QUENTIN HARRIS THIS SUNDAY AT DEEP $10 before 11pm!    CIELO GETS DEEP NYC ON AUGUST 10th! ***Join Deep creator Marques Wyatt as he treats NY to a second helping of his signature sound*** THANK YOU Before we talk about this weekend, the Deep family would like to thank Mr. Ben Watt for blessing us with an electrifying set last Sunday.  He was most definitely in the "zone".   To give you an idea, peep the pictures below to get a taste:                                       The DEEP SUMMER HEATWAVE continues with SHELTER'S own QUENTIN HARRIS paying us a highly anticipated visit. To purchase advanced tickets and receive priority entry CLICK HERE WHO IS QUENTIN HARRIS? Born and raised in Detroit , Quentin Harris came of age inspired by many of the legends of his hometown.  Motown, Prince, P-Funk and of course, early techno, instilled in Harris a love of all forms of music. Today, he is recognized as one of the leaders in the field of deep house. It has been said that his work re-vitalized what had become a saturated and tired genre. Indeed Harris resists the very notion of working within genre parameters. So, where did this young Motor-City to New-York-City transplant get the skills to re-invent shit? Simply put, Quentin’s musicality runs through his blood with a Mother who is a vocalist, and a father who plays the trumpet.  His Grandmother introduced him to the piano at age 5. At age 12 he took his first formal piano and trumpet lessons. At age 13,  he visited a local recording studio,  where he shortly thereafter commenced session work with an uncle.  By age 14 he was performing live with his Aunt's blues band.  Fast forward to the early 90's and Quentin is, at the age of 20, in the studio working as a session musician with Aretha Franklin.  Around the same time he entered into the world of hip hop culture, and from 1993-1994 contributed regularly as a trumpeter at Maurice Malone’s seminal open mic sessions at The Hip Hop Shop on 7 Mile. These sessions provided a forum for a new generation of Detroit talent as Harris went tote a tote with then unknowns Emenim, Slum Village , Royce 59 and Proof.  House music ran in parallel with these Hip Hop leanings as Quentin fed an open-minded vinyl addiction at Record Time store under the auspices of DJ / store manager Mike Huckaby.  Ken Colliers legendary sets at Heavens further fuelled a passion for dance,  while his Hip Hop connections as producer of the New York Hip Hop outfit "The Masterminds",  brought him back and forth to New York .  During these trips he discovered the Sound Factory,  Be Yourself,  Body& Soul and the original Shelter.  House music at this point, according to Harris, was much less niche orientated with tracks crossing over from scene to scene. Circa 1998 he moved to New York City full time, and in 2001 positioned himself in New York ’s largest dance music store, Satellite Records. There he befriended future Unrestricted Access partner, Ben Johnson, who firmly encouraged Harris’ talent in house music. Quentin’s career in Hip Hop lingered as a touring member of "The Masterminds" until the weekly sessions at, and lifestyle of, Club Shelter became all consuming.  A CD of accapellas passed along to Harris for spec remixes provided the final melodic elements needed to fully expand upon developing ideas.  Hence his career as a major label remixer commenced with Shakira’s “Whenever Wherever”.  His tracks are A-listed by DJ’s as diverse musically as Danny Tenaglia, David Morales, Hex Hector, Carl Craig, Frankie Knuckles, Pete Tong, Roger Sanchez, Deep Dish, Derrick Carter, Francois K, Joe Claussell and Danny Krivit.  Each Harris record begins its life however, under the roof of New York ’s Club Shelter.   In 2004 he inked a deal with Timmy Regisford's management company, and has released a string of club hits on Unrestricted and Restricted Access, the labels Regisford set up with Ben Johnson.  His mentor and A&R guide, Timmy Regisford, continues to break Harris tracks one after the other.  As a DJ, Harris found inspiration equally in the sets he heard from Detroit ’s Ken Collier and those of Timmy Regisford .  He believes in energetic mixing with a focus on programming rather than making a mix sound perfect.  His New York residency, Fresh Fruit, which was inspired by trips to Stereo in Montreal with DJ Steve Travolta, was fueled primarily by a desire to offer the gay clubbing community a musical alternative to the banging, circuit sound. He has also sought to close the gap between gay and straight dance circles and indeed his following is unusually diverse.  In the coming months he will play the main floor of Pacha / Ibiza, Dragon I in Hong Kong and David Morales’ new venue in Toronto, Canada.  Harris releases his debut album “No Politics” in the fall of 2007 on Unrestricted Access/Strictly Rhythm.     The month of August brings us a varied and eclectic lineup with FRED EVERYTHING kicking it off on August 5th.           JULY 29 Quentin Harris came of age inspired by many of the legends of his hometown. Motown, Prince, P-Funk and of course, early techno instilled in Harris, a love of all forms of music. Today, he is recognized as one of the leaders in the field of deep house. See why at Deep... QUENTIN HARRIS Shelter, NYC | NY   JOIN US AT DEEP - WHERE HOUSE LIVES! 6021 Hollywood Boulevard Hollywood, CA 90028