Skratch Lounge Makes The Seattle Times!!

Thanks to Scratchmaster Joe, our August headliner, we got a plug in the Seattle Times! Hard work and hustle always pays off down the line. Check the link below:

Matson on Music | Fusion idea: Scratchmaster Joe & Trntdrm at Baltic Room 08/05/10 | Seattle Times Newspaper

BACK TO THE DJ - RECAP

Back To The DJ was bananas!!! I have to say this was the sort of night I've always wanted to have since I started DJing. Can't believe it finally happened 17 years later. Well, better late than never ;) Every DJ respectively killed it! Sonny Bonoho, the dopest host and long-time friend, definitely understands the DJ game and gave all the DJ's the props they needed. I think every person in the joint was there for the music - basically, the people there were the one's who ask "What's the music like" vs. "Is it crackin?" A packed house with peeps already groovin' at 10:30PM - simply dope. Spinja's opening was respectful of the headliners, and yet he was still movin' the crowd very nicely (openers who play bangers at 10PM are stupid and do not understand the game - take note young bucks!!). D'Lemma played my favorite 90's R&B joints and shoot, even I was giggin'. Soul One absolutely destroyed the night with Golden Era hip-hop: can't believe he worked it so well to the crowd...Simon Says and Mass Appeal with everyone still dancin'! Props Soul. Pryme wowed everyone with his own loops and blends - a DJ who definitely understands how to earn his respect on the tables. Fever One funked it up with his deep funk library for all the b-boys who came to catch wreck. Estylz brought it all back to the New Jack/80's R&B and worked the crowd wonderfully. One of the best nights I've ever had. This one's for the books. Respect a good DJ's worth because the party comes correct with him/her.

BACK TO THE DJ!!!

So after this month's Skratch Lounge, I started to think how we are really starting to rebuild a community and make a difference for the DJ's out here in the NW. I woke up Saturday morning thinking, "what else do DJ's rarely have the freedom to do in today's fractured scene?" Well, the answer is, "play whatever the hell we want while still drawing a crowd strictly based on the DJ and the music - no promoters, no requests, no bullshit". With all the wack DJ's today getting gigs, it's difficult for any true school DJ to even have the freedom to play what they want, especially if that's the main source of income. What a better way to revive the fun in DJing than to get a group of seasoned DJ's to throw down their own sets and get the spotlight for the night? I called up some of the homies to get a feel...well, the least to say, I had a line-up in a matter of 20 minutes. A few more days and the idea turned into reality. Big ups to all the DJ's who are down with this night, 100Proof for the genius flyer design, Fever One for the print hook-up and non-stop hustle, and the famous Sonny Bonoho for hosting. You guys made the night - not me, not Groove Technicians, not promoters - the DJ's. Let's make July 23rd, Friday absolutely EPIC:

Nate Vibez Live Performance

On June 17, 2010, we were blessed to have the vocals of Nate Vibez on our last Joints & Jams LIVE Edition at the Baltic Room in Seattle. It was an amazing performance, and he truly captured the crowd with his stellar stage presence. Below are some clips (big ups to Tony Amort, who uploaded these vids as well as ripped the guitar in these sets):

Late Night Hour:


Forthenight:

Skratch Lounge: July

This month we absolutely killed it. We had an unexpected guest come all the way from Portland to check us out quietly: DJ Wicked. Wicked is one of the few DJ's that still goes all vinyl (amen). Real talk, real DJ's.

On to our showcase, who definitely held it down amidst all the eyes on him. Seattle's own DJ Shmix, probably one of the best power scratchers up here, threw a curve ball at us by not only scratching, but dropping his own beats that he RHYMED over. WHAT!? You just gotta watch it:



Skratch Lounge is held every 1st Thursday from 8PM - ?? at the Baltic Room in Seattle, WA. No cover.