A new musical endeavour in New West seeks to build community – one beat at a time.
Social Medium is a new electronic music night focusing on building a community of people to socialize and connect with one another through a shared a passion for electronic music. Neal Michael, one of the organizers of PechaKucha New West, and DJ Mutes Ito connected after DJ Mutes Ito filled in at one of the PechaKucha events.
“It sounds cheesy, but the medium – electronic music – really was the social connector in our case,” Michael said. “We went from being two guys who sort of knew each other to hanging out most weekends playing records.”
The duo have joined forces to create an “electronic music social” that’s far from a club or rave, but more of a rec room atmosphere where people can relax and connect. The event is free.
The first of four Social Medium events planned for 2017 takes place on Saturday, Jan. 28 from 6 to 10 p.m. at Old Crow Coffee Co., 655 Front St. While the organizers received support from the City of New Westminster arts and culture grant program for this year’s program, the goal is to make the music series grow and become self-sustaining.
“We’re both very much involved in the New West community and have seen how the appetite for diverse events has grown and how that is attracting and building connections between people new to the city or who’ve been here for some years,” Michael said in a press release.
Anyone interested in attending Social Medium is encouraged to sign up at socialmediumnw.eventbrite.ca.
