In 2001, Justin Johnson & Chris O'Connor (3PO) launched a brand new label from the depths of the lower east side in New York City called Cable Recordings. At the time, Chris and Justin were the two most senior employees at Satellite Records and were roommates in a Brooklyn loft near Bushwick. Their mission was to connect all the sounds that they loved into their own sound. Their first offering “Stolen” was influenced by their surroundings, their peers, their DJ gigs, and their love for bangin' house music. They took the dirtiness of the subways, the grime of the sidewalks, and the magnificence of the skyscrapers and turned them into a stompin' Tribal House stormer, which embodied the sound of the dance floors of New York City at that time. The B-Side featured an amazing remix from long time friend and collaborator John Selway whose progressive Tribal Techno sound had already taken the world by storm. Indeed, it was Selway's remix that helped bring the spotlight to Cable by being licensed to mix compilations on Fabric (Slam), Ultra (Taylor), and Moonshine (Dave Aude), as well as being featured in an episode of Showtime's 'Queer As Folk'.
In 2010, we're now running operations out of San Francisco, California. We'll be unleashing some local talent remixes from the likes of Mossmoss (Nightlight Music/ Racecar Productions), Kenneth Scott (Auralism, Nightlight Music, and Blipswitch), Travis Dalton (Nightlight Music), and Rock Richards. Also coming down the pipeline will be mixes from Lee Coombs, Miami local Alan Stenback, Amsterdam's Quartz People (Quartz Lock Records), Jason Patrick & Max Jacobson (Klectik Records, Chicago) and Alisio Delgado (watch out for this one).
For the Cable Recordings podcast (CABLECAST), click here to download or stream it, or you subscribe via iTunes here.
3PO:
"...With an intelligent approach to House music like his, there's no doubt we'll be seeing more of him soon..." MIXER
Few electronic artists today have the necessary skills and experience to do what Chris 3PO has done. Since his DJ career began in early 1993 in Buffalo, NY 3PO has been thrilling and filling dance floors all over the world with his mix of Funky/Tribal/Electro beats.
3PO developed his sound in Buffalo, NY where he found himself amidst a small, but dedicated and growing underground club/rave scene. With Toronto, Canada a short drive away, 3PO was within earshot of some of the hottest electronic talent around. His career soon brought him to New York City where his surrounding influences led to his current blend of uplifting House music.
Check out 3PO's mixsets on SoundCloud HERE
Justin Johnson: (site)
DJ, Producer, and owner of three labels, Justin Johnson has been rockin' the decks for more than 24 years now. He was three years old when he got his first chance DJing. His dad had a radio show on WUMD (University of Minnesota, Duluth) and let him pick out songs to play. FFWD decades later, and Justin now operates Cable Recordings, Southern Vice Recordings, and Barely Legal Records. Check out Justin's full listing of mixsets on SoundCloud HERE
John Selway: (site)
Short bio (from Pull Proxy)
In a world of electronic-music hit and runs, John Selway is a rare beast: an innovator and originator whose current work genuinely rivals his groundbreaking early projects. And while the DC-born, NYC-based producer and DJ has left his mark on countless styles, he’s defined by none of them, remaining devoted to his own multi-faceted muse.
These days, Selway is best known for the ecstatic rush of “Total Departure,” his top-selling single with partner in crime Christian Smith, and for CSM, his long-running deep and minimal label. But Selway’s roots run deeper than most. He helped spark the late-‘90s electro scene at the helm of Seratonin Records; he contributed to the early days of deep-house luminaries Deep Dish; he produced hard, acid-laced techno with Disintegrator and mind-bending trance tracks with Oliver Chesler (aka The Horrorist) in Koenig Cylinders; and he released a string of remixes with living legend Carl Cox.
Lee Coombs: (site)
Lee Coombs is a man who needs little introduction, a constant name and face on the dance music landscape since the mid-1990s he has played a major part in charting the ever changing course of electronic music. Now he gives us an insight into his sound of 2009 with this his latest opus in the form of third artist album Light and Dark.
Coombs musical history can’t easily be scribed in a few lines; his journey as a DJ stretches back to the late 80s and the early days of acid house, his recording career encompasses his work for classic imprint Finger Lickin Records as well as Adrift and Lot49, not to mention of course his own Thrust Recordings which he ran for nearly a decade. He has put his name to mix compilations for the likes of Paul Oakenfold’s Perfecto and remixed the likes of Moby, New Order, Lamb and Planet Funk. Coombs has travelled the world in the pursuit of his passion for music and has never the lost the enthusiasm for making great records and tearing up dancefloors all over..
Johan Afterglow: (site)
Swedish analogue electro-tech producer Johan Afterglow. Never afraid of keeping things simple, Johan often concentrate on the elemental ingredients of electronic dance music; the kick, the clap, the hihat and the bass never rushing things, building it up and breaking it down and everyone is invited to his dance. Johan is a man of many musical faces,not a newcomer in the scene and becoming a somewhat household name in remixing, production, DJing and hard, funky electro-tech since the early 90s , with releases on EMI ,Capitol, V2 .Virgin ,Platform B, Farbenfroh, 9 Records etc... Johan Afterglow shows that he's a man of many talents and tastes, ambition – expect anything from this guy!
Samuel L. Session (myspace site)
Samuel has been in the electronic music scene since the 90′s with releases on Music Man, Figure, Soma, Klap Klap and Be As One to name a few.
Samuel started his first own label, Solid Beat in 1995 and 2 years later the first Cycle was released. “In Your Box” became his breakthrough record followed by “Check Out This I Bring“. After eleven releases on Cycle, Samuel forms SLS. SLS’s first track “Velvet” became a big dance floor hit and were soon hailed as a classic. During the same period Samuel was invited to remix “Visions Of You” by Blake Baxter & Trevor Rockcliffe as well as Funk D’Void’s “Diabla” on Soma. When “Merengue” came out soon after on SLS, it was one of his best sold records ever including remixes from Slam and Oliver Ho.
In 2006 it was time for a new challenge, Klap Klap was born. With this totally new approach he reached out to a wider audience. “Can You Relate” has become a true and modern classic, a track with just the right combinations which later have been remixed by Slam, Steve Rachmad, Joris Voorn and Anja Schneider.
In October 2009, Samuel released his first album “The Man With The Case” on Be As One. Laurent Garnier, Rolando, Francois K, Christian Smith and Adam Beyer are some of the artists who has embraced his work.
Kenneth Scott:
Raised in rural Iowa, Kenneth Scott nursed an obsession with dance music while exploring his hometown's tiny scene. Like many an auspicious beginning, his earliest DJ gigs were house parties with a cobbled together set-up consisting of his father's old turntable, a portable CD player, and a Radio Shack mixer. Something must have clicked for him because over time he trained himself as a multi-instrumentalist and started taking his musical cues from early WARP Records releases, Matthew Dear's acid experimentation as Audion, and minimal-minded composers like Philip Glass and Arvo Part. Scott has since relocated to San Francisco to continue the honing of his skills as a successful promoter, DJ, and producer. His clever use of techy snares, reptilian synths, and subtle layers of melody has helped to define him as one of the city’s brightest stars. His list of accomplishments are many but some highlights include running the successful Binary parties and DJ'ing alongside a list of international standouts such as Pan Pot, Martin Landsky, and Touane. He's also managed to create an indelible string of releases with collaborators like Emilio Orlandi (Moniker), Jason Short (Eutactic), [KONTROL]'s Alland Byallo, as well as his own solo material. Kenneth Scott's music has been described as an active resurrection of the melodies surrendered in the great minimal techno takeover. One reason for this is his preference for actual songs; ones with the basic elements perpetually changing as they progress like a band. The results are unique, a sound rife with the shock and awe of a Murakami novel bathed in the scantest feelings of a yearning somewhere between joy and melancholia. "I'd like to think that in my music you could find all the different emotions that you find in a novel, the important thing for me is to avoid being overly didactic", says Scott of his production approach. Recently, things have been heating up for Scott. This includes a recent pair of EPs for Auralism-one under the Eutactic banner with Coalition of the Killing and now an upcoming September release entitled "What Do I Do?" The new single features inspired remixes by Dave Aju, Rift, and Jason Short in addition to the two originals. Rift has tapped him for a remix of his forthcoming new single "The Albatross" in addition to a rework due out later this fall of fellow Auralism artist Dead Seal’s "Dolgama". And if that wasn't enough, there will be a single under the Moniker alias due out at the end of the year on Rift’s Vellum Recordings, too. There is definitely more to come from this hardworking San Francisco producer as he carves new intersections into rhythm and melody, busily discovering new and uncharted musical turf. It’s this mindless form of musical evolution that not only propels his definition of house but also allows him and his music to continue developing, a stark contrast and humbling reminder of those innocent Radio Shack mixer beginnings for Kenneth Scott.
Mossmoss:
Music is greatly influenced by geography and the case of Mossmoss (Mattie Bowen) is no different. Mattie's world began in chilly Scotland; he now lives and loves in beautiful San Francisco, California. Techno is a natural extension of his creative life as he has spent many years in close proximity to the grit of Detroit. Heavily influenced by the grimy, sultry sounds of Detroit, Berlin and Chicago, he has taken that influence to the Bay Area and draws on The City and its colorful nightlife for inspiration.
Mossmoss has a number of releases and remixes on Racecar Productions based out of Cincinnati, Ohio and some soon to be released tracks on Nightlight music and Blipswitch Digital. Mattie's passion for art is delivered in visual form under the 'Nazomoss' moniker and he continues to develop his unique illustration and painting style. He has recently joined forces with Alland Byallo and Clint Stewart to bring you a monthly Nightlight Music showcase at the infamous 222 Hyde, every 4th Friday in San Francisco.
Alan Stenback:
A musician and entertainer since an early age, Miami based DJ, producer, and recording engineer Alan Stenback is skilled on several instruments from keyboards to strings. While growing up outside of Cleveland, OH, well before dedicating himself to the turntables and mixing board, Alan picked up the guitar. He spent several years gaining valuable classical guitar training, while simultaneously finding his harder edge on the electric guitar. Thick, driving distortions and drop-d tunings were the bread and butter of his upfront style.
Alan went on to spend several years working clubs in and around the Ohio State University campus as a guitarist. Collaboration with Columbus based record label, Datapanik Records, and several hours in the recording studio, led to the inclusion of his band Steamshovel's work, along with 30 other local and national actson a double CD tribute to the seminal avant-garde rock band Pere Ubu.
Alan's interest in electronic music began in the late 80s listening to music by the likes of Kraftwerk, the Orb, & 808 State, and industrial acts such as Ministry and KMFDM. His first introduction to proper house and techno music, and the art of DJing, was during the early 90s when he established himself in the Midwest rave scene working, promoting, and supporting events from Detroit to Pittsburgh,
Presently, in the recording studio, Alan dedicates himself to original production and remix work spanning the genres of house and techno. Never complacent, Alan continually evolves his style to satisfy the thirst for new and creative material, and challenge the scene musically while staying true to himself and his roots. His DJing style is geared toward creating a great vibe for the party through impeccable programming and seamless mixing skills. His soundtracks range from tech-house and techno to acid, deep and classic house, while maintaining a solid, clubby groove.
DJ Nomad NYC:
It all started back when the 1990s big hair bands ruled the airwaves and MTV was actually showing music videos; Hip hop and house music was still relatively underground and DJs weren't yet considered rock stars. This is when Nomad was out searching far and wide for a pair of turntables and a mixer to get himself started amongst some of the soon-to-be hottest DJs in a most competitive market - NYC.
While sneaking into the hottest clubs in NYC, Nomad witnessed some of the biggest name DJs rocking spots before they were known across the world. Nomad spent his time studying the newest techniques, searching for the hottest records, and enjoying the phenomenon starting around him. He linked up with Scotty Marz, during the boom of the North East rave scene, and soon became part of the KingSize Crew. At the time, KingSize was most known for their flavor” parties and Westchester’s hottest after-hours spot - Bounce. Bounce brought in top DJs, including: Dimitri from Dee-lite, Justin Johnson, Kelly Reverb, Micro, and Crystal Method, and Nomad was there to witness it all.
Then in 1996 while Nomad was still working with the KingSize Crew, he met a new business partner - the up-and-coming super promoter - Lenny Venice. These two teamed up and threw countless parties throughout Westchester, New York City and Connecticut, but became most famous for the White Plains club - Emanon. Thousands gathered each week to hear the top names that Emanon brought in, including: Amber, TKA, Pink, Deborah Cox, Sugar Hill Gang and many more.
With a successful event throwing background, along with his amazing DJ skills, Nomad started to get booked at many other elite NYC clubs, including: Limelight, Tunnel, and Sound Factory, where he landed a 7 year long residency. The legendary Sound Factory allowed Nomad to be creative and experiment with different types of music while playing to thousands every weekend. His following continued to grow with each event, and soon major corporations realized the impact that a DJs would have within their events. Nomad was booked for parties by Tommy Hilfiger, Hustler Magazine, Armani Exhange Vibe Style Shows, BET, CBS TV, and NBC TV. Nomad was seen on the Area 2 tour with David Bowie, Moby, Busta Rhymes, Tiesto, Carl Cox, John Digweed and many more.
Nomad then joined Satellite Records, where he worked next to many DJs and producers. Here, he met his production partner Quentin Harris. These two produced many hot tribal beats and vocals. Shortly after their music was heard, NoQue Recordings was established.
In 1996, Nomad put another spin on his career when he established Second Generation, LLC. This company installed and maintains lighting in many major nightclubs around the tri-state area, some including: Sound Factory, Shelter, and Cielo. Second Generation has since flourished into one of New York City’s top lighting companies.
You can catch Nomad rocking beats in a major night club or lounge, or break dancing until the wee hours in the morning. Nomad also enjoys snowboarding, surfing or skating the mean street of New York City. Nomad lives his life to the fullest every day, and as he says: “You can sleep when your dead!”
Jarvis:
As an up and coming DJ/Producer from Buffalo NY, Jarvis was fortunate enough to be just an hour away from Toronto. It was here that he was exposed to a wide array of talent and genre, and here he decided to start DJing on his own. Picking up shows in his hometown, Jarvis quickly experienced the dynamics of a dance floor and how each sound affected it. Being fortunate enough to open for an array of talent, he was able to study many of today's big names which, in turn, he began to formulate his own sound.
Jarvis' tracks are primarily built for the dance floor. They are his interpretation of the last several years that he has experienced from Electronic Music. They cannot be classified to one main genre as they are influenced by so many, including techno, progressive and tech.
Expect to hear much more from Jarvis in the future as he will continue to bring you his unique vision of the world of electronic music.
In 2010, we're now running operations out of San Francisco, California. We'll be unleashing some local talent remixes from the likes of Mossmoss (Nightlight Music/ Racecar Productions), Kenneth Scott (Auralism, Nightlight Music, and Blipswitch), Travis Dalton (Nightlight Music), and Rock Richards. Also coming down the pipeline will be mixes from Lee Coombs, Miami local Alan Stenback, Amsterdam's Quartz People (Quartz Lock Records), Jason Patrick & Max Jacobson (Klectik Records, Chicago) and Alisio Delgado (watch out for this one).
For the Cable Recordings podcast (CABLECAST), click here to download or stream it, or you subscribe via iTunes here.
3PO:
"...With an intelligent approach to House music like his, there's no doubt we'll be seeing more of him soon..." MIXER
Few electronic artists today have the necessary skills and experience to do what Chris 3PO has done. Since his DJ career began in early 1993 in Buffalo, NY 3PO has been thrilling and filling dance floors all over the world with his mix of Funky/Tribal/Electro beats.
3PO developed his sound in Buffalo, NY where he found himself amidst a small, but dedicated and growing underground club/rave scene. With Toronto, Canada a short drive away, 3PO was within earshot of some of the hottest electronic talent around. His career soon brought him to New York City where his surrounding influences led to his current blend of uplifting House music.
Check out 3PO's mixsets on SoundCloud HERE
Justin Johnson: (site)
DJ, Producer, and owner of three labels, Justin Johnson has been rockin' the decks for more than 24 years now. He was three years old when he got his first chance DJing. His dad had a radio show on WUMD (University of Minnesota, Duluth) and let him pick out songs to play. FFWD decades later, and Justin now operates Cable Recordings, Southern Vice Recordings, and Barely Legal Records. Check out Justin's full listing of mixsets on SoundCloud HERE
John Selway: (site)
Short bio (from Pull Proxy)
In a world of electronic-music hit and runs, John Selway is a rare beast: an innovator and originator whose current work genuinely rivals his groundbreaking early projects. And while the DC-born, NYC-based producer and DJ has left his mark on countless styles, he’s defined by none of them, remaining devoted to his own multi-faceted muse.
These days, Selway is best known for the ecstatic rush of “Total Departure,” his top-selling single with partner in crime Christian Smith, and for CSM, his long-running deep and minimal label. But Selway’s roots run deeper than most. He helped spark the late-‘90s electro scene at the helm of Seratonin Records; he contributed to the early days of deep-house luminaries Deep Dish; he produced hard, acid-laced techno with Disintegrator and mind-bending trance tracks with Oliver Chesler (aka The Horrorist) in Koenig Cylinders; and he released a string of remixes with living legend Carl Cox.
Lee Coombs: (site)
Lee Coombs is a man who needs little introduction, a constant name and face on the dance music landscape since the mid-1990s he has played a major part in charting the ever changing course of electronic music. Now he gives us an insight into his sound of 2009 with this his latest opus in the form of third artist album Light and Dark.
Coombs musical history can’t easily be scribed in a few lines; his journey as a DJ stretches back to the late 80s and the early days of acid house, his recording career encompasses his work for classic imprint Finger Lickin Records as well as Adrift and Lot49, not to mention of course his own Thrust Recordings which he ran for nearly a decade. He has put his name to mix compilations for the likes of Paul Oakenfold’s Perfecto and remixed the likes of Moby, New Order, Lamb and Planet Funk. Coombs has travelled the world in the pursuit of his passion for music and has never the lost the enthusiasm for making great records and tearing up dancefloors all over..
Johan Afterglow: (site)
Swedish analogue electro-tech producer Johan Afterglow. Never afraid of keeping things simple, Johan often concentrate on the elemental ingredients of electronic dance music; the kick, the clap, the hihat and the bass never rushing things, building it up and breaking it down and everyone is invited to his dance. Johan is a man of many musical faces,not a newcomer in the scene and becoming a somewhat household name in remixing, production, DJing and hard, funky electro-tech since the early 90s , with releases on EMI ,Capitol, V2 .Virgin ,Platform B, Farbenfroh, 9 Records etc... Johan Afterglow shows that he's a man of many talents and tastes, ambition – expect anything from this guy!
Samuel L. Session (myspace site)
Samuel has been in the electronic music scene since the 90′s with releases on Music Man, Figure, Soma, Klap Klap and Be As One to name a few.
Samuel started his first own label, Solid Beat in 1995 and 2 years later the first Cycle was released. “In Your Box” became his breakthrough record followed by “Check Out This I Bring“. After eleven releases on Cycle, Samuel forms SLS. SLS’s first track “Velvet” became a big dance floor hit and were soon hailed as a classic. During the same period Samuel was invited to remix “Visions Of You” by Blake Baxter & Trevor Rockcliffe as well as Funk D’Void’s “Diabla” on Soma. When “Merengue” came out soon after on SLS, it was one of his best sold records ever including remixes from Slam and Oliver Ho.
In 2006 it was time for a new challenge, Klap Klap was born. With this totally new approach he reached out to a wider audience. “Can You Relate” has become a true and modern classic, a track with just the right combinations which later have been remixed by Slam, Steve Rachmad, Joris Voorn and Anja Schneider.
In October 2009, Samuel released his first album “The Man With The Case” on Be As One. Laurent Garnier, Rolando, Francois K, Christian Smith and Adam Beyer are some of the artists who has embraced his work.
Kenneth Scott:
Raised in rural Iowa, Kenneth Scott nursed an obsession with dance music while exploring his hometown's tiny scene. Like many an auspicious beginning, his earliest DJ gigs were house parties with a cobbled together set-up consisting of his father's old turntable, a portable CD player, and a Radio Shack mixer. Something must have clicked for him because over time he trained himself as a multi-instrumentalist and started taking his musical cues from early WARP Records releases, Matthew Dear's acid experimentation as Audion, and minimal-minded composers like Philip Glass and Arvo Part. Scott has since relocated to San Francisco to continue the honing of his skills as a successful promoter, DJ, and producer. His clever use of techy snares, reptilian synths, and subtle layers of melody has helped to define him as one of the city’s brightest stars. His list of accomplishments are many but some highlights include running the successful Binary parties and DJ'ing alongside a list of international standouts such as Pan Pot, Martin Landsky, and Touane. He's also managed to create an indelible string of releases with collaborators like Emilio Orlandi (Moniker), Jason Short (Eutactic), [KONTROL]'s Alland Byallo, as well as his own solo material. Kenneth Scott's music has been described as an active resurrection of the melodies surrendered in the great minimal techno takeover. One reason for this is his preference for actual songs; ones with the basic elements perpetually changing as they progress like a band. The results are unique, a sound rife with the shock and awe of a Murakami novel bathed in the scantest feelings of a yearning somewhere between joy and melancholia. "I'd like to think that in my music you could find all the different emotions that you find in a novel, the important thing for me is to avoid being overly didactic", says Scott of his production approach. Recently, things have been heating up for Scott. This includes a recent pair of EPs for Auralism-one under the Eutactic banner with Coalition of the Killing and now an upcoming September release entitled "What Do I Do?" The new single features inspired remixes by Dave Aju, Rift, and Jason Short in addition to the two originals. Rift has tapped him for a remix of his forthcoming new single "The Albatross" in addition to a rework due out later this fall of fellow Auralism artist Dead Seal’s "Dolgama". And if that wasn't enough, there will be a single under the Moniker alias due out at the end of the year on Rift’s Vellum Recordings, too. There is definitely more to come from this hardworking San Francisco producer as he carves new intersections into rhythm and melody, busily discovering new and uncharted musical turf. It’s this mindless form of musical evolution that not only propels his definition of house but also allows him and his music to continue developing, a stark contrast and humbling reminder of those innocent Radio Shack mixer beginnings for Kenneth Scott.
Mossmoss:
Music is greatly influenced by geography and the case of Mossmoss (Mattie Bowen) is no different. Mattie's world began in chilly Scotland; he now lives and loves in beautiful San Francisco, California. Techno is a natural extension of his creative life as he has spent many years in close proximity to the grit of Detroit. Heavily influenced by the grimy, sultry sounds of Detroit, Berlin and Chicago, he has taken that influence to the Bay Area and draws on The City and its colorful nightlife for inspiration.
Mossmoss has a number of releases and remixes on Racecar Productions based out of Cincinnati, Ohio and some soon to be released tracks on Nightlight music and Blipswitch Digital. Mattie's passion for art is delivered in visual form under the 'Nazomoss' moniker and he continues to develop his unique illustration and painting style. He has recently joined forces with Alland Byallo and Clint Stewart to bring you a monthly Nightlight Music showcase at the infamous 222 Hyde, every 4th Friday in San Francisco.
Alan Stenback:
A musician and entertainer since an early age, Miami based DJ, producer, and recording engineer Alan Stenback is skilled on several instruments from keyboards to strings. While growing up outside of Cleveland, OH, well before dedicating himself to the turntables and mixing board, Alan picked up the guitar. He spent several years gaining valuable classical guitar training, while simultaneously finding his harder edge on the electric guitar. Thick, driving distortions and drop-d tunings were the bread and butter of his upfront style.
Alan went on to spend several years working clubs in and around the Ohio State University campus as a guitarist. Collaboration with Columbus based record label, Datapanik Records, and several hours in the recording studio, led to the inclusion of his band Steamshovel's work, along with 30 other local and national actson a double CD tribute to the seminal avant-garde rock band Pere Ubu.
Alan's interest in electronic music began in the late 80s listening to music by the likes of Kraftwerk, the Orb, & 808 State, and industrial acts such as Ministry and KMFDM. His first introduction to proper house and techno music, and the art of DJing, was during the early 90s when he established himself in the Midwest rave scene working, promoting, and supporting events from Detroit to Pittsburgh,
Presently, in the recording studio, Alan dedicates himself to original production and remix work spanning the genres of house and techno. Never complacent, Alan continually evolves his style to satisfy the thirst for new and creative material, and challenge the scene musically while staying true to himself and his roots. His DJing style is geared toward creating a great vibe for the party through impeccable programming and seamless mixing skills. His soundtracks range from tech-house and techno to acid, deep and classic house, while maintaining a solid, clubby groove.
DJ Nomad NYC:
It all started back when the 1990s big hair bands ruled the airwaves and MTV was actually showing music videos; Hip hop and house music was still relatively underground and DJs weren't yet considered rock stars. This is when Nomad was out searching far and wide for a pair of turntables and a mixer to get himself started amongst some of the soon-to-be hottest DJs in a most competitive market - NYC.
While sneaking into the hottest clubs in NYC, Nomad witnessed some of the biggest name DJs rocking spots before they were known across the world. Nomad spent his time studying the newest techniques, searching for the hottest records, and enjoying the phenomenon starting around him. He linked up with Scotty Marz, during the boom of the North East rave scene, and soon became part of the KingSize Crew. At the time, KingSize was most known for their flavor” parties and Westchester’s hottest after-hours spot - Bounce. Bounce brought in top DJs, including: Dimitri from Dee-lite, Justin Johnson, Kelly Reverb, Micro, and Crystal Method, and Nomad was there to witness it all.
Then in 1996 while Nomad was still working with the KingSize Crew, he met a new business partner - the up-and-coming super promoter - Lenny Venice. These two teamed up and threw countless parties throughout Westchester, New York City and Connecticut, but became most famous for the White Plains club - Emanon. Thousands gathered each week to hear the top names that Emanon brought in, including: Amber, TKA, Pink, Deborah Cox, Sugar Hill Gang and many more.
With a successful event throwing background, along with his amazing DJ skills, Nomad started to get booked at many other elite NYC clubs, including: Limelight, Tunnel, and Sound Factory, where he landed a 7 year long residency. The legendary Sound Factory allowed Nomad to be creative and experiment with different types of music while playing to thousands every weekend. His following continued to grow with each event, and soon major corporations realized the impact that a DJs would have within their events. Nomad was booked for parties by Tommy Hilfiger, Hustler Magazine, Armani Exhange Vibe Style Shows, BET, CBS TV, and NBC TV. Nomad was seen on the Area 2 tour with David Bowie, Moby, Busta Rhymes, Tiesto, Carl Cox, John Digweed and many more.
Nomad then joined Satellite Records, where he worked next to many DJs and producers. Here, he met his production partner Quentin Harris. These two produced many hot tribal beats and vocals. Shortly after their music was heard, NoQue Recordings was established.
In 1996, Nomad put another spin on his career when he established Second Generation, LLC. This company installed and maintains lighting in many major nightclubs around the tri-state area, some including: Sound Factory, Shelter, and Cielo. Second Generation has since flourished into one of New York City’s top lighting companies.
You can catch Nomad rocking beats in a major night club or lounge, or break dancing until the wee hours in the morning. Nomad also enjoys snowboarding, surfing or skating the mean street of New York City. Nomad lives his life to the fullest every day, and as he says: “You can sleep when your dead!”
Jarvis:
As an up and coming DJ/Producer from Buffalo NY, Jarvis was fortunate enough to be just an hour away from Toronto. It was here that he was exposed to a wide array of talent and genre, and here he decided to start DJing on his own. Picking up shows in his hometown, Jarvis quickly experienced the dynamics of a dance floor and how each sound affected it. Being fortunate enough to open for an array of talent, he was able to study many of today's big names which, in turn, he began to formulate his own sound.
Jarvis' tracks are primarily built for the dance floor. They are his interpretation of the last several years that he has experienced from Electronic Music. They cannot be classified to one main genre as they are influenced by so many, including techno, progressive and tech.
Expect to hear much more from Jarvis in the future as he will continue to bring you his unique vision of the world of electronic music.
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