RAC we didn’t see that coming.
Last week we were invited to a pretty cool event, by our boy over at Interscope, a DJ set by DJ RAC and a first listen to his EP Don’t Talk To. We hadn’t realized we ever heard his name, but turns out DJ RAC remixes everything, that means we have heard a remix by him more than once. Listen to a bunch of his remixes on his Soundcloud page here.
The gig took place at Bardot in Hollywood, an open-air roof-top venue, with a chill yet totally Hollywood vibe. The crowd was hipster, Hollywood, and interesting to say the least. Something we noticed and loved about the whole night was the lack of pretentious douchebags that Hollywood venues seem to always have roaming them. So the vibe was set and we were ready to see what RAC was all about.
RAC started by actually doing a live set and it sounded rad! We say live set because our experience has been that DJs come ready with a pre-mixed set, totally taking away from the reason we went to see them in the first place, to see their skills in action.
So we chilled, drank some awesome CherryTree Cola (get it?!) and discussed music amongst ourselves.
It was a great way to absorb and connect with new music. RAC finished his set off with the music video for his debut single “Let Go”. This transitioned straight into a listening of RAC’s EP and each track had a pull on us like we didn’t expect at all. One of our absolutely favorites, that made us stop mid conversation, was “Hollywood” (feat. Penguin Prison), it just has a beat and sound that we totally vibe with and you will too.
Watch the cool music video for “Let Go (ft. Kelle, MNDR)” below and grab the EP on iTunes here –> Smarturl.it/DontTalkToEP
Connect with RAC on his website here –> http://rac.fm/
Or if Spotify is more your jam –> RAC on Spotify
>> DON’T TALK TO EP << http://smarturl.it/DontTalkToEP ft. @keleokereke @MNDR @penguinprison @TokyoPoliceClub @KatieHerzig
Thoughts?
Photos from EP Listening
Tour info:
2013:
DEC4 – Birthdays, London, UK *DJ SET*
DEC3 – Madame Jo Jo’s (White Heat), London, UK *DJ SET*
NOV30 – Wanderlust, Paris, France *DJ SET*
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NOV16 – Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY (w/ MNDR) *LIVE TOUR* ~SOLD OUT~
NOV15 – Rock N Roll Hotel, Washington, DC (w/ MNDR) *LIVE TOUR* ~SOLD OUT~
NOV14 – Bowery Ballroom, New York City, NY (w/ MNDR) *LIVE TOUR* ~SOLD OUT~
NOV13 – Johnny Brenda’s, Philadelphia, PA (w/ MNDR) *LIVE TOUR*
NOV10 – Independent, San Francisco, CA (w/ MNDR) *LIVE TOUR* ~SOLD OUT~
NOV9 – Constellation Room, Orange County, CA (w/ MNDR) *LIVE TOUR* ~SOLD OUT~
NOV8 – Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA (w/ MNDR) *LIVE TOUR* ~SOLD OUT~
NOV6 – Barboza, Seattle, WA (w/ MNDR) *LIVE TOUR* ~SOLD OUT~
NOV5 – Fortune Sound Club, Vancouver, BC (w/ MNDR) *LIVE TOUR*
NOV4 – Doug Fir, Portland, OR (w/ MNDR) *LIVE TOUR*
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OCT26 – La Union Soul Surf Festival, San Juan, La Union, Philippines (w/ Classixx) *DJ SET*
OCT14 – “The Art Of The Remix”, Grammy Museum, Los Angeles, CA (w/ Photek, Pretty Lights) *PANEL/TALK*
OCT11 – Hammerstein Ballroom, NYC (w/ Two Door Cinema Club & St. Lucia) *DJ SET*
SEP27 – Classico, Monterrey, MX *DJ SET*
SEP26 – Vango (Red Room), Guadalajara, MX *DJ SET*
SEP25 – DC310, Mexico City, MX *DJ SET*
AUG9 – Budweiser Made In America, Ram’s Head, Baltimore, MD (w/ Savoy)
JUL28 – Holocene, Portland, OR (w/ Jeffrey Jerusalem, E*Rock, YACHT)
JUL19-22 – Summit Outside, Eden, UT
JUL16 – Budweiser Made In America, Cleaveland, OH (w/ Youngblood Hawke, RJD2)
JUL12 – Sky Bar, Buffalo, NY
JUL11 – Budweiser Made In America, Detroit, MI (w/ Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. & Youngblood Hawke)
JUL1 – Cactus Jack’s, Kamloops, BC
JUN30 – Fortune Sound Club, Vancouver, BC
JUN20 – 350 Terrace, Detroit, MI (CANCELLED)
JUN19 – Blk Box, Toronto (w/ Viceroy & Zimmer)
JUN15 – Basement, Atlanta, GA (w/ Penguin Prison)
JUN14 – Webster Hall, NYC (w/ Viceroy)
JUN13 – U Street Music Hall, DC (w/ Viceroy)
JUN1 – Mezzanine, San Francisco, CA (w/ Bag Raiders, Classixx)
JUN1 – Guinness Oyster & Music Festival – San Francisco, CA (w/ Devo, Bag Raiders, Classixx)
MAY31 – Sacramento Electronic Music Festival, Assembly, Sacramento, CA
MAY17 – Sun God Festival, San Diego, CA
MAY11 – Electricity, Pontiac, MI (POSTPONED to June 20th)
MAY10 – The Mid, Chicago (w/ Gold Panda)
MAY8 – Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City, UT
APR27 – Mississippi Studios, Portland, OR (w/ Goldroom)
APR26 – Crescent Ballroom, Phoenix, AZ (w/ Penguin Prison)
APR25 – Club Congress, Tucson, AZ
APR17 – The Last Resort, Winston-Salem, NC
APR12 – Burns Back Court, Loyola Marymount, Los Angeles, CA
APR6 – Underground Lounge, Mammoth Mountain, CA
MAR15 – SXSW Bond Music Group x Vitalic Noise Showcase, Avenue On Congress, Austin, TX (w/ Classixx, Goldroom, Viceroy, etc.)
MAR15 – SXSW Green Label Sound BBQ Showcase, Lucille’s, Austin, TX (w/ Capital Cities)
MAR15 – SXSW Future Classic x Bond Music Group Showcase, Electric Lounge, Austin, TX (w/ Flume, Viceroy)
MAR11 – SXSW Skype/GroupMe Major Rager, Cedar Street Courtyard, Austin, TX (w/ Viceroy, Tim Sweeney)
MAR11 – SXSW Vimeo Presents “No Way Back”, The Mohawk, Austin, TX (w/ Neon Indian, Juan Maclean, Rory Phillips, Poolside)
MAR10 – SXSW Pointroll Presets: Design Throwdown, The Belmont, Austin, TX
MAR9 – Buku Music + Art Project, New Orleans
MAR8 – Snowball Festival, Winter Park, CO
FEB15 – Lure, Los Angeles, CA (w/ MNDR)
FEB7 – Harry’s, St. Louis, MO
FEB2 – Le Poisson Rouge, NYC
FEB1 – The Blockley, Philadelphia
JAN31 – Bardot, Miami
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Don’t Talk To EP Artwork
