I'm very happy to announce that the lads at MonoMachina have made me their resident DJ.  The first Death Disco was a solid affair and the lineup for number two looks just as, if not more enticing...

Cover for this event is $10, but I also have a limited number of $5, reduced-at-the-door (before midnight) guestlist slots available.  If you'd like to get on the list, email PivotTechno@gmail.com with your first and last name and the number of people attending.

See you there!

We'll be joining our friends from the Toronto Electro Company at Li'ly Lounge for a two-floor event on Thanksgiving weekend.  I'll be spinning a 2 hour set on the main floor from 12 a.m. - 2 a.m. - expect a mix of old and new beats, from Chi-town, Detroit and beyond, with a special focus on classic, late 80s to mid-90s House.

Peace!

WW

Here's the web promo:

MonoMachina raises the bar on Saturday, August 22 with DEATH DISCO, a night of curiously delicious beats, courtesy of your choice, all-local lineup...

PAs:

Fiction
(http://www.myspace.com/fiction1)



Delivering your dose of demented Breakbeat for the evening, Fiction returns to the spotlight after having launched the SexDrumsAndBrokenSouls LP at Holy Joe's earlier this year. Breakbeat fans old and new won't want to miss out on this special live performance!


Alltronic
(http://www.myspace.com/alltronic)




Self-described as a cross between DJ Premier and Kraftwerk, Alltronic swims in the deep end of the Electro/Breakbeat pool, texturing bubbling synths and rumbling bass into headspace music with B-Boy attitude, designed to work both body and soul.


Touchboy
(http://www.myspace.com/touchboy)




A veteran of the Chiptune posse, Touchboy's focus lies in mastering the art of merging various lo-fi videogame bleeps, bloops and melodies with an arsenal of effects and slick drum programming in a Techno/Electro bent. The result of this alchemy is a highly funky and danceable lifeform that you'll need to witness in person to fully appreciate!

DJs:

WestsideWax
(http://thefamilyumbrella.gaia.com/)



Quiet and understated on the outside, described as "the Buddha behind the decks", this 25-year DJ veteran reveals his deep, dark and nasty side upon firing up three turntables, assualting dancefloors with a heady cocktail of classic Chi-town, Motor City and tricky-tracky, funked out mayhem.


Amanda Astra
(http://www.myspace.com/amandaastra)



Quickly gaining ground in Toronto's notoriously fickle club scene, Amanda Astrid has graced the likes of Footwork and The Gallery at Guvernment and now brings a dirty slapdown of House and Techno to round off the Nocturne roster.

and

Cee Cee Cox

Visuals by VIDEOTHESIS

http://www.myspace.com/videothesis





Location:

Nocturne - 550 Queen Street West

10:00 p.m. - 3:00 a.m.

2 Rooms/19+

Tickets: $10 Advance/$15 At The Door

- for advance tix, PM or email monomachina at gmail dot com

Be there!

It isn't too often that we give the nod to events in this city - but then again, it isn't too often that we get such a class lineup of Detroit and Toronto veterans playing under one roof:






DJ T-1000 a.k.a. Alan Oldham, DJ, producer, one time Minister of Information for seminal Detroit Tech label Underground Resistance and artwork and label designer for both Transmat Records and Djax-Up-Beats), promoter and Hijacked Records boss Antwon "Twonz" Faulkner, Derrick "Dez" Ramirez,  who hosted the killer Detor parties in Detroit and various southern Ontario locales in the 1990s, and Kenny Glasgow, a Toronto veteran and now an established producer with his No. 19 label.  A respectable lineup for Toronto Techno lovers across the board and the kind that is becoming more and more prevalent as Toronto once again warms up to sounds that were once a staple in this city.  Definitely worth checking.

Updates to FU are on their way, but first...



We're back from playing at our first outdoor festival (how much fun is DJing under the moon and stars?), and we're amped and geared up for SUMMER SESSIONS for kids and teens aged 12-18 at WestsideWax DJ School!

Our lessons are normally one hour in length, but during Summer Sessions you'll get to double your fun! Don't spend the summer bored - put the needle on the record and learn how to DJ!

Here's how it works...

Commencing Monday, July 20 and running through to Friday, August 28, WestsideWax will be running one-on-one, two hour DJ workshops, twice weekly.

Session 1: Monday and Thursday, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Session 2: Tuesday and Friday, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.

(for the early risers, occasional 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. classes will also be offered on an on-demand basis - contact for details)

During Summer Sessions, you'll have the opportunity to learn the basics of DJing in its original vinyl format, as well as equipment setup and maintenance and the history of Dance Music, from the early days of Chicago and Detroit right up to today's worldwide influence! At WestsideWax we go beyond "just playing music" and delve into the fine art of storytelling on wax. Whether you're an absolute beginner or an intermediate looking to polish your game, whether you're just curious or have had the DJ itch forever, this summer WestsideWax is the place to be!

The cost for each two-day Summer Session is $75 - sign up for just one week or for the whole summer! Slots will fill up fast, so reserve your session early! Potential students who'd like to come over for a free demo session before signing up, simply contact us at WestsideWax@sympatico.ca or at (416) 516-1563.

In addition to Summer Sessions, we're still running our regular adult classes as well - drop us a line for more details!

As you can probably tell by the lack of activity on the FU b-l-a-u-g-h, we're on a bit of a break.  Maybe we're a little busy with school, with midterms and assignments a-plenty due over the next month...maybe we're working out the details of our next event, so it sticks in your head when your mind inevitably gets blown by its awesomeness...maybe we're in the kitchen making pasta sauce and gearing up for an early afternoon Yoga class...maybe we're listening to trickster Dave Clarke playing at the INOX Electronic Festival in Toulouse, nicked from TranceAddict's TeknoTime thread in the Canuck section of the forums...

...maybe all of the above - see you soon!

Yes, yes y'all!

We're happy to announce that our friend BA from Core Matrix has signed on board to provide us with live animations for PATTERNS.  Core Matrix has graced the Web with all sorts of insanity over the past several years, first with the mindbendingly detailed world of Griddleville, followed by the online D.I.Y. comic sensation Bitstrips.  BA has a longstanding connecting with the rave scene, and we're hyped that he's agreed to take the experience of our upcoming event to a whole new level with his improvised visuals.

We're also working on some of our own eye-candy to complete the picture for PATTERNS.  A few $10 strings of super-bright LEDs from Chinatown, a long roll of chicken wire, et voilà!  So far, we have a giant blue brain and some sort of weird, green alien unit - we'll see what inspiration brings us over the next few days!