The Office Bar downtown will kick off the FAME Mixtape Series this Friday night with a live art showdown on the dance floor and Baton Rouge native DJ Triz-A spinning from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.
F.A.M.E — “Fashion, Art, Music and Entertainment,” — mixes multiple cultures together to give patrons a diverse experience, according to Danny Breaux, University MBA candidate and owner of Wildflower Presents.
Friday’s event is the first of six exposing Baton Rouge residents to different variations of art, Breaux said.
The live art show will include artists Mark Fresh, TJ Black, James Brady and Amber Nicole.
“It will be like a silent auction, so you can walk around during the night and take a look at them painting and then buy the art at a really cheap price,” Breaux said.
FAME events used to be held at the Varsity Theatre, but after music shows downtown gained momentum, Breaux wanted to give the area a try for the event.
“A series like this will expose downtown patrons to a more cultured bar experience,” Breaux said. “The Office seemed like the best venue to host this event, since we were so successful with our last event in May. We probably had about 800 people at the party last Jive.”
Those unfamiliar with Triz-A’s style can pick up his new mixtape for free earlier in the evening.
“We’ll be handing out free CDs to the first 100 patrons [at The Office],” Breaux said. “DJ Triz-A’s music incorporates both the stuff that people love in Louisiana and that people would hear in clubs all over the more.”
Dubstep took the music scene by storm this past year and it caught on with many college students, Willard said. But older people tend to stay within their hip-hop roots, so Willard keeps this in mind when he DJs.
“I think people are becoming more open-minded to this whole new music after all these major pop songs have been produced by some of the best electronic producers around,” Willard said. “It’s a whole new