Party: Saint Pepsi with Lightwaves, Kevin Bayly (Furniteur / Brett)

Party: Saint Pepsi with Lightwaves, Kevin Bayly (Furniteur / Brett)

Free for 21+
10pm, $5 for 18+
TICKETS: http://bit.ly/PEPSI1015

Saint Pepsi started in December 2012 as an Ableton exercise, but is now 21-year-old Ryan DeRobertis' main outlet for songwriting and production. The Long Island-based musician's first release with Carpark is the "Fiona Coyne" 7-inch, to be released in August, which will be followed by a full-length album in the fall. Saint Pepsi got its start with four mixtapes of new wave and synth-pop samples. As DeRobertis developed his sampling technique, he branched out into disco and funk music. The netlabel Keats Collective released the Hit Vibes album in May 2013. Around the same time, Saint Pepsi received even more attention for his "Call Me Maybe" remix, a captivating re-working of the Carly Rae Jepsen hit.

Since then, DeRobertis has been focusing on exploring the weird side of pop music. "I'm drawn to tuneful melodies; complex chord structures; outlandish synths and drums; and I like to take pop a capellas and see how I can warp the songs while keeping the melodies almost entirely intact," he says. The "Fiona Coyne" 7-inch showcases DeRobertis' talent for crafting his own melodies. DeRobertis sums up his ambitions simply: "I want to make pop music for freaks, basically.

Invited: Adrian Maseda, Gavin Holland, Caleb L'Etoile, Brittany Sims, Ross McCarron, Patrick Kigongo, Kevin Bayly, Kseniya Alexandrovna, Ed Park, Justin Smith, Katie Coogan, Alex Tebeleff, Ashleigh Liggett, Caitlin Sims, Kate Ross, Jackson Kachor, Chris Burns, Chris Kelly, Paige Plissner, Jimmy Budd, Mike Toohey, Logan Thomas, Ryan Wal, Jessica Millete, Allison Lane, Liz Yeljack, Ian Signore, Tenzin Dawa Samphel, Marvin Lopez, Ben Lek, Josh Stewart, Patrick Connolly, Mike Marvaso, Ngawang Samphel, Conor Matthias Noseworthy, Tammy Colella, Yoko Ohhellno, Chelsea M Reynoolds, Alex Lederer, Nicolas Baca Trickey, Micah Vellian, Chris Gavino, Kyle Downes, Hays Dowdy, Heather Anne Church, Benoit Haber, Reed Griffith, Craig Diego Westover, Brian Huynh, Mathias Broohm, Toby de Groot, Squidharth Ganesan, Maximus Hotei, Alec Bartek, Randy Sloane, Jordan Goldberg, Kevin Kyber, Ryan Costigan, Huy Nguyen, Evan Grice, Ra Fee Na A, Nick Zzȥ, Manpreet Khural, Chris Rudy, Charlie Karim, Ryan Dowdy, Domenico Nico Lane, Xaq Rothman, Jahn Alexander, Steven Goodman, Jimmy Connolly, Tim Lutz, Tj Toohey, Logan Gamble, Perry Rosenfeld, Christina MohawkMom, Jay Colleli, SocialEvents InDc, Tyler Connine, Sabah Amin, Phyllis Reynolds, Logan Burke, Jamie Lewis, Andrew Bezila show more »