Music Concerts

A-Trak
Name A-Trak
Name Montreal, Canada
Name “No longer is it a crime to mash a hip-hop acapella into a techno track. In this arena, A-Trak, aka Alain Macklovitch, leads the pack. The 25 year-old Montreal native rides the line between hip-hop and electronic beats in a refreshing hybrid of everything ass-shaking.” (BPM Magazine, issue 86)
Name HTTP://www.myspace.com/djatrak
Name HTTP://www.djatrak.com
Major Lazer
Name Major Lazer
Name Tupelo, MI
Name Wes Pentz aka Diplo was born in Tupelo, Mississippi. Most of his childhood was spent in Florida, where his father still owns and runs a bait shop. His youth was spent discussing gators with his uncle, working in pop’s store and dreaming of dinosaurs living hidden out in the swamp. As he grew up he began to channel these obsessions into music (Miami Bass being a touchstone, of course) and film.
Name http://www.myspace.com/majorlazer
Name HTTP://www.maddecent.com
DJ AM
Name DJ AM
Name USA
Name DJ AM is the Entertainment Industry’s premier DJ, his name is synonymous with what’s happening in both music and pop culture in Los Angeles, New York, Las Vegas & Miami. Today’s most in demand DJ as well as a fixture in the night life scene, DJ AM currently has residencies at PURE in Las Vegas on Friday nights and at LAX on Sunday nights (a club he co-owns). His schedule has him traveling the world over to play special engagements in clubs, private parties and corporate events. It’s a guarantee that no matter what club he is in A- listers and hipsters alike are dancing on the banquets to his beats.
Name HTTP://www.myspace.com/djamone
Name HTTP://www.djam.com
Ghostland Observatory
Name Ghostland Observatory
Name Austin, TX
Name Ghostland Observatory is not a band, but an agreement between two friends to create something that not only heals their beat-driven hearts, but pleases their rock ‘n roll souls. Taking the working man’s approach, Ghostland Observatory spend countless hours in their south Austin studio. They have released three studio albums and have moved audiences from coast to coast with their live performances and unique style.
Name http://www.myspace.com/ghostlandobservatory
Name http://ghostlandobservatory.com
DJ Jazzy Jeff
Name DJ Jazzy Jeff
Name Philadelphia, PA
Name “Jazzy Jeff” Townes was born in West Philadelphia in a very musical household and developed a love of music at an early age. Jeff was just 10 years old when he started spinning records at parties using his family’s basement as a training ground for his expert mixing. Soon after, he began doing shows on the block party/ ballroom circuit in West Philadelphia. It was through these shows that he quickly built a reputation that had him spinning all over his hometown. In 1985, he met Will Smith on the house party circuit. DJ JAZZY JEFF AND THE FRESH PRINCE were born, and released 5 albums in 7 years, sold 14 million records together, and won 2 Grammy and 3 American Music Awards.
Name http://www.myspace.com/djjazzyjeff
Name http://djjazzyjeff.com/
Drop the Lime
Name Drop the Lime
Name New York City, NY
Name Drop the Lime is Luca Venezia, whose identity is intrinsically connected to his hometown – New York City. From humble beginnings as a choirboy to a childhood obsession with 50s rock’n’roll, the 25-year-old has been experimenting with sound for years via the underground electronic scene of Kid 606’s TigerBeat6 label, Mad Decent and French label Institubes (under his alter ego “Curses!”).
Name http://www.myspace.com/dropthelime
Name http://dropthelime.com
Matt and Kim
Name Matt & Kim
Name Brooklyn, NY
Name Guitarist/keyboardist Matt Johnson and drummer Kim Schifino create the giddy, punk-peppered pop music of Matt & Kim. The two musicians (both of whom contribute vocals to the project) came together in 2004 while attending the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. Their self-titled release was issued by the iHEARTCOMIX label in fall 2006, and several festival appearances (including stints at Lollapalooza and the Siren Music Festival) kept the band’s profile high in 2007. Matt & Kim continued touring throughout the following years, taking a brief break to record material for their sophomore album. Grand appeared in early 2009.
Name http://www.myspace.com/mattandkim
Name http://www.mattandkimmusic.com
MSTRKRFT
Name MSTRKRFT
Name Toronto, Canada
Name MSTRKRFT is a DJ and production duo made up of Jesse F. Keeler and Al Puodziukas, better known as Al-P. The duo began collaborating in 2004 and have a great deal of experience behind them; spinning everywhere from packed clubs to major festivals. They have performed with a diverse group of artists; touring with everyone from John Digweed to Z-Trip, and have remixed everyone from Wolfmother and Metric to Armand Van Helden and Usher.
Name http://www.myspace.com/mstrkrft
Name http://mstrkrft.com
Steve Porter
Name Steve Porter
Name Boston, MA
Name Steve Porter is at the forefront of the next generation of electronic dance music artists, whose wide talents encompass an inimitable DJing style, international touring schedule, and his prolific, cutting edge productions on his own successful label PH recordings. His unique blend of energetic dance music incorporates various styles into an eclectic range of funked-up house beats with a techy-edge and twisted jams induced by his own re-edits and mixes that mold his DJ sets. His debut artist album Homegrown (2005) propelled him onto the international stage and lauded standing as one of DJ Times’ “America’s Best DJs.”
Name http://www.myspace.com/steveporter1
Name http://www.djsteveporter.com/
Q-Tip
Name Q-Tip
Name Queens, NY
Name Q-Tip (born Jonathan Davis, April 10, 1970, in Harlem, New York), is an American hip-hop emcee, actor, and hip hop producer, and was the leader of the critically acclaimed group A Tribe Called Quest. He converted to Islam in the mid-1990s, and changed his name to Kamaal Ibn John Fareed. The Q in Q-Tip’s stage name stands for Queens, the borough of New York City from which he hails. It is also said to be a name that represents his ability to get into one’s ears. He also refers to himself as The Abstract (originally The Abstract Poetic) and Kamaal the Abstract.
Name http://www.myspace.com/qtip
Name http://www.qtiponline.com/
Santigold
Name Santigold
Name Brooklyn, NY
Name The love child of submarine sonar and low frequency midnight moans, SANTIGOLD was born somewhere between Bedstuy and Bushwick, Brooklyn and was placed under the care of enigmatic singer and songwriter Santi White. White’s prior musical children have proved more profound than platinum. learn more
Name HTTP://www.myspace.com/santigold
Name HTTP://www.santogold.net
Tiga
Name Tiga
Name Montreal, Canada
Name

Tiga is the stage name of Montreal-born DJ/producer Tiga James Sontag (born 1974). He graduated from Selwyn House School, a prestigious school in Westmount. Before producing music, he was involved in the promotion of rave parties in his native city during the early 1990s, also Tiga was involved in the creation of world renowned afterhours club SONA. In 1994, he opened a record store named DNA Records, and in 1998 founded his own label, Turbo Recordings.

In 2007 he formed a temporary duo with Zombie Nation, under the ZZT-name, they created a trash-hit named “PlayLower State Of Consciousness”, which also featured a remix by French hipsters Justice. He made remixes for New Young Pony Club’s “PlayIce Cream” and The Killers’ “PlayBones”.
Name http://www.myspace.com/officialtiga
Name http://tiga.ca/
Z-Trip
Name DJ Z-Trip
Name Phoenix, AZ
Name

Z-Trip is one of the biggest DJs of our time, doing over 100 shows a year, every year. Considered by many to be a founder of the mash-up movement, his musical tastes are eclectic and his mixing style rejects simple classification. His early independent releases have become highly sought after collectibles. Uneasy Listening, the collaboration with DJ P, was one of the first of its kind, and has sold for as much as $500 on eBay.

Z-Trip’s major label debut Shifting Gears was given **** (4 stars) by Rolling Stone. The first single Walking Dead went Top 20 and featured Chester Bennington of Linkin Park. The album also had 2 ..1s on the college chart. Listen to the DJ featuring Soup of Jurassic 5 and Shock and awe featuring Chuck D. He’s also a master of the remix, with a stand out re-working of The Jackson 5’s "I Want You Back" on "Motown Remixed".
Name http://www.myspace.com/djztrip
Name http://www.djztrip.com/

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