'100% ORIGINAL' - BROOKLYN, NY (MARCH 7): ASC + STUNNA

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100% Original

Saturday
March 7, 2009



Every month at Public Assembly!

Driven AM is proud to present a night of all original music.
Each DJ this evening will be playing strictly their own material.
Expect a night of exclusive music from some of the best Drum & Bass, and Dubstep producers in the world!






Dj's for the evening:



ASC +Debut East Coast Tour+
(Covert Operations | Offshore | Warm Communications | Vibez)
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Very few artists can lay claim to the amount of diversity ASC shows. Although his forte is primarily drum & bass, ASC has never restricted his music to one particular style or genre. Growing up in Wolverhampton, London, and Bradford England, UK, James absorbed a wide variety of music and took his first steps into production and DJing at the age of 15. By 16 he had secured weekly shows on local pirate radio stations, and began to sequence music with a friend using the Atari ST and the Commodore Amiga tracker packages. Soon enough he started playing small venues and later invested in a modest studio setup with his then studio partner Future Link. As the duo toiled away in the lab, building their production acumen and preparing to record demos, they were hit by a stroke of impossibly bad luck. While backing up the pair's progress with a ZIP drive, a virus unexpectedly wiped out the hard drive of their PC and all their music was lost. After a short break, James decided to go solo.

Bouncing back quickly from the crippling hard-drive mishap, James put together a 7 track demo in 1999, for Nu Directions and revered label; Good Looking Records. Nu Directions picked up 6 of the tracks right away, and the Good Looking picked up the remaining track, which was rinsed for a lengthy spell by the legendary LTJ Bukem. With a firm basis now established and material beginning to get signed to a number of international labels, it was only a matter of time before Nu Directions decided to release ASC's debut LP. Paying homage to the massively influential group Future Sound of London, James decided to name his debut album Environments ; a reference to FSOL's previously unreleased and long lost album by the same name. In fact, FSOL were so inspirational to James that he shortly created a new project, Intex Systems, in the tradition of that group's cutting edge musical experimentation.

Under the guise of Intex Systems, James set out to write electronic music with no genre classifications. Subsequent drum & bass experiments were signed to NYC label Offshore Recordings, and a full length LP entitled Research & Development was released in 2006 on James' own Covert Operations imprint. Intex Systems is set to showcase the diversity and extent of James' production skills and represents his forays into soundtrack design. Recently adding the Mindspan name to his production arsenal, this has become a project for all things deep within the minimal techno field. Already gaining momentum with this guise, this indicates the wide array of ASC's production skills and once again showcases his diversity, proving once again that he can turn his hand to a multitude of styles and carry it off with finesse. These days, ASC likes to keep things tight knit, and concentrate on projects mainly for his own label, Covert Operations, where the majority of his work is released.

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STUNNA
(Defunked | Fokuz | Levitated | BIOS | Vampire | Phunkfiction | Vibez | Phuzion | Future Retro | Lucky Devil | Sidechain | Telluric | 10.9 Recs | Have-A-Break | BS1 | Basswerk | Forestry Service | Strictly-Digital | Peer Pressure | Influenza | Red Mist | Chicago)
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A classically-trained jazz pianist and working musician based in Chicago, STUNNA (aka J. Cappo) has crafted his own unique sound within the fast-paced world of Drum + Bass music. With a number of strong releases on various high-profile labels worldwide and a solid Stateside and international touring schedule under his belt, this host of BASSDRIVE Radio's popular 'GREENROOM' show is determined to spread his own sound as well as exclusive tracks from producers around the globe. 2009 is destined to be another busy year.....

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4 Turntable DnB & Dubstep set by 2 Dj's & an MC!
NBA
Featuring: Bigears, No Request, Radio Rubain
(National Bass Alliance)
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"Recently on a rainy night in a Brooklyn Bassment, three titans of a sound happened to converge on the same playing field and caouse a musical rift in the matrixd... Dj Bigears dropped bombs on the ones and two's as radio rubain commenced to pop eardrums with his inspired words and all the while Dj No request crushed there foes with his cross fader. It was a magical experience and they are here to recreate musical madness and play some of the dirtiest tunes with the nastiest skills for the people!"

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First time ever tag set:

100% Original Resident:
KJELL
(Driven AM | Timeless | Creative Source | Colours | Trackdonalds | Style Control | Miles A. Head | NYC)
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Raised in Richmond, VA now living in Brooklyn, Kjell (pronounced Chell) is a rising star as both a DJ and a producer in the international Drum and Bass scene. Being a classically trained musician primarily influenced by jazz, hip hop, classical, dub and RnB has helped him develop a very distinct sound. Kjell is a prolific producer always pushing boundaries and writing forward thinking melodic DnB. Kjell has been involved with DnB since first hearing it back in 1994. He started producing and Djing alongside Will Miles as 'Style Control' in 1997 in the Richmond and DC area. Kjell's skills on the decks landed him a residency in Richmond with the NUCO crew that hosted the 'InfoTech' weekly lasting from 1999 – 2002. In the decade that Kjell has been Djing, he has shared the stage with some of the biggest names in DnB, including Klute, Sonic, Silver, Commix, AK1200, John B, Dara, Dieselboy, Saburuko, Random Movement, Mixmaster Doc, Raw Q and more in venues all over the East Coast.

His music has been supported by some of the biggest names in DnB including LTJ Bukem, Fabio, Flight, Digital, Loxy, Ink, Bailey, Random Movement, Lynx, Redeyes, Ashatack, Big Bud, and many more. His distinct style of DnB has landed him releases on a handful of quality labels. Some of his past releases include the 'Outclassed EP' released on Trackdonalds; the track "Healing Process" released on Santorin's 2002 EP; the "Poisonous EP" released on Digital Blues; and "Cloud Thirty/Unseen" on Colours Audio. Kjell's release "Dunnshine / Empty Wallets" on Fabio's label Creative Source in 2008 was reviewed in ATM magazine with the line "If you pick up one piece of musical drum and bass this month, make it this one." Dunnshine was also featured on Gilles Peterson's Worldwide Radio1 show. Forthcoming tunes include "The Dynamic" on Timeless which was featured on Digital's "Phoenix Rising" CD as well as "Calmante / Wind Tunnel" forthcoming on Influence Recordings in early 2009. In addition 2009 will see the release of a few collaborations and remixes including "Centre Line" by Saburuko and Style Control forthcoming on Horizons and a remix of The Bamboos "Amen Brother" forthcoming on Tru Thoughts.

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100% Original Resident:
RAW Q
(Driven AM | Bingo Beats | Grid Recordings | Direct Drive | Influence | NYC)
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Raw Q aka: Dj Beau is one of nyc's original drum 'n bass djs for 12 years and counting. He began producing back in '96 with Dj Ani (formerly of Deee-Lite) for DJ Soulslinger's Liquid Sky Music Label. In 2003 Dj Beau evolved into Raw Q. In the last few years Raw Q has released music on prestigious labels such as Zinc's Bingo Recordings, Grid Recordings and will soon be releasing 'Caspian Moon' on Aaron Jay's new Label Influence Records. His tracks have earned support from DnB's most respected djs and artists including LTJ Bukem, Zinc, Roni Size, Flight, Randall, Fabio, Bryan Gee, Bailey, Krust, Marky, Marcus Intalex, L Double and many more. His track 'Vital Soul' took the dnb world by storm when it first appeared on dubplate and managed to reach 11th place in the BBC's Global Dance Charts in 2004. Raw Q continues to dj as a resident of Direct Drive and as a frequent guest dj and supporter of Camouflage and other quality NYC DnB parties.

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100% Original Resident and host:
DAVE SHICHMAN
(Driven AM | Direct Drive | 100% Original | NYC)
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Dave has been Djing for 9 years, producing for electronic music for 5. He has Dj'd over 140 live events in New York and 7 other states. He has been a resident Dj and behind the scenes contributor with Direct Drive NYC for 5 years and has opened for Calibre, London Electricity, High Contrast, Grooverider and many more well known names in the international DnB scene. His live and studio mixes have been downloaded over 25,000 times from all over the world. In 2006 Dave started Driven AM, a DnB artist management and promotion company representing some of the best in American DnB. Dave's latest tunes have been supported by Bassdrive and Bassjunkies. His debut release (date tbd) is a collaboration with Mixmaster Doc entitled 'Exchanges'. Dave's distinct style of DnB is melodic, cinematic, deep, and bassheavy music.

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With Lyrical contributions from:
MC DIGGADEE
(Konkrete Jungle | Outlook Skateboards | Ability | Team Ewok | NYC)
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Public Assembly
70 North 6th Street (btw Wythe & kent)
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
$10 before 12, $15 after
Subway: L Train to Bedford Ave
http://www.publicassemblynyc.com/

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