You are in
the middle of the dance floor. You forget everything else that is going on and
start to move your feet to the beat. You forget that everyone else can see you;
that everyone else has an opinion about you; and you simply stop everything and
dance. You forget that you have work the next day, that you have a family to
come home to, or a Twitter account to update. You let it all out and give in to
the seduction of sound. You jump, you scream, you laugh, and you even wink at
that cutie. Suddenly, you are caught in a state of party. You don’t consider
anybody else. Heck, you do not even consider yourself. In fact, you consider
nothing. Think about nothing. Analyze nothing. Being in a state of party means
that your brain has stopped, and that your feet have taken over. And as you
jump up and down while you raise your arms in the air; you start to understand
that THIS is what partying feels like.
And for
most partyphiles I know, this realization happened last May 19, 2012 at DC
Fahrenheit for Poshbox Event Solutions’ first party ever: Heatstroke featuring
Manila’s ‘it’ boy, DJ Callum David a.k.a. Vinimal. Heatstroke was, dare I say,
the hottest party of the season. And no, this is not a biased opinion even
though I hosted the event. I seriously think that the organizers were
successful in executing everything that they intended to.
Although we
are all aware that Fahrenheit isn’t exactly what comes to mind when talking
about chichi events, which was a cause of concern for me, Poshbox managed to
bling out the otherwise ho-hum interiors of the club enough to make me forget
where I was. The interiors were classy, exciting, young, and fresh. It was very
streamlined and refined; nothing over the top or too tongue-in-cheek. With a
few yards of cloth and a whole lot of lights, DC Fahrenheit was transformed
into Partyphile Paradise for a night. And that was only fitting as the crème de
la crème of young Davao society were in attendance.
The program
followed a simple, streamlined plan as well. One of the resident DJs for
Fahrenheit started the ball rolling followed by one of the best DJs I’ve heard
recently, DJ Ryan, whom I have never seen in action until this party. He was
joined by the Tagahabi Drumbeaters as they pounded their percussions to the beat
of the tracks that DJ Ryan spewed out. The idea was novel; the music it made
was kitschy but very entertaining. All in all, it was a little added extra
oomph before the main event.
Prior to
the main act, I hosted several quick games to get the crowd pumped. Prizes were
given away by Globe Telecom, Pyesta KTV, Hairs and Nails, Envy Me, and other
sponsors. Once we got the crowd’s interest we then welcomed the man of the
night: DJ Callum.
The
model/socialite/DJ was impressive; he actually played his whole set without a
monitor, laptop, or any of those fancy stuff that makes DJ-ing easier. He did
it the old school way: with just his CDs, (audio) monitor, and the sound
controls. This back-to-basics approach was rather interesting for a guy who
made a name for himself through glamorous modelling. He dished out some of the
hottest current favorites alongside old school tracks and even threw in some
obscurities in the mix. The result: a hard hitting set that stretched for three
long hours; an hour longer than agreed upon by the DJ and organizers. This was
testament to how much Callum enjoyed the Davao crowd. And if you aren’t
convinced that this noted Manila DJ actually appreciated the local crowd, he
even tweeted “Ok, seriously I
think that was the craziest gig of my life. I love you Davao!” the next
day. So maybe finally, our Northern counterparts are realizing how vivacious
the local Partyphile crowd is.
All in all, the event was a success. DJ Callum was amazing,
his opening acts were equally impressive, the interiors were sophisticated, and
the crowd was banging. Here’s to hoping we get even more events from Poshbox.
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