Carnival Rage @ Chop Shop, NODA, Charlotte, NC 5/3/2013

In Bass We Trust was invited to the Chop Shop in NODA this past evening for some sites never before seen in the Dirty South (outside Atlanta perhaps).  Several weeks ago, when one of the S.P. Entertainment head honchoes, Mikey Tookie, handed us tickets to a 'rage' with 'Ticketmaster' written on them, we were all a bit hesitant.....when he said the DJ's were all local, we paused further; but when he said he had 18 of the areas best DJ's, $1,000's invested in lighting and every room in the venue with amped up sound plus the back patio decked in sub's, we decided to add it to the packed 'IBWT' itinerary.

With a name like 'Chop Shop', we were fully expecting to see a bar decked out with motorcycles and leather, but were greeted with a defining roar, blinding strobe lights and barely there neon clothes on a sea of a mostly 18-24 and 500 strong crowd.  Festivals aside, there most likely has never been as many females in tutu's, booty shorts and neon bra's at an event in Charlotte, as no less than 12 girls (The Chaotic Cupcakes) took turns parading around the multiple stages to the blaring beats on the enormous sound systems as 5 high end lasers and dozens of timed lighting rigs and smoke machines pulsed in unison on the main stage.  The carnival theme was in full effect with themed paintings of circus animals and cages around the building, a stilt walker, face painters, punters wearing mardi gras masks (and the occasional transformer) and even a unicyclist.  There were also some vendors spreading the good word like Gravy FM Radio and Prado Pictures.

DJ's on the bill included several former 'In Bass We Trust' event DJ's, such as Sarah Burns, DJ Walking, Moejoe and SVED.  They all killed it as you would expect.  Others included Tony Dubz, Jaws, Citron, 1UP, Bassman, Deathstep, Rigid1, DJ Cake, WooBoi and an exceptionally notable set by Danny B.  Daniels Jack & Dom also dropped an amazing and fun set to an eager audiance.

If one was to describe the sound overall of the closing two hours, it would be massive electro bangers sprinkled in trap.  As the night neared a close, longtime club DJ's Supa Skip and tri-city resident (Charlotte/Atlanta/Las Vegas) DJ Frenzy (on the bill for 'In Bass We Trust - WMC 2013) took to the Technique 1200's on the main stage.  The pair took turns dropping tracks each more massive than the last, as Supa Skip periodically did a his best Q-Bert scratch imitation over the tunes.  Certainly the highlight of their set that sent the glow sticks in the air and folks hands in the air was the brand new track, out on Beatport, by the pair 'American Hustle'.  Local celeb DJ Red hopped on the mic to announce last call before it seemed like the party had even started, if there was any drawback, it was that 2 a.m. is not when this crowd was ready to call it quits and many an after party were rumored ready to be raged.

Apparently the Chop Shop has more than motorcycles and leather.

Some if the tracks from main room at end of night included:

DJ Frenzy & Supa Skip - American Hustle
Shake & Bake - Nom De Strip & Bones
Aftershock - Schoolboy
Seesaw - Nom De Strip
Cowboy (Toro Toro Remix) - Zeds Dead
Walking on a Dream - Empire of the Sun
Beam Me Up (Kill Mode Extend Mix) - Cazette
Sweet Nothing - Calvin Harris feat Florence Welch
Make Some Noise (Glowinthedark & Wax Motiff Trap Mix) - Chuckie & Junxterjack
Turn Me On (JP Candela Remix) - David Guetta
 The Drop - Bro Safari
The Code (Psychic Type remix)- W&W feat Ummet Ozcan
Get Low (Kennedy Jones Trap Remix) - Sidney Samson

Chop Shop - 399 E. 35th Street, Charlotte, NC 28205
http://chopshopnoda.com/

S.P. Entertainment - www.facebook.com/spentertain

DJ Frenzy - www.facebook.com/frenzy.inc
DJ Supa Skip - https://twitter.com/DjSupaSkip - www.djsupaskip.com
Danny B - www.facebook.com/daniel.bartsch
Daniels Jack - www.facebook.com/dandjhamilton
SVED - www.facebook.com/paul.svendsen.58
Moejo - www.facebook.com/moejomusic
Jaws - www.facebook.com/n.jaws.jaworski
Sarah Burns - www.facebook.com/burnstrees
DJ Cake - www.facebook.com/andrewcureton

Prado Pictures - www.facebook.com/PRADOPIX
Gravy FM Radio - www.gravyfm.com - www.facebook.com/gravyfm