The FADER presents One Step Beyond w/ Matt and Kim and More
Matt and Kim, AaraabMusik and Nacey (Mad Decent) will take over the DJ booth when the monthly “One Step Beyond” party resumes on January 14, 2011 at the American Museum of Natural History. At this Friday’s party, you can also check out space age visuals by Fuevoz (with VJs SeeJ and Benton-C) or watch a screening of Passport to the Universe narrated by Tom Hanks. Aside from it taking place inside a museum, the cool thing about One Step Beyond is that your ticket also includes admission to the space show and a return visit to the museum. To enter to win a pair or tickets courtesy of The FADER, fill out the contest entry form after the jump. All entrants must be 21 or older. Contest entry deadline is January 12, 2011 at midnight. One lucky winner will be notified on Wednesday, January 13, 2011.
Contest entry form and a press release after the jump.
Matt and Kim, AaraabMusik and Nacey Headline The American Museum of Natural History’s One Step Beyond
Presented with The Fader Magazine(New York, NY) The American Museum of Natural History launches 2011 with One Step Beyond, presented with The Fader Magazine on Friday, January 14, 2011 from 9 PM – 1 AM. We celebrate another year of traversing the sun with a headline DJ set from hometown favorites Matt and Kim, hip hop beats from sonic comet AraabMusik, DC phenom Nacey and Activaire locking down the orbital trajectory. Space age visuals by Fuevoz (with VJs SeeJ and Benton-C) illuminate the night, while in the Hayden Planetarium, Tom Hanks narrates Passport to the Universe. Tickets are $25 which includes a free future visit to the museum. This event will sell out, so get your tickets early at www.amnh.org/osb. The entrance to the event is located on Columbus Avenue and 79th Street.
Matt and Kim (Fader Label)
After meeting while taking classes at Pratt Institute in New York, they began performing in October 2004. They spent the next year performing around Brooklyn (their home base) as much as possible, and touring around the United States. In 2006 the band released their first album and stayed on the road, performing at high profile events such as The Siren Music Festival and Lollapalooza.AraabMuzik
Born Abraham Orellana in Providence, RI, the middle child of two other siblings, he began drumming at the age of 3; and by the age of 10, he started playing the keyboard and producing his own music. AraabMuzik has worked with Dipset members Cam’Ron, Duke Da God, Hell Rell, and others, and shopped beats to Young Jeezy, Ludacris, Cassidy, Gucci Mane, Young Dro, and Fabolous.Nacey (Mad Decent)
Nacey is one-third of Nouveau Riche—a monthly dance night in Washington, DC awarded Best Dance Night in the City Paper’s Best of DC issue in 2008. Known for his melodic sensibility and dynamic set routines, Nacey has shared the stage with the likes of The Count & Sinden, Kill the Noise, Nadastrom, DJ Craze, MSTRKRFT and Blaqstarr to name a few.Activaire DJs
Activaire, devoted to developing custom music programs, blends the disciplines of design and architecture with DJ culture.The Rose Center for Earth and Space is one of the most engaging and beautiful public spaces in the world. Inside One Step Beyond, attendees can check out complimentary screenings of the Passport to the Universe—the breathtaking Space Show that launches visitors on a thrilling trip through space and time, narrated by Tom Hanks, explore the Cullman Hall of the Universe, view a re-creation of the Big Bang, and see artifacts of space and science, while the DJs and live acts provide suitably otherworldly experiences.
The One Step Beyond series continues in February 2011.