(Vault at element) - The 150-capacity downstairs Vault launches this month as a cozy intimate event space with the best in underground dance music. The basement space is an architectural gem off-the-beaten-path and a music haven where all music aficionados can enjoy the best of what the city has to offer. The musical goal of the Vault is to provide a diverse and varied palette of musical experiences that will span the spectrum of good, quality underground music.
Stephen Schwartz, the musical director plans to achieve this 'without setting boundaries, we strive to mirror and be a direct reflection of the constituents which comprise the East Village, the Lower East Side and the dance music scene in general.'
The Vault can be utilized independently or as an annex to the main floor event and may also be accessed by a private entrance for those who require the proper discretion. Enclosed within the Vault are three curtained private listening rooms with individual volume controls, providing the ultimate, quality musical experience.
The Vault nights will start at 8PM for the after-dinner crowd with drink specials and modest prices to help you ease into the night. Please join us!
Thursdays, April 13th & 27th (2nd & 4th Thursdays)
Down Deep
DJs Mike Prieto & Kevin Finn
Funky, Groovy House Music Goodness
Doors open at 8PM / $5
www.downdeepnyc.com
Local favorites, Down Deep's Mike Prieto and Kevin Finn, are bringing their signature blend of funky house to the Vault. They'll be dropping all things bumpin' and groovin' from deep, to jackin', to tribalistic goodness transforming this beautiful space into the new downtown destination for lovers of proper house music. Expect nothing but good music, good people, and most importantly... Expect to get down! For further details and guest DJ line-ups visit www.downdeepnyc.com.
Thursdays, April 20th & May 4th (1st & 3rd Thursdays)
DJ SCRIBE (Raw Fusion) & OP! (BBE) PRESENT Nu-iSh
The Best New & Unreleased Music From Around the Globe, From Soul to Broken
Doors open at 8PM / $8
www.nu-ish.com
Nu-iShis a new, multi-level approach to exposing new music to the public, making it available and providing exposure for quality independent artists and record labels. Nu-iSh is part salon, part internet radio show, and in conjunction with Dancetracks Digital, part music store. The venture is made possible with the support of a lot of independent record labels and artists who will be supplying us with new music each week. The roster is heating up (28 strong!) with some serious heavy hitters on board. BBE, Raw Fusion, Jugglin', K7!, Kindred Spirits, Rapster, Schema, sound Way. Ubiquity, Breakin Bread, Depper Soul, far Out, Redbud, HEYA HiFi, InPhusion, Candela, r2, Sound-In-Color, HiTop, Kajmere, Wah Wah 45's, DNM, Magnetic Fields, ABB Soul, Antipodean, Lovemonk, Luv Lite, and Hinterland, representing music from the US, UK, Sweden, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy, and Puerto Rico.
Friday, April 14th & 28th (2nd & 4th Fridays)
HUMDINGER
Bruce Tantum (Time Out New York, Whoville! @ Love)
+ special guests
April 14th: PLAY (Jay Lee, Pete Sung & Don Vu)
Expansive Mix of Underground House leavened with oodles of Disco, Techno, Breaks, and Punk-Funk/Electro Rock
Doors open at 8PM / $5
Downtown stumblebum Bruce Tantum (Time Out NY, Whoville! @ Love) kicks off a new, twice-monthly bash down in Element¹s scary-sounding but quite cozy Vault, with all manner of thumpage (everything from disco to techno, with stops along the way for deep house, tech-house, electro and whatnot) serving as the party¹s soundtrack. Tonight, Jay Lee, Pete Sung & Don Vu known as the residents of the much-missed Play soiree with a date on the decks. The trio haven't played together in ages, so this reunion should not be missed - especially for fans of finely-tuned, designer-quality four-to-the-floor sounds. For more info about PLAY, go to https://playnyc.com/aboutus.htm
Friday, April 21st
Bu-Mako
Deep Fusion Dance Music with Jenifa Manyaja & Juan Valentin
Doors open at 8PM / $8
*Saturdays Weekly
Josh Wood & Larry Tee present BANK
DJs Larry Tee + special guests
Larry Tee's merry bunch of downtown scenesters host a weekly Bank heist.
Doors at 10PM, $20/ $15 email [email protected]
SUNDAY, April 16th (Monthly 3rd Sunday of the month)
Libation
DJ Ian Friday
Doors open at 6PM / $5
Tea Party Productions and Manchildblack bring you LIBATION - a new monthly musical elixir of Deep House, Nu Jazz, African, Brasilian Groove and Classics. Let your body sway, gyrate, and abandon itself to the exquisite sounds of DJ Ian Friday, producer of the West End Records international smash, "Carib's Leap." With a special performance by the eclectic dancers of Afro Mosiac Soul and live percussionists, there's no better way to spend your Easter Sunday.
SUNDAY, April 23rd (Monthly 4th Sunday of the month)
GUS
DJs Myles (Triple Crown) & DJ Akalepse (APT)
A monthly party celebrating everything Soulful.
Doors open at 8PM / $5
SUNDAY, May 7th (Monthly 1st Sunday of the month)
Leaving This Planet
Rich Medina & Cucumberslice
Presented by Little Rocky, Bobbito & Peggy Jean-Louis
A Monthly workout of Soul Shakedowns and Velvety Grooves Piloted by Renaissance Men
Doors open at 8PM / $5
"Tired of rock-meets-hip-hop-meets-everything miscegenation in your DJs? Seek refuge at Leaving This Planet, a monthly workout of soul shakedowns and velvety grooves piloted by Renaissance men - poet Medina and radio celeb- sneaker freak Bobbito that will seem quaint (and irony-free) by comparison." -TIME OUT NEW YORK
SUNDAY, May 14th (Monthly 2nd Sunday of the month)
Kazulo
DJ Jus Ed + special guests
Deep Soulful House Music with Live Percussion
www.undergroundquality.com
Doors open at 8PM / $5
*Door prices subject to change.
e l e m e n t At a Glance
• Perfect downtown location for special events, private parties, corporate events, photo shoots, product launches and media events from 50 - 600 people.
• 10,000 square feet over three levels with three fully licensed bars.
• 30 foot ceilings with a gorgeous mezzanine & balcony overlooking the dancefloor.
• Intimate downstairs space with private entrance, fully licensed bar, prep kitchen and private 'listening rooms.'
• 2 state-of-the-art DJ soundsystems.
