16. August 2008 by Emmett.

This weekend I say goodbye to Calgary for (probably) the last time, and make the move to Victoria, BC.  All I’m taking with me is clothes, turntables, records, and a laptop. What else do you need, really?

I look forward to exploring the place, and I’ll keep putting up new music/photos/thoughts as I come up with them.

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12. August 2008 by Emmett.

Whew.

Just got back from the mountains of central BC, where thousands of people descend on a dusty ranch for their annual dose of madness. I gotta give a shoutout to my boys from Homebreakin, who got me in at the absolute last minute in exchange for working the booth… the HBR takeover was in full effect this year. Big shit poppin.

Highlights of the weekend-
-DJ Nu Mark absolutely destroying the Village with a flawless evening set of funk, hip hop, and random club tunes. When you’ve got the dudes from The Rub and Smalltown DJ’s rocking out, you’re doing something right.
-the Lawnchair Generals playing a superb house & acid set as the thunderstorms started on friday night.
-Mat the Alien making jaws drop in the Rock Pit on thursday, dude is unreal.
-Fatty Fresh Burritos (an annual tradition).

This dude Robb that I was camped with took hundreds of good pictures, which I’ll put up (with his permission) hopefully by the end of this week. This was my fourth or fifth time at the festival, and honestly I think it was my favourite.

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31. July 2008 by Emmett.

Last weekend I was invited down to the CJSW studios to play a set on Mike Zajko’s Sound Champion Showcase…

I brought my laptop and laid down a fun little Ableton set of rap, house, and techno, with lots of edits.

Right-click to download: DJ Emmett - Live on CJSW 90.9

0. Intro - Peter, what’s a bumbaclot?
1. Busta Rhymes - I Got Bass
+ Dead Prez - Hip Hop (acapella)
2. Lil Wayne - A Millie (DJ DStar edit)
3. Lil Wayne - A Millie (Ghislain Poirier edit)
4. Lil Wayne - A Millie (Say Wut edit)
5. DJ Emmett - Stilettos
6. All Star Cashville Prince - Grey Goose (Diplo remix)
7. M83 vs. Style Of Eye - The Midnight Kazoo (Emmett edit)
+ Blaqstarr f. Rye Rye- Shake It To The Ground (acapella)
8. Daft Punk - Indo Silver Club (Emmett edit)
9. MIA - XR2 (Emmett edit)
10. South Rakkas Crew - Mad Again (DJ Sega remix)
11. Kid Cudi - Day N Nite (Crookers remix)
12. Claude Von Stroke - Chimps (Jochen Trappe remix)
13. Boy 8-Bit - Fog Bank
14. Mike Monday - Ummyjig

I really like that Busta Rhymes/Dead Prez blend, I think I’m going to work on that a bit more and upload it by itself.

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14. July 2008 by Emmett.

NYC electro pioneer and club legend Larry Tee is coming to Calgary for a show at the Warehouse on August 3rd, along with In Order To Danse, Neighbour, DJ Gryphon, and Cameron Sinclair. I’ll have the pleasure of opening for him that night, so mark your calendars.

If you’d like a preview, I ended my last mix with a remix of his track “I Love U.”

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12. June 2008 by Emmett.

Okay, that was a while since the last blog post. Lots of stuff happened in the meantime…

I toured around Europe (Prague, Rome, Florence). All great cities, but my heart still belongs to Berlin. I’ll post a couple choice pictures in a minute.

The party w/ Brett Johnson was a success, I had a blast, and lots of friends showed up to say hi.

For music, I’ve been downloading mixes from the Eh Team blog, brought to you by a handful of Canada’s best DJs. Bookmark that shit.

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23. May 2008 by Emmett.

Can’t wait for this!

Just wrapping up my life in Berlin right now- selling off furniture, giving away books, starting to pack. Kind of sad, but tempered with being excited to return. Not to mention a trip through the Czech Republic and Italy.

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7. May 2008 by Emmett.

Wow, this feels a little strange to be writing about a show in Calgary. Guess I better get used to it! I’m headed back on the 4th/5th, and this show will be a perfect homecoming bash.

Featuring one of my favourite DJs, BRETT JOHNSON (Classic Recordings/Aesoteric - Seattle), the hometown hero NEIGHBOUR, GREG SAINT (Edmonton), and of course Yours Truly.

211 12th Ave S.W.
8 euros….errr, $12 cover
9pm - til they kick us out

Flyer coming soon…in the meantime, you can get a feel for Brett’s taste in bleeps and bloops on his mixes page.

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