Fiji New Years 2010

BLVD www.blvdsource.com myspace.com/blvdsource twitter.com/BLVDsource Fusing live instruments with electronic production techniques, BLVD brings their audiences a refined and progressive musical experience while continuing to break down boundaries between the dance club culture and the live music community. While whipping up crowds across North America with their genre-bending fusion of rock, hip-hop and electro, San Francisco based BLVD has positioned itself as a new champion of the live electronic movement. After playing the largest indoor New Years party in the US alongside Bassnectar & Thievery Corporation, the band spent this past spring recording their latest album with producer Jeff Saltzman (The Killers, Two Gallants, Fischerspooner, The Black Keys). After two performances at Canada’s Shambhala Festival and a headlining set at Summer Meltdown, BLVD will close out the summer at Earthdance. Highlights of their fall tour include a Halloween show with FreQ Nasty and a west coast run with the Disco Biscuits. BLVD will be welcoming 2010 in on the tropical island paradise of Fiji, followed by a January tour in Australia. As this unconventional mixture of hip-hop and dance rock continues to provide floor-filling fodder for its underground fan base across the US, BLVD is beginning to spark interest from abroad. This is yet another assurance that the band's life affirming message coupled with it's raucous urban mural of sound create an explosive atmosphere with the ability to galvanize any scene. BLVD Review by JamBase Fast becoming late set royalty, S.F.'s BLVD turned in one of the day's finest performances and certainly one of the most high energy sets of the entire fest. Built around the octopus armed machinations of Curtis Sloane (electronic guitar, samples), Dylan McIntosh (drums, samples) and Tripp Bains (bass, keys), the instrumental aspects moves with the insistent hump of an after-hours disco, mid-period Parliament, '90s electro punch and other mischievous pre-dawn flavors. Early in their set I found myself discussing how their sustained grooves mirrored the wave-after-wave feel of female orgasm rather than the build-and-explode dynamics of rock's more male energy. Oh, they hit them peaks 'n' valleys for sure but one felt gripped by a tide far bigger than any one number. And they've fully integrated MC Souleye now, a - Hide quoted text - gyrating, rippling force of nature with a flow that recalls young MC Serch and Organized Konfusion. As weary as many of us were you'd never have known it as we bent our frames into funky origami shapes in response to their manipulations. Cool!
Adam Freeland www.freeland.fm www.myspace.com/adamfreelandmusic twitter.com/adam_freeland Adam was one of the key founders of the UK breakbeat movement. His Coastal Breaks mix series was the first of its kind by many years. He initially was half of 'Tsunami One' , famous for their hit- Hip Hop Phenomenon. Then later formed his own band 'Freeland' and released the debut album " Now & Them'. The main single 'We Want Your soul', with its anti main stream sentiment, hit a chord with many and ironically became a top 40 chart hit in various countries round the world. His remixes of Nirvana (Smells Like Freeland) and White Stripes (Seven Nation Freeland), were the first 'breaks/rock' bootlegs of their kind and have become legendary. He established the highly respected 'Marine Parade' label in 96, responsible, for Evil Nine, Ils, Beber amongst many others and is also one of the most well established and heavily toured DJ's on the planet , he is known for his eclectic taste mixing up, electro house, breaks, rock, psychedelic grunge, Drum & Bass, whatever...just good music.
Souleye www.souleyesounds.com www.myspace.com/souleyesounds twitter.com/souleye Souleye, a Colorado based consious-wordsmith MC, believes that music is a true healing art. His choice to perform freestyle and completely improvisational lyrics allow the present audience to participate and be involved in the creation and collective energy of the music. Souleye also brings in a new, fresh fusion of written songs. Much like life, each performance is genuine and can never be replicated, Unafraid to challenge paradigms, Souleye has been bridging gaps and crossing paths between Hip-Hop, Drum & Bass, Electronic, Blue Grass and Funk. His freestyle abilities allow him to sit in with any bad or DJ, brining along his vibe of sincere energy and love for each performance. Constantly globe trekking in collaboration with artists including Zilla, Bassnectar, The Glitch Mob, Michael Franti, String Cheese, On The One, BLVD and the Everyone Orchestra, you'll find Souleye's schedule to be one of the busiest on the MC scene today. Whether witnessing his energetic freestyle live or on one of his albums, the Souleye experience is definitely one of both sound and spirit.
Knowa KnowOne www.StreetRitual.com myspace.com/djknowone (Street Ritual, Muti Music) San Francisco Knowa Knowone is a musician, creative individual, freelance social worker and community instigator. His influences are based in ancient culture and mysticism being fused with technology, graffiti, and urban life. As a Producer, DJ and Turntablist/Controllerist, HipHop, Breakbeats, Dubstep, and Reggae all fuse together into a style completely individual. Every song and performance is unique, with influences from all over the world, ethnic and tribal beats layered with bass heavy dance floor appeal. Knowa frequently features MCs and live musicians, such as Souleye, Seasunz and more. His recent releases include the full length album "KnowSleep" co-produced with Sleepyhead, out now on Street Ritual Recordings (SF), and "Free Energy" on Muti Music (SF). He is currently working on collaborations with Mimosa, Souleye & BLVD, Lynx and Janover, Audiovoid, Beats Antique, Sasha Rose, emerging SoCal Hiphop stars 3rd Borough, and more. Listen to his music at myspace.com/djknowone, and get the downloads at StreetRitual.com, Addictech.com, iTunes, Beatport or anywhere quality MP3s are available.
DJ Garth www.grayhound.net www.myspace.com/garthgrayhound Garth has been giving San Francisco nightlife the run-around for almost two decades where parties with his stamp are known for easy vibes and jaw-dropping music. Wicked, Come Unity, the Full Moons, Roots & Back2Back have all played their part in sustaining the flames of conscious hell raising that existed here in generations past. Those lawless full moon beach parties ushered in an era of Acid House hysteria that ripped through the west coast and spread into the heartland. The Wicked crew are credited widely with having kick started the city's dance scene in the early 90's furthering its reputation as the red headed step child of Disco. Scoring a Tony Andrews designed Turbosound rig, they possed up with a crew of friends from Berkeley, customizing a '47 Greyhound bus whose previous owners were a gospel choir. Thus cocked and loaded Wicked hit the road spreading their own gospel to seekers across the States. They were first to set up renegade sound at festivals like Burning Man & Reggae on the River. The same bus provided inspiration for Garth's record label. Since '98 Grayhound has released 53 singles documenting an edgier sound of Cali's thriving underground House scene. His breakout anthem with E.T.I. 'Twenty Minutes of Disco Glory' shook things up internationally and was hailed by Muzik Magazine as one of the best dance singles of '96. Since then he has produced over 40 records under various pseudonyms working alongside Eric James (Rocket), Rob Doten (Crosstown Traffic) or Markie Mark (Wicked) and remixed Faithless, Darryl Pandy, The Glimmers, Dada Munchamonkey, Perry Farrell (Janes Addiction), Yabby You, Robbie Shakespeare and Tribe Called Quest. He has mix CDs on Om, NRK, Thrive & Grayhound. There have been countless licenses of his co-productions to big name DJ mix CDs by Deep Dish, H-Foundation, Doc Martin & Lee Burridge and his music can be found in two movies - SF rave flick 'Groove' and Gus Van Sant's 'Speedway Junky'. Today he and collector James Glass are waving the flag for Golden Goose re-edits, raiding their record collections & respectfully placing Disco/Rock obscurities under the knife as King & Hound. As well as regular guest spots DJing Stateside including Harvey's ThirtyNineHotel out in Hawaii, he plays many of the world's best clubs lugging his vinyl to Japan, Korea, Spain, England, Greece, Portugal, France, Belgium, Germany, Mexico, Canada, Australia, Singapore, even Indonesia & Malaysia, turning parties out upon request. On the home front in San Francisco he throws celebrated monthly shindig Back2Back with his right-hand man Jeno. Nobody gets hurt.
Frank Richards www.djfrankrichards.com www.myspace.com/frankrichards DJ Frank Richards, a native of Las Vegas, Nevada, has been spinning and promoting house music events in Las Vegas, San Francisco, San Diego and Los Angeles dating back to 1992; and has been a major force for what Vegas Nightlife has become today. Inspired by the love of house music by DJ’s such as Doc Martin, Garth, Jeno, Satoshi Tomiie, Kenny Hawkes, Nick Warren, Dave Seamen and Danny Howells. Richards is a local favorite and is considered one of the most successful and influential House DJ’s working on the Las Vegas Strip today. Over the past 18 years, Richards has held residencies and music director positions at the infamous Club Utopia, Red Dragon at China Grill, Rehab at the Hard Rock Pool, ICE Meta Club and for the past 5 years at one of the world’s most elite nightclubs, “PURE” at Caesar’s Palace. Including appearances at special events as , Space Ibiza on Tour, Doc Martin’s “Unlock The House and Wax Records”, Soundbar, Angel Music Group, Naked LA, Afterhour-Power, Giant, The Love Festival, Go Ventures and Saturday Night Sessions, Paul Oakenfolds “Perfecto”, just to name a few... Richards and also a producer, is the creative force behind HiSoL Recordings, a small independent label he runs along side with his partner, DJ Sotero. Over the last decade, HiSoL has had several releases as “What U Need” feat Ion, Spirit of the Council, The Heart, The Vibe and Muddy Waters, under the alias “Sol Brothers” which is Frank Richards and Sotero, UNTIL THE SUN REFUSES TO SHINE. Doc Martin, DJ Sneak, Yeno and many more DJ’s have supported HiSol Recordings. Richards has attracted both old and new club-goers alike with his eclectic mix of minimal, tech-house and progressive tracks, keeping his audiences bouncing well into the early morning on the Las Vegas strip. But Richards isn’t limited to Vegas clubs—over the span of his DJ career, he’s been invited to spin in cities such as Tokyo, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Ko Samui, Jakarta, Manila, Cebu, Honolulu, London, Miami, New York, Chicago, San Diego, Seattle, LA, San Francisco, and many more. In May of 2008, Frank was invited to play at the final party at Ko Kimura Final Party KOOL at “SPACE LAB YELLOW” along side Ko Kimura, which is Frank’s most honored booking to date. Richards has spent the last two years between the USA and Asia, promoting his previous CD, “Q Bar Bangkok", “a deep and seductive mix which perfectly rides that fine line between home listening and dance floor energy” (Denis Hemakom, Q Bar Bangkok). In June of 2009 Frank will be going back on tour to promote his new album that will be released on his label “HiSoL Recordings” along with his highly anticipated 2X CD, TOKYO, in tribute to SPACE LAB YELLOW, which he co-created with Japan’s own, KO KIMURA. Expect the most cutting-edge sounds from around the globe mixed by Ko Kimura and Frank Richards!	HiSoL Recordings Vegas Confidential On Tour
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Alan Endorfun www.myspace.com/alanendorfun www.pureformatmospheres.com www.triaddragons.com www.myspace.com/globaldancehawaii When it comes to dance music events in the state of Colorado you can bet Alan is to blame! He has been promoting and DJing for 15 years and has been responsible for over 300 Masssives and over 3,000 DJ gigs across the globe. He has played next to many greats such as PAUL VAN DYKE, PAUL OAKENFOLD, SASHA AND JOHN DIGWEED, ARMIN VAN BUUREN, BAD BOY BILL and many many more, He has worked closely with such artists as UBERZONE, VICIOUS VIC, RABBIT IN THE MOON, and is currently working on projects with MILES DYSON. With his sexy dark style of Electro and Breaks, Alan will surely get the any room he takes over into a deep dancing frenzy!!! He is the brain child for the infamous ELEMENTS series in COLORADO and LOS ANGELES as well as the Global Dance Festival in HAWAII!!! He holds a residency at the Asylum nightclub in Honolulu as well as Triad Dragons Productions. Please welcome a Colorado Icon to the decks and get ready for hard style domination. Triad Dragons, Pureform Atmospheres - Denver, Colorado
Mikey P www.myspace.com/81241616 Making heads bounce all over the United States, this now LA based DJ has generated a major buzz in the Denver house music community and club scene and has most recently been working Arizona and Los Angeles clubs and private events. Mikey P creates an eclectic fusion of electro, house, tech house and progressive with a tad of top 40 influences. 10 years in the DJ community he is sure to tweak your senses in just the right way. Now, with his break out Music, Art, and Entertainment company House & Garden LLC., Mikey P is bringing the electronic music experience to the next level. He has played along side of Rabbit in the Moon, Michael Myres, Myles Dyson, DJ Dan, and many more creative minds of the electronic music world. Continuing to push house music to its threshold be sure to keep an ear out for this truly talented DJs original tracks. Pureform Atmospheres and House and Garden Entertainment
DC www.myspace.com/souleyedc twitter.com/dylancahill Raised in San Francisco, CA, Dylan Cahill has been active in the music scene for the last 12 years, drumming DJing and producing music. Dylan plays a variety of different styles allowing him to fit into many situations. He is well versed in Hip-Hop, Funk n Soul, and Electro House and Breaks. As a member of The Fringe Arts Collective as well as The Low Pro Lounge DJ collectives, he has been DJing and producing events for the last seven years at some of the largest clubs in the San Francisco. This includes The Independent, 1015 Folsom, Mighty as well as numerous underground events. Dylan has also toured extensivly with the live, electo hip-hop band, BLVD. He plays drums as well as does production for the group.
Jocelyn Wonderfully increasing the probability of the cessation of the skewness of your evening’s trajectory with that of sheer wild fun and yum, Jocelyn (Co-Founder/Producer of Club Exotica) can be sure to offer her steamy-hot-sexy-gutteral-grinding-vixen-liquid-lithe-lubricious mixes that instantaneously lift the party’s spirit sky-high, drives everybody's consciousness so pleasingly deep into their hips, and blossoms furtive cantankerous sly and nasty smiles that radiantly dart from their eyes and incorrigibly drape across their lips.
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Johnathan Human www.myspace.com/johnathanhuman www.letspretendpoem.com twitter.com/johnathanhuman Johnathan Human is an icon for the emergent cultural shift that we are witnessing as the human species transitions from a global paradigm based on separation and competition to one of interdependent unity and cooperation. His work encompasses various facets and levels of the human system addressing root solutions to bring about the changes needed for humanity to exist in a sustainable relationship with the planet. A prolific poet and subterranean performer. Human remains a luminary of our post modern times and inspiration for all generations.
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