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NextAid
actively links artists, musicians and the
global community with some of the most
impoverished and vulnerable children on the
planet. By partnering with other organizations
in the production of music benefits and awareness
raising activities, NextAid channels emergency
and long-term aid to African children in need.
DJs and artists such as Carl Cox, Mark Lewis,
Miguel Migs, Simply Jeff, Gavin Hardkiss,
Marques Wyatt, Garth Trinidad, DJ Dan, Soulstice,
and many more have supported NextAid by making
a donation or participating in awareness raising
efforts including benefit events.
For more information about how to participate and become a NextAid artist please email artists[at]nextaid[dot]org
DJS
AND ARTISTS A thru F
A
thru F | G thru
M | N thru Z
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Adam Gibbons
Links: www.adamgibbons.com
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Adnan
 Bio: Palestinian,
Brazilian-born, Adnan Sharif’s introduction
to music began with the magical Rhythm of
Samba, and soulful rhythms and grooves have
defined his music ever since.
In 1985 Adnan immigrated to the USA and found
a new home in the city of San Francisco. DJ
Adnan is one of the rising stars of the San
Francisco House music scene, with releases
on major labels. His musical styles include
all genres of House music with smooth percussion.
Label
Affiliations:
PR2 Recordings - Tarantic Records
Leaf Recordings - Sunburn Recordings
Survival Sounds - Care Recordings
Links:
www.djadnan.com
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aFRO-mYSTIK
Bio: The
world is insane! Traditional musical boundaries
between nations are bending. The sounds of
native drums can be heard merging with house
music and uniting with jazz creating new forms,
disintegrating the mass-marketed model of
pop culture. This is the world of Afro-Mystik,
Om Records' electrifying live experience.
Fusing the rhythms of many cultures into one
on their second full-length album, "Morphology"
coming April 2003, Afro-Mystik presents the
evolution of diverse musical traditions into
a singular, surreal electronic landscape.
Read
more...
Links:
www.om-records.com
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Anthony
 Bio: Anthony
Mansfield got his first taste of house music
in the early underground house scene of Northern
California circa 1992. A heady mix of full-moon
parties, beach parties, dirty warehouses,
laid-back clubs, and crazy house-parties coupled
with psychedelic, funky, deep house and organic
breaks.
Anthony’s newest chapter is a return
to San Francisco--djing, producing and relaunching
his company Hector Works as a music label.
Local events include: LE BOOM (Pink 2925 16th
st @ S. Vanness, SF), GREEN GORILLA LOUNGE
monthly underground or club event featuring
two rooms of sound; and FULLY LOADED the bimonthly
underground collective between Sunset and
the Green Gorilla posse. read
more
Quote from the Artist:
In
this age of "me, me, me," Nextaid's
focus is Us.
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Ben
Annand
Bio: In December
1997 he played his first out-of-town gig,
in Hartford, CT, and just one year later played
his first international event in Quito, Ecuador.
Mr. Annand's popularity has snowballed since
this time, bringing his music to over 60 cities
in 8 countries on 4 continents worldwide.
Some of the highlights include a summer residency
in Mexico City, closing the jazz stage of
the Acapulco World Sound Festival, closing
the 20,000 person Festimad in Madrid as part
of a 4-country European tour, 10 visits to
Moscow's famous Propaganda club, and greeting
2002 at the Rave Goa, held in a huge bullfighting
arena in Madrid. He has appeared on numerous
broadcast and internet radio programs and
appeared on Russian Music Television (MUZ-TV),
viewed by over 2 million people in 320 cities
across Russia. Over the years, Mr. Annand's
music has continually evolved towards its
present range from deep jazzy house to banging
tech-house and tribal. His taste steers away
from remixes and obvious vocals, favoring
tracks with depth and mood and vocals that
are open to interpretation. "I like to
think of the human voice as another instrument,
an incredibly beautiful instrument which I
use to conjure a mood rather than tell people
a specific story….”
Links:
www.tropical-house.com
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Brent Crampton
 Bio: Titled by Red Bull as the Mr. X of Nebraska, Best DJ for the Omaha Entertainment Awards, recipient of the Scion's Breakthru Emerging Artist Tour and a Deep House Pioneer by The Reader, Brent Crampton has been pushing the boundaries of music and culture throughout the Midwest.
His style is driven towards jazz, funk, soul with African and Latin rhythms - the elements from which serious dance music abounds. He can work it with peak global soul sounds, deep and rhythmic tones or melodic downtempo. Most importantly, his music has a message: Bringing people together connecting through music releasing in dance.
From his socially binding monthly titled loom, his Turntable Tutorial DJ class, the art-music fusion shows - ColorSound and Art Reach, to being the NextAid.org Omaha rep., his contribution falls within philanthropy and touches on social progression, education, art and elevating culture.
His impression has been made throughout the nation, having performed in Chicago, Miami, Las Vegas, St. Louis, New Mexico, Phoenix, Hawaii, and along side talent such as King Britt, Woody McBride, Halo, Colette and jojoflores.
Quote from the Artist: As a DJ and promoter, I consider myself a call-horn to the community, asking people to gather. And when you bring them together, I have to ask myself - 'What's my intention?' NextAid uses nightlife culture as a mode for positive change in the world. That's an intention I'll stand behind.
Links: www.brentcrampton.com
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BT
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Carl
Cox
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Charles
Feelgood
 Bio:
Legendary for
his role in the birth of the electronic music
scene in the Baltimore/ Washington DC area,
Charles Feelgood has built a reputation as
a DJ in the international dance community
through his ingenious remix skills and a dynamic
brand of funky disco and hard house. Cultivating
a fascination with music since childhood,
Charles grew up listening to Motown, disco
and funk, genres that heavily influenced his
personal style as an artist. "I used
to stay up late listening to my dad play records
and decided that was what I wanted to do,"
says Feelgood. His first foray into the world
of dance music was in the 80's,throwing small
scale parties under the name "House of
Fields." From Depeche Mode to Aretha
Franklin dance mixes – the music was
very eclectic at the parties and you can hear
that range of genres in Charles's sets today.
Quote from the
Artist: The
people of Africa are in the middle of a full
blown epidemic.To blindly sit by and turn
a deaf ear to a "problem" because
it's "so far away" is the purest
form of stupidity.The people in Africa need
our help. Medical supplies, donations, and
education are just a few of the tools that
we have to offer from the most priviledged
country on the planet.
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Colette
 Please explain why, through NextAid or other means, you have taken on a responsibility to respond to the AIDS catastrophe in Africa?
When I first visited the NextAid website I was shocked to learn how little I knew of what was actually happening in Africa. 95% of children in the world orphaned by AIDS are from Africa! 95%!! That percentage is staggering, but we all have the power to help make that percentage less. We should stop looking at this as someone else's problem and realize it is an issue that affects all of us. Organizations like NextAid make it easy for any one of us to help.
Bio:
With her disarming doe eyes and a heartwarming demeanor, Colette possesses the unmistakable voice of post-millennial house music. Her sweet-but-sultry voice has been called "angelic" so many times, it's a miracle she hasn't grown wings: Imagine a less breathy Kylie Minogue merged with a more controlled Roisin Murphy (Moloko) and you have a good grasp on her classy voice that highlights any beat that flows behind it. Whereas in the late 80s, the diva reigned supreme and made the music cower, Colette has kept it deliciously simple and always melodic, making the former choirgirl-cum-Chicago-house-siren a mainstay of modern dance music.
And it's been that way for a minute -- as raves were starting to wind down throughout the nation in the late 90s, Colette was busting through the "novelty act" stereotype that kept many women DJs corralled like VIP ropes guarding a Hollywood hotspot. But ever since she started her SuperJane troupe with fellow Chicagoan DJs Dayhota, Lady D and Heather (celebrating their 10th anniversary this year), Colette's paved the way for other women seeking equal time behind the decks as their male counterparts. Things came full circle in 2006, when the Los Angeles transplant reunited with Heather for a stateside tour promoting the "House Of Om" mix they did together. It was a busy year -- Colette also played an intense set at Coachella, kept up her long running residency at "World's Best Club" Smartbar and toured with fellow Om house soldier Kaskade.
And 2007 shows no signs of slowing with her new artist album, Push.
"I'm really excited about this record," Colette exclaims. "I collaborated with such amazing producers and songwriters on this project, and I'm going to be doing a few shows with a live band for the first time." However, the road to making Push, wasn’t always an easy one as Colette explains. “I spent four years working on my debut album Hypnotized. I learned so much from that experience and had a clearer vision of what I wanted my second record to sound like. We worked about 11 months writing and recording Push, with one month off for my wedding. I was really lucky to have found such a great partner as he did more of the planning than I did. Usually the bride is running around getting everything ready, but I was balancing the wedding and recording the new album.
If Push plays out anything like her first artist album, Hypnotized, Colette’s endless nights will have been more than worth the effort. Hypnotized became the most downloaded dance album on iTunes (US), and featured dance floor burners like "What Will She Do for Love" (Billboard's No. 1 Dance Club Play Single) and the title track, which was licensed to The Devil Wears Prada soundtrack. In just a few years time, Colette was featured as a "Newcomer to Watch" in JANE Magazine, filed under "Hot New Music" in Interview Magazine, graced the cover of XLR8R, and named in URB's Next 100.
Links: www.om-records.com
www.djcolette.com
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David Harness
Bio: David Harness is one of the most popular DJ/producers in the San Francisco Bay Area club scene. He has been described as "a man who lives, breathes and emanates everything that is beautiful about deep house music and classic garage." David is considered a "rising star" within the dance community.
As a military brat, David Harness traveled the world extensively during his childhood. "Regardless of which country I was in, I always heard American music, namely R&B. This little bit of familiarity really helped me feel secure in a lot of different places." With influences varying from Barry White and the Love Unlimited Orchestra, Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, Quincy Jones, the Jackson Five, Stevie Wonder, Parliament Funkadelic, the Isley Brothers and First Choice, it is easy to see why funk and soul have always been strong elements in his sound.
In 1990, David began DJ'ing at the After Dark in his hometown of Monterey, California. As his popularity grew past the boundaries of Monterey, he was invited to establish a residency at Tilt and the Sound Factory in San Francisco. In 1994, David opened and DJ'ed at the hip and popular club Lift at Club Dv8 in San Francisco.
His success as a club DJ led to a DJ spot on commercial radio. In 1994, David joined the popular radio show Your Mama's House on the San Francisco Bay Area's number one radio station KMEL FM. Your Mama's House was the only "true" house mix show on any major radio station in Northern California. As part of the Your Mama's House crew, David played a key role in exposing the masses to House Music in the San Francisco Bay Area.
In 1995 David kicked off a seven year residency at San Francisco 's legendary Club Universe -- San Francisco's hottest Saturday night party. At Club Universe, David had the opportunity to play with many New York's legendary DJs like Frankie Knuckles, Tony Humphries, Little Louie Vega, Tedd Patterson, Dave Morales, Danny Teneglia, London's Ricky Morrison, Los Angeles' Marques Wyatt, San Francisco's Miguel Migs, Mark Farina and Kaskade -- just to name a few.
His growing popularity accelerated David's natural progression into production. In 1996, David was selected to spearhead the studio production for a national marketing campaign for the McDonald's Deluxe Burger. Also in 1996, David begin his ongoing residency at The End Up Sunday T-Dance -- San Francisco's longest running dance party.
In 1998, he released a CD for Universe Sounds and Twisted America, "Welcome to the Universe". This innovative CD, recorded live from Club Universe, reflects San Francisco's unique "sound" and introduced the world to David Harness. Recognizing his talent, Twisted America quickly signed him to produce his first single, "Get It Together", for a Twisted America compilation entitled "A Little Bit of the Old, A Lot of the New". David also started his ongoing residency at Fag Fridays in San Francisco in 1998 where he is still rockin' the floor.
In 1999, David started Taboo in San Francisco's Mission District. Taboo started out of David's love of House music and his desire to provide a showcase for Bay Area talent as well as internationally known DJs. This ongoing party attracts a loyal crowd of househeads from around the San Francisco Bay Area and the globe to the weekly blending of spirit and soul.
In September 2000, David launched DHJ Productions and has established himself as a respected producer and remixer. To date, David has worked on projects featuring artists such as Mary J. Blige, Luther Vandross, Aretha Franklin, Simply Red, Alicia Keys, Floetry, Donnie McClurkin, India Arie, *NSYNC and Donnell Jones. A collaborative effort with DJ/producers Chris Lum of Abitare Music, Jay J of Moulton Studios, and Charles Spencer of LoveSlap has resulted in several independent releases. David has appeared in articles and interviews in Billboard Magazine, Paper Magazine, Surface, XLR8R, Streetsounds, Sweater, HX, Next, URB, DJ Mag and the SF Bay Guardian.
David Harness' passion, talent and creativity has definitely created a new page in the history of house music.
Links: www.davidharness.com
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Diesel
Boy
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Diz
Bio: If life is about "being in the right place at the right time," then Diz's timing could not have been better. Born and raised in Chicago, the original epicenter of the House Music uni-verse, his adolescence coincided with the beginnings of that city's legendary scene. Nowadays, if you mention Diz's name amongst House aficionados, you are almost cer-tain to hear adoration and respect for his insane DJ skills, stage presence, and warm-hearted personality.
Diz's musical influences started at home, where his mother's love for Jazz led him to pursue the saxophone for many years. His DJ beginnings were about whatever he could get his hands on, like Disco and old Breaks records inherited from family members. When he was 14, his older brother took him to The Music Box, where Diz witnessed the true potential of House Music: to affect people's emotions and bring them together on a collective journey. He's been striving to do just that ever since, and in the process, has become a faithful participant in the music, the culture, and the times.
Throughout high school, he frequented parties featuring DJs such as Frankie Knuckles, Ron Hardy, Farley and many other masters, and finally had a chance to break into the scene at age 19 after meeting contemporaries Mark Farina, Derrick Carter and Spencer Kincey (Gemini). His early gigs were at Alcazar with Gemini, and at one-off parties. At his Wicker Park loft, what started as a means of paying the rent developed into a two-year run as a nightclub, featuring Diz, Farina and Mark Grant on the decks. Soon after-wards, he and his friends took over Shelter, one of the city's "most severe night spots." >From roughly 1993-98, Diz was the Friday resident at Shelter, and the Saturday resi-dent at Red Dog alongside Johnny Fiasco, and since then has held many residencies at other legendary Chicago spots.
In 1995, Diz accepted a job working for his brother's friend, Anthony Pearson (Chez Damier), at PRESCRIPTION (the label founded by Chez and Ron Trent). PRESCRIP-TION conducted distribution business with CAJUAL, and that is how Diz met his future producing partner and close friend, Joshua (whose nickname as fate would have it, was "Iz").
In 1995, Iz n Diz produced their first record together, "Ghosts in Detroit," released on PRESCRIPTION's sub-label, BALANCE. A year later, Joshua/Iz moved back to San Francisco, but he and Diz maintained a close friendship over the years and continue to produce together for labels like CLASSIC, AESOTERIC, GUIDANCE, TWEEKIN', SIL-VER NETWORK, and PANHANDLE.
Diz is currently on a touring tear taking him one of the planet to the other while some-how finding time to finish up an album with mate Iz, coming soon!
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Amber
 Bio:
Amber is a San Francisco-based techno and tech-house DJ and
producer with a driving beat and aggressively risky mixing technique in
a town better known for its laid back house style. Amber is a resident
with the San Francisco branch of Sister USA, the most recognized
cross-genre, all-female DJ collective in the world. From 2002 - 2003 San
Francisco Bay Area locals watched Amber on television as Host of :CODE,
a nightlife and electronic music television show. In 2003, Amber
co-founded NorCal DJ and Music Production Academy in San Francisco,
where she develops and instructs DJ courses. For more information and
music downloads of Amber's tracks and mix sets visit www.iamthedj.com.
Quote from the Artist:
Lifting up the world's "poorest poor"--those living on less than $1 a
day--truly lays the foundation for world peace. While populations suffer
from total poverty, with no access to clean water, nutritious food,
education, and proper medical care for crises like the HIV/AIDS epidemic
there will continue to be despair, anger, and conflict. The burdens of
suffering only further erode the foundations of a healthy society and
keep a nation from being able to stand on its own two feet. A
self-feeding cycle.
Links:
iamthedj.com
sistersf.com
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DJ
Dan
 Bio:
DJ DAN is one of America's most highly sought
after DJ/producers who continually breaks
new musical ground. Beginning as Los Angeles'
top techno DJ in the early 90's, he went on
to inspire the breakbeat trend a few short
years later with the classic anthem "Loose
Caboose." Later DJ DAN reinvented the
sound with "Needle Damage"--a fusion
of all that is hard and funky. He has toured
the world over, releasing numerous highly
celebrated singles and popular CD's.
Quote from the Artist:
It
is unbelievable how much we take for granted
as healthy Americans. When you see the suffering
that goes on in South Africa, it makes you
realize how fortunate we truly are. If we
all get involved to help NextAid in their
fight to help the current and future generations,
we can all make a huge difference in the fight
against the HIV/AIDS epidemic. It really does
not take much to lend a hand in this cause.
I am proud to support and contribute in any
way that I can to NextAid in their continued
efforts to save lives and I hope many more
will get involved in this wonderful cause
as well.
Links:
www.djdan.com
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DJ Daniel
Bio: Daniel, born and raised in and around L.A., California, is a founding member of the legendary Moontribe Collective, which has been gathering every full moon since 93'. Daniel's life long journey for musical knowledge and 10 year DJ/club experience has lead him to perform all over the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Japan, Ireland, Germany, and Amsterdam.
His DJ style is tailored specifically to the occasion, he can work just about any crowd of people. He'll storm a rave with his signature set of Industrial Strength Nonstop Automatechno Beats or blend in the Deepest of House with his own Club Fusion and, believe it or not, he has also been known to throw down slammin' sets of Jungle Drum & Bass. Once he has a mission assigned there is no stopping the continuous sense of flow....
Founder and Chief of Automat Records, one of the hardest tekno labels on the West Coast, feels there is a time and place for all styles. He is not afraid to explore, develop and integrate new sounds. Always continuing to promote the knowledge and evolution of Music!!!!
Links: www.moontribe.org/music/daniel.html
www.myspace.com/automat
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DJ
Fluid aka Christopher Smith
 Bio: The
founder and head honcho of San Francisco based
Om Records,
Christopher Smith is a busy man. Known internationally
as the United
Nations of Future Music, Om celebrates
its 10th Anniversary in 2005. The label is
respected worldwide for its diverse roster
of electronic music, soulful house and hip
hop.
When not busy running the Om Records label,
Smith puts on his DJ
Fluid hat. He is constantly touring,
bringing his deep, funky and chunky sounds
to the people. “I try to offer a unique
sound to the dance floor, incorporating all
the styles of music I find inspiring”.
Fluid’s sound is diverse indeed. His
landmark DJ sets combine everything from Chicago
House to Nu Jazz to Brazilian Rhythms.
Quote from
the Artist: Children
who grow up with no hope and no education
will not have the tools necessary to instigate
positive change in their own communities.
By reaching out to these children and providing
them with the essentials to build a new life,
we show them that the world does care and
there is indeed a great deal to live for.
Links:
www.omrecords.com
www.afromystik.com
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Garth
 Bio: DJ
Garth is a name that carries weight
far beyond the west coast he calls home. Growing
up with a passion for punk, funk and soul
music in England and America, he was first
of the notorious Wicked crew to move from
London and set up camp in San Francisco. Inspired
by the Bay Area way of life he instigated
the crew’s legendary full moon parties
and co-founded Wicked in 1991.From those heady
beginnings, Wicked has been credited widely
as the catalyst that helped put San Francisco
on the global dance map. Read
more...
Quote from the
Artist: Africa
is the motherland; the mother of all rhythm.
When NextAid laid out their vision to help
Africans live to see a brighter day, I felt
compelled to join the cause. If I can give
something back to Africa, why wouldn't I?
It's given me everything.
Links:
www.grayhound.net
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Heather
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DJ Sabine
Bio: DJ Sabine’s project Oyasound Rroductions focuses on the exposure and pleasures of African Diasporic music like ancestral house, afrobeat, afrotech, and haitian roots. Oyasound record label and EP is currently in the works. Dj Sabine's mainstay and cultivation has been the monthly event Brooklyn Mecca. Brooklyn Mecca has been coined the home of "grassroots dance culture." Dj Sabine spins global soul: house, afrobeat, haitian roots music, and other Diasporic tunes. Her ear for music soothes the innate part of herself and others that honors the sounds of drums, the power of words, and the healing affect of conjuring up pure positive feeling and emotion.
Links: www.myspace.com/djsabine
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DJ
Tracy
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Donald
Glaude
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Dov
 Bio:
Growing up in Cape Town South Africa, inspired by radio, an early interest in electronics and a Casio keyboard, Dov’s involvement in music creation and production can also be traced back to the days playing with a reel to reel tape recorder and then picking up guitar in his teens.
By the time he headed to University he was involved in radio show production and DJing and always had a latest mix-tape. Apartheid era South Africa enforced a draft policy and while serving in the military Dov used soccer and performing as a rhythm guitarist in the minister’s band as a means for avoiding other activities.
He left South Africa in 1992 and the influences he encountered on the road would forever change the way he understood and utilized music. Based in San Francisco since 1994 Dov has been instrumental in the growth of dance culture in the Bay Area by producing multiple events, festivals, gatherings, importing and exporting music, working in music distribution, club manager / booker, working as a magazine website content developer, music reviewer, and serving as a label solicitor for major digital retailers in 1998 and an A & R rep and music buyer. Dov coordinated and booked the conference / panel side of the first Summer Music Conference in San Francisco. He assisted in the development of multiple underground labels in the past 10 years and finally formed his own label Muti Music in January 2002 and build and managed music and media label, Cyberset since 2004.
Related production and company projects that Dov has founded / worked on include: Fusion Festival and monthlies, Eyephunk, ig-nite, Radio-v, Digital Be-In, Muti Music, 1015 Folsom, Subalicious, Shattered, Beats without Borders outdoor stage, multiple one-off nights and Cyberset Music.
Quote
from the Artist: My heart still lives in Africa, I grew up in South Africa for the first 21 years of my life. It may sound like a cliché, but "children are the future" and AIDS and other catastrophes in Sub-Saharan Africa have resulted in the complete breakdown of the family unit in many of these regions, leaving children to fend for themselves and their siblings. Many African leaders and health departments have refused to recognize any link between HIV and AIDS and have by so doing not provided treatment or support for treatment for those showing symptoms. By providing shelter, care and education for children orphaned by AIDS, we are investing in a better tomorrow.
Links: http://myspace.com/dovmusicandproduction
http://mutimusic.com
http://www.cyberset.cc
http://myspace.com/bigdubproject
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Electric
Skychurch
 Bio:
James Lumb is a multi-media communication
advocate. For twenty years, he has worked
as a composer, performer, producer, journalist,
filmmaker and technology developer.
As leader of the seminal American Electronic
Rock Band “Electric Skychurch,”
James performs and speaks around the world,
and is the Technology Editor for the NYC based
“Big Shot Magazine”.
James’ particular gift is communicating
in a charismatic, humorous style. As a speaker,
he is adept at bringing difficult social and
technical subjects to light in an entertaining,
spontaneous way. View PDF bio.
Quote
from the Artist: Globalism
is more than just business; it's the inevitable
interconnectedness that we face as technology
and travel link all societies, advanced and
traditional, around the planet. As we move
forward the health and welfare of all people
becomes a logical priority. Its time to put
the economic, spiritual, and racial divisions
of the past aside and address African AIDS
for what it is - a health problem with potential
to directly impact people everywhere. The
virus has no borders.
AIDS destroys the bodies of people with HIV,
but that is only part of the problem. Racism
is a spiritual disease spread through fear,
and although racism and fear exist independently
of HIV, there is no doubt that as the disease
progresses new forms of prejudice and hatred
will emerge within healthy people who, in
an effort to protect themselves from infection,
close themselves off to others. By fighting
AIDS in Africa we are also fighting to preserve
and nurture the delicate equality that emerged
in the last century.
Links:
www.skychurch.com
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| Fil Latorre
 Bio:
Fil Latorre is a San Francisco-based DJ, producer and event promoter that has been djing since 1993. His skills as a dj have garnered him high praise and critical acclaim. Less than a year after buying his first record, he won the first annual Fever/Buzz Battle of the DJs in Baltimore, Maryland, sparking critics and contemporaries alike to refer to him as a natural. Fil soon became a staple at events all over the country and Canada, playing at raves and clubs alike for various promoters in the Americas including the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Colombia, South America.
Among other residencies, in 1995, Fil co-founded the Dirty Crew with DJ's David Javate and John-Michael. Together, the Dirty Crew coordinated one-off events and moved on to establish their weekly party, Filtered which went on for almost 3 years and has been heralded as one of the best weekly underground club nights in DC's history.
After djing on the West Coast multiple times where Fil received his best response, In 1999, he packed all his studio gear and records and moved to San Francisco. 5 months later, Fil co-founded Staple, along with Michael 'Inhuman' Minnich, Tony Roam and Jeff Brillhart. Staple was a weekly Saturday night event that showcased national and international talent like Glenn Underground, Alton Miller, Boo Williams, Stacey Pullen, Dan Bell, Layo & Bushwacka!, Jori Hulkonnen, Common Factor, John Tejada, Jeno, JT Donaldson, Lance DeSardi, Mark Ambrose, Alexi Delano and many more. After a 55 week run, staple - the weekly - called it quits. For more info, check out www.deepcity.org/staple.
In 2001, Fil reunited with David Javate to throw the monthly party Staple:Refuge at San Francisco's famous house music mecca, the EndUp. Refuge brought back many of the guests from the original staple, and more. Staple went on at the EndUp for a little over a year.
Fil has been passionate about music all his life, from when he studied violin and piano during grade school through studying music theory at the University of Virginia and finally becoming an Audio Engineer. The next logical step being production, Fil has been working on original work for years, which he regularly plays in his dj sets.
Links: www.staplemusic.net
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Fred Everything
Bio: DJ/remixer/producer Frederic Blais, better know as Fred Everything, was born in Hull but raised in Quebec City, Canada. After singing over his favorite songs, the opportunity to start experimenting with music came at the age of 13 when the promising artist was able to afford his first synthesizer. Fred Everything began DJing in the mid-'90s.
Following years of residences in Montreal's circuit, he moved to the U.K. The newcomer was soon playing in the prestigious the Bomb and Soulsonic, among other well-known local clubs. His celebrated performance at Glasgow's In The City festival became his breakthrough. In March 2001, his first full-length record, called Everything Under the Sun, was released. That same year, the mix album DJ Set 01 and the compilation From the Deep: Remixes 1998-2001 came along, delivering his funky and soulful style. ~ Drago Bonacich, All Music Guide
Links: www.fredeverything.com
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Freddy
Be
Links:
www.budbrothers.com
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