Sonny's Sounds March 29 2012

Vancouver's School Of Remix

Here is a little blurb about Vancouver's School Of Remix:
DJ IS THE NEW ROCKSTAR: DISCOVER YOUR TALENT WITH THE SCHOOL OF REMIX VANCOUVER'S ONLY DJ SCHOOL GETS THEIR STUDENTS ON THE RIGHT TRACK Vancouver BC, February 27, 2012 - DJing has become an increasingly popular trend, now more than ever people are being inspired to learn and the only place in the Lower Mainlaind to provide the proper DJ education is The School of Remix. With critically acclaimed local DJs teaching you the “how to”, School of Remix is the perfect environment for spreading and inspiring local talent. Learning to DJ gives people a chance to express themselves, explore their creativity and find their unique talent. “We wanted to take a personalized approach on learning and help people realize their own goals as opposed to a rigid form of learning. We give people the freedom to discover their own personal style and learn from their individual work flow”, Tyler Hazelwood, Founder. Located in East Gastown in a developing creative and trendy neighbourhood, School of Remix opens its doors anyone who is willing to learn, from ages 9-99, it’s never too late to discover your talents. School of Remix provides an education that can resonate into various areas of development: personality, communication and self-esteem. Creativity is the expression of the self and School of Remix wants to help people discover that self, whoever that may be. For further information please contact: Lisa H. School Of Remix t// 604-681-5586 lisa@schoolofremix.com

Moombahton

Introduction

Moombahton is a sub-genre of electronic dance music and Reggaeton that was created by American DJ and producer Dave Sarnet Nada (aka Dave Villegas) in Washington, D.C., in the fall of 2010. Moombahton is essentially Dutch House or Electro House at a slower BPM (typically 110BPM) with heavy reggaeton influences--most notably new drums and percussion elements. Other features of moombahton are extended and enhanced build-ups.

Origins

Dave Nada agreed to play a "school-skipping party" for his younger cousin in the fall of 2010. When he arrived he realized the attendees were dancing to reggaeton and bachata, while he was planning on playing house and club music. He solved this predicament by slowing down the Afrojack remix of the Silvio Ecomo & DJ Chuckie song "Moombah" from 128BPM to 108BPM. The name of the sub-genre itself comes from the portmanteau of "moombah" and "reggaeton."

Between fall 2009 and spring 2010, Nada perfected his vision of the new sub-genre in the recording studio to create a five track extended play of newly-developed Moombahton tracks that was released in March 2010 with the promotional assistance and support of DJ Ayres and DJ Tittsworth at T & A Records

Although Dave Nada has been properly credited with the naming of the genre and beginning the movement known as Moombahton, the concept of combining reggae/dancehall/reggaeton percussion with electronic elements dates back much farther . Examples include Diplo, CTLGD, Dj Blass, which can be seen clearly with his track "Guayoteo", Luny Tunes, Jowell & Randy, witnessed in their composition "Esto Es Perreo", Dj Scuff, and many more Djs across the globe. Sam Kleefisch: "There was some electronic influence in both reggaeton and dancehall pre-moombahton, I would say some people who could definitely lay some claim to being legitimately ‘pre-moombahton’."

Moombahton is also heavily influenced by the dubstep movement.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moombahton

Upcoming Events

This week I got 2 events but they are both going to be nuts. The first is a "Shooter Party" at Rouge Nightclub in Moncton. This means lots of students and lots of booze. Last year's shooter party was a huge success. This years promises to be even better. Friday night I am performing at the Right To Play Red Ball Party at Oxygen Nightclub. This is one of my favourite events each year and is always sold out. The Right To Play group always bring the best vibes. If you feel like attending you had better there before 11 as it will be packed again this year. If you feel like donating to Right To Play, visit their website here: Right To Play. Easter weekend we got the Coors Light Easter Sunday Funday event at Oxygen Nightclub as well. It promises to be a great time. Don't miss it.

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