Main Room: House//Electro
Party Monster's Superstar DJ...
KEOKI (Amp-New York City) SPECIAL ELECTRO SET!!!
Keoki arrived on the mainland with forty records, a bag full of clothes and $200 in his pocket, without the slightest idea keoki would become a key figure in a groundbreaking social movement. An artist whose music would shred the sonic spectrum for a digital generation, jonesing to transcend the old ways, keoki was destined to make a name for himself. Born in El Salvador, raised on Maui and nicknamed for the mysterious bastard son of a legendary Hawaiian king, keoki arrived on the mainland US in the late eighties. Landing a job with TWA in New York, tracking lost luggage, enabled keoki the opportunity to travel the world for free. But it was while moonlighting as a busboy at Danceteria, a hot Manhattan nightclub, that keoki saw the sights and heard the sounds that would change his life and perhaps the future of pop music. Fascinated by the powerful connection a DJ could make with a crowd, keoki himself began to play records, putting his own distinctive spin on other artists’ music. Flamboyant as hell, he dubbed himself "Superstar DJ" keoki. "I wore a jeweled crown, big furry collars and gold chains," he recalls with a laugh. "It was a gimmick, but the fun of it really caught fire". Though it started as a lark, the "Superstar DJ" keoki phenomenon quickly became sought after in Manhattan. He worked legendary parties for the likes of Lou Reed, Deborah Harry, and The B-52’s. "All the glamorous creatures of New York were there", he says. The former baggage handler soon became a jetting-setting commodity, performing to capacity audiences across America and overseas. keoki continued to discover dramatic new ways to keep a crowd in the palm of his hands. His was a sonic sleight-of-hand in which funk could meet punk, and where a barking Scooby Doo would mix perfectly with a ranting Jimmy Swaggert. "New York really showed keoki that I could draw on anything around keoki and make something of it", he says. "There were just no limits". By the early nineties the underground dance music scene had swelled to a critical mass. The rave scene in America was born and as one of the first traveling DJs, keoki was propelled into the limelight. Through his numerous performances at Los Angeles raves, keoki caught the attention of Steve Levy, president of Moonshine Music. keoki’s personality, flamboyance and glaring musical talent led to keoki and Moonshine joining forces. Although signed as a recording artist, his immediate skills lay in his DJ-ing ability, and as a result, a series of top selling DJ mix albums including "Superstar DJ keoki - All Mixed Up" and "Disco Death Race 2000" were released. Between discs and sold out performances, keoki began crafting original material. keoki’s message began to shine as brightly as a welder’s arc. "This generation, this rave culture is so highly intuitive, that communicating to them through pure sound is absolutely possible", he states. "But since I had their attention, I figured, why not take it a little farther and give them a story, a theme?" keoki the pied piper was born. For his first single, keoki teamed with co-producer Dave Aude for what has evolved into an incredible artist and producer journey; it was then that "Caterpillar" was created and released in early ’96. It featured the catchy "I just can’t cope without my dope" hook that made a playful mockery of drug abuse. Blazing to 3 on the Billboard Dance Chart, the song earned keoki a spot on that summer’s Lollapalooza tour and was even featured in an episode of "The Simpsons". The follow-up single, "Majick", was released in January ’97 as a precursor to the almost finished "Ego Trip" full length. With lyrics suggesting that the communal euphoria of which his audience sought, could only come from the "magic" within themselves. It too, rocketed up the charts. Having moved from New York to Los Angeles (via Denver), keoki’s album was now in motion. Three months later, "Ego Trip" was completed. It was nothing less than a stunning leap, even for someone whose name is already synonymous with breathtaking invention. From the harrowing, multi-layered "Madness" to the hit singles "Caterpillar" and "Majick," on to the aural sex drive of "Space", "Ego Trip’s" 10 songs are a seamless musical excursion that carry the listener effortlessly from one hook to the next. With its trance-inducing synth-lines, mega-ballistic breakbeats and carbonated vocals, "Ego Trip" crackles with energy.
www.superstardjkeoki.com
www.facebook.com/superstar
www.soundcloud.com/that-fu
www.ampartists.net
Ghetto Superstar DJ...
SWITCHBLADE (Zapatistas//GLAM//Shut yo Mouth-San Francisco)
www.facebook.com/edgar.swi
Rick V. (Eden-Sacramento)
www.facebook.com/rickv916
Doza (Zapatistas-San Francisco)
www.therealdoza.com
Frank Nitty (House Nation-San Francisco)
www.facebook.com/franknitt
Atimatik (Ghetto House Radio-San Francisco)
www.facebook.com/atimatik
Robert Ortiz (Zapatistas//Shark City-San Jose)
www.facebook.com/zapatista
Ernesto Cruz (Rock Steady-San Jose)
www.facebook.com/djernesto
Sonny Daze (B.A.E. Krew-San Francisco)
www.facebook.com/djsonnyda
Smells Like Dutch (GLAM-San Francisco/Sacramento)
www.facebook.com/djbasscru
Voyeur (GLAM-San Jose)
www.facebook.com/vktrdrn
Infected Frequencies (Double Stacked-San Francisco)
www.facebook.com/doublesta
Arcade (-Salinas)
www.soundcloud.com/arcadel
Downstairs Room: Drum&Bass//DubStep
NO KOMPLY (Primitive Science//Anotha-Level-Oakl
www.primitivescience.net
www.anothalevel.com
AUDIO 1 (Strictly Hits-San Francisco)
www.facebook.com/deejay.au
Way Too Much (Primitive Science-San Jose)
www.primitivescience.net
Mr.Brandon (B.A.E. Krew-San Francisco)
www.facebook.com/BrandonMa
D-Bot (Robot Ears-San Francisco)
www.facebook.com/dBot3030
Scotty Fatal (Renegade Productions-San Francisco)
www.facebook.com/scottyfat
Thizziana Jones (Corporal Punishment-San Jose)
www.facebook.com/djthizzia
Loco (Gold Sweat-San Francisco)
www.goldsweat.com
Elbereth (Funky Friends-Sacramento)
www.sacpartiesforum.com
Crisis (Corporal Punishment-San Jose)
www.facebook.com/jwa.perso
DubRock (Anarchy Productions-San Jose)
www.soundcloud.com/dub-roc
Flavatone (Mix Tape Royalty -San Jose)
www.facebook.com/DJFlavato
NME (My Groove-Soledad)
www.facebook.com/deejaynme
LIVE Art By:
Dustin DeRego (Grafilthy/The Doobie Exchange)
"He will be selling some art so bring your $$$"
www.facebook.com/update_se
Hosts & Paparazzi:
Miss.Kitty//Funky Eve//El Zombie Chuch//Kay Kay//MuffinTop
Sound & Lighting:
DT3//Garrett
18+//Full Bar for 21+//7:00pm-4:30am//$15 till 7:30pm, $20 till 9pm & $25 after//2 rooms of music//Over 30 DJ's//9+ Hrs.//Tons of FREE giveaways!
There will be "Im in a Rave Bitch" T-Shirts, Kandi and Official "SwitchBlade" Sunglasses for sale at this event so bring some extra $$$ if you wanna grab something!
Located @:
Kelly's Mission Rock
817 Terry Francois Blvd.
San Francisco, Ca 94158
www.facebook.com/zapatista
(BE ON THE LOOK OUT FOR "MONSTER DISCO" IN JUNE & FREAK SHOW IN AUGUST!!!)
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