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Current mood:  bouncy
Do you ever have one of those epiphany moments? I had one tonight while
DJing a media party for Artrageous (more about that later). There I
was DJing for a crowd on the rooftop of Aerial and I realized - this is right, I
love being a DJ. Now this may not seem like a major realization, but something
tonight just really felt right. The crowd was enjoying the music, I was having
a good time, and everything was going really well - then it just all dawned on
me how lucky I am to be in such a wonderful place in my life where I can
entertain people and enjoy myself at the same time. A very special thanks to
everyone out there who makes this possible - whether you listen to the radio
show, come out to dance at Tribe and Play, drop me an eMail or just take the
time to read this eMail update. I really appreciate your support.
Enough
of the Wendy Williams sentimentality...
Last night (Thursday), I spun a
media relations party for Artrageous 22 - Sweet Imagination. Artrageous is a
major fundraiser for Nashville Cares (the major local AIDS service organization)
which starts with a crawl of Nashville's finest art galleries and climaxes with
the Late Party. This year's Artrageous takes place on November 14th and
the theme Sweet Imagination is a play on WIlly Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
You know how much I love a theme, so I've already started finding music and
videos with the chocolate, candy, sweet and sugar themes to sprinkle liberally
throughout the night. Artrageous is always a highlight of the year
for me - the best party in Nashville. I've been spinning the event since...
erm- 1996. The slight hesitation is because that first year - it was a
prerecorded set so that all the special effects in the studio space could be
synched (remember the epic snow storm and the shuttle buses). The first year at
the arena - Decade in 1997 - was my first time spinning the event live. I have
so many wonderful memories of Artrageous - as I am sure a lot of y'all do as
well. Mark your calendars for November 14th - Artrageous is one event that you definitely do
not want to miss.
Speaking of special themes - wasn't MadonnaMania fun
last Friday at Play? Five hours of Madonna videos and
remixes - it was quite insane. I need to send another special thanks out to
Robert McAuley - a producer in LaJolla, California who worked down to the wire -
creating more than 20 new remix videos for the event. As many comments as the
new laptop bling got (thanks again Jennifer), the t-shirt I was wearing also
drew a lot of comments. It was a tour shirt from 1985 Virgin tour - which I saw
at age 12 in Orlando, FL with Beastie Boys opening. Yes, it was a bit tight,
but it brought me back to that amazing night and it was quite funny to realize
that the t-shirt was older than some of the kids in the crowd.
Tomorrow
night, Saturday, at Play is going to be a REALLY fun night. I
am SO EXCITED to be performing on stage a full night of high energy music,
video, visuals, and effects! When I was there last weekend, I brought back the
MATROX card - check out the youtube video to see the effects of full and
splitscreen. For the non-geek out there, the Matrox splits the video image
across all three screens - so rather than three screens showing the same video,
it's one video stretched across all three, like a movie theater. Then, with
Grand VJ, I can control which screen does what with the video. All of that is
done in real time with keys mapped on the MIDI keyboard. Yes, you may have
read that before, but I get so many questions about it - that its easier
sometimes to copy and paste. .. The theme is Let the Music Play -
and as you heard last week - the new Whitney Houston "I Didn't Know My Own
Strength" remixes by Daddy's Groove and Peter Rauhofer are quite fierce. For
this weekend, I've got a very special video version of the new Jody den Broeder
and Warren remix that was just released. Also listen for new videoremixes of
Kelly Clarkson (Already Gone,) Tiesto/Sneaky Sound System (I Will Be Here) and
Letoya Lucket of Destiny's Child (She Aint Got) and new remixes of Jordin
Sparks, Nadia Ali, Inna, and David Guetta. Come out to Play on
Saturday night... It's going to be MASSIVE.
Speaking about David Guetta,
we are doing a release party for his new CD 'One Love' at Tribe
next Wednesday. You probably know his song with Kelly Rowland (When Love Takes
Over) and the song he produced for Black Eye Peas (I Gotta Feeling). He has had
SO MANY incredible club records over the past few years - "Love is Gone," "Just
A Little More Love," and "Tomorrow Can Wait." Wednesday nights at Tribe are
always fun with Daisy Rae's Games, dollar drinks (6pm-8pm) and of course - me
spinning the whole night. Hump Day at Tribe... the best place to be on
Wednesdays.
Oh, and don't forget to tune in an hour early tomorrow
(Saturday) to 91.1 FM - I will be on 2pm. For those of you who want to watch me
spin live on the radio - you can catch the live webcam action on www.wrvu.org...
well not that kind of webcam action... dirty, dirty mind.
And now for upcoming events:
Tomorrow - Saturday, August
22nd
91 Out of the Closet / 91 Dance
LGBT Show from 3pm-4pm, Dance Music
from 2pm-3pm and 4pm-6pm
Tune in to WRVU 91.1 FM or online at
www.wrvu.org
Tomorrow - Saturday, August 22nd
Let the Music Play!!
DJ
Ron Spinning mixed music / video / visual madness at Play!
Play - 1513
Church Street - DJ Ron Spinning from 10pm-2:30am
Monday, August
24th
Freedom Dance on WRFN - Radio Free Nashville - 11pm- 1am
Listen on
the air at WRFN 98.9 FM or online
http://www.radiofreenashville.org/
Wednesday, August 19th
Daisy Rae
Show - David Guetta CD Release Party at Tribe
DJ Ron at Tribe
A fun mix of Hi-NRG music,
comedy, and frivolity
Tribe - 1517 Church Street - DJ Ron
Spinning from 6pm-12am
Tomorrow - Saturday, August 29th
DJ Ron at TribeA fun mix of Hi-NRG music - classic, current, and future!
Tribe -
1517 Church Street - DJ Ron Spinning from 8pm-2am
Wednesday, September
2nd
Outrage Movie Release Party at Tribe
Imogen
Heap CD Release Party at Tribe
Friday, September 4th
Whitney Houston CD Release Party at Tribe
Saturday, September
5th
White Party - Starbase Q (Louisville, KY)
Sunday, September
6th
DJ Ron at Play
Special Live Performance by Melinda
Doolittle
Wednesday, September 9th
Queen Latifah CD Release Party at
Tribe
Saturday, September 19th
DJ Ron Spinning mixed music / video / visual
madness at Play!
Wednesday, September 23rd
Letoya CD Release Party at Tribe
Saturday, September 26th
Nashville Cares AIDS Walk
Wednesday, September 30th
Mariah Carey CD Release Party at Tribe
Saturday, October 10th
Vanderbilt Lambda Drag Show
Saturday,
October 31st
Halloween - DJ Ron at Play
Thursday, December 31st
New Year's Eve - DJ Ron at Tribe
1:36 PM
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