Booking # 136: Driven AM presents: 100% Original, NYC

Everyone brought their best, most spent the week in the studio preparing for this set, finishing tunes, etc... Really exciting to hear all original stuff from each. Kjell killed it, set of the night, expect alot more from this guy as a producer and NYC DJ. Random Movement and Mixmaster Doc both had great sets, played mostly unreleased stuff, with a few classics thrown in (Stars in the Dark!) really exciting to hear these guys tunes back to back in person, amazing producers. Raw Q set was also quality, he played a bunch of tunes i had not heard, some jazzy rollers, like his 'vital soul' and some minimal deep stuff, really quality. All four of these guys are making fantastic drum and bass right now. I think my set went well, i opened and had a real good response, especially from the fellow Dj's which was nice. Good to hear my own tunes on the full system, which by the way sounded great. The venue in general exceeded expectations, great staff and security, unique rooms, great sound. There was a burlesque show in the main room, very strange.

Thanks to everyone that came out! Great vibes as always when the driven crew gets together. The next edition will be Jan 3rd with Will Miles, DB, Datcyde, Sol.ID, Raw Q, Trigon and me.

Booking # 136: The Signature Night Of Science w/ Calibre @ Love, NYC

Fantastic night! Might be my favorite DnB night this whole year. This hit on all levels. Calibre is my favorite producer in the world, i always play a few of his tunes out. This was the night before thanksgiving which has always been a huge night for clubs in NYC. lastly, Love is the best NYC club,, with one of the best sound systems in the world. This was my second time playing with Calibre, the first was back in early 2006 for Direct Drive. That set was good, but a little flat, he really impressed me this tune, great selection of tunes and his skills were excellent.

I played from 11-12 which is a tad early. As a result there were only 50 or so people in the club when i started, but it filled up quickly, and the majority of my set was for a solid crowd. Great vibes in that place! I played lots of originals which sounded great on the full system and had people dancing. I had a couple cousins and co-workers show up which was really nice. I also played alot of stateside DnB tunes, Kjell, Mixmaster Doc, Random Movement, Sable Grey... Such great tunes coming out of the states right now!!!

I was on the dancefloor for most of Calibre's set, and i was in heaven! When he played 'Ponderosa' and 'Alone in a Crowd' he made my night! Closing his set with 'Drop it down' was classy and a wonderful way to end the night! DRS was amazing on the mic, one of the best MC's i've ever seen live. He was freestyling all night, vibing off the crowd, talking about people in the audience, very humble and happy. Really wonderfull addition to the night, not the usual MC, very impressive. I got to chill out with both of them after the show and chat, i also gave a few of my tunes to Calibre.. Very exciting!

Always a pleasure to play Secret Night, much respect to DB and the crew as always, till next time!

Booking # 135: Driven AM Showcase @ Camouflage, NYC

Every time i play Camouflage, its a great night, this was no exception. They have been a weekly for something like 12 years in NYC, so the night has built a strong following. Very chill vibe, lots of smiling faces, i knew or recognized the majority of the crowd. Also very diverse. They hosted a Driven AM Showcase, with Strife, Raw Q and myself, plus Camo founder and host Christian Bruna. Strife started out the night real smooth, great heavybass liquid. I played 11:30-1 which on a tuesday night is a perfect time. i had a real blast, people seemed to be reacting to each tune, i could really read the crowd, i felt like i knew where they wanted it to go. To my delightment, the tune that had the most people on the floor dancing during the entire 90 minutes, was actually my tune "Towards the Fire"! I look up after the bassline dropped and the dancefloor was packed. I played some chiller stuff, i did not really get into the harder stuff, which was just perfect, i cant always get away with liquid dnb. Raw Q's set after mine was great, lots of classics, smooth seamless mixing style. Thanks to Christian for having us out, cant wait to play Camo again!

Booking # 134: Night Of the Living Bass

Patife's mix CD 'Cool Step' is one that i've listened to many times. I'm a big fan of Brazilian DnB, its funky, melodic, liquid DnB with Brazilian vocals and music sample. I was really excited to play this gig. I opened from 9-11 which is really way to early for a crowd, and thats exactly what happened. There were some people there early, but Southpaw is such a great BIG venue, that it appeared empty. Oh well, was not the first time, wont be the last time. Played a bunch of originals again, sounded good on the big syste. I had lots of fun playing. Patife Dj'd a fantastic set, really impressed with his selection and skills, he was much better than I expected. I knew some of the tunes he played, but most i did not recognize. He played a DnB remix of 'Sexual Healing' which was awesome. Not a huge crowd, but it was the day before Halloween. Such a pleasure to share the stage with Patife, great Dj, very nice guy! Big up to homeboy for flying out Patife.

Booking # 133: Freebase, Williamsburg BK

Not a great night. The promoter is a nice guy, and they tried there best, but a few things went wrong. First off i walk in and there is a folk band on! I'm a huge fan of folk, so i should have enjoyed it, but being in the DnB mindset, i could not really concentrate on anything that organic... i had been writing DnB all weekend and was ready to drop a few original tunes. After the band played and we set up, they could not get the music to play thru the system! So i Dj'd thru the monitor for the crowd, which was small and not dancing. The one positive thing of the night was that i playeyed a record number of original tunes, i think it was 5... Felt really good, they moved well into each other, and people really enjoyed them, which felt good.

Dave Shichman - 100% Original Dnb Mix (November 2008)

Dave Shichman - 100% Original Dnb Mix (November 2008)
This is a collection of unsigned DnB songs produced from 2007 - 2008.
http://drivenam.com/DrivenArtists/Dave_Shichman_100%25_Original_DnB_Mix_November_2008.mp3
1. Towards the Fire
2. After We Dine
3. Forever Somewhere
4. Seasonal Moods
5. Away and Away
6. The Simplest Explanation
7. Respect The Cause
8. Emanuel
9. Monster

1/3 Will Miles, DB, Sol.ID, Raw Q, Trigon @ 100% Original

Driven AM Presents:
Saturday, January 3rd 2008

100% Original

The first Saturday of every month at Public Assembly in Brooklyn!

Driven AM is proud to present a night of all original music.
Each DJ this evening will be playing strictly their own material.
Expect a night of exclusive music from some of the best Drum and Bass producers in the world!

Dj's for the evening:

WILL MILES
(Creative Source | Miles A. Head | Deep Soul Music | Sonorous | Virginia)

Will Miles is a classically trained double bass/cello player turned international Producer/DJ from Richmond, Virginia. He is also half of the production duo 'Style Control' (Kjell is the other half). You can hear his music in steady rotation on Bassdrive.com, as well as the BBC's Radio 1 and 1xtra. A-list DJ's such as Fabio, LTJ Bukem, Ray Keith, Digital, A-Sides, Dylan, Bailey and more also give their support to his music. His discography is steadily growing, with the "Eye Believe EP" available now on Sonorous Digital Records, as well as steady digital releases on his own Miles A. Head imprint. Will has also released music on Creative Source, Deep Soul Music, and Pushin Wax. Catch "Miles A. Head Radio" on Bassdrive.com every Thursday from 10am EST.

DB
(Breakbeat Science | The Secret Night of Science | NYC)

Arriving in New York from London in '89, it could be argued that no one has done more for Drum & Bass in America than DB. First with his hardcore Breakbeat club NASA, (featured in the Larry Clark film Kids) then by launching Smi)e Communications and releasing the first Jungle singles & compilations in the US, as well as signing DJ Dara, thus kick starting his career. He & Dara then opened Breakbeat Science, dedicated to Drum & Bass, it quickly became not only the most respected record store & label, but also the very epicenter of the jungle community in the US. He recently released an artist project with partner Stakka under the name Ror-Shak, focusing & pushing the limits on the more musical side of the genre, which as a DJ, is what DB has become best loved for. "Secret Art of Science 2" is DB's 13th mix CD in as many years. He is also partner in both the cutting edge men's lifestyle shop BBlessing & the multimedia & record label Deaf Dumb & Blind Recordings. When he has a second to spare he spends it with his wife & two small children, or tries to sleep.

SOL.ID
(Basswerk | Fokuz | Rubik | Bios | Sudden Def | NYC)

Many artists these days say they are doing "soulful" music, but really don't know what that entails. Soul is not revamping the sound Calibre or MIST perfected at the turn of the century. Soul is not looping random Al Green records and proclaiming the sound of the future. Soul, as in anything else, is a feeling, and it is embedded deeply within many of the tones that emit from Sol.ID's tracks. Little is known about this beast from Texas. The scant facts are as follows: he is a classically trained saxophonist and percussionist, and has a great appreciation for many different styles of music. Gaining much praise from a project entitled 'Autumn' (with production partner Lost Prophet), he stormed onto the scene, raking up a number of releases on Fokuz (and Fokuz LTD), including beauties like 'It's Always About The Girl', 'Yesterday' (a collaboration with ICR that was featured on the 'Discoveries Of The Deep' LP in 2006), and 'Redemption'.

100% Original Resident:
RAW Q
(Driven AM | Bingo Beats | Grid Recordings | Direct Drive | Influence | NYC)

Raw Q aka: Dj Beau is one of nyc's original drum 'n bass djs for 12 years and counting. He began producing back in '96 with Dj Ani (formerly of Deee-Lite) for DJ Soulslinger's Liquid Sky Music Label. In 2003 Dj Beau evolved into Raw Q. In the last few years Raw Q has released music on prestigious labels such as Zinc's Bingo Recordings, Grid Recordings and will soon be releasing 'Caspian Moon' on Aaron Jay's new Label Influence Records. His tracks have earned support from DnB's most respected djs and artists including LTJ Bukem, Zinc, Roni Size, Flight, Randall, Fabio, Bryan Gee, Bailey, Krust, Marky, Marcus Intalex, L Double and many more. His track 'Vital Soul' took the dnb world by storm when it first appeared on dubplate and managed to reach 11th place in the BBC's Global Dance Charts in 2004. Raw Q continues to dj as a resident of Direct Drive and as a frequent guest dj and supporter of Camouflage and other quality NYC DnB parties.

TRIGON
(Outside the Cube | Definition of Style | Liondub International | NYC)

Trigon is known for killin’ dance floors everywhere with his intense, quick mixing delivery style of B-boy Jungle/Drum’n’Bass. This selector is most definitely a staple to New York City's stomping grounds by way of Miami, FL. His musical influences of Funk, Jazz, Hip-Hop, Reggae & Miami Bass reflect on his diverse and solid track selection on the decks and in the studio. Rinsing cutting-edge music from various producers including himself, Trigon rocks the party every time. Recently he has been in the studio focusing on production and collaborating with some of the freshest upcoming stateside talent. Trigon also co-hosts NYC's premier weekly internet drum'n'bass radio show Outside the Cube with DJ Eshin on Bassjunkees Radio. Forthcoming release on Liondub International and new label "Profound Audio" launching 2009, this man is definitely one to watch for.

100% Original Resident and host:
DAVE SHICHMAN
(Driven AM | Direct Drive | Inner City Soul | NYC)

Dave has been Djing for 9 years, producing for electronic music for 5. He has Dj’d over 140 live events in New York and 7 other states. He has been a resident Dj and behind the scenes contributor with Direct Drive NYC for 5 years and has opened for Calibre, London Electricity, High Contrast, Grooverider and many more well known names in the international DnB scene. His live and studio mixes have been downloaded over 25,000 times from all over the world. In 2006 Dave started Driven AM, a DnB artist management and promotion company representing some of the best in American DnB. Dave’s latest tunes have been supported by Bassdrive and Bassjunkies. His debut release (date tbd) is a collaboration with Mixmaster Doc entitled ‘Exchanges’. Dave’s distinct style of DnB is melodic, cinematic, deep, and bassheavy music.

Public Assembly
70 North 6th Street (btw Wythe & kent)
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
21+, $10 before 11, $15 after
Subway: L Train to Bedford Av

www.myspace.com/drivenam
www.publicassemblynyc.com
Questions/Comments: DrivenAM@Gmail.com



We are accepting CD submissions for opening slots at upcoming '100% Original' events. If you produce DnB, bring a CD to the event and seek us out. Keep making good music! :)

12/6 Driven AM presents 100% Original

Driven AM Presents:
Saturday, December 6th 2008

100% Original

Driven AM is proud to present a night of all original music.
Each DJ this evening will be playing strictly their own material.
Expect a night of exclusive music from some of the best Drum and Bass producers in the world!

Dj's for the evening:

RANDOM MOVEMENT
(Driven AM | Bassbin | Innerground | Bingo | Creative Source | Liquid V | Westbay | Ohio)


MIXMASTER DOC
(Driven AM | 31 Records | Innerground | Creative Source | Sonorous | Brand Nu | Mac 2 | Horizons | Sidechain | BIOS | South Carolina)


SABURUKO
(Horizons Music Group | NYC)


RAW Q
(Driven AM | Bingo Beats | Grid Recordings | Direct Drive | Influence | NYC)


KJELL
(Timeless | Creative Source | Colours | Trackdonalds | Style Control | Miles A. Head | NYC)


DAVE SHICHMAN
(Driven AM | Direct Drive | Inner City Soul | NYC)


Public Assembly
70 North 6th Street (btw Wythe & kent)
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
21+, $10 before 11, $15 after
Subway: L Train to Bedford Av

www.myspace.com/drivenam
www.publicassemblynyc.com
Questions/Comments: Drivenam@gmail.com


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Driven AM is proud to announce that this is the beginning of a new monthly DnB party at Public Assembly in Brooklyn to be held the first Saturday of every month starting January 2009. We are in talks with major US and UK names to perform.

Booking # 132: Inner City Soul @ Sapony, Astoria

I like this venue, and i like the crew that throw this party, but this event was just as bad as their event last month. Their were more people, but it was still very slow and it was a way to big place. I also think charging $10 for locals in a bit of an out of the way place was not a good idea. To top it off, there were no monitors are all. I had a real hard time playing without monitors as expected, it was horrible. And the turntables were on a table that was very low... I'm about 6 foot 3 inches tall, i need a tall table. Very disappointing.

Booking # 131: Future Funk by Direct Drive @ Sullivan Room, NYC

Strife and I played a great set together for this even. 2 hours set, which is always nice. I played a bunch of brand new original stuff. I believe i played 5 of my own tunes which is a personal record. There were not many people there, kinda disappointing. Still fun times, and Strife is great to play alongside.

Booking # 130: Doojee @ Club Europa, Brookyn

Europa is a HUGE club in Brooklyn. I would love to play the main floor of this place one of these days. I played in the 2nd room, downstairs. A nice room with horrible equiptment and only a few people is how i would describe the night. Total disappointment. But Strife played a great set. There was a small crowd upstairs but this was definitively not the night the promoter was expecting. Good efforts all around thu, good people, potentially great venue as long as they fix the equiptment.

Booking # 129: Direct Drive's 10 Year Anniversary @ Sullivan Room, NYC

10 years of Direct Drive! I've been with DD for 5 of those years come January, its been a crazy journey! As i've said before Sullivan Room is my favorite place to DJ at. The set up is quality and the booth is slick, and the club itself is excellent with a great sound system. Always good vibes here to, accept that its rather large and can feel kinda empty unless its packed. I played from 10-12 which is a set a really enjoy as you cant usually get a 2 hours set unless you open, the other dj's play for 1 hour or 90 minutes. My set ended up being about 1:45 since the sound guy was late, and it was slow for the first 30 minutes, but then people started coming in and it turned into a great night. I recorded the set, it has the debut of a bunch of my original tunes as well as my collaboration with Mixmaster Doc which should be released in the near future. :) My first release! Enjoy the mix, its gotten over 4,000 downloads since it was posted the day after this show. Many of them are coming from Baidu, so i'm huge in China.... ;)

Dave Shichman Live @ Direct Drive’s 10 Year Anniversary
Sullivan Room NYC, September 18, 2008
43 Tunes, 1 Hours 40 Minutes, 230 MB
http://drivenam.com/DrivenArtists/Dave_Shichman_Live_@_Direct_Drive%27s_10_Year_Anniversary_September_18th_2008.mp3

1. Mixmaster Doc & Dave Shichman – Exchanges (forthcoming on.....)
2. Mixmaster Doc – Ghostin (dub)
3. Random Movement – Kids in the Sea (dub)
4. Alix Perez – Crooklyn (Soul:r)
5. Lynx & Alix Perez – Allegiance (Soul:r)
6. Random Movement – Don’t Say It (Never Forget) (dub)
7. Submorphics & Lenzman – Respiration (Phunkfiction Recordings)
8. Mixmaster Doc – Mr. Scott (dub)
9. Utah Jazz – Runaway [Nu:tone RMX] (Liquid V)
10. Alix Perez & Icicle & Switch – This is How (Shogun)
11. Dave Shichman – Towards the Fire (dub)
12. Random Movement & Mixmaster Doc & Focus – My Sentiments (Innerground dub)
13. The Insiders feat. Mc System – Got To Maintain (dub)
14. Calibre – Lectro (Signature)
15. Lynx & Maple – China Town (Deep Soul Music)
16. Dave Shichman – Seasonal Moods (dub)
17. Random Movement – Can’t Resist [Mixmaster Doc RMX] (dub)
18. Lenzman – Caught Up [Nu:tone RMX] (Spearhead)
19. Random Movement & Mixmaster Doc – Rattled System (dub)
20. Mixmaster Doc – Pushin (dub)
21. Subwave – Think (Shogun)
22. Lynx & Nu:tone – East To West (BrandNu)
23. Roni Size – It’s a Jazz Thing [Utah Jazz RMX] (V Recordings)
24. Random Movement – A Good Start is Saying No (Innerground)
25. Icicle – Lost Hours (Critical)
26. Raw Q – Vital Soul [Mixmaster Doc RMX] (dub)
27. Icicle - ??? help me identify this tune please!
28. Nu:tone – System [The Council RMX] (dub)
29. Adam F – Circles (F-Jams)
30. Mixmaster Doc – Sour Deez (dub)
31. Icicle – Hang On (Shogun)
32. Commix – Solvent (Shogun)
33. Nookie Feat. Miss Drop– Get Down [Pbk RMX] (Camino Blue)
34. Calbre – Rockafella (Critical)
35. Lomax – Bad Cop (Critical)
36. Calibre – Waterfall (Signature)
37. Nu:tone feat. Commix – Take Me Back (Hospital)
38. Lilly Allen – Smile [Digital Soundboy RMX]
39. Nu:tone – Second Connection (Hospital)
40. High Contrast – Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (Hospital)
41. Mixmaster Doc & Focus – Strike at the Wind (dub)
42. Lomax – Artisan (Bounce)
43. Mixmaster Doc – To Many Days from Home (dub)

Booking # 128: Shake and Bake @ The Black Hole, Baltimore Maryland

Mike (Random Movement) and I drove down from NYC to Baltimore for this event, which was the Baltimore debut of both of us. It ended up being a real fun couple of days. The venue it self was very cool. I assume it used to be a large house (or still is?) because the layout and separate rooms reminded my of a home, especially the upstairs. The downstairs where Mike and i played was large, with a nice sound system. Designed for rock bands, but still sounded great, bass heavy. I has a hard time with the distorted rock monitor on the ground, which made mixing difficult, but i played alright overall. The place was huge and among all the rooms I imagine there were about 125 people there. Nice dancing crowd for our sets. This was totally a rave style place and crowd, but it was awesome to see them get into the deeper funkier side of drum and bass. Big up the Black Hole Baltimore crowd, we met a bunch of cool people. Hope to be back soon.