Get Lost isn’t simply a party hosted by Damian Lazarus and the Crosstown Rebels crew - it’s a vibe. Carefully cultivated through lineup, venue, and production selection, each and every Get Lost I have ever had the pleasure of attending provokes a certain feeling that takes those in attendance to an alternate reality as one community feeling far away from the city in which the event takes place. Having recently moved to Los Angeles from Miami, I had high hopes for my first Get Lost in a new locale. Those expectations were met and the event was one of the best I have attended all summer.
The Egyptian Theatre was a fantastic venue that supplied a perfect theme to the party of which organizers took advantage . Not only were there sort of creepily awesome Egyptian dancers that pranced around the party, even parting the crowd like the Red Sea at times, but Damian Lazarus and DJ Harvey got very involved with the theme dressing from head to toe in full Egyptian garb.
Costumes aside, gold glitter seemed to be everywhere – and I mean literally everywhere. The backdrop behind the DJ booth was a sheet of gold glitter, and there was a gold glitter fairy that made her way well through the crowd to sprinkle it on almost everyone she could get her hands on in the audience. Needless to say, the Egyptian theme and the gold glitter added an aesthetically pleasing visual element that showed a clear attention to detail creating a full sensory experience for attendees.
Our evening started off with a bang when we walked into the Egyptian Theatre as Art Department started their set. Kenny and Jonny set the pace nicely with a groovier type of set, which they also seemed to be enjoying themselves as you could see Kenny clearly doing his thing and dancing in the booth throughout the entire set. Towards the end of their set, the mood was led to a darker and driving place to set the tone for Jamie Jones to take over the decks.
As Jamie went on the sun went down, and an array of multi-colored lasers projected onto the back wall of hieroglyphics that proved to be truly mesmerizing. Jamie Jones played one of the best sets I have heard him play in awhile. He truly took the crowd to another place with his music selection.
Damian Lazarus took over command control fully dressed in his Pharaoh costume after Jamie Jones finished. He played with vigor and passion that seems to be omnipresent in his performances. There was a sense of pride that Damian exuded during this set in particular that I feel showed how excited he was that the event was such a success – or he could have been beaming about the fact that he gave away a ticket to Burning Man to the all deserving fan Patrick Murray out of the kindness of his heart and was shortly headed to the festival himself. Either way, keep on keeping on Damian! I will definitely Get Lost again, soon.
If you are headed to Burning Man this week, make sure you check out the rebel crew on the playa wherever they may be spinning for the rest of the week.
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