Alright Funk Fanatics!  You're in for a treat Make it Funky Collective presents "SUMMER LOVE" a funky summer night of fun and dancing with special guest DJ LOVE (Dallas) & The 11 piece Disco Funk Sensation The Elastocitizens!!! 


Featuring:
DJ Love (Dallas,USA Stellar Music)

AND

The Elastocitizens Live!
(Toronto's Top 11 Piece Big Bad Heavy Groove Funk Collective)

with Big League Chu, Dave Dub, Phat Conductor, Mez, Peas n' Beats, Mickey D, DJ Zirca and more!!

The Reverb & Holy Joes
651 Queen Street W.
www.thebigbop.com

www.makeitfunky.ca official launch party!

Email inquiries at makeitfunkyparty@hotmail.com

R.O.A.R., PLUR, 19+event (Id required)
Funk'd out costumes & enjoyment highly encouraged!
Advance Tickets $15, more at the door

TICKETS AVAILABLE ONLINE
at www.ticketweb.ca and www.nufunk.ca
direct link here: http://www.ticketweb.ca/t3/event/EventListings?orgId=15910

or buy tickets in advance at these fine outlets:

Soundscapes - 572 College St. - (416) 537-1620
Play De Record - 357A Yonge Street - (416) 586-0380
Rotate This - 620 Queen St. W – (416) 504-8447
Shanti Baba - 546 Queen St. W - (416) 504-5034
Sonic Temple - 5165 Yonge St - (416) 222-2004



http://www.stellarmusic.com

DJ Love (Dallas, USA) Stellar music
DJ Love began his dj career inspired by such seminal artists as Coldcut, Bomb the Bass, Simon Harris, Kraftwerk, Soulsonic Force, Egyptian Lover, Art of Noise, Paul Hardcastle and a host of other electronic and hip-hop pioneers. Electronic music fascinated him as a means of expressing raw emotion through beats, breaks and basslines

Having been trained as a classical pianist and violinist, then augmenting his skills by learning the guitar and drums in high school, Love´s musical training gave him strengths as an electronic composer from the start. Developing a small record collection his first few years of college, he was inspired by the fact that most of the music he felt was truly influential was only available on vinyl.

A live performance of "Rockit"by the legendary Herbie Hancock and Grandmaster DST changed his perspective when he witnessed someone scratching over a track live. Experimenting with his small collection, he taught himself to beat mix almost by accident. Attempting a remix of "What´s On Your Mind" by Information Society led to beatmixing a record and a drum machine together, and his DJ career was born. Confined to the small town of Lawton, Oklahoma, Love would often drive two hours or more to find the music and crowds that inspired him. He recreated scratches from his favorite hip-hop records by trial and error until he had mastered them, then began playing out at local clubs in 1988. In 1992, he threw the first-ever, documented renegade "rave" in the OKC area, employing the old-school techniques of maps, an abandoned warehouse and a generator.

This was all while he began a four-year residency at Rome, where he was given his DJ moniker of "Love". The income and gigs allowed him to acquire his own set of turntables, a mixer, and his first real music studio in 1994...six years after he had already started his DJ career. His love of real hip-hop and artists like DJ Premier and Pete Rock, among others, helped him focus on bass and beats as the sound that would define his label, Stellar Music, founded in 1996.

By 1994, Love had developed a foothold in the Dallas music scene, and in 1997 moved there permanently. With a residency at club mainstay the Lizard Lounge in 1998, he achieved a following of those dedicated to old and new beats that followed him to such respected local hot spots as 2826, The Red Jacket, The Wall, Club DNA, Starck, Euphoria, Area 51, and currenty Club One. Love has gained a following across the globe in cities like Toronto, London, D.C., Bangkok...and the dent hasn't even been made yet.

www.elastocitizens.com

Big League Chu
www.BigLeagueChu.com

Colin Chu, better known as Big League Chu, is simply the leading DJ talent in Canada's breakbeat scene today. After nearly a decade of DJing, his name is synonymous with the funky, party-happy sound that?s become Chu's rallying call - and it's one that crowds answer faithfully. Passion for music and fun are what motivates Chu, who plays the piano, flute and guitar, and counts the Dave Matthews Band and Public Enemy as his biggest musical influences. It's this good-natured respect for good times and eclectic sounds that has garnered this humble DJ of Hong Kong and Singaporean descent to such a steady stream of press, from underground publications like Tribe and Klublife to mainstream outlets like the Toronto Star and Eye weekly. As Make It Funky's main resident, Colin dynamic sets and down to earth nature has made him Toronto's most sought after performer.

Make it Funky is one of Toronto's largest Mid-Tempo Beats & Live Funk Production team . Since 2005, Make it Funky has presented top international Breaks, Rare Groove, Turntablism, Classic old school hip-hop and live touring artists to venues across Canada. Make it Funky is a concert experience whose mission is to explore the funkier side of all things breakbeat. You'll get an exceptional music, dancing and good fun ~ with focus on bringing the cutting edge of funk breaks hip hop and beat driven live music to the masses. With a strong foundation of 3 years of importing the world's finest breakbeat talent to Canada and as well developping top new Canadian talent, Make it Funk is where it's at for what is new on the international breakbeat scene. What has help set Make it Funky apart is the combination of live band sets with a focus on djs as a headliner, a move that has helped to create a fresh new cross over scene with a open-minded attitude. Check out what the fuss is about here: www.myspace.com/makeitfunky and  www.makeitfunky.ca Presented in association with www.nufunk.ca www.mypace.com/nufunk Visit www.makeitfunky.ca for more details. ~~ Email inquiries at makeitfunkyparty@hotmail.com R.O.A.R., PLUR, 19+event (Id required) Funk'd out costumes & enjoyment highly encouraged! Advance Tickets $15, more at the door TICKETS AVAILABLE ONLINE at www.ticketweb.ca and www.nufunk.ca or buy tickets in advance at these fine outlets: Soundscapes - 572 College St. - (416) 537-1620 Play De Record - 357A Yonge Street - (416) 586-0380 Rotate This - 620 Queen St. W – (416) 504-8447 Shanti Baba - 546 Queen St. W - (416) 504-5034 Sonic Temple - 5165 Yonge St - (416) 222-2004 More information and Group tickets can be arranged by emailing makeitfunkyparty@hotmail.com

..WOW
Z-Trip ROCKED Toronto

Thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate with me as well as all of you who don't know me yet. It really was the greatest birthday of my life.  Thank you to everyone who joined me in the lounge to celebrate. Hope you enjoyed the cake cookies and lollipops and thanks to my GF and Sis for providing all the goodies and taking care of all the responsabilities my drunk ass couldnt handle. I love you guys! What a fun night!

Where do I begin?  After more than two years of setting lineups, beating the streets, night after night, spreading the good vibes, working to break new artists and funk n breaks djs, with varied styles of beatboxing, mixing, cutting, scratching and instrumentation, it all built up to this night. Many DJs have perfected one or two of the above mentioned skills but Z-Trip is the one DJ on the planet whose boundries are completely limitless and skills on the turntables capable of redefining genres.  On Saturday night we witnessed this first hand.

Let me tell you about my awe inspiring evening. First off Z-Trip and his friend Josh are troupers. When I picked up Z-Trip at the airport, Z and Josh were exhausted having slept only 2 hours after an all nighter from partying in vancouver the night before. To top it off the hockey game was on on the plane.  Josh was telling me that he was sleeping full mask pillow blanket dealio and when a goal was scored the guy behind him slammed on the tray. hahahaha that would suck so bad.

 I should say Z comes across as one of those really relaxed people that just vibes good energy and has a zillion funny and interesting stories to tell regardless of his sleep state.  We went straight to Fresh.  mmmmmmmmmm Fresh or as z-trip called it "Grounds to move to Toronto".  Smoothies, rocket fuel, budda bowls, green goddess and some sweet potato fries later we were all feelin like a million bucks.  We zoomed over to soundcheck where the band had left for dinner and we needed to move the setup cause originally the keyboards were up front and Z in the back and that just wasnt gonna work.  Once we got it set it was on!

KC Roberts and the live revolution came back and played around with Z-Trip on the decks.  Fantastic to see the live jam come together from plan to performance.  So here we are as the event was about to begin.

Angus Robinson jumped on the decks and was playing some amazing stuff but for some reason the volume was low in the back.  I went over to Vince the incredibly helpful and amazingly knowledgable soundman and asked what the deal was.  on a typical Saturday they turn up the intensity over the course of the night.  We couldnt have that this was Make It Funky, we wanted the people to shake thier shitters from startup to lights on! So after a short discussion the sound was boosted!  Angus got the vibe goin dropping some really funky stuff and playing very well with his new serato(Ill be there soon!). Angus I need to know what that "So much trouble in my mind" track was!

Next up was KC Roberts.  I was really impressed with thier range of tracks.  I hear what people are saying about the r&b type stuff slowin down a bit, but I think part of the way the band works is to take you on a journey through thier set and the valleys make the peaks that much greater.  Im a sucker for a fun horn section and a funky drummer and this band has both. 

  I was super drunk thanks to everyone in the place for buying me jagr after jagr, tequila after tequila, liquid cocaine after liquid cocaine and corona after corona.    Im sure there was more but Im a bit fuzzy on just how many trips I took to the bar. Id also like to thank you all for the super headache I woke up with the next morning;) .

THEN IT WAS TIME FOR THE MAN HIMSELF Z-TRIP!!!!  well sort of lol. Z-Trip was on his way back from the hotel (which he probably got a whole 10 minutes at) with Jay Cleary when they arrived at the back door to hear KC Roberts playing Popcorn which was the tune that Z was to drop in on.  He bolted through the crowd to the stage and jumped in true champion styles.  Letting the band drop out one by one after a fantastic lil jam to the James Brown stylee.
 
    So now Its Z-Trip alone on stage with however many people there were drooling with anticipation for the onslaught that was about to come.  Tune after tune you would hear people screaming or the familiar OHHHHH! as arms flail in the air in every direction moment after moment.  Starting with some sick reggae "erbs come around"(not sure who by) some of my favs from the night were the Johnny Cash "Ring of Fire",  "Gonna Prove", "Sweet child of mine mixed with stevie wonder" definately my fav of the night, doors, hendrix, nirvana, beastie boys, frikken love the "No, No No', Fat bottom girls killed it, but my total favorite tune of the night was "Im your puppet" its like a 50's/60's tune not sure who its by.  Then finally the band rejoined Z-Trip on stage to celebrate with some live "I know you got soul" remixin which was SOOOOOO Fantastic!  Cheers to Z-Trip for knowin how to rock a party right.

Next up was Big League Chu who always does it proper.  He prepared some really funky tunes for the night and the people stayed all the way to lights on to hear them drop.  I was up in the green room chillin out by then so I didnt get to hear as much of chu as I would have liked.  I was thrilled to hear Z-Trip and Josh both repeat many times over and over "What a fantastic day".  Knowing the whole ordeal and lack of sleep situation I was amazed that we were all still hanging out and chillin in the green room well past 4:30. 
Z-Trip was super stoked about the show and really showed his love for Toronto.  You can count on seeing Z-Trip and Make It Funky doing shows in the future as he is really welcome here anytime.

 Id like to thank everyone who helped to make this event something super special.  It really was everything we could have asked of it and that was all due to the hard work and dedication of the Make It Funky Crew.  Jay Cleary, Big League Chu, Robb G, Lady Linzee, Mickey D, Zirca, Erica, Brad, Shannon, Angus Robinson, Adam Addison, Laura, Dylan, and all the people Im missing and should be slapped for leaving out(sorry its late as I write this), all these people bust thier asses to make these shows happen, and they  consistently provide the quality of entertainment that you deserve. It takes a lot of energy to make these events happen and we do it from the heart but it only works when we all come together to make it happen.  Its nights like this that make it worthwhile and give us the drive to move forward.
 
Turning 30 is a really nostalgic point for me. Especially with regards to Make It Funky.  I was always a band kid travelling the world over to see over 500 concerts through the years.  Then I got into breaks and life was just turned upside down.  About two and a half years ago I got a chance to build my dream.  That dream was to show people that good music can move you, to put on one stage both bands and djs to add in visuals and the change the scenery so it doesnt get old. To put the party back in party, where people can smile and have fun, dance like no one is watching and push the boundries of where the music takes us.  Today looking back I feel we are reaching that dream and like a stream that leads to a river we are lucky enough to be able to work with pool of artists so wide and varied in scope, that we can continue to keep it fresh while we to bring back the DJ faces you know to funk the party.  When I think of what MIF is all about I will look at this night as inspiration to always keep moving down new paths but never leave the funk behind as its the groove that oils our gears.

Make It Funky events have always focused on the more organic side of the beat. Seeking out DJ's that fuse electronic music with original melodies and vocals creating that new piece of art that makes us go wild on the dancefloor track after track.  Z-Trip is that DJ.

This was that night.

Make It Funky

Make It Funky is on a roll! Freddy Fresh and A-Skillz both played fantastic sets for us over the last couple shows, as well as the kickoff of the Make It Funky Roadshow that saw Big League Chu and King Sunshine bring it to the next level in Guelph last friday. It doesnt stop there we have 3 serious events coming up that you dont want to miss!

Now for a very special event to tell you about! Next Saturday, we are proud to be once again teaming up with Make It Funky to present to you the battle to end all battles... and at of all places.. the Opera House! We're going oldschool with this one, right down to the monster sound system and lighting set up, decorations and live visuals!

Saturday April 21st, 2007

'Party of Five'
with

JELO
vs
DEKO-ZE
vs
ROBB G
(on 6 decks and 3 mixers!)
also featuring:

BIG LEAGUE CHU
vs
DAVE SADDLER
(on 4 decks of funk)





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Trust me when i tell you that this is one event that you DON'T want to miss! :)


NEXT SATURDAY!
Make It Funky switches it up for the first Make It Reggae!
Thats right we have put together a lineup spanning all the facets of reggae, from dub plates to dub rock to roots to ragga breaks to dnb its all here!
Tickets available now at www.nufunk.ca or www.ticketweb.ca and in stores shortly




And last but definately not least........
Make It Funky is very happy to take on our biggest show ever featuring one of the worlds top scratch funk djs, DJ Z-trip! Thats right the same DJ Z-trip that was the only dj booked to play at Sars stock, has played with The Roots, Beck and an unbelievable assortment of fantastic artist over the years, is now coming to Toronto to rock out Make It Funky Style!






Saturday May 19th Make It Funky and Boxfresh are proud to present
Farbsie's 30th Birthday Bash Featuring........

DJ Z-Trip (Los Angeles)
KC Roberts (Live Funk Band)
Big League Chu (Make It Funky)
Angus Robinson (MoneyShot)

Robb G (Promo Records, Make It Funky)
Lady Linzee (Funky house)
Adam Addison of the beatfreakers (Funky House)
Zirca (Make It Funky, Liquid DNB)

In Two rooms of funky mayhem! @ Revival / Stones Lounge 783 College W.

Advance Tickets for this special event $20 more at the door

MAKE IT FUNKY PRESENTS
MIF's 2 YEAR ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION!!

Featuring
DJ A-SKILLZ (Finger Lickin, UK) www.myspace.com/dja-skillz
wordPEOPLE(7 Piece Hip Hop Funk Collective)  www.myspace.com/wordpeoplemusic 

Also featured on this massive lineup:

BIG LEAGUE CHU  (Make It Funky) www.bigleaguechu.com 
ROBB G (Make It Funky, Promo Records)www.promorecords.ca
JAMIE KIDD  www.JamieKidd.com
ZIRCA (Make It Funky, Mixed Bag) www.djzirca.com 
DAVE DUB (Make It Funky) 
FARBSIE VS SUNPREDICTABLE (Make It Funky) www.myspace.com/makeitfunky
Mickey D (Make It Funky)
Taro (Make It Funky)

REVERB, 651 Queen St. W , Toronto, ON
TICKETS $15 advanced more at the door get your tickets early this one will be big!

Tickets available at ( Rotate This , Play De Record, Sonic Temple, Sound Scapes, 2TheBeat, Shanti Baba and www.ticketweb.ca

ROAR PLUR 10PM - 4AM

A-SKILLZ

Adam 'A.Skillz' is one of Sussex's most talented beatmeisters. At just 23 years of age, Adam has been producing music and DJing for more than five years. Since starting out playing drums in the rock band Sabio, which for several years took him on regular tours across Europe, Adam has fast gained a reputation for himself as studio wizard, musical maestro and tantalizing turntablist. 

His incredible deck talents involve fusing funk, hip-hop and breaks with his own style of highly innovative scratching and sampling, and have won him prime-time slots across the UK including FabricLive, Ministry of Sound, The Apollo, 93 Feet East and Chew The Fat in London; Supercharged, The Boutique, Catskills, Ocean Rooms and The Event in Brighton and Blowpop in Bristol, as well as gigs across the world playing at major events and music industry parties such as the Hit Factory Studio (New York) and Transmusicales Festival (France). 

A.Skillz has also been a busy boy in the studio with his impeccable engineering talents being utilised by high profile labels such as Defunked, Arista, Curious Records and Planet Funk. He also co-produced the flip to the UK No.1 smash hit "Breathe" by Blu Cantrell with fellow producers Ed Funk & D Rok, as well as "Feel The Love" with Funk n' Flex. Adam has also mixed and engineered compilations for the UK's leading dance music magazine Mixmag, and has written and produced tracks for pop groups T-Girl and Tribe. 

Over the past two years, Mr Skillz has been working in the studio with a certain other Brighton breakbeater and scratchmaster: Finger Lickin's very own Krafty Kuts, producing their highly acclaimed album "Tricka Technology".  With a nod towards De La Soul, Ugly Duckling, Gorillaz and Jurassic 5, it is true Finger Lickin' Funk, and the future certainly looks bright for these two! Enlisting the talents of some of the world's best hip-hop and funk artists including Kurtis Blow, Real Elements and Ashley "Freakpower" Slater, the duo have created an album that just oozes a summertime vibe full of hip-hop beats, party licks, deck tricks and spontaneous skits.

THANK YOU!
What an incredible two years for the fledging collective!  Make it Funky has raised the bar in Toronto by putting the party back in party.  The collective has focused on introducing new acts and old favorites to the Toronto scene and has developed a loyal following.  Some of the outstanding acts presented to date include: DJ Krafty Kuts (Brighton, UK), Afrika Bambaata (NYC), Malente (Hamburg, Germany) Freddy Fresh (Mineapolis), DJ Czech (Vancouver, BC), Mat The Alien (Whister, BC), Greg J (San Francisco, CA), Vinyl Ritchie (Victoria), Fort Knox Five (Washington, DC), Wax Romeo (Calgary, AB), Smalltown DJs (Calgary, AB), All Good Funk Alliance (Washington, DC), MC Killa Kella (London, UK),  The Jimmy Swift Band (Halifax, NS), God Made Me Funky (Toronto, ON), King Sunshine (Toronto, ON), High Plains Drifter (Toronto, ON), Chameleon Project (Toronto, ON), Moses Mayes (Winnepeg, MB), Kobayashi (Montreal, PQ)... and the list goes on!  And it all started by a group of fans who had the foresight and determination to bring the Canadian underground funk scene & burgeoning international mid-tempo break scenes together, re-definining dj & live events in Toronto.  We would like to take a moment to thank all our fans and supporters who have come out to make Make It Funky what it has become. We could not do it without your unwavering support.