Guy Gerber Celebrates Fifth Year Anniversary Of LA Chinatown Blockparty, RUMORS, May 2

DJ Harvey and Guy Gerber at RUMORS on Gin Ling Way, Followed By After Party At Golden Dragon

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Guy Gerber’s Rumors block-party has become an LA tradition, ushering in the start of the summer party season for West Coast residents. Five years ago hosting an underground electronic music block-party in Chinatown seemed crazy, now the party feels like a beloved LA institution, and one of the city’s truly can’t miss events.

Rumors LA’s popularity has continued to surge and with demand for the party growing year on year, who knows what might be next for Rumors LA. But this Spring Gerber welcomes back his brother in arms DJ Harvey to join him for another sunset soiree under the cherry blossoms of Gin Ling Way.

The historical setting, dragon dancers, firecrackers and confetti in the air, make Rumors one of LA’s most singular parties. Combine that with the inimitable pairing of two of dance music’s most of the moment and enduring selectors playing extended sets, with A Club Called Rhonda taking over the excellent cocktail joint General Lee’s and Burger Lords dishing up some of California’s best burgers and its little wonder Rumors LA remains irresistibly unique.

This year, Gerber will extend the party in typically idiosyncratic fashion, taking over the Golden Dragon Dim Sum house for a late night session with some very special guests. Expect a sweaty low ceilinged conclusion to Rumors, replete with Dim Sum and dancing, a perfect end to a quintessential LA party experience.

Rumors is the brainchild of Guy Gerber, the DJ and producer, who was inspired to buck trends and try something different several years ago in Ibiza. RUMORS emerged as a clandestine beach party before becoming a global touchpoint for cutting edge underground house music held in far flung locales. RUMORS has traveled from cliff top locales in Ibiza to Mayan cenotes in Mexico, courtyards in old London town and destinations like Coachella and Art Basel, evolving into a one-of-a-kind party that could only have been conceived by the contrarian imagination of Guy Gerber.

Rumors LA is presented by Future Primitive, Rhonda INTL and Framework.

About Guy Gerber

Guy Gerber has always favored the road less traveled. The Israeli DJ thrives on confounding expectations. What other underground DJ could collaborate with one of hip-hops biggest moguls, Puff Daddy, or start a left-field night at one of Ibiza’s most commercial clubs, Pacha? What other producer blends the worlds of melancholy and euphoria so effortlessly, or turns in a breakup album as an official mix for a revered club brand? It’s these kind of contradictions that define Gerber’s compelling duality.

Before he was fiddling with drum machines and synths, Gerber was all about groups like Joy Division and My Bloody Valentine. These influences still echo clearly in his music today, whether it be his hypnotizing live performances or contemplative, moody productions. Over the course of four albums, Gerber has shown himself to be a singular artist. In 2007, he brought his debut album Late Bloomers to Sven Vath’s Cocoon, following that with 2009’s My Invisible Romance. In 2012 and 2013, he usurped the concept of a mix CD, delivering a Fabric album made up of 100% original new productions; then on Who’s Stalking Who creating an LP more akin to an extended composition than anything else.

As a performer, Guy Gerber is consistently rated one of the best touring acts in dance music, earning a top 10 live performer nod three years in a row for Resident Advisor. When DJing he’s known for extended sets, epitomized by a 12-hour performance at Burning Man in 2014. Gerber’s sets are never forgettable, and he has an unerring ability to disrupt expectations, whether it be confounding Ibiza VIPs with his 2013 Wisdom of the Glove residency at Pacha -- which even caught the New York Times’ attention -- or 12 months later going in a totally new direction with his clandestine free Ibiza beach party, Rumors. Even at more traditional club residencies like those he holds at Marquee, Sound, and Story, Gerber acts as the subversor, transforming the normative experience into something alive with mysticism and mystique.

On the label front, Gerber has helped curate and A&R some of underground music’s most intriguing talents. His label Supplement Facts hosted everyone from Chaim, to dOP, Guti and Kate Simko. In typical Gerber fashion, just as it was reaching its apex he put it on hold to launch a new imprint Rumors, a befitting title for the mischievously minded Gerber. The new project is off to a promising start, serving as home to Guy’s colossal collaboration with Dixon, “No Distance,” as well as his crossover album with Puff Daddy, 11:11, which proved one of 2014’s most startling and impressive LPs. As with Supplement Facts, Rumors reiterates Gerber’s attention to the visual aesthetic. Both labels have seen him collaborating with artists all over the globe -- most recently, visual trio WIFE at Art Basel in Miami.

What’s next for Guy Gerber? Like any good rumor, it’s sure to have tongues wagging.