Our Lust4Life project has always worked to bring you some of the best music selectors from Baltimore that you might not have had a chance to hear. We will also work with various charitable causes from time to time making our party a party for a cause.
At L4L we also know that you have a life outside of party going. So we have worked to be accessible and affordable–thus the intimate locations that L4L has been hosted at through the years. In that regard, we are moving away from the 2nd Friday of the month.
In February, L4L will be on the 1st Friday of the month, Feb 3. We are still at Dionysus, 3rd (top) floor and we still have great music and dancing planned for you. And for Friday nights after you’ve had a stressful week at work it’s supposed to be this easy. Just come up the stairs, get a drink, order some food, and dance. It doesn’t matter if you are an old friend or a new friend, you are welcome at Lust4Life. it doesn’t matter if you are a Baltimore native or just in town for the night, this is one of the best way to burn off the stress and calories.
So tell your friends about the awesome pressure reliever, Lust4Life. What better way to kick off your weekend?
Have you heard? My crew, ScandalDC, is starting a new night at Eden. Located in the heart of downtown at 1716 I street NW, Washington DC, the multi-level Eden has a had a reputation to be one of the top places in the city to get your boogie on. ScandalDC will kick off with the guest appearance of DJ MD (Zach Horne). This maestro of music has a deep history of hosting some great parties with the George Washington University (GW) crowds and beyond.
Lust4Life at Dionysus Feb 3
In Baltimore, our Lust4Life party is on the 1st Friday of the month, Feb 3rd. We are heating up to keep you warm this winter with some of the best beat masters you have yet to lay ears on. Seriously, if you want to be on the cool end of the future, you are not going to want to miss L4L.
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Where to catch Stylo?
Feb 3rd – Lust4Life @Dionysus, Baltimore
Feb 4th – Foundation @Gazuza feat. Josh Vidal, DC
Feb 10th – The Groove @Eden, DC
Mar 20th – Future Classics (poolside) @National Hotel, Miami Beach, FL
This new installation to the LFG (Live From Gazuza) collection captures my musings through the music of what a strange and trying year 2011 was. I am working on keeping my chi, my balance.
LFG 2012.1
A Walk In The Park (Pional Remix) – Daniel Solar
Your House (Rick L Remix) – Ricky L
Proper Balance (Original Mix) – Consistent
Mikes Garage (Mix) – Inland Knights
Keep Moving feat. Lisa Shaw – Vincenzo
Get Easy (The Deepshakers Dub Mix) – Mirco Sonatore
Breath House – Armbar
Hot Fridge – Ron Basejam
Psyche Funk (Original) – KiNK
Juju (Andre Lodermann Remix) – Black Coffee feat. Zakes Bantwini
It’s our first Lust4Life of the 2012 year and we are kickin’ it off with some down-home b-more flavor. Craig Nasteef has been a maestro for some time. He is throwing down with B-Side and I this Friday and he is bringing an all-vinyl set.
Yep, all vinyl!!!
In the mean time, above is an sample of some Acid and Minimal House from him.
An all vinyl DJ set...
I’ll be slipping in a few new original sexy-cool pieces that I have co-produced with Toronto based DJ and producer, Melanie Sutherland. B-Side also will be laying down some beats, Elly D Funk helps me host, and Ange has the perfect pour.
So, don your dancing shoes. Bring your girl friends and your guy friends. We are gonna have a House Party, L4L style….
While that is more than just a mild over statement, what isn’t reaching is the spirit behind it.
Typically, this time of year gets people reflective, nostalgic, thankful, etc. And I will get to those items in this space, just not today. Today I would like to remind everyone to keep going and don’t let narrow minds, difficult times, SOPA, nothing rob you of the flow of the music that is within you. Do this no matter what might be happening outside.
I know I will. And thus why I repeat the phrase in the title.
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I got ScandalDC Thursday at Gazuza (Jan 5th). I will feature some pre-release music that I have been working on with Toronto DJ and producer, Melanie Sutherland (Broken Records).
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Saturday (Jan 7th), the entire ScandalDC (iLLogic, Kochi, FugAmI, and myself) crew will be back with guest music man Kryogen (Terry Hsiung). It might be soon after NYE, however, you are not going to want to miss this rare collaborative night.
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Friday (Jan 13th), Lust4Life in Baltimore starts off the new year with a bang with local maestro Craig Nasteef joining B-Side, Elly D Funk, and myself for some down and dirty House beats.
Here I go with another double in DC. Thursday it is my turn up with ScandalDC’s Thursday at Gazuza, our weekly series. I have some sleepers that I’ll be playing for you. So start your weekend with me.
And make sure you return on Saturday night for Foundation 9. This time, our monthly features DJ vANNIEty Kills. Annie is a master of beats, spanning sets from House to Drum and Bass. She has shared the stage with legends such as LTJ Bukem at U Street Music Hall and played to the auditory delights of Donovan House roof top affairs.
As her bio points out, “As part of a burgeoning class of top gay and lesbian DJs in the capital city who attract praise from all social avenues, vANNIEty Kills is helping bridge gaps, open doors, and unify the city in the gospel of Parliament and Funkadelic, “One Nation Under a Groove.”"
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Saturday, December 3. Doors 9PM. 21+ w/ID. No cover, but tables go fast–suggest calling 202.667.5500 or email matias [at] gazuzalounge [dot] com for table reservations.
This is going to be one cool ride...
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Thursday, December 1. ScandalDC’s Thursday at Gazuza Lounge–House, Sushi, and Hookah.
Lazer Libby of Lazerbitch performs at Lust4Life Scoprio Tryst 8
I was trying so hard to push this without letting the secret out. However, my special guest who was supposed to be a secret let the cat out of the bag herself, sooooooooo….
YES! I am happy to have Lazer Libby of Lazerbitch (www.lazerbitchmusic.com) performing for my birthday-fund-raising soiree.
If you are unfamiliar with Libby she is 1/2 of the duo group Lazerbitch, Max Houston being the other. Their music has been in the mix and in air play on stations in markets such as NYC (z100), and Baltimore (92Q and interviews with 98 Rock). In addition, Libby has worked with some other regional stars such as Born-I (DC), Claire Hux (B-more), and DJ Booman.
So yeah. Catch her my Scorpio Tryst 8 night at Lust4Life. 11.11.11 at Dionysus (3rd floor).
The prizes and auction items are ready for Scorpio Tryst 8!
As mentioned before, in addition to being a birthday celebration, Smalltimore Events and mGrooves are also helping Marie in raising money to be donated to LLS. Marie will be pledging these funds to LLS as a part of her minimum donation to enter the Half Marathon in Miami for LLS. The fund-raising portion of the night will have 2 primary components.
The first, through purchase of one or more tickets and then putting toward an item, you will be eligible to win that item. The items in this section are:
Framed Natty Boh specialty print.
Framed orginal photograph of old school movie star Maureen O’hara.
In addition to those items, there will be a silent auction of the following items.
An autographed pair of playing gloves from Washington Capital’s Ovechkin.
An autographed helmet of Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice
An autographed poster of Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis
An autographed photo of Brooks Robinson
An autographed medallion of Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco
All items will be open to raffle entry or to bid up until our live performance at 11PM. After 11PM and the live performance all contests will close. Winners will be able to take their prizes that night. In addition there will be other methods for you to donate to this cause whatever you feel is appropriate. Please, cash or check only–sorry, no credit/debit cards.
In advance, Marie, Stylo, and the entire Smalltimore Events and mGrooves crews would like to thank you for your generosity.
“It’s the same and different.” This was the refrain of someone at one of my shows as they described my music. I had to think about it for a minute and yet it makes since.
Work that mixer!
I might start using that statement when I get the question, “How would you describe your music?” The fact of the matter House Music is almost everyone’s music whether they know it or not–all this from humble beginnings in Chicago, Detroit, and NYC. So I will tell you how I describe my music by telling what I do during a typical music set.
Contrary to what most people think DJs do, I do not JUST push a button and play someone else’s music–that is what a radio DJ does where as I am more of the performance variety. I actively take music, alter it, layer it with 1, 2, 3, or more other pieces of music, alter it some more, and then does it come out over the speakers to the dance floor. I borrow heavily from Hip-Hop, Jazz, Funk, Rock, R&B, Latin, Afro-Latin, Afro, and whatever to mix with. Some of the songs will have lyrics and hooks you recognize however not in the same form or over the same rhythm you are used to hearing. Some will just have the bassline, drums, or other instruments as I continue to de-construct and re-construct on the fly. (Subscribe to Stylo’s mixes and see Stylo’s Soundcloud page for examples.)
Performance DJs also tend to shop for rare records and songs. Part of this stems from a desire to introduce people to new music, as a way to say, ‘hey, so-and-so isn’t the only person with talent’. Also, increasingly the rarer tunes are a way to collaborate with other emerging artists, thereby increasing the visibility of all involved. There is also this crazy overbearing nonsense major record label’s and distributor’s lobby has done to copyright–however, that is a different discussion altogether.
And about requests to a performance DJ (as if it was a radio call-in show), would you walk into a restaurant and tell the chef how to cook?
So relax. Bring your friends and settle into the mood of the night. If you open your mind, your body will follow, leading you to the dance floor. Likely you will find yourself leaving the club or bar at the end of the night with your friends, or with a new friend, smile on your face, legs tired for dancing a little too much, and saying in conversation, ‘hell yeah, that music was cool! It was the same and different!”
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Now for you BSB and what you’ll likely to hear in the mix with Stylo… There is a lot more music, but I didn’t buy it, therefore not BSB. However you can bet you are going to hear it. :)
Andre Harris – 10 Things Not To Say To a DJ
V/A – Disco Baby Disco EP
Rescue – Saints & Sinners EP
Cape Funk Cartel – The Ride EP
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Where you can find Stylo.
Thursday, November 3 @ Gazuza Lounge, Washington DC
Saturday, November 5th @ Gazuza Lounge, Washington DC
Friday, November 11 @ Dionysus Restaurant and Bar, Baltimore, MD
