While even Lebanese people were being displaced and leaving abroad in summer 2006, a daring Dutch ally had the guts to perform the first DJ act right after a devastating regional war, and fetched the hope in many wrecked hearts. A party for peace was the outcome of such fiery spirit, and Ferry Corsten proved once again his loyalty to the music industry as a brilliant Dj/Producer.
Yesterday night was another historical event to be well marked in our list of gigs and parties. Lebanese clubbers had the chance to experience a long awaited concept that has been invading the trance music scene: the ‘Twice in a Blue Moon Experience’ thanks to Poliakov in collaboration with NRJ.
I arrived to Forum De Beyrouth at around 12:30 AM, only to catch up to the last 30 minutes of Solarstone’s opening set. The atmosphere was magical, filled with uplifting vibes and nostalgic moments. Solarstone’s music was clearly obviously predicted, progressive beats sustained by a melodious background, a sample of what Solarstone has been offering to the scene throughout his DJing years. By also dropping a number of his original productions, Rich Mowatt kept interating with the crowd and setting their mood up to the right standards of the main act. The crowd loved it and the night seemed well at its beginning. I am pretty sure that many Trance Music fans had gone crazy especially on the tracks that are considered Trance Anthems.
Ferry Corsten took over the decks at 1:00 AM, presenting a delightful intro for his main DJ set. The blissful look on many faces seemed universal at the venue, completing joyful facial traits that lasted the entire night. Ferry Corsten kicked off with a harder tempo, edgier and well refined. His DJing techniques shined through harmonious transitioning as well as looping, manufacturing tracks and restructuring them in an esthetic manner. An expedition of loud ferocious electronic music happened to blend with elegant background of vocals and melodies. Betsie Larking then stepped in, a vocalist who was featured on three of Corsten’s current infamous productions, and eventually excelled with her lovely tender voice. Mutual musing between the DJ and the crowd was clearly noticeable, and a vivid ambience of such a musical dialog pushed many people to dance and get pleasure of every single minute. Ferry Corsten kept on offering pleasant music and couldn’t but drop some of his “Best Of” productions throughout the past decade, bringing back not only the image of Corsten himself but also a brief parallel reminder of System F.
I left before Ronin & Nesta 's closing as I was extremely exhausted yesterday night, hence any feedback concerning their performance would be appreciated.
Sound system in the regular, VIP and VVIP area was great! Credits go to a number of 48 bass boxes installed right below the DJ booth in additional to the usual elevated amplifiers (they were probably 28, or?). It’s also needless to say that the new disposition of the three sections was in parallel to the DJ-booth, which offered a fair sound propagation (we could also hear Betsie's voice clearly without any sort of corruption). Well done!
Crowd wise, it was not bad at all. It was not the best crowd though, yet not at its worse. I think it was fairly good for a gig on such a large scale. Entrance organization did a good job.
Lights & Lasers were mind-blowing. High quality multi-colored lasers exported straight from Germany turned the venue upside down. Light effects were nice too, especially with such a pricey setup consisting of two gigantic LED screens exposing stylish VJ-ing during the whole night.
Nice decoration (white curtains, giant white balls, glowsticks … etc), dancing choreographies and so on.
Poliakov’s bar management was also well organized.
Overall, I think yesterday’s gig was a successful night despite some difficulties. Current uplifting and Tech Trance listeners must have enjoyed it more than anyone else. I am personally looking forward for more of Poliakov & NRJ’s future work as it doesn’t stop getting better.
Thank you!
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