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NiteLite Presents JOE DIPADOVA (Montreal, Canada) Dec 20th @ W. Lounge

Joe DiPadova (de-PAH-de-vah) performs from coast to coast, frequently playing the very best parties with the worlds best djs at his side. Quickly building a worldwide reputation as one of Global Soul's young rising stars, Joe's adept combination of DJ and music production talent, coupled with a kind, down-to-earth nature have helped him garner the respect and friendship of not only the many people deeply involved with dance music music, but of crowds across North America.

Apart from DJing and production, one of the largest manifestations of his musical vision has come through event promotion, including his ongoing event in Phoenix called ONE (One People, One Soul, One Love). At this gathering, DiPadova brings together people of all color and sexual orientation through a common spool of thread - expression through dance and love of music.

With eye on the forefathers of the past and an ear to the progression of the future, Joe DiPadova has become a disciple through music, serving to make positive change via rhythm & dance. Whether it's through his deep and introspective productions or his music selections in Disco, Funk, Soul, Jazz & Techno based dance music with African and Latin rhythms, DiPadova's vocabulary in music transcends generations, continents and consciousness while interweaving gatherings of people into one elevated symposium of dance.

NCM Presents NiteLite with JOE DIPADOVA
[Deeper Shades Recordings/Curious UK/Asante Records] (MONTREAL)
w/ JESSE WALKER (NCM)
Saturday, December 20th 2008
W. Lounge, 358 S. West Temple, SLC, UT
Garage House, Deep House, Vibrant Vibes + Future Tech
FREE BEFORE 10:30pm or $6 Cover, 21+

Press:
944 Magazine Article (Dec 2008)

Visit Joe Online:
one-az.com/joe.htm
myspace.com/joedipadova
facebook.com/pages/Joe-DiPadova

This event is sponsored in part by the AIGA Salt Lake City. The American Institute of Graphic Arts mission is to advance designing as a professional craft, strategic tool and vital cultural force.

NiteLite Presents JULIUS 'THE MAD THINKER' (CHICAGO) Nov 15th @ W. Lounge

With Julius the Mad Thinker, you must "Witness the Dynamic."

This illustrious 'dynamic' was first identified by the founder of Large Music, Jeff Craven, when he invited Julius to open and close the first annual Get Large party at the Winter Music Conference. From there, John Davis, a top NYC promoter and co-founder of Body&SOUL, witnessed the 'dynamic' when he came upon Julius and installed him as a resident of Sunday Sessions in NYC. Chicago house pioneer Chip E, witnessed the 'dynamic' when he invited Julius to be interviewed for house music documentary, the Unusual Suspects, to which Julius was the youngest interviewee to appear. And NYC's Undaground Archives Choice Award gave tribute to the 'dynamic' when Julius was awarded the "Best Emerging Talent" recognition.

First exposed to dance music in the sixth grade, Julius went on to become a DJ and producer in 1994. Since that time, Julius has developed a charisma behind the turntables that can only be described as a dynamic that fills the room. Coupled with "the Mad Thinker" title, which was given to him by MC Miles Bentley of Rec Center, Julius makes no move as an artist haphazardly. Be it the tracks he plays, the order in which he plays them or the EQing which brings out a melody or rhythm in a whole new way - all these elements which comprise his dynamic are meticulously plotted throughout his improvisational creative process.

As the co-founder and partner of the internationally renowned promotional and DJ collective, 3Degrees Global, and a resident of the 3Degrees "Some Call It House . . . We Call It Home" tour, the dynamic has been witnessed throughout the most notorious clubs of house music's homeland in Chicago, including Smartbar, Soundbar, Sonotheque, Ohm, The Note and Zentra. Across the nation the dynamic has been witnessed on the main stage at the Detroit Electronic Music Festival, Marques Wyatt's DEEP event in LA, Soul Revival in Boston, Devotion at The End Up & Pink in San Francisco, Club Five in Washington DC, Pearl at Nikki Beach in Miami, Kevin Hedge and Louie Vega's Roots at Cielo in New York as well as stops in Hawaii, Canada, Mexico and France. In addition the dynamic has cross pollinated with house legends via Julius DJing alongside Frankie Knuckles, Joe Claussell, Farley "Jackmaster" Funk, Lil' Louis, Derrick Carter, Louie Vega, Derrick May and Ron Trent amongst others.

As he continues to manifest this vision in music, Julius says, "My purpose in this journey of music and life is to help others get to places that they never imagined possible, and as a DJ, I'm here to live that message as an example."   - Brent Crampton

NCM Presents NiteLite with JULIUS 'THE MAD THINKER'
[3Degrees Global Co-founder/Aid to the SouLLess/Unusual Suspects] (CHICAGO)
w/ JESSE WALKER (NCM) & DJ PURPLE (JERSEY DJ'S)
Saturday, November 15th 2008
W. Lounge, 358 S. West Temple, SLC, UT
Garage House, Deep House, Vibrant Vibes + Future Tech
FREE BEFORE 10:30pm or $5 Cover, 21+

www.myspace.com/themadthinker
http://facebook.com/profile.php?id=565121496
www.reverbnation.com/juliusthemadthinker
www.3degreesglobal.com
www.deephousesounds.net

This event is sponsored in part by the AIGA Salt Lake City. The American Institute of Graphic Arts mission is to advance designing as a professional craft, strategic tool and vital cultural force.

NiteLite Presents MASTER KEV (NYC) Oct 19th @ W. Lounge

Master Kev's victory in a mix-off contest in the 90s proved that the years of obsessing over the radio, studying underground dance and beat syncopation, and accumulating a killer collection of records had finally paid off. This win resulted in more live performances. And as the number of shows soared, so did Kev's talent. Soon after, hero Tony Humphries called to request that Kev join forces with his Yellorange Productions label. His answer? A triumphant "HELL YEAH." After spinning at the 2000 Winter Music Conference, and embarking on a European tour, his career was officially on the rise for real. Also in 2000, Master Kev helped form the Underground Collective – a collective of DJs, musicians, and singers created to draw exposure in the dance music industry to major labels. Last year, Kev hooked up with David "Vibes" Tobon and John Crockett to work on original productions, forming MKDV. They produced a track called "Twisted" which has earned a tremendous amount of buzz and has had huge early support from various renowned DJs. At this very special NiteLite, local house fans will get a chance to experience what has made a certain Kevin J. Finegan from Matawan, NJ the Master!

NCM Presents NiteLite with MASTER KEV
[Underground Collective/Defected UK/CODE RED/VEGA] (NYC)
w/ JESSE WALKER (NCM)
Saturday, October 18th 2008
W. Lounge, 358 S. West Temple, SLC, UT
Garage House, Deep House, Vibrant Vibes + Future Tech
FREE BEFORE 10:30pm or $5 Cover, 21+

Visit Master Kev's Myspace.

This event is sponsored in part by the AIGA Salt Lake City. The American Institute of Graphic Arts mission is to advance designing as a professional craft, strategic tool and vital cultural force.

NiteLite Turns 1 w/ Special Guest Jay Tripwire (Vancouver) and Jesse Walker, Sept 20th 2008

NiteLite is already 1 year old, can you believe it!? Get deep down & funky with us on Sept 20th with special guest JAY TRIPWIRE direct from Vancouver, Canada. With over 100 worldwide magazine features, write-ups  and record reviews to date, Jay Tripwire has moved from a cornerstone in the West Coast warehouse scene of the early 90's, to performing in over 200 cities around the globe. His signature fusion of Detroit textures and intricate rhythms with a classic house touch has pushed him "ahead of everyone else," according to MUZIK.

While his personal arsenal of re-edits and comfort in arranging extended DJ sets lasting eight hours or more keeps him consistently booking tour dates, it's his over 250,000 vinyl records sold with 100+ releases and remixes on some of the finest underground house labels that he's perhaps most known for. His productions have been called "a DJ's dream packed with the finest tools from the trade" by URB, and that he's "responsible for some of the most exciting underground house music to come out of North America in recent years" by DJ Magazine.

His music has been featured on numerous commercially released mix CD's from Cocoon, Fabric, Renaissance, Journeys by DJ, Ultra & Bedrock by many major artists, and has been supported by a diverse spectrum of dance culture from DJs such as John Digweed and Laurent Garnier to Kerri Chandler and Mark Farina. He even has bass patches on numerous synths named after him, making Jay Tripwire a true legend in the music industry.

Listen to recent Jay Tripwire mixes:

> Live In Brazil
> Now, Always & Forever
> Fortress Live
> Sunday Deep

Visit his MySpace: myspace.com/jaytripwire ...and read a recent interview at FWD Magazine.

NiteLite Presents Jesse Walker w/ K Pharaoh, Aug 16 @ W. Lounge

Summertime deepgrooves are coming your way at NiteLite - our monthly house party at W. Lounge on Aug, 16th 2008. Join us for a lovely evening of bumpin' basslines, soaring melodies and intelligent rhythms.

NiteLite Presents Jesse Walker w/ Ms. KinetiK, July 19 @ W. Lounge

Step right up ladies and gentleman, get your audio fireworks at NiteLite! Why this very Saturday, 'Brother' DJ Jesse Walker and guest 'Sister' Ms. KinetiK will be at W. Lounge bangin' out Teeelestial bodygrooves to heal your weary wagon train. Word has spread like wildfire and pioneers travel far and wide to prance the night away at this everpopular monthly gathering... members and non-members alike. The windmachines will be set to 'turbo' and thankfully W. has better A/C this year, so come get your freedom on. Free entry before 10:30pm. Refreshments will be served.

God Bless the USA, and God Bless the Utah.

RISE - SLC Dance Music Festival - July 12th

Ok, so just two days after The Roots kick off the Twilight Summer Concert Series, I'll be playing with an all-star lineup at RISE! ...the first dance music event of it's kind in SLC on July 12th at Gallivan Center. RISE! is going to be a fantastic day of music, fun, dancing and debauch. The organizers behind it have brought together not only an energetic music lineup, but have incorporated many layers into the event design and through community and nightclub involvement. It's seriously going to be spectacle not to be missed. My set time will be earlier in the day, so come early and enjoy the festivities with NewCityMovement in the house. Plus with two stages, myself, DJ DC (Trapp Door) and others may be playing again later in the evening.

Get your tickets before the day of the event! Tickets are $30 the day of the event so I recommend getting them EARLY for only $20 (+surcharge) from RiseMusicFest.com OR for a flat $20 at Lunatic Fringe locations, Mechanized or the RISE! kiosk on the patio at Trapp Door this Thursday night. I'll be playing a special Summertime DJ set there (patio) after 10pm so come say hello and play after the Roots or whatever.

Here's the Official RISE! DANCE MUSIC FESTIVAL Press Release:

NiteLite Presents Jesse Walker w/ Dan Dixon June 21st @ W. Lounge

There's some excellent contemporary house music out there right now. Our goal is to try and present the best of what we've discovered in an engaging format each month at NiteLite. If you've got the itch to twitch, let myself and guest Dan Dixon scratch it for you as we kick things into high gear for June this coming Saturday.

It could be on the warm side so I suggest wearing little to no clothing. That would be illegal but the least you can do is shock yourself and others with a high cut bathing suit and roller skates or heels - for girls - and maybe satin workout shorts with the slit up the side and tank tops for boys. We'll have several industrial fans to keep those skirts flying high so fear not!

RISE - SLC Dance Music Festival - July 12th

I'll be taking part in a great new outdoor dance music festival at the Gallivan Center this July 12th called RISE. The event is being spearheaded by DJ K and could develop into something really cool! Put it on your calendar and check it out:

 RISE! is the first-ever house and dance music festival staged in downtown Salt Lake City, and will feature multiple stages, internationally recognized top DJ’s, world-class audio/visual production and an atmosphere dedicated to bringing the global movement of dance music to one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States. Taking its cue from the success of the Ultra Music Festival in Miami (now in its 8th year), Global Gathering in the UK and other similar themed festivals around the globe, RISE! will establish an annual tradition in the summer months of bringing world-class music and thousands of well deserved dance music fans together to rise up and proclaim Salt Lake as the new destination for the west coast dance music movement and culture. This event will be one of the most unique events Downtown Salt Lake City Has ever seen.

NiteLite Re(up)loaded

A note to all the audiophiles; After a few listens, the compressed master of my Anniversary mix was a little bright and harsh on the high end for me so I've re-upped the original recording for anyone who wants a replacement. I know, ...I'm a freak. Anyways... click the pic to play or download the set HERE (right click and 'save as').

NiteLite returns on June 21st.

Deeper Shades In SLC

I would like to thank Lars Behrenroth from Deeper Shades of House for being our guest at NiteLite last Saturday as well our amazing crew bringing the force. Lars read the crowd with amazing dexterity, played a variety of sounds and kept us with our hands in the air despite the escalating temps in the club. By the end of the night it was a hot, sweaty tranny love fest. One of us will make his set available to download this week so watch for that and we'll look forward to having him back someday soon! (Don't you love my new Regan/Romney hair do?)

NiteLite presents Lars Behrenroth Saturday May 17

Hot on the heels of our anniversary party, NCM is proud to present renowned Los Angeles DJ, Producer and XM Radio host Lars Behrenroth at the W. Lounge on May 17. Originally from Germany, Lars has moved and grooved crowds in clubs all over the world such as DEEP (LA), Club Five and Red (D.C.), Motorlounge (Detroit), ONE (Phoenix), Distillery (Leipzig, Germany), Queens (Paris, France) and more. His discography spans a variety of labels including Chez Music, Deep4Life, Compost, Sonar Kollektiv and most recently Liebe*Detail and Freerange UK. He has remixed The Rurals, Deep Swing, Dubtribe, MJ Cole, Slope, Arnold Jarvis, Kathy Brown and more!

I discovered Lars Behrenroth (pronounced Bear-en-roth) through his 'House Sound Of Hamburg' and 'Deeper Shades of House' internet radio shows, back when gas was cheap and internet radio was sheer novelty. His shows were a great connection to the worldwide house scene for people like us trapped in "red states". I've been trying to get him out here ever since but things just never worked out, until now. Finally the stars (and his busy schedule) have aligned to make this night of ear opening global house a reality. Lars will be bringing exclusive music from the recent Winter Music Conference as well as his own released and unreleased tunes. This is a one night only gig... at a ridiculous door price I might add, so COME EARLY, GET SWEATY and ENJOY the beautiful SUMMER night with us at the newly redecorated W. Lounge. Let's show Lars what SLC and NiteLite is all about and allow him take us on fantastic journey through sound.

Check out Lars Behrenroth's recent XM Radio shows:
podcast/dsoh239I
podcast/dsoh241I

Visit the Deeper Shades website and myspace:
www.deepershades.net
www.myspace.com/larsbehrenroth

...and Lars's full bio was posted here.

Be there or be square. Jesse

NiteLite Presents LARS BEHRENROTH (LA/Germany) May 17th @ W. Lounge

Always working, building, never stopping, never sleeping... up next, NCM is proud to present special guest producer/DJ Lars Behrenroth from Los Angeles at the next NiteLite party on May 17th.

I've been communicating with Lars online for years now, back when he was doing a radio show called House Sound of Hamburg (in Germany). From a distance I've watched his DJ, radio and production career steadily accelerate. What I love about him is that you instantly know that he does it for the love of music and that music is his true calling in life. Lars has moved and grooved crowds in clubs all over the world such as DEEP (LA), Club Five and Red (D.C.), Motorlounge (Detroit), Distillery (Leipzig, Germany), Queens (Paris, France) and many many more. With a who's who list of guest DJ's, his 4 year and running syndicated XM Radio program 'Deeper Shades of House' (DeeperShades.net) educates and illuminates while showcasing his own versatile but selective musical range; he can play any genre within dance/electronic/house music while still keeping it deep. It is the way he programs his sets and puts songs together that stand him apart from the rest.

Behrenroth also has impressive discography over a variety of labels including Chez Music, Deep4Life, Compost, Sonar Kollektiv and most recently Liebe*Detail.  He has remixed artists such as Kathy Brown, The Rurals, Deep Swing, Dubtribe, MJ Cole, Slope, Arnold Jarvis, Sven Weisemann and more. In 2008 we'll see his remixes coming out on Liebe*Detail Spezial, Ocha Records and on his own new label Deeper Shades Recordings. This Summer he joins the ranks of label mates Jimpster, Milton Jackson & Trevor Loveys with a stellar release on Freerange Records UK titled "Ice On The Sun" with remixes by the infamous Charles Webster and Atjazz.

I'm happy we've been able to make his visit to SLC possible after years of scheming. Mark your calendars for another night of underground dance perfection and thank you again for being part of the 'Movement'.

– Jesse

See Lars's extended biography/ discography in the post continuation...

Download Jesse Walker Live at NCM 10 Year Anniversary

Thanks to handy digital recording devices, you can re-hear my disque jockey set from last Saturday's bangin' anniversary party. Click the above image or download the full raw set HERE (right click and 'save as'). The audio was graciously mastered by my friend Dan Morris and encoded at 160 kbps .mp3 - highest variable bit rate for good sound quality at a reasonable size. There were some really great moments and I can't thank everyone enough for supporting NiteLite and NewCityMovement.

The Anniversary Party

The NewCityMovement 10th Anniversary Party was a huge success last Saturday. Thanks to everyone who came out, even waited in line to celebrate and dance with us at W! Thank you to Nick James for his musical and emotional support and to Dave Newkirk for taking these cool photos. I've put all of them in a gallery here. I am going to upload my DJ set this week to download for anyone who wants a copy. Again, I had a wonderful night and I hope you did too. Don't miss our guest Lars Behrenroth from L.A. via Germany next month on May 17th.