In this day and age when the local clubbing scene is taking the fast route to evolution - with clubs sprouting here and there, a growing number of talented DJs and a multitude of events filling up your social calendar, one must be ready to embark on the journey to ultra enjoyable partydom. Uber stylish clothing, chic yet comfy shoes, credit card, cool posse, a shot of adrenaline...wouldn’t a nocturnal party guide just be handy?
For the past 4 years, CERTIFIED TRUE ADDICT, INC. (CTA), has brought us weekly party guides, promoting the local dance music scene & local artists, bringing events groups together and keeping everyone in the loop as to what’s happening and where to go to in the clubbing world. Four years. It is just indeed about time CTA put together a party of its own.
Last May 19, 2007, CTA in cooperation with WAREHOUSE 135, brought forth PEAK OF THE UNDERGROUND: THE ULTIMATE CTA CONVERGENCE PARTY – a party with no other purpose but to bring forth a rebirth of the Underground, emanate love and super duper good vibes. Free entrance till midnight, free-flowing booze, a wild line-up of DJs and no non-sense underground music. It was nothing short of a successful event.
With a fusion of music from eight DJs from seven different organizations, playing together all for the love of the scene, it was beyond doubt a convergence like no other! If 2 to 3-hour DJ sets on regular nights gradually progress until it reaches its peak, just imagine the sets of these seven DJs with just 1-hour time slots. No gradual progression but continuous explosive beats, with each of them at maximum performance level (wink, wink). This is the night the rebirth of the Underground reached its peak at Warehouse 135.
Warming up the crowd was ELECTRONICA MANILA’s MADZ ABUBAKAR playing minimal Tech and minimal Electro, followed by ABSINTH’s DJ PATCH with his trademark Funky Disco House. Playing for CALYPSO EVENTS was ROMAN MOJICA spinning Electro with a dash of minimal Tech & Trance, followed by JON NAVAL of NBK playing a Progressive set with a twist of Disco Punk & Euro House. Representing SUPERFLY was PAOLO GOMEZ playing Progressive House, followed by CURV’s ELECTRO BROS. NOEL SARMIENTO & MARTIN BALLESCA - building their set with Electro-fying, heart-pounding tunes. ALI NEPOMUCENO of DRIVEN ended the night with peak-driving Hard House to Trance. Cheers to these wonderful DJs for their mother funkin’ wicked sets! They have succeeded in their mission of keeping everybody up on their feet and dancing all night.
Whew! Talk about 1,500 crazy dressed-to-kill clubbers invading one of the hottest clubs in the Metro for a downright crazy get-together concocted by an even crazier group of people. Brilliant. A very thin line indeed between brilliancy and lunacy…in a very good sense that is!
CTA is an exclusive organization built to bring shiny happy people together – people addicted to happiness, good vibes, soul-connecting music and living life to the fullest. It is for the select few who have awakened to a new world filled with color and vibe, for those who have learned to appreciate the essence of even the simplest of things n this dear planet. And as the CTA “No Drugs” logo implies…well, that of course is self-explanatory, my dear!
A very big toast to the minds behind this exceptional event: CTA, Inc., Warehouse 135 and marketing arm, Driven Manila. Cheers as well to sponsors Winston – for the sky’s the limit cigarettes, Chivas - for the birthday celebrant bottles, Smart and Manila Bulletin.
© 06.01.2007
