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DJ SKEE MAKES BILLBOARD’S “POWER PLAYERS: 30 UNDER 30″ LIST

admin — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 01:22:34 +0000

Each year, Billboard Magazine asks their readers submit nominations to make the coveted top “30 under 30” Power Players list. This list truly depicts the “who’s who” in the world of young executives and names that have made the list in the past include Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg as well as other notable honorees that are already heading companies in their 20s.

With over 200 nominations submitted this year, Billboard editors were faced with the tough decision to narrow the list down to just 30 of the top, rising industry executives that are driving the industry forward with their creative and business vision. Not surprisingly, the homie DJ Skee is among the list of successful names that has topped the list this time around.

At only 26, DJ Skee has quickly become a music industry tastemaker and is constantly tapped by the hottest artists, record labels and brands for his unique ability to help guide them to the next level. In addition to having a radio show on KIIS-FM (LA) and four Sirius XM shows, DJ Skee is also the founder of Skee.TV, a multimedia music, marketing and production company, where he has worked with artists ranging from Snoop Dogg to Travis Barker, created innovative marketing campaigns for top Fortune 500 companies and produced some of the hottest videos around. This has been an exciting year for DJ Skee and SkeeTV and we look forward to continuing the momentum!

Check out DJ Skee doing his thing at Skeetox tonight at the Roxy! Head over to Skeetox.com for more info.

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Skeetox Starts the Sunset Strip Music Festival With A Bang

admin — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 20:01:23 +0000

August 25th marks the beginning to the Sunset Strip Music Festival and DJ Skee is set to start the weekend off with a bang, or should we say, with napalm. Skee’s own SKEETOX event at the Roxy Nightclub will feature tons of special guests to a line-up that includes legendary acts Paul Wall, Strong Arm Steady, and Mr. X to tha Z himself, Xzibit.

Since its launch, SKEETOX has become the hottest live show in LA featuring performances by artist like Snoop Dogg, Chamillionaire, Lil’ Jon, Mike Posner, Asher Roth, Cali Swag District, Ray J, and Miguel. The innovative live stage show features a seven person band, light show, background singers and DJ Skee on the turntables.

For more information on SKEETOX, go to head over to SKEETOX.com. And check out the video for this week’s upcoming show below and highlights from a previous SKEETOX featuring Lil’ John.

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Cashmere Event Announcement: Ableton Live Workshop

admin — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 23:33:49 +0000

FREE EVENT TONIGHT! Come see a Cashmere fave, Thavius Beck for Production 101 at the Downtown Independent!

Look, Learn, and Listen at one of the most unique events in Los Angeles tonight from 7pm-Midnight.

Thavius Beck (Photo courtesy of Azul 213 Amaral)

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to learn about the most creative piece of music software available, and to see three incredibly talented electronic musicians apply what they’ve learned right before your very eyes.

The Production 101 workshop event returns in full form tonight at the Downtown Independent theatre. For those of you who attended last month’s hit event, you have a good idea of what to expect, for those of you who missed it, this is the breakdown:

7pm-9pm: Thavius Beck, certified Ableton Live trainer and Dubspot Instructor will host a workshop on production tips and techniques using Ableton Live. He’ll cover whatever topics that are most relevant to those in attendance, he’ll get to as much as he can in the time provided, and answer questions briefly afterwards.

9pm-10pm: DJ HERU, the resident DJ, will be spinning and pushing the limits of the Independent’s brand new sound system.

10pm-Midnight: Performances from a trio of artists.

K-the-I??? will be doing an instrumental set with the Launchpad, while Jeremy Ellis will be showing off his MPC skills along with Free The Robots.

Live visuals for the entire night will be provided by OICHO Video. The entire night is FREE, thanks to Dubspot, Ableton, and Novation.

Check out the video below of Ableton Live Video Tutorial ‘Chopping Samples’ with Thavius Beck and we hope to see you there tonight!!!

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Cashmere Recap: Chefs Night Out & Scratch DJ Academy Event

admin — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 01:35:39 +0000

This weekend was bursting with big events throughout Los Angeles . Cantina Novelli, a premiere Italian wine, left a tasty impression Sunday evening at Angeleno’s “Chefs Night Out” event. The event, held at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica, brought out the biggest names in Los Angeles culinary scene. Also included in the festivities were the 8^th annual Restaurant Awards with the big winners being:

Best New Restaurant: Lazy Ox Canteen
Best New Chef: Michael Voltaggio
Chef of the Year: Michael Cimarusti, Providence
Restaurant of the Year: Hatfield’s
Pastry Chef of the Year: Zoe Nathan, Huckleberry Café & Bakery
Outstanding Wine & Spirits: SAAM at the Bazaar by José Andrés
Outstanding Service: The Grill on the Alley
Vanguard Award: Water Grill

Cantina Novelli was one of many tastings available during the exclusive industry event and left hundreds of individuals with a taste of perfection on their palette.

On Saturday, Los Angeles DJs were treated to a special event at the Scratch DJ Academy showcasing the Numark V7. The Numark V7 is the latest turntable controller from the industry-leader in DJing equipment. Local DJs had the opportunity to put them to the test and speak with Numark reps about all the different features and capabilities.

It was unanimous from everyone who got to test out the V7s that this is the next big step in DJ hardware. Special thanks to DJ Jam, DJ Muggs, Mr. Choc, DJ Dynamix, Def Jef, Fut from Impact Record Pool and everyone else who came out to support the workshop.

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Go Behind-The-Scenes with Xzibit!

admin — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:54:41 +0000

Xzibit hit you with “Phenom” last month and he continues to come strong with his latest music video, “Hurt Locker.” Of course, Cashmere was on hand to get some exclusive, behind-the-scenes footage from the “Hurt Locker” video set….we even chopped it up with Young De, producer Jelly Roll and West Coast rapper Problem.

Check out the video and see what Mr. X to Tha Z has in store for you! And don’t forget, the official “Hurt Locker” song and music video will be available on iTunes on June 22nd!! Make sure to cop!

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Cali Swag District Takes Over MTV

admin — Fri, 21 May 2010 23:33:46 +0000

Cali Swag District is taking over MTV Jams this Sunday! MTV Jams premieres the official music video to their hit single “Teach Me How To Dougie” directed by Yolande Geralds, with appearances from the New Boyz, Teyana Taylor and many more.

Check for the exclusive World Premiere of “Teach Me How To Dougie” video at the top of every hour, on the hour, on MTV Jams this Sunday! Errbody luv me!

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Cashmere goes on the set with Cali Swag District

admin — Wed, 12 May 2010 01:28:06 +0000

Comprised of DJ C-Smoove, M-Bone, Yung and JayAre, collectively, the Cali Swag District have created a great deal of buzz and crowded dance floors with their infectiously, hypnotic single, “Teach Me How to Dougie”. Their own viral video for the song has already garnered close to 2 million views on YouTube.

Last week, Cali Swag District called out all of LA to come get down with them on the set for their ‘official’ music video to their hit single. New Boyz and Teyana Taylor were just a few of the guest celebrities that answered the call and dougied it up.

Check out all the behind the scenes happenings from last week’s video shoot. And if you still haven’t coped their hot single, head over to iTunes download it now!

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Playing for Change – Music making a Difference

admin — Tue, 04 May 2010 01:10:10 +0000

Playing for Change started in 2004 as simply an idea to put together a project which would inspire, connect and bring peace to the world through music. The creators of the project, Mark Johnson and Enzo Buono, traveled around the world to places such as New Orleans, Barcelona, South Africa, India, Nepal, The Middle East and Irelan and and using a mobile recording studio, had local musicians perform the same song, interpreted into their own style.

The project’s first single “Stand by Me” began with a street performer in Santa Monica named Roger Ridley. They then traveled the world and had more musicians add their versions which were mixed together for the final version. This one inspiring song and video demonstrates how powerful music can be in connecting cultures across the world. Since 2004, Playing for Change has recorded many more songs like “Stand by Me”, released a compilation CD and documentary and are now bringing Playing for Change into the education realm by building music schools for children around the world.

Be sure to check out this incredible organization at Playingforchange.com!!

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E-40 Reveals his Most Frightening Nightmare!

admin — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 23:00:50 +0000

Freddy Krueger’s latest flick hasn’t even come out yet. But the gloved one has begun to already leave his mark, or more precise, scratches, across the hip-hop landscape.

Case in point, the Yay Area’s master of the spiteratury, E-40. Check out the exclusive video below of of 40 water revealing his “Most Frightening Nightmare” he’s ever had.

And don’t forget, A Nightmare on Elm Street, in Theaters Friday, April 30th.

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Kurupt’s Streetlights Album Available Now

admin — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 21:37:20 +0000

Kurupt is back, dropping his fourth studio album Streetlights. Featuring production solely from Terrace Martin and special guest appearances by his homies Snoop Dogg, DJ Quik, Xzibit, Problem and more.

In anticipation of the new album, Young Gotti put together a viral video series titled “KCNN (Kurupt’s Chronic News Network)” profiling all of his activity leading up to the album’s release. Check out a couple of the videos below and head over to DubbCNN.com and SOHH.com to view all of the viral videos.

Check out Kurupt’s new music video for “In Gotti We Trust” featuring Xzibit fresh off the new album. And don’t forget, Kurupt’s Streetlights, available now on iTunes and Amazon.com.

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