Steve Aoki @ Hat Factory

by | Mar 28, 2011 | MUSIC

Big timer STEVE AOKI comes to Richmond on March 30th with opening sets from AUDIO AMMO and DJ Mass F.X.

The man who’s behind Dim Mak Records has been credited with launching the careers of some of the most influential acts of the last decade including Bloc Party, The Kills, Klaxons, MSTRKRFT, The Bloody Beetroots, Mystery Jets, The Rakes, The Gossip and more. Since founding the label, he’s stepped into the limelight himself as a DJ, artist and producer remixing the likes of Michael Jackson, The Killers, Robin Thicke, Weezer, Chester French, Tiga, Drake and more.

More recently he’s been seen collaborating with likeminded producers ranging from from Armand Van Helden, Laidback Luke, Afrojack, Boys Noize, The Faint, D.i.M., The Bloody Beetroots, and Junkie XL and can now be found readying his debut artist album which includes collaborations from the likes of Lil Jon, Rivers Cuomo, Sky Ferreira, Chiddy Bang, Travis Barker, Kele of Bloc Party, Kid Cudi, Blaqstarr and the mysterious [[[zuper blahq]]].

If you’re trying to party hard or just want champagne sprayed in your face, come through the Hat Factory this Wednesday!

WHO: Steve Aoki w/ Audio Ammo & Mass FX
WHAT: Steve Aoki
WHEN: Wednesday, March 30th, 2011, 9PM
WHERE: Hat Factory, 140 Virginia Street, Richmond, VA
ADMISSION: $20-35. Limited number of tickets at $20, $25, $30


Big timer STEVE AOKI comes to Richmond on March 30th with opening sets from AUDIO AMMO and DJ Mass F.X.

The man who’s behind Dim Mak Records has been credited with launching the careers of some of the most influential acts of the last decade including Bloc Party, The Kills, Klaxons, MSTRKRFT, The Bloody Beetroots, Mystery Jets, The Rakes, The Gossip and more. Since founding the label, he’s stepped into the limelight himself as a DJ, artist and producer remixing the likes of Michael Jackson, The Killers, Robin Thicke, Weezer, Chester French, Tiga, Drake and more.

More recently he’s been seen collaborating with likeminded producers ranging from from Armand Van Helden, Laidback Luke, Afrojack, Boys Noize, The Faint, D.i.M., The Bloody Beetroots, and Junkie XL and can now be found readying his debut artist album which includes collaborations from the likes of Lil Jon, Rivers Cuomo, Sky Ferreira, Chiddy Bang, Travis Barker, Kele of Bloc Party, Kid Cudi, Blaqstarr and the mysterious [[[zuper blahq]]].

If you’re trying to party hard or just want champagne sprayed in your face, come through the Hat Factory this Wednesday!

WHO: Steve Aoki w/ Audio Ammo & Mass FX
WHAT: Steve Aoki
WHEN: Wednesday, March 30th, 2011, 9PM
WHERE: Hat Factory, 140 Virginia Street, Richmond, VA
ADMISSION: $20-35. Limited number of tickets at $20, $25, $30


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