Tony Moran - The Event (Mixed Compilation)
Mar 16, 2007 23:48:25 GMT -5
Post by Chelsea Press 2 on Mar 16, 2007 23:48:25 GMT -5
This is the much-anticipated followup to Tour De Beats which came out a little over 2 years ago. After many changes and delays (this was supposed to be out last year around the time of Pride), an April 2007 release date has been announced.
Here is an interview from Next Magazine.
THE FETISH FIGHT
DJ Tony Moran commands the dark forces of dance for The Black Party—Rites XXVIII: Holy War.
by JUSTIN OCEAN.
Cover/additional Photography By Liz Liguori. Styling By Machine Dazzle. Clothing Provided By Nasty Pig. Models: Keyon, David Serrano, Nima Daivari
If you’re only familiar with Tony Moran’s uplifting vocal house remixes or house tracks and not his DJ sets, his selection as headliner for the Black Party might surprise you. But fear not, the annual fetishistic descent into primal carnality will be as dark as ever. And with a new, self-produced double-disc entitled The Event on the way, you can be sure he has the guts and the grind to keep the leather-clad legions working hard for their clubland communion. Moran took a moment away from his party preparations to talk about his album, his evolution as a DJ and some of the tricks he has up his sleeve for the big night.
A lot of your music has to do with taking people on a journey—what kind of journey was The Event for you?
In the two and a half years since I put out a CD I’ve been around the world three or four times and had some major personal changes; relationships and loss of friends and the gaining of best friends and understanding what friendship really means. The album’s not just pouring all this pain in; it’s about expressing the joy of it all. Whether it’s “Keep Your Body Working,” “Walk Away” featuring Kristine W or “Everybody Dance” by Deborah Cox, each one tells a different story, a different extension of myself at a different time—and now.
Why did you go the route of producing and releasing the album on your own?
This was really just a test for me, a business experiment. The Internet has provided us with all of these extra avenues of distribution like MySpace and links from the different circuit parties that are willing to help co-promote it. I couldn’t have done this three or four years ago. Would I do it again next time? Maybe not. But at least I’ll know how much it cost me making it.
Have you been pleased with the process?
Well it’s about to come out, so all I’ve done so far is spend, spend, spend! [Laughs] I know how many records I’ve generally sold in the past so I’ll see what it is this time. Even if I lose some, it’s okay, because it just gives people the opportunity, especially on a global level, to hear what I’m about.
Some people were surprised at your selection as the headlining DJ for the Black Party.
Anyone who’s ever heard me spin, whether it’s at Alegria or Winter Party, knows I’m not playing tea dance music. I play whatever makes the night sexually driven. If you only use my big diva productions as a guideline, then you’re automatically starting from the wrong place. I’m never going to give anybody a cavity from DJ-ing—it’s just not me! [Laughs] I look at myself as a DJ using a box of Crayola crayons. If I were coloring at a circuit party I might use a lot more yellows, whites and light blues with the occasional black. But when I color in my own personal coloring book, I love using black, I love using purple and dark blue. Playing the Black Party really gives me the opportunity to expose that part of myself at one of the largest parties in the world.
How do you relate to the theme of the party, “Holy War”?
There’s no culture that exists on this earth that didn’t fight somebody else, whether it’s an American Indian or an Aztec or a Catholic or a Greek or an Italian or a German. I’m going to take the chance to portray as many cultures as possible in the music, without making people work too hard to try to get it. I don’t want it to be a history lesson but it is something that creates more color to the evening.
Will you be debuting any tracks from your new album?
Many of them! The reason The Event is a double CD is because I choose to make one side of it a little more vocal-y, and the other side a bit darker, so you’ll probably be hearing a lot more of the B-side and some dubs of the A-side. One of the things that makes me so proud about this album is that since I produced and wrote so much of the content, all of a sudden I can exhibit this whole cache of music that I haven’t been able to release in the past because I didn’t have any place to release it.
What sort of surprises do you have in store for the big night?
I’m producing exclusive songs just for the party. We’re doing big synchronized production numbers, too. Stephen Pevner [of The Saint at Large] and I have brainstormed ways of being able to musically and visually represent the “Holy War” theme. Some of the music I’ve chosen is classic, and a lot of it is this really energetic, dark music you can rub to. The Black Party is a doorway to decadence for people to go in with a different level of confidence and let their hair down.
Openness is an understatement at the party!
And music is only a part of it, but it’s my job to make it difficult for people to get off the dance floor. Believe me, I’m there to make you sweat! Be sure to bring towels!
The Saint at Large presents The Black Party—Rites XVIII: Holy War on March 24 at Roseland Ballroom (239 W 52nd St, 212-247-0200). Tony Moran spins from 4am–11am. The Event will be released in mid-April. Visit saintatlarge.com, myspace.com/djtonymoran for more info.
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Here is an interview from Next Magazine.
THE FETISH FIGHT
DJ Tony Moran commands the dark forces of dance for The Black Party—Rites XXVIII: Holy War.
by JUSTIN OCEAN.
Cover/additional Photography By Liz Liguori. Styling By Machine Dazzle. Clothing Provided By Nasty Pig. Models: Keyon, David Serrano, Nima Daivari
If you’re only familiar with Tony Moran’s uplifting vocal house remixes or house tracks and not his DJ sets, his selection as headliner for the Black Party might surprise you. But fear not, the annual fetishistic descent into primal carnality will be as dark as ever. And with a new, self-produced double-disc entitled The Event on the way, you can be sure he has the guts and the grind to keep the leather-clad legions working hard for their clubland communion. Moran took a moment away from his party preparations to talk about his album, his evolution as a DJ and some of the tricks he has up his sleeve for the big night.
A lot of your music has to do with taking people on a journey—what kind of journey was The Event for you?
In the two and a half years since I put out a CD I’ve been around the world three or four times and had some major personal changes; relationships and loss of friends and the gaining of best friends and understanding what friendship really means. The album’s not just pouring all this pain in; it’s about expressing the joy of it all. Whether it’s “Keep Your Body Working,” “Walk Away” featuring Kristine W or “Everybody Dance” by Deborah Cox, each one tells a different story, a different extension of myself at a different time—and now.
Why did you go the route of producing and releasing the album on your own?
This was really just a test for me, a business experiment. The Internet has provided us with all of these extra avenues of distribution like MySpace and links from the different circuit parties that are willing to help co-promote it. I couldn’t have done this three or four years ago. Would I do it again next time? Maybe not. But at least I’ll know how much it cost me making it.
Have you been pleased with the process?
Well it’s about to come out, so all I’ve done so far is spend, spend, spend! [Laughs] I know how many records I’ve generally sold in the past so I’ll see what it is this time. Even if I lose some, it’s okay, because it just gives people the opportunity, especially on a global level, to hear what I’m about.
Some people were surprised at your selection as the headlining DJ for the Black Party.
Anyone who’s ever heard me spin, whether it’s at Alegria or Winter Party, knows I’m not playing tea dance music. I play whatever makes the night sexually driven. If you only use my big diva productions as a guideline, then you’re automatically starting from the wrong place. I’m never going to give anybody a cavity from DJ-ing—it’s just not me! [Laughs] I look at myself as a DJ using a box of Crayola crayons. If I were coloring at a circuit party I might use a lot more yellows, whites and light blues with the occasional black. But when I color in my own personal coloring book, I love using black, I love using purple and dark blue. Playing the Black Party really gives me the opportunity to expose that part of myself at one of the largest parties in the world.
How do you relate to the theme of the party, “Holy War”?
There’s no culture that exists on this earth that didn’t fight somebody else, whether it’s an American Indian or an Aztec or a Catholic or a Greek or an Italian or a German. I’m going to take the chance to portray as many cultures as possible in the music, without making people work too hard to try to get it. I don’t want it to be a history lesson but it is something that creates more color to the evening.
Will you be debuting any tracks from your new album?
Many of them! The reason The Event is a double CD is because I choose to make one side of it a little more vocal-y, and the other side a bit darker, so you’ll probably be hearing a lot more of the B-side and some dubs of the A-side. One of the things that makes me so proud about this album is that since I produced and wrote so much of the content, all of a sudden I can exhibit this whole cache of music that I haven’t been able to release in the past because I didn’t have any place to release it.
What sort of surprises do you have in store for the big night?
I’m producing exclusive songs just for the party. We’re doing big synchronized production numbers, too. Stephen Pevner [of The Saint at Large] and I have brainstormed ways of being able to musically and visually represent the “Holy War” theme. Some of the music I’ve chosen is classic, and a lot of it is this really energetic, dark music you can rub to. The Black Party is a doorway to decadence for people to go in with a different level of confidence and let their hair down.
Openness is an understatement at the party!
And music is only a part of it, but it’s my job to make it difficult for people to get off the dance floor. Believe me, I’m there to make you sweat! Be sure to bring towels!
The Saint at Large presents The Black Party—Rites XVIII: Holy War on March 24 at Roseland Ballroom (239 W 52nd St, 212-247-0200). Tony Moran spins from 4am–11am. The Event will be released in mid-April. Visit saintatlarge.com, myspace.com/djtonymoran for more info.
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