Paul van Dyk: 10 Years of Vandit

by Michael Smith on 27.09.10

The Warehouse Project 2010 Paul van Dyk: 10 Years of Vandit

Trance titan Paul van Dyk headlines huge Fri 8th October show

Paul’s own mercurial label, Vandit, celebrates ten years at the top. The Warehouse Project celebrates its incredible 5th anniversary – the season starts Thurs 23rd Sep One of the most keenly-awaited shows in The Warehouse Project’s stunning 5th anniversary season in Manchester is a back to basics affair. Take the intimate confines of the Main Room – with its long arched back, pulsating sound and vibrant lighting – and add one of the true legends of dance music during the last decade, and you have an explosive date to savour on Friday 8th October.

Trance titan Paul van Dyk takes centre stage at The Warehouse Project, celebrating Vandit’s 10th anniversary with a tour spanning the world’s best clubs and festivals. Paul remains one of the most in-demand DJs on the planet; the Grammy nominated artist is a globally acclaimed DJ and Producer, with over 3 million albums sold worldwide and he is one of the only DJs to have stayed in the top 10 DJs in DJ Magazine’s annual chart every year since 1998. From his youthful roots in East Berlin to working with the likes of Talking Heads’ David Byrne and St. Etienne, Paul travels the globe every year on sold-out tours and has headlined most major dance festivals. His For An Angel remains a millennial-ending trance classic, and he has produced and remixed and incredible array of music. His sets are always epic, spine-tingling and euphoric, segueing into banging hands-in-the-air anthems and throbbing basslines. Catching PvD at the WHP is set to be one of the standout shows of the 5th anniversary season.

Paul’s seminal label Vandit has introduced several major names into the scene, including Alex M.O.R.P.H., Giuseppe Ottaviani, Jon O’Bir and Filo and Peri. The Vandit anniversary tour has so far taken in several key cities around the world and now The Warehouse Project prepares for an audience with a true master!
Sweden’s house don John Dahlbäck and the UK’s own prolific DJ and producer Chris Lake also star at this special WHP party. Support comes from WHP residents Krysko and Greg Lord along with Digital Boogie, whilst hot North West talent Matt Everson also features.

The Warehouse Project
Friday 8th October
@ Underneath Piccadilly Train Station, Store St, Manchester, M1 2GH
10 Years of Vandit
Paul Van Dyk
John Dahlbäck
Chris Lake
Krysko
Greg Lord
Digital Boogie
Matt Everson
£20 advance
21:30pm — 04:30am
www.thewarehouseproject.com
0161 835 3500

The Warehouse Project – 5th Anniversary Season

The Warehouse Project stands for a representation of on the cusp new talent and seasoned performers, of dazzling bands and dynamic DJs, of big names in small spaces and foundation shaking sounds from stadium performers at a venue right in the pulsing heart of the city. Entering its 5th anniversary with its boldest lineups yet, taking in everything from pulsating live sounds to raw techno, progressive beats to ear-bending drum and bass, twisted house to broken beat and from shimmering trance to roof-raising party music, the scale of the shows is epic.

Sam Kandel, one of the founders of The Warehouse Project, explains that: “We believe we have put together the 5th anniversary’s season to embody what The Warehouse Project is all about. There’s so much good music out there and we have sought to bring as much of it as possible to Store Street. There’s the increased emphasis on live shows but also we have put together some huge DJ events – it’s a really diverse mix of shows each week. We can’t wait to get started!”

2010 sees a simply bewilderingly good array of talent assembled at the inspiring Store Street location, beneath Piccadilly Station, for a run of 34 sessions. These are the events to which leading DJs and top live acts aspire to play at and to which clubbers, party people and veteran music lovers flock to during a heady autumnal and winter programme of shows. The main arched room has become iconic, a riotously intimate space which has already witnessed many incredible parties and encapsulates a true warehouse feel – superb sound and acoustics, raw arched brick work and strobe-lit labyrinthine passages. 2010 again sees the return of the smaller second space, further opening up the Warehouse Project’s musical remit.

For the latest info: www.thewarehouseproject.com