CANDY LAND
Get ready to step into a world where the beats are sweet, the energy is electric, and the vibes are unstoppable! Candy Land is more than just a party, it’s a full-throttle electronic dance music experience, bringing you the best DJs Aotearoa has to offer.
Lose yourself in a wonderland of groovy tunes, pulsing basslines, and vibrant energy. Whether you’re here to dance all night or simply soak in the euphoric atmosphere, Candy Land is your ticket to a night of pure magic.
So, grab your crew, bring your best moves, and let’s turn up the sweetness.
Welcome to Candy Land—where the music never stops, and the fun never ends!
Featuring DJs:
MATT DRAKE
Drake has been a champion of timeless electronic body music in Aotearoa for more than two decades.
His style is a hypersonic melting pot of cosmic house jams and hypnotic techno grooves. Drawing inspiration from the astral arpeggios of 70s Krautrock, ragged Balearic vagabond synth pop of the 80s and proto-rave machine rhythms of the 90s.
Drake has dedicated his life to music - being a core part of New Zealand's underground dance music scene since the early 90s - touring clubs, festivals and events across the land, a founding member of Nurture Recordings, running Crucial Records on Auckland's High Street, hosting the decade long Slipstream radio on George FM, running club nights such as Beatstreet, alongside touring some of the worlds most influential international acts.
By day Matt Drake doesn’t stray far from music as a product designer at inMusic and previously Serato - helping push the boundaries of DJ technology well into the future.
Drake is the creative director at Lo-Fi Productions and along with Osey and the Lo-Fi team, has been creating epic boutique music experiences with the very best house and techno artists from Aotearoa and from across the globe.
International support for:
Richie Hawtin, Carl Craig, Derrick May, Jeff Mills, Kevin Saunderson, Adam Beyer, Michael Mayer, Âme, Sébastien Léger, Monkey Safari, Seth Troxler, Booka Shade, Kölsch, KiNK, Claptone, DJ T, Steve Bug, DJ Koze, M.A.N.D.Y., Stimming, H.O.S.H., DJ Hell, Floating Points, François Kevorkian, Stacey Pullen, Matthew Dear, Tiger Stripes, Nic Fanciulli, Radio Slave, Deetron, Steffi, Virginia, Tama Sumo, Claude Von Stroke, Huxley, Detroit Swindle, Lee Curtiss, Vincenzo, Kruse & Nurnberg, Djuma Soundsystem, Superpitcher, Iron Curtis, Dirt Crew, Tom Clark, Christian Smith, Cari Lekebusch, Aril Brikha, Steve Rachmad, Thomas Schumacher, Ben Sims, Steve Bicknell, Claude Young, Mike Grant, Cristian Vogel, Thomas P. Heckman (Drax), Lee Coombs, Tobias Thomas, Alex Smoke, Kevin Griffiths, Dario Zenker, Space Dimension Controller, Doc Daneeka.
RANA
Ranita Quaker began the art of DJing in 2013. A great enthusiast in record collecting, vinyl is his preferred format for mixing. His sounds mainly vary between house, tech house, and techno, traversing all their variants without being confined to a particular style, with groove, acid, and the sounds of the '90s and 2000s serving as the link between his mixes.
Having taken his first steps in the underground scene, nowadays he is carrying out his own project in the Bay of Plenty, Analog Future, with which he seeks to promote the same essence he found on the dance floor in the Uruguayan electronic movement.
CHRIS SILVA
Chris has dedicated the past 15 years of his life to the art of DJing. Initially starting his journey as a psytrance DJ, Chris’s path led him to New Zealand in 2009. It was during his time in NZ that his curiosity for various Genres, such as techno, minimal tech, house music, deep house, and organic house grew exponentially. However, it was progressive, melodic house and techno that truly captured Chris’s heart. With a keen eye for precision in his mixes and a discerning taste in music selection, Chris Silva’s sets exude a unique and infectious energy, leaving people dancing their hearts out.
You won't want to miss this event- See you Friday, 14th March, 2025.
Doors Open 9pm | R18.
