Do you suffer from FAD (Facebook Addiction Disorder)? If you do, here’s a big fix in the form of a rundown of Facebook groups concerned with dance music in Taiwan.
Islandjam (614 members)
Islandjam is an event organization team based in Taipei that has been throwing reggae parties for about five years. “In Taiwan, the reggae scene is still underground,” Thierry Cuvillier, one of the founders of Islandjam, said. “But compared to when we first started, now we have more connections, people know us and we try to do bigger events and get in touch with more Chinese people.” And much to their credit, there are definitely a lot more reggae events these days. They host Reggae Lounge Night at Nakhla Shisha, 74-1 Houcuo Village, Sanjhih Township, Taipei County (台北縣三芝鄉後厝村74-1號), every Friday. Stay tuned for Islandjam’s reggae beach party on June 6.
Liquid Lifestyle Promotions (2,449 members)
Founded in 2002 by three American-born Chinese, Liquid Lifestyle was the team that helped turn Luxy’s ladies night into the biggest midweek hip-hop bash in town with creative ideas such as themed events and “sexy-girl” contests. Although it can be said that the music and DJs don’t always come first at its parties, Liquid Lifestyle has been involved in bringing international hip-hop acts such as Black Eyed Peas, 50 Cent and Fort Minor to Taiwan. Currently, Liquid Lifestyle hosts a regular Friday Xclusive night at Primo, 2F, 297, Zhongxiao E Rd, Sec 5, Taipei City (台北市忠孝東路五段297號2樓), and is organizing a concert with Pussycat Dolls on June 7.
Minimal Techno Fans (562 members)
If the likes of Carl Craig, Richie Hawtin and M.A.N.D.Y tickle your fancy, here’s where to find like-minded peers. This group caters to minimal techno fans. It features lots of related resources as well as updated info on minimal techno events in Taipei.
Taiwan Drum and Bass (677 members)
A number of drum ’n’ bass promoters have emerged in Taipei over the past year, and now there’s a drum ’n’ bass event about once a month. To keep junglists in the loop, this group aims at providing information on upcoming party and a forum for Taiwan-based drum ’n’ bass heads in Taiwan.
Amateur DJ Promotion (素人DJ音樂推廣, 161 members)
There are plenty of DJs and music lovers out there, but many of them have no outlet to express and share their interests with others. Here’s a solution. Amateur has been hosting monthly events for music lovers and bedroom DJs since 2007. As far as music genres, anything goes. But to spin at the group’s events, members have to sign up first.
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