So where in the world are you? (Apart from the US/Canada and Europe)

Chicago Illinois, the birth place of HOUSE MUSIC!!!!!!!!! Get it right

Upstate New York:)

Born and raised in Bermuda
Spent 7 years living in Toronto, Canada
Have lived in Bangkok Thailand for almost 4 years and have been djing here for 2.

reason808, post: 12934, member: 831 wrote: I’m an American expat in Hong Kong. They have a huge scene out here. DJs get more publicity in the local press than bands. Its like New York City – no closing time and some nights go all night and into the next morning! Clubs regularly bring in big name DJs.

I haven’t had much time to go out dancing, but the one time I did, they were playing really cool house that wasn’t exactly underground, but certainly not commercial crap either. It was in a big club in the main district called Lan Kwai Fong that’s filled with bars, crowds and booming music everywhere. People are literally dancing in the streets.

Perspective is everything…

I’ve lived in Bangkok for almost 4 years and found the clubbing scene in HK..especially on Lan Kwai Fong to be a little disappointing. It was indeed busy every night I went, with people in the streets drinking. But, the music left much to be asked. I walked from one empty club into another to find the exact same electro/progressive house track playing. The scene there definitely wasn’t music driven I found one bar just off LKF that seemed to be the underground bar, hosting acts such as Goldie and Bicep. We went on their Trap/Dubstep/Moobahton night to find that the music policy was only followed until the pub crawl folks arrive when the music changed to primarily chart toppers. We went further up the hill on the next night to find a live band act and had a great chat with a canadian expat who had lived in HK for 10+ years who felt that HK night life lacked culture. The only ‘club’ I could find that featured hip hop was a basement spot with no liquor license almost a 20min walk from the LKF strip. Lan Kwai Fong reminded me of Bangkok’s notorious Khao San road…minus the smelly backpackers haha.

I currently reside in Novi Sad Serbia,originaly born in the exact same city but in a completely different country called Yugoslavia.

Dizzle the Dj, post: 40580, member: 1780 wrote: …the clubbing scene in HK..especially on Lan Kwai Fong to be a little disappointing. It was indeed busy every night I went, with people in the streets drinking. But, the music left much to be asked. .

Just saw this. I’d partially agree. Yeah, HK nightlife and culture in general leaves a lot to be desired. HK is still a banking town at heart, and I’m just seeing the expat side of it, which is pretty limited. I lived in NYC & LA so maybe I’ve got low expectations. Maybe the night I witnessed was an execption, but it didn’t seem to hard to find. The whole LKF scene seems like a drunken expat hot mess, so music takes 2nd priority. Reminded me of New Orleans’ French Quarter Strip.

However the ideal of a club scene with great indie music is a bit of a fantasy. When I lived in LA & NYC all the big clubs on the weekend had cheezy music and poser “bridge and tunnel” crowds. The cool underground stuff was on Wednesday night for 50 people. Mabye things have changed, but I doubt it. Underground dance music always happens at the margins.

What I found surprising was that people in conservative HK actually go out and dance all night. Many cities have liquor liscense curfews or a culture that doesn’t support staying out all night long. LA bars closed at 2am. HK is a 24 hr town.

The Black Rag, post: 40804, member: 7330 wrote: I currently reside in Novi Sad Serbia,originaly born in the exact same city but in a completely different country called Yugoslavia.

Druže Tito mi ti se kunemo! Hahaha
Nice to hear that there are other Balkanboys around here 😉
Greetings from Slovenia

Cleveland,Ohio can’t say much about the nightlife scene considering I haven’t experienced yet but I hear Cleveland has quite dnb following