Studio Practice

Further Artist Research

Levan played sets between New York and Chicago mostly
Use map layouts from either city to build a grid system for typeface
Use famous imagery from around both cities
Paradise Garage was a club which Levan had a decade long residency at, where he would host 24 hour long sets which would include 'A listers' like Madonna
Levans club sets were described as 'Saturday Mass' and had a strong cult following.
Could play on the idea of contrasting the 'Saturday mass' at Levan's club night to mass at church.
Started playing alongside Frankie Knuckles - Hands/body form could be a topic to build around.
Larry Levin describes his inspiration as come from philidelphia soul, upbeat rock and 'Manco's Jazz inflected eclecticism'

A disc jockey - could play on the role of horse riding jockey a DJ jockey
Works under Rush hour records - Could try create a rushed effect through the scanner?
'Rush family has a strong sense of pride in always working with and feeding off that impulse and faith' - A mission statement relating to Rush Hour records belief in music they love.
Rush Hour records first residency was at Paradsico club in Amsterdam - Paradisco and Paradise could be linked together on both sides of the vinyl.
Hunee starting Djing in Bochum, near Dortmund
He was sold records from drug dealer friends at first
He was collector of records from a young age - could be presented through the stacking/repetition of imagery/type
Moved to Berlin when he was 19 for compulsory social service. This move opened his eyes to a much bigger scene of sold and tech music.
Hunee didn't enjoy his service at all and described his stance as towards it as, 'I don't believe in the concept of a nation'
In his first year Hunee lived in a HIV 'dying house' where most if not all the residents had HIV. Here he met a lot of people who were heavily involved with the techno and gay scene in Berlin who introduced him to the scene.