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please consult the pittsburgh cleveland raves webpages, also house at hyperreal, for more information about the area.
a list of upcoming area events in the pittsburgh and cleveland areas is maintained by trout soup.
the following information compiled by steven tsang
Area infolines:
PLRM.............................216.556.1485
Dreamer..........................216.238.1451
Psychoactive / Deep Records......216.556.0899
Fifer / Bump Productions.........216.382.7674
Spawntaneous.....................216.779.7188
Universal Vibe...................216.558.9713
Color Blind & Tone Deaf Prod.....216.529.5799
Genex............................216.556.0469
Jinxspot Productions.............216.921.1119
Akron, Ohio
UPS..............................216.258.1037
AAAA.............................216.258.1012
Girley Girl......................216.290.9557
G-Force..........................216.686.2187
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SCENE HISTORY - Cleveland has always had an extensive underground history mostly due to a slew of dance clubs in the flats. it was clubs like Alterhouse (now defunct), the Aquilon (now The Whiskey, formerly Smart Bar), Noisemakers (now the Boiler Room), and Metropolis (now Trilogy) that basically introduced the techno sound to Cleveland. And it was club dj's like Rob Sherwood, Kevin Tomlinson, Robin Harris, and Scott Forbush that spun at these clubs.
The first person to throw an event outside of a club in a warehouse was a promotor by the name of Mike G. His first event featured Super DJ Dmitry and The Lady Miss Kier (before they became Deee-Lite). This happened in '89. He threw a few more events, but they were not raves they were house partys.
Then after returning from a trip from LA, Noisemaker club promotor DJ Kevin Tomlinson had a go at it in '91. He along with Robin Harris and Rob Sherwood threw two TRUTH parties in Noisemakers. Over 500 club kids attended this club party. but alas it still was not a rave.
The first person who attempted to throw a rave was a college radio dj on WRUW at Case Western Reserve University by the name of Stevie T. He along with fellow WRUW dj Lars Fischer, WUJC dj Mike Filly, and WUJC dj Rob Bertrand attempted the first rave in cleveland on March 20th, 1992. Unfortunately it was busted before it could happen.
However one of the dj's that was supposed to spin at that rave - Mike Filly ended up teaming up with DJ Rob Sherwood to form Tone Deaf and Color Blind Productions. It was Tone Deaf and Color Blind Productions along with Ray Gun that threw Cleveland's first official rave - TIDAL RAVE on June 21st, 1992. The event was held at the Aragon Ballroom and featured a live performance by 2 Unlimited. Eventhough 750 people attended the party, they still lost money.
Their second event - KOOL AID in July of '92 featured a live performance by Cybersonic & F.U.S.E. and Dj's Joey Beltram, Richie Hawtin, Rob Sherwood, and Mike Filly. The event took place in a warehouse near East 4th & Prospect. almost 1000 kids attended the event & they almost broke even. Seeing that rave promoting was not all that profitable, Rob and Mike went back to club dj'ing at the Smart Bar.
One other promotor worth mentioning is Jimmie Allen. Jimmie moved to Akron, Ohio from Germany in '88. It was he along with DJ Loopo and Dan Curtain that threw Akron's first rave - A MIDSUMMER'S NIGHT on June 6, 1992. The headliners were Sleepy C and Joey Gruttola (Manipulator).
A few underground events were thrown by Mel-Ske-Dredd, Sooper Wack (which wuz Al-X now Tic Tac), Funky Alien Gizmos (now Dreamer Productions), Centrak Lasers, and other promotors. But none were very succesfull.
It wasn't until Sleepy C aka Stephen Cinch, Dan Curtin, and Tots threw REBIRTH on August 13th, 1994 to celebrate the opening of Deep Records at the Grays Armory was the Cleveland rave scene brought back to life. 800 ravers were treated to the likes of Josh Wink, DJ Sun, Dave Trance, dieselboy, Bagga Donuts, Sista Spinsta, Jimi Doom, & the Deep Records Dj's.
After throwing afterhours at the old church off of Superior St, Spawntaneous made enough money to throw their first party - NO SHIT! on April 1st, 1995. They were also the first production crew to bring west coast dj's Josh & Dutch to Ohio. NO SHIT! held the record for greatest attendence w/ 1200 kids 'til Brian Wheeler of Underground Peace Society threw FAMILY AFFAIR on July 1st thru 3rd, 1995 with 2400 kids. But that was in Canton, Ohio.
more to come...
+ last updated 3 aug 95
regions : ohio
