RotPG – Raíz & Dean Paul (01/27/2012)
Raíz & Dean Paul
Los Angeles born and bred, Vangelis and Vidal Vargas were raised in the ’80s on a steady diet of Latin freestyle, electro, and new wave that pervaded their urban environment. Their father also exposed them to cutting edge progressive acts Vangelis, Tangerine Dream and Kraftwerk, planting early seeds for aural exploration. By the mid ’90s they were sampling LA’s underground club scene and heavily researching electronic music’s roots. After years of influence they began to express their musical vision through their own recordings and performances. Vidal and Vangelis eventually found common ground with producer / performer Drumcell, and in 2002 they formed the Droid Behavior event production group and record label out of frustration with the city’s lack of knowledge, acceptance, and understanding for Midwest-bred techno and house music and their European counterparts.
As producers Vangelis and Vidal have released and licensed original music and remixes under various aliases (most notably Acid Circus and Raíz) on the Droid Recordings imprint as well as respected labels Historia y Violencia, Tora Tora Tora, DJMag, Music Man, Resident Advisor, Enemy Rec, Gynoid, Reloading, Micro.Fon and Timefog. Their music has been charted, played and supported by Speedy J, Chris Liebing, Marcel Dettmann, Ben Klock, DVS1, Levon Vincent, Jonas Kopp, etc.
Their intense and inspiring performances have placed them alongside major players Jeff Mills, Richie Hawtin, Derrick May, Dan Bell, Surgeon, Sandwell District, Robag, Paco Osuna, Pan Pot, Marco Carola, Detroit Grand Pubahs, and Berghain Residents at undergrounds, festivals, after hours, and club nights from North and South America to Berlin.
Raíz fully harness the capabilities of Traktor, Ableton, and Maschine technology to create a thick blend of Detroit influenced techno and gritty house. They take cues from years of classical training to infuse dynamic musical expression with a delicate balance of mixing board acrobatics and symbiotic intuition. Years of production experience inform their Live PA / Digital DJ hybrid approach, which uses each track’s core essentials to form a narrative arch for every unique set. Their releases follow suit and take only key elements from each rhythmic style to shape simplistic and deep music that captures their diverse influences and personal impressions.
Links: RAÍZ – RA – Soundcloud – Twitter – Beatport
Dean Paul has always been an avid fan of the electronic music genre. He has played for some of the largest nightclubs/ underground venues, desert raves, boat parties and jam-packed the dance floors in the City of Angels as well as the Bay Area. Born May 23, 1981 in Los Angeles California, he had his first exposure to Techno during the early 1990’s. Many consider this to be the golden age of Techno and definitely a great time to be introduced to this music. This influenced his deep minimal sets have earned him respect and admiration among the underground Techno community in Los Angeles.
Currently working with Droid Behavior, Dean Paul has played with the likes of: Prototype 909, Jpls, Derek Palaskitko, Jimmy Edgar, Modeselektor, Ellen Allien, Richard Devine, Hyperactive, Surgeon, Ambivalent, Tim Xavier, Robert Hood, Octave One, Alexi Delano, Tony Rohr, and Dj Pierre. He incorporates all elements of electronic music into his sets to create an atmosphere of enjoyable beats that are always in sync with the time of the show, the crowd and location. From deep techno, to acid, tribal and minimal techno, Dean Paul continues to broaden his audio spectrum. He presses hard to work with only the latest technology which has enabled him to mix and record live sets. With his vision of continual growth, he is currently developing visual effects to be projected simultaneously as he spins.
Links: Dean Paul – RA – Soundcloud – Twitter
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RotPG – Dub Mechanics (01/13/2012)
Dub Mechanics
Fused from a deep passion for electronic music in early 2003, Dub Mechanics emerged as one of the stand out electronic producer/Dj’s in Los Angeles. With Dj sets ranging from Dirty Electro jam sessions to deep Tribal tech sets and anything in between. (Aka Scott G) Dub Mechanics has remixed for the likes of Afrojack, DJ Fist, Sonny Wharton and many more and with current collaborations with D:Fuse, Melleefresh, George F, Chad Vicious its going to be a busy 2012. He also produces under the dark Tech House alias “Skooo” and as “Dub Vicious”. Launching his second label “Revv Shop” in early 2011 it has been fast growing as a major contender in the digital label scene with top 100 tracks and features all over the digital retail world.
Check out the show by clicking HERE.
Dub Mechanics Web Info:
http://www.dubmechanics.com
https://www.facebook.com/dubmechanics
http://www.twitter.com/dubmechanics
Booking info:
http://www.upgartists.com
RotPG – Josh McClintock (01/06/2012)
Josh McClintock
Josh McClintock started Djing in the summer of ’91….. He consider Doc Martin, Jeno, Barry Weaver as his mentors and favorite dj’s….. Josh McClintock’s first big break was playing at a weekly called “Middle Earth” in ’93 with David Alvarado, Markem X, Frank C, and Tom Stimuli…
Josh then went on to make his “Acid Junky” mixtape series which landed him some gigs at Sketch Pad, Metropolis, Riders of the Plastic Groove, Unlock the House (where I opened for Doc 4 or 5 times) and various other underground parties in L.A. and San Diego. In ’96, at the height of my popularity.
Josh McClintock decided to follow his father out to NY for business. While his vinyl collection grew to over 10k records… Josh slowly lost touch with the West Coast over the next decade. In 2010 he moved back to L.A. and happily reimmersed myself back in the L.A. underground scene. Still a vinyl purist… And is known these days for playing mostly oldschool sets with a sprinkling of new stuff.
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RotPG – Santiago Salazar (12/23/2011)
Santiago Salazar aka DJ S2 is a second wave artist emerging out of Los Angeles in the 1990’s then moving to Detroit to join the highly respected Underground Resistance. After releasing material under the UR label, Santiago began to tour around the world headlining sold out venues in Europe & Japan such as Liquid Room(tokyo), Berghain(berlin), Rex Club(paris) and Fabric(london). In addition, Santiago also played large festivals such as DEMF(detroit) and Metamorphos(japan). Santiago has recently relocated back to L.A. launching Ican Productions with partner Esteban Adame which releases have been charted by Jeff Mills and Laurent Garnier to name a few. Santiago has solo releases on Rush Hour, Frustrated Funk, Seventh Sign Recordings, Los Hermanos, Underground Resistnace, Historia y Violencia and Berlin’s Macro Recordings.
More info please check out:
http://www.icanproductions.com
http://www.santiagosalazar.com
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Santiago+S…
http://bookrealdjs.com/Santiago_Salazar….
RotPG – Victoria Alviti (09/02/2011)
Victoria Alviti
One of LA’s best and favorite DJs, Victoria Alviti, passed away recently. Coordinating with her family, her closest friends have bonded together for an event to celebrate her life and her passion in house music.
We will be playing Victoria’s last recorded DJ set primetime on the big system, while her other DJ friends will be supporting.
Please join us as Victoria Alviti headlines at King King, and lets all dance one last time to the music she loved and always tried to share with us as a DJ.
VICTORIA ALVITI (RIP)
JASON BLAKEMORE
MATTY BEE
JECKLE N HYDE
DJ ADDIKT
JOE BLACK
Door hosted by JANE LA TRACE
Suggested donation/entry at the door is $10 to $20 and 100% of the proceeds will go to the Victoria Alviti Fundraiser to help start a cause promoting music programs in schools.
*This fundraising event is open to the public, so do bring your friends and share the music*
Victoria Alviti, 22, of West Greenwich passed away Sunday August 21, 2011 due to an automobile accident in Malibu, CA.
Born in Providence she was the daughter of Peter Alviti Jr. of Warwick and Sharon (Hodgkins) Alviti of West Greenwich. Victoria was a Disc Jockey working all over the country and a Model working in CA and RI.
She attended Cranston High School West and was a part of their track and tennis teams and cheerleading squad, graduated from San Clemente High School in CA and was part of their tennis, track and lacrosse teams and a member of the South Shores Church Youth Group, CA.
Besides her parents she is survived by her sisters Valerie Marini and her husband Jim of Lincoln and Lauren Alviti of Boston, MA; she was the aunt of Jimmy, Nicholas and Camille Marini; step daughter of Kathy Lanni; granddaughter of Peter and Corrine Alviti Sr. of Cranston and the late Mary (Meloni) Alviti and Esther (Feeney) Hodgkins; niece of Dennis Hodgkins of West Greenwich.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday at 10am in Holy Apostles Church Pippin Orchard Rd. Cranston. Burial will be private. Visiting hours are respectfully omitted.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Victoria Alviti Music Scholarship Fund C/O Sharon Alviti 11335 Patriot Way West Greenwich, RI 02817. Victoria was a bright and beautiful person and we ask that you celebrate her life by wearing uplifting and bright colors to reflect her spirit.
*Published in The Providence Journal on August 26, 2011
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