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Gender: Male
Status: Single
Age: 103
Sign: Capricorn

City: LOS ANGELES
State: CALIFORNIA
Country: US
Signup Date: 2/9/2005

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Thursday, October 09, 2008 

SOUL SESSIONS
4 YEAR ANNIVERSARY

Soul Sessions started out over four years ago as an experimental open-mic jam session, with live bands and impromptu emcees, hopping from venue to venue until it finally found its home in the Grand Star. So now, here we are, four years later...having seen this experiment transition from a tiny showcase of local talent to a legitimate nightlife endeavor. We've flown in some of the world's best producers from Sweden (Raw Fusion) and Colombia (Quantic)...we've brought in top-notch soul vocalists from Paris and Canada...Waajeed joined us fresh off the plane from Detroit, DMC of Run-DMC hopped on our mic straight from Queens and turned the house upside-down, Sabo left his turntables on the Hudson to rock on ours, Tonk hopped the first jet plane from Tokyo, and the Fort Knox Five camp ran our decks from Washington, DC. Living in a city where there's no shortage of talent, we've welcomed local heroes on the regular...everyone from DJ Numark and J. Rocc to J. Davey, Egyptian Lover, Aloe Blacc, Exile, Blu...on 'n on 'n on. If you've been to any of our fenced indoor/outdoor get-downs, you know what to expect, and this one will not disappoint.




MEET J-BOOGIE



San Francisco resident and world-renowned DJ/producer J-Boogie has continued to challenge the boundaries of the music world across genres, styles, languages and borders throughout his 15-year career. J-Boogie has delivered his masterful mix up of culture, soul, rhythm and beats both at home in the Bay Area through his award winning radio program "Beatsauce" on KUSF, and around the globe spinning DJ sets in countries like Colombia, India, Japan, and Spain. Throughout the years, J-boogie has been providing musical ecstasy for millions, blowing it up on the festival circuit at Bumbershoot, SXSW, WMC, Harmony Fest, Earthdance, Power to the Peaceful, New Kingdom and Burning Man. J-Boogie brings this exclusive style to life with his band "Dubtronic Science" in live sets as well as in their self titled debut album that dropped in 2003, featuring artists like Goapele, Gina Rene, People Under the Stairs, Capital A and Tony Moses. J-boogie has also contributed his genius sounds to a wide array of mix tapes, remixes, and albums. He has released several remixes for artists such as DJ Vadim, Miguel Migs, Karsh Kale, The Rebirth, Zeph & Azeem, Mark Farina, and Soulstice as well as being featured on Mark Farina's Mushroom Jazz 5 & 6, Om Lounge series, Ubiquity compilations and remix projects.


MEET SHEPARD FAIREY



In 1989, Shepard Fairey was a student at the Rhode Island School of Design where he created the now-infamous The Giant Has A Posse sticker depicting an absurd image of an unrecognizable professional wrestler. The image evolved into an underground icon, as stickers were circulated in large volumes around the globe. By the mid-90's, about a half-million of the little squares were sticking up around the world. The experiment behind this explosive phenomenon is targeted to expose the "conspicuously consumptive" nature of our culture, the eagerness to buy in that results from image repetition. Shepard now works as a creative partner for Studio Number One, a Los Angeles design firm. While creating designs for clients like Pepsi and Universal Pictures, he still creates Obey art, exhibits worldwide in galleries, and, of course, keeps his Obey images posted on public streets.




The first 200 paying patrons through our doors get a FREE "HOPE" poster (above), an exclusive Fairey piece which was originally conceived to proclaim his support for Barack Obama, and which has since become probably the most notable piece of campaign art ever.

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ALSO JOINING US ON THIS VERY SPECIAL OCCASION ARE SOME OF OUR GREAT FRIENDS FROM LA TO THE BAY:

JEREMY SOLE
(AFRO FUNKE / KCRW)

KING MOST
(PLUG LABEL / SAN FRANCISCO)

JUST MAX
(HVW8 GALLERY / SOLIDSTATELA)
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THIS IS A FENCED INDOOR/OUTDOOR EVENT WITH 3 AREAS TO GET LIVE!
DANCEFLOOR HEATERS UPSTAIRS
JAZZ LOUNGE DOWNSTAIRS
FENCED DRINKING PATIO
OUTDOOR SOUND SYSTEM & DJ'S
+FRESH AIR ART PAVILION WITH LIVE ARTISTS!

******EARLY ARRIVAL STRONGLY (STRONGLY!) SUGGESTED******

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LA!..
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Friday, June 06, 2008 

Category: Parties and Nightlife


Soul Sessions Presents our 3rd Installation of...

CALIFORNIA SOUL!

Indoor/Outdoor Soul Music Festival! Fenced Event w/3 Areas to get your soul togetha'

Special Guests:

RED ASTAIRE
{Sweden/Gamm/RAW FUSION/Ubiquity/Tru Thoughts}

MAD MATS & PURE P
{Sweden/Gamm/Raw Fusion}

DJ NUMARK
{Jurassic 5/Blendcrafters/Interscope/Upabove}

J*DAVEY
{Warner Bros}

Dam Funk
{Stones Throw/Funkmosphere}

Inka One & Paul Dateh
{Live Turntablism meets Hip Hop Violin}

Slang
{Live Funk Improvisation}

Resident Soundsystem:
Plann.B | The Remitch | B-Nasty | Ninja Simone | Baby Bubba

LIVE ART BY:
KOFIE/DRAFTSMEN | CODAK | EYEONE | SPECTR | STUTER | Sano | Alfie Numeric | Thomas Han
Adam&Midzt | Joshuaa | Rheavell | Subrage | Kristal Ann Lerman | James Hsu | SPRFKR

VENDORS:
FROLAB | SPRFKR | MISS WAX | DE LA LUNA DESIGNS
SOULSOL CREATIONS | PAROTEE | LAS MIRADAS DEL TIEMPO
GOOD LIFE ROOTS | Eilam | IMIX Bookstore | New Clothing Wear | SPECTR | Subrage
Mae Suzuki | inTRENDsic Vintage | Moonshine Devine Designs | Chunky Kary

FOOD:
Sushi by KOTOSH | Tamales | Hot Dogs | Hey Cupcake! Bakery
Cook E. Monsta Cookies | Hip Hop Chocolates

*FREE RAFFLE* *GIVEAWAYS* *DRINK SPECIALS*

Mind Blowing Visuals by MCSTUDIOART.LA & Michael Allen

This is THE party of the summer!

Peep Last Year's California Soul featuring QUANTIC...



Remember to bring CASH MONEY for the vendors!

Early Arrival Strongly Suggested. Capacity Expected!

$15 All Night
21+ w/Valid ID
9P - 2A
Grand Star 943 N. Broadway, LA 90012
213.626.2285

www.myspace.com
www.soulsessionslive.com

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Wednesday, October 31, 2007 
Soul Sessions Los Angeles proudly presents...WAAJEED (platinum pied pipers, slum village, bling47, detroit) and DMC (run dmc, nyc)! We've got the future and heritage of hip hop back to back!
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Friday, September 07, 2007 
Sept 28 Come celebrate our three year anniversary blow out. It's gonna be mayhem at the Grand Star! On the two turntables we have a very special guest from washington dc, funk breaks producer par exellance, jon h of FORT KNOX FIVE! Also, the beat junkies own RHETTMATIC along with some very special surprise guest performances!
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Friday, September 07, 2007 
Sept 14, Soul Sessions Los Angeles proudly presents Bro Dvooa feat Jimetta Rose. Come get your dose of live HIP HOP!
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Monday, August 20, 2007 
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Saturday, August 04, 2007 

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Wednesday, July 18, 2007 
THE EVENT OF THE SUMMER!

SAVE THE DATE FOR FRIDAY JULY 27TH

"CALIFORNIA SOUL 2007"

FEAT. QUANTIC | J ROCC | MR. J MEDEIROS




FREE RAFFLE & GIVEAWAYS!

LIVE ART | VENDORS | FOOD | KICK @SS VISUALS!!

$1 BEERS TIL THEY RUN OUT!

$15 ALL NIGHT | 9P - 2A | 21+ | 2 FULL BARS | 2 FLOORS
LIVE SOUL N' FUNK IN THE LOUNGE

INDOOR/OUTDOOR FENCED EVENT

Double the Staff = Fast entry!

Street & Lot Parking

DON'T MISS OUT ON THE EVENT OF THE SUMMER!

FOR MORE INFO

SOULSESSIONSLIVE.COM

Promotions by UNIVERSAL-RHYTHM.COM
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Thursday, July 05, 2007 
Hey hey Soul Sessions Fam,
Join us July 13 for E Reece and Core Elements, pre-album release party for his debut lp, "A New Breed." Also on the bill, LA's own DJ 1987.
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Thursday, May 31, 2007 
Hey Hey L.A.! Friday, June 8, The Soul Sessions crew proudly presents DJ TONK! Come shake your booty to the summertime sounds of Japan's favorite deejay.

Baby Bubba
Plann B
The reMitch
Lucky Jackson
DJ Neight
Ninja Simone

GOOD MUSIC, GOOD PEOPLE, GOOD VIBES!
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