Black chandeliers were suspended over the long rectangular dance floor and the flashing lights lit up the fancy attire of those who filled Rendezvous Niteclub. A few screens surrounding the DJ set projected the crisp Factory Nightlife logo while deep house kept a continuous feel-good groove.

The venue was dripping with elegance. The sophisticated decor of Statler City and the club itself was breathtaking. Each room had personality and an atmosphere that breathed sleekness.

Jarvis and Angelo Petrucci warmed up the crowd until legendary DJ and producer Paul Oakenfold took the stage. The floor quickly filled in with dancing people and became progressively compact and sweaty, but from what I saw no one seemed to mind. Oakenfold's set was flawless. Well paced house and trance, Oakenfold kept the mood appropriately peaking and dipping.

During his set the screens were projected with mesmerizing morphing geometrical patterns and trippy visuals. Images of women dressed in white danced on a beach as he dropped an Above and Beyond track - my heart soared. That night, Oakenfold brought a perfect mental journey for the trance and house heads. It was a set that had the ability to reach the core of your soul.

Paul Oakenfold, a legend to the EDM scene, will be performing tonight in Buffalo. A big thanks to Factory Nightlife for scoring such a major booking, the show will be held at Rendezvous Niteclub at Statler City (107 Delaware Ave) from 10pm-4am and "come dance all night to this DJ."

Oakenfold's DJ career began in the late 1970s and has prospered greatly up to the present. He has touched almost every aspect of media with his unique presence. His musical history tracks back and is so widespread that it's quite unbelievable how much he has done; collaboration efforts with what seems to be a never-ending list of prominent names in the business, his music has been featured on commercials and he's also taken part in developing soundtracks for films.

In 1989, Oakenfold established Perfecto Records, a trance recording label based in the United Kingdom.

His genre identity is very expansive and ranges, and is not limited to, electronic dance, progressive house, progressive trance, drum and bass, breakbeats and by the 2000s was releasing productions inspired by classic genres such as jazz and soul. An interesting characteristic of Oakenfold's music is his Goa based tunes, specifically trance. Goa music became an inspiration of his in the 1990s after discovering the electronic music genre that originated in Goa, India in the late 80s.

An intriguing track to explore is his original production, "Nixon's Spirit", which embodies hints of the Indian inspired genre and almost has an overall feel of psy-trance paired with Hunter S. Thompson's declarative voice-over.

Over the past decades Oakenfold has won numerous awards and has been top charted internationally.

Don't sleep on this one.
Check out the event page on facebook.
And his official site.




P.S. Remember this one? "Starry Eyed Surprise" Paul Oakenfold ft Shifty from Crazy Town. Oh Crazy Town...