12
Nov 10

..|.|.|.. Dynamite

I am lucky. I have two DJ gigs this weekend. That means you are lucky too, since you’ll have two chances to catch my set.

Here’s something to listen to while I give you the deets:

Gig #1: Saturday 11/13 at the Crooked Knife

232 West 14th Street btw. 7th & 8th Aves | 10:30p – whenever

I’m new to this spot. I’ll be spinning a mix of pretty much everything. There will be dancing (by you, not me). I think it’s free.

Funny story about this one. On Halloween I crashed the VIP area at the Frying Pan using someone else’s name. I didn’t really know him, got his name wrong, and almost didn’t make it past the bouncer. I did, however, prevail. Fast forward four days and I’m sitting across a dinner table from the same guy. We strike up a conversation. I tell him the story. It turns out we’re both DJs. I end up with a gig at the Crooked Knife.

Gig #2: Sunday 11/14 at Slate

54 West 21st Street btw. 5th and 6th Aves | 6:00p – 9:00p

This is a charity event for The Special Needs Performing Arts Alliance. Advance tickets are available here for $35 (or $50 at the door). My guess is that there won’t be quite as much dancing at this one. There will however be a White Elephant Sale, Key Note Speakers, & Live Musical Performance by Reina. Sherri Shepherd will be attending and speaking and Brielle Calafiore of Jerseylicious will be hosting our Auction! Open Bar will be from 6:00pm -7:00pm then a cash bar will replace from 7:00pm -9:00pm. Hors D’oeurvres will be served through out. The music will be great and you’ll be contributing to a great cause.

- mike
elevatorclub.com

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2
Nov 10

..|.|.|.. Return of the Elevator Club

It’s been a very long time. Pretty much everything in my life has changed. And now it’s time to start blogging again.

I’d like to start the bidding with this amazing remix of Fleetwood Mac’s ”Everywhere” by Psychemagic. Give it a listen (and you can even download it by pressing the Down Arrow button on the right):

This track sounds the way I feel right now: relaxed and optimistic. It’s nice to be back.

- mike
elevatorclub.com

…:: step inside ::… listen…


12
Feb 10

..|.|.|.. Miami ’10 Promo Mix

It’s that time of year again, when we salivate over a new version of The List every day. Don’t know what I’m talking about?

Winter Music Conference (WMC): the annual pilgrimage to Miami to hear every DJ in the world spin. It’s like a little slice of Ibiza right here in the United States.

Sunset at Cafe Del Mar in Ibiza

(that’s Cafe Del Mar in Ibiza, for those of you–including me–who have never been)

I love The List! I’ve been to WMC three times and it’s always amazing (in fact, I met my favorite girl in the entire world there). One of my favorite things is casually stopping by to catch an hour or two of a famous DJ’s set…and then moving on to the next famous DJ. And on. And on. And on.

So, in honor of WMC next month, here’s a taste of what you’ll hear.

- mike
elevatorclub.com

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1
Feb 10

..|.|.|.. Nick Warren

I mentioned last week that I have been thinking about how much easier it is to be an artist now: you have inexpensive, powerful tools at your disposal and it’s easier than ever to connect with your audience. I’ll discuss that a bit today, but first let’s find something to listen to.

Nick Warren’s set on Friday night was amazing. He is a fantastic DJ. I don’t know what I was expecting, but I didn’t think he’d be so good. It’s hard to convey the energy in the room that night, but you can hear his mixes here and here (I’m listening to the second one as I type this). You might also want to check out this video.

Nick was DJing off a laptop, and he wasn’t using headphones at all. Stochastic pointed out that we could see his screen in the mirror behind the DJ both. So here’s the thing: he was using a 2-year-old Apple laptop (the same one I have) and Ableton Live software (I have that too). And this got me thinking about about how great a time it is to be an artist.

When I show up to see professional DJs, they’re using the same equipment I do. The same computers, the same CD decks, the same turntables, the same mixers, the same software. They connect with their audiences the same way I do as well: Twitter, Facebook, etc. Granted they probably spend a lot more time at it than I do, and granted most of them have PR people helping spread the word.

But the path from here to there is straightforward, and anyone can get there using the same tools. Stochastic started DJing about a year ago. The first thing he did was buy a professional setup: two Pioneer CDJ-1000s and a DJM-800 mixer. The same thing you see in the clubs. Then he spent a year practicing. A few weeks ago he flew to Chicago to hear one of his favorite DJs play a seven hour set. His takeaway: “I’m at least as good at mixing as this guy, if not better.” Pretty cool, right?

The same thing is happening everywhere. The tools the pros use are available to everyone, as are the means of publicity and distribution. It’s one heck of a lot easier to pick your path and walk it these days. Now we all just need to get a little bit better at calling attention to ourselves…

- mike
elevatorclub.com

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29
Jan 10

..|.|.|.. Niki McNally

Happy Birthday, Niki! Actually I think it was a few days ago, but her big party is tonight. She and Behrouz will be rocking the house at Quo.

Quo Invite

I recommend listening to one of Niki’s mixes while you enter the contest to win free bottle service.

Here’s a message from Niki:

Subject: My B-day Party Info

Hi,

This is an important day. I am a celebrating my B-day! I have been alive for a quarter of a century! (For those of you that are wondering how many years that is – It’s 25 years! And, NO you are NOT smarter than 5th grader!) LMAO!
Anyway, Please join the festivities tomorrow evening. I will be opening for San Francisco’s finest – DJ Behrouz. I will have a table and complimentary bottle for my guests in the VIP section. To join send an email to Nikimcnally@gmail.com with the names of you and you guests. When you arrive at the club say ‘Niki’ at the door for my guest list. I Hope to see you tomorrow!

-AND REMEMBER -

“Inside every older person is a younger person -
wondering what the hell happened.”
- Cora Harvey Armstrong

Love & Kisses
Niki
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To reply to this message, follow the link below:
http://www.facebook.com/n/?inbox%2Freadmessage.php&t=1368580093362&mid=1cc1f81G2435e76bG4088563G0

Check it out tonight. You’ll be glad you did.

- mike
elevatorclub.com

…:: step inside ::… listen…


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