ONLINE SALES HAVE ENDED - A limited amount of tickets will be available on a first come first served basis, starting at 12pm day of event. You'll simply pay the cover and enter the party. Thanks!
Mighty Real presents the 4th Annual Pool Side Pride Weekend Party @ The Iconic Phoenix hotel in San Francisco
Since last years vibes were off the hook, we only thought it right to welcome back....
SUGAR GIRL SQUAD
Ultra Naté + Lisa Moody
deep sugar | baltimore
+ Very special guest Joi Cardwell
wi...
ONLINE SALES HAVE ENDED - A limited amount of tickets will be available on a first come first served basis, starting at 12pm day of event. You'll simply pay the cover and enter the party. Thanks!
Mighty Real presents the 4th Annual Pool Side Pride Weekend Party @ The Iconic Phoenix hotel in San Francisco
Since last years vibes were off the hook, we only thought it right to welcome back....
SUGAR GIRL SQUAD
Ultra Naté + Lisa Moody
deep sugar | baltimore
+ Very special guest Joi Cardwell
with Mighty Real resident DJ / co founder
David Harness
SURPRISES TO BE ANNOUNCED
Outdoor Grilled Menu by Chambers Eat + Drink
Rain or Shine @ Phoenix Hotel - a Joie de Vivre Hotel
601 Eddy St. | San Francisco
DEEP SUGAR: The story began 10 years ago when international dance music recording artist Ultra Naté and key friends, artists & DJs from Baltimore made a commitment to give something back to the scene and keep it thriving. Their goal was to create a world-renowned, marquis dance party that follows in the footsteps of Paradise Garage, Zanzibar, The Warehouse, Shelter, and Body & Soul.
The Deep Sugar sound is characterized by a blend of soulful house with dance and disco classics thrown in, while giving a nod to the harder techy sounds of Europe - a formula that has kept Sugar's partygoers' feet rooted to the dance floor remembering the past and looking towards the future.
JOI CARDWELL: sang for the pleasure of it before she turned professional and started contributing backing vocals for a list of other artists that includes LL Cool J, the Pointer Sisters, and Jermaine Jackson. A native of New York City, she stepped onto the stage at Carnegie Hall when she was five years old, singing "Three Blind Mice" as part of her school's performance there. Her teen years saw the dream of performing solidify, and she enrolled in New York University as a liberal arts major with a concentration in philosophy and literature. During her time at NYU, she entered a talent competition hosted by Harlem's Apollo Theatre. She earned top prize a total of five times, the first time by belting out "For Your Eyes Only." It wasn't long before she turned professional and started touring with Ben E. King. Producer Kashif tapped her to join a group called the Promise in 1989. The all-girl outfit made one album, but the recording was never released. Within two years, Cardwell quit to strike out on her own. She sang on the dance numbers "Saved My Life" and "Club Lonely" in 1992. During this time she sang backup for others, while her own solo career took her to a string of labels. She put out "Was It Something I Said" for Epic, "Holdin' On" for Freetown Records, and "Hot Little Body" for Tribal America, which also featured Behavior and Fred Jorio. A new career phase started in 1994, when Cardwell signed with Eightball Records, an independent label based in New York. She penned all the songs on The World Is Full of Trouble, her debut album, which she also produced. The 1995 album launched the hit single "Trouble." She went on to score hits with the singles "You Got to Pray," "Run to You," "Jump for Joi," and "Soul to Bare." A self-titled album was released in 1997, followed shortly by the 1998 remix compilation Clubland's Greatest Hits. In 2000, "Last Chance for Love" was honored as the Best Dance Song of the year by the Glama Awards, and she remained active throughout the next several years, with 12" releases on Junior Vasquez Music, Twisted, Curvve, and King Street Sounds. Cardwell is openly gay; she came out of the closet at the age of 21.
MIGHTY REAL is a semi-monthly event at Mighty that showcases the roots, present and future of the deeper sides of house, soul and disco funk. The night brings San Francisco some of the biggest names that define house music to play alongside resident David Harness.
“Mighty Real” is also a production event with theatrical flourishes matching a new theme for each party. Like big club nights of years’ past - prepare for surprises such as dancers, famous queens, photo booths, fancy decor and other quirky elements to make each party special. All of this is showcased on the Mighty sound and visual systems, and surrounded by one of the most inviting and unique music venues in San Francisco.
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