Loud music, club drugs, glowsticks, and extreme dance moves. In 2011, Plattsburgh is seeing an increase in the number of rave parties.

Rave parties require a dj to be truely successfull, and there is no shortage these days. DJ mixing consoles like the Numark Mixtrack (pictured to the left) are appearing left and right.

DJ controllers like the mixtrack provide users with all the features of a $3000 cd setup, but with a price tag of around $100. The popularity of djing can surely be attributed to the availibility of new technology.


Officers of the law (or "pigs") are familiar with the terminology. Upon spotting a glowstick enthusiast on the night of October 8, local police exclaimed; "it looks like we got some rave action tonight..."

In previous years, only one or two houses were hosting rave parties on a somewhat frequent basis. In 2011, there are at least 3 off-campus houses hosting rave parties on a regular basis.

The up-and-coming rave scene in Plattsburgh can also be attributed to the music of "Magic" Dan Sturrock, who drops his 'heady rave bombs' on a weekly basis at Monopole's PB Finnan's venue.

Some of the styles of music featured at these rowdy get-togethers include: Dubstep, House, Trance, and Electro.

Watch out SUNY Plattsburgh; these ravers are here to stay, and hungry for more!

Here's a video taken at 3:00am on October 9 2011, at an intimate & exclusive after-hours rave-style gathering: