WMC 2010: The Aftermath.......

Another great time was had by all this year at Miami, Florida's annual WINTER MUSIC CONFERENCE. Saw a ton of familiar faces and met some new friends as well. A quick run-down of the week...









Kicked off the week nicely on Wednesday @ Jazid for the WMC edition of 'STANK LOVE' (big shouts to THE SUBSTITUTES for throwing another rocking party). I was accompanied by talented Florida-based vocalist JETT during my set. Thanks JETT!


















Early Thursday, it was over to old haunt LIQUOR LOUNGE for the BASSDRIVETUNES label launch day party which featured a number of the station's DJs including Miami-based FUSION featuring MC DIRECT among many others.















Later that evening, we headed to PURDY LOUNGE for my set at the 'CALL + RESPONSE' party. With great music from METHODUS, ATLANTIC CONNECTION, and tons of others, it was a great way to get prepped up for the evening. Big thanks to ELECTRON C and kru for putting this on.










Rounding out Thursday, we headed to MEKKA for 'THE WORLD OF DRUM+BASS' party. Really nice venue with multiple rooms, the music was banging all night with an especially epic set from BREAKAGE in the main room. Big thanks to the COMPRESSION kru out of San Fran for holding things down at this party and also to EDWARD OBERON for tagging with me during my set and also the mic control from MC DIRECT.














Friday, it was over to the downtown bayfront for the first day of ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL. I'd actually never been to the fest, and it was definitely a massive feast for the eyes and ears. With multiple stages and genres of music displayed, I got to represent DRUM+BASS alongside ORLANDO's CIRCLE K and MC COLLABORATOR (and aldo got a chance to have a whirl on the new PIONEER CDJ 2000s ...they are very dope).


















Late-night on Friday, it was back to the LIQUOR LOUNGE for the DRIVEN AM and friends' showcase which featured artists from the management company and music label's roster alongside a number of close friends. Big thanks to DAVE SHICHMAN for throwing a fun and FREE party for all the WMC-goers. Good times.















Saturday afternoon, it was kick-back time to chill out for a minute on OCEAN DRIVE...












...and then it was straight over to the second annual METALHEADZ vs BASSDRIVE party. This year it was held at the HEATHROW LOUNGE and proved to be a truly memorable night with great music and vibes on both floors. Big big thanks to OVERFIEND, DVUS, DFUNK, JAMIE and ELIZABETH SMITH, A-SIDES, METHODUS, and all the fans and supporters who made the night another success.





















Closed things out on Sunday night back up at the FUSION/URBAN CHEMISTRY RECORDINGS studio for their weekly BASSDRIVE show 'LAB SESSIONS' which turned into a 10-hour marathon set as we overlapped into 'SUNDAYNITEFEVER' territory. A great way to close out the week. Big thanks to the FUSION guys for the hospitality and good times. Until next year..........












** If you'd like to check out the rest of the week's pictures, head on over to the gallery: •• HERE ••

WINTER MUSIC CONFERENCE 2010 [MIAMI]

So yes folks, the time is upon us: the 24th edition of MIAMI's famed WINTER MUSIC CONFERENCE is set to go down this week in SOUTH BEACH and the greater downtown area...









Personally, I'm gonna be kicking off festivities starting on WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24th with a special WMC edition of 'THE GREENROOM' show which will be broadcast live from MIAMI on BASSDRIVE.com. This edition will feature good friend and guests FUSION (the guys behind the excellent URBAN CHEMISTRY RECORDINGS and also BASSDRIVE Radio's very own 'LAB SESSIONS' program). UCR has a number of strong releases on its catalogue to date and they're now set to present the label's first various artists' compilation entitled 'STANDARD GRAVITY.'








** NOTE: Due to daylight savings time in the United States, the show will air @ 3pm central instead of 2pm (UK/Europe will remain on the regular schedule).






Also, if you're in MIAMI BEACH later this evening (MARCH 24), you can catch me LIVE alongside the vocal talents of JETT @ the WMC edition of 'STANK LOVE' going down at JAZID NIGHTCLUB. Info below.......











During the afternoon/early evening on THURSDAY, MARCH 24th, BASSDRIVE is hosting a FREE party for its brand-new digital label BASSDRIVETUNES. UK DJ's BAILEY + A-SIDES will playing alongside featured guests MIXMASTER DOC, SOL. ID, FUSION with MC DIRECT, STEREOTYPE with SOPHEYE, JAYBEE + CLRH20, SQUAKE, and LT SMASH. This is all going down at the LIQUOR LOUNGE on COLLINS AVENUE.










Later in the evening on THURSDAY, you can catch me @ 'THE WORLD OF DRUM+BASS' at MEKKA NIGHTCLUB downtown in multiple rooms with featured guests GOLDIE, NOISIA, JOHN B, MARCUS VISIONARY alongside the U.S. talents of DIESELBOY, 2 CENTS, DANNY THE WILDCHILD, D-STAR + MASON, CIRCLE K, LUKEINO, STRIFE and many more.










Last, but certainly not least on MARCH 25th, I'll be playing at THE PURDY LOUNGE for SHOUTCAST + FLOTRE's 'CALL + RESPONSE' party featuring guests AK1200, ATLANTIC CONNECTION, RANDOM MOVEMENT, JUAN BASSHEAD, METHODUS, GEORGE YOUNG, AARON BOND and tons more.










On FRIDAY, MARCH 26th I'll be doing a Back2Back set with ORLANDO's very own CIRCLE K and MC COLLABORATOR on the UMF RADIO STAGE @ THE ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL downtown in the early evening.









Later that evening on FRIDAY, I'll be back at THE LIQUOR LOUNGE for the 'DRIVEN AM + FRIENDS SHOWCASE' which will feature the booking agency and music label's roster of artists: ATLANTIC CONNECTION (alongisde FOCUS, for a BASIC OPERATIONS reunion set), RANDOM MOVEMENT, MIXMASTER DOC, SINISTARR, STRIFE, DAVE SHICHMAN alongside friends EDWARD OBERON, FLACO, SOL. ID, ENGINEER and more. It's a FREE party so come on down.












And finally..... the BIG ONE:

'METALHEADZ vs BASSDRIVE VOL. II' is going down in SOUTH BEACH on SATURDAY, MARCH 27th @ THE HEATHROW LOUNGE and will feature 2 rooms and a mega-lineup of: GOLDIE, NOISIA, BAILEY, A-SIDES, OUTRAGE, SPIRIT, MASON + D-STAR, SINISTARR, JUAN BASSHEAD, SHARPNESS, ARMANNI REIGN, QUESTIONMARK, KEMO, RANDOM MOVEMENT, STUNNA, EDWARD OBERON, WILL MILES, KOMATIC, METHODUS, OVERFIEND, DFUNK, FLACO and RONIN SELECTA.

If you had the pleasure of being at the 2009 show, you know you're in for a wild ride...













Hope to see many of you down there. Be safe and have fun!!


Full round-up on the blog here with words + pix after the dust settles.......

'THE GREENROOM' March 17, 2010 Tracklist

STUNNA
'THE GREENROOM'
MARCH 17, 2010
BASSDRIVE.COM



TRACKLIST...


• WHEN SHE IS GONE (BLUE MOTION)
• AT LEAST WE CAN DANCE (DEKATA PROJECT): NU:TONE RMX
• JAZZ'S SHADOWS (TURTLED)
• DREAMING YOU (MICKEN FEAT. CITYBOY)
• OLD SKOOL TING (BREAKAGE)
• COMPRESSED (AUDIO HABITAT FEAT. MADVIBES)
• WAING FOR SNOW (TAU)
• PLEA (SO FLOW)
• SPECTRUM (SEQUENT INDUSTRY)
• FADE OUT (RADICALL)
• ONLY WORDS (BLUE MOTION): TRIAD RMX
• CHERISHED WORDS (NOTION + DAVE OWEN)
• PROPERLY (ARPXP)
• SINGLE SOUND (AUDIO HABITAT)
• REMEMBRANCE (BAL): SYSTEM RMX
• SECRET HANDSHAKE (SPECULATE)
• THIS VERSION (JAYBEE)
• SPECIUM (HEAVY1)
• USE OF WEAPONS (NAIBU)
• VENOUS (HLZ)
• THE ESCAPE (CAMO + KROOKED)
• SHADOW (THE FUNKTION)
• MR BROWN RMX (MR JOSEPH)
• KILL AT WILL (RESOUND + FRISKE)
• POWERS OF THE MIND (NOTION)
• MUSEO DUB (EDWARD OBERON)
• MY VALENTINE (REDEYES): S.P.Y. RMX
• GET UP (THE FUNKTION)
• SPRINKLER (MINDMAPPER)
• OUR LANGUAGE (CRIX + FATS)
• I REFUSE (NETSKY)
• PLAYING ON MY MIND (PRIME 8 )



SUBSONIK In-Studio Guest

Tracklist: N/A




Many thanks to SUBSONIK for coming thru and laying down a great set.



I'll be broadcasting the MARCH 24th GREENROOM show live from the URBAN CHEMISTRY/FUSION studios in MIAMI so make sure you tune in for that. Full rundown of events and happening going down at WINTER MUSIC CONFERENCE soon...

'SHAKEDOWN' Returns to Chicago with SUBSONIK (March 17th)

St. Patty's Day (March 17) sees the return of the 'SHAKEDOWN DnB' night in Chicago as it welcomes Oklahoma's own SUBSONIK alongside some of Chi-Town's top selectors for the first Drum+Bass party going down at NEO Nightclub on the city's near north side...









A man who's been making waves within the D+B scene on both sides of the Atlantic, SUBSONIK will be in town promoting releases on his own imprint SUBSONIK SOUND, as well as releases and forthcoming music on GAIN, SUDDEN DEF, and JOHN B's BETA RECORDINGS.





You can also catch SUBSONIK live on the airwaves earlier that day on STUNNA's 'GREENROOM' program on BASSDRIVE from 3-6pm Central/8-11pm UK. Tune in!!




• SUBSONIK on MYSPACE
• SUBSONIK SOUND RECS on SOUNDCLOUD







If you're in the Chicago area, come on down to:


NEO Nightclub
2350 N CLARK ST
CHICAGO, IL 60614
10PM-4AM
FREE B4 11PM
$5 AFTER 11PM
21+








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www.chicagodnb.com