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SLOW ROAST RECORDS SHOWCASE

POPLIFE + GRAND CENTRAL in association with SCION, TRAKTOR and aLife bring you The SLOW ROAST Showcase with another killer lineup!!!!

Served up by none other than the legendary DJ Craze and avant-garde producer extraordinaire Kill The Noise, Slow Roast is a label that will showcase a whole lot of amazing music across many genres. The label is distributed by A-Trak and Nick Catchdub’s highly regarded Fool’s Gold Records. With a list of influential names like that working behind the scenes, it’s got everyone asking a lot of questions!

The Showcase will feature

CRAZE : DJ Craze was born in Managua, Nicaragua. At the age of 3, in 1980, he fled the country with his family during the war which lasted throughout the 1980s. Craze and his family moved to San Francisco, California, where they lived for a short while, before moving to Miami, Florida, where he currently resides.

The style of his music carries many of his past musical influences. Initially influenced by the Miami Bass movement when he was younger, Craze has gone on to incorporate elements of hip-hop, drum n bass, and breaks in his turntable routines. Recently, Craze has shifted his emphasis to DJ’ing and producing drum n bass with his own record label “Cartel”.

Craze released his first album in 1999, Crazee Musick, and a second in 2002, Scratch nerds. He also released an album called D-Day in 2002 with his turntable crew, The Allies.
Craze has released two of the most popular battle records ever, “Bully Breaks” and “Bully Breaks 2?.
Craze was Kanye West’s DJ for his Glow in the Dark tour in 2008.

KILL THE NOISE : From Los Angeles, California, Jake Stanczak better known as Kill The Noise has exploded into the Electro House scene, since he launched the project in January of ‘08. His productions have earned him recognition from both house music fanatics and world class DJ’s alike. Success in the studio has created many interesting opportunities for the young producer. Most notably a busy worldwide touring schedule, a record label partnership with the infamous DJ Craze, and most recently an invitation to perform on Tiesto’s Kaleidoscope World Tour in North America.

KLEVER : DJ Klever (born Josh Winkler) is an Atlanta-based turntablist/DJ and member of the Allies, a turntablist collective. Winkler has noted the mixing and scratching arrangements of DJ Premier and Jazzy Jeff as prominent influences of his turntable techniques. Shortly after forging ties with the Allies, Klever and fellow crew member Craze released Scratch Nerds in 2002. He’s since released two battle-break records with DJ Shotgun (former Goodie Mob DJ) — Dirty South Breaks and Get Crunk Breaks — while nabbing production credits on Rob Swift’s Sound Event and Bubba Sparxxx’s Deliverance.

12th PLANET : After conquering the world as drum and bass phenomenon Infiltrata, John Dadzie found a new name, a new sound and a new family in SMOG. Now incinerating dance floors under the moniker 12th Planet, he has become the most in demand dj in LA and quickly becoming America’s first King of Dubstep . Like Nibiru, the mysterious orb of the ancients whose handle he shares, 12th Planet flies perpendicular to the system, choosing to rotate on his own orbit with off-axis beats and sets that always deliver.

SEÑOR STEREO : Formed in 2007 by Danny Daze, Joe Maz & Gigamesh, a new alias was molded under the name DiscoTech. First made to expand their young musical rolodex, DiscoTech is now a go-to for major record labels such as Atlantic & Universal for their remixes. This being the side to Daze not many saw coming. Being able to deliver remixes for the commercial ear. From remixes for Donna Summer to Kanye West, DiscoTech is a staple for Djs around the world.
Meanwhile another alias was being created when the group started producing their own original music. Staying true to who they are, “Señor Stereo” was born in 2009 with releases on Ministry of Sound, Kitsune & their first EP titled “Unintentional Ep” on Slow Roast Records. This sound is heavily constructed by arpeggiated disco bass lines and Vangelis influenced synths.

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• 11 Pm
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