Funk Club presents...
THE FIRST ANNUAL
FUNK CLUB FESTIVAL
FRIDAY NOV 30
ROSEMOUNT HOTEL
(Inside and outside)
Feat
OHMEGA WATTS & DJ MANWELL (USA)
THE BAMBOOS (VIC)
FLOW DYNAMICS
FDEL Vs FEATURECAST, UK (4 deck mashup!)
FUNK CLUB HOUSE BAND
THRUST
BOOGIE PEOPLE (LANU & STRAIGHTUP)
MANCHILD (VIC)
LINDEMON (VIC)
UPSKIRT SHAZAAM
CHARLIE BUCKET
LOCO REN
+ MORE!
8pm-1am
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 30
Tickets $30+bf
Tickets on Sale Now!
Heatseeker.com.au
And usual outlets. (Beat, Planet, Mills and Star Surf)
Finally after almost 5 years Funk Club has taken the plunge and presents to you its first annual festival. Within its commitment to developing the music it represents this new festival is designed to act as a platform for this music in Western Australia.
To begin with, Funk Club is presenting some of the world’s finest underground artists for a one off showcase of funk, hip-hop, latin, jazz, leftfield beats, Soul and beyond. A massive event incorporating over 7 live acts and 6 DJs spread over two areas in the exciting new Rosemount Hotel, this new festival is an essential for the soul music seeker and fun lover’s calendar.
Set Times:
INSIDE
LOCO REN 7-8pm
THRUST 8 - 8:45
LOCO REN 8:45 - 9
FUNK CLUB HOUSE BAND 9-10
CHARLIE BUCKET 10-10:30
BAMBOOS 10:30 - 11:30
MANCHILD 11:30-11:45
OHMEGA WATTS 11:45 - 12:45
12:45-1:00
OUTSIDE
LINDEMON 7:00 - 9:00
UPSKIRT SHAZAAM 9-9:30
LINDEMON 9:30 - 10:00
BOOGIE PEOPLE 10:00 - 11:00
FEATURCAST (UK) VS FDEL 11:00 - 12:00
FLOW DYNAMICS 12:00-1:00
The Lineup:
Otts & DJ hmega WaManwell (Lightheaded / 4 Days In Geneva USA)
www.myspace.com/ohmegawattsBorn and Raised in Brooklyn, NY by West Indian Parents from the Island of Jamaica, Milton aka Ohmega Watts has lived in and around the USA his whole life and dedicated himself to diggin' in crates finding Jazz, Rock, Soul and funk for breaks, and samples, turning them into musical masterpieces to world-wide critical acclaim. On the eve of the release of his sophomore album, Watts Happening, which is hyped as continuing to evolve and challenge our expectations of hip hop, Ohmega Watts headlines Funk Club’s first annual festival.
“one of the freshest talents to have emerged out of hip-hop's leftfield in the last five years" - Dazed & Confused, UK.
The Bambooswww.myspace.com/thebamboosThe Bamboos are Australia’s premier Deep Funk outfit. Masters of super-heavy, raw and upfront drum-break driven grooves. Led by Guitarist Lance Ferguson (Lanu/Cookin on 3 Burners), the Bamboos formed in 2001 and released the 7” single ‘Eel Oil/Blackfoot’, earning them international acclaim. The Bamboos debut album ‘Step it Up’ went on to receive unanimous praise from Funk fans around the world. The Bamboos live shows have evolved into non-stop mixtape-style throwdowns that draw the links between Hip Hop, Funk and old-school Breaks. The Bamboos have toured the world and supported international artists including: Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings/Joe Bataan/Keb Darge/Moloko/Mathew Herbert/Dynamo productions/Derrick Carter/ Snowboy/ Jazzanova/Chris Lum/Alice Russell/Quantic/Nextmen/Russ Dewbury/Steinski/Guru and more!
The best new Deep Funk band in the world today...." - Adrian Gibson (The Jazz Cafe/Freestyle Records U.K)
"the best thing to come from downunder since The Avalanches..." - Exclaim! Magazine (Canada)
Nfa (1200 Techniques)
www.myspace.com/nfamusicwww.nfamusic.netIts been proven time, and time again that its N'fa's live show performance that continues to captivate crowds, and turn docile audiences into a frenzy of interactive receptors of N'fa's message, and positive energy.
As the frontman of the hugely successful 1200 Techniques, N'fa (formerly N’Famas) became one of strongest voices and faces in Australian hip hop, the group being one of the first hip hop outfits to make a serious impact on the local Top 40. The ARIA award-winning group were no strangers to success. They sold over 50,000 albums and captivated audiences with their edgy, raw performances. He will be in effect, fronting the Funk Club House Band for the festival in 2007
êêêê “reaches beyond the scope of Aussie hip hop.” HERALD SUN
“one of the most recognizable voices in Australian hip-hop.” URBAN HITZ
Flow Dynamicswww.flowdynamics.com.auwww.myspace.com/flowdynamicsAustralian producer Flow Dynamics has been creating boogie fever and booty havoc on dancefloors across the globe. Fusing live musicians with a pile of electronics and sampling, multi- instrumentalist and producer Dave McKinney has proved to be a musical force on the world stage. Coming hot on the heels of his work as a founding songwriter, producer and performer in the now de-funct live electronic band Rhibosome, Dave’s new outfit Flow Dynamics is adored across the globe.
Dave has recently signed a worldwide publishing deal with Mushroom Music as well as winning the WAM Song of the Year 2006 award in the electronic dance category for the song 'These Times'. Dave's music has made it into the UK Top 40 Dance Singles Chart and been featured on CD compilations across the globe including DJ Askillz's Export 02 on Fingerlickin' Records UK, and DJ Andy Smith's Freestyle Mix on Freestyle Records. His live shows are full of energy and he’ll be back from his world trip just in time for Funk Club festival 2007!
"A Brighton Jazz Rooms classic already. Firing Funk from Perth, Australia" (Russ Dewbury)
"Flow Dynamics got the beats that'll make ya say DAAAAMN!!!!!! Much respect! Still haven't managed to stop playing "Live in the mix". I've done it to death but I still have to drop it every set!" (DJ Askillz)
"Keep making those MONSTERS" (Krafty Kuts)
Fdel Vs Featurecast (UK)www.myspace.com/downsydeFdel, touring nationally with UK master of funk…Featurecast doing a 4 turntable mashup is to be a special treat for Funk Club festival 2007.
Featurecast (AKA mild-mannered Lee Mintram) first burst on the scene with releases on the highly respected British independent label Catskills Records (also home of Pepe Deluxe, Black Grass, Bushy and Hardkandy). Hailing from the sleepy sea front of Southampton, his first release, the awesome Composing Blind EP, marked Featurecast as a talent to watch as he effortlessly moved from the up-tempo block-party Hip Hop of Recipe For The Perfect Afro to the lush cinematic stylings of the title track Composing blind. Since then Featurecast has contributed quality tracks to the highly successful Catskills Straight Out The Cat Litter Scoop compilation series that have kept his currency high on both the dancefloor and on the downtempo tip. Among those tracks is the hip-swinging, infectious Hip Hop flavour of Channel Surfing that was used on Apple computers iPod commercial, this track also showcases Featurecasts dj and deck skills alongside the mighty vocal skills of rap legend Kool Keith. Preferring to stay out of the limelight, Featurecast has produced many releases under a variety of pseudonyms in many diverse genres from Hip Hop, House, Trance, Breaks, and Drum And Bass, as well as some tasty production work for UK rap crew The Pickpockets and house music and breakbeat star James Zabiela. Chances are youve probably heard a Featurecast production without even realising it.
The man with more samples than a Columbian drug lord has cocaine.
The dirty digger turn party break mystro DJ FDEL.
From the humble home of Perth Australia comes the super funk hero, break, hip hop producer.
Packed with more cuts and heart stopping melodies than anyone before him. Fdel takes you on a diverse journey of instrumental beats, chops, old skool, nu skool and simply everything with phatness.
Making his career debut in 2002 smashing onto the scene with production credits for the salsa block party tune with Downsyde ‘EL QUESTRO’.
With great success the tune was spinning on national playlists for months and still slamming dance floors everywhere.
Also teaming up with hydro-funk and Resin Dogs crew string of releases along his way such as a remix for the track with Abstract Rude from the US ‘SET IT OFF’ and many more.
Boogie People (VIC – LANU & Straightup)Born out of an outdoor club night in the heart of Chinatown; Melbourne. Boogie People are The Bamboos front man Lance Ferguson aka Lanu and Straightup operator Blair Stafford aka Brother B. Reknown for serving up latin jazz, brazilian beats, break n bossa, afrobeat and afro funk, nu-jazz and broken beats, dub reggae and pacific sounds, disco, slopped up funk, hip-hop, drum n bass, deep house, acid jazz, and other dance floor fusions and good time vibes. The policy is about positivity and quality.
They have played alongside some of the biggest names in the business such as Giles Peterson, Bugz in the Attic, Jazzanova, Kruder and Dorfmeister, Norman Jay and on festivals such as Vibes on a Summers Day, Good Vibrations and more
Thrust
www.myspace.com/thrustfunkAustralian funk/jazz outfit Thrust rose to prominence during its weekly event 'U.F.O' (Urban Funk Operations). U.F.O was one of Perth’s first regular gig of original funk music, held every Thursday at the Paddington Alehouse (Mount Hawthorn, WA) for approximately three years from 2000 to the end of 2002. Thrust was nominated for the Western Australian Music Industry’s most popular funk band award in 2001 and 2002 and was a heat winner in the 2002 'Next Big Thing' competition. Thrust released it’s debut album ‘Flotsam and Jetsam’ in December 2000 and also performed at the Stompem’ Ground Music Festival (Broome, Northern WA) in the same year. In mid 2003 Konrad Park, Thrust’s drummer, returned to his homeland Tasmania after some 12 years in WA. Later in 2003 the band toured Tasmania and has since made a number of appearances in WA (despite Konrad being based in Tasmania). Thrust launched their second full length album 'Survival Of The Funkiest' in April 2006 and will be funkin things up at Funk club’s inaugural festival this year!
DJ Manchild
www.myspace.com/djmanchildDJ Manchild is THE Funk Connoisseur of funk music in Melbourne. His legendary funk show on PBS radio with fellow DJ Mugen and every funk music residency in the city make him famed throughout the country. Watch out for his rare funk gems at Funk Club festival 2007!
Supports of note:
Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings (US), Black Keys (US), DJ Roc Raida (US), Tim Dog (US), Labjacd, DJ Rafik (GER), Illzilla, Betty Harris (US), DJ Z-Trip (US), Aloe Blacc (US), DJ Dexter, Cookin' On Three Burners
Funk Club House Band
www.myspace.com/funkclubincThe Funk Club House Band was formed in 2003 with the main aim of being “the face” of Funk Club, paying tribute to the funk/soul heroes of old whilst spreading the love and good times the music instils. Adopting the ethos of good fun, music to move to and playing to a crowd, the band began to progress rapidly covering all their favourite rare ‘old skool’ funk tunes, producing an exciting funk/jazz sound with visual appeal, but skating away from the traditional “funk” cover bands.
Having released a live compilation CD in 2005 with plans for an Album later this year The Funk Club House Band has supported bands such as The Waifs, Salmonella Dub, The Bamboos, Dexter, Kid Confucius and Bomba coupled with over 3 years as the resident house band at the Funk Club…some describe the Funk Club House Band as an institution unto itself.
Charlie Bucket
www.myspace.com/charliebucket Charlie Bucket was born in Perth, WA and has dedicated himself to two simple things:
1. The music he loves
2. Having a party.
If it’s a party you want then Charlie Bucket is the guy! His mix-tapes have become local legend and he’s constant touring is quickly gaining fans whenever he plays, his infectious energy being soaked up wherever he travels
