FRIDAY | MAY 16 | 2008
DJ ICON & TEMPLE PRESENT:
MAIN ROOM | BREAKS
SCRATCH-D OF DYNAMIX II (ZONE | MOONSHINE | SYSTEM | MIAMI)
DYNAMIXII.COM | MYSPACE.COM/DYNAMIXII
MIAMI'S LEGENDARY DAVID NOLLER LEADER OF DYNAMIX II, IS AMONG A VERY FEW OF THE FIRST WAVE OF AMERICAN ELECTRO AND BASS MUSIC ARTISTS TO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY TRANSLATED THEIR OLD-SCHOOL CREDENTIALS INTO NEW-SCHOOL RELEVANCE. THE PRODUCERS BEHIND CLASSIC ROOF-RAISERS "BASS GENERATOR", "FEEL THE BASS", "IGNITION," AND THE GOLD RELEASE SELLING OVER 600,000 UNITS TO DATE "JUST GIVE THE DJ A BREAK," CARVED OUT A SIGNATURE NICHE IN EARLY ELECTRO WITH A KITCHEN-SINK-STYLE MEGAMIX APPROACH, AMPLIFYING ELECTRO'S ENERGY LEVEL, DEEPENING THE LOW-END, AND PLAYING UP ITS ROBOTIC THEMES WITH AMPLE VOCODED VOCALS.
THE GROUP WAS FORMED IN 1985 BY DAVID NOLLER, A DJ WHO HAD JUST GRADUATED FULL SAIL SCHOOL OF THE RECORDING ARTS IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA, NOLLER WAS IMMEDIATELY SIGNED TO BASS STATION RECORDS TO RECORD AND RELEASE THE GOLD RECORD "JUST GIVE THE DJ A BREAK". DYNAMIX II APPEARED THROUGH A HANDFUL OF OTHER MIAMI LABELS BEFORE THE PAIR SET UP THEIR EPONYMOUS IMPRINT IN 1985. ALTHOUGH MOSTLY OF ONLY LOCAL INTEREST BEGINNING IN THE LATE '80S, WHEN ELECTRO DIED OUT IN FAVOR OF RAP, THE DETERMINED GROUP DECIDED TO FORGE FORWARD INTO THE FUTURE RELEASING THEIR "ELECTRO BASS" MUSIC AND VOWING TO REMAIN FIRMLY ROOTED IN THE UNDERGROUND DANCE MUSIC SCENE. NEARLY A DECADE LATER, U.K.-BASED LABEL REPHLEX -- OWNED BY RICHARD JAMES, AKA APHEX TWIN -- REISSUED "ELECTRO MEGAMIX", A COLLECTION OF DYNAMIX II RELEASES FROM 1985-PRESENT, A NON-STOP ALL-IN-ONE-PLACE COLLECTION OF THEIR BIGGEST TUNES FROM OVER THE YEARS, ORIGINALLY RELEASED ON THE JOEY BOY LABEL IN 1997.
A STREAM OF NEW MATERIAL, REMIXES AND COLLABORATIONS CONTINUE TO APPEAR FROM DYNAMIX II, MOST OF THEIR LPS AND SINGLES FROM THROUGHOUT THE YEARS REMAIN IN PRINT AND ARE HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER BY DJ'S WORLDWIDE.
"THE BIGGEST F**KING BASS YOU ARE EVER GOING TO EXPERIENCE" - DAVE CLARKE U.K.
"IF YOU LOOK AT THE CAREER THESE TWO HAVE HAD, THE GROUND-BREAKING TUNES THEY HAVE MADE AND THEIR DEDICATION TO ELECTRO-FUNK, I NOMINATE THEM FOR HEADS OF 'BASSLINE SECURITY' IN THE UNITED STATES. MAXIMUM RESPECT! - RENNIE PILGREM U.K.
"DYNAMIX II'S 'JUST GIVE THE DJ A BREAK' IS AN ALL TIME CLASSIC AND THEIR MUSIC HAS JUST KEPT GETTING HOTTER THROUGHOUT THE YEARS." - DJ GODFATHER DETROIT
"I'LL NEVER FORGET THE FIRST TIME I HEARD "FEEL THE BASS", THE BASS GOT UNDER MY SKIN. THUNDEROUS & LIFE CHANGING, I STILL HAVE THE ORIGINAL 12". ONE OF THE INNOVATORS OF THE TECHNO BASS SOUND, DYNAMIX II KNOWS HOW TO DROP IT!" - DJ MONK (RABBIT IN THE MOON)
JEN LASHER (ZONE RECORDS | SYSTEM | NYC & BALTIMORE)
MYSPACE.COM/JENLASHER
EXCLUSIVE SF RECORD RELEASE EVENT FOR JEN LASHER'S "KISS THE SUN" WITH AAREN SAN & DJ ICEY REMIXES NOW AVAILABLE ON BEATPORT.COM & ITUNES!
SINCE AGE 19, JEN HAS INCREASINGLY BECOME ONE OF AMERICA'S MOST BELOVED ELECTRONIC ARTISTS. WITH HER UNIQUE STYLE BOTH IN APPEARANCE AND LIVE VOCAL PERFORMANCE/DJ SETS SHE CONTINUOUSLY SHOWS THAT SHE IS A STEP UP ON THE COMPETITION. SINCE HER HUMBLE BEGINNINGS AS A CLASSICAL MUSICIAN,SHE NOW HAS RACKED UP A NICE LIST OF PRODUCTIONS/ CO-PRODUCTIONS AND VOCAL PERFORMANCES INCLUDING HER BILLBOARD CHARTED CD W/ BABY ANNE, "ASSAULT AND BATTERY," ON SYSTEM RECORDINGS WHICH INCLUDED JEN'S DRIVING INDUSTRIAL INFLUENCED SINGLE "NO MORE TEARS." JEN ALSO CO-WROTE AND SANG ON DJ ICEY'S CDS "DIFFERENT DAY" ON SYSTEM RECORDINGS AS WELL AS THE CLOSING TRACK ON HIS LATEST CD RELEASE "DISCO RODEO" ON MOIST MUSIC. JEN LASHER IS A MUSIC MONSTER AND SHE IS POISED TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD IN THE NOT SO DISTANT FUTURE. GUARANTEED TO MAKE THE CROWDS LOSE CONTROL AND FALL IN LOVE W/ HER AT THE SAME TIME. PUT THIS ALL TOGETHER AND YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT THE WHOLE WORLD CAN, AND SOON WILL LOVE.
"A TOP NOTCH TURNTABLIST." BENJAMIN LEATHERMAN - NEW TIMES, AZ
"D.C.'S PRINCESS OF DARKNESS" MARY MORRIS- REMIX MAGAZINE
"LASHER'S VOCAL SYNTHPOP MIX BEARS AND INDUSTRIAL SLANT, WILL QUICKLY BECOME THE GUILTY PLEASURE OF ANY ELECTRO SNOB." ASSAULT AND BATTERY REVIEW - JEN BOYLES - URB MAG
DJ ICON (SISTER SF | TEMPLE | OPULENT TEMPLE)
DJICON.COM | MYSPACE.COM/DJICON
SYD GRIS (OPEL | OPULENT TEMPLE)
CATACOMBS | HIP-HOP
DESTRO (TEMPLE)
VON (TEMPLE)
DESTINY LOUNGE | HOSTED BY OPULENT TEMPLE
DUTCH (THUMP | OPULENT TEMPLE)
DULCE VITA (OPULENT TEMPLE)
DEX STAKKER (OPULENT TEMPLE)
3 ROOMS OF STELLAR SOUND | 21+ W/ID | 10PM-4AM
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FEW ARTISTS HAVE THE ABILITY TO PRODUCE TIMELESS MUSIC THAT CAN CROSS GENRE BARRIERS AND BE ENJOYED BY LISTENERS WITH DIVERSE MUSICAL INTERESTS. GREEN VELVET IS ONE OF THESE FEW.
PRODUCING UNDER THE GREEN VELVET MONIKER AS WELL AS HIS ALTER EGO CAJMERE, CURTIS A. JONES HAS RELEASED A STEADY STREAM OF DANCE FLOOR AIMED TRACKS SINCE 1991. HIS DISCOGRAPHY BOASTS MANY IMPRESSIVE CONTRIBUTIONS TO DANCE MUSIC: FLASH, ANSWERING MACHINE, (IT'S TIME FOR) THE PERCOLATOR, LA LA LAND, SHAKE & POP AND MANY OTHERS.
CURTIS' EAR FOR GREAT MUSIC PUT HIM AT THE FOREFRONT OF TWO SEMINAL LABELS IN CHICAGO: CAJUAL RECORDS AND RELIEF RECORDS. THESE LABELS HOSTED HIS ORIGINAL WORKS AS WELL AS OTHER RENOWNED ARTISTS SUCH AS ARMAND VAN HELDEN, DJ SNEAK, DAJAE, JOHNNY FIASCO, ROY DAVIS JR., MARK GRANT, GENE FARRIS AND MORE. GREEN VELVET IS USUALLY FOUND TRAVELING ACROSS THE GLOBE TO PERFORM AT FESTIVALS AND HUGE CLUBS BUT MAY 17TH HE WILL MAKE A RARE WEST COAST APPEARANCE AT SAN FRANCISCO'S TEMPLE NIGHTCLUB, PLAYING A DJ SET WHILE SINGING SOME OF HIS ORIGINAL WORKS.
ROCK IT SCIENCE FOUNDER AND LOCAL FAVORITE ERIC SHARP WILL OPEN FOR GREEN VELVET IN THE MAIN ROOM. THE DESTINY LOUNGE WILL BE HOSTED BY LIGHTS DOWN LOW AND WILL FEATURE DIRTYBIRD RECORDS' RISING STAR WORTHY AS WELL AS LIGHTS DOWN LOW RESIDENTS SLEAZEMORE AND RCHRD OH!? ALONG WITH GREEN GORILLA LOUNGE'S JIMMY B. PHOTOGRAPHER PARKER DAY WILL BE ON HAND TO DOCUMENT THE EVENING. TEMPLE'S HIP HOP RESIDENTS TONE AND DESTRO WILL HOLD IT DOWN IN THE CATACOMBS.
THE CATACOMBS HOSTS KILL THE NOISE (NYC) & TREASURE FINGERS (ATL), WITH BLING CROSBY CELEBRATING THE OFFICIAL RELEASE OF HIS NEW CD “PINBALL WIZARD” WITH FREE CD GIVEAWAYS, & A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE WITH 24.K.
IF THAT DOESN'T PUT YOU ON-TILT, THE MISSINGTOOF.DJ’S ALONG WITH SLEAZEMORE & BIG STEREO’S OWN RICHARD OH?! WILL PROVIDE AMPLE DANCE FLOOR FRENZY IN THE DESTINY LOUNGE.
PLAN ON KICKIN' OFF THE SUMMER WITH A BANGER!