I sat down with local DJs Trung Ngo (Trung), Brandon Coleman (Bruce Jaxon), Luis Espinoza (Espinoza) to learn more about them and their venture: Progression Indy, a promotion/live event company for Trance, Progressive, and Techno music, which just celebrated its one year anniversary at The Melody Inn on March 1, 2022.
Full interview linked below.
As far as electronic music goes, Indianapolis has always been saturated with Drum N Bass, Dubstep, and Big Room EDM, and the House Music scene has stayed alive thanks to the efforts of Slater Hogan and John Larner; but besides the occasional big name every few years, Indianapolis has really not had a scene for Progressive or Trance music at all.
Trung Ngo craved that and saw the opportunity to expand the scene here more with the genres he had always loved so he reached out to his friends and fellow DJs Brandon Coleman and Luis Espinoza to get them involved.
From there the idea turned into reality with a monthly show at the Melody Inn featuring local talent and guest DJs from surrounding states. Each show had a loyal following of trance and progressive fans that showed up to every event. Progressive in the front room, and Trance in the back room.
Going to these shows is like going to see all your friends. The music is great, and the local talent is incredible. Moreover, the crowd is warm and welcoming which is something the EDM community is known for. Everyone that attends is there for the love of music and sharing that feeling with others.
Once the monthly event was a hit they decided to go bigger, and with the help of Mariela O’Conor for venues and Scott Lebherz for hospitality/artist outreach, they started getting bigger names to town. Black Circle Brewing has been the all ages venue for their larger events. So far they have brought the acts of English DJ/Producer Marsh, German producer/DJ Jerome Ismaae, Spanish DJ/Producer Dosem, American DJ/Producer Spencer Brown, American DJ/Producer Adrian Alexander, and English DJ/Producer Oliver Smith and they don’t plan to stop reaching for the stars.
Their next all ages show is on April 2, 2022 at Black Circle Brewing. GRAMMY nominated trance legends Cosmic Gate aka Nic Chagall and Bossi will be bringing their Mosaiik album tour to us. This will be the biggest show to date for Progression Indy and they are looking to expand the experience with new sound and lighting to take it to the next level.
The final monthly event at Melody Inn took place on March 1, 2022 for the Progression Indy One Year Anniversary Party. That event will also be getting a makeover, moving to Saturdays going forward at a new venue, which will be announced soon.
If you are interested in the Trance, Progressive and Techno scene here follow Progression Indy on Instagram and Facebook to keep up to date with all the new exciting things on the horizon for this young promotion company. They can’t wait to have you come dance with them!
For the full interview click here: https://youtu.be/5T_jccjpXsY