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DWP16: Level of Excitement from The Biggest Rave Party in Asia

Bernadetta Handayani — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 04:58:35 +0000

Our ears are still ringing from last Sunday, or is it just us not wanting to let last weekend go? Yes, we ‘re still having a hard time moving on from #DWP16 last weekend (Dec 9th & 10th). Just like last year, DWP came back with two days full great dance music and all round raving time!

So much happened in this year Djakarta Warehouse Project. From having some of the biggest DJ atm to bringing back the biggest paint party, Life in Color Kingdom adding more hype and interest for this dance music festival. In fact, because this year’s DWP promised so much, the hype and excitement for #DWP16 have been heightened months before the actually day of #DWP16. Here are the cycle of excitement we endure during the last few months en route to #DWP16

1. When the first lineup was announced

That moment you saw your favorite DJs name plastered in the official #DWP16 poster, your testosterone level went through the roof. You couldn’t shut up about how good the line up is this year to your mates and they kinda let you freak out until you calm yourself down.

2. When you scored your official ticket to rave

After the line up, came the time to buy your ticket to party. You regularly check up on #DWP16 official social media account to know when the first pre-sale is on. You’ve been saving up since #DWP15 and when you finally got your ticket to rave at #DWP16, you let a sigh of relieve because you finally did it! Permission to rave, granted!

3. -1 Day

A week before the actual day, you started to talk constantly about the upcoming festival. When the day before the big day arrived, your body has shown symptoms of early start of raving. The signs were clear, it’s hard for you to concentrate on your job, you had a hard time sleeping in because all you could think about was how hard you’re going to rave the next day, and your ear craved for some EDM tunes.

4. The Big Day: Day 1 of #DWP16

You’ve been waiting for this day for so long by now. Though it started later on the day, your level of excitement mounted hour after hour since the time you opened your eyes. But the level of your excitement peaked when you finally arrived at JIExpo and saw the iconic Garudha Stage, where most of the magic happened.

Day 1 started with a bang! The lineup at each stages were equally great, made it even more difficult for us to choose. We spent most of our day 1 hanging out at the Neon Jungle stage. Starting with the uber kawaii “TOKIMONSTA”, she may be petite but her stage presence was as grand as the size of the whole crowd. She handled the crowd like a pro!

Next up high on our list was “Snakehips”. The duo played us remixes of classics like “Ms. Jackson”, “Drop it Like It’s Hot”, “Soulja Boy” and even a remix of Rich Chigga’s “Dat $tick”. They wrap up their set with their hit “All My Friends” which got everyone in the crowd raved hard.

The time came for “Alan Walker”. The mysterious, half covered faced DJ had some pumped up energy that was contagious! Getting on and off the deck simultaneously with the confetti! But the highlight got to be the last number “Faded”, which people were really in to!

“Rudimental” was the highlight of the Neon Jungle Stage for us. They usually travel in group, but even with just DJ Locksmith on deck and Mark Crown blowing the trumpet, they still managed to raise the roof! From playing “Not Giving In” to “Feel the Love” they never failed to deliver. The even played Flume’s “Holdin On” which was a treat.

“Zedd” and “Martin Garrix” equally wow the crowds and closing day 1 at the Garudha Stage. Both DJs were two of the most anticipated and most looked forward acts this year. The crowds definitely showed it!

5. Big Day 2.0: Day 2 of #DWP16

Day 2 rolled on and when you thought you could toned down your excitements just a little bit, but your level of excitement stayed the same, if not heightened. You’re still like a kid in a candy store. Thinking about all the raving you could still do that day made you all giddy inside.

You watch DJ after DJ taking that big stage. “Dipha Barus”, “Lost Frequencies”, “Blasterjaxx”, “DJ Snake”, and “Hardwell” were warming you up for the real party, the “Life in Color” party that is! Yes, #DWP16 brought back the largest paint party in THE WORLD to the “Life in Color Kingdom” stage. It was as wild, as colorful and as animalistic as you thought it would be. This is the time when your level of excitement has reached its max.

6.Post #DWP16 Depression

Good things have to end somehow and it finally hits you that #DWP16 is done and over. Your ears were still ringing, your head heavy with memories of the raving good times the last two days has brought you. Although your sadness and post #DWP16 depression was shortly changed into another excitement about #DWP17.

Whether you like it or not, Djakarta Warehouse Project is something everyone is looking forward to every year, it has become a routine and a part of everyone’s yearly plan. We raised our glass to you #DWP16, what a weekend that was.

Music, Mud, and Madness at Djakarta Warehouse Project 2013

Tami Sabran — Mon, 16 Dec 2013 09:27:34 +0000

It’s that time of year again, where everyone uses their last batch of stamina to wrap up the year with the most epic rave party in South East Asia, the Djakarta Warehouse Project 2013.

It is safe to say that this year’s nearly sold-out Djakarta Warehouse Proejct (DWP) is not for the faint-hearted. Unlike past year’s festival held in the heart of Jakarta, this year (13/12) the party went a bit northern to the Eco Park venue inside Ancol. At first it seemed to be quite the idea to expand the venue’s spacing due to a higher target of audience, but once the rain started, the crowd seems to think otherwise. One word to describe the journey from the parking lot (which was surprisingly not that hard to find) to the venue took a bit of muscles to reach. The sense of navigation was under our sleeves, the fact that our shoes was stepping on mud and ankle-high puddle is definitely not a good sign, but once the DWP’s wristbands were on we realized that the party was just getting started. And all of the little hassles that we had to the entrance didn’t mean a thing as we were about to experience the best electronic dance music festival in South-East Asia

The night’s appetizer started with one of our very own local heroine, DJ Yasmin. Delivered an outrageous performance despite the technical problems, she did not fail to make us proud of the Indonesians turntable heroes. Continuing to tour other stages, Neon Jungle stage was the next stop. The facilities, the merch stands, the drink parlours and the food village found along the way were adequately suitable and just right. The choice of menu was also variative and efficient. Upon arriving at the Neon Jungle Stage, Lemaitre was halfway through their set of the night, decorated by the famed polygon art installation. The Norwegian duo played tracks from their EP The Friendly Sound and Relativity 2, including the song ‘Excuse Me’, ‘Continuum’ then closed with ‘Time to Realize’. Most of the crowd stayed and multipled to wait for the next act, Flight Facilities, and that’s when the all-night drizzle evolved into a tropical rain. Opened with ‘Foreign Language’, the crowd was even more energized with the rain’s kisses during the set and the indie electro duo’s new staging concept. Songs including ‘Claire de Lune’, ‘With You’ and minutes of Daft Punk’s ‘Doin’ It Right’ were performed that night, closed by the indie teen anthem, ‘Crave You’. Despite the rain’s intensity, the crowd was nowhere near finding a shade or a raincoat armor and kept dancing along to the beat. These party-goers really knew how to make the best of anything, like when was the last time you really danced in the rain?

Breakbot and Zedd were scheduled to perform at the same time in opposite stages. Breakbot’s signature giant red lips decorated the stage, and performed some mixes including ‘Fantasy’ and ‘You Should Know’. The performance was then followed by Irfane and the band, playing some sultry retro tunes including ‘One Out of Two’, ‘By Your Side’ and the people’s favorite, ‘Baby, I’m Yours’. Breakbot continued with his mix of Metronomy’s ‘A Thing For Me’ and in the middle of the set, fireworks thundered the night sky as Zedd’s set across the venue was wrapping up. Zedd, the newly Grammy-nominated DJ played some of his massive hits including the radio hit, ‘Clarity’, ‘Stay the Night’, and ‘Spectrum’. As if dancing under the sky’s sprinkle wasn’t fun enough, they added fireworks, IsmayaLive really did spoil us!

Frankly, roaming from stage to stage was the least fun part of the night. Not only that the ground turned into soggy wet mud, and the fact that there were too many people with not enough walking routes, each stage transition felt like the longest. Going back to the main stage, Alesso had already started his set and performed flawlessly in front of the infinite audience. The scene was reckless at all the right places. Songs including ‘Under Control’, ‘Calling (Lose My Mind)’, ‘City of Dreams’, and ‘If I Lose Myself’ were played with maximum fortitude. Indoor staging Cosmic Station were having a blast as well, with W&W closing up their set and continued with Showtek’s unbelievably heart-stomping set. The lights, the visuals and the laser beams were the cherry on top, almost leaving the crowd in a trance. The audios were handled perfectly during most of the performances in DWP, with very slight and irrelevant glitches. As Showtek spinned through the night, the main stage was getting even more hysterical from the international star-studded line-ups, in addition to our local heroes that were even more amazing. The night peaked somewherea around 3 am at the Garudha main stage with non other than David Guetta in the flesh. The set was almost hypnotizing and justifies Guetta’s reputation in the dance and mainstream music scene. He brought a full set of the best tracks, including ‘When Love Takes Over’, ‘Titanium’, ‘Getting Over You’, ‘Memories’ and as a closing encore, ‘Play Hard’ which pretty much summed up the whole rave night-out.

Closed with more fireworks and an impeccable final set, the break of dawn has risen and it was time to end the craze, with or without hangovers. Even with all the mud madness and all the things that went wrong that night, DWP13 was worth the trouble. The euphoric scene happens only once a year and is definitely not to be missed. See you next year for an even BIGGER rave party. Eat, sleep, rave, repeat!

#DWP2013 1st Phase Line-ups : David Guetta, Alesso, Breakbot, Martin Solveig and Zedd

Alcander Alonzo — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 12:09:08 +0000

If you’re a huge fan of EDM (Electronic Dance Music), when summer comes, you should keep checking out Ismaya Live’s official twitter page. Because they might be spilling out some clues about the artists for Djakarta Warehouse Project (DWP) 2013! After releasing the official teaser of the festival on June 27^th 2013, two days later (29/06), is the time for them to drop the bombs. When the clock ticked at 01.00 PM, Ismaya Live announced their first phase line-ups of DWP 2013. The DJs for this year are David Guetta, Martin Solveig, Alesso, Zedd, and Breakbot.

Just to recall the hype of DWP 2012, last year this massive festival for EDM fans, exploded by bringing tremendous names such as Calvin Harris, A-Trak, Paul Van Dyk, Avicii, Angger Dimas and many more. By seeing the first phase line-ups for this year’s edition, We’re just pretty sure the greatness will be two-fold and will blast more than ever.

The first group of pre-sale will be sold on July 6^th 2013 (IDR 425.000) and the next three groups will be sold right away after the first group has been sold out. There shouldn’t be another think coming for you guys to rush to the ticket box for DWP 2013, remember how sick the night was when David Guetta shook Jakarta? Because once is not enough, having another shot of David Guetta’s set is much recommended! Martin Solveig and his French compatriot, Breakbot, will also turn Jakarta to the best EDM city. And keep in mind, that this is pretty crazy to see the line-ups aren’t fully revealed yet since Ismaya Live still have some more jaw-dropping names to be announced. The Djakarta Warehouse Project 2013 is set to hit the record on December 13^th2013.