Celebrating 8 years of BASE with The Martinez Brothers!
If you've ever seen The Martinez Brothers spin, you know that what separates Chris and Steve Martinez from the rest of the pack isn't just their skills, but their seemingly limitless energy, not just party-rocking stamina (though they've got that too) - but an unmistakable positivity…
Sure, their skills are considerable. You don't get to play at global events such as Sonar, Movement or BPM, nor clubs like DC10, Panorama Bar, Fabric, or Stereo without skills, skills which were honed before they were old enough to get into clubs and had to get specially signed permission in order for them to play… Watch them behind the decks, born to move, they're practically climbing over each other as records flow together, one brother cueing up a track, the other EQing, the headphones passed back and forth, forearms intertwined, heads bobbing in unison. It's amazing to watch, it's even more amazing to hear; their musical style portraits a curiosity that builds bridges between New York's house music history and a globalized deep house revival. What separates them from their European counterparts? In a word, rhythm.
Born in the Bronx, The Martinez Brothers were raised immersed in music. From an early age they learnt to play instruments, playing in different bands in churches of local boroughs. "Our main thing is percussion—drums, congas. We also play keyboards, bass, stuff like that.” Their father was a veteran of the disco era, of New York clubs like the Paradise Garage and The Loft, and growing up, the kids and their father would listen to Timmy Regisford's radio shows on Kiss FM. And what found its way to the stereo usually found its way into the boys' own diverse musical language.
The brothers found a home at the legendary New York club Shelter—the global capital of soulful house, with resident Timmy Regisford at the helm. "He had such a major influence on us. We were like the youngest kids to go to Shelter ever. He's a big part of what we do because we would go there just to study and learn. As far as DJ technique and selection, everything we learned there... Anybody who went to the Shelter knows, we would just stand in the booth and watch." But as anyone could tell you, standing and watching isn't enough, to become DJs, Chris and Steve had to figure it out on their own. "We got into it really backwards… We started doing it on the computer, just messing around, then we got a CD set, and then we started playing vinyl."
It was around then that they met up with the DJ Victor Rosado, who spent time behind the decks with Larry Levan. "We'd listen to him online and it turns out he was a friend of our dad's from back in the day." The boys' dad had an idea: throw a party with Victor "under one condition: his sons open up”. So that's how that started.
From New York to London to Paris, and beyond, The Martinez Brothers have kicked many dancefloors into touch since. Evolving their style from their disco and soulful roots, which they fully pay homage to, and finding their own natural path into techno, house and all lines in between. “You have to get influences from everywhere… House, Techno, electro, whatever, the key is not to be afraid to reinvent yourself”
At the forefront of a musical generation looking beyond boundaries – new, old, house, techno, disco… whatever moves them - it’s hard not to be drawn to the Martinez Brothers. Observing their infinite and innocent energy mixed with serious musical skills and knowledge, you can only watch and do just as they do, go with the flow…
$5 with guestlist before 11pm, $8 after // $10 without // $8 advance tickets valid all night.
Guestlist and Tickets available from https://www.vesselsf.com
**New Drinks Deals!**
$5 Selected Beers // $8 Well Drinks // Call drinks from $9
**Discount table service available**
Please contact: [email protected]
show less
If you've ever seen The Martinez Brothers spin, you know that what separates Chris and Steve Martinez from the rest of the pack isn't just their skills, but their seemingly limitless energy, not just party-rocking stamina (though they've got that too) - but an unmistakable positivity…
Sure, their skills are considerable. You don't get to play at global events such as Sonar, Movement or BPM, nor clubs like DC10, Panorama Bar, Fabric, or Stereo without skills, skills which were honed before they were old enough to get into clubs and had to get specially signed permission in order for them to play… Watch them behind the decks, born to move, they're practically climbing over each other as records flow together, one brother cueing up a track, the other EQing, the headphones passed back and forth, forearms intertwined, heads bobbing in unison. It's amazing to watch, it's even more amazing to hear; their musical style portraits a curiosity that builds bridges between New York's house music history and a globalized deep house revival. What separates them from their European counterparts? In a word, rhythm.
Born in the Bronx, The Martinez Brothers were raised immersed in music. From an early age they learnt to play instruments, playing in different bands in churches of local boroughs. "Our main thing is percussion—drums, congas. We also play keyboards, bass, stuff like that.” Their father was a veteran of the disco era, of New York clubs like the Paradise Garage and The Loft, and growing up, the kids and their father would listen to Timmy Regisford's radio shows on Kiss FM. And what found its way to the stereo usually found its way into the boys' own diverse musical language.
The brothers found a home at the legendary New York club Shelter—the global capital of soulful house, with resident Timmy Regisford at the helm. "He had such a major influence on us. We were like the youngest kids to go to Shelter ever. He's a big part of what we do because we would go there just to study and learn. As far as DJ technique and selection, everything we learned there... Anybody who went to the Shelter knows, we would just stand in the booth and watch." But as anyone could tell you, standing and watching isn't enough, to become DJs, Chris and Steve had to figure it out on their own. "We got into it really backwards… We started doing it on the computer, just messing around, then we got a CD set, and then we started playing vinyl."
It was around then that they met up with the DJ Victor Rosado, who spent time behind the decks with Larry Levan. "We'd listen to him online and it turns out he was a friend of our dad's from back in the day." The boys' dad had an idea: throw a party with Victor "under one condition: his sons open up”. So that's how that started.
From New York to London to Paris, and beyond, The Martinez Brothers have kicked many dancefloors into touch since. Evolving their style from their disco and soulful roots, which they fully pay homage to, and finding their own natural path into techno, house and all lines in between. “You have to get influences from everywhere… House, Techno, electro, whatever, the key is not to be afraid to reinvent yourself”
At the forefront of a musical generation looking beyond boundaries – new, old, house, techno, disco… whatever moves them - it’s hard not to be drawn to the Martinez Brothers. Observing their infinite and innocent energy mixed with serious musical skills and knowledge, you can only watch and do just as they do, go with the flow…
$5 with guestlist before 11pm, $8 after // $10 without // $8 advance tickets valid all night.
Guestlist and Tickets available from https://www.vesselsf.com
**New Drinks Deals!**
$5 Selected Beers // $8 Well Drinks // Call drinks from $9
**Discount table service available**
Please contact: [email protected]
Celebrating 8 years of BASE with The Martinez Brothers!
If you've ever seen The Martinez Brothers spin, you know that what separates Chris and Steve Martinez from the rest of the pack isn't just their skills, but their seemingly limitless energy, not just party-rocking stamina (though they've got that too) - but an unmistakable positivity…
Sure, their skills are considerable. You don't get to play at global events such as Sonar, Movement or BPM, nor clubs like DC10, Panorama Bar, Fabric, or Stereo without skills, skills which were honed before they were old enough to get into clubs and had to get specially signed permission in order for them to play… Watch them behind the decks, born to move, they're practically climbing over each other as records flow together, one brother cueing up a track, the other EQing, the headphones passed back and forth, forearms intertwined, heads bobbing in unison. It's amazing to watch, it's even more amazing to hear; their musical style portraits a curiosity that builds bridges between New York's house music history and a globalized deep house revival. What separates them from their European counterparts? In a word, rhythm.
Born in the Bronx, The Martinez Brothers were raised immersed in music. From an early age they learnt to play instruments, playing in different bands in churches of local boroughs. "Our main thing is percussion—drums, congas. We also play keyboards, bass, stuff like that.” Their father was a veteran of the disco era, of New York clubs like the Paradise Garage and The Loft, and growing up, the kids and their father would listen to Timmy Regisford's radio shows on Kiss FM. And what found its way to the stereo usually found its way into the boys' own diverse musical language.
The brothers found a home at the legendary New York club Shelter—the global capital of soulful house, with resident Timmy Regisford at the helm. "He had such a major influence on us. We were like the youngest kids to go to Shelter ever. He's a big part of what we do because we would go there just to study and learn. As far as DJ technique and selection, everything we learned there... Anybody who went to the Shelter knows, we would just stand in the booth and watch." But as anyone could tell you, standing and watching isn't enough, to become DJs, Chris and Steve had to figure it out on their own. "We got into it really backwards… We started doing it on the computer, just messing around, then we got a CD set, and then we started playing vinyl."
It was around then that they met up with the DJ Victor Rosado, who spent time behind the decks with Larry Levan. "We'd listen to him online and it turns out he was a friend of our dad's from back in the day." The boys' dad had an idea: throw a party with Victor "under one condition: his sons open up”. So that's how that started.
From New York to London to Paris, and beyond, The Martinez Brothers have kicked many dancefloors into touch since. Evolving their style from their disco and soulful roots, which they fully pay homage to, and finding their own natural path into techno, house and all lines in between. “You have to get influences from everywhere… House, Techno, electro, whatever, the key is not to be afraid to reinvent yourself”
At the forefront of a musical generation looking beyond boundaries – new, old, house, techno, disco… whatever moves them - it’s hard not to be drawn to the Martinez Brothers. Observing their infinite and innocent energy mixed with serious musical skills and knowledge, you can only watch and do just as they do, go with the flow…
$5 with guestlist before 11pm, $8 after // $10 without // $8 advance tickets valid all night.
Guestlist and Tickets available from https://www.vesselsf.com
**New Drinks Deals!**
$5 Selected Beers // $8 Well Drinks // Call drinks from $9
**Discount table service available**
Please contact: [email protected]
read more
If you've ever seen The Martinez Brothers spin, you know that what separates Chris and Steve Martinez from the rest of the pack isn't just their skills, but their seemingly limitless energy, not just party-rocking stamina (though they've got that too) - but an unmistakable positivity…
Sure, their skills are considerable. You don't get to play at global events such as Sonar, Movement or BPM, nor clubs like DC10, Panorama Bar, Fabric, or Stereo without skills, skills which were honed before they were old enough to get into clubs and had to get specially signed permission in order for them to play… Watch them behind the decks, born to move, they're practically climbing over each other as records flow together, one brother cueing up a track, the other EQing, the headphones passed back and forth, forearms intertwined, heads bobbing in unison. It's amazing to watch, it's even more amazing to hear; their musical style portraits a curiosity that builds bridges between New York's house music history and a globalized deep house revival. What separates them from their European counterparts? In a word, rhythm.
Born in the Bronx, The Martinez Brothers were raised immersed in music. From an early age they learnt to play instruments, playing in different bands in churches of local boroughs. "Our main thing is percussion—drums, congas. We also play keyboards, bass, stuff like that.” Their father was a veteran of the disco era, of New York clubs like the Paradise Garage and The Loft, and growing up, the kids and their father would listen to Timmy Regisford's radio shows on Kiss FM. And what found its way to the stereo usually found its way into the boys' own diverse musical language.
The brothers found a home at the legendary New York club Shelter—the global capital of soulful house, with resident Timmy Regisford at the helm. "He had such a major influence on us. We were like the youngest kids to go to Shelter ever. He's a big part of what we do because we would go there just to study and learn. As far as DJ technique and selection, everything we learned there... Anybody who went to the Shelter knows, we would just stand in the booth and watch." But as anyone could tell you, standing and watching isn't enough, to become DJs, Chris and Steve had to figure it out on their own. "We got into it really backwards… We started doing it on the computer, just messing around, then we got a CD set, and then we started playing vinyl."
It was around then that they met up with the DJ Victor Rosado, who spent time behind the decks with Larry Levan. "We'd listen to him online and it turns out he was a friend of our dad's from back in the day." The boys' dad had an idea: throw a party with Victor "under one condition: his sons open up”. So that's how that started.
From New York to London to Paris, and beyond, The Martinez Brothers have kicked many dancefloors into touch since. Evolving their style from their disco and soulful roots, which they fully pay homage to, and finding their own natural path into techno, house and all lines in between. “You have to get influences from everywhere… House, Techno, electro, whatever, the key is not to be afraid to reinvent yourself”
At the forefront of a musical generation looking beyond boundaries – new, old, house, techno, disco… whatever moves them - it’s hard not to be drawn to the Martinez Brothers. Observing their infinite and innocent energy mixed with serious musical skills and knowledge, you can only watch and do just as they do, go with the flow…
$5 with guestlist before 11pm, $8 after // $10 without // $8 advance tickets valid all night.
Guestlist and Tickets available from https://www.vesselsf.com
**New Drinks Deals!**
$5 Selected Beers // $8 Well Drinks // Call drinks from $9
**Discount table service available**
Please contact: [email protected]
show less
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