URB New Years Eve Guide!

Our NYE event at ONDA made the URB Magazine New Years Eve Guide! The mag called out one special event in LA, Chi-Town, SF and NYC. It also made fusicology.

http://www.urb.com

Christian Smith *Best of 2008* + Link to Live Mix at MOS

Hailing from Sweden, Christian Smith has become a techno-house mainstay. Last year he continued to surprise us with truly next level tracks such as "Flyertalk/Friendly Skies" on Bedrock and the Smith and Selway remix of Kevin Saunderson "Rock to the Beat." Carl Cox has just made Christian Smith his final Hero Of 2008. Listen to Cox’s last Global Radio Show of 2008 (26th Dec) to hear an exclusive guest mix from Christian.



Christian Smith & John Selway’s "Total Departure" (Drumcode) is one of the biggest tunes of the year around the globe...DMC Update Buzz Chart have named it the No.1 Buzz Chart Tune Of 2008; and DJ Magazine have featured it in their most explosive Top 10 Pure Club Killers Of 2008 feature, commenting: “With it’s constantly ascending keyboard whoosh, this was a peak-time, rushing dose of vertiginous euphoria. Feel the vertigo!”



Here is a link to Christian Smith's recent set at Ministry Of Sound, London, on Saturday 18th October. According to Smith, it was one of his best moments in 2008.
http://www.mediafire.com/folder/71f78b35e93c979891b20cc0d07ba4d20860b7c1067b8523


and his




“Best of 2008” Top 10 Chart
01. Christian Smith & John Selway – Total Departure – Drumcode
02. Radio Slave – Eyes Wide Open – R&S
03. Kevin Saunderson – Rock To The Beat (Christian Smith & John Selway Remix) – KMS
04. Rejected – Lets Go Juno (District One Remix) – Rejcted
05. Matt Nordstrom – Lucky Drawls – Saved
06. Christian Smith – Flyertalk – Bedrock
07. Subotic - The Seed – E-Motionz
08. Radio Slave – Grindhouse (Dubfire Planet Terror Remix) – Rekids
09. Luca & Paul – Dinamicro (Karrote By Gregor Tresher Remix) – Polar Noise
10. Len Faki – Death By House - Cocoon
www.myspace.com/christiansmithdj
www.djchristiansmith.com
www.technorient.com
www.smithandselway.com

Bloody Beetroots "Cornelius EP"

Not wanting to oversimplify things but, Italy's Bloody Beetroots - who hide their identities behind spiderman masks - make some ill dance rock/electro/nu rave. Here is the video for Cornelius EP, which was released December 18 on Steve Aeoki's Dim Mak recordings.


CORNELIUS from borntofilm on Vimeo.

French filmaker Mathieu Danet at the helms adds depth to this gritty banger, matching the tune to Beetroot Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo's attempts to make sense of the transient, fleeting fame to be had under the flashing strobe lights - and shutterbug flashbulbs - found at nightclubs and festivals everywhere. Cornelius, in other words, could be the every man/woman who you may encounter on any given night out in NYC. The track is based on Jerry Cornelius, a character made famous by British author Michael Moorcock.

Bloody Beetroots is producer/mastermind Bob Rifo and his on-stage partner Tommy Tea. Rifo is working on TBB’s highly anticipated full-length, due in Summer/Fall of 2009.

www.myspace.com/thebloodybeetroots

Deadmau5 Faxing Berlin

Here is the track "Faxing Berlin" that put Deadmau5 on the map.

Faxing Berlin - deadmau5

URB Magazine features Deadmau5 in Issue 156

Earlier this year, I wrote a feature on Deadmau5 for URB Magazine, which appears in issue #156.

http://www.urb.com/features/1370/Deadmau5Headspace.php

I met him in New York City on September 16, 2008 and checked him out at Cielo that night.

I thought he made such a spectacle at Ultra Music Festival last March. Now he's blown up and even got nominated for a Grammy in the Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical category for his mix of Morgan Page’s "The Longest Road."

As for the comment about whether or not I had the piece proofread, well, unless I heard wrong, Zimmerman told me it was the Xone 42, not the Xone 4D, in the transcription. Whoever should have caught that - me? Joel? URB? - well, you know...if that's going to urge you to hate on the article, maybe you're missing the bigger picture. From what I gather he is going to blow up even bigger next year.

DJ Dennis Sebayan at ONDA New Years Eve

I'm psyched to DJ at this exclusive party on NYE at ONDA. This is the Grand Opening night for the venue, which is located near South Street Seaport.

I'll be performing alongside:

Sal Leone
DJ Gatto
Benji Candelario
Kevin Graves
Louie Lou Gorbea
Duce Martinez

I dug out some of the classics I have on vinyl so you'll hear that plus all the upfront stuff you haven't heard yet.

The private party is set for 100 people with a Top Shelf Open Bar from 8pm-1230am; Gourmet Hors D'Oeuvres and a Buffet of nuevo Latino cuisine - featuring food from Argentina, Mexico, Brazil and Chile; + a New Year's Champagne Toast. Afterwards, the party opens up and we will be having after hours from 4am-whenever.

Presented by Art for Progress, Sal Leone and Alessandro Passante.

ONDA 229 Front Street
Corner of Peck Slip
South Street Seaport, NYC