Anjunabeats is a British record label that was started by one of the members of the trance duo Above & Beyond. This Saturday, I attended an event at Sound Nightclub with one of the Anjunabeats DJs Spencer Brown as headliner. The event consisted of opener DJ Joey Zander and soon after, a set by Spencer Brown. The show lasted from 10pm to 3:30am.
Anjunabeats is a up and coming record label in the house community so it is still really low key and does not have a large fan base. Because of this fact, the fanbase for Anjunabeats is really small community and everyone knows each other. While at the event, I met one of these members of their fanbase so he was telling me more about how they all are so close and supportive of Anjunabeats events and DJs.
The night flew by as Spencer Brown mixed through the night. He was playing deep tech house music and I recognized a lot of songs that I know and love. Recognizing a song at a house show is a big deal because DJs usually spin super obscure or unheard original songs. Having never heard Spencer Brown before, I was super impressed. He is such a new, young DJ and the intricacy and genius of his ability to control the crows were surprising. I did not expect him to be as good as he was since he is part of such a small record label.
Not only did he spin a great set for hours, he knew exactly what to play and when to play it based on the crowd’s reception to his music. Also, he “ended” his show three times, but hearing chants for more from the crowd, Brown would start up again and kept the party going. Having been to many, many house shows, this is rare as it is very expensive for DJs to stay past their scheduled time because the venues will fine them. But Brown didn’t care and the crowd ate that right up – we were partying it up and wanted to keep partying.
As for the venue itself, I like Sound Nightclub. It is located in Hollywood, close to downtown Los Angeles, and usually has fun crowds. The cover charge at Sound is always pretty high (it was $40 that night), but luckily a friend of mine knew the low tier DJ opening for Spencer Brown so I was able to get in for free with him. Overall, I give the night a solid 8/10.
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