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 Summer is ending and all we want to do is dance. No performances, but good music all night long. The only party in SF that brings you the best API DJs, social justice movers and our community together, while raising funds for a local APA organization. Join Locus as we welcome those warm nights with endless music, beautiful people and good times. Spinning your favorite soul, hip hop & dancehall sounds all nite:  DJ Jay Slim began DJ'ing in 1993. Under the tutelage of DJ C-Note, who also started off World Famous Beatjunkie, Melo-d, Jay Slim developed the foundation of his skills and very quickly showed promise for the art of DJ'ing. It being a time of low popularity for DJ'ing, Jay Slim was often referred to as "the last DJ" by his peers and developed his skills purely for the love of it.In 1995, Jay Slim the turntablist was born.A videotape of the 1994 DMC US Finals was passed to Jay Slim. Never seeing pure turntablism before, he was blown away by the fact that the turntable was being used to actually MAKE instead of simply play music. He immediately went to his room and practiced for 4 hours straight until he could imitate DJ Shortkut's Pistolgrip Pump routine to perfection. In 1997, Jay Slim entered his first battle and came to dominate the scene, earning the nickname "King of LA". Since then, he has competed and placed in the prestigious DMC and ITF championships, innovated new styles and techniques of turntablism, performed and recorded with major recording artists, rocked crowds internationally, taught classes and seminars, co-founded the norcalDJMPA school of music, and appeared on numerous publications, tv shows, and even the big screen. After retiring from the battle scene in 2001, Jay Slim's focus shifted towards the roots of party-rocking, and he has recently stepped into the arena of Hip-hop/R&B/Soul production. Jay Slim is a member of the Cerritos All-Star and Top Rawmen crews.  DJ Yusai of Tres Beats is a dj / producer from Yokohama, Japan. He currently lives in San Francisco and appears at local club events. He has opened up for artists such as Lightheaded, Othello, Ohmega Watts, Quantic, Elemnop, Dj Tonk, Shingo-2, Mind Complex, Lunar Heights, Crown City Rockers, Cut Chemist, Kero One, J-Boogie, and Dollar Bin Quintet. He looks forward to working with artists from north, south, east, west - as well as those from the other side of the globe. He's simply a fan of hip-hop and looks to network and build strong relationships with all those that he encounters. Patrick Huang aka DJ Phatrick has been involved with the Bay Area hip hop community since he first moved to Berkeley from Houston, TX, in 2000, to pursue a degree in Ethnic Studies University of California, Berkeley. Organizing through the student group, UC Berkeley Students for Hip Hop, Patrick initiated the first ever campus hip hop outreach program where college students used the positive aspects of the culture hip hop to educate and inform community youth in the East Bay about social justice and higher education. Also through Students for Hip Hop, Patrick collaborated, organized, and promoted numerous community hip hop events including the yearly free hip hop festival Hip Hop in the Park, and the hugely successful Revolution 2004: Education Not Incarceration concert featuring Dead Prez. Hip hop educator and community organizer by day, the night transforms Patrick into Phatrick, a professional dj who spins anything funky and soulful, from Al Green to Zion I and has graced the stage with such acts as De La Soul and DJ Premier. With partner DJ Treat U Nice, and MC DoD.A.T. of The Attik, Phatrick comprises one-third of TricknTreat Productions, a crew dedicated to bringing back the fun of old skool park jams to the Oakland nightlife. When not rocking the dancefloor, Phatrick helps rock crowds as the official dj for Native Guns, comprised of MCs KIWI and BAMBU. Photo Courtesy of David Huang
Sep 23, 2006 11:00pm  |