On Friday May 1st we bring you rising Detroit phenom Ashton Swinton to headline Persona’s official Movement Pre-Party. Each ticket automatically enters you into a raffle to win one of two available GA passes to the Movement festival. Winners will be announced at the end of the night. You must be present for the drawing to win.
Every Memorial Day Weekend, thousands of music fans from across the globe embark on a sonic journey to the dance music epicenter. Movement, celebrating 20 years as a true institution in the world of electronic music festivals, remains unwavering in its dedication to both the music and the culture that surrounds it.
Born and raised on the West side of Detroit, Ashton Swinton is a second generation DJ who grew up hearing ghettotech spun in his basement, and his uncle playing for hours on local radio station WJLB. He went on frequent renegade trips into the city’s abandoned buildings with his grandma “Gigi,” who would often drop him off at late-night techno destination The Works.
Known for sets drenched with vocal-laden, booty-shaking rippers, this purveyor of all things acid is heavily inspired by the immersive, wormhole dancefloors of Interdimensional Transmissions, and artists like Carlos Souffront, Erika, and BMG. Other influences on his music include the classic sounds of Detroit techno, motown, and jazz,
‘70s punk rock, Gene on Earth’s Limousine Dreams label, and LCD Soundsystem.
On warmup duty we have none other than THE Joey Kilona. Born and raised on the three rivers of Pittsburgh, Joey Kilona has established himself as a DJ playing in underground venues across North and South America. Locally, Joey is known as a co-founder of the dance party and collective, Transit. When on decks, his sounds are hypnotic and undulating ranging from electro to techno to acid house and all that falls in between.
Persona residents Dave Clevr and Repeat Offender will set the mood early in the night.
Set times:
9-11p: Persona Residents
11-12a: Joey Kilona
12-2a: Ashton Swinton
in the Lodge
9pm-2am
$15 | 21+
