Video Song: "Pelidrosa" - Orion & King Louie (like the song? download it now at The Spot)
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Hey Guys!
Were you at the hottest spot this summer? We sure were lol... "The Spot" by Heineken launched on July 13th with over 12 events that include live concerts, art exhibits and film screenings, thoughtfully curated by Remezcla (a leading creative house and content authority on emerging Latin culture). Kinky, Tego Calderon, La Mala Rodriguez, Vico C, Carla Morrison, and the New York International Latino Film Festival are just some of the over 30 artists and organizations who are apart of the event’s line-up.
We went to the Digital Art Battle, which gave off that futuristic/funky vibe! We watched live art making from two big projections, while standing on some artifical grass lol. The artists were creating digital art work using a Wacom Intuos tablet. The audience favorites won tablets of their own. We even posed in front of a step-and-repeat that was made out of Heineken cans - pretty dope!
We got there just in time to see a performance by The Reason & Fire, this duo def kicked off the night the right way, I loved their music and style...they were a Baile-Funk/Electro Rock type group (Checkout our video for some of the performance). On the 1s and 2s we had iBomba and QuestLove.. yup the celebrated producer and Grammy Award-winning drummer of the band The Roots, was there! Tt was definitely The Spot to be that night.
The three-week festival includes all elements of a performance space, art gallery and music concerts. Check out what you can catch this final week:
Wednesday, July 27th at 7pm
NYILFF Screening: Downtown Calling
Thursday, July 28th at 7pm
Our Latin Thing + Williamsburg Salsa Orchestra
Friday, July 29th at 8pm
Vico C + Mala Rodriguez
Saturday, July 30th
at 1pm - The Spot Lounge
at 10pm - Mexican Institute of Sound, Patafunk + Nacotheque
“The Spot by Heineken offers the community access to some of today’s hottest and more unique Latinos in the music and art world through an engaging platform, all while strengthening Heineken’s support of creative and innovative minds in the Latino community.”
- Carolyn Concepcion, Brand Manager of Heineken.
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What's Up!
Trendsetting Latino artists, musicians, DJs, filmmakers and fashionistas have all been hanging out under one roof this summer - The Spot by Heineken (curated by Remezcla), located in the heart of Soho's Nolita neighborhood. The Spot by Heineken (a sort of pop-up club) celebrates the convergence between Latino culture and urban creativity, and is a big testament to the impact that many Latin artists and the creative community have made on U.S. cities.
We attended the Digital Art Battle last week...which was really dope! We sipped on some heinekens and watched live projections as New York artists collaborated in teams of two, creating digital works in a variety of styles on a Wacom Intuos tablet. Here were the teams:
Backing up the artists on the turntables was iBomba - one of New York's hottest underground Latin party DJ's and the "modern day major of soul music," The Roots' own Questlove!!! Beyond his work with The Roots, which has gained the distinction of being one of the most influential and consistently game-changing hip-hop groups around as well the house band for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, boasts production credits for Al Green, Erykah Badu, Joss Stone, Justin Timberlake and D’Angelo. Questlove’s insatiable love of music has led him on a worldwide crate-digging journey. He has amassed a vinyl collection of more than 50,000 records that are shelved in a floor to ceiling, climate controlled library room in his personal studio. What to do with all those records? DJ, of course. Questlove has rocked parties to sold out crowds worldwide. With such a diverse collection, he is able to deliver an eclectic variety of sets. No matter what the style, when Questlove gets behind the decks, people dance until the lights come on.
Also providing tunes was New York's own electro-rock due The Fire and Reason. The duo is made up of singer Bella Saona and guitarist/DJ/beat man Steve Narvaez. The Fire and Reason won the 2009 Brink of Fame award (the same prize given to Lady Gaga the previous year) at the NewNowNext Awards, and have performed with the likes of The Dragonettes, La Roux and Sleighbells.
Be sure to checkout the rest of The Spot's line-up for this, its final week...I'm definitely going to try to catch that screening of Downtown Calling (since I missed it at the NYILFF, last summer) and the performance by Vico C and Mala Rodriguez on Friday. RSVP now!!!
xo, Jessica
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The List Contest
We are picking 2 winners to be added to "the list" for Heineken's Ritmo Sonico at the Copacabana with Victor Manuelle and Jowell y Randy on August 1st.
Facebook - The first person to tag "Scene Stealers" with the answers to the following questions, will be added to "the list":
1. When and where did we celebrate our birthdays?
2. Name the title and date of our blog post about our trip to DC.
3. What is our slogan/tag line?
Twitter - The 20th tweet or RT will added to "the list" - "Follow @Scene_Stealers! They offer the best giveaways! #VictorManuelle #JowellyRandy #Copa #TheListContest"
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