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Mondays at the Enormous Room with residents DJ Flack and Wayne and Wax
567 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA
9pm to 1am, 21 plus, Free
617.491.5550

Jan 5th
DJ Pace
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Friend, Party Rocker, Bassaholic DJ Pace (aka Pacey Foster) is a multi-instrumentalist with deep hip-hop roots, he was the turntablist in the Franc Graham Band and the experimental live electronic act Elk which included members of Count Zero/Think Tree. He has performed as a club and party DJ for over 10 years and brings an academic expertise to his wicked DJ blends and musical productions.

When he is not working on his growing record archive at the Library of Vinyl Experience. Pace conducts research on local cultural industries as an assistant professor at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. His forthcoming article, "Hip-hop in the Hub: How Boston Rap Remained Underground" will be the first published history of Boston's early hip-hop scene.

Jan 12th
DJ Evaready
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For DJ Evaredy it began with the classic sounds of rap of the 80’s and 90’s. The dirty drums and muddy bass lines that defined "the golden era" inspired him to invest in turntables and begin to scour the thrift stores and used record stores of New England. Since then his tastes, along with knowledge, has expanded to include funk, soul, disco, house, club, electronica, and more.

Whether it's a dirty basement party, or club/lounge, Evaredy's focus is rocking the crowd. He has rocked house parties, and clubs, backed up emcee's, and bands all over MA and NH. He currently holds a residency at The Red Door in Portsmouth, NH.

Jan 19th
interim_descriptor
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Whether the party calls for idm, dubcore, breakstep, or glitch-pop, interim_descriptor keeps the sound on the dancefloor fresh. In the late 90's, he started his music career as a VJ in the midwest rave scene. Never able to kick his projector habit, interim keeps his fingers busy assaulting your eyes as he brings you the bass.

You won't find this laptop DVJ using any commercial music software. His performance runs entirely on code he's written. Tonight, after a decade of development, interim_descriptor will be open sourcing his software: The first 50 attendees get a free idm mix CD that also contains all the code used for the show.

Jan 26th=Beat Research Residents

Photos From Past Beat Research Parties

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October, 9, '06
Edu K and Daniel Haaksman
Photos by David Day

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Oct, 11, '05
Vex'd, Plasticman, and DJ C
Photos by Christopher Kontoes and DJ C

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Haloween, '05
Al-Haca Soundsystem feat. RQM, DJ RNDM, Bootleg Billly, and DJ YMCA
Photos by DJ C and Al-Haca

Bouncement
w. Ghislain Poirier, DJ C, DJ Flack
Zebbler & Sean Stevens - Friday, March 30, 2007.

Guest Performers at Beat Research Have Included