Paesano Productions Presents....

BioDiesel

ft Johnny Rabb (Worlds Fastest Drummer) & Clay Parnell (Brothers Past)

plus special guest The Collab Project

Paesano Productions is so proud to announce a special 4 night run with East Coast based duo BioDiesel ‘the leaders in intelligent dance music’ January 27^th to the 30^th; hitting all our favorite venues in San Francisco, South Tahoe, Nevada City, & Reno.

BioDiesel lies in razor thin space between band and dj, synthetic and human, man and machine.....

On one end you have drumming legend Johnny Rabb- pioneer of the freehand technique, who has performed and given clinics the world over. Recognized as an inventor, author, educator and the Original World's Fastest Drummer, Johnny is able to execute his passion for live electronic music in ways that few (if any) others are able. His high rhythmic plateau is the foundation on which BioDiesel is constructed.

Add Clay Parnell who is known throughout ..North America.. as bassist for Brothers Past - one of the premiere bands blending rock and electronic music. Urb put their latest studio release at "the top of the growing pile of genre bending releases." Performing regularly with what reads like a who's who list in the edm and livetronica world, Clay has emerged as the "go to" bassist in this rapidly expanding genre.

As if the parts aren't powerful enough, the real story is the sum that is BioDiesel when Johnny and Clay take the stage. Sharing writing and production duties, the two are able to pull off their complex arrangements utilizing the latest technology the world has to offer. The result is an ensemble that is as powerful and majestic as it is sleek and streamlined. Whether performing their original compositions or their crowd-pleasing live-dance remixes, BioDiesel delivers. Though generally a duo, one never knows who will be joining BioDiesel on stage. Their format so easily allows for guest sit-ins that many BioDiesel performances have produced heavy-weight, one of a kind collaboration.

Whether shaking a dance club to its foundation, blowing the doors off a large theater or bringing a festival audience to their feet - whether as a two-piece or as the center of a larger ensemble, BioDiesel is on the cutting edge of tangible electronic music.

More information at www.biodieselband.com and www.myspace.com/biodieselband

THE COLLAB PROJECT
Every set is unique, each one is a journey. The Collab Project will take you on that journey through a musical blend of live electronic jam, hip hop, break beat, pscytrance, a little drum and bass, and whatever crunk sub-ing sounds they can explore. Whether performing as a DUO, Trio, or full on ensemble The Collab Project is bringing sexy bass for that laid back rager.

www.thecollabproject.com and www.myspace.com/thecollabproject

Wednesday, January 27^th, 2010

MIGHTY

119 Utah St., San Francisco, CA

www.mighty119.com

$7 adv & before 10pm, $10 after, 10:00pm, 21+

Thursday, January 28^th, 2010

BLU Nightclub – MontBleu Casino

55 Highway 50, South Lake Tahoe, NV

www.bluthenightclub.com

$7 adv $10 door, 10:00pm, 21+

Friday, January 29^th, 2010

COOPER’s ALE WORKS

235 Commercial St., Nevada City, CA

www.coopersnclive.com

$5 adv $8 door, 9:30pm, 21+

Saturday, January 30^th, 2010

SE7EN

148 West St, Reno, NV

www.seenatse7en.com

$7 adv $10 door, 10:00pm, 21+

Tickets, Info, & Full Schedule: www.PaesanoProductions.com

Paesano Productions Presents

DARK PARTY
ft Eliot Lipp & Leo 123
special guest Mux Mool

Tues Dec 1st - MIGHTY, San Francisco w BENDER
Wed Dec 2nd - BAR 24 Bills Casino, S Lake Tahoe w AD/AM
Thurs Dec 3rd - COOPERs, Nevada City w KINETIC KUTZ
Fri Dec 4th - SE7EN, Reno w COOP DA LOOP

Tickets & Info: www.PaesanoProductions.com

DARK PARTY is the electronic dance project of popular Brooklyn-based beats producer ELIOT LIPP and his Chicago-based friend LEO123. They produce and DJ electronic music influenced by Hip-Hop, Disco, Electro and Techno, each with their own respective critically hailed releases.

Eliot has seen past international success having released albums on his own Old Tacoma label, as well as labels like Hefty, Mush, and EastDev. Leo has produced for MCs like Subtitle, and No Can Do, collaborated/remixed with John Hughes, Vyle and STS9, while also releasing some of his own productions on Mush and Old Tacoma Records.

Having originally met at The San Francisco Art Institute several years ago, the Dark Party project actually didn’t come together until 2005 - formed as an outlet to pay tribute to the duo's favorite classic Electro, Disco & Hip-Hop producers, while forging their own path towards the perfect modern beat. Dark Party creates fun, upbeat, electro-funk masterpieces - a bit more upbeat & dancier than their own respective solo ventures. Their sound could sometimes be compared to modern acts like Metro Area/Morgan Geist, Daft Punk, DFA, Jimmy Edgar, while giving nods to classic dance beats from the 80’s & 90’s (like Mantronix, Newcleus, Model 500/Juan Atkins, etc). It’s a sound that equally pulls & pushes from the past, present and future, while the songs smartly morph in and out of themselves with a masterful sense of melody, rhythm and attention to detail.

http://www.myspace.com/DrkPrty
http://www.EliotLipp/blogspot.com/


Minnesota native, now Brooklyn based, MUX MOOL has been blowing away a growing fanbase throughout 2009. Mux Mool’s eclectic & fun dance/ hip hop sound has been compared to great acts like Daft Punk, Dabrye, Lindstrom, Eliot Lipp, Nosaj Thing, Free The Robots, etc. He puts on a vibrant & energetic Live PA performance that gets concertgoers dancing & having fun. He has shared the stage with acts like Matt & Kim, Eliot Lipp, Dark Party (Eliot Lipp & Leo123), Nosaj Thing, Machinedrum and much more.

After being on the 'Best of iTunes' in 2006 with the song Lost and Found,
he hit best of again in 2008 with Best Track Death 9000 (Machinedrum remix). That same year he was picked as Best New Artist with the 7-song experiment titled Drum EP and had a song on the iTunes Best Instrumental album pick.

http://www.myspace.com/muxmool

Paesano Productions Presents

ALPACA & AD/AM TOUR

Thursday, November 19th, 2009
COOPER'S ALE WORKS
Nevada City, CA
http://www.coopersnclive.com
$5 adv / $7 door, 21+, 9:00pm

Friday, November 20th, 2009
BAR 24 - BILL'S CASINO
South Tahoe, NV
http://www.Bar24Tahoe.com
$7 adv / $10 door, 21+, 10:00pm

Saturday, November 21st, 2009
SE7EN
Reno, NV
http://www.seenatse7en.com
$7 adv / $10 door, 21+, 10:00pm

Tickets & Info http://www.PaesanoProductions.com

Alpaca is a dance-fusion project based in Portland, Oregon. In just two years the band has risen to popularity in the Pacific Northwest and has contributed greatly to the live music scene here. When one experiences Alpaca live, they walk away with a fresh perspective on the hybridization of popular dance music genres such as funk, electronica, disco, and trance, all tied together through an elegant weave of meticulous composition and energetic improvisation.

Alpaca has shared the stage with Flying Lotus, Daedalus, Big Gigantic, BLVD, Juno What, The Everyone Orchestra, Fareed Haque, KJ Sawka, Lazer Sword, Savoy, Lynx and Jamie Janover, and many others... not to mention playing afterparties for the likes of Sound Tribe Sector 9 and Moe. For the rest of 2009 Alpaca will be performing all around the Pacific Northwest, Northern California, Montana, Idaho, and Colorado, compiling live recordings for an official Live CD Release and working in the studio on their first FULL-LENGTH release, which you will see in 2010.

http://www.AlpacaBand.com
http://www.myspace.com/AlpacaBand


AD/AM is live production and percussion featuring Lake Tahoe, CA producer/drummer Adam Northway. He grinds filthy synth noises, sub shaking basses, and back breaking drum patterns to create a glitched out bass heavy massacre that ignites dance floors and melts faces! Creating waves in the west coast AD/AM has already shared the stage with Bassnectar, Ooah, Free The Robots, Gift Of Gab, Del The Funky Homosapian, Mad Professor, KJ Sawka, Eoto, and more.

http://www.myspace.com/adeeam

Howdy Paesano Family,

I wanted to let you know we just started a really great new perk for joining our email list.

Everyone that signs up will receive a FREE track off LYNX & Janover's new EP Between Worlds (which kicks ass)

'She is Looking for Something' produced by SF's Beats Antique
http://www.LynxandJanover...com

All ya gotta do is sign up!
Plus once your on the list you will receive updates every couple weeks with show info, chances for FREE tickets, more FREE music, and much more.

http://paesanoproductions...fanbridge.com/

ENJOY!!!

For those of you already on the list THANK YOU and as a special thank you I will be sending out this same track in the next couple emails. Be sure to check out the LYNX & Janover tour we are producing in Nov 11 - 13 Tahoe, Reno, NV City.

SEE YOU ON THE DANCE FLOOR SOON!

http://www.PaesanoProducti..ons.com

Paesano Productions & Mt. Tallac Brew Co. Presents
LAKE OF THE SKY MUSIC ARTS & ECO FESTIVAL
* Saturday, August 1st, 2009 *
MT. Tallac Brewing Co.
2060 Eloise Ave. South Lake Tahoe, CA
www.LakeoftheSkyFest.com
www.myspace.com/LakeoftheSkyFest

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Bringing together the Best in the West, Paesano Productions Presents the Third Annual Lake of the Sky Music, Arts, and Eco Festival, an amazing day in the mountains with tons in store for everyone centered on celebrating the magnificent scenery of Lake Tahoe and beautiful people that make these mountains home, LOTS Fest is sure to have something for everyone to enjoy. Third time is a charm and for our third summer in a row we are really planning something special!

We are proud to announce a new home for this year’s festival. Thanks to the kind folks at Mt. Tallac Brewing Co., Lake of the Sky Festival will come to life stretching along Eloise Ave. in South Lake Tahoe, CA (near the ‘Y’).

LOTS FEST 3 will feature 2 stages of music spanning many genres rock, bluegrass, jam, electronic, hip hop, reggae, and world beat performing non stop through out the day 12 – 10:00pm.

Line UP: Delta Nove, Ten Mile Tide, Coming Soon ft members of Waiting for TIM & Absynth, Chip Chop, Something Different, The Genie, Outlaw Dervish, Emily Tessmer, Antioquia, Chango, & more.

Exhibit and vending booths are available and will be displaying many hard working businesses, stunning arts and crafts, non profit & environmental education, delicious food, locally brewed Mt Tallac beer and much more. All vending will practice eco-friendly service and use only biodegradable materials. A GIANT Raffle will take place too, good luck!

Location: Mt. Tallac Brewing Co., 2060 Eloise Ave, South Lake Tahoe, CA

Tickets: $10 advance, available at Mt Tallac Brew Co., Tahoe Hemp Co, and www.PaesanoProductions.com


Gates open at 11 am; Music is 12 noon to 10 pm. All Ages Welcome, friendly leashed dogs are permitted, no outside alcohol or glass. Limited parking available so please try to walk, bike, car pool or transit, thank you!

FULL ARTIST BIOS & MORE www.LakeoftheSkyFest.com


Tallac Stage:

8:00 - 10:00                  Delta Nove

5:30 - 7:00                    Coming Soon

3:30 - 4:30                    Something Different

1:30 - 2:30                    Ten Mile Tide

12 - 12:30                     Emily Tessmer

Eloise Ave Stage:

7:15 - 8:30                    Chip Chop

6:30 - 7:15                    Chango

4:30 - 5:30                    The Genie

2:30 - 3:30                    Antioquia

12:30 - 1:30                  Outlaw Dervish

Paesano Productions Presents

BLVD 'Live Electro Hip Hop'
plus special guest Collab Project

Catalyst Club, Santa Cruz - Friday, July 10 (CANCELED)
$8 / $10, 21+, 10:00pm
www.CatalystClub.com

Mt. Tallac Brewing Co. - Saturday, July 11
$8 / $10, All Ages, 6:00pm
www.PaesanoProductions.com

BLVD's genre bending, life affirming music inspires frenzy on the dance floor that rings in the ears and minds of its audience long after the party is over. Few bands can provoke the kind of electric atmosphere that BLVD has at its shows. This unconventional mixture of hip-hop vocals, rock guitars, street beats, and sub woofing bass is enough to galvanize and convert any crowd into a devoted fan base.

2008 was a dizzying blur of firsts and foremost for the San Francisco based band BLVD. While whipping up crowds across the US with their fresh urban sounds this four-piece has positioned itself as a new champion of the burgeoning live electronic movement. The fallout of BLVD's blitz on premier west coast festivals in '08 (High Sierra Music Festival, Earthdance, Joshua Tree Music Festival, Lightning in a Bottle, Shambhala, etc) lead to several licensing deals with conglomerates such as Victoria’s Secret, AOL, CBS, MTV and more. The band dropped its full length release (Music for People) last summer and toured heavily as the album garnered critical acclaim and remained in the top 40 on CMJ charts for 6 weeks. The release also got BLVD named to the "Hot 100 Unsigned Artists" of 2008 by Music Connection Magazine. The group topped the year off with a show stealing set at Sea of Dreams, the largest indoor NYE event in the US, alongside Thievery Corporation and Bassnectar.

2009 is expected to be an equally exciting year for this scene setting collaboration. They’re currently in the studio with well known producer Jeff Saltzman ( Killers, Fischerspooner, Two Gallants, The Sounds) crafting their follow up to 08’s Music For People and a spring tour will take them up the west coast, east to Hampton, VA for a Phish after show, and to the SXSW festival in Austin. The tour ends with a string of dates alongside Lotus as they stop at the premier theaters in the North East.

Victoria’s Secret commercial featuring BLVD music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAAEqCA_378&feature=channel_page

http://www.myspace.com/blvdsource
http://www.blvdsource.com


THE COLLAB PROJECT
http://www.theCollabProject.com 

$8 adv / $10 door
Advance tickets avail at www.PaesanoProductions.com

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We are so so so so sorry to announce that Friday nights BLVD show at the Catalyst in Santa Cruz is Canceled.
This show was planned as a major kick off party to the new renovation in the club, sound, lighting, stage, everything; which would be sick. Bad part is, construction is not going to be completed in time.
If you have purchased tix please contact the Catalyst.
So again we are very sorry but please let everyone know in the area the show is no longer happening in Santa Cruz but we will be rescheduling a much bigger better show soon.
Good news, Tahoe on Saturday is still very much on. So please come on up and party down with us at Mt Tallac Brew Co in S Lake Tahoe, Ca!

Paesano Productions Presents

OTT (Twisted Records UK)

and special guests
MO2 & Rob I

$10 adv / $15 door
21+, 10:00pm Show
Tickets & Info: www.PaesanoProductions.com

OTT (Twisted Records UK)
Deep within the English countryside lie a number of brilliant music producers. One such unfashionable but extremely talented artist is Ott, best friend of Simon Posford aka Hallucinogen and previous editor of the Shpongle albums. Reclusive genius Ott is no stranger to the studio. He has for the last 20 years been producing arranging and recording some of the most famous artists including Sinead O'Connor, The Orb, and Brian Eno. Working in a wide range of the best studios in the land from SARM East and West, Real World, and Ridge Farm to Foel in Wales. He has been interviewed in the producers/engineers bible Sound on Sound and is currently managed by Strongroom Management UK.
www.ottsonic.com


MO2
Getting their start in San Francisco's underground club scene, MO2 has since earned a national following by combining four-to-the-floor dance breaks, drum n bass, hip-hop and dubstep with contagious pop hooks and ethereal progressions; their explosive and unique sound continues to leave audiences mesmerized nationwide.
www.mo2music.com


Tickets & Info: www.PaesanoProductions.com

* OFFICIAL COUNTDOWN TO CAMP BISCO 8 EVENT *
Sign up at the show to win Camp Bisco 8 VIP Tickets, private meet and greats with the artists at the festival, and much more!
www.CountdowntoCamp.net

PAESANO PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS

 

FULL MELT 1

An epic night of erupting beats plus live drum & bass to really start warming things up for summer in Lake Tahoe.

 

featuring

 

KJ SAWKA (Hospital & Violence, Seattle)

Seeing Kevin Sawka on the drums is the only way to believe the hype. He can play the most complex of jungle, drum'n'bass and breakbeats utilizing no loops and no extended samples -only his two hands and two feet.  If you can catch him in the right moment –live, at a show, or in a studio session- you’ll witness him perform each and every 808 bass kick, snare slap, and compressed high hat tick himself, in real-time.

www.myspace.com/kjsawka

 

THE FLYING SKULLS (Lowpro Lounge SF)

The Flying Skulls is a nu school, crunked-out three piece that plays live improvisational dub-step, breaks, and electro.

www.theflyingskulls.com

 

SLEEPYHEAD (SF)

www.myspace.com/sleepyheadmusik 

 

AD/AM (Chip Chop SLT PDX)

www.myspace.com/adeeam

Saturday, June 6th, 2009

OPAL ULTRA LOUNGE, MontBleu Casino

55 Highway 50, Stateline, NV (S Tahoe)

www.opallaketahoe.com

$10 advance, $15 door, 21+, 10pm – 3:00am

Tickets available at MontBleu, Tahoe Hemp Co, and www.PaesanoProductions.com

 

* OFFICIAL COUNTDOWN TO CAMP BISCO 8 EVENT *

Sign up at the show to win Camp Bisco 8 VIP Tickets, private meet and greets with the artists at the festival, and much more.

www.countdowntocamp.net

Paesano Productions is proud to present Australian live electronic world beat superstar Ganga Giri for one very special performance in the Northern California Nevada area Friday, May 22 at Opal Ultra Lounge at MontBleu in South Lake Tahoe, NV. Joining Ganga Giri will be Medicine Drum which features Earthdance International founder Chris Dekker on drums and a collaboration of the best of best in electronic music.

Ganga Giri
Ganga Giri mixes red natural elements with fat tribal beats and dirty funky bass lines to create a unique tribal-technological deep earth dance experience. Explosive and pulsating, at times ambient and flowing, the music is a pumping percussive multi-layered experience of complex grooves and raw, deep natural sound. Ganga himself is a rhythmic didgeridoo virtuoso and percussionist-- an inspired music creator who's passion brings people together in celebration of nowness in newness, a modern day corroboree for all!

Representing key elements and inspirations of Australia now, the shows are a modern/primitive multi-cultural celebration, a ‘melting pot’ unifying many musical genres and cultures, bringing audiences world-wide a reflection of today’s multicultural Australia. Ganga Giri's music has been widely & wildly appreciated by music lovers in many countries across the globe including Australia, Japan, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Netherlands, New Zealand and the United States, igniting audiences in clubs, world music festivals and outdoor dance events. Carving a niche in the DJ dominated world of dance music, Ganga Giri is an energetic, innovative and incredibly live act.

Ganga Giri's full show blends an array of tribal percussion that includes Ganga's uniquely percussive style didj playing, congas, djembe, bougarabou, Nigerian talking drum, mbira and more-- add to this a drizzling of authentic indigenous moves with aboriginal dancers and hold on tight as Ganga Giri sends audiences through the roof.

http://www.gangagiri.com
http://youtube.com/watch?v=h9fqOCTGNnk
http://youtube.com/watch?v=XYVX697hTbE


Medicine Drum
Fusing the latest cutting edge styles of progressive electronic dance music with foundations of deep tribal rhythms and live vocals, MEDICINE DRUM are recognized as one of the early music pioneers to cross the boundaries of electronica, where organic meets digital. Founded in London in 1994 by percussionist and Earthdance founder Chris Deckker, their music is a rich hybrid of styles and textures. Not quite psy-trance, not quite techno and not quite future-dub, Medicine Drum blend all these styles while interlacing them with driving, earthy tribal percussion and world music influences.

Medicine Drum's sound and style has always been individual and mystical. The band has supported some of the biggest names in dance music including Moby, The Chemical Brothers, The Orb, Juno Reactor and Sound Tribe Sector 9 - and has played all over the world including Japan, Morocco, South Africa, Canada, London, Glastonbury Festival UK, Australia, Israel, Mexico, Europe, and the USA.

Medicine Drum are back with a new all star line up featuring Greg Ellis on drums (Juno Reactor, The Matrix), Rara Avis on electronics, Lisbeth Scott on vocals (Peter Gabriel's "Last Temptation", Narnia) and special guests MC Wisdom and MC Dakini Star (The Goddess Alchemy Project).

Medicine Drum continue to stretch the boundaries of electronica with their dynamic live shows which often include ritual dance theatre and performances by indigenous artists such as Native American drummers, African musicians and dancers. Their cutting edge sound and visually stunning stage presence continues to draw critical acclaim from around the world.

"...Watching them play live today is like a dance through time, a heady slide into the depths of rhythms from the past and a dizzying propulsion into the sounds of the morrow." -- Kary Stewart (Ignite Media London)

Current band line-up:
Percussion - Chris Deckker
Drums and percussion - Greg Ellis
Keyboards and electronics - Rara Avis
Vocals and keyboards - Lisbeth Scott
Special Guest Lyricists:
Wisdom (aka: Tevya Jones)
Dakini Star (from Goddess Alchemy Project)

 

www.medicinedrum.com www.earthdance.org

21+, $10 adv / $15 door, 10:00pm start   
Tickets avail at MontBleu Box Office, Tahoe Hemp Co in S Tahoe, CA & www.PaesanoProductions.com

Paesano Productions is proud to announce Strings for Industry for one very special performance Friday, May 8^th, 2009 at Opal Ultra Lounge inside MontBleu Resort, S Tahoe. Joining S4I will be Bill Nershi, front man for the legendary String Cheese Incident and opening the show will be raising stars Five Eyed Hand!

Strings for Industry are an all-star band spiraling out of the seething brew that is the music community of Portland, Oregon. Musical legends Darol Anger (violin) and Carlton Jackson (drums), have combined forces with acknowledged monsters Scott Law (gtr) and Tye North (bass) for a musical experience which embraces the length, width and depth of American Music; in the great tradition of groups like The Band and NRBQ, this band covers it all and unites traditions in their original songs and dances.

From the saloons of Telluride to the some of the most sought after venues in America, BILL NERSHI has delighted countless fans as a guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and founding member of the String Cheese Incident. A seasoned veteran of flat-picking and a variety of acoustic styles, Nershi adds a unique, colorful perspective to virtually any musical situation he encounters, and his enthusiasm and playful spirit encourage an interactive, participatory experience for musicians and fans alike.

Violinist, fiddler, composer, producer and educator, DAROL ANGER is at home in a number of musical genres, some of which he helped to invent. He developed his signature sound through working with many of the world’s great improvising string musicians, among them Stephane Grappelli, Mark O’Connor, Bela Fleck, Tony Rice, David Grisman and Vassar Clements.

Singer-songwriter-instrumentalist SCOTT LAW’s fiery guitar and mandolin playing compliment a smokey-sweet tenor voice and a book of songs from punkfunk-jazz to three-chord Americana. A lifelong improviser who thrives on live performance, Scott has a grounded, soulful stage presence and is as comfortable in an intimate acoustic setting as with a highly energized electro-psychedelic-blues-rock raging freakout.

A native of Portland, Oregon, bassist TYE NORTH toured all over the US with Leftover Salmon for 7 years. He recorded three records with them, featuring guests Bela Fleck, Waylon Jennings, Earl Scruggs, and Lucinda Williams. Tye has performed and collaborated with Victor Wooten, Paul Mccandless, Mike Kang, Sam Bush, Karl Denson, Robert Walter, Jessica Lurie, Darol Anger, Taj Mahal, Future Man, Wally Ingram, Jeff Coffin, and Bruce Hampton.

The LA Times has described CARLTON JACKSON's drumming as being "intensely musical." This phrase also perfectly describes Carlton, a nationally known first call musician in the industry. His incisive style & mastery of various music genres has made him a natural choice for his work in live performance, feature films, television and radio.

www.darolanger.com/stringsforindustry


FIVE EYED HAND
Always churning out new sounds, you never know what you are going to get at a 5EH show. One minute it can be rocking swinging jazz, the next some nasty dirty madness, or the band can swiftly move into a acoustic sing along.

www.fiveeyedhand.com

21+, $10 adv / $15 door, 10:00pm start   

Tickets avail at MontBleu Box Office, Tahoe Hemp Co in S Tahoe, CA & www.PaesanoProductions.com