MODE MUSIC VS. FASHION Movement kick-off party Thursday May 22, 2003
COMPLIMENTARY DRINKS 8pm-10pm WHERE: 5th AVE DOWNTOWN, 21+ 313.471.2555 DJ'S: DEFIANT, BRAD HALES, MONK, JEZEUS TIME: 8pm-12am PRICE: $10 AFTER PARTY AT THE LIVING ROOM: TRANSMAT PRESENTS... Thursdays with resident DJ MARCELLUS PITTMAN + special guest Recloose ________________________________________________________________ Press Release: MODE: FASHION vs. MUSIC PRESENTED BY AMERICAN APPAREL Unveiling of the Movement Commemorative Painting By Kenjii On Thursday, May 22nd, High Tech Soul kicks off Festival Weekend festivities with a premiere fashion and music celebration. MODE will present a chronological journey of musical genres and their parallels with fashion trends. DJs for the evening will include Defiant, Brad Hales, Munk and Jezeus. The event will feature clothes from Detroit Area boutiques and clothing designed by local area artists Emily & Audra and Eugene Paul. The visual presentation will include projections by Bob Anderson. Anderson, born and raised in the Detroit Area and currently residing in Hamtramck, is a filmmaker and exhibiting artist whose work with film, gallery and museum installations, and large site-specific public projections has garnered him international attention. He has recently exhibited work in Zurich, Switzerland, and is currently working on a project with the National Gallery in Prague of the Czech Republic. Anderson's projections will also be featured on the facade of the Ford Auditorium building during the Festival weekend. Doors open at 8pm with complimentary drinks served until the 10pm start time. Immediately after the show, High Tech Soul will be unveiling the official Movement 2003 Commemorative painting by local illustrator Kenjii. Rendered in the fashion of a science fiction film backdrop, the Movement 2003 Commemorative painting is a collaborative effort between Kenjji and Detroit muralist, Roy F. Sproule III. This rich blend of illustration and oil painting is sure to renew the grand sense of the previous commemorative piece by Joe Vaughn, not only in its visual impact, but also in its capacity for exhibition. To add to the skilled craftsmanship, the piece will use premium printing effects like foil and 5th color plating to enhance the piece and increase the value of the limited edition prints. The 2003 Movement Commemorative painting shares a vision of Detroits prominent future. Incorporating a variety of traditional landmarks and corporate trademarks, the piece illustrates both our communitys movement throughout history and inherently speaks to the musics fundamental role in the perpetual renaissance of Detroit. 5th Ave is located at 2100 Woodward Avenue in the southwest corner of Comerica Park. For more info contact 5th Downtown at 313-471-2555. Afterwards, the party moves over to THE LIVING ROOM for Transmat Presents... held every Thursday, upstairs from ENVY. Playing alongside resident DJ Marcellus Pittman will be special guest Recloose (Planet E, iK7). The MODE after-party will be free for Movement Members. The Living Room is located at 234 W. Larned, Across from the Pontchartrain Hotel. $10 pre-sale tickets for MODE are available online at: www.movementfestival.com, and www.versopass.com. Both events will be 21+. MODE is presented in conjunction with Vain Couture, Baseline, Sol Footwear, Spectacles, House of Chants, Luscious, Scribe Style, Boldface Media, Traque Modeling, Salon Six, BUMP Detroit, IV, Transmat Records and American Apparel.
