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Music Machines

New Zealand Vinyl Appreciation Society

ThisCulture

Since putting on the Music Machines event in 2009 we’ve been asked ever since if we’re going to do it again. It was such a great day and we had such amazing feedback that we’re gonna have another crack at it again this year. We’ve booked it in for Saturday November 27th 2010.

The premise of the event last year was to bring together New Zealand’s largest collection of synths and drum machines in one room so that you could come and check them out, chat to some of the collectors and most important of all, get to try them out. We succeeded in making this happen and most of the thanks has to go to all the people who brought their kit along on the day. It couldn’t have happened without everybody getting involved and sharing their love of all things that go bleep!

Head over to the Music Machines website for more information on this years event.

“ThisCulture” is now in it’s 4th month and after an amazing screening of “Favela on Blast” we’re looking forward to bring you a tasty new film from The SRK in London. September 16th see’s the NZ premier of “Bassweight : a Dubstep Documentary”.

“From the very start in Croydon, through to a recognised global culture, Bassweight provides a timeline of information via some of the most important exponents from this ever expanding scene. Featuring in-depth in…terviews with the genre’s true ambassadors around the world including; Skream & Benga, Kode 9, Plastician and BBC Radio 1 DJ, Mary Anne Hobbs. Each reflect on their personal journey and provide thought on maintaining Dubstep at the forefront of dance music. With intimate imagery from Europe, Japan and Brazil, Bassweight is a unique stylised music documentary celebrating the art form that is Dubstep.”

Check out the ThisCulture facebook page for full details, it’s gonna be a great night as we’ve also got Jason Howson playing a special “history” set taking us from the “past to present” Dubstep sound.

Film number 3 is coming up as part of our “ThisCulture” film series, we’ve had some great films so far and it’s been amazing to be able to bring them to you on the big screen. Next is “Favela on Blast” on August 18th, it’s an amazing doco and one not to miss, we’ve got El Gato Negro on the decks for the night too so come down early.

“Favela on Blast is the directorial film debut from Grammy-nominated DJ and producer, Diplo, and his partner Leandro HBL. For 20 years, a subculture has emerged under society’s radar. Favela On Blast tells the stories of sex, love, poverty and pride for Rio’s marginalized people. They have their own language, style and heroes. It’s a music that’s… fast, heavy and violent like the city itself. This film is a flash of a few lives of charismatic people that relate to the funk music and a retelling of the subculture itself.”

The new project I’ve been working on got started last week with the first screening in the film series. Here’s the next one for you to come check out, I really wanted to bring this to New Zealand because it’s such an amazing project and has been a real inspiration for me. Here’s the full rundown for you, go check out the “ThisCulture” website and Facebook page for more details of the full 6 month series.

We’re very excited and proud to present the NZ Premier of the  “Timeless: The Composer/Arranger Series” at Khuja Lounge on July 21st with support from DJ Dan Paine.

Timeless: The Composer/Arranger Series is the name of a concert series that was created in homage to the composer/arrangers who have influenced hip-hop in the most literal and profound ways. Timeless was conceived by production house Mochilla in Los Angeles during February and March 2009 and included the performances of over 150 musicians in front of ecstatic sold out crowds. These three historic events were recorded and filmed in exacting detail with Mochilla’s unmistakable style.

The screening will be a 2hr long mix of scenes from all three films in the TIMELESS DVD concert series:

•SUITE FOR MA DUKES – a full orchestra tribute to the late great J Dilla w/ all benefits going to his mother, Maureen “Ma Dukes” Yancey. the concert was conducted by legendary LA radio DJ, Carlos Nino, and led by string maestro, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson – it also features appearances from Dwele, Bilal, Karriem Riggins, and Common among others.

•ARTHUR VEROCAI – legendary Brazilian songwriter/producer/performer. His 1972 self-titled debut was a forgotten treasure turned crate digger’s dream. It has since been sampled by the likes of 9TH WONDER, MF DOOM, JNEIRO JAREL & countless others. It was re-released in 2003 on Ubiquity Records to critical acclaim.

•MULATU ASTATKE – influential Ethiopian jazz musician/arranger. His 1972 LP, Mulatu Of Ethiopia, has been a longtime favorite among record collectors & jazz connoisseurs alike. He has a newfound current audience after his music was prominently featured in Jim Jarmusch’s 2005 film, BROKEN FLOWERS, starring Bill Murray – and has also been sampled by some of hip-hop’s finest, the most well-known of which being NAS & DAMIAN MARLEY’s “As We Enter.”

Here’s a little 20min mix I put together featuring some of the music from 2 of our upcoming films, Secondhand Sureshots and the Timeless series.     ****hit the down arrow in the player for a download****
ThisCulture film series mix by Bluevibestudio

Check out the ThisCulture website for more info. on the upcoming films, see ya there.

ThisCulture is a new film series I’m putting together with the help of my good friend Morgan Hammond from Crooked Crowns, it’s an idea we’ve had floating round for a while (I registered the domain about 2 years ago!) so it’s great to finally get it going. The concept is pretty simple, we wanted to screen some music/beat culture films in a great little venue over the winter months, we also wanted to focus on films which you might not be able to see in New Zealand because nobody else is screening them. Some films are meant to be screened in cinema’s but I think some films are better screened in an intimate environment where you can feel a little more connected with the rest of the audience.

It’s going to be a six month series and we’ve got the first 3 films confirmed plus quite a few more on the bubble. It’s real exciting to be working with Dublab and Mochilla on the “Secondhand Sureshots” and “Timeless” screenings, this will be the first time that “Timeless” has been screened in New Zealand so make sure you come check it out, July date will be confirmed in the next week.

We’re also working with a local crew called “Film the music” who make amazing short doco’s from live performances in New Zealand. We’ll be screening one of their doco’s at each event and working out a feature night with them to showcase their work and celebrate the local music scene.

Here’s the first release with more information on the series, hope to see you at the preview night at Khuja on June 15th and let me know if there’s a new film you’d like to see, maybe we can hook it up.

“Thisculture” is a new project put together to bring a taste of “worldwide beat culture” to the heart of New Zealand. We’ve got an amazing line-up of films for the series starting with a special free evening at the Khuja Lounge where we’ll be screening previews of some of the films from the series including:

Secondhand Sureshots – http://dublab.com/secondhand

Secondhand Sureshots is a filmed experiment in creative sound recycling with music from Daedelus, J-Rocc, Nobody and Ras G.

Timeless – http://www.mochilla.com/timeless

Timeless: The Composer/Arranger Series is the name of a concert series that was created in homage to the composer/arrangers who have influenced hip-hop in the most literal and profound ways.

Favela On Blast - http://www.maddecent.com/blog/favela-on-blast

Favela on Blast, the directorial film debut from Grammy-nominated DJ and producer, Diplo, and his partner Leandro HBL, documents a vibrant and innovative musical subculture that has emerged in Brazil’s impoverished slums, known as favelas.

Location: Khuja Lounge, Auckland

June 15th: Special preview screenings
8.30pm doors – 9pm screening – Free entry
previews of Secondhand Sureshots, Timeless, Flavela on Blast
plus DJ support.

June 23rd: Secondhand Sureshots film screening
8.30pm doors – 9pm screening – $5
Secondhand Sureshots – This dublab documentary film features four amazing, LA-based beat makers: Daedelus, J-Rocc, Nobody and Ras G in a secret mission to create new musical magic from the dusty remains of thrift store vinyl.
plus DJ support.

We’ve been working towards this event for a few months now and it’s finally happening this Saturday and I’m really excited to finally get it on. Check out all the details over at the NZ Soul Alldayer website and don’t miss out cos it’s gonna be rockin from start to finish. Then I’m takin a break for a while on the gigs and gettin back in the studio for some more Bluevibe action. Nice.