Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Concert Report: DJ Sam Collins (Proper Orlando)

This is Proper nightclub in downtown Orlando where two of the biggest DJ show producers in Central Florida, "HTG" and "I Love Florida House" began an experiment last night to see if a crowd would come out on a Tuesday night to see world-class acts up close and personal.
Proper has a shiny disco ball on the ceiling so you know the place is legit.

The doors opened at 9PM and we arrived shortly after 10PM to already find a crowd.
DJ Cruz Control (USA) had this time slot and he played a great House mix beginning with a lot of vocal House and migrating to more traditional non-vocal sounds as his set progressed. 

When Proper first opened in 2023 their niche was that all the music had to be played off vinyl. They apparently couldn't find enough DJ's that knew what a record was let alone could mix off turntables so they no longer have that rule.
 


DJ Zurrenda (USA) came on in the 11PM timeslot. First time seeing him in a couple years but he was a familiar face in clubs such as Sundown Sundays at The Patio and Ace Cafe.


There are two large bars at Proper. The one is up front and faces their patio where seating is available.

All the way at the rear is the main bar which brings new meaning to the term "top shelf liquor".

And then around 12:20AM, the headliner, DJ Sam Collins (D/NL).

His set was more on the Tech House side of House music.

Since this was a "school night", we couldn't stay out late but it was a good turnout for this initial Tuesday night experiment. Next Tuesday, April 15th DJ Kasia (PO/GB) will be here and on Tuesday, April 29th, DJ James Zabiela (GB) makes a rare Orlando visit. Last night, a good time was had by all.

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