Make it Funky Presents...
DJ A.Skillz (Finger Lickin' Records, Jam City Records, Insane Bangers UK)
Friday, March 18th, 2011
The Orange Room in the Guvernment Complex
132 Queens Quay East, Toronto
w/ Big League Chu, MikeyD, Farbsie, Beat Boxer Krfnx and more!
Hosted by BNE Entertainment, NuFunk and University of Toronto Electronic Music Appreciation Club .
Tickets $20 available at Rotate This, Soundscapes, Slinky Music, Play De Record and online at www.nufunk.ca and www.ticketweb.ca
Online ticket link: http://bit.ly/hQDXOj
Facebook Link: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=168140583235266
Official Website: www.makeitfunky.ca
One of the most anticipated DJs to return to Toronto, Producer/DJ extraodinare A.Skillz markes his return to Toronto at The Orange Room located inside the Guvernment Complex hot off the releasing his remix catalog "INSANE BANGERS" and a BEATLES MINI MIX on BBC hosted by Sir Paul McCartney.
A.SKILLZ is back with vengance for the dancefloor! The Orange Room, located inside the Guvernment Complex has a funkadelic ambiance and a unique state of the art sound system will be pushed to the limit by A.Skillz joined by Toronto's top Breakbeat DJs. Currently on tour in Russia & Europe, A.Skillz has rocked legendary parties in Toronto at Wrongbar, Reverb, Revival and lastly at a legendary Halloween Party in 2009 at the El Mocambo with Krafty Kuts.
THIS SHOW IS NOT TO BE MISSED TORONTO!
A. SKILLZ
Finger’Lickin | Jam City | Insane Bangers | UK
http://www.soundcloud.com/a-skillz
http://www.facebook.com/OfficialASkillz
http://twitter.com/A_SKILLZ
http://www.myspace.com/djaskillz
Record label owner, producer and DJ extraordinaire, A.Skillz’ incredible deck talents fuse funk, soul and hip-hop with D'n'B, dub-step and breaks, all sliced, mashed and cut together with a unique style of scratching and mixing. His reputation as a true party rocker has won him prime-time slots across the world at a ‘who’s who’ of major events, festivals and music industry parties including FabricLive (London), The Hit Factory (New York), WMC (Miami), Shambhala (Canada) and Field Day (Sydney).
As a producer A.Skillz has established himself as one of the most highly regarded in his scene, releasing countless bullets, including the infamous Insane Bangers series, a host of impressive remixes for the likes of stadium rockers Queen and Northern Soul Groovers Smoove & Turrell, together with singles on the legendary Finger Lickin’ Records and the now classic artist album ‘Tricka Technology’ with breakbeat heavyweight Krafty Kuts.
Alongside his globetrotting tours and hectic studio time, A.Skillz pulls the strings at the fresh and exciting new electro soul label Jam City. Structured on the foundations of the music he loves and with it’s first release unleashed very soon, Jam City is a towering prospect built to house the finest in party rockin’, road blockin’ beats.
BBC Beatles mini mix - A.Skillz was interviewed by Sir Paul McCartney about it
http://soundcloud.com/a-skillz/a-skillz ... -mix-1xtra
Recent Interview with A.Skillz by Ghetto Funk UK
http://ghettofunk.co.uk/interview-with-a-skillz/
Krafty Kuts & A.Skillz Annie Mac Mini Mix 2008 (voted year's best mini mix)
http://soundcloud.com/kraftykuts/krafty ... i-mix-2008
A.Skillz in Toronto 2007
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jepsrnLD7Ho
Great European 2009 Performance & Interview
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZFazK1C_Pw
Big League Chu
www.soundcloud.com/big-league-chu
Colin Chu, better known as Big League Chu, is simply the leading DJ talent in Canada’s breakbeat scene today. After over a decade of DJing, his name is synonymous with the funky, party-happy sound that’s become Chu’s rallying call – and it’s one that crowds answer faithfully. Whether it’s at his residencies at Toronto’s legendary Breakfest events, the Make It Funky Jams, or the large one-off shows that Toronto boasts. In a city renowned as one of North America’s largest party scenes, Chu has played alongside the worlds finest, allowing him to develop his own distinct style of breaks. Chu’s sets can vary from hard beats to melodic funky down tempo sounds, but always remains a crowd mover.
Krfnx (Beat Boxer)
http://www.youtube.com/user/krnfxTV
1st ever Canadian Beatbox Champion, wowed crowd at Make it Funky in December opening for DJ Qbert, back for another special appearance Krfnx mixes hiphop, breakbeats, rn'b and dubstep into an original beatbox sound that will have you floored.
Watch KRNFX Opening for DJ Qbert
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVOZuw67s18
Founded in 2005, when like-minded heads in Toronto scene set out to create a party series that could help the city put the funk back in its rump. What has help set Make it Funky apart is the cutting edge DJs line-ups and positive, fun vibe. Make it Funky’s mission is to explore the funkier side of all things breakbeat. MiF promises and always delivers an exceptional night of music, dancing and good fun, with a focus on bringing the best of funk, breaks, hip hop, and beat-driven live music to the masses. Just a few of Make It Funky’s many highlight performers include: Afrika Baambaataa, Z-Trip, Krafty Kuts, The Herbaliser, Fort Knox Five, Mat the Alien, DJ NuMark, Ursula 1000, Killa Kella, and DJ QBert and we are just getting started!
more info www.makeitfunky.ca or makeitfunky@hotmail.com
See him in Toronto March 18th!