Let Me Hear
you Scream! Markus Schultz's tour reaches its peak in Los Angeles
MARKUS SCHULZ's performances at Avalon Nightclub are a legendary combination of music and venue. The magical fusion between the superstar DJ, who has been dubbed the Unicorn Slayer for his hard hitting approach to trance, and the hollowed nightclub, located just steps from the famous Hollywood and Vine intersection in Los Angeles, California always results in incredible energy, production and marathon parties that keep fans on the dance floor until 8am. Naturally then, Avalon Nightclub is the perfect location for the grand finale of Markus Schulz's Scream Bus Tour.
"There's not a lot of legendary places like Avalon left in the world," states Markus Schulz to DJ Mag USA before his performance. "The vibe is just right, it's impossible to recreate. It's a combination of everything, the community of people that go there, the sound, the production and also management. I've played at places where security is trying to push people out the door. That's not what I'm about. I want my show to be the main party and the after party."
The Scream Bus Tour was conceptualized by Markus Schulz to bring big production shows to smaller market cities in the United States, drawing inspiration from the British '70s rock band Pink Floyd. "I studied 'Dark Side of the Moon', I studied all the shows, all the concerts,” he explains. “For me, there's no bigger inspiration than Pink Floyd."
With his psychedelic inspiration, buses and tour mates KhoMha and The M Machine in tow, the travelling circus has already travelled across the nation to cities like Albuquerque, Boston and Philadelphia, with the final stop being this two- night engagement in the City of Angels. And the finale features
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unprecedented production unlike anything seen at a club before.
"On the tour we had our production setup but we wanted to do something big at Avalon, so we tripled the production,” says Markus with a glint. “The company that did the staging said that nothing like this has ever been done at Avalon, let alone at any other club.”
Indeed, the visuals match those found at massive festival stages. Multiple layers of LED screens cover the entire stage, LEDs even adorning the two-story high ceiling. And bringing the mind bending, high-tech creation to life are dead unicorn dancers, complete with rainbow colored, bleeding wounds and hooves. Club-goers are even encouraged to join the fantasy, inflatable unicorns and light up plastic swords handed out in case they want to do a bit of slaying themselves. The visual overload is secondary though to the incredible music spun by all of the artists on the bill. Markus Schulz's proteges KhoMha opens the evening, and also returns for a back to back session with Markus during the rabbit hole hours of the night. The M Machine contribute their eclectic music stylings, as well as a stunning VJ show, and of course Markus Schulz brings down the house with his signature ragingly energetic sounds.
Nights like this capture the hearts of new electronic fans, re-energize EDM veterans and even inspire artists. Markus Schulz's experience of life on the road during the Scream Bus Tour is the inspiration for his new artist album, 'Scream II', which will be released this fall.
“The new album will include big room tracks, as well as some haunting melody tracks, which were inspired by the loneliness of life on the road,” he reveals. “It will be a nice balance."
Markus also tells us that he has plans to do 10-15 gigs each year alongside Ferry Corsten under the name New World Punx. With dates including Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas, as well as at least one appearance in Ibiza, make sure you lock up your mythical pets before Markus rolls into town.
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Words:KELLY ALANBAY Pics: OZ CORTES
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