Electronic Duo MZG Set To Headline Lost Lake This Weekend!

Twin Brothers Zach and Charles Weinert form the DJ group MZG

Denver looking to get your weekend started real proper like? Look no further as we have your first stop on your calendar starting off with this Friday’s show from MZG at Lost Lake Lounge.

Electronic duo, MZG announces a headlining show at Lost Lake in Denver this Friday November 30th. The self-taught musicians and producers deliver bass driven, hip-hop influenced electronica while sharing a chemistry on stage that is natural and infectious. Tickets are now on sale and start at $10 on Ticketfly.

Twin brothers, Zach and Charles Weinert, spent many years working on separate musical projects, but in 2014, they relented to the inevitable and joined forces to create MZG. Shorthand for “monozygotic” (the scientific term describing identical twins), the name MZG describes the unique bond that only these two can understand.

After honing their craft together in their bedrooms in Jacksonville, FL, the pair began playing out for audiences. Thanks in part to features on Skrillex's Nest HQ compilations, they quickly became the go-to artists for national acts in need of a guaranteed party starter when touring the southern state. MZG's reputation for setting dance floors aflame saw them soon sharing the stage with like-minded acts such as GRiZ, Manic Focus, and Space Jesus, as well as earning residencies at Florida festival mainstays Suwannee Hulaween and Purple Hatter's Ball.

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Recently relocated to Colorado, the brothers have wasted no time in making a mark, performing with respected state staples EOTO and members of Pretty Lights Live, as well as trendsetter Barclay Crenshaw. The undeniable energy the pair offer has MZG poised to bring their identical powers to ears worldwide.

MZG will be showcasing two new songs off their Twin Pack 2 (Phase Bound and Goose Neck) that just released and publicly debuted last month at Hulaween. The duo will also be playing selections from their 6-track EP, Buddy System.

"The two clearly share a wavelength and invite listeners to join the frequency.” -Compose Yourself Magazine

“The two brothers have a great chemistry, playing off each other and creating a single, unique feel to the tracks they create.” -Music Fest News


Who: MZG

When: November 30, 2018  8:00pm

Where: Lost Lake - 3602 E. Colfax Ave Denver, CO

Price: $10 pre-sale, $12 door

Ticket Link: https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1777804?utm_medium=ampOfficialEvent&utm_source=fbTfly

RECITAL: 10/11/2018 SYNTAX PHYSIC OPERA

RECITAL is a collaborative art event featuring dance, music, and other mediums. It will be held the 11th of October at 8pm at Syntax Physic Opera House.

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Founders Mattie Gonzales and Rianna Lee wanted to create an event that satisfies the desire for performance art. In a newly thriving city full of wonderful art shows, drag shows, and concerts it seems necessary to bridge the gap between media, especially as the fall show season gears up. This event incorporates local and touring performers, and promises acts both contemporary and unprecedented. The vibe will be set at Syntax. With their uniquely welcoming ambience, and amazing curated cocktails attendees will certainly be charmed. The night will feature performances and DJ sets by local artists. We are also excited to host the very talented Jorge Elbrecht, who has collaborated with a number of exceptional artists like Ariel Pink.

GOODNESS Block Party Set To Take Over Denver September 1st

Labor Day weekend just got a whole lot better here in Denver. Our good friends at Red Bull and DJ Low Key are putting together a block party of epic proportions here in the Mile High!

On September 1st, 2018, Red Bull Music presents a Goodness Block Party with DJ Low Key & friends.  A celebration of Denver music and community, the day-long event is inspired by DJ Low Key’s longstanding party “Goodness” a signature event of the city’s RiNo neighborhood since 2012. Taking over 27th Street between Larimer and Walnut, the Goodness Block Party will spill onto the space out front of its longtime home at The Meadowlark to feature a stacked lineup of hip-hop and soul inspired artists including DJ Low Key, DJ Jazzy Jeff, YaSi, CRL CRRLL, TiRon & Ayomari, Kayla Marque, and Sur Ellz. In addition, the event will host the debut of Goodness Greatness, an all-star band with Phonte, Exile and friends. Tickets are $10 in advance of the event, and are available HERE.

DJ Low Key has been an influential presence in the Denver hip-hop scene for well over a decade, with his summer series Goodness now in its 7th season and his weekly the Solution (with fellow Denver fixture DJ Lazy Eyez) turning 12 years old next February. Bringing celebrated DJs and hip-hop legends from Denver and beyond to perform, DJ Low Key has created a space to showcase Denver’s unique, independent hip-hop, soul and DJ culture. With the Goodness Block Party, Red Bull Music and DJ Low Key look to highlight and celebrate the uniqueness of Denver’s East Side/RiNo neighborhood, shining a light on the community that has continued to build the area’s renowned musical and artistic legacy.

“The name Goodness comes from the idea of featuring all the goodness possible at the party - from music to people to food to drink to art and beyond. Over time, that focus brought together a whole lot of interesting, like-minded people,” DJ Low Key explains.  “Everything starts with the love of the music and then expands out from there in different directions, with a lot of unexpected great things coming from it... it’s a party for everybody, but not just anybody."

An Interview With DJ Low Key: Goodness Season 6 Opening This Sunday

 DJ Low Key (Photo Credit: Armando Geneyro)

 DJ Low Key (Photo Credit: Armando Geneyro)

With the ever changing musical landscape in Denver, one thing remains a constant, if you are looking for the best patio party in the Mile High, Goodness hosted by DJ Low Key has become a staple of what a perfect Sunday afternoon should look like. We had a chance to sit down with what we consider one of our closest friends in the scene to discuss Goodness and the ever changing industry in our city.

Castro- First off tell us a little about your background?

DJ Low Key- I was born outside of Atlanta, but have been in Colorado more than half my life now. I bought turntables with money saved from a Summer job working at The Garden Of The God Trading Post the Summer after my freshman year. I initially wanted to buy all the cool independent 12"s and rare white label records coming out, which ultimately led to me realizing you could play music for people at parties for a living and a different side of DJing that became my career. 

HUGE shouts to DJ Petey and DJ Chonz for being the two main local DJs that showed me the way. That led to DJing progressional at top 40 club and parties, which eventually led to me doing more of my own thing and starting my own parties like Goodness and The Solution after being inspired by the energy of what DJ K-Nee and DJ Big Styles had created So What! and seeing what was ultimately possible.

Castro- Is there a DJ on your bucket list you have never seen spin?

DJ Low Key- I've been super lucky and over the years have seen most of my favorite DJ before. I'd say the DJ that I'm the biggest fan of that I've never seen rock a live event would be DJ Spinbad, who's a mixtape legend that now DJs for Russell Peters. Sooner or later, I'm gonna get him out to Goodness though - watch.

Castro- Is there an emcee (besides Riff Raff) you would love to DJ for?

DJ Low Key- LMAO! I would say Chingo Bling, but I randomly DJed for him that same Summer as the infamous Riff Raff incident. I've probably peaked as a DJ, but the memories will live forever. 

If I have to answer, I'm sure Jay-Z would be fascinating to work with. Kanye would too, but he's intense enough that it might be overwhelming. Then of course, being a part of a stage show for someone as important to music and culture right now as Kendrick would be insane. (For the sake of DJ Low Key's street-cred we decided not to publish his picture of him dj'ing for Riff Raff)

The crowd at Goodness (Photo Credit: Armando Geneyro)

The crowd at Goodness (Photo Credit: Armando Geneyro)

Castro- What is the state of hip hop in Denver currently?

DJ Low Key- In a word: great. I think the whole of the Denver scene is better than it's ever been. We're such an isolated major city that before the internet leveled the playing field, things were much harder for artists in Colorado trying to advance their careers and while it's taken a while for the knowledge to circulate, years later I think the scene in Denver is easily as vibrant as I've ever seen in in my 12+ years living in the city. The DIY attitude from being isolated is strong, but now we have more resources than ever in the city and that's beautiful thing to see.

The flip side of that is that a lot of cats think that because the city's been getting a lot more attention, it means they're gonna "blow up", but really there's not much of a correlation. Hopefully not too many Denver artists are getting gassed up, but somehow I doubt it - it's a natural thing that come with the city having a moment.

Castro- Tell us were the idea for Goodness (GDNSS) and The Solution came about?

DJ Low Key- The Solution came from a place of frustration and idealism that me and the party's co-founder DJ Sounds Supreme, were experiences in regards to the top 40-oriented gigs that we were mainly working at as professional DJs in the mid-2000s. The gigs we were doing were fun, but they weren't necessarily the kinds of parties where we could really play the music we liked best as much as we'd like. The Solution was and still is, our attempt to make "a solution" to the less fulfilling/eclectic/whatever type gigs that dominate most of the nightlife.

Goodness came about in a similar way. I'd loved The Meadowlark since walking in for the first time and their patio always captivated me. It took a little longer than expected, but eventually I started working with them and developed the relationship enough to where they trusted me to try the idea and since then, it's take on a life of its own that I don't think any of us expected.

At the core of both of them, it's just me and some friends trying to make the kind of parties we want to go to, as people who are a little pickier and more knowledgable than the average club-goer.

Castro- One of the things I have noticed about GDNSS as opposed to other “hip hop” nights/parties is the vibe that comes from it, was that the goal from its inception.

DJ Low Key- Part of that comes from the fact that it's a Sunday day party, but most of it is just because the people that come out to the party are so great. They're good people with good taste in music who come out to have a good time and as simple as that sounds, it's really a rarity when most people just go to whatever bar is close to them or club that their friends talked about during the workweek or something a little less specific. I always describe it as the parties being for everybody, but not for just anybody.

Mackenzie (Photo Credit: Armando Geneyro)

Mackenzie (Photo Credit: Armando Geneyro)

Castro- GDNSS currently resides in the biggest growing area of Denver (RiNo) right now, what are the pros and cons of where you guys reside right now?

DJ Low Key- The pros are that the amount of good food options in neighborhood have improved tremendously and it's incredibly quick and easy to get an Uber/Lyft/etc. 

The cons are that the more intangible things that initially attracted myself, a lot of the crowd that comes to my parties and similar-minded people to the neighborhood are rapidly disappearing. The rawer energy, the fact that RiNo was an alternative to the downtown scene as opposed to what's becoming an extension of it, the freedom that comes from less people coming to an area with any sort of pre-existing expectations because they read it "was a hot part of town"; that's disappearing fast and probably completely. 

With that said, there's still not a part of town I'd rather be in. There's no "new RiNo" to be had in Denver right now and I love the neighborhood and the energy that remains here like none other. The energy of the last few years plus in the area will never be replicated, that's a very special moment in the city's life that I'm thankful to have been a part of, in my own little way.

Castro- The new season starts this Sunday what can we expect this year from previous years?

DJ Low Key- The goal of Goodness, The Solution and everything else is always to try to find a balance between growing organically and still keeping the core of the parties intact. With that said, expect more world class DJs from all over the country, some cool live performances here and there, some art features and I'm sure a lot of cool things that I don't even know that will come together through the magic of the party. And definitely expect more pop-ups and unconventional party experiments, we've done a few to great results and it's got me encouraged to see what other kind of interesting ideas we can bring to life.

Castro- What is your fondest memory of Goodness?

 DJ Low Key- Playing Kendrick Lamar "Alright" at the Goodness Season 4 Opener. It wasn't even a single yet, but you could feel people loving the song and that it was an exceptional record, even by exceptional record standards. The energy was already feeling amazing at that point midway through the first day of the season - the place was packed, the crowd was super open and when I dropped "Alright" after playing the Twin Sister joint sampled on Kendrick's "The Recipe", the crowd went INSANE like nothing I've ever felt before.

It was easily one of the craziest moments of my DJ career. Skillz, who used to MC/host parties for DJ Jazzy Jeff recorded video of the moment and people on his Instagram were mistaking the party for [world renowned LA-based party] The Do-Over, which was quite a compliment. I do things a lot different than them with Goodness, but that party is definitely an inspiration for what's possible in terms of taking something that's really good and turning into a worldwide party/brand/etc and if there's any patio party to get mistaken for, it's them...LOL.

There's been a ton though, having the crowd rock through crazy storms with people holding a tarp over the DJ booth once things started leaking, just to keep the party moving. Going back and forth with DJ Revolution, one of my all-time favorite DJs and easily one of the best DJs to ever touch turntables. Putting out Goodness Hot Sauce and making that crazy random idea a reality. The party's been really good for making memories, I'm thankful for that.   

Castro- Finally where do you see yourself and Goodness in ten years?

DJ Low Key- Hopefully just taking the energy and everything we all love about Goodness and expanding it in more unconventional, exciting ways while still maintaining everything about it that's the core. My whole DJ career has been built off of trusting my instincts, doing what I believe in and giving the public credit for having better taste in music than most DJs assume they have. If I stay focused on those things, who knows how far as this could go - I've already exceeded any and all expectations I had when I bought first turntables at age 15 with Summer job money and if I've learned one thing, it's never to underestimate where life can take you.

Season 6 of Goodness begins this Sunday at Meadowlark. Make sure to get on their e-mail list for free cover and exclusive invites: Info at djlowkey.com

This weeks lineup includes a couple Ultra5280 Party Alums: DJ E-Trane and Sur Ellz who have both rocked with us a few times.