USC Events and Foundation Nightclub present Paul Oakenfold: Trance Mission USA Tour on Saturday December 21st, 2013 at Progression Saturdays! This event will sell out, be ready to purchase tickets online today at noon.
Billboard’s exclusive interview with Paul Oakenfold about Trance Mission USA Tour provides some interesting discussion about the current state of electronic dance music: Oakenfold will launch North American club tour in support of a to-be-recorded album, “Trance Mission,” a collection of re-worked trance classics from the ‘90s and early ‘00s designed to appeal to diehards who remember the tunes the first time around while also bringing new fans into the trance fold.
“The sound that’s being played at the moment has these [aspects] that are very similar to trance, but it seems that everyone’s playing the same tracks. I was looking into it a lot deeper and thinking what can you bring that’s different but also exciting young and new, introducing a sound that’s incredibly popular around the world but not necessarily in America.”
The Trance Mission USA Tour will not be found at mega festivals or clubs, but will be touring smaller intimate venues. No large scale production will be found on this tour, similar to Kaskade’s Redux approach: Another part of the Trance Mission tour’s ethos is a refocus on the music itself. Playing small clubs and theaters on this tour, Oakenfold is skipping the big stage production and light shows that have become standard at EDM shows in 2013. That’s not to say Oakenfold has a problem with the North American EDM explosion. “It’s the best play to be in the world at the moment,” he says. “It’s very inspiring and it’s just getting bigger.”
This event will sell out, be ready to purchase tickets online today at noon. See you at Foundation!
Event information and links:
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Saturday, December 21st
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