The Current and Carbon Sound present

Red Bull Directions featuring DJ Pee.Wee (AKA Anderson .Paak)

With Sophia Eris and Kwey

Doors: 9:00 p.m. | Performance: 9:00 p.m. | 18+

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About this event

On Saturday, November 8, global superstar DJ Pee .Wee (the DJ alter ego of 9-time GRAMMY winner, Anderson .Paak) is coming to the iconic First Avenue in Minneapolis for Red Bull Directions for an interactive DJ set where you direct the mix realtime.

Throughout the night, the crowd will vote in real time between curated themes presented by the DJ, shaping a “choose-your-own-adventure” style set that evolves based on the vibe. Whether it’s old-school funk vs. deep house, 90s hip-hop vs. soul, DJ Pee .Wee lets the audience steer the sound creating a truly unique set that no one – not even the DJ – can predict.

We’re flipping this to a DANCE PARTY of epic proportion.

The venue couldn’t be more iconic: Minneapolis’ First Avenue, known worldwide as the home of Prince and the filming location for Purple Rain, is a gritty, intimate, acoustically legendary room that’s hosted everyone from James Brown to Radiohead. Red Bull Directions adds to that legacy by bringing a global megastar to a venue steeped in musical history.

DJ Pee .Wee

Multi-hyphenate global superstar Anderson .Paak spent his childhood playing drums in his church band in Oxnard, California. He released his debut album, Venice, in 2014 followed by Malibu two years later, landing him his first GRAMMY nomination. In 2021, he debuted his collaborative R&B superduo Silk Sonic, alongside Bruno Mars, and one year later introduced his alter ego, DJ Pee .Wee, showcasing his Vinyl DJ sets with past performances at the likes of the Met Gala, F1 Las Vegas, and Coachella.

Now a 9x GRAMMY Award winner, producer, songwriter, artist & director, Anderson .Paak continues to expand his achievements through his label APESHIT, directing music videos, his feature film directorial debut K-POPS, landing a 2022 BET Award for “Best Director” and being credited on the highly regarded music video for Leon Bridges’ “Motorbike.”

His latest album, Why Lawd?, under his group project NxWorries with producer Knxwledge, won the Best Progressive R&B Album at the 2025 Grammy Awards. The Why Lawd? Tour is slated for September/October of this year. He also continues his philanthropic efforts with the Brandon Anderson Foundation with his annual .Paak House event which benefits underserved youth in areas of art & music.

Sophia Eris

Sophia Eris is a DJ/MC currently residing in Minneapolis, MN. Born as a Military Brat, she has moved through many different homes & influences that has left her open minded and forever a student of life. Musically, she has used her upbringing to cultivate her skills in the exact same way.

She is now a DJ for the booming new Hip Hop radio station in Minneapolis, Go 95.3, and also the touring DJ for Atlantic Records recording artist, Lizzo. Together the two have opened up for acts such as SZA, CHVRCHES, Sleater-Kinney and more. They have also performed in the Late Night Television circuit for David Letterman & Stephen Colbert, and just recently broke through on the Emmy nominated Daytime TV hit, The Real.

In the festival circuit, they have slayed internationally at Glastonbury, Wireless Fest, Bonnaroo, SXSW, and more! As a solo artist, she represents her crew GRRRLPRTY, and has had the honor of collaborating with the legendary late great Prince on the 3RDEYEGIRL track "BOYTROUBLE". Her highly anticipated self-titled debut album produced by Prophis was released on July 19, 2016, and she looks forward to continuing to conquer every one of her endeavors. Stay tuned.

Kwey

KWEY is a Ghanian-American producer and multi-instrumentalist out of Minneapolis.