It’s hard to over-state the influ­ence Ron Morel­li has had on con­tem­po­rary elec­tron­ic music world over the last thirteen years. As head of the vital L.I.E.S. label, and as a DJ and a pro­duc­er, he has, in his own words, “unin­ten­tion­al­ly” shak­en things up with a for­ward think­ing son­ic aes­thet­ic which evolved from a tight knit group in his local NYC scene. Now glob­al­ly recog­nised (and often imi­tat­ed) Morel­li is known as the cen­ter­piece of this new wave, con­tin­u­ing to con­found expec­ta­tion with each new move, always with the goal of evolv­ing in one form or another.

Work­ing at the world reknown A1 Record shop in Man­hat­tan, Morel­li had been kick­ing around the scene since the late ‘90s, but it was in 2010 he got deserved recog­ni­tion as an artist, carv­ing his own path by start­ing his label. Oper­at­ing at an unre­lent­ing pace not seen since labels of the ’90s, L.I.E.S. has released more than 100 records since the labels incep­tion and con­tin­ues to be a wide­ly respect­ed insti­tu­tion as the years pass.

Diverse as a dj, Ron is known to play across the board, equal­ly skilled delv­ing into the worlds of tech­no and house often blurring the line between the two but still harnessing a jacking groove , his years behind the counter at A1 fuelling his knowl­edge. As a pro­duc­er he has released numer­ous EPs and albums that all show­case a diverse breadth and depth in their approach­es, none stick­ing to a sin­gle for­mu­la.

We're excited to hear how the boss of one of the most respected and influential labels of modern times brings to take us all to a world beyond for three entire hours for their Berkeley debut!!!

As usual we have our residents Bash man & Mi$$ Co$mix on hand to open things up and set the scene with freaky house, techno acid and breaks