Current’s new Forum Night = Holleration from PDX DJs
The second Forum night is nearly upon us, Portland electro fans–which means it’s time to gather forces and have a melding of minds (and dance beats) this Friday, May 14th at Mt. Tabor Theater.
Why is this important? Forum is a new monthly concept event in Portland featuring progressive, local electronic music brought to you by Current, a production company founded on January 1st, 2010. It’s basically the place to be if you’re into local electronic music.
“Current is a community collective changing the face of social gatherings in the local electronic music culture,” says Current co-founder -xx-.”The Forum nights are a chance for people to hear and be heard. We are bringing in local, mostly veteran DJs that are underplayed and, for the most part, underrated.”
In preparation for this month’s show, OMN chatted with several DJs who will be participating in future Forum events. We will be hearing from three such DJs below, two of whom will be playing on the 14th. Here’s what they go by and why:
Chris Firenze (CF): Technically a handle, but it’s just a fancier last name than Brown [his given name].
JeremyJ (JJ): It is a nickname given to me by the first crew that I hung out with in the Electronic Music Scene. It’s weird because my whole name only has one J in it, but it stuck so I go with it.
Michael O’Connor – Revelator (R): My name came from a screen name I’ve been using for years.
To read the full interviews and listen to a sample from the first Forum night, go to Oregon Music News.
