THE BALL MIXED TAPE NUMERO UNO

                         

The below audio file is a collection of future disco(tm, lol) and house tunes that DJ Apt One and I hand selected so that we can give you a window into our disco realm. If you haven't had the pleasure of attending a Ball party, here's a little pocket party to hold you over month to month. 

Volume One of The Ball: Tunes We Love and love to play!

DESKTAPE003 INTRODUCING HAPPY SOUL (LIVE)

DOWNLOAD / STREAM
HERE

Happy Soul is a new production project / pseudonym that I've got going.  Enjoy !

The soundcloud is HERE.

DESKTAPE PODCAST 002

I'm proud to bring you the 2nd edition of the Desktape Podcast. Focused, dark, and deep just in time for the Halloween season.

You can stream/downlaod it HERE or HERE
It's archived with the track listing HERE

Enjoy.

DIRTY GETS DIRTY IN THE MIX

The big OG homie (DJ) Dirty drops this DEEP mix getting me excited about the Sundae season ahead. You can download and stream it here. And please check out Dirty on the interwebs. Don't sleep!

WORKOUT Nº10

Yup, HERE.

THE NIGHT SHIFT, NYC - MARCH 23 + PROMOTIONAL MIX

Okay, due to some happy coincidences, DJ Zika and I have had to change the name of our night from Midnight People to 'The Night Shift'. So hence forth, Wednesdays nights starting March 23rd will be known as such.

Now! I'm super excited about it because, well, this is the official official official (because I've teased at it so many times) announcement/blogpost.

THE NIGHT SHIFT
w/ DJ ZIKA & DJ Bruce & guests
2A (2nd St & Ave A)
East Village, NYC

And here's a special little treat so you can get a taste of what's in store (including but not limited to).  This is a promotional mix, handmade by Zika and I.

 THE NIGHT SHIFT PROMOTIONAL MIX FULL 320 by THE NIGHT SHIFT NYC

Enjoy and we'll see you in New York.

SEND ME TO MIAMI, PLEASE

So here's the deal, Beatport (the iTunes of EDM) is hosting this mix contest that I've decided to enter.  The winner gets to fly to Miami, get put up (like a baller) and open for the Beatport party!  Now, I know know all of you appreciate all types of genres but for this one I chose some minimal techno and deep house. I am also aware that that style might not be all of your respective cups of tea, but you've all been a part of this journey so far and I'd love it to continue and for our family to grow.

All you have to do is listen to the mix, 'love it', share it, listen again and again and get that count up.  Thanks in advance. You can listen to the mix below.

Beatport Miami Dj Competition by Djbruce on Mixcloud

DJ ZIKA WANTS HIS SUMMER BACK

And now, I'd like to introduce you to my friend DJ Zika whom you remember from previous posts.  This is is ode to summer. It's in the 20's today, so this warm sounding mix makes it almost alright.  This is probably one of the best mixes I've ever heard.

Bring Back the Summer! by djzika

JAN-FEB 2011 UPDATE/RECAP MEGAPOST!!

BIG NEWS, it's my pleasure to inform you that I will be calling NYC my 2nd home in the very near future.  The my very good friend, open.source crew mate and current NYC resident DJ Zika and I landed a residency at the famed Fortune Cookie Lounge below Lucky Cheng's in the East Village.  All you New Yorker party people keep your eyes on the blog for updates.

JAM BOY MAGIC

Continuing on the theme of hip hop, the Philly rap group Money Making Jam Boys teamed up with 10Deep to release their latest mixtape The Prestige: Jam Boy Magic.  This project has been around since the earlier 2000s. You may recognize some of the members, Dice Raw from The Roots' earlier work in the 90's and members Truck North and PORN from The Roots' more recent releases.   Their first mixtape (which name escapes me right now and I don't have anymore and can't find and I'm sad) I stumbled upon on the Okayplayer forums about 5 years back.  It was some of the most refreshing hip hop I had heard in a long time, made extra special because they were hometown cats.  You can download the whole jawn mixed up by Mick Boogie and Terry Urban right hurr fo' free!

MJR LZY LIVE @ THE ARTS GARAGE - ENCHANTED FOREST

Here it is, the very first live set recording of MJRLZY, the collaborative between Steven Zika and myself. This was a really fun gig, we played to a packed house. Plus we got to play some jams that we usually don't get to play... lets just say we kept it old school.  Please forgive some of the roughness.

Also a big shout to Mitch and the whole crew for putting on a beautiful, colorful and loud madness factory.

Enjoy. 

LIVE @ The Arts Garage (Philly) by MJRLZY

2010 We Hardly Knew Yee

Twenty Ten is coming to a close and as you all prepare to watch Snookie fall several hundred feet to her imminent demise (culturally that is) I just thought we should reflect a bit.  This has been a mammoth year for me and music.  But since this blog is about me, I just wanted to thank everyone who came out to see me, put up with my shenanigans and listened to one or every minute of the music.  Thank you.  This next year is already filling up getting looking very promising. Stay tuned.

As far as gigs go, I'm done for the year and I'm glad. This NYE is for friends.  May your NYE be filled with popped bottles, confetti and glitter covered supermodels.

Honorable Mentions and an exclusive mix after the Jump.

DUBSTEP!!!! Wobble Wobble!!!

Thought I'd try my hand at some dubstep. Love it.  Here's a quick mix I did called Baby Is A Secret Robot (explaination).  Download that jawn after the jump (plus a moombahton edit I did)... DAMNIT I LOVE DUBSTEP!!!!!!!! Here's 33 minutes of punch you in the face dubstep insanity. 

GOOD OL' RIDIN' MUSIC

Do your like to ride around in your car with no particular destination while playing your music really loudly? I thought you'd might. Do I have the mix for you. Titled simply Sup?  like, "wussup?" Exactly. Downloadable for a short time only, 30 minute selection of some of my favorite recent hip hopp tracks that bang extra hard.... Yes, I can play hip hop.  Enjoy! **I'm not responsible for your speakers exploding.

Download

Track list below. 

A Little Halloween Cheer

This weekend has been madness. It all started on Wednesday at Recess w/ DJ Royale and will end tonight with some candy eating and I'll finally have a chance to dance around.


For your listening pleasure, I put together a little halloween mix to rage to. Download it while it's here.

Enjoy!

Update: oops! its gone! poof!  

A Trak Feat. CyHi Da Prynce- Ray Ban Vision

Trizzy in and the G.O.O.D folks at Kanye's label come with a banger. And it's free!  A lower bpm than we're used to but it has A Trak all over it. Enjoy.

This track may or may not have been brought to you by Ray Ban. And mine are prescription.

OMG!!WTF!!?? Club Mix

So, I decided after a long internal debate to release a pretty mainstream (well, as mainstream as I'm willing to go) and less obscure mix for you kiddies to pump your fists to and put your makeup on or bro down with your bros before you head out. It's also perfect for the car ride to the club or maybe a quick workout to fix your 'situation'. All jokes aside, there are some really cool tracks on here. Some you'll be familiar with, some you wont. But I think you'll enjoy it.

Download and listen after the jump.

September Update + WORKOUT5

Hey kids, the past thirty-some-odd days have been pretty interesting. There's some really cool stuff in the mix. all of which will be rolled out when it's time. But for now, I am proud to announce that I will be headlining the Philly Fashion Week kickoff OCTOBER 6th, 2010. Save the date! I may do a ticket giveaway. Stay tuned.

Also, the fifth installment of The WORKOUT mixtape series is here. I highly recommend you find the biggest speakers you can and turn it up to 11. Track listing and stream/download link after the jump.

I will get with you soon.

Barbra Streisand - Duck Sauce (Prayers answered)

Now, I expect to hear this as much as aNYway for the next few months (I still give it a good spin now and again). I don't know though... I'm kinda over it. Dope, artwork though.  DL

The Workout IV

This installment of the WORKOUT took a bit longer than expected due to... well... some stuff. As always, its a grab bag of some dope newer and older tracks that I've been playing around with. Its rough, but whatev's. Its 5:30am. Track list and link to listen below.

High Wire (Mustang Vocal Remix) - The KDMS
Dont Turn The Lights On (Aeroplane Remix) - Chromeo
Bang Bang Bang (U-Tern's Disco Dub) - Mark Ronson & The Business INTL
I Look To You (ft Kimbra) - Miami Horror
Cooler Couleur (AC Slater Remix) - Crookers
XXXO (Riton ReRub) - M.I.A.
The Reward Is Cheese - Deadmau5 & Jelo
Jump Up ft Supahype (Sticky K Remix) - Major Lazer
Percolator (Major Lazer Remix) - Cajmere
Ride (LA Riots Club Mix) - Ciara
Best In The Class  (Soulwax Remix) - Late Of The Pier
Everybody Wants - Green Velvet feat Kid Sister
OMG (Excel Remix) - Usher f. Will I AM