Red was a nightclub located in Washington D.C.. It shut its doors on October 23rd, 2005, after nine years of operation. The club was owned by Farid Ali, and featured a set roster of weekly resident DJs as well as a number of guest DJs from around the U.S. and abroad.
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Background
The club was located at 1802 Jefferson Place NW in Washington D.C., and was simply a basement venue with a small bar, a dancefloor, painted red brick walls, and minimal seating. The soundsystem, however, was considered the heartbeat of the club and was often referred to as one of the better sounding systems in the city. Red was known for parties that often lasted until the early morning hours. Red was opened in 1996, and was decidedly influential in the Washington D.C. club scene. Urb Magazine named Red the 'Best intimate nightclub' in 2003. Red was officially closed in 2005, after a four-day dance marathon. The club's owner cited rising rent as the reason for the shutdown[1]. A discussion of the club's closing by some of its patrons can be found on deephousepage.comand districtsoul.com.
Featured DJs
Resident DJ's at the time of Red's closing
- Sam "The Man" Burns
- Doug Smith/95 North Productions, Inc.
- Oji
- Kostas
- Farid
- Case
- Tom B
- 2Tuff Crew (Slant, Bjoo, Jahwei)
- DeesKo
- Ian F. Svenonius
- Apple Rochez
Comprehensive list of DJ's who have played at Red
- DJ Pope (former resident)
- Mandrill (former resident)
- Aou (former resident)
- Saeed (former resident)
- DJ Spen (former resident)
- Teddy Douglas
- Master Kev
- DJ Marv
- Fil Latorre
- Diz
- Miles Maeda
- Roy Davis Jr.
- Jemal Countess
- Tony Humphries
- David "Vibes" Tobon
- Hippie Torrales
- Miguel Migs
- DJ Dove (former resident)
- Harvey
Image:Samtheman.jpgSam Burns of Underground Soul Solution
- DJ Paulette
- Kelly G.
- Timmy Richardson
- Adam Scott
- Adam Cruz
- James LBS
- Avery - District Soul
- Will Gantt
- Rated M
- Kevin O.
- Lars lb. Behrenroth
- Tony Fernandez
- Karizma
- Keenan
- Phil D.
- Jovonn
- Tony Fashaw
- Deep Dish
- DJ Julius
- Frankie Feliciano
- Taha Elroubi (T. Kolai)
- Moncef Belyamani (former resident)
- Whyteout
- Kevin Yost
- Turntables on the Hudson
- DJ Dealer
- Jeanie Hopper
- Charles Dockins
- Sean Haney
- Elliott Smith
- Unda-Dub
- Chris Udoh
- East Coast Boogiemen
- Anderson Soares
- Niv (R.I.P.)
- Jean Philippe Aviance
Shy FX (uk) on the decks - bigSEXY
- Alix Alvarez
- Victor Simonelli
- Donna Edwards
- Adrian Loving
- Henry "Da Man" Featherstone
- Shadrach
- DJ Dub
- Tony Artuso
- Chris Newton
- Javate
- John-Michael
- Chuck Bleu
- Darrow
- Omar Faison
- Q-Burns Abstract Message
- Solomonic Sound System
- Soldiers of Jah Army
- Rob Paine
- "Cool" Aaron LaCrate
- Spankrock
- Bailey
- Flight
Slant and Flight in the booth during a weeknight - Shy fx
- Doc Scott
- London Elektricity
- Marcus Intalex
- MC Justyce
- Storm
- Friction
- Teebee
- Technical Itch
- Fierce
- Dieselboy
- Rob Playford
- Concord Dawn
- Slipmaster J
- Nookie
- MC Five Alive
- Karl K & Kaos
- Method One
- DJ Redemption
- Mathematics
- Dara
- AK1200
- Deinfamous
- Winterman
- Insulin
- Godfather Sage
- Plan B
- Darkenetiks
- Relapse
- Agent Sunshine
- Aaron Myers
- Jon Freeze
- Catalyst DC
- Patrick Mineo
- Kiko
- Demetrios
- Master B'mo
- Simetra
- Ill Effect
- Campbell Tyler
- See-I
- Stress
- MC Mecha & Mc Nes.
- KC
- Michelle Mae
- Mark Zimin, creator of the Mousetrap (The Living Room nights)
- Raymond Dudeck, Jr., ex-Charm City Soul DJ (Living Room)
- Johan Boegli, founding member of Moving Units (Living Room)
- Bert Blunt
See also
External links
- After-hours Red Fading to Black Washington Post article detailing the close of Red
- Can You Feel It? Flier for the club's final dance party
