6. Leboom!!!

LeBoom is often described in a nutshell as the largest monthly dance party in Columbus, and that, I have to say is an understatement. Every third Saturday of the month Skullys is always crammed full, but it’s never been as packed as it was this Saturday. It is thrown by local production company My Best Friends Party MBFP , if you haven’t heard of them its about time they make it into your mental dictionary. If you want to go to a great party, check out what these guys are up to. Other than throwing LeBoom, they also throw Thump, my favorite weekly party at Circus. They are even expanding all across the map next year with what they call The X Tour. 

MBFP doesn’t just throw the parties, they play them! I’ve been dancing to Attak and Carmas spinning since my very first day in the scene.  And as local photographer Bryan Barnes says, “They are a pleasure to work with.” Bryan is the official photographer for Leboom and shows no signs of wanting to quit, actually he says that “Leboom is my passion”. And it shows because each album he puts out has a unique feel to it, which isn’t surprising considering that he likes to “keep is fresh with new techniques”. He plans on including some photos that are in a style of black and white that he has been reading about in a book that was written in 1985. “The thing is older than me, older than digital photography even”, but he still plans on utilizing the techniques on the next Leboom album. You can see some of his photos right here in Rave Bright! You can also check out his face book page Lite Brite Image.

Another key player in capturing Leboom for the masses is Videographer Mike Harmon from Mike Harmon Ent. As he says, discovering EDM and the rave scene was a key part of his life, and he has been expressing that by being involved with all the Lebooms. “What we all push for is helping the local scene”. Mike releases video promos of all the Lebooms. Since I he hasn’t had a chance to edit the new one yet, I have included last months video. This guy is a king of editing, check how he edits drum beats to actual drums! Incredible!

The greatest thing about Leboom is how many people it brings in. I was talking to Tom Kolassa and he was joking around how Roevy has turned into Broevy with all the guys they bring in (his words not mine!), but in reality, although I could pick out the Bro’s in the crowd, they were remarkably well behaved. I think perhaps we have been influencing them a little bit. EDM, saving the world one bro at a time! Tom actually just got a twitter account running for MBFP with is @MBFP614. 

This Leboom was crazy though! I got in at 9 to listen to local Dj and live painter Heady Ruxpin play and even at the very beginning there was a group of people on the dance floor. And plenty were dancing. By just 10:30 the party was in full swing and as busy and crammed pack as it has ever been! Sure, you could still walk through to the patio without having a minor panic attack, but that was fixed later on in the night! I guess people realized how fantastic the party is and decided they didn’t want to miss any of it! I know I will be getting to the show early from now on!

There are a variety of reasons to go to Leboom, the largest being the incredible music, the dancing and the fantastic environment. But he reason I love Leboom is the people! You never know who you’re going to get to talk to. I met some incredible people last Saturday. Leboom brings in a crowd from all over, including way way out of state! I met a girl named Jenna out of Cali at Leboom, an incredible person and raver! She will be heading back home in about a month but until that time, Columbus has to show her how fantastic our scene is! 

I also met a guy named TJ and his friend Domo. I could tell right away that these guys were empathic, they truly knew how to feed off the energy of the crowd. So, I tried feeding my energy to them. TJ really got into it, he closed his eyes and I sent waves of energy at him, describing the sensations I was feeling at that moment. Although I broke off talking several times, it wasn’t until I pulled back on the energy that he immediately opened his eyes. I got him rolling for a few moments, even though he was SOOOOBERRR!!! Would that have worked on everyone? Absolutely not. But that’s what’s cool about the variety of people at Leboom. Certainly I couldn’t have had that experience without meeting these guys. 

Leboom is a huge party and a lot of fun! It is through the efforts of MBFP for booking the amazing Dj’s they do that is responsible for the constant amazing crowd. Next month is its one year anniversary and I refuse to miss it! Plus, I heard Crizzly is playing and I’m already pumped! With as big as Leboom is getting it should possibly think about expanding. Mike Harmon thinks that by next spring we could push the Newport into throwing a Leboom. Maybe not every month, I’m feeling kind of selfish at keeping them at least relatively small scale, but a few times a year a huge Leboom would be amazing!!! 

What do you think about moving Leboom to a bigger venue???
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