Aloft New Delhi Aerocity ushers in a new era for stylised comfort and next-gen hospitality tailor-made for future-facing, tech-savvy travellers to the Indian capital. The brand’s first outpost in New Delhi will kick off on May 12th, 2018 with the hotel set to turn into a multi-faceted playground for those in the know.

Soundtracking the invite-only event is innovative and critically-lauded producer and DJ Steven Julien aka FunkinEven, known for his soulful, genre-defying takes on dance music. Chaos In The CBD, the Kiwi brothers at the vanguard of global house music will also make their debut, with both musical powerhouses at the very cutting edge of their artistry.

Expertly-curated and exclusive food and cocktail menus are set to thrill attendees while a unique, first-of-its-kind island bar will turn into a potent hub for social interaction. Besides being an outright visual treat, it will also serve as a thirsty person’s oasis in the very best sense of the term.

Not one to leave memories adrift, the irreverent, boundary-pushing Swiss art collective Satwa 3000 will create in the Aloft New Delhi Aerocity’s lobby, not just one but two of India’s first-ever GIF Paradises. The self-contained rooms are green screen-powered, technology installation that audiences can enter and interact with, and of course, create a unique GIF image to share on their social media.

The Aloft New Delhi Aerocity’s launch is a fresh burst of unrestricted creativity, right in line with the brand’s appeal to a new-fangled type of traveller that seeks fun, vibrancy and a buzzing, hyperconnected social atmosphere over the usual timidity of a standard hotel stay.

Breaking boundaries and lighting the way for unbridled creativity on the global dance floor are two Kiwi brothers from New Zealand the world has come to fondly as Chaos In The CBD. In a rather short time, Ben and Louse Helliker have injected their own flavour of jazzy improvisation into time-honoured house music and have come out on well on top. With critically-lauded releases on London’s Rhythm Section, Tokyo’s Mule Musiq, and since 2017, their own home label In Dust We Trust, the brothers have charted a path of their own, racking up notable club and festival appearances the world over, and have spread the message and the power of inclusive music to those surely in need.

The story of Steven Julien aka FunkinEven is one of modern music’s most enthralling works-in-progress. Right from his 2009 debut on Sam Shepherd (Floating Points) and Alexander Nut’s Eglo Records, through to the storied discography on his own label Apron that’s released now just his own music but that of kindred musicians such as Seven Davis Jr, Max Graef and Shanti Celeste, Julien has cemented his place as a keen risk-taker, a true non-conformist and a believer in musical freedom. Nowhere is this more apparent than the concept-drive Fallen from 2016 and April 2018’s Bloodline, both held in the highest regard by some of electronic music’s toughest critics, and in his string of record releases that have found their way to the crates of DJs and record collectors alike. Whether it’s slowed-down, soul-dripped body jams with hair-raising left turns or edge-of-your-seat analogue machine funk, FunkinEven has left his indelible signature on all of his varied output through the years.