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2011.02.11 JUSTIN MARTIN @Wrongbar
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| Jessica Stein |
EMBRACE PRESENTS
JUSTIN MARTIN
w/ Special Guests
Friday, February 11, 2011 - Wrongbar
1279 Queen Street West, Toronto
www.myspace.com/justinmartinsmusica
There’s a new breed of house music bubbling under in a certain American city, but it’s not coming out of Chicago or New York - this time it’s from San Francisco. Claude VonStroke’s ‘Who’s Afraid of Detroit?’ was one of the biggest tracks of 2006 and the label it came out on is Dirtybird Records, the Bay Area brainchild of VonStroke and DJ/producer Justin Martin. VonStroke and Martin have been injecting avarian squelch, funk and swagger into the tech house template for just over a year now, but while VonStroke was 2006’s unofficial best newcomer, don’t be surprised if Martin doesn’t fly the coop soon too.
It might be a fresh sound, but Martin is not exactly a spring chicken. He’s actually been releasing records since 2003 – his first single was ‘The Sad Piano’ issued on Ben Watt’s London label Buzzin’ Fly. Its simplicity and groove made it a favourite of DJs along the lines of Derrick Carter, Pete Tong and Mark Farina, while Charles Webster’s classic remix of the cut even found favour with the Germans, popping up on Steve Bug’s ‘Bugnology’. Since then Martin has racked up two more twelves on Buzzin’ Fly and a couple of jacking house tracks and remixes on labels such as Classic and Freerange. He also promises an artist album in 2007.
While San Francisco might not thought be thought of as a dance hotbed, there’s always been enough going on to turn the most curious heads onto the culture. The early drum n bass scene turned Martin away from jazz and hip hop and onto the rave culture of the nineties, a short sharp shock which inspired him to take up DJing and producing. But the truth is Martin had always been musical – as a child he studied the saxophone and classical piano, a musicality which shows in both his productions and DJ sets.
Tickets $10.00 Advance (plus s.c.) • 19+ Event • Doors @ 10PM
Tickets on sale at http://www.ticketweb.ca/t3/sale/Sal...395&pl=embrace, ROTATE THIS, SOUNDSCAPES & PLAY DE RECORD. |
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| The Highroller |
| Saweeeet. Justin Martin & Lee Foss in one weekend makes me a happy boy. |
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| She_Fitz |
| quote: | Originally posted by The Highroller
Saweeeet. Justin Martin & Lee Foss in one weekend makes me a happy boy. |
Was just thinking that.
I likley won't be able to make it in for this though. |
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| Intangible |
Ahhhhhhhh! YESSSS! :) :)
awesome thing to find first thing in the morning. So very very excited.
After the spell he cast over me during the I choose techno party during demf I have been hoping and praying for him to return (didn't make it to his last toronto appearance in June) |
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| jad |
| Perfect. Right on my bday :D |
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| RobSt*r |
| This is gonna be so good, so fresh! Cant wait to hear him on Wrongbars system. |
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| Crazy Serb |
Anyone need a ticket for this?
I'm selling mine - can't make it.
Cost me $13.25, you can have it for $10 - instant PDF delivery via email as soon as I get the payment (paypal, EMT).
PM me if interested. |
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