Filed under: event, music | Tags: big jacks, boogie, booty, bozack morris, classic, discotechnology, dj, electro, freestyle, house, mix, modern soul, new, nina mendoza, ninamendoza, party, pop opera, the sure shot, toronto, vancouver

Big big big ups to my menz Big Jacks & Bozack Morris for putting this together. Can’t wait to have them out in a couple weeks, our first out of town guest DJ’s at THE SURE SHOT!
THE SURE SHOT #6: The Discotechnology Sessions
Friday, July 17th, 2009 11pm-3am
Room 2, Pop Opera, Hastings & Granville
Guest DJ’s
Big Jacks (Grand Groove | Black Rap | Toronto)
Bozack Morris (Black Rap |Toronto)
+ Resident: Niña Mendoza
Main Room: DJ Mensa, Flipout, Jay Swing & Kutcorners
Discotechnology
Big Jacks and Bozack Morris are two long-time club and community radio DJs who love their hip-hop, but pack way more than that in their deep crates. Discotechnology is a new party they’ve launched to put a shine on ’80s boogie, funk, soul, electro and new-wave while making links to newer artists inspired by the time period — think Chromeo, Kanye and Daft Punk. With tastes running from obscurities to hits, and totally tight mixing skills, Jacks and Morris know how to inspire dance floor action. – Eye Magazine
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Black Rap presents “The Discotechnology Sessions: THE SURE SHOT Mix” by Big Jacks
A message from Big Jacks:
To my music lovers and party people, this mix is for you!
A few months ago my homie Bozack and I decided to start a night in Toronto called Discotechnology! The focus of the party is an outlet for us to play boogie, funk, and disco as well as all the genres and sounds that have spawned from it or been inspired by it. Classic house, new house, modern soul, freestyle, electro, booty, you name it. There’s no limit as we bridge the gap from the classic original sounds to the new music that motivates the current dance floors. That is Discotechnology!
This is the second installment in our Discotechnology Mix series! While the first mix was an introductory 101 crash course in 80’s boogie this mix takes it a step further by genre and era hopping through various styles fully embodying what we feel Discotechnology is all about. The final result is over an hour of feel good booty shaking music mixed by DJ Big Jacks. Check it out now, share with your friends and enjoy!
Tracklist:
Sureshot Intro
Tracey Weber – sureshot
Chaka Khan – fate
Stardust – music sounds better with you (Big Jacks’ blend)
Oliver Cheatham – get down Saturday night
Harvey Mason – groovin’ you (social disco club edit)
Blunted Dummies feat. Karen Young – hot for all (rockin music) (Big Jacks’ blend)
ESP/Status IV – it’s you and you ain’t really down (Big Jacks’ blend)
The Nick Straker Band – a little bit of jazz
Vaughan Mason – bounce, rock, roll, skate
Secret Weapon – must be the music
Ciara feat. Missy – 1,2, step (Big Jacks’ double dutch blend)
Frankie Smith – double dutch bus
Gaston – we come to take control
Strafe – set it off
Diddy feat. Keyshia Cole – last night (Big Jacks’ erotic blend)
Prince – erotic city
Sheila E –love bizarre
Fonda Rae – touch me all night long (Big Jacks’ refix)
Daft Punk – technologic (Big Jacks’ midas touch mix)
Marvin Gaye – give it up (u-tern remix)
Kurtis Blow – rappin’ blow
Midnight Star – wet my whistle
Chromeo – needy girl
Connie – funky little beat (Big Jacks’ funky little blend)
Afrika Bambaataa – planet rock (Big Jacks’ blend)
Oliie & Jerry – breakin’…there’s no stopping us
Armand Van Helden – NYC beat (MSTRKFT Remix) (Bridge)
Kano – don’t try and stop me
Tag Team – whoomp there it is (Big Jacks’ boogie blend)
Kano – i’m ready
Patrice Rushen – haven’t you heard
Zhane – groove thang (Big Jacks’ disco mix)
Young & Company – I like what you’re doing to me
G.Q. – disco nights (rock freak)
Rideout – someone special
Holy Ghost – hold tight (black mazego mix)
Indeep – last night a DJ saved my life (DCUP mix)
The Jackson 5 VS JR Flo – blame it on the boogie (JR FLO Remix)
Michael Jackson – I can’t help it (tangoterje edit)

AND DONT FORGET TO GRAB
Discotechnology : The 101 Mix (mixed by Bozack Morris)
Filed under: event, music | Tags: jazz, vancouver, dj, nina mendoza, party, soul, funk, pop opera, the sure shot, room 2, friday, ninamendoza, magnum 5g, future, modern, broken beat, astrix, astrx, run on

THE SURE SHOT #6: Future Soul Edition
Friday, July 10th, 2009 11pm-3am
Guest DJ’s Astrix/ Magnum 5G/ Run On
+ Resident: Niña Mendoza
Dropping Nu-Jazz, Broken Beat, Future Funk & Modern Soul
Celebrating the birthday’s of Elaine H, Eric R, James R + Lyle C!
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Filed under: event | Tags: bles-sed, dance, dawn, dj, flipout, generoso, get lewse, iguidez, jay swing, jayswing, jojo, kutcorners, magnum 5g, marc, marvel, michael jackson, myspace, narai, nina mendoza, over the influence, party, pop opera, relly rels, stew, stewart, stu, the sure shot, tribute, vancouver, zolina

DO YOU REMEMBER
A Celebration in Honor of Michael Jackson
Live Performances: Narai MJ Tribute, Over The Influence “MJ Thru The Years” Dance Tribute
DJ’s Flipout, Jay Swing, Marvel, Kutcorners, Relly Rels, Bles-sed, Niña Mendoza, Magnum 5G & Get Lewse
THE SURE SHOT #5
Friday, July 3rd, 11pm-3am
Room 2, Pop Opera, Hastings & Granville
Room 1: DJ Pump & Hedspin
Event Details/ RSVP
Featuring live performances:
OVER THE INFLUENCE
JOJO, STU & MARC
“Evolution of MJ” Dance Tribute
NARAI
Sings a Tribute to Michael Jackson
Fave MJ Track: oooooh too many!
Billie Jean, Man In the Mirror, I Can’t Help It, I’ll Be There….i could go on.
Fondest MJ memory: “When i was a kid i would put on shows in my living room. I would always pick a Michael song to sing & dance to. You could hear me singing “whoooo-hoo” around the house for many of my childhood yrs..& still to this day;) lol
The first time i saw Thriller..i was scared & amazed at the same time. I would rewind all the dance parts & try to learn the choreography. I wore that beta tape out!”
http://myspace.com/naraimusic
DJ’s – Your favorite MJ fanatic friends dropping the jams/ faves/ album cuts/ edits/ remixes/ sampled/ influenced/ penned/ related/ sibling/ covers…
JAY SWING
(Those MF’s, Straight Goods Radio, NationOfMillions.ca, Stylus Vancouver DJ of the Year)
Fave MJ Track: Human Nature
Fondest MJ Memory: “When I finally mastered the moonwalk. For real, I moonwalked everywhere! No joke… who’s bad?!”
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FLIPOUT
(Those MF’s, Contents Under Pressure, AMP, Straight Goods Radio, NationOfMillions.ca)
Fave MJ Track: “‘Maybe Tomorrow’ makes me cry. ‘Off The Wall’ makes me happy”
http://nationofmillions.ca
MARVEL
(The Freshest)
Fave MJ Track: I Wanna Be Where You Are
Fondest MJ Memory: “Acting out the intro for ‘Black or White’ when Macaulay Culkin is playing the guitar loud..”
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KUTCORNERS
(The Freshest)
Fave MJ Track: Bad (Cassette Tape)
Fondest MJ Memory: First memory of owning music, ever!
http://thefreshest.ca
RELLY RELS
(Crimes & Treasons Radio)
Fave MJ Track: P.Y.T.
Fondest MJ Memory: “Listening to ‘Dangerous’ album on cassette tape when I was 8.”
http://djrellyrels.blogspot.com
BLES-SED
(SVS, The Hastings Set)
Fave MJ Track: I Can’t Help It
Fondest MJ Memory: “Having a slumber party to watch the premiere and making of the Thriller music film/video. Then we all took turns imitating girlfriend’s (Ola Ray) sexy walk and imagined we were in the video with him!”
http://myspace.com/djbles_sed
NINA MENDOZA
Fave MJ Track: Baby Be Mine
Fondest MJ Memory: “Birthday in the 80’s – my parents got me a Michael Jackson’s Sequin Glove in cake form. Runner up – walking around in a leather vest and single white glove pretending I was him.”
http://ninamendoza.com
MAGNUM 5G
(Outerbound Recordings, Monster Squad)
Fave MJ Track: Never Can Say Goodbye
Fondest MJ Memory: “When i found Thriller on vinyl at my high school fair/ VC Mayfair”
GET LEWSE
Fave MJ Track: Rock With You
Fondest MJ Memory: “Sitting in my basement when I was a young girl and going through my dads records, always picking the “Off The Wall” album to listen to.”
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Montreal based club/rock music label Tremendous Records just signed Love & Electrik and the release of ‘Sex Video’ the duo’s first single which was out yesterday exclusively on beatport (if you like the track support them and buy the track).
“Love & Electrik (AKA Roxy Aiston and Kevin Mah) are like an explosion of flashing lights and glassy sound. Welcome to their universe where vintage synthesizers, vocoders & talkbox coexist with a voice that has a timeless soul. Together their music takes you to a familiar past: the groove of Nu Shooz to the dripping sex appeal of Minneapolis Funk, the dance vibes of 80’s Freestyle music to the intergalactic synths of Paul Hardcastle, the playfulness of The Jets to the smoothness of the S.O.S Band.”
#13 on HypeM’s Popular List. Go guys!
Filed under: music | Tags: demo, edit, michael jackson, p.y.t., pyt, u-tern

This demo version of P.Y.T. is good enough to stand up to the released version. A completely different vibe but still amazing and funky. Nothing crazy edit wise, just made an intro and extended the outro, sometimes that’s all a track needs. Enjoy!
U-Tern: One Day Later Radio | Store | Blog | MySpace | Twitter
DO YOU REMEMBER
A Celebration in Honor of Michael Jackson
Live Performances: Just Announced, Narai MJ Tribute
Over The Influence “MJ Thru The Years” Dance Tribute
DJ’s Flipout, Jay Swing, Marvel, Kutcorners, Relly Rels, Bles-sed & Niña Mendoza
THE SURE SHOT #5
Friday, July 3rd, 11pm-3am
Room 2, Pop Opera, Hastings & Granville
Room 1: DJ Pump & Hedspin
Event Details
Filed under: music | Tags: got to be there, jobe, never can say goodbye, remix

Jobe’s kills it on the modern soul tip. A few years back he made this killer “Got To Be There” remix. He freaked this track with such class, it’s definitely one my most played tracks. Check it…
01 Michael Jackson – Got To Be There (Jobe Remix).mp3
Password: jobe
His latest offering was posted just recently in honor of the King – “Never Can Say Goodbye” Remix on his MySpace
DO YOU REMEMBER
A Celebration in Honor of Michael Jackson
Live Performances: Just Announced, Narai MJ Tribute
Over The Influence “MJ Thru The Years” Dance Tribute
DJ’s Flipout, Jay Swing, Marvel, Kutcorners, Relly Rels, Bles-sed & Niña Mendoza
THE SURE SHOT #5
Friday, July 3rd, 11pm-3am
Room 2, Pop Opera, Hastings & Granville
Room 1: DJ Pump & Hedspin
Event Details
Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker is the name of several video games created by Sega in 1990 that incorporate the personage of and were co-developed by Michael Jackson. The arcade version and home versions differ in terms of gameplay, but the story and concept remain constant. The story, which is taken from the Moonwalker film, follows Michael, using various music and dance related abilities, on a quest to save kidnapped children from the hands of the evil “Mr. Big”. The games incorporated synthesized versions of the musician’s hits, such as “Beat It” and “Smooth Criminal”. The games have now achieved cult status and are remembered for being a memorable point in Jackson’s change to a different stage persona from Thriller, to Bad.

DO YOU REMEMBER
A Celebration in Honor of Michael Jackson
Over The Influence “MJ Thru The Years” Dance Tribute
DJ’s Flipout, Jay Swing, Marvel, Kutcorners, Relly Rels, Bles-sed & Niña Mendoza
THE SURE SHOT #5
Friday, July 3rd, 11pm-3am
Room 2, Pop Opera, Hastings & Granville
Room 1: DJ Pump & Hedspin
Event Details
Filed under: music | Tags: jaycee, michael jackson, mix, soulful years
Jaycee created this mix a couple years back. Let’s revisit in honor of the King!
Download | Jaycee’s Blog
DO YOU REMEMBER
A Celebration in Honor of Michael Jackson
Over The Influence “MJ Thru The Years” Dance Tribute
DJ’s Flipout, Jay Swing, Marvel, Kutcorners, Relly Rels, Bles-sed & Niña Mendoza
THE SURE SHOT #5
Friday, July 3rd, 11pm-3am
Room 2, Pop Opera, Hastings & Granville
Room 1: DJ Pump & Hedspin
Event Details
Filed under: 1 | Tags: 5 o'clock traffic jam, flip out, flipout, kid carson, michael jackson, the beat, tribute

DO YOU REMEMBER
A Celebration in Honor of Michael Jackson
Over The Influence “MJ Thru The Years” Dance Tribute
DJ’s Flipout, Jay Swing, Marvel, Kutcorners, Relly Rels, Bles-sed & Niña Mendoza
THE SURE SHOT #5
Friday, July 3rd, 11pm-3am
Room 2, Pop Opera, Hastings & Granville
Room 1: DJ Pump & Hedspin
Event Details
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Most exited for Chairlift’s “Darling Nikki”.

For this summer’s 25th anniversary of Prince’s classic movie and album Purple Rain, SPIN is excited to announce the release of Purplish Rain, a tribute album made up of nine tracks commissioned by the editors of SPIN.
Purplish Rain was produced to accompany the July cover story, an oral history of Purple Rain, for which contributing writer Brian Raftery spoke to most of the key people involved in the creation of the movie and album.
Tracklist for Purplish Rain:
1. “Let’s Go Crazy” RIVERBOAT GAMBLERS
2. “Take Me With U” SHARON JONES & THE DAP-KINGS (Editor’s note: !!!!! -NM)
3. “The Beautiful Ones” FOL CHEN
4. “Computer Blue” OF MONTREAL
5. “Darling Nikki” CHAIRLIFT (Editor’s note: !!!!! -NM)
6. “When Doves Cry” THE TWILIGHT SINGERS
7. “I Would Die 4 U” MARIACHI EL BRONX
8. “Baby I’m a Star” CRAIG WEDREN
9. “Purple Rain” LAVENDER DIAMOND
Source: SPIN.com

