FOTR this week is Jason Stewart, aka Them Jeans. Jason was the first person to bring The Rub out to Los Angeles over 10 years ago, and at this point he’s the mayor of LA as far as we’re concerned. His work as a DJ, producer and promoter has shaped the LA nightlife and music scene since most of you were in short jeans. Plus if you’re not already up on it, his Tall Tales podcast is a delight. Check out the most recent show with guests Asher Roth and Jake Troth, along with some other links, below.
Asher Roth & Jake Troth by Themjeans on Mixcloud
Stay Up With Them Jeans
Website
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram
Soundcloud
FOTR this week is DJ Riz, who also happens to be our guest this Saturday at The Bell House in Brooklyn. It’s our first edition of The Rub in 2016 and there may not be a better DJ in the world to do it with. Riz has truly reached a higher level of DJs in the game and his skills have always been nothing less than jaw dropping. We already shared the recorded sets from his legendary last visit to The Rub just last week. Below is maybe the most famous influential tape Riz ever made with Live From Brooklyn. Check them all before this Saturday and make sure to click some links below.
Stay Up With DJ Riz
Website
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram
Soundcloud
FOTR: Treasure Fingers
Posted: January 19, 2016 Filed under: Friends of The Rub | Tags: fotr, Treasure Fingers
FOTR this week is longtime dance music veteran Treasure Fingers. The Atlanta native has seen so many trends in dance music come and go, but just within the last year finally started releasing music on his own imprint in Pyscho Disco Records. He recently kicked off the Nite Trips Tour with young house music up-and-comer Landis LaPace and the pair released this fire new mix below to celebrate run. You should definitely try to check out this tour if it hits your city.
Stay Up With Treasure Fingers
Website
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram
Soundcloud
FOTR: Skratch Bastid
Posted: January 12, 2016 Filed under: Friends of The Rub | Tags: fotr, Skratch Bastid
FOTR today is the long time Canadian homie Skratch Bastid. He’s been on a very high level as a performer and ambassador for DJs for a long time now and continues to do great work year after year. A lot of his performance videos that he’s shared online have blown up but maybe none as fast as his tribute to the late great David Bowie, which went up just yesterday and has been streamed a bazillion times on his Facebook page. Additional links below.
RIP David Bowie.Late night in the studio… took a break from working on a new mix to check my feeds… only to find it flooded with news that the legendary David Bowie has passed. Lots can be said & written to eulogize prolific artists like him, but I think the most appropriate way for a DJ to celebrate my favourite artists is by sharing their music. So how about a little routine? 1983's "Let's Dance" was produced by David himself & Nile Rodgers (from Chic, recently featured on Daft Punk's 'Get Lucky'), and was Bowie's biggest song to date, 20 years into his career. The guy never stopped creating — he stayed recording and collaborating with artists like Arcade Fire & LCD Soundsystem over the last decade, and even put out an album two days ago, before his untimely passing. If that's not motivation as an artist, I don't know what is. So this one's for you, David — a tribute, just having some fun with a dancefloor smash that has always been a favourite to double copies of while keeping people moving. Don't mind the smilin', I can't help it. Rest easy…#GoProMusic
Posted by Skratch Bastid on Monday, 11 January 2016
Stay Up With Skratch Bastid
Website
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram
Soundcloud
FOTR this week is our bud Emynd, who’s a long time DJ and accomplished producer from Philly. He’s been a stalwart in the Philly DJ scene for over a decade and has been flexing on killer tracks and edits since the heyday of the Hollerboard. He’s been repackaging a bunch of these tracks in his Emynd Packs series that just hit Volume 4 via his website right before the new year. Download the whole Pack 4 zip full of his trademark Bmore Soul RIGHT HERE or track by track from Audiomack below.
Stay Up With Emynd
Website
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram
FOTR: Chances With Wolves
Posted: December 29, 2015 Filed under: Friends of The Rub | Tags: Chances With Wolves, fotr
FOTR this week and special guests for our NYE party at The Bell House this Thursday night is Chances With Wolves. This dj duo made up of Kenan and Kray have been running with CWW as a radio show for over 7 years now and are way more interested in the vibe than any sort of restricted format. Check out the latest episode of their wonderful show below and make sure you check them on the set Thursday night to ring in 2016!
Stay Up With Chances With Wolves
Website
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram
Soundcloud
FOTR: Prince Klassen
Posted: December 22, 2015 Filed under: Friends of The Rub | Tags: fotr, Prince Klassen
FOTR this week is Prince Klassen as he’s one of our guests on NYE at The Bell House and he’s been a resident with us there for a solid minute now. He was so kind to deliver us 3 categories of his “Records of The Year”. Peep some wonderful music below.
To call Mister Cee a hip hop legend is an understatement. He began as Big Daddy Kane’s DJ in the 80s, associate executive produced BIG’s Ready to Die in the 90s, and DJed on Hot 97 for 20 years. Currently finding his home on New York’s 103.9 six days a week, The Finisher Mister Cee is truly one of NYC’s greatest DJs, and he NEVER stops repping Brooklyn!
Learn about the man and join us this Friday at Verboten in welcoming him to The Rub. Check out his recent 2Pac tribute mix below.
Stay Up With Mister Cee
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram
Hulkshare
FOTR (Friend of The Rub) this week is again one of our absolute favorite people in Jubilee. She’ll also be joining us for a party again on December 11th at Verboten for our final event there of the year. Jubilee is one of our favorite djs and she’s been flexing heavy in recent months with her Magic City radio show which you can catch the most recent episode below along with following the show via our friends at Brooklyn Radio. And definitely make sure to catch her set at Verboten in a couple weeks!
Magic City w/ Nigel Rubirosa & Basenji by Brooklyn Radio on Mixcloud
Stay Up With Jubilee
Website
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram
Soundcloud
FOTR (Friend of The Rub) this week and one of our guests Saturday night at The Bell House is Brooklyn’s DJ Run P. Run is about as accomplished as they come and would much rather talk to you about “the experience” before anything else. This dude certainly knows his samples as well, since he was given his first set of turntables at the age of 11 and has been a self-proclaimed student of music ever since. Check out some of his links below as well as this recent mix from this past 4th of July and don’t miss his set this Saturday for The Rub.
4th Of JuFly by Run Purnell on Mixcloud
Stay Up With DJ Run P.:
Website
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram
Soundcloud