean has held long standing residences at award winning Ruby Skye (2003-2011) and the legendary Endup (2004-2015), excelling at the after hours sounds of house and techno.<\/p>\n<p>He has played all over the US as well as internationally in Mexico and South America; bringing a raw, old school style of DJing to the contemporary masses. As a Remixer\/Producer Dean\u2019s gravitates towards the late night sounds, evident on his debut techno banger \u2018Calling Me\u2019 on D-Formation\u2019s acclaimed label, BeatFreak Group (Spain). Getting back in the studio in 2017, expect some new sounds from Dean this year.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dean Samaras\" width=\"500\" height=\"450\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fusers%2F40443167&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=750&#038;maxwidth=500\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TICKETS &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; TABLE RESERVATIONS DJ Mag Best Of North America Awards Tour with Victor Calderone. DJ Magazine is the world&#8217;s biggest dance music media brand. With print magazines in all corners of the globe, an internationally respected website and owner of world famous international polls including Top 100 DJs &#038; Top 100 Clubs. For 2017, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1202,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","mc4wp_mailchimp_campaign":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[227],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1186","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-past-events"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/halcyon-sf.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1186","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/halcyon-sf.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/halcyon-sf.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halcyon-sf.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halcyon-sf.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1186"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/halcyon-sf.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1186\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1208,"href":"https:\/\/halcyon-sf.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1186\/revisions\/1208"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halcyon-sf.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/halcyon-sf.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halcyon-sf.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1186"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halcyon-sf.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}