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DJ Chef

Subtle promotions is proud to bring one of the pioneering dj’s of the Dubstep sound, rinse.fm’s seamless selector, deep sub bass line roller, South London O.G Allstar DJ CHEF.

23 years young Chefal aka Chef, hailing from the home of Dubstep, Croydon, South London. A master of the mix Chefal has been hosting a weekly Radio Show on London’s leading Rinse Fm (12 years on air) for the last 4 years. When Chefal isn’t playing the latest dubs at raves he’s busy making them @ Transition Studios, while training to become a Mastering Engineer and managing the mighty Ringo Records!!

From his early secondary school days, Chefal was spending all his pocket and dinner money on the latest Jungle down at Big Apple on a Friday. He grew up listening to stations like Kool Fm, Weekend Rush, Rinse, Upfront, and London Underground etc while playing Mario and Streetfighter in his bedroom.

Chefal Started listening to and buying House n Garage around 1997, when it got darker and more bass line influenced but still kept up to date with the Jungle and D’n'B until bout 2002. Cefol’s sound that he’s pushing FWD>> foremost is Dub step and the best based out Grimy beats. ”For me it’s the bass line that makes me feel a tune”, .

Chefal hooked up with Benga and Skream 8 or so years back through Big Apple Records (Croydon) and has been the main DJ in the crew, Smooth Kriminals since so Benga and Skream could concentrate on the production side of things but watch out for some beats from Chefal soon. Chefal rinses out the freshet dubz first from everybody who’s sound he’s feeling including… Benga and Skream, Digital Mystikz, Loefah, L.D, Plastician, Cyrus, Tubby, N-Type, Conquest and Silkie, Walsh, Martyn, Burial, Kode 9, Clue Kid and Cotti, Pinch, Jakes, Kutz, Joker, Distance, Hijak, Kromestar etc to name a few.

Chefal’s upfront selection and skills on the decks have led to him djing around the World. Over the last year Chef has been spreading the Dubstep virus through out the UK and Europe to all around the world such as Seattle and LA in America. This will be Chef’s first journey down under to the pacific for a exclusive N.Z Tour to show his perspective on the highly addictive sound.

Chef Quote “ For me it’s all about heavyweight bass, big tunes and good vibes.”

SUPPORT: J-RED / MR STEEL / ILL-FIGZ / ADWOK / HOSTED BY MC GREEN

SlasherVision with SLASHER i CANDY

SUBTLE SOUND SYSTEM INSIDE “LOEFAH QUOTE’ SICKEST SYSTEM ON HIS OZ/NZ TOUR”

PRESALES $20+B.F FRM COSMIC CORNER OR $30 ON DOOR.

DJ Chef

BLAMBOX AUDIO AND TORNADO PROUDLY PRESENT:

DJ CHEF(FWD, DMZ, RINGO, RINSE FM)

With 12 years mixing experience under his belt comes London’s DJ CHEF straight from Croydon, the original home of dubstep. A resident of two of the most popular Uk nights FWD and DMZ a radio host for Londons RINSE fm and manager of the mighty RINGO records, Dj Chef aka Chefal will bring his relentless energy to Bath Streets legendary system.

JASON HOWSON

A home grown legend, Jason has been mixing for more than a decade. Responsible for the classic “Silk Cuts in Session” mix cd and a radio host for George Fm and Bass Fm, as well as currently holding down a residency at Fu bar with his night “Wheel” and managing Auckland’s vinyl junkie paradise known as Beat Merchants, Jason is locked, loaded and ready to roll with his store’s massive catalogue at his disposal.

With local support from Dunedin Dj’s/Producers Phil O and Undertow this will be a Saturday night to remember for some time, dont miss out!!!

SATURDAY 6th SEPTEMBER AT BATH STREET

NO PRESALES, $15 before midnight, $20 after Get in early!!!

Cheers to Real Groovy, Red Bull and Emmersons!!

www.myspace.com/djchef
www.myspace.com/undertowdnb
www.myspace.com/dinoiv

DJ Chef

Strictly138 presents:
DJ CHEF
UK DIRECT / RINSE FM / FWD / DMZ / RINGO RECORDS

support from
Strictly138 + Sketchy B

Friday 12th September
Sandwiches
tickets $25 + bf Real Groovy & www.sandwiches.co.nz

Onefest Dubstep Part 4

DJ Chef

dirtycash and beatmerchants in association with 95Bfm
presents Rinse FM badman..

DJ CHEF, direct from the U.K

SAT 13th SEPTEMBER
@ ZEN

Chef has been repping upfront future bass concoctions for over 13 years, seeking out what was then proto-dubstep long before most.
By night Chefal is a resident at dubstep’s most lethal raves, FWD and DMZ, where his skills at the decks have become legendary. By day he works at Transition, the home of dubstep dubplate culture, allowing Chef to handpick the freshest dubs straight of the block!
Get there!

Local Support from
Jason Howson
Oogun
Seeka
Frosty
and
Future One.

Strictly limited $20 presales on sale now from Beat Merchants and Real Groovy!

Drop no Rewinds

Ghost Dubs feat Zed Bias

Strictly138 presents:
Ghost Dubs
featuring.
Zed Bias UK
Sidestepper / FWD / Aquatic Lab

Strictly138 + special guest Ekim. hosted by Steppa D

Thursday 18th September
Sandwiches
$15 door sales only. Beginning at 9:30pm.

“A true visionary in the development of UK Dubstep”

Dave Jones, AKA Zed Bias, Maddslinky, Phuturistix…. a producer and DJ from deep within the UK dance music scene. He scored his first top 30 track with ‘Neighbourhood’ before setting the blueprint for the darker UK Garage sound at the end of the 90s. He was asked to mix the definitive “Sound of the Pirates” compilation and at this time began to infuse a jazzier influence into his tracks. Alongside remixes for DJ Zinc, The Streets, Kosheen, DJ Hype, Bugz n the Attic and London Electricity, Zed was instrumental in the formation of an alternative urban scene that was more about the music than fashion brands.

2001 saw the emergence of the club Forward London. Forward was critical to the development of Dubstep which original residents included Zed Bias, Hatcha, Youngsta, Kode9, Oris Jay, Slaughter Mob, Jay Da Flex, and Slimzee plus regular guests. Around this time Zed Bias dropped his 2nd mix compilation Bingo Beats vol 2 on DJ Zinc’s Bingo beats imprint, a compilation that reflected the evolving deep bass and breaks driven mutations of the pre Dubstep era.

His legendary albums Maddslinky – “Make Your Peace” and Phuturistix “Feel It Out” allowed for an alternative musical outlet for Zed’s production, combining the depth of soul and jazz-past with the tuff swing of garage beats. These brilliantly crafted albums accentuated his outstanding song writing talent collaborating with musicians and vocalists including Bugz n the Attic, Jenna G, Injekta, Nicky Prince & Mark de Clive-Lowe.

2008 has Zed Bias back in the studio returning to his darker sub bass driven experiments with his very own heavyweight Sidestepper label resurfaced and some impressive forthcoming Dubstep releases on Aquatic Lab currently being battered on Dub plate by a number of stalwart Dubstep DJ’s including N-type, Benga, Skream, Hatcha, and Kode 9.

Ghost dubs proudly welcomes one of the most innovative and diverse producers in the UK responsible for reshaping the underground Garage sound. In support, Wellington’s Dubstep crew, Strictly138 bringing fresh original NZ Dub plates with special guest DJ Ekim. Zed’s set begins at midnight! Don’t miss!

Dizzee Rascal

Brace yourself and count to ten because Dizzee Rascal, the original Bow badman on the mic, is coming back to finish what he started when he blew the roof off the Supertop at the Big Day Out 2008. Ramming the tent to absolute capacity (and beyond) for the busiest and most rapturously received set of the day, Dizzee showed why he has an unimpeachable rep as a superlative spitter and A-Class entertainer.

Undoubtedly the geezer who is a great deal more than ‘Just A Rascal’, is the most successful MC to ever come out of the UK and one of the few anywhere whose reputation becomes more potent with every performance. Riding high on the success of his third and latest opus ‘Maths + English’, which came laced with grimey goodness and ballistic boomshots like ‘Sirens’, ‘Pussy’ole’ and ‘Flex’ the man they call the Raskit is prepped to give Auckland another lesson. Also on the curriculum is some heat-increasing history with tonal tutorials like ‘I Luv U’, ‘Fix Up Look Sharp’, ‘Stand Up Tall’ and ‘Dream’. Expect the Mercury Prize winning mic monster to be dishing out the new school science with the freshly released, misspelt monster ‘Dance Wiv You’ but most of all expect one of the biggest nights of the year.

www.5am.co.nz

Doors Open: 9:00pm
Support Act PNC & other special guests: 9.30pm
Dizzee Rascal Performs: 11.00pm
Finish: 1:00am

The Collective

A night of local Dubstep, DRUM N BASS, & Live ELectronica!

Friday 26th September

Ward Lane (Venue)
19 Ward Lane
Hamilton

$15 on the door

Doors open 9pm till late

R18 $4 Beers

Mean Sounds/lighting

Acts: Steppa Squad, Aum, Dold, Evade, The Hype

Dubstep Wars

Systematic feat Skool of Thought

Tag Promotions presents:

SYSTEMATIC Feat: SKOOL OF THOUGHT (UK)

Saturday 11 October
Fu (4 Wolfe Street)
Auckland

Tag Promotions is rather excited to present, for his first appearance in New Zealand, Skool Of Thought!

Expect a mash up set from one of the pioneers of the UK’s breaks scene and label boss of the biggest Breaks label the world has to offer, Against The Grain. We thought we would tailor the support line-up to reflect this, with a mash up of Breaks, Dubstep and Drum n Bass!”

Support from:

CERN
JASON GEORGE
GRIND
FUTURE ONE
PAGE3
DEFCON1

Just $15 on the door before midnight, $20 thereafter!

Bassweight Soundsystem

Phat 09

Phat09 proudly announce the exclusive appearance of 4 of the worlds top acts in their respective genres for this years 3 night New Years Eve Festival at Inangahua on the South Islands West Coast :
-Drum n Bass Arenas supreme world winner of Best DJ for the 6th successive year Mr ANDY C + MC GQ;
-the best known face & sound in American drum & bass for over a decade Brooklyn based DIESELBOY + MC MESSINIAN;
-the godfather of dubstep & sub-bass addict Croydon UKs wonderkid SKREAM;
-multi genre innovators & supreme producers Hollands NOISIA (who’ll be playing the preparty on 30 Dec)

other acts also confirmed at this early stage include electronic/hardcore/jungle/dubstep hybrid live duo DRUMCORPS UK aka Aaron Spectre; & break party animals THE BREAKFASTAZ also from the UK.

NZ acts confirmed to date include :
THE UPBEATS, CONCORD DAWN, SALMONELLA DUB, KATCHAFIRE, P-MONEY, TIKI TAANE, MINUIT, OLMECHA SUPREME, TIMMY SCHUMACHER & MC KYLA, AGENT ALVIN, TREI, STATE OF MIND, BULLETPROOF, WICKED DRAW, BLACK PLANET, EMMA G & JESS HARTLEY, DOSE, ANTIFORM LIVE, ONE VIBE, EVIL, ORGANIKISMNESS, RANDOMPLAY, FUNKNSLOCUTS, DUNSTA, URBAN NOTION, VANADIS, DROP, NANOTEK, HABIT & MC WOODY, SICK CYCLE, SHORTKUTZ… to name just a few

The last 100 or so super early bird tickets priced at $145 + booking fee & only available thru the website www.phatclub.co.nz are expected to sell out within the next couple of weeks, at which stage the price will go up to $175 & then $195.

Phat09 will run from the 30 December until the 2 January over 2 stages including the very best of live & produced NZ & international breakbeat, dub, drum n bass, reggae, dubstep & jazz. All details available on the website www.phatclub.co.nz