DENVER DUBSTEP

Mala, Coki and Loefah started DMZ to provide a platform for their take on dubstep and proved it was possible to take the music from the 200-capacity Plastic People to 1,200-capacity Mass, at a night so scene-famous people would travel from Europe, America and even Australia to experience the chest-rattling soundsystem.

DMZ has been described as one of dubstep's two "most influential regular clubnight[s]" (with its predecessor FWD>> the other one)   and "central to the scene."  Since starting in March 2005, the club's attendance has increased steadily.  DMZ's first anniversary, when a queue of 600 people forced the club to move from its regular 400-capacity spac to Mass' main room, has been cited as a pivotal moment in dubstep's history. BBC Radio 1 DJ Mary Anne Hobbs, whose support of dubstep has increased the music's popularity, discovered it at DMZ. The club is known for the power of its bass, always an important element in dubstep; fliers carry the slogan "come meditate on bass weight." In 2005, an assortment of songs were created specifically to be played on the club's soundsystem.

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