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BlkMarket Membership
Saturday, Jan 14th, 2012
Location TBA -
11:00 PM - late

Celebrating Taimur Agha's & Mike Khoury's Birthdays


Line up-

Ivan Smagghe (Kill the DJ / Crosstown Rebels)
Craig Richards (Fabric / Tyrant / The Nothing Special)
Taimur & Fahad (Blkmarket Membership)
Mike Khoury (Listed / Varsity Allstars)
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Send your rsvp's to JAN14T@gmail.com
with full names after you purchase your ticket.

$20 Tickets are available on
Resident Advisor


On Saturday 14th January, Blkmarket Membership brings you our first party of 2012 and
also a special birthday celebration of one Blkmarket's co-founders Taimur Agha! For this
special event, we have decided to keep it in the family for this one. Ivan Smagghe, Craig
Richards and Mike Khoury have been invited to join us in the celebration!

Ivan Smagghe has been on the EDM map for over two decades now. Formerly part of the
very popular electro outfit Black Strobe and label boss of the rock infused techno label Kill
the DJ, Ivan stands at the crossroads between glamorous Parisian hype and musical
integrity. The son of fanatical record collectors, music filled his days and dreams throughout
childhood. In adulthood his infamous tenure at the Parisian Rough Trade record store was
an initiation into a burgeoning French music scene that would in turn pay for his constantly
escalating record habit. If there’s one thing that Ivan Smagghe has personified throughout his
residencies at Bugged Out, Fabric, Mondo or Robert Johnson, – it’s vision. His is a vision
of darkly resonant sonics, antihero’s anthems and basement-shaking hypnosis. Ivan
Smagghe belongs to a top table of DJs that journalists like to lazily describe as “The DJ’s
DJs”.

Long time friend of Blkmarket Membership, Craig Richards is back for the annual birthday
celebration. Craig Richards has realised worldwide recognition by staying in one place. His
residency at Fabric is an unparalleled success. Each and every week he creates an inspiring
soundtrack for the club, never the same and always challenging. His early morning sets are
legendary. As an artist in residence and musical director for Saturday nights at Fabric, he is
responsible for the inspired approach taken to programming by the club. His programming
has been a reflection of how we built the standard for running our shows here in New York
at Blkmarket Membership. Craig has also just recently launched his new The Nothing
Special record label with the first release by Radionasty.

It's been a long time coming, but we are excited to debut Mike Khoury for his first
Blkmarket Membership party. Sharing the same exact birthday as Taimur, we felt it was
right to join the birthdays together this year. You can be sure to catch Mike Khoury playing
with Lee Burridge around the globe quite frequently. Part of the Listed crew in San
Francisco, Mike is also resident at the Chicago Varsity Allstars party. Easily one of the
nicest guys we know, we respect him as a DJ as well.

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BlkMarket Membership
Saturday, Jan 21st, 2012
Location TBA -
11:00 PM - late

On Saturday 21st January, Blkmarket Membership is proud to announce the return of
someone who has been a massive inspiration to us, the one and only french legend, Laurent
Garnier. Laurent has been making the world dance for 25 years. His huge energy has seen
him grooving behind the decks, bouncing up and down behind studio equipment and leaping
around radio studios. He is a multi-faceted artist whose impact on the music scene is far-
reaching. But above all he is a DJ, a true DJ: transformed by music and passionate about the
crowd. He is a discoverer of old and new sounds, and has an amazingly rich musical culture.
He spends most of his spare time sifting through old vinyl in record shops, following the
most obscure leads on the Internet and listening to every single piece of music he is sent.
Music is his Holy Grail as he likes to say. Last year Laurent brought his brand new live
show L.B.S (Live Booth Sessions) for the first time to New York at Blkmarket
Membership almost 4 years since his last DJ set appearance. The L.B.S show was simply
put one of the best musical journeys in the history of Blkmarket. If you were there you
know what we are talking about. If you were not, then fear not as the whole band is back
again! L.B.S consists of Laurent Garnier djing and performing live, Benjamin Rippert on the
Keyboards and the amazing Scan X on the machines, all of whom go back and forth to
create some of the best music in the world.


Residents Taimur & Fahad take the reigns and perform opening duties for what will be an
amazing night of music.

We highly suggest that you do not miss out on this performance and get your advance
tickets now. Tickets for this show will sell extremely fast.


Line-up /
Laurent Garnier presents L.B.S (Live Booth Sessions)
featuring
Benjamin Rippert & Scan X
(live and Dj set)


Opening set:
Taimur & Fahad

Please send your RSVP to
blkjan21@gmail.com
with full names and location will be announced on the day of the event

Tickets are available on
Resident Advisor or at Showclix