LAUNCH PAD: Joe Vor-Tech (Event Over)

Joe Vor-Tech is a producer, rocker, DJ and avid Mappist living out of the basements that belong to various sets of people that Joe occasionally knows. Vor-Tech started as a DJ and promoted in NYC's "coveted" Club Kid Scene back in the late nineties at the famous Tunnel Nightclub. From there he's done such illustrious things as thrown a lot of most-likely illegal "raves", almost fell of a cliff on a 1971 tour bus in the middle of Ontarian Wilderness and moved to Chicago where at some point he lived in a house and did events at a place called "The Velvet Elvis". He's presently part of the electro-core band The Image Front, half of the DJ duo The BBK, done remixes for Houston Bernard, Yellow Note and Bikini Kill and just finished his seminal electro-bass track "Help Me Pay My Gas Bill" which is sure to completely and utterly change the world as we all know it. "Joe Vor-Tech" is also an anagram for "Born of the 4th of July." Joe, though, was actually born in October.

Joe also is a resident at the Modern Love nights at Liars Club.

THURSDAYS at SURA Ramp Chicago showcases DJs and producers who share their love of techno, house, tech house, and electro in a weekly series in Sura’s futuristic environment. Flight Deck nights feature noteworthy national and international talent while Launch Pad nights feature up-and-coming passionate local acts.