New York Dj New York Dj This blog will include recommendations for some of my favorite music from all over the world including funk, soul, reggae, latin soul, salsa, merengue, trip hop and electro jazz. I'm always picking through compilations, stacks of records, collection Articles
Trinidadian Calypso in London 1950-1956
2007-11-22 18:28:00 Always on the hunt to find great calypso music, the collection is excellent and a choice track is Lord Kitchener's London is The Place For Me More About: Calypso , Adia
Bobb Deep - Queensbridge Meets Kingston
2007-11-21 17:03:00 There are endless covers and remixes of Bob Marley tracks and it's rare that I find one worth spinning, the most recent was Fort Knox Five's remix of Duppy Conquerer. Bobb Deep 's Queensbridge Meets Kingston album is good and I...
Cafe Del Mar - Best Of
2007-11-20 17:17:00 We always joke that after djing an event the last thing you want to hear is music of any kind, either talk radio or silence. Especially if it's the type of night where you're mixing together all different kinds of... More About: Cafe , Cafe del Mar
Gotham Hall NYC
2007-11-17 15:53:00 Our next event is at Gotham Hall which is an awesome space at Broadway and 36th. We'll be up in the balcony which you can see on the back wall. The 2007 holiday season is busier than usual this year,...
Music recommendation - Booka Shade / DJ Kicks
2007-11-16 14:23:00 If you've never heard of Booka Shade I highly recommend picking up their album Movements. DJ Kicks has remixed everyone from Thievery Corporation to Bjork and on this album DJ Kicks and Booka Shade produced some great tracks. My favorites... More About: Music , Dj kicks , Trip hop , Recommendation
Photos from Metrpolitan Building - Long Island City
2007-11-14 16:15:00 We were at the Metropolitan Building in Long Island City last weekend. Some of the photos came out a little too dark, you can see Sean below with the Queensboro Bridge/ Manhattan backdrop from the building. They are in chronological... More About: Photos , Long Island
Events being booked earlier for 2008
2007-11-09 15:51:00 For some reason this year companies and people are booking us earlier for events in late 2008 than in previous fall seasons. I talked to a couple of event planners and photographers who are experiencing the same thing. Last year... More About: Events
Looking for New York City Djs
2007-11-08 22:08:00 Fan of KCRW, Garth Trinidad, Gilles Peterson, Norman Jay? We're currently looking for djs in New York who are interested in one of these two positions: 1) An MC/ assistant with basic mixing skills to help with events. We're looking... More About: Jobs , New York City , City
Our next event is at the Metropolitan Building - Long Island City
2007-11-08 22:08:00 The metropolitan building is a really cool space, unique in many ways. You feel like you are in New York City from 150 years ago when you go in, it'd be the perfect place for a film wrap party with... More About: Building , Event , Island , Long Island
Photos from Ad Tech 2007 pre-party last weekend
2007-11-08 16:34:00 Not really much to see here, it was more of a mixer/ cocktail hour than party. Figured I would post them anyway. The event was an opener for the Ad Tech 2007 convention in New York City which completes today. More About: Photos , Party , Weekend
Photos from Scorpello - Fort Greene
2007-11-05 18:27:00 As promised and a little late I'm posting some photos from our event at Scorpello last week. We loved a lot of their choice music selections and wound up having an excellent time especially for a Sunday evening at a restaurant. The cleared the middles so people could dance and the staff was great. I'll post a few more tomorrow. More About: Photos , Fort , Greene
Orgone's cover of George McCrae's I Get Lifted
2007-11-03 16:01:00 Orgone'sI Get Lifted is a great cover of the George McCrae classic. I was considering adding it into a soul set and heard it on loudspeakers by a dj last night in Tribeca and am sold. It's rare that a... More About: Cover
Roots funk, soul, rock steady and trip hop at Hilton
2007-11-02 14:23:00 We'll be at the Hilton this weekend in Manhattan spinning a set of raw Philly and Detroit soul, some Irma Thomas, Nicole Willis, Sharon Davis, Les McCann, Labi Siffre, Houston Outlaws, Thivery Corporation, Thunderball etc. Should be an excellent time,... More About: Funk , Rock , Soul , Trip-Hop
Parov Stelar - Wanna Get
2007-11-01 14:57:00 Parov Stelar's Wanna Get is what's in the Ipod this morning. It's kind of in the St. Germain/ Nu Jazz vain, pretty good. Pulver Records is a great label for finding Trip Hop and Downtempo tracks.
Tips for djing Salsa
2007-10-31 20:40:00 There are so many different styles, tempos and eras with Salsa music that it's important to ask people exactly what they like to dance to if you will be spinning salsa at their event. Often if they love salsa but... More About: Tips
Here are some of their favorite salsa tracks
2007-10-27 21:31:00 We'll be spinning a few of these at the Scorpello event. Willie Colón/Ruben Blades Homenaje a Levoe Oscar D'Leon Mi Mujer es Una Bomba Willie Colón Idilio Ray Barretto Guarare; Descarga la Moderna; Cocinando Suave; Ahora Sí; Son con Cuero... More About: Tracks , Salsa , Favorite , Favor , Some
Headed to Scorpello in Fort Greene this weekend
2007-10-27 21:31:00 We're headed to Fort Greene theis weekend to dj an event at Scorpello Restaurant. Fort Greene is where I first got introduced to a lot of the African music like the Golden Afrique compilations and some of the other artists... More About: Weekend
More photos from AER Bar Kostume Kult Festival
2007-10-27 01:14:00 Last week I posted photos from the event at AER Bar in the West Village. Been meaning to post more, here are a few you can check out some of the fun Kostumes! More About: Photos , Festival
djnyc in November '07 of New York Magazine
2007-10-25 16:44:00 We dj-ed an event summer of '06 at Banchet Flowers in the West Village. We played a mix of latin jazz, latin soul, salsa, downtempo, soul and funk. This month's issue of New York Magazine mentions us along with several... More About: Press , New York Magazine
Raw funk from Munich - Poets of Rhythm
More articles from this author:2007-10-19 23:48:00 Here's a sample of a nice track from The Poets of Rhythm called More Mess on My Thing. More About: Funk , Munich 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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