pictures : paul van dyk @ escape - minneapolis - september 19, 2004; sunday
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01 opening dj
jerry bonham opened for paul van dyk.
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02 jerry bonham
warming up for paul van dyk with house music.
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03 the trance.com.np crew
part of the the trance.com.np crew patiently waiting for pvd, the man himself.
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04 dancers
a dancer to the left of the dj. a dancer to the right of the dj.
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05 prakrity
prakrity waits for pvd in front of center stage. but he is soon pushed to the side by violent "ravers." :)
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06 hooking up
the man himself shows up. pvd! pvd hooking up his laptop. a whole evening of final scratch; no changing of vinyls.
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07 opening track
pvd takes over from bonham.
his opening track: marcos - cosmic string.
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08 flawless
the man's mixing was flawless. although "something" did happen in the middle of the set. must have been escape's sound system. recovery was quick.
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09 backup
as a backup, he did insert a cd into the cdj. i guess even the best have backup plans. :)
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10 tranceaddicts
trance.com.np's tranceaddicts, pratistha and prerana.
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11 dj harkay
trance.com.np's dj harkay poses with prerana.
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12 powerbook
eyes on the powerbook. concentration.
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13 energy
the dancers, who would rotate about every 30 minutes, were constantly full of energy.
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14 figuring out
prakrity trying to figure out which track pvd is starting next.
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15 picture
time for a picture. again?
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16 strings
pvd performs magic with strings: dj danjo & rob styles - duende (signum remix)
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17 self-explanatory
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18 his own
playing some of his own tracks: buenaventura.
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19 euphoria
more euphoric music: active sight - tears of joy.
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20 impressed
prakrity is impressed. "all the stories about this man are true!"
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21 going
the dancers also keep the crowd going.
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22 pvd
there are no words.
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23 pvd
factoria - a legends legacy (paul van dyk rework)
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24 pvd
massive buildup with the help of randy katana - in silence (txitxarro mix).
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25 nrg
more nrg!
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26 wave
a wave for trance.com.np, as harkay signals pvd for a picture.
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27 pose
time for ron and prakrity to pose.
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28 awesome
ron: "man, this guy is awesome!"
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29 mermaid moves
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30 harkay
harkay enjoying sam sharp's deep.
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31 crowded
not bad for a sunday night.
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32 almost full house
not bad for a sunday night, indeed. it was almost a full house. with it being a sunday night, only hard-core fans were present. pvd meant enough for them to either take the day off the next day, or have plans for sick-calls. ;)
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33 harkay backstage
harkay is taken backstage to get his pvd vinyls autographed.
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34 wrap-up
it's 2:15am. pvd wraps up.
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35 encore
wrap-up? i don't think so. three encores. he played time of our lives for the first one.
v2 nightlife owner, beecher, requests pvd for an encore.
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36 done
done for the night. the laptop is closed. what a night!
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37 hmmm...
prakrity: hmmm... how can i get pvd to come to nepal?
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38 trying...
trying to convince pvd to come to nepal.
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39 prakrity & paul van dyk
a picture with the man himself was a must... pvd and prakrity.
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40 harkay & paul van dyk
harkay gets all his pvd vinyls autographed. one more try from harkay's side to get pvd for the highest rave of the world at mount everest base camp.
pvd smiles and replies, "maybe." :)
all photographs by
harkay and
prakrity (except photographs with harkay/prakrity in them, and unless otherwise noted).