I’ve gone for past Hennessy events before,
at Bliss in May, 2005.
And one with Kevin in 2006 in that whatchucallit glass bar near the Shang.

I must admit that as a result of all those events they’ve been pulling off with some serious kick-ass musicians performing, every time someone mentions “Hennessy event” i immediately assume i’ll be watching some international musician i’ve never heard of but sourced and brought down for the reason they’re fantastic.
And being the global music campaign they’re trying to be, they do end up exposing these talents to blur cases like me.

What they’ve always tried to achieve is mixing sound, visual innovation and drinking experiences from around the world at each and every event.

Past Hennessy events in KL in 2007…

Kat DeLuna!

She looks a bit like Jessica Alba, doesn’t she?

In US, Hennessy had artistes like Pharrell and Fallout Boy performing last year, whereas 2006 saw them pulling in other artistes like Kanye West, Goldfrapp (i likey), The Strokes (i likey too!) and DJ Carl Cox

The first Hennessy Artistry event in KL for 2008 is set to be held at Zouk on Friday, 18th of April.

Remember how i wrote about having superlicious cocktails in Anantara @ Bali, and then at Frangi’s when the cocktail-concocting gang were working it there?

Yeah.

Getting *that* right cocktail to push your senses into further bliss is the new thang.
Actually, it’s not that new… been around for awhile, but ppl are catching on now.

At Hennessy Artistry, you get to try their Hennessy international city cocktails – Hennessy Miami, Hennessy Shanghai, Hennessy Moscow, and Hennessy Paris.
I have no clue what they’re like, but i’ll let you know should you miss out!

So what sort of music can we expect whilst trying out new drinks to welcome the weekend? (it will be on a Friday after all!)

There’ll be DJ Andrew K, an accomplished performer from Greece.

Inspired by a wide range of music styles from experimental, downtempo, and jazz to rock and punk (hmm that should be interesting…), he’s played to partygoers spanning from Latin America and Europe to USA.

He has received support from the likes of John Digweed, Sasha, Nick Warren, and Armin van Buuren; as well as having over 20 releases on labels such as the renowned Global Underground, Mo-Do, Pure Substance, Armada, Wallop and more.

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A bombshell to look out for that night is DJ Keri.

How can you say no to red hair?
Though i think this is an old picture and it’s not red anymore.

She’s got a real unique look, doesn’t she?
If you’re curious on how it came about, her mix is Choctaw (Native American Indian), German and Creole.

DJ Keri captivates the sounds of breakbeats and progressive house, overlaid with her own angelic vocals.
And it is pretty angelic if you watch the vid below.
Makes me think of words like ‘euphoria’.

With her unique combination of vocal performance and dynamic training, she’s played to tens of thousands of clubbers the world over, stating that her personal mission is to touch as many people as she can with her unusual sound.

I guess we’ll just have to wait and see for ourselves how ‘unusual’ her set is.

Interesting facts for you guys:
– been featured in Playboy (Oct ’03 and April ’04), FHM and Maxim mags (ha! i bet that piqued your interest didn’t it…)
– besides being a DJ and singer, she’s also a producer and model

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And representing our homegrown artistes will be DJ/VJ Callen.
If you’re not familiar with Callen’s name, you must at least have heard about the 3-man group he’s a part of – Altered Image.

L-R: Callen, Terence C, Didjital

Callen has been a familiar face in the KL club scene for years since 1985 which was… shite, that’s when i was 2 years old!

I used to ask PassedOutBen who’s this and who’s that when i first started writing about DJs four years back.
“Ben, who’s Callen?”
“Oh my god. I can’t believe you’re asking me. They will die if they hear you say that!”

POB loves stating that his boys will die hearing me say all sorts of things.
He enlightened me that Callen set up Excessive Records, and after some research, it was obvious that Callen’s a pioneer of our local progressive house movement.

So get ready to experience total sensory overload as he’ll be showcasing his special brand of visual wizardry alongside the night’s live performance.

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For all the artistes i just mentioned, log on to the Hennessy Artistry website to dl their songs for free.

18th April does sound like one heck of a night, and i’m definitely going

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