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FRIDAY MARCH 11th, 2005
CHEMISTRY FUNK & ROBSOUL RECORDINGS present
DERRICK CARTER
www.classicmusiccompany.com, CHICAGO
Way back in the mists of acid House history a seminal record was released that would change the face of UK house. Originally released on Warriors Dance in 1989, 'Bang Bang You're Mine' became an instant Classic, and became one of the most bootlegged House records. The bootlegs soon eclipsed the original versions, and countless illicit remixes and re-working's were everywhere. Bang The Party (Kid Batchelor and Leslie Lawrence) never saw any money from this and within a couple of years Warriors danced folded. So, those nice gents at Classic thought it was about time 'Bang Bang You're Mine' was re-released and re-mastered, making it available for all those cats that never were able to get a copy, and for those whose original version have worn out, and we thought it might be nice if Leslie and Kid actually saw some money from it this time around. The fans of this record almost reads like a whose-who of House, from Danny Tenaglia (he featured it on his "All Back To Mine" compilation) to Tony Humphries, from Derrick Carter to Derrick May.
AMIR JAVASOUL
www.amir.pulsation.com, www.robsoulrecordings.com
1995, Montreal, Canada. Where it all began for Amir AKA Javasoul. Attending what he calls "the good parties of the good ol days, the better dayz..." where the emphasis was put on having fun and just daaancing to whatever made you shake it. In '96 '97 Derrick Carter's legendary Atomic gigs, in Ottawa, Canada, induced Amir's house epiphany. After the realization that real house should be enjoyed by all, he ran and spun at his own Javasoul nights in Kingston, Canada. Doing so, he gave birth to a still unknown world of electronic music in the small university town that is Kingston. He later helped develop Montreal as a true house playground ripping the decks to shreds at venues such as Jai Bar, Sona Bar, Jinxxi, and the debaucherous Angel's. Moving to Los Angeles for a short period of time in 99, Amir took to the decks at the infamous Viper Room in West Hollywood.
Fast forward to 2001, the Miami Winter Music Conference resparked Amir's true house fires after he witnessed Harvey's remarkable 6 AM set. This had a major influence in the evolution of sound/type of house music Amir is known to play these days. Mixing in a blend of funky Chicago house and groovy S.F electro/house. April 2001 Amir moved to Paris, France where he resides at the moment.
Bringing Chicago to Paris, his Classic Records party (with DelaHouse) was truly a success. He, alongside Luke Solomon and Rob Mello gave an unforgettable performance still talked about. Mingling with local heroes, Amir has played alongside artists such as Laurent Garnier, Djulz,Phil Weeks, David Duriez, Cisco, Dan Gennacia, Jef K, Ivan Smagghe, Sam Karlson, etc..During that last 3 years. In Early 2002 He also held a short residency at Folies Pigale, where he was able to invite more of his Classic/Music For Freaks partners in sharing the decks with Justin Harris of the fame Freaks, Diz, Tiefshwartz, and Ewan Pearson.
The Mid 2002-2003 span was a very fruitful year for Amir and the city of Paris. He held a one year residency at two of the main clubs in the Paris circuit (Studio 287 and Queen Club), along with being in charge of booking international DJs of real calibre as guests. Who could forget June 19th 2002, when thanks to Amir, we witnessed the return of Derrick Carter to France, after a 4+ years absence. This sparked the debut of the now infamous "ClubWorld" nights at Queen club. The guests during this 12 month residency included: Derrick Carter, Mark Farina, Onionz, Rob Mello, Satoshi Tomiie, Phil Weeks, Fafa Monteco, Steve Bug, Kenny Hawkes and Armand Van Helden.
Ever since then, Amir has played at just about every club in Paris, and has travelled around Europe and beyond, to end 2003 on a very good note. With a constant collaboration and joint effort with his good friends Phil Weeks and David Duriez, owners of Robsoul and Brique Rouge records, Amir has established himself as a new groundbreaking and versatile DJ. This was further demonstrated during this year's 2004 WMC in MIAMI. After two very successful events, Amir's spring and summer schedule will take him to Turkey, Germany, New York, Toronto, Ottawa, western Canada, and Sheffield England all in the months of April and May!
At the age of 27, Amir has a promising career ahead both as a DJ and as a recording artist. "2004 will defenately see me spend a lot of time in the studio even though I don't know how I will find the time!" "Its definitely the logical step ahead for me". "But one thing's for sure. DJing will always take priority. Its in me and I cant let it go! Reminds of this great party I played in Munich in October 2003, with my good friend DJ LINUS of exun records. Small room, a lot of time, great crowd, great sound, and great drinks! What better would I have to do? Yes. nothing…so we just kept playing…J"
with resident DJ
MAT LUNNEN
Hustlin', TORONTO
REDUX-LOUNGE
BIG LEAGUE CHU
LADY LINZEE
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