LOUIE VEGA presents FLASHBACK July 1, 2011

Louie Vega presents Flashback!
At Mighty nightclub in San Francisco
July 1, 2011
San Francisco, CA - The 2008 Grammy award winning DJ and music producer Louie Vega will be presenting his famous Flashback set at Mighty, in San Francisco on Friday July 1, 2011 from 9:00pm- Saturday, July 02, 2011 at 4:00am. Proceeds will go to the dance music based humanitarian organization, NextAid. Vega will be spinning his extended set with the best in Disco-fusion, Afrobeat, Samba & Latin soul, Breakdance nuggets, R& B jams, 90’s house, 80’s Rock/Dance, Raw Classics. David Harness, one of the most popular DJ’s in the San Francisco Bay Area club scene, will be opening for this event. For a limited time early bird tickets are available for $10 http://louieflashback.eventbrite.com/. Mighty is located at 119 Utah St, San Francisco, CA 94103. For more information call Mighty (415)-762-0151 or email events@nextaid.org
Impossible to pigeonhole and irreplaceable to the scene which he has helped build over more than 20 years, Louie Vega is the quintessential music professional. He’s the ‘DJ’s DJ’, that name constantly thanked on an artist’s album copy, the one who has influenced and defined countless other DJ-producers, from today’s brightest stars to those still beat-matching in their bedrooms. In 2008, the Grammy Award-winning DJ, Producer, songwriter, label owner & band leader and tireless champion of House and world music is only getting better; from Latin to Salsa, afro-beat to jazz, hip-hop to classics and all forms of house/dance music the best is yet to come.
NextAid is truly honored to have had the ongoing support of the legendary Louie Vega over the years. Whether he is DJ’ing by himself or performing as Masters at Work, he is a permanent part of the history of the New York City house music and club scene. Additionally, Vega feels a strong connection to Africa and channels his humanitarian efforts through NextAid and its initiatives by donating his time and talent to play benefit gigs, donating items to NextAid’s auctions and contributing tracks to benefit CD compilations.
SFGATE voted Mighty best dance club in 2010 and best place for a late night dance party in 2011.Surrounded by three bars (one a 30-foot steel monster) and towering ceilings, Mighty easily lives up to its name. The club with a New York feel has made this little nook of a neighborhood between the Mission and Portrero Hill come to life. With a steadily deepening calendar of electronic beats from around the world, Mighty is a virtual warehouse of party action. In its short life, it's already become one of the best venues on the west coast, playing host to top notch international DJs on a regular basis.

About NextAid
NextAid is an electronic music based nonprofit organization that harnesses the power of music to support sustainable development projects that serve vulnerable children, youth and women in Africa. Through music events and public education initiatives, NextAid provides empowering opportunities for concerned individuals to make a difference. www.nextaid.org
About Kawangware Vision Centre (KVC)
Funds raised through NextAid related events are going toward the constructions of the Kawangware Vision Centre (KVC), located in a slum bordering Nairobi, Kenya. KVC is a locally created and managed organization started by former street children to provide positive opportunities to get kids off the streets and support vulnerable children at risk of engaging in street life. The organization runs a micro-business making silkscreened gift bags out of recycled paper. NextAid has partnered with KVC to build a new "green" workshop and multipurpose facility to expand their operation and ultimately serve more youth. For more information on the Kawangware project visit http://nextaid.org/kawangware.htm.