San José State students and guests danced the night away at a Halloween Rave on Friday hosted by Atlimo, a downtown venue on Second Street that features an actual limousine.
The event welcomed costumes and dance moves as three DJs spun the tables, playing track after track while a projector displayed movie clips on a tarp. Strobe lights lined the walls of a black dance floor reflecting the lights on the faces of guests.
Business and marketing senior Carissa Adriano goes by the DJ alias “Espurr” and performed a set of tracks that kept the audience moving. Adriano said she received a direct message from the Atlimo Instagram account that asked her to perform at the show.
“I recently heard about the venue a few days ago,” she said. “I was like, ‘Oh, there’s this new spot!’ ”
After talking with the owner of the venue, she said she was looking forward to performing because it was Atlimo’s first rave.
Adriano said she recently performed at a club downtown where she felt pressured to perform well because it had a full DJ table.
“We were having some technical difficulties at first,” she said. “But once we got everything working, it was really fun.”
Adriano said she felt more comfortable performing her set at Atlimo as opposed to downtown clubs because the venue felt more underground in comparison.
After the first hours of the event, she said she noticed guests starting to loosen up and start dancing to the music.
“I put together a bunch of songs I’ve been liking,” she said. “I’m going to keep performing because it’s fun and I could be more experimental here.”
Adriano said she got her start as a DJ at a downtown venue that recently closed, and was happy to hear there was a space nearby where she could continue to perform.
By midnight, the venue was full as students shuffled from the dancefloor to the limousine to snap a photo in the spacious ride.
“The limo was real cool,” said information science and data analytics sophomore Rawle Workman. “It’s definitely a niche vibe, it adds a unique taste to the menu and it is definitely going to have people coming back.”
Computer engineering sophomore Jesse Olufade dressed as Tyler, The Creator’s Igor, a fictional character from the artist’s fifth studio album.
Olufade said he heard about the event from a friend and was looking forward to experiencing his first rave.
“My friend showed an Instagram post to me and I was like, ‘Oh, this is actually happening pretty soon and I have my costume,’ ” he said. “I thought, ‘Finally,’ because all the frat parties are getting too packed.”
