Tag Archives: Focus
September 29, 2012 Catz ‘N Dogz @ Focus (Oct. 2nd)
Located at:
4253 Martingale Way
Newport Beach, CA 92660
18+
$5 w/ RSVP
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Catz ‘N Dogz are on a North America tour and are going to make a stop in OC this Tuesday, Oct. 2nd. I first started digging the Polish DJ/producer duo when I heard “Me” back in 2009. Recently I have been enjoying their remix of Jay Shepheard’s “Add Arp” on Retrofit (I posted about that a while ago here) and their remix of Soul Clap’s “Ecstasy.” Check out two of their tracks and their newest mix!
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Catz ‘N Dogz – “Me”
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Soul Clap – “Ecstasy” (Catz ‘n Dogz Body Language Remix)
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North America Take Over Mix 2012
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Tags: catz 'n dogz, Focus
January 27, 2012 Soul Clap @ Focus (Feb. 28th)
Located at:
4253 Martingale Way
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Soul Clap is Charles Levine & Eli Goldstein and they are coming all the way to OC from Boston. Soul Clap had their first productions released on AirDrop Records and were later picked up by Crosstown Rebels and DJ Kicks. They also have a couple releases on Double Standard with Gadi Mizradhi of Wolf + Lamb. They have really picked up steam as of late and we are lucky to catch these guys while they are riding their wave success. Expect to hear some fresh and diverse tunes over at Focus when these guys play.
They may have only gotten their feet wet in the production world but they are completely immersed in DJing. They really know what is up with music, don’t just stick to one camp and know how to tailor the sound to a crowd. They do musical consulting work for a wide host of companies, yeah never would have thought huh? I usually feel weird about that sort of work but I can’t really hold anything against these guys, they make some good tunes. Have a listen for yourself.
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Soul Clap – Grown-N-Sexy (Excerpt)
(I vividly remember playing this record at Avalon Bar and someone calling it elevator house music, hahaha. I would love to party in an elevator to this!
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Bad Rabbits – She’s Bad (Gadi Mizrahi & Soul Clap Edit)
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Trickski & Soul Clap – Members of the Clap
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Tags: AirDrop, Crosstown Rebels, DJ Kicks, Double Standard, Focus, Gadi Mizrahi, Soul Clap
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May 19, 2011 What a Tuesday for OC… Dâm Funk at Mesa – Cocoe & Steve Massa at Focus (5/24/11)
Over at Mesa you got…
Located at:
725 Baker Street
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Funkmaster Dâm Funk will be turning Mesa into a shrine for the spaced out cosmic electric funk that he has collected and curated throughout his journeys into time and space. As you might have guessed from the flyer, it’s a good idea to bring your 3D glasses. This is the only way to experience the sound to color synesthesia of Mr. Dâm Funk’s records. Be warned if you aren’t prepared you will remain in the two dimensional realm of predictability.
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Here are some full length tracks from Dâm Funk courtesy of Habituate.
“The Telephone Call”
“I appreciate My Life”
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And over at Focus you got…
Located at:
4253 Martingale Way
Newport Beach, CA 92660
I will wholeheartedly say my favorite nights at Focus have been the nights where locals takeover. Lately I have been more and more impressed by what OC has to offer, Cocoe & Massa are two of those offerings.
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We are in luck, Cocoe just recently updated his soundcloud with a wide range of productions and collaborations. Here are some that stood out to me.
“Just Dance” (deep instrumental arrangement and vocal work on this)
“Brothas on Music” (luv the synth in this one)
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Steve Massa is part of the Heartbeat crew and soundsystem, you might also remember Brian Kott, another Heartbeat member from one of the last Hometown Hero nights. (First time I caught Brian play some tunes he played some Metro Area). These guys are holding it down when it comes to that late night, lethargic, and elcectic house and tech sound. If my memory serves me correct, I think when I was at an Absurd underground my friend ran into Massa and got a mix cd, I’ll see if I can get a hold of that one. No worries though, here is a mix from Massa for right now.
“Live at Secret Cinema”
Tags: Cocoe, Dâm Funk, Focus, Mesa, Steve Massa
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