MixRevolution Blog

Ok so I am going to be at this like a good little beaver and start posting new MixRev videos everyday!!! We had I-Dee below. Now I have 2 More for you.

First some DJs Vajra and Troubl having a little fun at the MixRev NAMM DJ sessions:

Then we have some live footage I took from electro house and Billboard fav, KASKADE, at his LA stop of the Jet Set New Year’s Tour!!!

Enjoy and let me know what you think. Leave some thoughts on our YouTube and check out more videos there!!!

Dj Craze’s Bass Sessions LA was this past weekend. all in all good times were had by all those who came. We did some good interviews which should be up soon. My favorite sets of the evening would have to be by Treasure Fingers and Klever! Klever arrived in LA at midnight and got to the venue at 12:45 and spun an insane set.

Thanks to Danny from United for inviting us out and good look on the extra lights and SUBS. That BASS was insane! Check out my home videoness above!

So I have just moved to a new pad, 1 mile from beautiful Main St. Huntington Beach, CA. Ok enough rubbing in, now onto the post. So I have no internet yet, have to wait till Thursday and I have been slacking on my posts and my reader. I came across this old post from the Billionaire Boys Club/Ice Cream blog. It’s the first hip-hop tour I have been excited about in a while, (Rock the Bells doesn’t count, it’s a festival).

Also I am sure many of you have heard it but N3RD are up to the futuristicness again with their new joint, Everyone Nose! Listen to it HERE if you haven’t yet!
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N.E.R.D.- Everyone Nose

X is unique letter. There aren’t too many words that begin with X… may be a few names, but overall how often do you get to use a word that begins with the letter X? I personally use X’s alot because I’m always X-ing and O-ing my lovies, yes I’m ultra girly like that ppssshaaa! Moving along, in the world of DJ/Turntablism/Skratch when you think of X what do you think of??? THE X-Men, X-Ecutioners and all of the amazing DJs that through the years have been apart of the crew. Some of my favorite DJs come from this crew, I’ve been lucky enough to meet, interact and even interview a few of them. As much world wide fame as these men have they’ve always remained approachable, down to earth and humble. I cannot begin to tell you how into these DJs I am, I’m on that nerd status! You know the one where you have ringtones, and caller tunes from music these DJs have made, oooh man a password of mine is even a title from one of the X-ecutioner’s albums not even a short title too a super long one hahahaa.

Like everything else in life the X-ecutioners have seen their highs, rough patches and differences through the many years, members have come and gone, but they will always remain one of the greatest crews to ever get on the turntables. A new chapter in the X-ecutioners story has started. Last year, DJs Rob Swift, Total Eclipse and Precision came together to form a new group, Ill Insanity.

L-R: Precision, Rob Swift and Total Eclipse

These three DJs have come together to form Ill Insanity, and they’re more than just three turntablists who have won battles, they’re also party rockers, crowd movers, and innovators. Ill Insanity’s first album Ground Xero is set to drop on February 12, 2008. I was able to catch their debut NYC show last fall and let me tell you it’s fun. Fun because it’s not just 3 DJs skratching and beat juggling, doing a little trick here or there, it’s three amazing DJs tearing it up. Aside from doing group routines they also do solo routines and my favorite part the party rocking definitely had the crowd moving!

Guitar Center and Rane have come together to bring to a few lucky US Cities the Ill Insanity Ground Xero Tour! This is an ALL AGES FREE EVENT, so if you live in one of the cities they’re stopping at make sure to be there, bring a friend, a brother, sister, neice, nephew, cousin, neighbor’s kid!! It’s important to expose today’s youth to talented DJs such as these, KEEP THE ART FORM AND MUSIC ALIVE! Props to Fat Beats and Scratch Academy for supporting this tour as well.

Here are the 5 Guitar Center’s Ill Insanity will be at:
*Monday 2/11/08 Guitar Center in Brooklyn, NY w/ Evil Dee
*Wednesday 2/13/08 Guitar Center in Atlanta, GA w/Jaycee
*Sunday 2/17/08 Guitar Center in Miami, FL w/I-Dee
*Thursday 2/21/08 Guitar Center in San Francisco, CA w/Apollo
*Sunday 2/24/08 Guitar Center in Los Angeles, CA w/Hapa

For more infomation about this tour check out the site that Guitar Center has put together for Ill Insanity!

The Ill Insanity website is currently in the works but in the mean time check out their MySpace for other tour dates, videos and music!

I hope that your Ill Insanity eXperience is as awesome as mine. Make sure to hit me up with your throughts, pics, and footage of them killing it in your city!!!

XXXXX
-M

PS- If anyone is going to be at the Miami date make sure wish our friend DJ I-Dee a HAPPY BIRTHDAY, well a belated one since he turned 21 this past Monday the 28th of January!!

In the Major Leagues of Hip-Hop and Music itself, the City of Chicago could have been seen as League Champions. With the huge success of Mr. West’s third effort, Lupe’s excellent sophomore effort and the underground and blogs of the world constantly chatting about the vast talents coming from the Windy City. Look to 2008 to be even greater for the Chi, with a few huge events and talent that is ready to take on the world.

Last night I spent some time with three future Chicago prospects at Cinespace in LA. Look for the upcoming video of the night’s insanity brought to you courtesy of Million $$$ Mano, Hollywood Holt and Mic Terror. Mic gives up his true life’s passion. Holt discusses the mean streets and life of his Moped Gang. Then Mano gives up the secret to sustaining his lavish lifestyle and the future collabos he is brewing to change the RAP GAME!

In the meantime get a feel for some of my favorite new rappers in ‘08 by visiting their myspace pages! My fellow DJs, forget the radio crap and start spinning some artist with a true love for the art because some of these Hip-Pop rappers ego’s are too big! Hit up Mo from The Movement to get some of the guys tracks!

http://www.myspace.com/milliondollamano
http://www.myspace.com/holtgoestohollywood
http://www.myspace.com/micterrormusic

Peace!

The long awaited lineup has been announced. Here is who will be spinning and performing at Ultra Fest…

Day 1
Tiesto, Carl Cox, Justice, Richie Hawtin, Danny Tenaglia, Rabbit in the Moon, Steve Lawler, BT, Josh Wink, James Zabiela, M.A.N.D.Y., Erol Alkan, Boys Noize, Dirty South, Deadmau5, Annie Mac, Jackal & Hyde, Monk, Keven and Audiofly

Day 2
Paul Van Dyk, Carl Cox, Armin Van Buuren, Sasha & John Digweed, David Guetta, Benny Benassi, DJ Dan & Donald Glaude, Layo & Bushwacka, Fedde Le Grande, Andy C & MC GQ, Planet of the Drums, Goldie, Dillinja & Lemon D, Fabio, Shy FX, Ed Rush & Optical, DJ Fresh & MC Ivory, Photek, Adam F and Francesco Rossi

Greetings Everyone! I-Dee here, taking a quick second to give you a run down on whats going on in my day-to-day well being for the past couple of weeks…

Went to Taiwan for two shows on Oct. 19/20 in the cities of Taipei and Taichung. I was supposed to do these shows during my Asia Tour in August but I couldn’t make it out of the airport in Shanghai because of the nasty Typhoon that was hitting Taiwan and the Phillippines at the time. Oh well.

I left Miami on Wednesday evening, had a connecting flight in San Francisco and a direct red-eye flight from there to Taipei. Now first off, I really hate Miami International. In particular, American Airlines because they always fuck up with my luggage. Low and behold, they lost one of my bags once I arrived. I was still able to perform, however, I had to go out and buy new clothes instead of relaxing from the exhausting flight. Not to mention, the first show was in Taichung which was about a 45 minute train ride from Taipei. Luckily, the hotel was pretty baller:

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