So yes. It's New Years Eve. I felt impulsively inspired to record a very random, super random dance mix last night... today most people are using DAWs to create their mixes; I wanted to take it back to doing a one-take live mix like I used to do to cassette tapes... sooo... it's not perfect. Literally one take and done... in 2 and a 1/2 hours. Consider it a little gift for New Years Eve. Maybe play it tonight at your new years house party. We plan to play it at our house party! (Which means I get to dance instead of working! Holler!) Start it between 12 midnight and 12:30am and you should be good until 2:30 or 3 lol. Best wishes into 2016!
REFRESH RADIO SHOWS #11 - #41
Wow. It's been a minute since I posted on this blog. That's mainly due to constantly trying to make each week's The REFRESH a great program to listen to. I am going to try to make this a higher priority this year. 2016. Since that starts tomorrow, I'm taking the time right now to direct you to The REFRESH Radio Shows # 11 - # 41. Over 100 hours of music, special guest DJs every week and of course you get to hear a set from me at the start of each show. I've really tried to keep the sets fresh with different music each week. There have been too many highlights to mention just one, but it was a joy to celebrate Show # 40 on Winter Solstice with special guests Ms. Nix, Jasmine Solano and Martina McFlyy. We went for almost five hours! Remember we're at Meridian 23 on 23rd St in NYC every Monday from 6pm - 9pm. Tell a friend to tell a friend.
The REFRESH presents #SummerMondays hosted by Chris Classic
If you didn't know already, we're doing a special series with Chris Classic, called #SummerMondays, all through the month of June during The REFRESH Radio Show, broadcasting from the storefront of the global music bar Meridian 23 on 23rd Street in NYC. Come through! It's afterwork happy hour... drink specials and no cover.
Listen to the First 10 Shows of The REFRESH Radio Show
I can't believe we're already 10 shows in so far. It's been a crazy couple of months. Running, DJing and promoting a weekly 3-hour radio show (and afterwork event) is no joke. I'm on this hamster wheel doing work for it for sure -- that's to say, it's A LOT of work. But the work itself is rewarding and fun. I'm passionate about the music. And I believe in what we're building. If you haven't already, go to our Soundcloud page and follow us -- there you can stream and also download for free all of our archived shows. That's hours and hours of music. We're also posting track lists for educational purposes so that if you like a song, you can find it and support the artists too. Again, hours of music and always a DJ mix from me (like, in total, 10 hours of me mixing right there!) DJ Prince, and a special guest DJ or artist (shout out and thanks to all our special guests so far!) And remember we're on 23rd St every Monday from 6pm-8pm. Come through and get REFRESHED.
Ram Pa Pa Pam Pam: New Dancehall x Reggaeton x EDM Remix
I proudly present some new music I produced at the end of last summer with my good brother EchoSlim. This one is for the dancefloor. Inspired by an artist whom we both love, the currently incarcerated Buju Banton, we wanted to make something that would make him proud if he heard it. Buju's Til Shiloh was one of the first records I owned, and on it was the song "Champion," which became one of his biggest hits. As a drummer, every time I heard him say "Ram pa pa pam pam" it made me think of a drum beat. That's the sample that holds our dancehall x reggaeton x edm remix together. Stream it on Soundcloud below and EchoSlim has more over at his blog.