MAY 21ST
A TASTE OF DETROIT
Dj Dru - Cultured Citizens/Nightsneak/Hijacked Records Detroit.
http://www.Beatport.com/ -Dru Ruiz
http://www.facebook.com/dJdru
Dj DRU BIO
Dru was Born in Detroit Mi. His parents raised him in Southwest Detroit were they later moved to Inkster Mi..Dru became passionate with music with his latin background and attending the Mexican festivals in downtown Detroit's Hart Plaza. Since he can remember, there use to be live Rap battles and break dancing shows at these Festivals he use to attend and at that moment his passion for music took off. When he was 18 he experienced his first Underground Party in 93 called Spaztik .After, Dru worked a whole summer doing school gigs to pay for his Technic 1200's. He then locked himself in his room and learned the art of mixing and scratching with friends and under Techno Pioneer Mike Huckaby who gave Dru his first playing out gig at Detroit's Burns room above St. Andrews Hall in 94. Dj Dru has such a unique style of mixing with his excellent track selection, constant mixing, ability to create sounds, and tricks sets him aside from every other dj..Dru has played all over the U.S.A/Canada and at many events and festivals. Dru was one of the original members of Bang Tech12 with the late Dj Eclipse(rip), Minx, Magda, Dj Seoul,8en,dj Watts and Todd Perin. Dru also performed at the first D.E.M.F(Detroit electronic music festival) now called Movement on the C-Pop stage were he played a 3 hour set on Sunday night to close the festival. At the legendary Theater in Detroit, Dru and Twonz were the resident dj's where the two connected. Dru later became an artist on the label Hijacked Records Detroit(Beatport.com). Dru has played with many artist :Dj Assault/Aux88/Farley Jackmaster Funk/Dj Sneak/Richie Hawtin/Terry Mullen/Juan Atkins/Adam Beyer/Dj Dan/Bad Boy Bill/Green Velvet and many more just to name a few...along with many talented locals of Detroit,Michigan and the Midwest..Dru's main focus is exposing real talent new and old, expressing himself and putting all his passion when he performs at shows. Dru can play any style of music from Techno/Electro/Tech House/Acid/Jungle/Minimal/and of course Hip Hop. Dj Dru used to be one of the resident djs at the world famous"Buddha Lounge"w Dj House Shoes/Dj Dez of Slum Village/Seoul/Vacuum/and the Cynic. Dru has been working on his new label"Cultured Citizens" were his focus is bringing local talent from all different crews to showcase there art form through out the city and world in music.
HUGH C - /sin-de-kat/
http://www.facebook.com/sindekat
http://www.myspace.com/djhughc
http://sindekat.blogspot.com/
http://www.twitter.com/DJHughC
http://www.myspace.com/sindekat
HUGH CLEAL BIO:
Detroit native Hugh Cleal has always kept music close to his heart. Coming from a family of musicians, he picked up the violin and played in a concert orchestra through grade school. He also took part in theatrical plays where he began to sing and act. It was during this time Hugh realized that music and the arts were going to be his life.
In the mid 90’s, Hugh was swept away by the Detroit underground music scene.. He founded /sin-de-kat/ productions in 1996 and produced events that debuted acts such as Deep Dish, Carl Cox, King Britt, Q-Bert, The Pharcyde, Little Louis Vega, Ron Trent, and Funkmaster Flex to name a few.
Hugh quickly gained the respect of his peers with his warehouse parties series in Detroit and was offered a position at Motor Lounge which hosted just about everyone over its 10 year lifespan.
After a long hiatus Hugh's desire to push the envelope has led him back into music and with a little equipment and lot of effort he has come out of the gates running with numerous releases out since his production debut in 2010. In a short time he has already been featured on Open Bar Music, Juiced Music, Exchange Bureau, Full Flavor, Deep Hype Sounds, Ospina Digital, and Selektor Music with much more in the works. Most recently Hugh is launching a 12" record label with partner Wattie Green called Coyote Cuts in May 2011.
Being a performer by trade Hugh has remained active in the underground and club scene in Detroit. Playing weekly at various venues Hugh has brought in a range of talent for events in city ranging from Mark Farina to Wolfgang Gartner. In addition he has played gigs throughout the US and will be launching the Coyote Cuts label tour for late 2011.
SUTTER - [something clever], Open Bar
http://www.somethingclever.us/
http://www.soundcloud.com/sutter
http://www.facebook.com/sutter.detroit
SUTTER BIO:
Eric Sutter has quickly established himself as one of Detroit's go to guys for house music. Sutter's time spent developing a Detroit record/production label has opened doors to the next step in becoming a solid dj/producer.
During the spring of 2006, Sutter began his endeavor as an artist and creator of Detroit events from monthly events like "Glitch" and [something clever] to large scale NYE and Movement Festival after parties. These events have provided the opportunity to share the stage with talents like Roy Davis Jr, Bear Who? Johnny Fiasco, Ken C (ECB), Peter Christianson (LCG) and Justin Martin just to drop a few...
Eric Sutter's style of delivering deep, funky dance music has evolved over the years by blending from varieties of influences from Detroit to Chicago and beyond . This formula has produced Sutters recognizable sound around deep and sexy house with no shortage of neck-breaking jams. After all... "This is a DANCE party right"?
Aside of DJing and event production, his recent focus has been directed to music production. The debut of Sutters Strangeness EP, released on Open Bar Music (2010.12.28) paves the road for the upcoming year.
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