What does 2010 sound like?

After all the great Dubstep Djs that visited Austin in 2009 I wasn’t sure what would still be in store for 2010. The free show thrown by Scion last night with Starkey, Distance, MRK-1 and Austin’s own Grommit has me very optimistic about 2010! Beauty Bar has been hosting these Scion shows as they bring in some of the biggest names in Dubstep to Austin. They’ve considerably stepped up their club’s sound which is important when booking the names they have.

Austin Texas Dubstep Dj Grommit always opens at these and he consistently brings great tunes and mixing so the headliners see that Texas knows what the deal is. The big name djs this guy has shared the bill with are impressive. Grommit is an important part of the original weekly Dubstep night in Austin ‘Weight’, Friday nights at Plush. http://twitter.com/bobgrommit is the URL for Grommit on twitter.

Starkey is definitely at the top levels with the most current stars in it right now. His turbo crunk street bass sound had the place going and utilized the full force of the amped up sound system. He was also kind enough to play a never before heard tune from his new album! His energy behind the decks is matched by few and combined with the power of his original tunes and remixes Starkey is a great dj to see live! He is from Philly and is commonly booked along side the biggest acts from the UK. You can follow Starkey on twitter here.

Check out Starkey on Youtube // Check out Starkey on Soundcloud

Mrk-1 and MC Nika D offered loud and heavy dubstep with Uk style MC work on top. I did hear a few of my favorite new songs from Breakage, Joker, and Skream in the mix. Nika D interacted with the crowd in between flows to keep people into it.

Distance played last and by the time he got on people were so into it they started to dance on the stage. He definitely did not disappoint. There was a great variety of sounds and beats in the mix as he took things to another level. (Not easy to do playing after Starkey.) Also he played all vinyl vs. some of the digital means djs are becoming increasingly fond of. Many in the crowd noticed the all vinyl set and were thrilled by that. I was just thrilled by the mood of the set he created, regardless of vinyl vs. digital. Grommit was kind enough to help me snap a photo from on the stage. Here is the link Distance on twitter.

Here is an awesome tune of his on Youtube that he dropped in the mix.

-Scottydo aka Outlaw Producer.
Photos by Fbom, Dj Fiction, and Grommit.
Jan. 2010

Fusion Art Show

Friday Dec. 11th local artist Danny Huynh and friends will host an art show at the United States Art Authority at 2906 Fruth St. from 7pm-11. Its to promote Diversity in art and features a collection comprised of various pieces from ceramcs to drawings and photography.
-S.DeBose

Welcome to the Good Life

(this is a double post of an article published on our network partner site KirinClothes.com)

Quick-what are the top 5 things that come to mind when you think of a “perfect day”..?
You probably eat your favorite meal-served to you by gorgeous women, you find some free money,you meet (or make out with,lol) a gang of smoking hot models, you get alot of free booze, and you pick up a bunch of fly new gear, right? Now some would have a few different scenarios thrown in there but its essentially every guys dream day, am i right..? hehe
Thats basically a play by play of this past Saturday. I got to sleep in (rare for me because i work super early on the weekdays and despite my best efforts am still a night owl), met D.Griff and some co-workers at a bowling tournament, won a gift card (its not a bag full of cash but better than nothing,lol), picked up some new gear at the mall,was beasting for wings so we ate Hooters (my personal favorite-i like em crunchy not baked), and proceeded to bar hop until we found a fashion show that we decied to pop into ala wedding crashers,lol….
(article continued at KirinClothes.com)
-SD

Ready for the Weekend!!

I love Austin. We have so many awesome people, events, and cultural activites to do there is literally, always something going on. We should be the city that never sleeps (for longer than 6 hours at least) lol. Anyway, this weekend is a perfect storm (much like last weekend during Halloween) of great weather, events-a- plenty, and beautiful people to go with. I’ve known FunFUnFUn Fest is coming up for a while, just havent made any (actual) plans, although i may very well pop in anyway. I personally would love to check out L.A.X, Cool Kids, Kid Sister, and whole lot more. Sooo…guess i need to look at those tix asap huh?
Also tonight (Friday) we’ve got The FunFUnFunFest pre-party thrown by CherryPeelMusic , DO512.com, and KnuckleRumbler at the Scoot Inn. Its a $5 entry w/rsvp otherwise $8 at the door (flyer posted above).

PLUS i just found out about a big party for former Ut alumni & Oakland Raider Michael Huff’s birthday at the Phoenix on Colorado. It’s called Triumph and is hosted by TeamBBC and Envy magazine. I overheard something about “celebrities and models in the moshpit” on someone’s twitter feed so you can already guess we’ll be right in the center of it all!! haha
And on top of THAT we’ve got Jericho1 in his Friday night Residency on the rooftop at The Speakeasy on 5th and congress!? maaaan..I can predict a long night and an even longer morning sleeping this tonight off…lol
-SD

Mixtapes

Here’s a the year-end mixtape for Austin dubstep artist Outlaw Producer. He’s been getting lots of airplay on European radio and networking with BBC radio dub favorite Maryanne Hobbs, the boy’s worldwide now! haha. He can also be seen at Plush on occasional sundays
(btw) i couldnt get the embeded player into the post so you’ll have to go to his actual page.
-SD
http://soundcloud.com/outlaw-producer/low-end-of-the-year-2009

Quick Shots

Here’s some shots of ya boys at various events over the past month. Been sittin on the posts, so..yea..sorry so late,haha. The Mana culture boutique grand opening was fun (Shouts to Soulstice Designs) as was the Swanky Social!
-SD

Jet Pics

Here’s a few (crappy) pics of the Jet show from my camera phone.
They did a great job and did a pretty long set too (i wanna say around 2 hrs with a 30 min break in between?). Jet is a great party starter band and although i heard voices of dissent, i was actually suprised by how reasonable the Bud Light Golden Wheat was. Lots of people in the crowd, and good music.
-SD

FREE CONCERT

There will actually be a good amount of free shows and parties coming up pretty soon, another reason i LOVE the fall in Austin!! Friday, Oct.22 Bud Light & C3 Presents (the promotions company that throws ACL every year) will host a free show in the parking lot on 4th and Colorado, across from Six Lounge and Truluck’s. The act they are presenting is the world renowed party rockers JET-famous for their 2003 single “Be My Girl“. Its one of many promotional concerts that Bud Light is sponsoring to get the word out on their new “Bud Light Golden Wheat” beer-which im curiously interested in tasting for some reason. Its free admission and sale of alcohol benefits local health provider HAAM.
Sounds like a fun excuse to get out in this great weather and drink in the middle of the street! lol see ya there
-S.DeBose via Austin360.com

Swanky Social for the Movers and Shakers

So i saw this on local socialite Jen Shoemakers Twitter feed and it looked like something worth checking out. On Thurs, Oct 22nd Do512Austin & The Phoenix will host a social party celebrating Austins (top) 500 movers and shakers dubbed ” A Swanky Social-for the movers and shakers of Austin “. Now in what industry(s), who voted and who these “movers and shakers” are, it doesn’t say,but it seems to have a pretty large crowd interested and it’s for a good cause,so i think it’ll be worth the $5 donation price to check it out. It seems like a great networking opportunity for those of you who have a project or business you would like to promote, plus they’ll have some great drinks and hors’deouvres by Titos vodka,Sweat Leaf Tea (mmmm) Mama Fu’s, Franks Hot Dogs, and many many more!! You must RSVP for entry though.
http://do512.com/event/2009/10/22/swanky-social-for-the-movers-and-shakers-of-austin
-S.DeBose

Mana Culture pics

So we went out to the ManaCulture grand opening on friday. It was a great time! The Bollywood dancers did a fun show, the food was fresh and delicious, and the jewelry was very cool! they had a great crowd and i look forward to stepping in the shop when there arent so many people around, haha.
More pics below
-S D.eBose

@AlexanderPink & @dGriff123 of Kirin Clothing Collection

Bollywood Dancers