Supananny and the Supersonic Masters of Albuquerque will present a night of danceable disarray, a mishmash of music.
Think go-go dancing fembots inspired by Austin Powers: 60s spy music, 80s metal that you can dance to, DJs battling in the guise of their alter-egos and the intoxicating rhythm of the dub-step bass characterize this event.
“It is the formation of the universe and clash of the titans,” said Erik Torrez, the mastermind behind Supananny. “Now it is time to see who is the ultimate Supersonic Master.”
DJ CJ is the Supananny. She will battle DJ LAD, the super villain who will attempt to lure her to the dark side with his dirty mix of electro house, Torrez said.
“They are going to fit in the category of superheroes vs. super villains for supersonic justice.” The duo will duel halfway through the show as the climax of the event.
The opening act, the Mark Mckee Experience, will spark the mood with 60s spy-infused music that combines a feeling of nostalgia with the glamour of the era. As opposed to sampling, the band prides itself on producing music from scratch.
“Since it’s just the two of us, the drums, bass and orchestra are on a laptop. We record all of it. It’s not like we are sampling other musicians,” said Chris Cannon of the Mark McKee Experience.
The band then incorporates a lead and rhythm guitar to mimic a vocal melody.
Following that is DJ Vladmira who will spin 80s gothic industrial metal.
“I am popping up from the dead — a gothic DJ,” Vladmira said. “I might throw in a few hair metal surprises there, too. When recalling the 80s, people don’t usually think of music like Skid Row. They think of ‘poppy’ music.”
She said she wants to bring back the metal side of the 80s and make it more “danceable.” She is an enthusiast of the “new brand of metal called pagan,” which fuses together folk-style traditional sounds with heavy metal, giving it a rhythmic quality that lends itself to dancing.
For the finale, DJ Dizzan as “The Teenage Jesus” will spin electro house music and dub-step. Dub-step music provides a slower tempo full of organic bass sounds. Its style should provide the calming effect after the storm.
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The go-go dancing fembots will dance in the background to the music all night. To weave it all together, Torrez said he wants to portray a color wheel as the overall look of the show, fusing the various styles of music with the emotional states that these colors symbolize.
Torrez has promoted shows for eight years that revolve around an array of local artists and musicians. His events started out as fundraisers for breast cancer research. This event is his final show, since he is retiring to concentrate his efforts on the film industry full time.
“It all revolved around local artists and musicians,” he said. “Now it is more for friends and love of the local art scene.”
