GENERATIONS - SAT DEC 10th, NERO Dec 16th, STEVE AOKI DEC 29th, NIGHTMARE b4 XMAS DEC 17th

[Nicole LaVie]

Welcome to the latest Columns of Knowledge newsletter:

Saturday night is the next amazing event from Beatdown Productions!

HIS WEEKEND!!! - GENERATIONS ||| HIVE | DSTAR | DARA | HARDWARE | DOWN JONES | December 10th | Holyoke Mass |||

      ||| GENERATIONS ||| HIVE | DSTAR | DARA | HARDWARE | DOWN JONES | December 10th | Mass |||

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BEATDOWN PRODUCTIONS

in associations with M.A.D.E.

and Aspect Radio

Presents...

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||| 3 AREAS OF SOUND ||| 20 + DJs AND PERFORMERS ||| 7 HOURS |||
| DRUM AND BASS | TECHNO | HOUSE | BREAKS | TRANCE | DUBSTEP |


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*** MASSIVE sound by Proper Sound, M.A.D.E and Beatdown Productions
*** Giveaways from Beatdown Productions and Proper Sound
*** Drink Specials ALL NIGHT at TWO BARS
*** DEMO CONTEST TO OPEN ALL THREE ROOMS!!!

Beatdown Productions will be hosting another Demo Competition to open up ALL THREE ROOMS @ GENERATIONS !!! We are looking for all genres of EDM that can properly represent a suitable set to open a room. Please send all submissions to [url]book...@BeatdownProductions.net for consideration. Please list the style that you are playing and the equipment you used to record the mix. Let's see what you got!

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(((AR PRODUCTIONS)))

AR Productions is back once again to transform the next installment of Beatdown Productions' event series into a visual overload like no other! Daniel Sevelt will be providing a custom lighting design to dominate the main room while Genetic M tears down your understanding of reality with a 360 degree vortex of visual projections.

For more info: www.ARProCo.com

FEATURED TALENT:

AREA 1 - Main Room Drum and Bass!!!
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HIVE – Drum and Bass
(Violence Recordings) - Los Angeles, CA
Celebrated on both sides of the Atlantic, it’s in the unassuming personality of futurist B-boy Hive that drum and bass finds its mightiest bridge between the UK and the US. His tracks have become staples of virtually all of drum and bass’ legends, from Andy C to Goldie, and make regular appearances on Grooverider’s Radio 1 program–on which Hive’s towering “Neo” spent weeks at number one on the Five Mighty Rollers. Hive’s label Violence has registered sales comparable to Ram, Renegade Hardware, and Valve. He released a tremendous remix of Goldie’s and Rob Playford’s “The Shadow” for Moving Shadow. Metalheadz has invited him to record an e.p. for the label. He’s toured worldwide, completing a month of dates in New Zealand and Australia in the fall of 2002, preceded by a month in the UK and Europe, which included a guest appearance for the Valve Soundsystem. No American has gained such complete entree into the heart of drum and bass.

Since the inception of the label, Hive’s musical output has grown ever more assertive and daring, personified most clearly by “Neo,” one of 2003's great anthems. “Neo” has reached into virtually every corner of drum and bass, from dedicated ravers to disaffected breaks aficionados, binding fans of different stripes together in common cause. Hive has also been spending more time in the studio with collaborators, including Keaton of The Usual Suspects. The two of them were responsible for “The Plague,” another massive anthem of 2003, released on Hardware. 2004 will see the release of their even more broadly appealing follow-up “Bring it On,” for Violence.

Tough, propulsive, forged out of both the traditional sampled aesthetic and leading sound designs of contemporary drum and bass, the sound of Hive today bears the imprint of an artist searching for new ways to reinterpret the music by his own lights. Neither a retrospective purist, nor a follower of fashion, Hive’s music, his DJing, and his label strike a steely, inspiring balance, hewing closely to a tight creative vision that has propelled him into the forefront of drum and bass wherever it thrives.

WEBSITE - http://www.violencerecordings.com/
SOUNDCLOUD - http://www.soundcloud.com/violencerecordings
BEATPORT - http://www.beatport.com/#artist/hive/846
DISCOGS - http://www.discogs.com/artist/Hive
FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/hivealive
TWITTER - http://www.twitter.com/HIVEVIOLENCE
MYSPACE - http://www.myspace.com/djhive

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DSTAR – Drum and Bass
(Metalheadz | Gasm | Human) – Philadelphia, PA

An American Godfather of drum & bass, Dstar hit the scene with releases with heavy hitters such as Metalheadz, Freak, Human, Intasound, Barcode, Eastside, Citrus, and even Jungle Sky to name a few…After the ‘rebirth’ as mutant Down Jones he has embraced a multifaceted discography of bassmusic stemming from Dubstep, Drumstep, Mumbacore, and still the Dstar O.G. in D&B. He has shared the stage and been supported by the likes of Flinch, Datsik, 12th Planet, Joker, Noisia, Reid Speed, Goldie, Dieselboy, Borgore, TC, Mt. Eden, Grooverider, RUN DMT, Bailey, Joe Nice, Infuze, Noah D., Faust & Shortee, 6Blocc, Jakes, Dylan, Starkey, and the list goes on.

WEBSITE - www.gasmrecordings.com
SOUNDCLOUD - http://soundcloud.com/dstar
BEATPORT - http://www.beatport.com/#artist/dstar/18826/tracks
DISCOGS - http://www.discogs.com/artist/DStar
FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/djdownjones
TWITTER - http://twitter.com/DJDSTAR
MYSPACE - http://www.myspace.com/thedstar

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DJ DARA – Special Oldschool Jungle Set!!!
(Breakbeat Science | Planet Of The Drums) New York, NY

A member of the infamous Planet of the Drums crew alongside fellow drum ‘n bass pioneers AK1200, Dieselboy, & J Messinian, this Irish transplant has been a dominant figure in the U.S. drum ‘n bass scene since his arrival here in 1994. His discography includes 2 critically acclaimed full length artist albums, 8 DJ mix CDs, as well as numerous singles and remixes for artists such as Freq Nasty, Afrika Bambaata and Keoki. Dara co-founded the nation’s first & largest drum ‘n bass record store, Breakbeat Science, in NYC which doubles as his own imprint, Breakbeat Science Recordings. He has been featured in countless magazine articles and interviews both in the US and worldwide. He previously hosted one of the internet’s most popular drum ‘n bass broadcasts, Velocity, where he regularly interviewed leading drum ‘n bass artists such as Jonny L, Kemistry & Storm, Trace, Ed Rush, Optical, Hype, Andy C, Zinc, and many others. Dara’s long standing relationships with the world’s drum ‘n bass elite gives him access to an astounding amount of new and unreleased material. His brilliant recording endeavors along with his incessant touring marked by consistently awe-inspiring DJ sets have made him one of the most recognized and well respected DJs in the country.

WEBSITE - http://www.planetofthedrums.com/
SOUNDCLOUD - http://soundcloud.com/dj-dara
BEATPORT - http://www.beatport.com/#artist/dj-dara/128766/tracks
DISCOGS - http://www.discogs.com/artist/DJ+Dara
FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/pages/DJ-Dara/112636395417314
MYSPACE - http://www.myspace.com/daralickt

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MIZEYESIS vs METAPHYSIFUNK vs KAE SHARP - DnB | Jungle
(Hipstep Zulu | Jungletrain.net | Operation Breakbeat | MADE | Beatdown | Quality of Life | LTD Unlimited) CT / MA

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AREA 2 - House | Techno | Electro | Trance
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DJ HARDWARE 2 Hour Set – Techno | Electro
(Pure Music Recordings) - Houston, TX

A legend in his own right, DJ Hardware's career as an international artist spans the scope of over two decades. Hardware is a definitive DJ, producer and Remixer, a tastemaker who has achieved worldwide accolades and has established himself at the forefront of the electronic music scene! His sets combine brilliant searing progressive house with uplifting dirty electro house as he layers his sounds, building the realms of a musical journey that culminates into a total mind and body meltdown! After selling well over 250,000 Units of DJ mix CD compilations and playing to sold out clubs and festivals around the globe for the last 15 years, and producing and remixing some of the worlds biggest Artists, DJ Hardware finally honed his craft, delivering an explosive sound that has taken over clubs across the globe. Hardware’s musical taste landmarks the revolutionary sound that is sweeping the club scene around the globe. Prepare yourself for the raw dirty sounds of massive bass lines and raw drums and enjoy!

WEBSITE - http://djhardware.com/
SOUNDCLOUD - http://soundcloud.com/dj-hardware
BEATPORT - http://www.beatport.com/#artist/dj-hardware/43028/tracks
DISCOGS - http://www.discogs.com/artist/DJ+Hardware
FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/pages/DJ-Hardware/114241175284708
MYSPACE - http://www.myspace.com/theoriginaldjhardware

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SNEAKER & THE DRYER - Electro | Bassline
(Kick It Recordings | Torq) - MA

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MIKE D - Funky House
(Awesome) - MA

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DANIEL SEVELT - 2 Hour All Vinyl Set!!!
(Aspect Radio) - MA

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AREA 3 - Dubstep | Breaks | Psy | Multi-Genre
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DOWN JONES – Dubstep | Drumstep
(P5 Records | Foul Play | Gasm ) - Philly, PA

Drum & Bass great DSTAR births Dubstep king Down Jones, who is not new to being on the forefront of some heavily played tunes on the dancefloor. Anthems are already being rinsed and supported by the likes of Joker, 12th Planet, Jakes, Noah D, and as his aka, Dstar, he continues to churn out huge drum & bass tunes with support from major players like Goldie, Dieselboy, Bailey, Dylan and many others. With singles and remixes out there on Seclusiasis, Supa Crucial, and Slit Jockey buzzing, also be on the lookout for the massive dubstep album debut from Down Jones! The full length ‘Dumb It Down’ project is available on Foul Play records and includes collaborations with 6blocc, Mad Cobra, Armanni Reign, Hulk, Prolific, Command Strange, and more! With the launch of his new dubstep label, P5 Records and continued smashing releases on homegrown Gasm Recordings, Down Jones is one to follow.

http://p5records.com/
http://djdownjones.com/
http://gasmrecordings.com/
http://soundcloud.com/dstar
http://www.foulplayrecords.com

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HAITIAN - Dubstep | Electro
(2kdeep | Party Guy Records) - VT

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FIG - Breaks
(Tight Crew | Funk Communications) - RI

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SYMETREX vs ELZWERTH - Dubstep | DnB | Multi-Genre
(Threshold | Dubbage) - CT

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Pr0n - Progressive Psy
(Fractaltribe) – MA

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KAPPA - Funky House / Breaks
(Showcase Records | Soull Mussik) - CT

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