THE FORTRESS
In the 90's Saj Awan & Ryan collaborated together throwing raves and events in Miami & Ft. Lauderdale Florida. Years later Ryan moved to NY with his growing internet company Netcreations and Saj ran his underground record shop Resonance Records.
As the internet boom hit...Ryan's company grew really fast and went public while Saj's Resonance Records went to online mail-order. As the 90's were coming to a close, with Ryan's huge financial success they decided to team up again and open up their first nightclub, so the hunt began in NYC. Mayor Giuliani was running town at the time and was shutting down all the good clubs... The Tunnel... Twilo's... etc. They decided it was not a good idea to do this in NY. So Saj had this crazy idea to move into a mansion in Beverly Hills and put a nightclub inside of it... like the Playboy Mansion. Ryan liked the idea and both flew to Cali to start looking for the location. Four days of looking and the only decent home they liked was NBA's legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar house.
The only thing good it had though was a racquetball room that could be turned into an nightclub, but the rest of the house was made for a super tall person and wasn't very soundproof. One more house was on the list to see, but it was way more expensive and in the Hollywood Hills area. The owner was throwing a party that day too, so it was a great opportunity to check it out. It was a 8 minute drive up the curvy Hollywood Hills...but wow what an explosive view when they got to the very top! They arrived at 2260 Sunset Plaza Drive and the current owner was Dr. Winky from club DV8 fame.
It was the year 2000...a great way to start the new millennium! Ryan kept running his internet business in NY while Saj started designing and building the nightclub inside this amazing spectacular home.
4 - EAW Avalon DCS2 subwoofers
2 - EAW Avalon DCT1 supertweeters
6 - Crown Macro-Tech 2402 amplifiers
5 - Crown Macro-Tech 1202 amplifiers
1 - Crown Macro-Tech 602 amplifier
1 - Crown IQ USM-810 digital processor
12 - Furman VU-40 LED audio meters
2 - Furman PL8 power conditioners
1 - Pioneer CMX5000 dual CD player (CDJ-1000 didn't come out yet)
2 - Technics 1200 MKII turntables
2 - EAW JFK series DJ monitors
2 - Ultimate Support Speaker Stands
1 - Odyssey DJ Booth Coffin & Stand
2 - High End Studio Spots
2 - High End Studio Colors
4 - High End Dataflash Strobes with controller
1 - High End F-100 Fog Machine with controller
1 - Martin Lightjockey DMX Software
1 - Martin 2532 Direct Access Controller
1 - Custom Full Color white light water-cooled laser with 3-phase power
1 - Pangolin Laser Controller
FHM Magazine photoshoot with the Hilton Sisters shot at The Fortress House!
Here we have a music video we shot at The Fortress. We originally were told it was going to be an R&B video...haha...sure it was! Here you have Eightball & MJG "Pimp Hard" music video...the Uncut Version.
Here is the summary of the plot:
This high-tech, psychological thriller is set in the shadowy world of the Internet. Sondra Brummel is recovering from a skiing accident in her boyfriend's mansion, and accidently contacts a possible killer in an Internet chatroom. She and her friend Misty enter a virtual game that that becomes all too real.
This movie is pretty cheesy and got bad reviews, but it's great to see how the early days of the internet was supposed to look like in the future.
Here is the summary of the plot:
The vampire Lestat becomes a rock star whose music wakes up the queen of all vampires.
I also got a cameo DJ role in the film, it was my first time on the silver screen! I was pretty excited. This movie has one of my favorite supporting actors Paul Giamatti (Sideways) and Frankie Muniz (Malcolm In The Middle).
Here is the summary of the movie:
After a young boy's school essay erroneously finds its way into the hands of a Hollywood producer who turns the idea into a hit film, the boy travels to Los Angeles to claim his credit.