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Developing The North American Dubstep/Grime Circuit
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 11:52 pm
by kuma
This is, you could say, a roll call.
I'm trying to develop a list of individuals in the U.S. and Canada that are doing grime/dubstep nights and are also interested in eventually partnering up to develop the circuit so that when UK cats are intereste din coming over, we can make the push to spread the virus as much as possible.
I also ask this because I run a booking agency and have had a request by someone whose records you all own, to book some North American dates for him so the sooner we sort this, the better.
So make some noise if you're innit.
I know the Slt Jockey lads are down as would be Dave Q of dubwar fame, Ripple out in SF and myself. That's four.
anyone else?
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 12:45 am
by joenicedj
i'm sure baltimore / dc could be arranged.
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 1:23 am
by soulfirecrew
nice!
i'm in, and seeing as dq and i are in the same city, i'm sure we'll be working together in the future to keep the ball rolling in nyc between dubwar and soulfire.
kuma, i know you run a dnb booking agency, but i hope you'll be easy on us regarding agency fees. it's still early stages here.
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 1:30 am
by sequethin
where my nyc crew at? come on fellas let's make this happen!
haha yeah I read to fast... I see dave q is already on board
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 1:41 am
by kuma
SoulfireCrew wrote: nice!
i'm in, and seeing as dq and i are in the same city, i'm sure we'll be working together in the future to keep the ball rolling in nyc between dubwar and soulfire.
kuma, i know you run a dnb booking agency, but i hope you'll be easy on us regarding agency fees. it's still early stages here.
depends on what the lad is asking for but hey, we're aiming to make it viable for all working parties
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 2:33 am
by seckle
Kuma wrote: we're aiming to make it viable for all working parties
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 3:20 am
by ghettobot
i'm down, though i dunno if portland is! perhaps if there are sf and seattle shows lined up something can happen. do keep in touch. there are a couple good venues here. sign me up!
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 3:36 am
by stone
i know that atomly and brut force do monthly grime nights at lava lounge in chicago. im sure they would be down:
www.atomly.com
www.whoa-b.com/
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 8:32 am
by ruzadivlja
dj C and dj flack from beat research, the enormous room in boston would def be interested in booking.. they hosted vex'd and plasticman.
http://www.mashit.com/beatresearch/
that'd be f*in sweet if more dubstep boys would come over..
big up
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 9:56 am
by thinking
Wicked thread, the links really need to be cemented. I PMed Seckle the other day to say that I'm planning a little trip to the States in the Spring, and ideally would like to coincide with any parties that are going on - I'll be buying my own ticket and coming over with a bag of interesting tunage.
Anyone planning anything in March / April (if you think that far ahead), particularly in NY / SF then let me know, I'd absolutely love to come play.
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 4:57 pm
by seckle
ThinKing wrote:Wicked thread, the links really need to be cemented. I PMed Seckle the other day to say that I'm planning a little trip to the States in the Spring, and ideally would like to coincide with any parties that are going on - I'll be buying my own ticket and coming over with a bag of interesting tunage.
Anyone planning anything in March / April (if you think that far ahead), particularly in NY / SF then let me know, I'd absolutely love to come play.
big!
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 5:11 pm
by random trio
big thing u guys are doing there.appreciated by all us over blighty. we should arrange a big tour..
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 5:43 pm
by soulfirecrew
San Francisco
Vancouver
Salt Lake City
Baltimore
Boston
New York
To make this work cost effectively, we need more southern and mid west cities like Minnesota,Detroit,Chicago, Arizona, Dallas, North Carolina and even Miami. That way travel costs are not painful for the coastal promoters, and transatlantic flight costs can be absorbed throughout the entire group of promoters. If anybody has contacts in Midwest and Southern cities, it would really help us all, to reach out and see if they're interested.
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 7:09 pm
by descent
nice thread, would love to be part of the circuit but it's a bit difficult in my town, but like ruzadivlja says, the mashit lads will be into it ... in fact I'm playing with dj flack next week and I'll mention it to him.
ruzadivlja wrote:dj C and dj flack from beat research, the enormous room in boston would def be interested in booking.. they hosted vex'd and plasticman.
yeh, really wish I'd heard about that
was actually surprised that no one posted it here ... was gutted when those guys told me about it last week.
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 10:53 pm
by easyrider
Minneapolis here, looking to book.
dj_easyrider@hotmail.com
no spam plz.
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 12:04 am
by atomly
Chi is definitely down.
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 12:27 am
by soulfirecrew
San Francisco
Vancouver
Salt Lake City
Minneapolis
Chicago
Boston
New York
Baltimore
looking better. still need the south though. what about Los Angeles/San Diego? Philadelphia?
Keep bumping this thread until we get some more responses.
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 12:29 am
by kuma
This is not the only place i'm looking either..so we'll have something larger..Hamilton/Toronto and Philly are down..
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 1:31 pm
by j_j
is there grime in the us?
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 2:50 pm
by autonomic
Like I said on Riddim, Ottawa's a pretty quiet (albeit large) city so I'm interested but not sure how best to help. The website gets ca. 10 000 visits monthly so it's good for promotion. I'd be happy to open up a private section where promoters across the continent could meet up and coordinate.
As for more tangible stuff, I'm happy to do what I can, especially with/for people working in the Montrea/Ottawa/Toronto/Hamilton corridor.
Keep me informed folks, and remember Riddim.ca was started so that we could used it to build a scene...