Red (nightclub)

Red was a nightclub located in Washington D.C.. It shut its doors on October 23, 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.

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 dance floor, painted red brick walls, and minimal seating. The sound system, 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.com and districtsoul.com.

Featured DJs

Red @ 7:30 AM 10.23.05 - Photo by Robert Tillman, aka Deesko, a resident DJ @ Red

Resident DJ's at the time of Red's closing

• Sam "The Man" Burns
• Doug Smith/95 North Productions, Inc.
• Oji
• Kostas
• Farid (Owner)
• Case
• Tom B
• 2Tuff Crew (Slant, Bjoo, Jahwei)
• Deesko
• Ian Svenonius

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)
• Apple Rochez (former resident)
• Teddy Douglas
• Master Kev
• Ray Casil
• Dan Soda
• Tony Humphries
• David "Vibes" Tobon
• Hippie Torrales
• Miguel Migs
• DJ Dove
• Harvey
• DJ Paulette
• Kelly G.
• Timmy Richardson
• Adam Scott
• Adam Cruz
• James LBS
• Avery - District Soul
• Will Gantt
• Lexus King
• Rated M
• Kevin O.
• Lars lb. Behrenroth
• Tony Fernandez
• Karizma
• Keenan
• Phil D.
• Jovonn
• Tony Fashaw
• Deep Dish
• DJ Julius
• Miles Maeda
• Diz
• Fil Latorre
• 1SmoothDJ Marv
• Frankie Feliciano
• Taha Elroubi (T. Kolai)
• Whyteout
• Ricardo SantaMaria
• 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
• DJ Stress
• 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
• MC Mecha & Mc Nes.
• KC
• Michelle Mae
• Mark Zimin, creator of The Mousetrap, Upside Down, The Wag, Monkey Island (plus The Living Room nights: Blow-Up! and Cherry Candy Center)
• Raymond Dudeck, Jr., ex-Charm City Soul DJ (Living Room)
• Johan Boegli, founding member of Moving Units (Living Room)
• Bert Blunt
• Majik Mike
• Thunderball
• Carl Michaels
• Willyum

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