TONIGHT: Radio Now 100.9 Friday Night Vibe.  If you’re in Indy, tune your dials.  If not, hit the Radio Now website (www.radionow1009.com) and click “Listen Live!”  NO SUBTERRA TONIGHT, so that means its my first Friday off this year!  You got something going on, let me know and I may swing through!

SATURDAY: Subterra Lounge will be in full effect, especially since the Front Page crew is coming down for Rocco’s birthday celebration!

We even have some CCMS alumni providing special sets for the evening!  Mention the flyer for Bob Barker’s birthday and get in for half price!

JULY 12: Who’s Your DeeJay?!?!?!  I’m super-pumped to be brought out for this.  Wear your onezie with the footies and come (pa)jam(mie jam) with us!

Sunday was the first day of Summer and you know what that means… Hot jams.  Cue Tyler Stewart.  Donning his party moniker, Stewart becomes DJ Stewbot and delivers Session 51, a mix choc-full of buzzing basslines and summer friendly vibes.  Be sure to check out Stew playing his signature deep house and mashup collectives at Indy’s own 45 Degrees on Mass Ave and College every Saturday night.  Now jam.

The Circle City Mixshow - Session 51 - DJ Stewbot - “7 UP”  (Direct Link)

TONIGHT!  Support Indy’s scene, wouldya?

Entertainment for the Night:

Thomas Crown Affair - Dope Couture :: Bloomington, IN (Heavy Bass)
http://myspace.com/colinrebey

Cool Hand Lex - Circle City Mix Show :: Indianapolis (Heavy Bass)
http://www.circlecitymixshow.com/
http://myspace.com/coolhandlex

Steady B - TSE :: Indianapolis (Booty House)
http://myspace.com/djsteadybthehardfather

El Carnicero x Motif - Slit Jockey / Bring the Fiyah! :: Indianapolis (Grime, Streetbass)
http://bringthefiyah.blogspot.com/
http://myspace.com/elcarnicerothebutcher
http://myspace.com/motifproductions

Synapse - Konkrete Jungle Indy :: Indianapolis (Dubstep)
http://myspace.com/synapsenap

Hosted by:
Rusty Redenbacher - Mudkids :: Indianapolis
http://redenbach.blogspot.com/
http://myspace.com/rustyredenbacherofthemudkids

Here’s my newest remix/mashup that has received a great response!  The mixers at WNOU Radio Now 100.9 were given the opportunity to remix 3OH!3’s crossover record, “Don’t Trust Me” and after a couple remixes I didn’t care for, I settled upon this version.  Using Bob Sinclair’s “Ultimate Funk ‘98,” I tansformed the electro rock thrasher in to a feel-good disco house stomper.  It gives the track a totally different vibe and makes it a great summer tune, complete with a funky break and some crowd participation.  If you need the dirty version (which just has one word unedited), hit me up.

http://tinyurl.com/3OH3remixCHL (Direct Link)

Well, well, well… Session 50.  We’re finally here.  The Circle City Mixshow has come a long way from its modest beginnings.  We’ve had some of the top DJ’s in the city grace us with exclusive mixes, we’ve been featured on other blogs, and our music has been posted, shared, and heard around the world.  Without getting too sappy,  I just want to say thanks from all of us DJs for your continued support.  Thanks for downloading our mixes, thanks for telling your friends, and thanks for coming back.  On with the show!!

Session 50 is important for a couple reasons.  First, its a psychologically satisfying number showing the progress of CCMS.  Secondly, the mix is from the 1st Anniversary event at 45 Degrees.  45 is the first establishment I’ve been a part of helping open.  I didn’t do anything too crazy, just some consultation in DJ booth design, but it made 45 feel like a part was my own.  It hasn’t been easy, but I’ve seen our Thursdays grow from painfully slow to a weekly event!  The mix was just a way we wanted to give back to everyone that’s supported us through our first year.  I think you’ll dig it.  I’ve got CD copies available, just come see me at a show.
The Circle City Mixshow - Session 50 - Cool Hand Lex - “45 Degrees 1st Anniversary”  (Direct Link)

The homie DJ Kenetik twote today asking what ever happened to Stat Quo and it reminded me of my last great hip hop voyage.  Back in 2005, I was in my last couple months of college as a Cardinal at Ball State University and my DJ game was strong.  I was releasing bi-weekly mixtapes called “The Nightfly Sessions” (<--- a little foreshadowing, perhaps?!?!), I was playing weekly residencies in Muncie, Indianapolis, and Bloomington, and traveling a couple times a month out of state for shows.  I was cliqued up with The Hitbreakers record pool and at a meeting, I met Stat Quo when he was promoting his first single “Like Dat” on Shady/Aftermath.  The dude was real cool and we talked about doing a mix together.  Fast forward a couple weeks and I had my drops from him.

This was my first large scale CD, complete with professionally printed covers and thermal printed CDs.  Sounds silly to say, but it was a big deal to me.  All of my mixes had sticker-stomped labels with Hiatt Priniting-copied covers, and were done on an as-needed basis.  Somebody wanted something from the vault, no problem.  Here I was getting 1000 fully kitted CDs at once… and they were expensive!

I recorded the mix LIVE using three Numark TTX-1’s, a Stanton SMX-501 mixer, and an American DJ CD player.  The drops and samples were added in post, but all the mixes were done in real time, even the sampled “Drag Rap” beat under “Dreams” (one of my favorite blends I’ve ever done, I think).

Let’s not forget that this was before Serato and Ableton.  Not only was it a monumental order of CDs, it took me weeks to get the routine down in order to record it live.  I’m proud to say, I still do my mixes live today.  Ableton is cool, but riding records means you can mess up and it gives the mix a more organic feel.  I’d rather listen to a DJ fall off the beat and catch it than a DJ that clicked a button and never had to sweat.

Anyway, here’s the mix.  Shortly after this was released I began falling out of love with most hip hop.  I always loved it for the production first, lyrics second, but tracks like “Laffy Taffy” (and even some of the tracks on this mix) turned me off to the direction hip hop was headed.  I met some cats like DJ Orion and DJ E.D.I. that began opening my ears to new music and the rest is being documented daily.  Let me go on record as saying I am still a Hip Hop fan.  I think a lot of people have dismissed me as a fan and think I can no longer get down.  Not true.  Good hip hop graces nearly every set I play, I just don’t make a career out of it any longer.  Be’lee dat.

Thanks for the stroll down memory lane.  Enjoy the mix.

The Circle City Mixshow - Session 49 - Cool Hand Lex - “High Society”  (DIRECT LINK)

In case you hadn’t heard, Indy is doing its damnedest to cultivate electronic music back in to a viable scene/culture.  In the mid-to-late 90’s, Indy’s scene was moving, Jack!  Eden, warehouses, record shops… there were all kinds of places to hear good music and be around others that appreciated it.  With the anti-rave law going in to effect around 2000-2001 (correct me if I’m wrong), the scene fell from grace with little EDM to be heard outside of a couple DJs and a couple venues.

There are a handful of us around here still actively working to put electronic dance music on the map and in the ears of Indy residents.  One such person is El Carnicero, who brings a serious bass game to the Circle City.  He even has a residency at Blu Lounge (with partner in crime, Motif) playing Dubstep to unsuspecting Ultra-Lounge partygoers!  What Carnicero misses in technical mixing, he makes up for in dope record selection.  Check out his submission to CCMS and get pumped for the party on June 19th!

The Circle City Mixshow - Session 48 - El Carnicero - “Circle City Streetbass”  (Direct Link)

Another huge player in Indy’s push for Electronic Music culture is Geek, a jack-of-all-trades kind of guy, but most notably an event promoter and talent manager.  He’s responsible for bringing some huge talent in to the city by way of some kick ass parties.  The next one on the list is guaranteed to be a BANGER, with El Carnicero and I both on the bill, as well as the uber-talented Steady B, Synapse, and Thomas Crown Affair, all with the verbal stylings of Mr. Rusty Redenbacher.  This is NOT a party to be missed.

I realize it’s been a while since I’ve updated you with new music, so I wanted to make sure you have this heater right here.  Indie artist Grey Granite and I teamed up to promote his latest album, “Lust Poisons Pride.”  In doing so, I took his lead single “Lay U Down” from an uptempo stomper to a half-time, dubstep inspired, hip-hop chest rattler.

I’ve included links to the final versions (Clean - Dirty - Instrumental - Clean Acap - Dirty Acap).  I’ve gotten permission from Grey to put this thing on blast so if you like it, I ask that you spread the music to your friends.  Any feedback is always welcome.

Thanks for taking the time to listen.  Enjoy!

Grey Granite - Lay U Down (Cool Hand Lex Remix) (Dirty)
http://tinyurl.com/p8hgs2 (DIRECT LINK)

Link to the RAR of all versions (Clean, Dirty, Instrumental, Clean/Dirty Acapellas)
http://www.zshare.net/download/59907249672c39eb/

Grey Granite - Lay U Down (Cool Hand Lex Remix) (Clean)
http://soundcloud.com/cool-hand-lex (Downloadable)

Be sure to check out Grey Granite at the Heavy Gun Blog for more Sub-shakin’, dome achin’ music.

Let’s get back in to the swing of things, shall we?

One of the biggest names in Indianapolis music is Jackola.  The guy has his hands in everywhere, from promoting shows across the city through sideTrack, to his monthly “Discopolis” column in Nuvo, to playing with every Dance headliner that comes through the city.  Dude gets busy.

I’ve been asking Jackola for a mix for a minute and he hit me with an exclusive session for CCMS.  I would like to go on record as saying the following, “Session 47 of the Circle City Mixshow by Jackola is one of the most technically sound mixes I’ve ever heard, recorded or otherwise, to come out of Indianapolis.”  And not just Indianapolis either… His transitions are flawless, levels are perfectly constant, and his selections are on point.  I’ve heard Jack play in the past, but this set blew me away.

Welcome Jackola to the CCMS fold and peep this electro gem.

The Circle City Mixshow - Session 47 - Jackola - “OH”  (Direct Link)

Check Jack out on the Ocean Stage at the Forecastle Festival in July and the Paul van Dyk show at Talbott on June 22.

So its been a minute (or a month) since I’ve been active out here, but that’s just because I’ve been active elsewhere.  That may not mean anything to you and may not make up for the lack of music, but now you have a reason at least.  I think everyone else has been super busy as well because the mixes haven’t been coming through as steady… obviously.  But let’s not whine about what we don’t have, let’s celebrate what we do!

Tyler Stewart comes correct to break the musical hiatus with an hour of deep, funky house.  TS has become a CCMS staple over the past year and continues to deliver quality mixes that showcase his versatility as a selector.  Expect to hear positive vibes, catchy vocals, and all the Chicago funk that made house music the beast it is today.  Be sure to check out a live Stew show around the city at high profile spots like Blu Martini and Forty Five Degrees.  Hit hisSpace for more info.  Now groove!

The Circle City Mixshow - Session 46 - Tyler Stewart - “Ladies Like It Deep”  (Direct Link)