Marble Productions & Webbwerx Present:


PIRATES OF THE PUGET SOUND-3

March 7th 2009












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Godfather of rave & creator of PLUR


*Frankie Bones
Ecler DJ Division/ System Recordings/ East Music Group NY
Brooklyn, New York/ California

-Frankie Bones, often termed the "Godfather" of the rave scene, has spent more than two-thirds of his life devoted to electronic music. He got a start earlier than most; at only eleven years of age Bones had what he deems his first true experience in 'clubbing.' Every Saturday from that fateful day in May 1978 until 1982, Bones went to Roll-A-Palace, a roller-skating rink in Brooklyn with a dancefloor and "forward thinking" DJs, as he puts it. "There [I] learned the basic concepts of how to format music from being a regular patron on a weekly basis." By the summer of 1979, at the age of twelve, Bones had already wired two turntables to the same stereo to enable him to start the next record while the one playing faded out. "My father found a box called a 1-4 Audio splitter which was a mixer with four slides marked Audio 1-4 and that was it. The art of mixing came by accident when I took two 45s of "Good Times" and extended the chorus. My BSR turntables had no pitch control so matching the beat of the same song was easy."

His legendary STORMraves in Brooklyn in the '90s have earned him the reputation as a pioneer of rave culture. "Frankie Bones introduced raves by throwing a series of big underground parties. They were known as the STORMraves. Many promotors give Bones credit as the founding father of raves in America. It was at one of these Storm Raves that Bones gave a very important speech after one of his very powerful sets. He explained what the scene was about and why he had brought it to NY: peace, love, unity, and respect. When he finished everybody in the warehouse waved their hands in the air in complete unity. For many it was the most beautiful speech anyone has ever heard," says one attendee. From Prodigy to LTJ Bukem to Carl ***, some of the best talent to emerge in the global scene has attributed Bones as an inspiration. Playing cutting edge music without gimmicks or limitations, Bones does not follow trends or try to create them. "I do not go for a look or a style," he says. "Fashion goes in and out of style; passion and dedication never go out of style. I love what I do and I have loved what I have been doing."

An international DJ legend, Bones was not only the only American DJ to play the original U.K. circuit during the summers of '88 and '89, but played Berlin's infamous Love Parade in 1997, after his tracks influenced 1990 and 1991's Love Parade themes: "The Future is Ours" and "My House is Your House." Spreading his influence at home and abroad, Bones has also lent his inspiration and renown to motion pictures and literature documenting the electronic music scene. The films "Modulations", "Better Living Through Circuitry" and "Maestro", in which Bones appears, secure him as a pioneer in this culture, while the books "Rave America" and "Generation Ecstasy", go into detail about how Bones' STORMraves paved the way for the Mid-west scene as well as the rest of the country.





*Jeff Heart
Wiggle Productions
Philadelphia, PA
Performing on 3 turntables & 2 mixers!!!




Sonny Chiba
Webbwerx/ Beat Affinity
Seattle, WA





Swank
UHF/ C.89 The Vortex
Seattle, Wa





Palmer & Pooka
Marble Productions
Seattle, WA





Soundwave
Webbwerx/ Smoke Shack
Seattle, WA



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DJ Icon
Breakbeat Booty/ djicon.com/ Nexus Artist Management
San Francisco, CA

-Starting in 1996, ICON diligently rose through the ranks of the San Francisco underground at a time when female DJs and promoters were few. In just a few years, her skills had already landed her numerous residencies in San Francisco and bookings throughout the United States and far beyond. In the time since, ICON has also gained success in radio and television in addition to rocking dancefloors worldwide. She is ranked in Shejay's "Top 100 Female DJs" and was recently voted as one of San Francisco's top ten DJs in the 2008 Nitevibe "Top 10 DJ Dreamteam" Poll.


In addition to her reputation on the dancefloor, ICON has dominated the radio waves with residencies and guest spots on a plethora of popular long-running dance music programs such as Thump Funk on XM Satellite Radio and Boombox Mix Sessions on Sirius; Solid State on K-ROCK in NYC; IBreaks in the UK; and a myriad of shows in the San Francisco Bay Area, including House Nation on Wild 94.9 FM, Subsonic on Live 105, Zendada on Energy 92.7, and Future Breaks on KUSF. She has also made her way onto the small screen with two television series on major cable channels. In 2001, she was featured as one of twelve up-and-coming American DJs alongside DJ Craze, Reid Speed, Vinroc, and Disco D in "Disc Jockey," a 12-part documentary series that aired on Showtime-- and ShoNext--. In 2003, she was cast as the DJ on the internationally syndicated MTV-- series "The Wade Robson Project," a dance competition hosted by the self-titled super choreographer.

As an integral member Sister - the influential female DJ collective from San Francisco - ICON has endeavored to create a thriving DJ community and support network for women in the dance music industry. In 2001, ICON helped launch the successful New York City chapter of Sister. Returning to San Francisco in 2003, ICON established one of the last vinyl record stores, Reverb Records, with former business partner DJ Mystre. In an era when record stores were becoming extinct, ICON catapulted the shop to success as it became an essential source for Breakbeat followers. Reverb was an important focus point in San Francisco DJ culture until its doors closed in 2007.

So what's next for DJ ICON? A promising slate of productions and collaborations are on the way; and if the last decade has proven anything, 2008 will continue to bring big things from this exciting and versatile performer.






Channel Surfer
Televisionary Records/ Armada Records/ Nulogic Records
Seattle, WA





Aaron Simpson
Marble Productions
Seattle, WA





Bobby Ritalin
Pussycat Productions
Seattle, WA





Kreeper
Breakbeat Ninjas/ Housewreckin/ Harvard St. Mafia
Seattle, WA





Chopstix
Webbwerx
Seattle, WA





Turbulence
Webbwerx
Seattle, WA




Huge giveaways for pirate gear, CD's, inflatables and more!



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Tickets:

http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/46815

Very Limited: $20

Unlimited: $25

At the Door: $30



Physical Locations
Brownpaper Tickets
Address: 220 Nickerson St.
Seattle, WA 98109

Motor
1950 1st Ave S.
Seattle, WA 98101

Holy Smokes
1556 E Olive Way
Seattle, WA 98102

Platinum Records
915 E Pike St
Seattle, WA 98122

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Venue:

Motor
1950 1st Ave S.
Seattle, WA

 

BUMP! I better see Drew at this LOL

 

im from the phoenix scene which was pretty big, Ill be at this.

 

The scene over there has been getting huge over the last few years. Have you been to many Seattle events yet?

 

$20 tickets are now SOLD OUT!

 

ooo i know chopstix heh