Finest Ego | Beatmaker Challenge & Style Wild Xtra Special with Long Arm & Ruslan Gadzhimuradov, Mike Gao, Sweatson Klank aka Take, Gordon & Jinna Morocha, 15th of June 2012 @ Distillery, Leipzig
Announcing our already fourth Beatmaker Challenge, we are proud to present the Style Wild Xtra Special (Presented by Finest Ego, Resistant Mindz, Spitainment & Fenster Zum Hof) taking place on the 15th of June 2012 at the Distillery, Leipzig.
Application: You are a young producer/beatmaker, have confidence in your music and you know how to rock the pads and keys of your controller of choice in front of a hungry crowd? Send us a message with a LINK (no attachement, please) to your live-videos and tracks to info@finestego.com with the headline “Beatmaker Challenge” to have the chance to participate and win prizes by Native Instruments, Ableton and others.
Headlining for the night will be Long Arm & Ruslan Gadzhimuradov, who will play their first ever show together in western Europe alongside Sweatson Klank aka Take and Mike Gao, supported by DJ-Sets from Gordon Gieseking, Jinna Morocha & Front2Blaq. Furthermore, frequent beat battle champion Mike Gao and Steffen Barth will also each give a workshop on audio production, arrangement and more earlier that day.
The whole day will be filled with various events, from screening of related movies and documentaries to breakdance battles and free walls and painting areas for Graffiti and Streetart artists as well as a synthesizer and beat-machine/drum computer exhibition!
German
Am 4. Mai dieses Jahres ist mit Adam Yauch einer der Innovateure der Hip Hop-Szene von uns gegangen. An dieser Stelle wollen wir noch einmal DANKE sagen. Danke für das Aufstoßen unzähliger Türen zu neuen Soundwelten und jeder Menge (Sound) Tracks, die sicher eine Menge von uns Hörern auf so manchen Lebensweg mehr als nurbegleitet haben.
Die Tradition neue Wege zu beschreiten, wollen wir mit dem Style Wild Xtra Special heute Abend fortsetzen. Mittlerweile waren mit Robot Koch, Fulgeance, Comfort Fit oder fLako u.a. viele Produzenten einer neuen Ära bei uns zu Gast, die Hip Hop auf ein neues Level gehoben haben, ähnlich wie Adam Yauch es mit den Beastie Boys schaffte. Ob Hip Hop dabei nun das Genre ist, in das man die Jungs stecken möchte oder vielmehr nur die Basis für alles weitere, überlassen wir den Fachschreiberlingen. Heute Abend geht es um die nächste Generation bzw. um noch unentdeckte Talente.
Dank der Unterstützung des Finest Ego-Teams und Resistant Mindz gibt es eine mittlerweile fast überfällige Premiere in Leipzig: Den ersten Beatmaker Challenge. Sechs Beatmaker aus ganz Europa werden, nach Einsendung von überzeugenden Live Videos und Tracks, eingeladen bei der Challenge teilzunehmen. Jeder bereitet ein zehnminütiges Set mit möglichst überzeugender Live-Performance und den besten Produktionen vor (Hauptaugenmerk liegt auf performance vs “play” drücken). Gemeinsam mit dem Publikum werden drei Gewinner ausgewählt und jeder Teilnehmer der Challenge bekommt Preise von Native Instruments und Ableton im Gesamtwert von ca. 3000 €, so dass niemand “umsonst” angereist ist.
Zudem wird es Live-Sets von Long Arm feat. Ruslan Gadzhimuradov und Mike Gao aus dem Project: Mooncircle-Lager geben. Das Live-Set von Long Arm mit Drummer Ruslan Gadzhimuradov wird ebenfalls Premieren-Status haben, ist es doch die erste Show der beiden zusammen in Europa!!! Wir verlieren an dieser Stelle keine weiteren Worte, saugt die Energie und Atmosphäre der Videos im Netz einfach auf und freut Euch auf ein Leckerbissen der ganz besonderen Art!
Nach der Challenge und den Live-Sets gibt´s dann noch eine derbe Ladung Dj-Sets von Gordon (Project Mooncircle Labelchef), Jinna Morocha und Front2Blaq.
An der Stelle machen wir aber noch lange nicht halt. Im Keller werdet Ihr mit klassischem Hip Hop auf höchstem Nivaeu versorgt. Die Spitainment Crew entert das Basement wie gewohnt in audiovisueller Art.
Mit Lorenzo Hmz, Dj Sicstyle, Target One, Ing.Mar und Mister Grey als Plattendreher und Scientist am Vj-Pult dürften keine Wünsche offen bleiben!
Und dann hätten wir da noch ein üppiges Rahmenprogramm. Los gehts ab 15 Uhr, wenn unser Zaun allen frei zum Malen zur Verfügung steht. Im Garten werden wir Filme und Dokus zeigen, Ihr könnt eure Scetch-Books mitbringen, Euch austauschen, Euch auf unseren Tischen verewigen oder allerhand andere Materialien zum Kreativwerden nutzen.
Ab 18 Uhr gibt es dann zwei Streetdance-Battles. Einmal hätten wir Hip Hop 2vs2 im Angebot, der andere Battle verortet sich etwas offener und läuft unter dem Label experimentell. Wer hier teilnehmen möchte und nähere Infos braucht, sendet bitte eine Mail an urban@distillery.de. Außerdem werden Troop 23 uns noch mit einer Show überraschen.
Bevor es 23 Uhr mit Party und Beatmaker Challenge losgeht, gibt es ab 21 Uhr noch zwei Workshops mit Low End Theory Beat Battle Gewinner Mike Gao und Steffen Barth. Hier dreht sich alles um Arrangement/Audio/Producing.
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Project: Mooncircle Label Night with Om Unit, Robot Koch, Sweatson Klank aka Take, Sina., Jinna Morocha and more – BERLIN
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Project: Mooncircle Exhibition + Warm Up Party / 10th Anniversary Showcase with fLako, Robot Koch, Long Arm and many more…
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FINEST EGO | Monthly Trip with Kidkanevil and Amenta
We are very pleased to announce our guests for our upcoming Monthly Trip on the 19th of November! RBMA alumni kidkanevil (UK) and Amenta (Canada) will perform together at Panke, Berlin. Being the first time kidkanevil plays in Berlin and one of the rare occasions to see him and Amenta perform together, we can expect futuristic beats between avantgarde Electronica and organic HipHop in combination with Amenta’s folky and soulful voice. Supporting DJs will be DJ Werd, Radio&Fernseh and Malte.
While kidkanevil, also being a member of Stateless (Ninja Tune), already released three albums, a remix album, plus various other projects on First Word Records (working together with such artists as Bonobo, Jehst, Lateef, Andreya Triana, Illum Sphere, Mr Thing, Natural Self, DJ Vadim & Yarah Bravo amongst many others), Amenta has just released her first very well received deput EP “Sacred Places” on the same label. However, in her music-career she has already worked with such prolific producers as Blue Daisy, Mau’Lin, fLako, kidKanevil, Om Unit, Clinic, Lost Twin and Throwing Snow, most of whom can also be found on her EP.
Timetable:
11.30PM Malte – Dj set
00.00AM DJ Werd – Dj set
00.30AM Amenta – Live
01.30AM kidkanevil – Live
02.30AM Radio&Fernseh – Dj set
Location:
Panke
Gerichtstraße 23, Wedding, 13347 Berlin
Berlin, Germany
kidkanevil
Amenta
Project: Mooncircle
First Word Records
Ninja Tune
Red Bull Music Academy
hhv.de
BLN.FM
Panke Berlin
Finest Ego Website
Native Instruments
Ableton
WeSC
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LONG ARM “ORGANIC” RECORD RELEASE PARTY – BERLIN
English:
On the 14th of October, one of the most gifted young producers in the area of abstract instrumental hip hop, Long Arm from Russia, will be playing in “Panke“, Berlin. His debut album “The Branches“, released on Project: Mooncircle, made it into radio shows of Mary Anne Hobbs (XFM) as well as Gilles Peterson‘s “All Winners” show on BBC Radio 1, his personal list of favorites of the year 2011 so far. Anyone who troubles oneself about looking for videos of live performances by the Orenburg native, will soon notice how the classically trained jazz pianist manages to create a dense sound-atmosphere you would not usually expect from a single person but rather from a complete jazz-orchestra, drum-section included. His sophomore release “Organic“, a collection of new and unreleased songs but also remix versions from the likes of Daisuke Tanabe, Krts and FiJi & Eugenia Peters, will be coming out at the end of September, also on Project: Mooncircle. He will be accompanied by Graciela Maria (Mexico), who will also have a guest appearance on “Organic”, Sneaky (Fingathing / Ninja Tune), V. Raeter (Ecke Prenz / Spoken View), Gordon Gieseking (Project Squared / Finest Ego / P:MC) as well as Jinna Morocha, a young russian label-mate of Project: Mooncircle, now residing in Berlin.
German:
Am 14. Oktober wird mit dem Russen Long Arm einer der talentiertesten jungen Produzenten im Bereich des abstrakten Instrumental-HipHop im Panke in Berlin spielen. Sein auf Project: Mooncircle veröffentlichtes Debüt-Album “The Branches“ fand Platz in Sendungen von Mary Anne Hobbs (XFM), sowie in Gilles Petersons “All Winners” Sendung auf BBC Radio 1, seiner momentanen, persönlichen Bestenliste des Jahres 2011. Wer sich die Mühe macht und einmal nach Videos von Live Auftritten des Orenburgers sucht, wird schnell bemerken, dass es der studierte Jazz-Pianist schafft eine Klangatmosphäre zu erschaffen, wie man sie sonst nur von einem kompletten Jazzorchester inklusive Drum-Section erwarten würde. Ende September veröffentlicht Long Arm zusätzlich sein Nachfolgewerk “Organic“, eine Zusammenstellung neuer und bisher unveröffentlichter Songs sowie Remix Versionen von Daisuke Tanabe, Krts und FiJi & Eugenia Peters auf Project: Mooncircle. Begleitet wird Long Arm von Graciela Maria (Mexiko), die ebenfalls auf “Organic“ vertreten sein wird, Sneaky (Fingathing / Ninja Tune), V. Raeter (Ecke Prenz / Spoken View), Gordon Gieseking (Project Squared / Finest Ego / P:MC) sowie Jinna Morocha, einer jungen russischen Labelmacherin von Project: Mooncircle, die jetzt in Berlin lebt.
Listen to the “The Branches” album preview:
“Organic” EP preview:
Long Arm “When Children Sleep” Official Video:
Long Arm “Organic” (featuring Teknical Development) video:
Long Arm @ Mary Anne Hobbs on XFM
Long Arm @ Gilles Peterson “All Winners” on BBC Radio 1
More information: Project: Mooncircle | Bandcamp
Time schedule:
11:30PM – V. Raeter & Breaque (Ecke Prenz)
00:30AM – Graciela Maria & Sneaky Live
01:30AM – Long Arm Live
02:30AM – Jinna Morocha & Gordon Gieseking Dj set
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Skribble Meets Finest Ego
We are proud to announce our next joint co-operation. Together with renowned art and party-collective Skribble Gebibble we are presenting Skribble Meets Finest Ego.
Happening on the 8th of October in Oberhausen, we are organising a new beatmaker challenge with participants from all over Europe (Italy, Belgium, France, Hungary, Austria and Germany), followed by a massive line-up with artists like Graciela Maria (Mexico) & Sneaky (UK), Herrmutt Lobby (Belgium) and, last but not least, Long Arm (Russia).
The whole event will be accompanied by a large Graffiti area, free to use paint and creative tools, a „living room“ area with Djs to calm down and relax and a lot more.
Seit 3 Jahren versammelt Skribble Gebibble feinste Beat- und Indierap Artists im Ruhrgebiet. Und seit dem das Skribble-Kollektiv sein Unwesen treibt, steht auf Tourplakaten immer öfter Oberhausen zwischen London und Berlin. Robot Koch, Huss & Hodn, Richard Colvean und Themselves sind nur einige derer, die sich zwischen dem Stifte- und Kuchenbuffet der Skribbler schon niedergelassen haben.
Der neuste Coup aus Oberhausen: Skribble meets Finest Ego! Am 8. Oktober werden internationale Größen wie Long Arm, Playpad Circus und Sneaky unter der Flagge der Beatmaker-Plattform in Oberhausen einfallen und das Druckluft in seinen Grundfesten erschüttern. Dabei wird der Auftritt der Hauptacts aber nur einen Mittelpunkt bilden, um den herum Skribble ein fettes Programm gebaut hat: Ein Wohnzimmer mit reichlichen Möglichkeiten um selbst kreativ zu werden, Beat-Workshop mit Herrmutt Lobby, Liveaction von Graffitigrößen wie Nychos, Lowbros und Peachbeach, und nicht zuletzt die Beatmaker Challenge mit Richard Colvean, Dnte und vielen anderen. Das Ganze ist natürlich nur der Auftakt zu einer ausgedehnten Feier mit den DJ-Teams von Finest Ego und Skribble.
Komplettes Programm und ausführliche Infos: www.skribblegebibble.de
Das Line-Up im Überblick:
LIVE:
Long Arm (Russland)
Herrmutt Lobby (Belgien)
Graciela Maria & Sneaky (Mexiko / UK)
BEATMAKER CHALLENGE:
Mono:Massiv (Österreich)
9thCloud (Frankreich)
Avyd (Ruhrgebiet)
Dnte (Ungarn)
Millelemmi (Italien)
Playpad Circus (Berlin)
Richard Colvean (Belgien)
GRAFFITI ARTISTS:
Nychos (Wien)
Peachbeach (Berlin)
Lowbros (Hamburg)
Dxtr (Düsseldorf)
Shad/Fool (Essen)
CONE (Saarbrücken)
SOWIE die DJ-Teams von Skribble und Finest Ego.
FINES EGO DJ’S:
V. Raeter (Spoken View / Ecke Prenz)
Gordon Gieseking (Project: Mooncircle / Finest Ego / hhv.de)
Jinna Morocha (Project: Mooncircle)
Malte (Finest Ego)
SKRIBBLE DJ’S:
Bohemian Output
Einar.Zuviel
Frau Keludowig
He-Mon
Kid Data
Tofuland
Facebook Event | Skribblegebibble | Skribble Facebook Page
On the 8th of October, we organised a Beatmaker Challenge in Oberhausen with participants from all over Europe (Italy, Belgium, France, Hungary, Austria and Germany), followed by a massive line-up with artists like Graciela Maria (Mexico) & Sneaky (UK) and, last but not least, Long Arm (Russia).
Challenge members: 9th cloud, Richard Colvaen, Mono:Massive, Avyd, Millelemmi, DNte & Playpad Circus.
The Competition Ranking:
1st Place — Richard Colvaen
2nd Place — Playpad Circus
3rd Place — DNte
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ROBOT KOCH “THE OTHER SIDE” RECORD RELEASE PARTY – BERLIN
Although Robot Koch has an international reputation as being “One of Europe`s finest producers of the beat generation“ (Low End Theory), he is much more than just a beatmaker… “(Post)-dubstep infused Electronic Hip Hop“ is far too constrained a label to understand what this producer is all about. Instead of following the sound of his previous albums “Death Star Droid” (“Essential listening” – Bobby Friction BBC) and “Songs For Trees and Cyborgs“ (“Music for a modern age that has rarely sounded so good” – Boomkat), Koch takes the genre defying ingredients from these previous records to another level. There still are some of those “Galactic ten ton beats and space age melodies“ (Dazed and Confused) that made the previous albums staple drops in the playlists of Mary Anne Hobbs, Starkey, Daedelus and Gas Lamp Killer to name a few, but there is a new dimension to Koch`s production and songwriting that didn’t show on his previous records.
The cinematic vibe of tracks like “Nitesky”, the quirky and moody feel of “Bugs” and the electricity of “Tapedeck” show how Koch more than ever manages to create intimate and timeless pieces of music that are soulful, deep, mysterious and that will appeal to fans of cutting edge Electronica and modern pop music alike. This is the most personal record of Robot Koch to date. Instead of going for big name features Koch teamed up with lesser know artists like Kansas based vocal talent John LaMonica, long time friend and theatre composer Nielson and mexican singer/songwriter Graciela Maria to find the right voices for his compositions. John LaMonica infuses his whimsical and heartfelt melodies that breathe an air of darkness and nostalgia with Koch`s fresh and forward thinking instrumentals to create something that fans of Radiohead, The XX and Jamie Lidell should not sleep on.
Support for the night is Jinna Morocha, a young russian label-mate of Project: Mooncircle, now residing in Berlin.
Robot Koch “The Other Side” album information
Robot Koch “The Other Side” album preview:
Robot Koch with John LaMonica live @ Panke, Berlin:
Robot Koch “Heal” video:
Robot Koch “Glassdrops” (featuring John LaMonica) video:
Project: Mooncircle | Robots Don’t Sleep
Time schedule:
23:30PM – Jinna Morocha – Dj set
00:30AM – John LaMonica Live
01:30AM – Robot Koch Live
03:00AM – Jinna Morocha – Dj set
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Gerade erst zurück vom Satta Outside Festival aber dem Berliner Publikum keine Ruhepause gönnend. Monthly Trip Nummer 5 präsentiert Mike Slott aus Dublin bzw NYC, der keine weitere Beschreibung benötigt. Mit Unterstützung der Finest Ego DJs Scott Hobbs, Soulmind, Jinna Morocha und Gordon Gieseking wird die Panke die gesamte Nacht von dynamisch pulsierenden Klängen gefüllt.
Just back in time from Satta Outside Festival but there i…s no time to rest for our Berlin crowd. Monthly Trip number 5 presents you Mike Slott from Dublin/NYC, who needs no further description. Supported by the Finest Ego DJs Scott Hobbs, Soulmind, Jinna Morocha and Gordon Gieseking, vibrant sounds will be filling Panke all night long.
Timetable:
11.30PM Soulmind – Dj set
00.00AM Scott Hobbs – Dj set
00.30AM Vaiper – Live
01.30AM Mike Slott – Live
02.30AM Jinna Morocha & Gordon Gieseking – Dj set
Location:
Panke
Gerichtstraße 23, Wedding, 13347 Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Lucky Me
Mike Slott
Project: Mooncircle
hhv.de
BLN.FM
Panke Berlin
Finest Ego Website
Native Instruments
Ableton
WeSC
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We are happy to announce that we will be featured at the Satta Outside Festival (August, 12th – 15th) in Lithuania with our Project: Mooncircle artists Robot Koch, fLako, John Robinson, and the newly signed 1000Names.
The Finest Ego crew, furthermore, will be teaming up with Renegades Of Bump to organize a beat battle/challenge, similar to the Beatmaker Challenge at the Finest Ego Weekend in Berlin last March and the Ritmo Kovos Beat Battles and will bring the Beatmaker Challenge winner Playpad Circus along for live performances.
http://www.finestego.com/dates | http://www.sattaoutside.lt
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Am 16. Juli, unserem bereits vierten monatlichen Treffen, werden wir Mika Gao (All City, Alpha Pub, Project: Mooncircle) und Daisuke Tanabe (Circulations, Ki Records) als Gäste empfangen und uns von ihren Liveshows beglücken lassen.
Unterstützt werden sie dabei von den Finest Ego DJ’s Jinna Morocha, Laurent Fintoni & Synflood, weshalb die ganze Nacht von tiefen atmopshärischen Sounds und knusprig-knackigen Drumsets erfüllt sein wird.
On July, 16th, our fourth monthly meeting, Mike Gao (of All City, Alpha Pup, Project: Mooncircle) and Daisuke Tanabe (Circulations, Ki Records) will be our guests and bless us with their live shows, supported by the Finest Ego DJ’s Jinna Morocha, Laurent Fintoni & Synflood.
The whole night will, therefore, be filled with deep athmospheric sounds and crunchy drumsets between Wonky, Hip Hop, Electronic and Dubstep.
Timetable:
10.00PM Jinna Morocha – Dj set
11.30AM Laurent Fintoni – Dj set
01.30AM Daisuke Tanabe – Live
02.30AM Mike Gao – Dj set
03.30AM Dj Synflood – Dj set
Location:
Panke
Gerichtstraße 23, Wedding, 13347 Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Mike Gao
Daisuke Tanabe
Project: Mooncircle
hhv.de
BLN.FM
Panke Berlin
Finest Ego Website
Native Instruments
WeSC
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FINEST EGO present: DZA’S “SUPERSHARK” EP RECORD RELEASE PARTY
Bei unserem dritten “Monthly Trip” im Panke (18. Juni) werden wir die Veröffentlichung der “Supershark” EP des russischen Produzenten DZA (Black Acre, Project: Mooncircle, Error Broadcast) feiern, der uns außerdem mit einem Live-Set überraschen wird.
Gemeinsam mit den Finest Ego DJ’s Gordon, Area Boy, Binh & Puzzle treffen an diesem Abend verschiedenste musikalische Stile zwischen Hip Hop, Electronic über Dubstep bis hin zu Wonky und Glitch aufeinander.
The third “Monthly Trip” at Panke (18th of June), we will be celebrating the release of the “Supershark” EP by the russian producer DZA (of Black Acre, Project: Mooncircle, Error Broadcast), who will also show us his crazy live skills.
Together with the Finest Ego DJ’s Gordon, Area Boy, Binh & Puzzle, we will have a wide range of musical styles and genres like Hip Hop, Electronic, Dubstep, Wonky and Glitch clashing throughout the night.
Sasha Kholenko is DZA, a Russian beat-maker and producer at the forefront of the scene in Russia and quickly invading the rest of the world with his unique electronic hip-hop creations. At the beginning of 2010, Jus Like Music made contact with DZA and then met with him at the Red Bull Music Academy in London where he was a participant. DZA submitted his track, Shifty, to the Oscillations compilation released last year by Jus Like Music Records. Since then, DZA has gone on to create releases for Error Broadcast and Black Acre Records, but now he is back with his Supershark EP.
A joint release between Jus Like Music Records and Project Mooncircle, the Supershark EP, is a hectic array of electronic mayhem with synths, bleeps and heavy beats. This release stands apart from the crowd with its exceptional layering of anarchic sounds over strong, unwavering, hip-hop-influenced beats and breaks. DZA’s ability to weave electronic sounds to create atmosphere and feeling is nothing short of astounding. 16 minutes of pure inspiration that will make even the most seasoned heads look up and take note.
Timetable:
10.00PM Binh – Dj set
11.30AM Area Boy – Dj set
01.30AM DZA – Live
02.30AM Puzzle – Dj set
03.30AM Gordon – Dj set
Location:
Panke
Gerichtstraße 23, Wedding, 13347 Berlin
Berlin, Germany
DZA
Project: Mooncircle
Jus’ Like Music
hhv.de
Twen FM
Panke Berlin
Finest Ego Website
Native Instruments
WeSC
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Am Samstag den 21. Mai, dem zweiten Monthly Trip des Finest Ego Kollektivs, werden die beiden bulgarischen Produzenten 1000Names (Black Acre, Svetlana Industries, Eklektik Records) in der Panke in Berlin, Wedding zu Gast sein.
Bekannt für ihren zukunftsweisenden experimentellen Sound zwischen Broken Beat und Instrumental Hip Hop, werden die beiden eine ihrer berüchtigten Liveshows geben und mit Unterstützung der Finest Ego DJ’s Jinna Morocha, Gordon, Malte & Genys für harte aber warme Beats im Grenzbereich zwischen Wonky, Hip Hop, Electronic und Dubstep sorgen.
On the 21st of May, our second Monthly Trip, we will be welcoming the two bulgarian producers 1000Names (of Black Acre, Svetlana Industries, Eklektik Records), renowned for their boundary pushing experimental electronic music between Broken Beat and Instrumental Hip Hop.
Supported by the Finest Ego DJ’s Jinna Morocha, Gordon, Malte & Genys, they will play one of their infamous live shows at the beautiful Panke club in Wedding.
Expect soulful hard beats between Wonky, Hip Hop, Electronic and Dubstep.
Timetable:
10.00PM Malte – Dj set
11.30AM Gordon – Dj set
01.30AM 1000 Names – Live
02.30AM Jinna Morocha – Dj set
03.30AM Genys – Dj set
Location:
Panke
Gerichtstraße 23, Wedding, 13347 Berlin
Berlin, Germany
1000 Names
hhv.de
Twen FM
Panke Berlin
Finest Ego Website
Native Instruments
WeSC
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After the very successful “Finest Ego Weekend“ the Finest Ego Collective is happy to announce The Finest Ego | Monthly Trip. Taking place at club Panke (Berlin, Wedding), this monthly party will focus on future beat music and their creators – the producers and beatmakers.
On the first date (April 16th), Playpad Circus, winner of the Finest Ego Beatmaker Challenge, will play a complete live set with support by the Finest Ego DJ’s Gordon, V.Raeter, Jinna Morocha and Malte. Hence, the night will host a broad sonic mixture between Hip Hop, Electronic, Dubstep, Wonky and Glitch.
Timetable:
11.30PM Malte – Dj set
00.30AM V.Raeter – Dj set
01.30AM Playpad Circus Live
02.30AM Jinna Morocha & Gordon
Location:
Panke
Gerichtstraße 23, Wedding, 13347 Berlin
Berlin, Germany
hhv.de
Twen FM
Panke Berlin
Finest Ego Website
Native Instruments
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Finest Ego Weekend Homepage
Finest Ego Weekend Poster (300dpi, 5,7 MB)
Finest Ego Weekend Factsheet (9,1 MB)
Finest Ego Homepage
Finest Ego Facebook
Finest Ego Weekend (Download the press sheet)
FINEST EGO | WEEKEND DOCUMENTATION #01 – BEATMAKER CHALLENGE
The first part of our documentation is about the Beatmaker Challenge at the Finest Ego | Weekend with all participants!
FINEST EGO | WEEKEND DOCUMENTATION #02 – LIVE SHOWS / INTERVIEWS with Teebs, fLako, Robot Koch, Blue Daisy, Comfort Fit and Jeremiah Jae
The 2nd documentation is about the live shows / interviews at the Finest Ego | Weekend with acts like Teebs (Brainfeeder), fLako (Project: Mooncircle), Blue Daisy (Black Acre), Comfort Fit (Project: Mooncircle) and Jeremiah Jae (Warp / Brainfeeder) and Robot Koch (Project: Mooncircle).
Production & Camera: Thomas Krueger, Martin Pohle, Roman Besser und Max Winter | Interviews: Malte Tarnow & Erjee Vroling | Creative Direction: Martin Pohle, Malte Tarnow, Erjee Vroling & Thomas Krueger | Final Edit & Grading: Thomas Grummt | Design: LGB5
On the 19th & 20th of March the “Finest Ego Weekend” will take place in Berlin, kicking off the new international artist-network called “Finest Ego” (http://www.finestego.com), a platform and community for young, innovate producers and music lovers in and around the constantly changing and evolving bass music continuum. On these two days, some of the most active and prolific international producers as well as unknown young talents from all around Europe will come together on the banks of the River Spree. Whilst, on Saturday afternoon, renowned producers will host workshops and give insight into their music creation process and production-techniques, the programm for the evening will focus on live-music and culminate in a party during both days. With Robot Koch, fLako, Blue Daisy, Comfort Fit and the two Flying Lotus protégés Teebs and Jeremiah Jae, the “Finest Ego Weekend” will host headliners which represent the future of hiphop in a fascinating unique way. Having developed autonomously from american chart-dominance in the last few years, a new sound has evolved between the US and Europe, which at the same time ties in 30 years of hiphop tradition, whilst also connecting to the abstract structures of electronic music and the depth of clubmusic. The live- and dj-sets, largely never before seen in Germany, are easily a contender for highlight of the year even for a city like Berlin. Furthermore, winners of the “Finest Ego Beatmaker Competition”, will showcase their beats, productions and performances for the first time in front of an international audience. Hosted by Erjee, part of the producer team “Killing Skills” and organizer of the “Drop”-challenges in Amsterdam, the up-and-coming producers will take on the audience and will have the chance to win studio-equipment, like the Native Instruments Maschine, as well as a record deal with Finest Ego Records and Project: Mooncircle.
The “Finest Ego Weekend” will carry the main thought behind the Finest Ego Community; to be an aggregator and a collective for young, talented and unknown but also established producers free of all the boundaries of styles and genres, and connect the steadily evolving and changing bass music scene. Exchange and synergy between the young and established producers and their creative visions including the audience and press are to be encouraged. Providing artist-features, reviews and exclusive tracks, Finest Ego is not only a publishing-platform but also a connecting hub between such diverse social networks as Facebook, Twitter and Soundcloud. Furthermore, Finest Ego has already released two compilations focusing on producers from Japan, and Russia, will release another focusing on New New Zealand / Australia in the near future, and is currently preparing future compilations like Germany, Austria & Switzerland.
Finest Ego Beatmaker Competition
The producers (at least 18 years of age), send their productions and/or videos of their live-performances via e-mail (finestego@googlemail.com) or via the Soundcloud Dropbox (http://soundcloud.com/finestego/dropbox) to the Finest Ego team (deadline – March 1st, 2011!). From these submissions the team and community will select the most outstanding applicants, who will have the chance to present their music in a 10 minute live-set on stage at the club Chez Jacki on the 19th of March within the programm of the “Finest Ego Weekend”.
In this process the audience will not only evaluate the sound of their productions but also the quality of the participant’s live-performances, as judged by the crowds reactions. The participants will have the opportunity to win not only the possibility of a release on Finest Ego Records / Project: Mooncircle, but also a Native Instruments Maschine, Native Instruments Komplete 7, a Native Instruments Maschine Bag, as well as further prizes like headphones from WeSC, clothing articles from WeSC, Mishka and Acrylik and hhv.de gift-certificates for records and other articles.
Date:
March 19th and 20th, 2011
Venue:
Chez Jacki / Maria am Ostbahnhof
An der Schillingbrücke 1, 10243 Berlin, Germany
Website: http://www.chezjacki.com
Artists:
Live-Acts:
Robot Koch (Deutschland, Project: Mooncircle, Bpitch Control)
Teebs (USA, Brainfeeder)
Jeremiah Jae (USA, Warp Records, Alphapup, Brainfeeder)
Blue Daisy (UK, Black Acre)
fLako (UK, Project: Mooncircle)
Comfort Fit (GER, Project: Mooncircle / Error Broadcast)
DJs:
V. Raeter (Spoken View / Project: Mooncircle)
Puzzle (Generation Bass)
Jinna Morocha & Gordon (Project: Mooncircle)
Skratch (Project Squared)
Beatmaker Challenge Participants:
Hazeem (Berlin)
Johnny Boy (Italy)
Figub Brazlevič (Berlin)
Playpad Circus (Berlin)
Flowtec (Trier)
DJ D-Fekt & Mr. Beef (Leipzig)
Ablauf Samstag/Timetable Saturday:
19.30 Uhr – Einlass / doors open
20:00 – 21:00 – Comfort Fit Workshop
21.00 – 22:00 – Native Instruments Workshop
22 – 23.30 Uhr – Beatmaker Challenge
- Hazeem (Berlin)
- Johnny Boy (Italy)
- Figub Brazlevič (Berlin)
- Playpad Circus (Berlin)
- Flowtec (Trier)
- DJ D-Fekt & Mr. Beef (Leipzig)
23.30 – 00:00 – The Binh (DJ) & Dj V. Raeter
00.00 – 01:00 – Comfort Fit
Pause/Umbau – DJ V. Raeter
01:00 Uhr – fLako
Pause/Umbau - Jinna Morocha
02:00 Uhr – Robot Koch
03:00 Uhr (open end) – Peter Skratch
Sonntag/Sunday:
20 Uhr – Einlass / doors open
bis 21 Uhr – Gordon / Jinna Morocha
21 Uhr – Blue Daisy
22 Uhr – Jeremiah Jay
23 Uhr – Teebs
00 Uhr (open end) – Puzzle
Sponsors: Native Instruments: http://www.native-instruments.com/ | hhv.de: http://www.hhv.de/ | Mishka: http://mishkanyc.com/ | Acrylik: http://www.acrylick.net | Fenders: http://www.fenders.de/ | WeSC: http://www.wesc.com/
Finest Ego Weekend (German) – (Download Sheet)
Am 19. und 20. März findet in Berlin das “Finest Ego Weekend” statt, das Kick-Off-Event des neuen internationalen Künstlernetzwerks “Finest Ego” (http://www.finestego.com), einer Plattform und Community für junge und innovative Produzenten und Musik-Liebhaber im sich ständig verändernden Kontinuum der Bassmusik. Direkt am Spreeufer kommen an zwei Tagen sowohl ein paar der international erfolgreichsten und umtriebigsten Produzenten als auch junge, unbekannte Talente aus ganz Europa zusammen. Während am Samstag Nachmittag in Workshops namhafte Produzenten Einblicke in ihre Produktionsweisen und -Techniken geben und im Rahmen von Praxissessions neue Produktionstools vorgestellt werden, ist das Abendprogramm an beiden Tagen ganz auf Livemusik und Party ausgerichtet. Mit Robot Koch, fLako, Blue Daisy, Comfort Fit und den beiden Flying Lotus Schützlingen Teebs und Jeremiah Jae bietet das “Finest Ego Weekend” Headliner, die wie niemand anderes die Zukunft von Hip Hop repräsentieren. Losgelöst von der US-amerikanischen Chart-Dominanz hat sich in den letzten Jahren zwischen USA und Europa ein neuer Sound entwickelt, der sowohl an 30 Jahre Hip Hop Tradition anknüpft als auch die abstrakten Strukturen elektronischer Musik mit der Deepness von Clubmusik verbindet. Ihre z.T. noch nie in Deutschland gesehenen Live- und DJ-Sets sind ein Programm, das sogar für eine Stadt wie Berlin ein Jahreshighlight darstellt.
Darüber hinaus präsentieren die Gewinner der “Finest Ego Beatmaker Competition” ihre Beats, Produktionen und Performances das erste Mal einem internationalem Live-Publikum. Moderiert von Erjee (Teil des Produzententeams “Killing Skills” und Veranstalter der “Drop”-Challenges in Amsterdam) stellen sich die Nachwuchsproduzenten dem Publikum und erhalten die Chance neben Studioequipment von Native Instruments auch einen Plattenvertrag mit Finest Ego Records und Project: Mooncircle zu gewinnen.
Das “Finest Ego Weekend” trägt den Hauptgedanken der Finest Ego Community fort: Aggregator und Kollektiv für talentierte, junge, unbekannte oder etablierte Produzenten aller
Stile, Richtungen und Genres zu sein. Ungeachtet von Genrekonventionen soll die sich ständig wachsende und sich verändernde Bassmusik-Szene vernetzen. Austausch und Synergie sowohl zwischen den jungen Produzenten und den etablierten Künstlern und ihren kreativen Visionen als auch mit dem Publikum und der Presse sollen gefördert werden. Dabei bietet Finest Ego mit Künstlerfeatures, Reviews und exklusiven Tracks nicht nur eine Publikationsplattform, sondern ist auch gleichzeitig Knotenpunkt vieler Social Network Kanäle wie Facebook, Twitter oder Soundcloud. Darüber hinaus veröffentlichte Finest Ego bereits zwei Compilations, mit Fokus auf Produzenten aus Japan und Russland, wird in Kürze eine Compilation mit Fokus auf Neuseeland und Australien veröffentlichen und hat außerdem bereits weitere Compilations, wie z.B. Deutschland, Österreich und Schweiz in Vorbereitung.
Finest Ego Beatmaker Competition
Die Produzenten (mind. 18 Jahre) schicken ihre Produktionen und/oder Videos ihrer Live-Performance per E-Mail (finestego@googlemail.com) oder über die Soundcloud Dropbox (http://soundcloud.com/finestego/dropbox) an das Finest Ego Team (Einsendeschluss ist der 01.03.2011). Aus den Einsendungen werden vom Team und der Community die besten Bewerber ausgewählt, die am 19. März im Rahmen des Finest Ego Weekends auf der Bühne des Chez Jacki Clubs für jeweils 10 Minuten ihre Musik präsentieren können. Dabei bewertet das Publikum nicht nur den Sound ihrer Produktionen sondern auch die Qualitäten ihrer Live-Performance, denn anhand der Zuschauerreaktionen werden dann Gewinner ausgewählt, welche die Möglichkeit einer Veröffentlichung auf Project: Mooncircle / Finest Ego Records, weiterhin eine Native Instruments Maschine, NI Kontrol 7 Elements und einen NI Maschine Bag, sowie weitere Sachpreise, darunter Kopfhörer von WeSC, Kleidung von WeSC, Mishka und Acrylik, hhv.de Platten- und Warengutscheine erhalten.
Artist Bios
Teebs
Jeremiah Jae
Robot Koch
Blue Daisy
Comfort Fit
fLako
Teebs (USA, Brainfeeder)
MySpace
Soundcloud
„Svetlana Industries Mixtape #1“ by Teebs: Download
Teebs, born as Mtendere (pronounced “ten-de-ra”) (Chichewa for “Peace”) Mandowa in New York to Malawi and Barbados origins, is a 23 year-old producer who bounced around the East Coast before finally planting his feet in the Southern California suburb of Chino Hills.
Music may have come by accident, literally. A skateboard injury sidelined Teebs, which led to a concentration on art. Through great focus and vision, Teebs made a name for himself as a skilled painter. His artwork found on canvases of all form, from walls to record covers, become imbued with vibrant color, energy, and shape.
From paint and brush, Teebs slowly found himself in the world of music making. Early in his musical pursuits, Teebs joined a group of like-minded friends and producers who went by the name ‘My Hollow Drum’. Within this crew, he was able to build new ideas, share works and perfect his production craft. Intrigued with what was going on in Los Angeles’ evolving electronic scene, he never expected to fall directly into it.
Teebs was accepted into the Red Bull Music Academy for their 2008 edition in Barcelona, Spain. Upon arrival back home, Teebs became even more focused on his music and art. A chance meeting with Flying Lotus led to his involvement and joining of the newly founded Brainfeeder collective. Having previously heard from local producers and DJs about this new up and comer, Lotus didn’t hesitate to take Teebs under his wing after hearing some of his earliest beats. Ardour began to bloom.
Ardour, two years in the making, is the result of Teebs’ journey thus far. More than the music, it’s the feeling he wants to convey. The idea of hearing something you really love, the moment you know something is really special. Flying Lotus said, “Teebs music sounds like an island vacation…The way Avatar looks.” What’s often said about Teebs’ sound is the warmth it has on the listener. It’s only fitting that a title like Ardour, which is defined as “great intensity and warmth” is used to represent this essential chapter to the ever-growing puzzle of Los Angeles.
Finest Ego is proud to invite Teebs the first time to Germany for this very special show!
Jeremiah Jae (USA, Warp Records, Alphapup, Brainfeeder)
Soundcloud
Website
„Eating Donuts & Other Refined Foods“ Mixtape: Download
Jeremiah Jae – Jackson Park (produced by Flying Lotus): Download
Jeremiah Jae is a visual artist, musician, producer, and emcee hailing from Chicago’s south side. Born June 7, 1989, he is the son of Robert Irving III, who played, composed, and produced for the legendary jazz musician Miles Davis in the early to late eighties and until Davis’ death. After completing four years of Visual Art studies at a private art high school in Chicago, and a couple semesters of art college, Jae dropped out of school to Commit to the exploration of Hip Hop music.
Along with rapper Monroe (T.R.E) Smith, and his brother and Jae’s childhood friend and producer Aaron Butler (Projeck), who passed away in 2009, formed the Hip Hop group Young Black Preachers in 2008. The Group released a self titled Ep of five tracks that served as an expression against the continuing outburst of gang violence, political, and religious corruption in Chicago. Although the group’s foundation is rooted in Hip Hop, there influences stretched as far as Punk Rock, Electro, and World Music. Following Projeck’s death, Jae released the 11 track Ep entitled Dxnce for free online. Grabbing the attention of Warp recording artist and Brainfeeder CEO, Flying Lotus, Jae was soon invited to become an artist on the West Coast Label, becoming one of the only Rapper/producers on the Label at the time. Currently Jeremiah Jae is working towards releasing his solo debut album for Warp Records and an EP for the Brainfeeder Imprint.
Robot Koch (GER, Project: Mooncircle, Bpitch Control)
MySpace
Website
Soundcloud
„Robots don’t Sleep“ Mixtape: Download
Robot Koch gets his inspiration from all kind of sources, so it is not a surprise, that his musical roots lie in having been a drummer in various punk and hardcore bands. From here he ventured into hip hop, jazz, electronic music and DJing. After innovating the electronic dancehall sound with numerous releases of his band “Jahcoozi“, he began his solo career in 2009. His first solo album, “Death Star Droid“, which was followed in 2010 by „Listen to them Fade“ (both released on Project: Mooncircle), expanded his previous musical oeuvre stylistically towards new forms of club music like dubstep and future hip hop. His albums tie together deep bass, syncopated beats, acoustic instruments and sometimes even vocals and are more than just collections of fresh beats, but rather the musical statement from an exceptional producer. One could say, that he is restless and bustling: Besides touring through Japan, USA and Africa, he writes music for other musicians like Graciela Maria or for his „Berlin – Nairobi“ project, where him, Jahcoozi, Gebrüder Teichmann and Modeselektor teamed up with Kenyan artists.
Blue Daisy (UK, Black Acre)
Soundcloud
MySpace
Armchair Dancefloor #016 mix by Blue Daisy: Download
“This is a weird story, but it is entirely true… basically I used to go by the name Re:Kwes but I felt I needed a change in name as my sound was gradually heading towards a new direction. I did a whole lot of brainstorming but came up with jack shit, until one day it came to me… This day was a clear blue sky day and I was strolling through my local park, Regents Park, and came across a flower which looked like a Daisy, though I’m not sure if it was, but anyway I came across this flower and it seemed to stand out from the rest on a patch of grass that was ever so green. I interpreted this image as a sign of individuality, an outcast in society; but a product of its own. Amongst repeated action there stands this autonomous soul who chooses not to follow others but instead remain outside the crowd yet still somehow within it… The green grass represented the sign of greatness to come and on this clear blue sky day the name was born; Blue Daisy, a representative of individuality. And that’s what I look to represent with my music.”
(Words: Oli Marlow for The Quietus: http://bit.ly/8HR3wW)
Comfort Fit (GER, Error Broadcast / Project:Mooncircle)
MySpace
Soundcloud
Comfort Fit’s free “Forget and Remember“ album: Download
Comfort Fit’s career is one of a young music addict: Being introduced to the world of audio sampling with 4, mixing tapes with 9, djing at clubs with 12, producing beats with 14 and finally releasing the debut album with 18 on Megahertz Records. Comfort Fit’s versatile influences range from early Detroit techno and minimal electronica to jazz, broken beats and hip hop. This makes it easy for him to invisibly switch between musical styles within a finger snap, taking the listener onto long and exciting journeys. Wisely using music codes of genres such as hiphop, dubstep and techno as a mere comic template, Comfort Fit has inspired hip hop and techno artists around the world with his heavy beat techniques. Besides his numerous remix requests, even major brands have discovered his outstanding production skills and request his music for advertisements regularly.
fLako (UK, Project: Mooncircle / Kwatro)
Soundcloud
Website
fLako Mix for Gilles Peterson on BBC Radio: Download
fLako, Chile born and now living in both Berlin and London is one of Europe`s top producers at the moment. Whoever you ask within this beat world will give you the same answer. Though first appearing on Beatnicks Vol.2 with his banging “Inside“ Track already, it was not until his outstanding “Vortex Cookies“ Remix in late 2008 that the world took notice for real. His take on the Robot Koch produced Track with Cerebral Vortex on vocal duties has been championed by Gaslampkiller, Hudson Mohawke and many more and even got labeled “Track of the year“ by Jay Scarlett. Damn right so. Eversince fLako keeps on making waves always bringing you something surprising, be it with a contribution to Gilles Peterson‘s Bubblers Compilation, his 30 track heavy Beattape “First Spaceshit On The Moon“, unofficial remixes or productions for Shuanise or Amenta. He just finished his highly anticipated debut EP ‘Mini Tollbooth‘ and did we already mention he is straight KILLING IT live? As energetic as it gets going and far away from Laptop staring boredom he shows musical versatility too.
