SYNTHWAVE / ITALO / SYNTHPOP / RETRO ELECTRO
FREE ENTRY

Acts: Sol Flare LIVE (UK) / Dj She-Ra (UK) / Marcellus / Zerotonine

Laser Highway returns to host Australia’s premier night dedicated to the very best anything-with-the-word-wave-in-it, italo-disco, outrun, retro electro, 80’s jams, games, and anything else firmly with its roots in synthesizer-based music to keep you grooving into the night! We’ve cultivated a culture that takes inspiration from the 80’s and 90’s, cyberpunk, vaporwave, deep reds/purples/blues and a bunch of sci-fi/action movie tropes into a clash of exploding sound and colour.

Laser Highway is a monthly event featuring an incredible sound system, laser light shows, projection art, cocktail list, a big screen multiplayer game space and a pounding dancefloor to transport you to your retro home away from home. We’ve prided ourselves on creating a radically inclusive alternative club night to give you an experience that’s all about those thumping beats, synthesized basslines, good times and a touch of nostalgia and camaraderie from your past, present and future friends that you haven’t yet met.

We lucked out this month because we have a couple of UK-based acts who just so happen to be in town at the exact same time as our next event, so I thought that it would be nice to book them as a treat, and the event is still free entry. Score!

We should also announce that we have partnered with Thrillhouse Arcade who have provided a custom Rasperry Pi retro gaming console for the game space with a focus on single screen multiplayer titles. Not only are there classics, but new homebrew games that are being brought out for these systems! Find out more and you can also order your very own via www.thrillhousearcade.com.

SOL FLARE LIVE (UK)
Sol Flare combine lush synths, electronic beats and haunting vocal lines to create their own unique blend of Neon Pop and Melodic Electronica. Their sound aimed to hook the listener in and leave a lasting impression.

Determined to forge their own path through today’s musical landscape Sol Flare draw from a large range of influence’s including 80’s Synth Pop through to present day Electronica. Their live show fitting well on a bill with the likes of Chvrches, Grimes, M83 and Purity Ring.

Spotify: https://goo.gl/H210Qm
https://www.facebook.com/Solflaremusic/
http://solflare.co.uk/

DJ SHE-RA (UK)
Australian made, London based, dj SHE-RA has been spinning for 15yrs in alternative scenes around the world, through London, Ibiza, Berlin, Brighton, Belfast, Warsaw, Melbourne & Sydney.

The 80s started her passion for synthesizers which then spread into italo disco and now synthwave, retrowave and outrun. SHE-RA runs the first regular italo/synthwave night in London called ‘Chiaroscuro’ in Hackney. Come along to be transported onto a dark disco synth neon spaceship zooming through the stars!

https://www.facebook.com/djsheraofficial/

MARCELLUS
Marcellus first heard & saw DJ’s play live in 1984 at his first high-school dance party – a profound experience, which had him hooked, & compelled him to start collecting records & dabbling in electronic music production.

Straight out of high-school in ’89, Marcellus took a summer job cleaning factory furnaces to save for his first DJ decks. By the end of that summer, he’d scraped together enough cash to buy a pair of Technics SL1200 turntables but he didn’t have enough for a mixer – so he built his own.

Marcellus revels in Melbourne’s currently thriving dance music scene – he creates atmospheres for groovers alongside talented artists & DJs at clubs including Burn City Disco (Brown Alley), Section 8 & Lucky Coq by blending disco, electro, funk & house sourced from his extensive (& still growing) record collection spanning 5 decades and curated over 35 years.

https://www.facebook.com/people/Marcellus/100011655932054

ZEROTONINE
Zerotonine is the host, resident DJ and runs Australia’s first and only monthly club night dedicated to synthwave, outrun and retro electro: Laser Highway in Melbourne. As a labour of love, he is dedicated to providing a unique experience for music makers and fans alike. He is also the co-host of www.kissfm.com.au’s (87.6-87.9FM in Melbourne) Retro Electro Show from 2pm Wednesdays AEST.

A veteran DJ and creator for over a decade playing too many genres internationally and at home in Australia, he is in love with arpeggio basslines, warm synths, and driving drums; his style is inspired by 80’s movies, the Lamborghini Countach, boss fights, neon vectors, keytars, androids, reverb guitars, gated drums, cosmic phenomena, bleeps and bloops. Expect a range of sonic styles to get your feet stomping and head rocking from all corners of the retro-verse.

www.instagram.com/laserhighway
www.facebook.com/laserhighway