EVENT REVIEW: Arty & Brad Miller at Pacha Friday February 3rd, 2012
Arty had originally been set to return to NYC on his North American tour in mid-January, two weeks after opening for Avicii on New Year’s Eve at Pier 94, but due to passport complications his performance was rescheduled for February 3rd. His fans were very understanding and still flooded through Pacha’s doors Friday night ready to welcome the young Russian trouse producer/DJ.
I was a bit disappointed by the crowd when I first arrived. It was the typical Friday night NYC club crowd that you can find at any other spot, not many true fans were visible but by the time the young guy opening for Arty wrapped up the electro-house, the dance floor was filled with trance and house addicts. Unfortunately things got a bit sloppy during the switch, and it was obvious the fans weren’t going to have it. They started chanting “Arty! Party! Arty! Party!” Once “Trio”, collaboration with fellow Russian producers Matisse & Sadko started playing the crowd eased up and started to enjoy the melodic tune.
Arty carried on the night by mostly playing high-energy tracks such as Knife Party’s remix of “Save the World”, Tiesto’s “Maximal Crazy” and of course his very own “Around the World”. Arty played a lot of club anthems so all the crowd could really do was bounce in place with their hands moving to the beat. He cooled down the party with more chill tracks like Chris Lake’s “Sundown” and Above & Beyond’s “Thing Called Love”.
A good DJ always feeds off of the crowd’s energy, and Arty is great at doing that. He knows when he needs to play tracks with heavy drops to get people rowdy, and when to slow it down to give everyone a chance to rest. The fans were mesmerized when he played his brand new unreleased and unidentified track that was first revealed on New Year’s Eve. One of the highlights of his set was the wonderful mash-up of “Calling vs. Rebound” followed up by “She Gave Me Sun” & “Moon”. It was harmoniously epic! Arty surprised me towards the end of the night by playing music that wasn’t the expected electro, house or trance tracks that are on top on the Beatport charts. I attend clubs and concerts regularly and am very much up to date with new releases but Arty was playing amazing tunes that I couldn’t identify but am determined to find out what they were. He ended the night with a sweet gesture by autographing a fan’s shirt that read “No Party without Arty”.
Brad Miller closed with a phenomenal set that took the party to another level. Some clubbers left shortly after Arty said his goodbyes, but Brad has a solid local fan base, some of whom were just as, if not more excited about him closing as seeing Arty that night. Having seen Brad live a few times now, I can tell that when he plays he is setting a mood, telling a story. He truly performed a heavenly set filled with amazing trance and house tracks.
Review by Ani Bijoyan
Photos by Shant Dosttur for ElectronicNightLife.com
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Posted by Zaneta Ortiz at 2/8/2012 8:34 PM 
Categories: Pacha, New York, House, DJ, Dates, Review, Events
Tags: Arty Pacha New York Review Event Trouse
Categories: Pacha, New York, House, DJ, Dates, Review, Events
Tags: Arty Pacha New York Review Event Trouse
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