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RotPG – Johnny V 10/19/2012
John V or Johnny Vo is the DJs DJ based in Orange County, CA yet played mainly in the Los Angeles arena since 1987. His music endeavor began in 1986 trying to mix tracks from a single tape player to a second tape player. After getting his first set of turntables, circa 1988, his dj talent began to expand from backyard events into warehouse parties, in which we all understood it at the time as the Los Angeles Underground Scene in the early 90s. One of his first memorable gigs was playing the opening set at the local LA high school dance alongside djs Sandra Collins and Taylor. This gig landed his musical dj career into playing for Los Angeles based radio station, Renegade Radio then off to Groove Radio.
In the early 90s, John V continued his passion for progressive dance music which lead him to play at some of LA’s most memorable events, such as, Narnia, Nocturnal Wonderland, Techno Flight . . . Although John V never had an LA residency at the local clubs, he has played the vast majority of them, including, the Palace aka Avalon, Vanguard, the Key Club, the Roxy, Grand Avenue aka the Shark Club and the Mayan to just name a few. In addition, John V has displayed his musical talents for the masses in the arenas, such as, the Los Angeles Convention Center, the Anaheim Convention Center and the Long Beach Convention Center for various one offs.
While his love for progressive dance music expanded, John V ventured off the underground scene and attempted to play mainstream radio for Power 106FM under the musical talent of Richard Vission for his Powertools radio show. After winning the Powertools dj contest in circa 94, John V focused primarily on creating and exploring into his dj sets to take his crowd on a musical journey. His progressive house style was uplifting, which led to the harder sounds of progressive trance. At the time, most djs were playing the typical mainstream radio house genre while John V had his eye on the musical talents of Sasha and John Digweed since circa 94.
Since then, John V has controlled the dancefloor alongside talents, such as, Sandra Collins, Taylor, David Alvarado, Doc Martin, Christopher Lawrence, Majic Juan Atkins, Superstar DJ Keoki, Dj Dan, Simply Jeff . . .
In the mid 90s, after playing alongside great musical talents, John V began to focus more onto his professional career as a firefighter. This drastic career change from playing some of LA’s best clubs to now helping the sick and injured was a life changing event. Today, John V’s focus is on his professional career and family, yet he has never let go of his love and passion for the progressive dance music scene. His dj sets will sure throw you on a musical journey from start to finish with his melodic rich sounds of what he calls “adult” style house, sexy driving beats, piano synths which tells a story embodied by musical influences of Sasha, John Digweed, Guy J, Nick Muir, Henry Saiz and Marc Marzenit. Let the journey begin and “enyoy the ride . . . “
Playlist:
HEAVEN (KING UNIQUE REMIX) – UNKLE
FLUTES (SASHA REMIX) – HOT CHIP
FUTURE PERFECT (HENERY SAIZ REMIX) – WAY OUT WEST
MOON PRISM – MAT PLAYFORD
INSOMNIA (AME REMIX) – RODAMAAL, CLAUDIO FRANCO
GET IT ON – MERCY HUMP, THOMAS GANDEY
TELEPORT (KING UNIQUE REMIX) – HERNAN CANTENEO, SOUNDEXILE
TRUST – JOHN DIGWEED, DOSEM
WEST SIDE (CHRISTIAN SMITH & WEHBBA REMIX) – BUSHWACKA, JUST BE
PIKNIC BUGZ (GONE WILD REMIX) – SOLIQUID
FLY (HYBRID SOUNDSYSTEM REMIX) – GUY J, MIRIAM VEGA
THE MURF (JOHN DIGWEED & NICK MUIR REMIX) – RENDEZVOUS
FUNKTRIBE (DUB) – QUIVVER
INTO THE SUMMER (NICK MUIR REMIX) – RAXON, NICK MUIR
MEMORIES OF THE MOMENT (JOHN DIGWEED & NICK MUIR REMIX) – PSYATRON
PERSISTENCE – KEVINYOST
POLYMORPH – SPOOKY
RotPG – Ron D Core 10/12/2012
Friday, October 12, 2012 8pm – midnight RON D CORE on RotPG.
Ron D Core
Spinning records since 1985, Co-Owner & Founder of Dr. Freecloud’s Mixing Lab since 1994. Owner and creator of Atomic Hardcore Recordings + Oblivion Records (California’s first Hardcore record labels). Ron has recorded and been featured on many Hardcore and non—Hardcore from all over the world including: Atomic Hardcore Recordings (Costa Mesa), Industrial Strength (New York), Head Fuck (Italy), Epileptik (France), UC Music (Chicago), V-Wax (Los Angeles), Swell (Arizona) & most recently the Dr. Freecloud label. Throughout the years of Ron D Core’s DJ career he’s thrown a lot of events (large and small), and always memorable such as Dr. Freecloud’s Psychedelic Drugstore (Halloween Rave in Santa Ana 1990) + Hot Lemonade (an Acid House event in Downtown Los Angeles 1989) + No—Doz (a weekly afterhours in Los Angeles 1992—1993) + Funny Farm (a hardcore weekly in Orange County 1993—1994) + Plazma (a Hardcore weekly in Fullerton’s Digital Kilinik 1997) + Operation 1 & Operation 2 (Large scale events celebrating Dr. Freecloud’s B—Days) + Funky Shit Happens! (Large Rave @ Orange Show in San Bernadino) + Blitzkrieg (Mega—Outdoor Desert Festival) Hardcore vs. House party + Megablast (all Hardcore event @ The Glasshouse in Pomona) & co—Promoted with Sid P.W.L.Y. + 13 (all Hardcore event in Pomona) thrown on the 13th of any given month.
Ron has played at some of the largest and most memorable events in the world such as: Electric Daisy Carnival + Nocturnal Wonderland + Smoke Out + Circa + Together As One + Monster Massive + Bassrush + Pyrotechnodiscoworks + Audiotistic + Opium + Willie Wonka + Alice’s House + Stranger Than Fiction (L.A.’s first Massive 1990 @ The Shrine Auditorium) + Narnia + Future World + Aphrodite’s Temple + Shiva’s Erotic Banquet + Cyberslam & too many others to mention & played for crowds up to 50,000 people. Ron has played with some of the biggest names in the business such as: Speed Freak + Lenny Dee + DJ Producer + Juan Atkins + J. Saul Kane (Depth Charge) + Rob Gee + Neophyte + DJ Paul + Babu (Beat Junkies) + DJ Dan + Doc Martin + Manu Le Malin and loads of others. Some of the articles and interviews Ron has been featured in are: Urb Magazine + Entrepeneur + OC Weekly + XLR8R + DJ Times + Daily Pilot + Yellow Rat Bastard + Thunder Magazine (Thunderdome Holland) + L.A. Weekly + Club Life + Tribe + Free Bass + Fix Magazine + Rave (Porn Magaine) + Culture and more… Ron has been featured in a Movie Documentary about the rave scene and it’s history called “Better living Through Circuitry,” & the book called “Generation Exstacy,”. Ron is continuosly working hard in the Electronic Music scene Recording DJ’ing and Promoting the Hardcore he love’s and supports. Keeping Dr. Freecloud’s the store and the Vinyl alive is nothing short of dedication to the scene.
DJ Dement
DJ Dement has been in and around the LA underground scene since 1993, DJ’ing since 1995. From 2000 to 2010 he took a break from the scene but found himself still searching for that underground sound. A trip into Dr. Freeclouds, to buy a CD, led to starting up a vinyl collection again with a new itch to get back out into the scene. Along with his “new” vinyl collection he found a new love, Industrial Hardcore. It’s a generally slower, dark and often grungy style of Gabber. While formating sets, he tends to have an idea of where to go but not have set tracks to play, with a multi subgenre of Hardcore. Hardstyle, Gabber, Industrial and Core ‘N Bass (also know as crossbread) Recently he has been working with Dr. Freeclouds, Audio Science, Dirty Snare and CDP with hopes to work with many more of the LA area promoters in the near future.
DJ Krylon
More info to come.
RotPG – Dennis Simms 08/31/2012
Tonight’s show featuring music from the Coldharbour Recordings label (Armada)
Songs played on tonight’s show:
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Alone (Benya Dub Mix) – Lightflow feat Ken Spector
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Dust In The Wind (Original Mix) – Arnej
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Samui – David Forbes & Alan Nimmo
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Dark Heart Waiting (Club Mix) – Markus Schulz feat Khaz
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Without You Near (Gabriel And Dresden Mix) – Markus Schulz And Departure
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Greasepain (Sonic Division Remix) – Algarve
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Eliana (Original Mix) – Khaz & Boris MD
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Forget About Us (Original Mix) – Lentos
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First Time – Markus Schulz feat Anita Kelsey
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Mirage – Santiago Nino
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Language (Santiago Nino Dub Tech Mix) – Andrew Bennett And Mario Hammer
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South Haven (Funabashi Mix) – Element One
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What If – Hydroid
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Close Enough (Interstate Remix) – Keo Nozari
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The Perspective Space (Remix Boy Hagemann) – Ronski Speed feat Sir Adrian vs Rex Mundi
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Vision (Big Emotion Mix) – Dyor 2 Dyor
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Daydream (Extended Mix) – Markus Schulz vs Andy Moor
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Rush (Carl B Remix) – Jan Johnston Meets J Joy
RotPG – DJ Mojo (06/15/2012)
Mojo
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“Mojo first made an appearance on Riders of the Plastic Groove all the way back in 1993.
With a diverse taste in music, Mojo is just as comfortable spinning deep house as he is drum & bass, breaks or downtempo. A veteran of the Los Angeles electronic music scene, Mojo got his start back in 1992, at the height of the techno explosion, spinning at the legendary What? Afterhours. Shortly thereafter, he was invited to join the Insomniac roster playing at the Friday weekly as well as some of Insomniac’s first massives including Organic ’96 and the first two Nocturnal Wonderland events.
Known for its friendly and positive vibe, F.A.M.I.L.Y. started in 1994 and Mojo was one of the original residents, serving up a blend of breaks, progressive house and the occasional trip hop set. Performances at this well-loved monthly paved the way for steady bookings throughout the 90s, in Southern California and beyond.
A self-imposed hiatus in 2000 allowed Mojo to focus on furthering his education as well as to begin exploring his life-long ambition of music production. With several remixes and original releases out on Cold Busted and Journees Music, Mojo is pursuing the production side full throttle. And while production and remixing absorbs most of his musical focus, dropping eclectic mixes is still very much on the agenda.”
Mojo’s web page:
http://mojosdojo.com/
http://waxdj.com/djs/462/
RotPG – Martin Worster (05/18/2012)
Martin Worster
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Martin Worster (aka Han The DJ) had his first mystical experience on a dancefloor – well actually in the middle of a field – during the heady acid house days growing up in London, UK. This lead to a lifelong love affair with DJing and electronic music. As a student in Brighton on the south coast of England Martin held residencies at The Zap, the Warehouse and for the Babble sound system.
In London Martin played at Fabric, the Milk Bar and various one off parties around the capital whilst working as a music journalist for NME, Muzik, dotmusic and Music Week. Another exciting residency was held at Dicks T Bar in Chamonix, France where Martin was the resident DJ for two seasons playing to lively crowd of up for it Euro party heads.
Han The DJ can be found spinning every second Saturday of the month at the Zap night at Avalon in Costa Mesa. Expect to hear funky house music in all it’s guises (alongside funk, rare groove, reggae, dub, UK garage, soul and drum and bass) as Han tries to replicate that eclectic London sound system vibe for your aural pleasure.
Riders of the Plastic Groove 