Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Smoke City Music's AB Logic Birthday Bash announced!



Every year around this time we at Smoke City Music gear up for part-owner AB Logic's (1/2 of Hoodfellas) annual birthday beatdown! This year it's going down Saturday, June 19th at NYC's infamous Sullivan Room at Sleepy & Boo's one and only BASIC NYC party! BASIC is NYC's number one underground dance music event, and June 19th will be headlined by the ledgendary David Morales! We can hardly wait to see what the night has in store! One thing for sure is we know the music will be on point!

Where: Sullivan Room (218 Sullivan St.)
When: Saturday, June 19th - 9pm - 5am
Price: email asksomebodynyc@gmail.com for guest list and VIP table reservations
For limited pre-sale tickets for this event: www.wantickets.com/basicnyc

Smoke City Music presents "A Change of Pace" SUMMER DAYTIME EVENT SERIES IN NYC



WE AT SMOKE CITY ARE VERY EXCITED TO PRESENT OUR NEW SATURDAY AFTERNOON DAYTIME PARTY IN NEW YORK CITY!

Smoke City Music's AB LOGIC & United Freakz' GEORGE QUEST spin deep house, funk, soul, downtempo, disco, dub & beyond alongside special guests and rotating residents HOODFELLAS(AB LOGIC & AXIOM), PETER HALE, & KYLE DOUGLAS at "A CHANGE OF PACE" on Saturday afternoons, bi-weekly at Porch, which is one of NYC's top open air spaces!

From the very beginning "A Change of Pace" has been about DJ's digging deep in their crates, pulling out all forms of good music, breaking genre barriers & creating an enjoyable environment for your body & soul. Porch has the perfect setting for masterfully blended music that has some depth to it!

This is a FREE event, so come out & enjoy the nice weather, the summer breeze & the top notch beats on lazy Saturday afternoons! The party runs May through September. Summer dates include: Saturday's 5/15, 5/29, 6/12, 6/26, 7/10, 7/24, 8/14, 8/28, 9/11, 9/25. PORCH is located at 115 Avenue C in New York City! See you on the dancefloor!

Smoke City 006x - Mirco Violi - Lazy Fingers EP - Out Now Digitally!



Milan based producer Mirco Violi, best known for his successful releases on Adult Only, Hypercolour, Catwash, OFF and many more, joins the Smoke City family with a 3 track project of tasty head-nodding house grooves aimed squarely at the dance floor. Label bosses Hoodfellas provide a more upfront interpretation of 'Feel Alright'.

Out now digitally at all fine digital retailers including BEATPORT.

Bear Who/Hoodfellas/Anhanguera - Bear Jack Swing EP - Out Now Digitally



Next up on the Smoke City catalog is a collaboration between multi-faceted Chicago artist Bear Who? and Smoke City label bosses Hoodfellas. Best known for the international smash hit 'Fix My Sink' with DJ Sneak, Bear Who? has amassed a respectable discography working alongside old school house legends such as Todd Terry, Roger Sanchez, Jr Sanchez, Armand Van Helden, Erick Morillo, Harry 'Choo Choo' Romero, Ian Pooley, Daft Punk and many more.

Here Bear lends his infectious vocal stylings to a boompty Hoodfellas backdrop that has been causing damage on the dancefloors. Brazilian artists Anhanguera serve up a techier remix with some heavy duty bounce to the bass. A dub tool mix of the original is also included in the package.

This EP is available at all fine digital retailers including BEATPORT.

Flavio Lodetti & Alister - Amistad EP - Out Now On Vinyl & Digitally!



Smoke City 009 features rising Sicilian Producer Flavio Lodetti & Alister, known for his releases on labels such as Robsoul, Material Series, Playmobil and others. The duo deliver a two tracker of chunky tech house to rock the floor.

Chicago's infamous Audio Soul Project is on remix duties for 'Amistad', taking the energy down a notch with a deep and moody interpretation, while label bosses Hoodfellas deliver a chugging in-house mix of 'Noche Blanca'.

Wax available now at fine record stores worldwide including JUNO. Digital copies are available at all the top digital retailers including BEATPORT.

Smoke City 004x - Lak & Riddik - Bonbon Jack EP - Out Now Digitally!



Smoke City Music's 4th digital exclusive installment is from up and coming Romanians Lak & Riddik, best known for their impressive releases on Slato and Italo Business. The duo delivers 2 bouncy floor moving cuts with killers basslines on their Smoke City debut.

Available now at all fine digi retailers. Listen on our BEATPORT PAGE.

Monday, April 5, 2010

ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL WMC FOR SMOKE CITY MUSIC!

WMC WAC A BLAST! Smoke City Music went down to Miami this year and made an impact in a big way! Label bosses the Hoodfellas and their vocalist Born I had a busy Miami schedule with 6 gigs this year and they were all excellent! After arriving on Tuesday and having a blast at the Large Party & Sneak's "I Got Loops", things kicked of for the Smoke City crew on Wednesday afternoon with their first annual "Change of Pace" rooftop pool party at the Bentley Hotel which they held in conjunction with Basic NYC and their good friends at Soul Fuel Recordings! The roof was jam packed with swim wear clad dancers enjoying the ocean views, beautiful weather, and top notch house music! Born I hosted the day with occasional vocal performances that took the party to the next level. Headliners Jay-J and Pezzner both played amazing peak time sets that really suited the beautiful rooftop vibes. The Hoodfellas, Jc Discko, and Jonn Hawley played an amazing extended afternoon set that really got things jumping, and Large Music's Jeff Craven threw down an amazing tag team set with the infamous Lego that kept things moving along nicely! Tommy Largo opened the day up by debuting his new downtempo album that is gonna make major wavs when its released! Here is some video of the afternoon:

Wednesday night The Hoodfellas headed over to Lust 4 Guesthouse to open things up. Chunky beats were on the menu as The Hoodfellas set the stage nicely for later sets by DJ Sneak, Mes, Chris Simmonds, Gramaphonedzie, Tommy Largo, and Sony Fodera.
After a much needed day off on Thursday, The Hoodfellas headed over to play and afternoon set at Yerba Buena Discos "Bodyrock" event at Hotel Shelly the over to D'vine Lounge where Smoke City Music put on another successful Ask Somebody! party which was highlighted by amazing sets from Phil Weeks, Scrubfish and Nate Laurence, and and 4hour tag team set by the Hoodfellas and JC Disko (laced with vocals by Born I) aka The Inner Circle. Saturday night Hoodfellas and Jc Disco played at "Stop Through" at the Chesterfield along side Blacksoul, Scrubfish and Nate Laurence, and Angel Eyes. The party ended up getting PACKED at 4am and the Hoodfellas and JC played an amazing set until the sun rose at around 7 am! Video of that party is here:

The week wrapped up with the annual Sunday Hangover party at D'vine lounge. The Hoodfellas' AB Logic played a tremendous set alongside
Jonn Hawley and JC Disko. Overall the week was a raging success! Pics and recordings to come. Keep it locked here!

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

SMOKE CITY MUSIC HEADS TO MIAMI FOR THE 2010 WINTER MUSIC CONFERENCE!

We at Smoke City Music are extremely excited to be heading down to Miami once again for the annual Winter Music Conference. Like we always do around this time, Smoke City Music has assembled some major events to showcase our label, our sound, and our artists! The two "official" Smoke City parties are the "A Change of Pace" rooftop pool party on Wednesday, 3/24 from Noon-9pm, and the "Ask Somebody!" all day bash at D'vine Lounge on Friday 3/26 from Noon-5am! Both events feature some of the best house music DJ's in the world and both are 100% FREE. To RSVP for the Bentley roof party please email any names to changeofpace@basicnyc.com. Check out the lineups:


In addition to our "official" Smoke City events, label bosses The Hoodfellas will be representing the Smoke City sound at several other major events including the WMC staple underground house kickoff party "Lust For Guesthouse" on Wednesday night 3/24, and Yerba Buena Discos "Body Rock" event on Fraiday afternoon 3/26! Have a look:


You can also catch Hoodfellas on Saturday night, 3/27 at the Chesterfield Hotel, and for the annual "UGH Hangover" party on Sunday, 3/28 at D'vine Lounge. Flyers for those events will be posted soon!

SEE YOU ON THE DANCEFLOOR!

HOODFELLAS & GURRILL - THE DRUGMULES EP - DIGI EXCLUSIVE - OUT NOW!!


::Hoodfellas & Gurrill - Drugmules EP::

Next up on the Smoke City catalog is a special digital exclusive collaboration between Hoodfellas and DC Producer Gurrill, delivering a 5 tracker of tech house incorporating a variety of sounds.

Starting off the EP is 'Mulehaus', a deep chugger that has already been garnering heavy support. 'Redstripe' brings some ragga vibes to a tribalist backbeat that has been doing damage on the floor. 'Hunan Riot' and 'Colombian Necktie' bring the peak time bizness to sweaty dancefloors and 'Viva Cartel' is a quirky stomper with a memorable breakdown.
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FLAVIO LODETTI - THE AMISTAD EP - REMIXES BY AUDIO SOUL PROJECT & HOODFELLAS




::Flavio Lodetti & Alister - Amistad EP

Smoke City 009 features rising Sicilian Producer Flavio Lodetti & Alister, known for his releases on labels such as Robsoul, Material Series, Playmobil and others. The duo deliver a two tracker of chunky tech house to rock the floor.

Chicago's infamous Audio Soul Project is on remix duties for 'Amistad', taking the energy down a notch with a deep and moody interpretation, while label bosses Hoodfellas deliver a chugging in-house mix of 'Noche Blanca'.

Available now at Juno and other fine Record Stores worldwide on March 8, 2010

http://www.juno.co.uk/products/Amistad-EP/385013-01/