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Empire presents Hey Hey! feat. special guests

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9pm

$15/Members $10

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Empire presents Hey! Hey! featuring Riva Starr (UK) & Signaldrivers (Perth)

Cover Charge: $15 all night
Members: $10

Every once in a while a new producer just smashes their way through into the bigtime. That's what's happening with Riva Starr's sneak-in-and-blow-the-place-up approach. An act whose influence comes from blogs, wild afterparties, music that works for the kids as well as the cool ubercoolische europeans, Riva seems to have sprung onto the scene fully formed - but in reality he's been working his arse off for years.

Riva Starr plunders the best in tech house and beeping, burping synth lines to create a dirty, messy dancefloor affair. His first appearance on Jesse Rose's ubercool Frontroom label with the Thizzle EP led to a release on Claude Vonstroke's pivotal Dirtybird label with the WTF?! EP - described by IDJ as "essential - 5/5". Then there were two releases in quick succession on Southern Fried - a remix of Armand van Helden's smash J'Taime, and his own EP, Scratch'n'Itch, which had raves from a stupidly wide variety of DJs...

What's next? A follow-up on Southern Fried with a Derrick Carter rmx. A new sampleadelic track Maria on Get Physical's Kindisch records that is already doing damages worldwide reaching the top 10 on the Beatport house chart, a new single on Jesse Rose’MADE TO PLAY...
Collaborations with London's underground scene. A few remixes due out during the summer (check out his remix for Exploited rec with the featuring of the 2 dupstep mcs Jammer&Frisco!). And a new label, Snatch! - for the stripped-back musical types who aren't ashamed to get their rave on...

Signal Drivers are becoming one of the biggest exports out of the west coast of Australia with their brand of electro bass, fidget house and tech funk. They have the ability to always deliver with unique turntablism, sampling and effects and their skills on the decks are backed up by a blossoming production career.

Pete and Mark burst onto the scene at the infamous Afterlife parties in Western Australia in 2002 before being picked up as Loaded Dice residents in 2003. Before long they were voted “Best New Talent 2004” in the PDMAs. They are now residents at Destination? and Pitchshifter both at Ambar, and The Fuzz at The Como.

2008 is already shaping as a big year for the boys with tours to the UK, New Zealand as well as all over the east of of Australia in the next six months. Productions wise they have collaborations with Miles Dyson and Karl Sav about to be released along side a remix of Tina Cousins for Sony/BMG. They are producing the first Destination? mix compilation along with good friend Miles Dyson which will be released later this year. Exciting times ahead!