LEVEL 13 PROUDLY PRESENTS COLETTE (LA/CHI) MAY 15th /opening set by Jeff Hopkins & Sara Cox

THIS IS COLETTE
With her disarming doe eyes and a heartwarming demeanor, Colette possesses the unmistakable voice of post-millennial
house music. Her sweet-but-sultry voice has been called “angelic” so
many times, it’s a miracle she hasn’t grown wings: Imagine a less
breathy Kylie Minogue merged with a more controlled Roisin Murphy
(Moloko) and you have a good grasp on her classy voice that highlights
any beat that flows behind it. Whereas in the late 80s, the diva reigned
supreme and made the music cower, Colette has kept it deliciously
simple and always melodic, making the former
choirgirl-cum-Chicago-house-siren a mainstay of modern dance music.

And
it’s been that way for a minute — as raves were starting to wind down
throughout the nation in the late 90s, Colette was busting through the
“novelty act” stereotype that kept many women DJs corralled like VIP
ropes guarding a Hollywood hotspot. But ever since she started her
SuperJane troupe with fellow Chicagoan DJs Dayhota, Lady D. and Heather
(celebrating over 10 years), Colette’s paved the way for other women
seeking equal time behind the decks as their male counterparts. Things
came full circle in 2006, when the Los Angeles transplant reunited with
Heather for a stateside tour promoting the “House Of Om” mix they did
together. It was a busy year — Colette also played an intense set at
Coachella, kept up her long running residency at “World’s Best Club”
Smartbar and toured with fellow Om house soldier Kaskade.
And no
signs of slowing for Colette with her second artist album, Push…

PUSH

If
Push plays out anything like her first artist album, Hypnotized,
Colette’s endless nights will have been more than worth the effort.
Hypnotized became the most downloaded dance album on iTunes (US), and
featured dance floor burners like “What Will She Do for Love”
(Billboard’s No. 1 Dance Club Play Single) and the title track, which
was licensed to The Devil Wears Prada soundtrack. In just a few years
time, Colette was featured as a “Newcomer to Watch” in JANE Magazine,
filed under “Hot New Music” in Interview Magazine, graced the cover of
XLR8R, and named in URB’s Next 100.

Just like on Hypnotized, Push
has got serious dance floor ammo with its tricky, funneled beats and
overall playful vibe, but it can slink into dark-and-sexy mode too,
making the record just as diverse as its cast. Home and Garden, Santiago
& Bushido, Drew K, Chuck Love, Fab, Lucy Woodward share production
credit, to name a few. Colette’s sexy, jazzy alto is featured perfectly
on “If” and first single, “About Us.” It easily could rock the airwaves
on a Friday night mainstream pop station and slay the crowd at any dance
club, and has already been remixed by tastemaker Derrick Carter.
Showing off pop-savvy lyrics that are still perfect for the club,
Colette sings of love lost: “I’ll tell you something that you need to
know/ I’m sick of tryin’ and I’m not so sure/ I’ve lost the feeling from
so long ago/You say you love me but you don’t care about us”

Keeping
things varied four tracks in, “Funny” features Om: Hip Hop new signing
and fellow URB “Next 100” featured artist Black Spade, and the resulting
vibe is chill with a bit of swagger — complete with shiny synths over a
tripped-up tempo.

LOCAL TALENT OPENING THE ROOM:
Jeff Hopkins
aka The Dirty Bus & Sara Cox

MULTI COLORED LASERS!!!!!!

TICKET
ARE ONLY $10.00 B4 10:30 SO GET THERE EARLY!

May 10th, 2010