Monday, January 11, 2010

The Biography

Progressions saw the day of light in 19 July 2003 when Centro 360 (Singapore) wanted to create a localized monthly club night. It was styled very much in the same vein as Godskitchen and Gatecrasher... where by the music championed would be anything melodious and uplifting; from breaks to progressive house to quality trance.

The success of the debut gig was a sheer indication of the team's direction, which hit dead centre with what the clubbing community was starving for... a feel-good vibe and a musically-focused event.

From there forth, spearheaded by Singapore's pioneering progressive trance deejay Yukun, Progressions became a monthly highlight at Centro 360. It eventually spawned another locally created brand night called Space 2020 which had Yukun sparring off with his international counterparts. Both events saw high revenue returns for the club.

With the closure of Centro 360, the legendary Liquid Room seized the opportunity to offer themselves as the new home of Progressions. They were right on the money. The brand also supported the club's own Trance brand (Acceleration) which saw many debuts like Andy Moor, Thrillseekers and etc.

Progressions next moved to the defunct Onyx at One Fullerton and continued it's successful reign as the country's most consistent and prominent club brand night. It also supported the club's international trance night (Transient) and hosted luminaries like Gareth Emery, John Askew, Kyau vs Albert, Misja Helsloot, Solarstone, Mike Koglin, Lange, Cor Fijneman and many more.


Late 2005, the Progressions team decided to bring the event "underground". The crew, made up of personels who has the experience of setting up clubs as well as club operations, delivered four highly successful Progressions : Underground events. Many regulars dubbed this series as "raw and alive". Financially, the team finally began enjoying their fruits of labour.


2006 saw the brand name returning to the club level with a string of events held at the underground club Barbaablackchic.



PROGRESSIONS with Yukun + P@t @ Ministry Of Sound (Singapore)

Progressions took new flight in 2007 when Ministry Of Sound (Singapore) signed them up exclusivey for bi-monthly club nights. Together with his long-time business partner, Yukun and P@t both brought the brand name to a whole new dimension with a string of talented DJs under their roster.


PROGRESSIONS with Yukun + P@t @ Ministry Of Sound (Singapore)



2008 saw the team venture out of the clubbing environment and onto the beach territories of Cafe Del Mar (Singapore). Together with the venue, they have forge a new partnership to bring forth a string of sunset parties.


PROGRESSIONS with Yukun + P@t @ Cafe Del Mar (Singapore)

The brand has begun exporting itself beyond the Singapore shores and into Jakarta (Indonesia) with it's debut on 21 March 2008 at Embassy The Club and Hanoi (Vietnam) on 27 February 2009 at Loop.



PROGRESSIONS with Yukun @ Embassy (Jakarta)




PROGRESSIONS with Yukun + P@t @ Loop (Hanoi)



Having developed into a household name within the clubbing community, they were called for support duties for Sied van Riel's debut appearance in Singapore and that brought Progressions to the peak level of the brand's history as we stand.


PROGRESSIONS with Sied van Riel, Yukun + P@t @ Powerhouse



PROGRESSIONS with Sied van Riel, Yukun + P@t @ Powerhouse



PROGRESSIONS with Sied van Riel, Yukun + P@t @ Powerhouse


The brand has also spawned a smaller scaled similar-themed club night called Dazed Out, which they co-own and manage with a prominent Singapore club/bar operator. Known for it's more intimate settings and up-close environment, the 2-year-old sub-brand has also seen great success...


DAZED OUT with Yukun + P@t @ eM Studio (Singapore)



DAZED OUT with Yukun + P@t @ eM Studio (Singapore)


7 years on, Progressions has and will continue to grow from strength to strength with their dedicated and ever growing followers supporting it everywhere it goes. The snowballing success is due to the fact that the brand has never once undelivered with it's almost foolproof formula and has always keep the initial goal of providing a GREAT NIGHT OUT!

In 2011, the brand was voted Top 5 club night in Singapore by I-S Magazine.



Tune into our monthly podcast shows at PROGRESSIONS PODCAST which features our entire roster of DJs under our brand as well as YUKUN PODCAST to download our promotional DJ-mixed sets get an idea the sort of quality Trance we represent.

For frequent updates and photos, please visit PROGRESSIONS BLOG or join our FACEBOOK GROUP. For further inquiries and bookings, please email PROGRESSIONS ASIA.

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