Photo by Jeane McMahon

“OUR BEATS ARE BROKEN,” A SOURCE MAUI FUNDRAISER

THU., FEB 2 – An evening of breakbeats and drum n’ bass with Keegan House, Aaron Jae and IMAT. Keegan House is a seasoned producer and promoter who’s “most known for his whompy and funky monster electro house sets” and is a veteran organizer for Source Maui. Aaron Jae is a former San Francisco-based breaks DJ who co-founded “Evil Breaks” in 2004 and earned “worldwide recognition as one of the largest and most respected breaks promoters on the West Coast.” Meanwhile, IMAT “brings you to the liquid side of drum and bass” and boasts a two year residency at the Minneapolis Bolt: Underground “prior to his exodus into the Pacific.” Also, The Amazing Dr. Mills will be on hand “demonstrating self-decapitation and visual deformities since birth… Come watch him lose his head!” PS: The earlier you show up, the earlier the show starts. And, the longer you stay, the longer they play! $5. 9:30pm. Casanova (1188 Makwao Ave., Makawao); 572-0220; soundcloud.com/keegan-house / fromthefloor.net / aaronjae.com / soundcloud.com/humtech / randymills.me

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ARTIST BIOS:

Aaron Jae | Crew of Ninjas/Space Cowboys | AaronJae.com
Aaron Jae, a former San Francisco based breaks DJ, has been tearing all across the US of A dropping his brand of hard-hitting, dirty, nasty breaks. He co-founded “Evil Breaks” at the beginning of 2004, a crew who then redefined the SF breaks scene by not only bringing out the biggest names in breaks, but by also bringing out those less known that deserved to be heard.  Their consistently slammin’ events have gained the crew world-wide recognition as one of the largest and most respected breaks promoters on the west coast.  In the past years Aaron Jae has played at over 100 events both locally and abroad, sometimes playing 2, 3, and 4 shows in a single weekend, continually playing alongside the most respected names in electronic music.  His list of residencies is quite extensive, including multiple online & offline radio stations, San Francisco clubs, and various crews and collectives.  If you get a chance to see Aaron Jae play live, take it. His performances are always full of turntable tricks, crazy antics, and an energy that you just can’t get from a recording.

Keegan House | Synergenesis Full Moon Gatherings & Source Interactive Arts Festival | SoundCloud.com/Keegan-House & FromTheFloor.net
Keegan House began as a dancer in the 1980s with influences from break dancing to Micheal Jackson.  Later, after falling in love with electronic dance music, Keegan began to DJ house music in Portland, OR where he attended his first psytrance show and his love deepened even more.

After moving to Maui and spinning multiple house parties, he formed Synergenesis Full Moon Gatherings to take the underground to the next level with acts like Eoto, Lynx and Jamie Janover, Beats Antique and David Starfire. With that exposure Keegan House found himself playing Maui’s clubs alongside those artists and more such as Mochi Pet, Mimosa, Stephan Jacobes, Zapper and Dat Girl, Blutech, An-ten-ai and Mr. Rogers.  Though most known for his whompy & funky monster electro house sets,  his roots are in house music with a strong passion for drum & bass, psytrance and breaks.

Keegan House maintains his residency on Maui as a DJ, seasoned producer and promoter while also deeply involved with infamous Baldwin beach parties at the Cover and a veteran organizer for Source Maui. This year marks his second time as the electronic music stage manager for Source Maui.  Keegan is someone to keep an eye on as his tracks become available and other projects such as psytrance gatherings begin to manifest.

IMAT | SoundCloud.com/Humtech
With over 14 years DJing and producing electronic music, IMAT brings you the liquid side of Drum and Bass.  IMAT held at 2 year residency at the Minneapolis Bolt:  Underground, prior to his exodus into the Pacific, where he worked with the likes of Lenka Paris, Alexander East and ChiChi LaRue.  Since making Maui his new home, IMAT continues to produce his unique and stylish sound while bringing his favorite tracks to you.

The Amazing Dr. Mills | RandyMills.me
Dr. Mills has been demonstrating self-decapitation and visual deformities since birth.  They still don’t know exactly what’s wrong with him.  Come watch as he loses his head!