Needle Kineval

Friday, May 8, 2009

TONIGHT - GUGD: "Put Your Hands Up For Vancouver Canucks. I Love This City." -Pumpe Le Grand

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"Put Your Hands Up For Vancouver Canucks. I Love This City."

-Pumpe Le Grand

Get Up Get Down - The Remix presents

DJ PUMP (Eh! Team / Calgary)

http://myspace.com/djpump

http://theehteamdjs.blogspot.com

Friday May 8th

Shine
364 Water St

Google Map - find directions from where you live
http://tinyurl.com/cg2tqm

WEBSITES:
Facebook | Clubzone | Shine | Blog | Tigerstone

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TONIGHT @ SHINE

DJ PUMP (Eh! Team / Calgary)

MIXTAPES:

SEVONTE SWANG (BOOGIE-FUNK - 2009):

http://www.divshare.com/direct /6345396-562.mp3

COMMON GROUND: (BEST OF COMMON MIX - 2009):
- Download Full Mix:
http://www.zshare.net/audio/5541596719495252/
- Download Full Mix (Tracked):
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=YSHSYV7U

JEEPNEY SOUND VOL 6 (HIP-HOP, SOUL, FUNK - 2007):

http://www.zshare.net/audio/109526775cb5cc/

STEADY ROCKIN DISCO BREAKS (DEEP DISCO & FUNK -2006)
http://www.divshare.com/direct/3105488-28f.mp3

GOLDEN ERA 90-94 (CLASSIC HIP-HOP - 2003)
- DISC 1:
http://www.divshare.com/direct /2362369-b0d.mp3
- DISC 2:
http://www.divshare.com/direct /2365797-191.mp3

In a world full of run of the mill DJs, Pump stands out as being extremely talented and unique in delivery. Pump's abilities are surpassed by a few, while his diversity stretches the boundaries of Turntablism and what it means to be a real party DJ. When mixing, scratching, creating beat juggles or blending beats from hip-hop to funk, soul, disco, rock, reggae & everything in between, Pump focuses on the overall musical composition and the sound of the end result. His no gimmick style of skilled accuracy coupled with a distinct ear for all things funky and soulful makes him one of the nations most versatile party DJs around. His performances have earned him the respect amongst his peers as one of Canadas best kept secret.

Pump is one of the few Calgary bred DJ's to receive global recognition with notable awards and accolades including both DMC & ITF Canadian Champion. This Calgarian is also part of Team Canada's DJ crew/management agency: The Eh! Team DJ's, alongside Jr Flo (Toronto), Illo (Ottawa) and Hedspin (Vancouver). http://www.ehteamdjs.com

Throughout his career Pump headlined some of the most exciting club nights around the globe and showcased alongside a myriad of shows and DJs such as N.E.R.D, Common, The Roots, A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Afrika Bambataa, Chromeo, A-Trak, Jazzy Jeff, DJ Premier, Sharon Jones, Grand Master Flash, Questlove, Peanut Butter Wolf, Public Enemy and Snoop Dogg just to name a few. Since then, he's crafted his credentials to include his highly sought-after mixtapes. This is a testament to Pump's keen ear for music, credibility and branding. One look at his resume and its no wonder why his loyal fan base continues to grow.
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Upcoming Events @ Get Up Get Down - The Remix (Fridays @ Shine)
SKRATCH BASTID (Montreal)
&
DJ DISORIENTAL (Calgary / Red Bull 3 Style Champ)
Friday May 15th @ Shine!
2 BIG DJs, 1 BIG PARTY!!

Monday, May 4, 2009

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAMES BROWN - Part 2 - The Night James Brown Saved Boston (full length doc)

The Night James Brown Saved Boston
This doc is in 8 parts. This doc is about James Brown, civil rights, Martin Luther King, Brown's televised concert in Boston after the assassination of Martin Luther King, a concert that keep the peace and helped a city heal without tearing itself apart first. A good watch.

The Night that James Brown Saved Boston had its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, TX. It is scheduled to appear on VH1 on April 5, the 40th anniversary of the event that it marks. There is probably been no more difficult year in modern American history than 1968. There may have been no worse moment than the murder of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Memphis on April 4, 1968. As cities around the country were burning, James Brown managed to prevent the chaos from tearing apart the racial divided city of Boston.

The film documents that remarkable concert and the politics around it. Boston Mayor Kevin White and his colleagues almost by accident realized that by televising the James Brown concert they could keep people indoors that night prevent widespread rioting. The film is almost testimony to the power of music in general and the power of James Brown's music in particular. The film is a tribute to the Godfather of Soul and the role he would come to play in working for civil rights.

This is a film that should be seen by students everywhere in an effort to understand one of the more dramatic moments in history of a great American city. James Brown may be gone, but his music and his contributions will live on forever.[via:imdb]

Happy Birthday James Brown - more to be added check back

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAMES BROWN!
ONE OF THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME.

DJ Premier - James Brown Tribute

James Brown gives dance lessons. Learn from A MASTER!
Dances in chrono order: Boogaloo, funky chicken, ole James Brown, mashed potatoes, camel walk (my fav), robot, soul swing.

The song James is dancing to he "If you don't give a doggone about it". Listen here

Double Dee and Steinski - Lesson 2

James Brown vs Coldcut - Payback Mix

James Brown - Give It Up Turn It Loose (Latin Remix)
This was on a yellow label 12" called Ultimate Mixes. No other info was on it. I found out later that "Fantasista Re-Formation" is the official remix title. If you don't know/have this you're a sucka.

James Brown - Funky Drummer (Bonus Beat)
One of the sickest breaks of all time. A true blood hip hop backbone.

More to come. Check back later. Including some mixtapes and music.

Friday, May 1, 2009

SKRATCH BASTID (Montreal) & DJ DISORIENTAL (Calgary / Red Bull 3 Style Champ) - Friday May 15th @ Shine! 2 BIG DJs, 1 BIG PARTY!!

GET UP GET DOWN - THE REMIX presents

2 BIG DJs, 1 BIG NIGHT

DJ DISORIENTAL

(Calgary / Red Bull 3 Style Champ / DMC Champ)

http://www.myspace.com/djdisoriental

SKRATCH BASTID

(Montrealifax / DMC Champ / Scribble Jam Champ)

http://www.myspace.com/skratchbastid

http://skratchbastid.com/

Friday May 15th

Shine

364 Water St

Google Map - find directions from where you live
http://tinyurl.com/cg2tqm

A GET UP GET DOWN FIRST!

2 of the baddest we ever had at our night together for the 1st time for 1 BIG night!!

2 BIG DJs, SAME NIGHT, SAME PARTY. wowza.

WEBSITES:
Facebook | Clubzone | Shine | Blog | Tigerstone

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DJ DISORIENTAL

(Calgary / Red Bull 3 Style Champ / DMC Champ)

http://www.myspace.com/djdisoriental

BIO:

With a won ton stuck on a chopstick in one hand and serato in the other, Disoriental was born yesterday and began djing and opening for acts like Superstar Dj Aoki, Tiesto, and many more high profile celebrities. Really? With some other bios you would think the reader was the one conceived last night. No, Disoriental (Jon Chung) comes from humble beginnings watching Goonies on the family's betamax, chilling, growing, eating rice.

Disoriental's real dj career began when he was introduced to turntables by his neighborhood friend. Hooked like cooked crack so began his journey into the world of djing. Along the way Disoriental lived out his calling as an aZn scratch nerd calling, winning a few DMC and local battles, making a few successful mixtapes (featured in URB, Mixwell), immersing himself in spinal research, as well as growing facial hair (the latter taking several years). He learned the in and out, and the in and outs of the industry, playing alongside a bunch of really good djs, travelling here and there and generally being his Chinese parents nightmare (Shout outs to So-Real crew, Randy Jackson thank you).

Lately, technology and the interwebs have allowed Disoriental to branch out even more into the world of music production. His edits and remixes have appeared on the likes of playlists from local heroes Smalltown DJs and Eh Team Djs' Pump, all the way to Cosmo Baker and Dj Eleven from the Rub. He's honed his party skills at numerous successful residencies around town as well as winning the title of "Calgary's Best Party Rocker" during the Red Bull 3-Style competition.

Today when hes not changing his dogs diapers or sitting at his desk at school watching hood videos, Disoriental is still setting booty traps, entertaining people with iron chef - like skills combined with the grandoise of the Beijing olympics. Feel the magic.

SKRATCH BASTID

(Montrealifax / DMC Champ / Scribble Jam Champ)

http://www.myspace.com/skratchbastid

http://skratchbastid.com/

The Bastid has become one of Canada's most in-demand DJs and respected producers. But it didn't happen overnight. After pumping out mixtapes and earning a loyal following in his hometown of Halifax, Skratch began making an international name for himself through DJ competitions like the DMC, ITF and Cincinnati's Scribble Jam, which he won three times. From there the redhead went viral. Seriously, Youtube that shit.

The Bastid works hard. Only someone who does could maintain residencies in multiple Canadian cities. Only someone who does could have toured the United States and Europe before his 23rd birthday. And only someone who really works their ass off could play 200 shows a year and share the stage with heavyweights like Nas, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Ludacris, Mix Master Mike, Ice-T, DJ Premier, Modeselektor, The Tragically Hip, Russell Peters and many more. Like Samantha Fox, for some reason.

But while hard work might get you there, it takes something special to make a lasting impression. Bastid does this, night after night, by using his razor sharp technical skills to give life to a limitless collection of hip-hop, funk, disco, and rock that's guaranteed to put a smile on your face. It's the type of something special that wins awards, warms panties and drains beers.

Skratch Bastid brings all of this into the studio. In 2007, he teamed up with longtime friend/foe Buck 65 and released the critically acclaimed album "Situation" on Warner Music. The collaboration was inspired. Buck was rapping again. And Bastid? He made an album of beats so good that he was nominated for a 2008 Juno Award for Producer of the Year. He was the first Canadian DJ ever to do so.

Now based in Montreal, he keeps busy with touring, playing special events, producing, recording, remixing songs and providing music for TV & Film. Whatever the situation, whatever the format, Skratch Bastid is Satisfaction Guaranteed.

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