Flash-Off: Pan-Pot - Sama’ Abdulhadi

Friday, March 25, 2022 Doors 10PM Advance Tickets on sale Friday, February 25th. Get Tickets: bit.ly/flashoff-panpot Berlin based duo Pan-Pot have cemented themselves as staples of the techno circuit and figureheads of big-room techno sound. Their productions and sets alike are dance floor ready, engineered in every way to make you move. After a stellar outing at CONTACT last November, Pan-Pot return to the District. The German duo will be joined by the one and only Sama’ Adbulhadi. The Palestinian DJ and Producer is known for her unique twist of techno, house, and deeper sub-genres. Her Boiler Room debut streamed from Palestine has racked up over three million views while she continues to take the world by storm. Next stop: DC for her debut, as she joins Pan-Pot for a techno-heavy night edition of Flash-OFF // Musical Guests // Pan Pot (Second State | Berlin) soundcloud.com/pan-pot pan-pot.net/ Sama’ Abdulhadi (Circoloco | Palestine) soundcloud.com/sama_saad ra.co/dj/samaabdulhadi Saad Ashraf ra.co/dj/saadashraf soundcloud.com/saad-ashraf blankphosphenes ra.co/dj/blankphosphenes soundcloud.com/blankphosphenes _________________________________ ⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶ Flash Safe Space Policy ⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶ It is Flash’s mission to maintain a safe space where we all feel at home. We ask our attendees to please stay compliant with our rules and keep Flash’s space free from the following: ⠶ Violence ⠶ Non-consensual behavior ⠶ Racism, homophobia, transphobia, misogyny, sexism or other discriminatory behaviors ⠶ Harassment of any kind Lastly, we ask you to ⠶ Respect the space… leave no trace ⠶ No phones on the dance floor…for the sake of the vibe! If you or a friend feels uncomfortable at any point, please do not hesitate to let a Flash team member know. Our staff i.e. security, bartenders, door staff, and managers are here to help and will remove individuals engaging in any form of hatred, discrimination, or inappropriate behavior ❤️ _________________________________ ABOUT THE ARTISTS: Pan Pot: It can be the similarities between two people that draw them together, but it's the differences between them that create something special. It would be nothing if those two polar opposites failed to meet in the middle. Such is the story of Pan-Pot. Tassilo and Thomas met at Berlin’s renowned SAE, and were drawn together as they were the only two in their studies who had their sights set on the sound of techno. Their initial musical efforts placed a primacy on integrating electronic experimentation with minimal stylings while simultaneously establishing the ominous, murky sounds that have since become synonymous with their name. The next few years saw the release of a steady stream of original tracks and remixes on both Mobilee and Einmaleins, each demonstrating the duo’s commitment to precise, undulating and kinetic grooves accompanied by a steady expansion of their sonic palate. (Continue reading on pan-pot.net/about/full-story) Sama’ Abdulhadi: Sama’s rise to becoming one of the first DJs to emerge internationally from Palestine can be traced back to Beirut, where she immersed herself in the burgeoning local techno scene. Her years in the Lebanese capital not only developed in her a singular musical aesthetic, but educated her as to the technicalities of mixing records and forming a narrative by doing so. Her sets, while rooted in high-octane, punchy techno, have a distinguished and defined ark, encompassing a broad range of sounds in their beginning and end. It’s a style that can be traced back to her teachers, two DJs who instilled in her the value of adaptation and track diversity. “The music is Berlin techno, but I perceive it in a Lebanese way,” Sama explains. Sama’s story begins in Ramallah, Palestine’s de facto capital. Moving there from Jordan, her place of birth, she first connected with hip-hop and rap, the region’s foremost alternative genre. A penchant for music was evident at an early age, but it was the technical side that drew her in first, leading her to study in Beirut. She returned to Palestine with a new understanding of electronic music, and brought with her the techno genre, inspiring a local community of artists that continues to flourish in the face of the geo-political restrictions imposed upon it. (Continue reading on ra.co/dj/samaabdulhadi/biography)