About Disco Death
Disco Death is a monthly nightclub event that takes place in Chengdu, China. It was started by a pair of Americans who’ve been in China for years, performing everywhere from Hong Kong to Tibet. For a decade, there haven’t been any notable DJ oriented nightlife events in Chengdu, a city of eight million. We are changing that.
The name Disco Death is a reference to the nightclub mainstays of Mainland China, called discos. We spent years performing in commercial clubs across China that have thrived off the business of dice rolling patrons who’s nightlife culture is hearing happy birthday techno remixes. It’s time for that to change.
“Death: the last sleep? No, it is an awakening.” -Walter Scott
Disco Death Artists
Just Charlie
After spending years collecting records and performing up and down the east coast of the U.S., Charlie left for Asia in 2005. After touring across China for two years, he set his sights upon a monthly event in his favorite city in China: Chengdu. Hence, Disco Death was born. Charlie is a turntablist and plays multi-genre sets. Check out his website.
After spending years collecting records and performing up and down the east coast of the U.S., Charlie left for Asia in 2005. After touring across China for two years, he set his sights upon a monthly event in his favorite city in China: Chengdu. Hence, Disco Death was born. Charlie is a turntablist and plays multi-genre sets. Check out his website.
Jovian
Jovian has been producing hip hop and experimental electronic music since the late 1990′s in his hometown of San Francisco. Since coming to China 2006 he’s collaborated with dozens of local and international artists, signing tracks to labels near and far. Now he produces and engineers music in Chengdu full time. Check out his Soundcloud.
Jovian has been producing hip hop and experimental electronic music since the late 1990′s in his hometown of San Francisco. Since coming to China 2006 he’s collaborated with dozens of local and international artists, signing tracks to labels near and far. Now he produces and engineers music in Chengdu full time. Check out his Soundcloud.
Big Snax
A fellow veteran of the Washington DC and Baltimore club scenes, Justin aka Big Snax has been spinning records for a decade. With a well tuned ear in the areas of Baltimore club music and futurebass in particular, Big Snax always brings new heat to the decks. He’s also a fire performer and psychonaut. Check him out on Facebook here.
A fellow veteran of the Washington DC and Baltimore club scenes, Justin aka Big Snax has been spinning records for a decade. With a well tuned ear in the areas of Baltimore club music and futurebass in particular, Big Snax always brings new heat to the decks. He’s also a fire performer and psychonaut. Check him out on Facebook here.
Location of Xiong Mao Club
Disco Death is hosted at Xiong Mao (熊猫 – which means “Panda” in Chinese) in the newly constructed East Chengdu Music Park. If you’re arriving by taxi, this will get you to the Music Park’s front gate: 到成都东区音乐公园.
Once you arrive at the main gate of the Music Park, walk straight for about 100 meters until you see a 7-11 on the left: that’s where you turn right. You should see the white Xiong Mao letters above the venue in front of you.
The History of Disco Death
We pride ourselves on hosting the most cutting edge DJ’s in Mainland China and Hong Kong. Over the last year and a half we’ve hosted many of the most influential and forward-thinking DJ’s in the region, including:
- Yao (Solos Records, Hong Kong)
- Blaise Deville (Shelter, Shanghai)
- DJ Siesta (Phreaktion, Shanghai)
- Deadlock (Rankadank, Shanghai)
- Blood Dunza (Heavy Crew, HK)
- DJ DSK (Unity, Kunming)
- DJ JCC (Chaos!, Guangzhou)
- Drunk Monk (Shelter, Shanghai)
- DJ Enso (XXX, Hong Kong)
- Conrank (Rankadank, Shanghai)