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DJ Zeph:

Wide Hive Recording Artist, DJ Zeph, has been a tenacious disciple of music since 1982, starting off as part of a breakdancing crew from his hometown of Santa Cruz, Ca. Soon after, the eminent Kut Masta Murt took Zeph under his wing and often invited him into the studio. From that point on, Zeph began to concentrate on his skills as a DJ.

After aquiring a degree in Audio Production from San Francisco State University and a tenure at the university's radio station, KSFS, Zeph had become a prominent artist from the depths of the Bay Area talent pool. Now, as he steps in the spotlight, DJ Zeph reigns as one of the top Bay Area DJ's, and rightly so.

Inspired by everyone from Public Enemy, Stevie Wonder, Jungle Brothers to Bill Laswell, Zeph's sound is musically daring and pleasingly unique. Equally celebrated as a producer, engineer, and turntablist, DJ Zeph's career is on the steady rise. The momentum has continued with Zeph taking home the honor of "Best DJ/Turntablist" at the SF Weekly Music Awards in 2002. He now sits firmly alongside Little Brother, Wildchild, and GE-OLOGY as an Urb Magazine Next 100 artist for 2003.

Zeph's latest album, Sunset Salvage (Formerly Sunset Scavenger), steps it up a notch by featuring guest artists Lyrics Born, Vursatyl of the Lifesavas, "Boots" of the Coup, Azeem, and more. This album offers up a diverse range of hip hop including funk driven instrumental jams to disco-infused booty shakers, as well as smooth rocking emcee tracks that roll over Zeph's signature soundscapes. With an aggressive touring schedule and the ability to please any hip hop and jam-funk crowd, Zeph continues to be one of the most successful and in demand Bay Area DJ's and producers.

With a discography that spawns over severally critically acclaimed albums (L*Roneous Imaginarium and Zeph & Imperial's Breakbuilders), it was the May 2001 release of the DJ Zeph album (Wide Hive Records) that set him apart from many hip hop DJ's and exposed his deep musical roots. Hints of jazz, rock, funk, and soul color his album that made a spectacular #1 debut on the CMJ hip-hop charts, beating out such artists as Mystic, Jay Z, and Blackalicious.

DJ Zeph is riding high off the success of his self-titled solo debut. On Seven Grain, he is reunited with lyricist Azeem, for the first 12", 'The Promise.' His improvisational approach delivers decisive scratches integrated with perfectly timed cuts. Other contributions range from raw grooves to ambient textures-often uplifting, sometimes edgy, but always in the groove.

D.J. Zeph's raw scratching and cuts deliver energetic performances that integrate air sirens, drum loops, bass harmonica, and a wah-wah-saw solo. But whether it's sub-textual mood or up front cutting, Zeph's mark is undeniably Zeph.

In October 2002, DJ Zeph took the crown as "Best DJ/Turntablist" at the SFWeekly Music Awards and is a graduate of Urb Magazines "Next 100" (2003).

DJ Zeph is currently receiving amazing press from his recent 12" "Floorwax" and it's been hailed as "...one of the best 12-inches of the year," by XLR8R magazine in 2003.

Gigs and more info check out Dj Zeph's Myspace page - http://www.myspace.com/djzeph

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For gigs and more info check out Dj Aspect myspace page - http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=2653690

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A night of pure roots and culture reggae music provided by Jah Warrior Shelter Hi-Fi live at Pier 23 SF.

Jah Warrior Shelter Hi Fi is an award winning sound system based in California’s Bay Area. JWSHF was originally founded by singer/DJ Rocker-T during the early nineties in Brooklyn, NY . The sound became well known playing at the infamous Lion’s Den Dance during the mid nineties. In the late 1990’s, the sound system expanded to the Bay Area, first with selector Jah Yzer joining the crew, and DJ’s I-Vier and Irie Dole joining shortly thereafter.

In the 2000's Jah Warrior Shelter Hi Fi has established themselves as one of California's leading sounds, winning 7 Sound Clashes in a row.

"The only thing more beautiful than complete silence is soul music: the sound of the ancestors singing the blues through physical form. We seek to harness the tears and the laughter, the Sound and the Fury, the joy and the pain to create a soundtrack for human liberation. And we consider it an honor to play music for you to dance to ."

sake 1

Born and raised in the culture of hip-hop, DJ SAKE-1 has been looking for the perfect beat since 1989. A founding member of California's (((Local 1200))) Sound System, DJ SAKE-1 has utilized a combination of advanced science and Bay Area hustle to genetically alter the hip-hop idiom into a 360 degree circle of soul. You can find DJ SAKE-1 kickin' up dust and making 5,000-person venues feel like neighborhood house parties from San Francisco to New York City to Atlanta to London and beyond....

DJ SAKE-1 has humbly Served the People as resident DJ at legendary parties such as: Church; Fabric; Soulville; Candy House; Luscious; Oakland Reggae; FeelGood; Unify! and many, many more. He presently resides at the groundbreaking Pacific Standard Time weekly, while traveling to do his thing at vaunted spots like Little Ricky's Rib Shack (NYC), The Rub (NYC), Blacktronica (London), Chocolate Sundays, Outside the Box, Do-Over & Afro Funke (Los Angeles), Earthlink Live (Atlanta) and mucho mas.

Sake One is also a hard working studop producer, having created mashups, remixes, edits and original productions for mixtapes and studio releases. Check his sound on any of his mixtapes or at his live performances.

Before becoming a trio, the Triple Threat DJs, comprising of legendary DJs Shortkut, Apollo and Vinroc, all but conquered their genre. They were introduced to the art form as youngsters through mobile DJing and evolved into world-renowned turntablists.

Triple Threat represents the future of turntablism, precisely because they've been so instrumental to its storied past. Though they have championship-level skills at scratching and beat-juggling they also know how to rock a party, produce music and create original compositions with two turntables. They are not just djs, turntablists, producers, musicians or club djs, they encompass all aspects.

Thank you for listening.
Gershoni Sound Team!

A night of pure roots and culture reggae music provided by Jah Warrior Shelter Hi-Fi live at Pier 23 SF.

Jah Warrior Shelter Hi Fi is an award
winning sound system based in California’s
Bay Area. JWSHF was originally founded by
singer/DJ Rocker-T during the early nineties
in Brooklyn, NY . The sound became well
known playing at the infamous Lion’s Den
Dance during the mid nineties. In the late
1990’s, the sound system expanded to the
Bay Area, first with selector Jah Yzer joining
the crew, and DJ’s I-Vier and Irie Dole
joining shortly thereafter.

In the 2000's Jah Warrior Shelter Hi Fi has
established themselves as one of
California's leading sounds, winning 7
Sound Clashes in a row.

* The 3rd Annual LA Rumble (2007)

listen to audio HERE

* The Unity Clash Part 2 in Berkeley
(2004).

* The Unity Clash in Berkley (2003)

* The Bay Area 45 Clash in Oakland
(2002)

* The Settlement Clash in Oakland (2002)

* The EIWR Clash in San Francisco
(2001)

* The Official VP Records KMEL Sound

Clash in San Francisco (1998)

Each selector in the crew has their own
unique style which has gained them
recognition, not only as a clash sound, but
a top juggling sound as well. In the Bay
Area, you can always find a Jah Warrior
Shelter Hi Fi dance to go to and have a
good time, either with individual selectors
or together as one sound.

Thank you for listening!
Gershoni Sound Team

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This Exclusive Mix By DJ Platurn - Oakland Faders is brought to you first by Gershoni Sound! -

Dj Platurn - Bio -

Man, who the hell isn't a DJ in the Bay Area these days? Every other person you bump into is on the tip. Just being a DJ isn't good enough anymore. It has to be, "I'm an intelligent down tempo booty rock electro-clash mash-up glitch-IDM DJ. Oh, and I also play Duran Duran."

When was it decided that any jerk with 10 records (or 100 MP3s and Serato) is a DJ, and when was it decided that just being a good old-fashioned hip-hop DJ is passé?

DJ Platurn is way beyond all of that. He's a real deal hip-hop DJ who rocks the party the original way: nothing but top-notch track selection and skills to back it up. Give the man two turntables and a mixer and stand back because you're going to witness some classic DJing. He'll not only serve the crowd what they're hungry for, he'll keep 'em dancing with all kinds of tunes they didn't even know they wanted to hear. Cutting up breakbeats, doing blends live and on the fly, scratching, mixing…the guy's got the full skill set to be a fully-rounded DJ, and he's good at everything. Not only is that increasingly rare in today's "instant DJ--just add water!" world, it's a strong and important tie to the Hip-Hop tradition Platurn comes from: In order to get on and really do a good job as a DJ, you have to be well-rounded.

Being a good and well-rounded DJ also means being a top-notch selector. Platurn ain't fakin' the funk when it comes to his record collection and what he plays for the crowd. Well-known cuts, obscurities, remixes, hip-hop, funk, rock, disco, soul, and pop all expertly woven together. You want B-boy breaks? He's got you covered. Slow jams? Awwww yeeeeaaaah. Do you want old-school hip-hop? Break out the Gazelles, fool! Wherever the party needs to go, he is prepared to take it there.

Word certainly spreads quickly; besides having been voted Oakland's best DJ by the East Bay Express and winning Scions’ Free Up Your Mix competition along with fellow Oakland Fader DJ Spair, Platurn has devastated crowds from coast to coast and internationally. In doing so, he's shared the stage with folks like Z-Trip, Krs-One, Mixmaster Mike, The Beat Junkies, DJ Premier, Slick Rick, Maseo(De La Soul), ZionI, Jazzy Jay, Quest-Love(The Roots), M.F. Doom, A-Trak, Afrika Bambaata, Pete Rock, and a whole bunch more. Not too bad for that tall skinny white boy from Iceland.

By: DJ Enki

Up-coming show - http://www.myspace.com/djplaturn

ENJOY!

So I brought it back to Jr. High and spent Valentine’s Day making a mix tape for my love. Slow Jams and Spicy Hams will bring you back and give you time to get your groove on, pick up the pace a bit, then break it down for some snuggle time before round two. Check my top 20 for highlights from the mix. Please download, share, and enjoy!

Tracks:

TOP 18 – Love songs on J-Boogie's Slow Jams and Spicy Hams mix

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Al B. Sure – Night and Day

Keith Sweat – All this Love

New Addition – Mr. Telephone Man

De Barge – All This Love

Midnight Starr – Curious

Loose Ends – Hangin on a String

Cheryl Lynn – Encore

Cameo – Attack me with your Love

Stevie Wonder – Love Light in Flight

Nu Shooz – Point of no Return

Pointer Sisters – Automatic

Teena Marie

The Jones Girls – Nights Over Egypt

Switch – Love all over Again

Mint Condition – Breakin my heart (Pretty Brown Eyes)

Baby Face – Whip Appeal

Jodeci – Come and talk to me

Force M.D.s – Tender Love