Deaglan
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MIXMASTER MIKE
16 Mar 2010
The Button Factory
plus support from
GIFT OF GAB (Blackalicious)
Doors: 11:30pm till late
Tickets €22.50 incl bk fee from [URL="http://www.ticketmaster.ie,/"]www.ticketmaster.ie,[/URL] Road Records, City Discs.
Multi award winning turntablist and resident DJ with the Beastie Boys MIXMASTER MIKE is set for a headline show at THE BUTTON FACTORY this March.
The 3-time world DJ champion and founder of the Invisibl Skratch Piklz was recently named one of USA Todayfs 6 greatest DJs of all time. He plays the Button Factory with support from BLACKALICIOUS frontman GIFT OF GAB, who recently came out with his long awaited second solo album 'Escape 2 Mars'.
POD presents
MIXMASTER MIKE (Beastie Boys)
plus support from
GIFT OF GAB (Blackalicious)
www.mixmastermike.com
www.myspace.com/mixmastermike
www.giftstribution.com
www.myspace.com/giftofgab
Mixmaster Mike biog:
Named as one of the greatest DJs of all time by USA Today, Mixmaster Mike got his initial itch for vinyl while growing up in San Francisco listening to his unclefs extensive record collection. As a kid, Mike was constantly welcomed when coming home from school with the sounds of his unclefs extensive collection. Years later, the moment that had the most impact on him was catching Grandmixer DST on stage with Herbie Hancock.
With his newfound love of hip-hop and his foray into scratching, Mike got involved in the mobile DJ business playing house parties, weddings and all those other gcutting the chopsh types of gigs some for experience and the exposure.
It was at one of those parties that he met Richard Quitevis, better known as Q-Bert. Q-Bert wasnft a DJ at the time, but was so impressed with Mikefs scratching technique that it had the same effect on him as watching Grandmixer DST had for Mike. The following day, Richard went over to Mikefs to watch him practice and it was there that the two quickly became friends.
In 1992, Mike was the first West Coast DJ to become World Champion by winning the New Music Seminar DJ Battle for World Supremacy in New York City. That same year, Mike, DJ Apollo and Q-Bert, known as the first ever scratch band, won the DMC World title.
In 1993, Mike and Q-Bert decided to take the competition to the next level by teaming up as a scratch duo known as gThe Dream Teamh and won the title once again.
In 1994, after winning three consecutive world titles and consistently coming out on top, Mike and Q-Bert were asked to step down from further competition as their domination was too much for the rest of the pack. The two performed an amazing gfarewellh set and were honored to become DMC judges.
Shortly thereafter, friends and fellow turn tablists Triple Threat - Apollo (Apollo Novicio), D-Styles (Dave Cuasito)and Shortkut (Jonathan Cruz) - joined Mike and Q-Bert to form the Invisible Skratch Picklz (ISP), the most influential and recognizable turntablist crew in history. Though the ISP no longer exists, the five founders still remain close to this day.
It was a chance meeting at the Rock Steady Anniversary Jam in NYC in 1994 with Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys that would propel Mike to the next level. The two exchanged numbers and Mike often left crazy scratch messages on Adamfs answering service. Fellow Beasties Mario C and Mike D caught on to his scratch message craze and in 1997 requested Mikefs studio work for their multi-platinum album Hello Nasty. Soon after completion of Hello Nastyfs recording, the Beastie Boys offered Mike to become their resident DJ.
In the summer of 1999, the International Turntablist Federation honored Mike with a lifetime achievement award for the advancement of the turntable as a musical instrument. The new millennium brought more amazing things from Mike. In March 2000 the Eye of the Cyclops EP (Asphodel) dropped to brilliant reviews winning the California Music Awards as gBest New Electronic Album,h with his first-ever mix CD Spin Cycle (Moonshine) following in 2001. Also check: Return Of The Cyclops(Asphodel), a special anthology of Mikefs works recorded before and after his seminal album, Anti-Theft Device (Asphodel, 1999).
Never one to take a break, Mikefs credits also include his weekly gSpin Psycleh radio show on KROQ-FM Los Angeles, as well as working with EA Sports on the gSSX 1 and gSSX 2 video games and on gJet Grind Radioh for Sony Dreamcast. He also produced music for the motion picture soundtrack for Jail, Hospitals & Hip Hop, hosted the ESPN Action Awards and is also prominently featured in the indie film Scratch.
16 Mar 2010
The Button Factory
plus support from
GIFT OF GAB (Blackalicious)
Doors: 11:30pm till late
Tickets €22.50 incl bk fee from [URL="http://www.ticketmaster.ie,/"]www.ticketmaster.ie,[/URL] Road Records, City Discs.
Multi award winning turntablist and resident DJ with the Beastie Boys MIXMASTER MIKE is set for a headline show at THE BUTTON FACTORY this March.
The 3-time world DJ champion and founder of the Invisibl Skratch Piklz was recently named one of USA Todayfs 6 greatest DJs of all time. He plays the Button Factory with support from BLACKALICIOUS frontman GIFT OF GAB, who recently came out with his long awaited second solo album 'Escape 2 Mars'.
POD presents
MIXMASTER MIKE (Beastie Boys)
plus support from
GIFT OF GAB (Blackalicious)
www.mixmastermike.com
www.myspace.com/mixmastermike
www.giftstribution.com
www.myspace.com/giftofgab
Mixmaster Mike biog:
Named as one of the greatest DJs of all time by USA Today, Mixmaster Mike got his initial itch for vinyl while growing up in San Francisco listening to his unclefs extensive record collection. As a kid, Mike was constantly welcomed when coming home from school with the sounds of his unclefs extensive collection. Years later, the moment that had the most impact on him was catching Grandmixer DST on stage with Herbie Hancock.
With his newfound love of hip-hop and his foray into scratching, Mike got involved in the mobile DJ business playing house parties, weddings and all those other gcutting the chopsh types of gigs some for experience and the exposure.
It was at one of those parties that he met Richard Quitevis, better known as Q-Bert. Q-Bert wasnft a DJ at the time, but was so impressed with Mikefs scratching technique that it had the same effect on him as watching Grandmixer DST had for Mike. The following day, Richard went over to Mikefs to watch him practice and it was there that the two quickly became friends.
In 1992, Mike was the first West Coast DJ to become World Champion by winning the New Music Seminar DJ Battle for World Supremacy in New York City. That same year, Mike, DJ Apollo and Q-Bert, known as the first ever scratch band, won the DMC World title.
In 1993, Mike and Q-Bert decided to take the competition to the next level by teaming up as a scratch duo known as gThe Dream Teamh and won the title once again.
In 1994, after winning three consecutive world titles and consistently coming out on top, Mike and Q-Bert were asked to step down from further competition as their domination was too much for the rest of the pack. The two performed an amazing gfarewellh set and were honored to become DMC judges.
Shortly thereafter, friends and fellow turn tablists Triple Threat - Apollo (Apollo Novicio), D-Styles (Dave Cuasito)and Shortkut (Jonathan Cruz) - joined Mike and Q-Bert to form the Invisible Skratch Picklz (ISP), the most influential and recognizable turntablist crew in history. Though the ISP no longer exists, the five founders still remain close to this day.
It was a chance meeting at the Rock Steady Anniversary Jam in NYC in 1994 with Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys that would propel Mike to the next level. The two exchanged numbers and Mike often left crazy scratch messages on Adamfs answering service. Fellow Beasties Mario C and Mike D caught on to his scratch message craze and in 1997 requested Mikefs studio work for their multi-platinum album Hello Nasty. Soon after completion of Hello Nastyfs recording, the Beastie Boys offered Mike to become their resident DJ.
In the summer of 1999, the International Turntablist Federation honored Mike with a lifetime achievement award for the advancement of the turntable as a musical instrument. The new millennium brought more amazing things from Mike. In March 2000 the Eye of the Cyclops EP (Asphodel) dropped to brilliant reviews winning the California Music Awards as gBest New Electronic Album,h with his first-ever mix CD Spin Cycle (Moonshine) following in 2001. Also check: Return Of The Cyclops(Asphodel), a special anthology of Mikefs works recorded before and after his seminal album, Anti-Theft Device (Asphodel, 1999).
Never one to take a break, Mikefs credits also include his weekly gSpin Psycleh radio show on KROQ-FM Los Angeles, as well as working with EA Sports on the gSSX 1 and gSSX 2 video games and on gJet Grind Radioh for Sony Dreamcast. He also produced music for the motion picture soundtrack for Jail, Hospitals & Hip Hop, hosted the ESPN Action Awards and is also prominently featured in the indie film Scratch.
