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Episodes Art Exhibition by Okiland

Since launching the Episodes Art Exhibitions in February 2008, over 20 artists have shown their best work and quite a few pieces have found new owners.
The concept is clear: there are loads of talented artists that cannot find proper venues to show their work so Bootleg DJ Cafe gives them the opportunity to show their work right in the centre of Rotterdam.
Every other Friday from 19:00 there will be a new and fresh artist giving you some food for thought. In coming edition Okiland (=Paul du Lac and Bas roR) will bring you a compilation of their cartoonesk drawings usually made on the spot at Bootleg DJ Cafe. They have been collaborating for over 20 years on this project.
If you want to expose your work at Bootleg DJ Cafe as well please sign up here


Episodes Artist: Okiland
Music by: Paul du Lac & Bas roR
Episodes

Body Mechanic BBQ, Recordfare and Party

Body Mechanic retrns with a full length line-up. They will start their program in the afternoon with a second hand recordfare where you can find all those long searched for tracks. We have found quite a few people that are reorganising their collections so make sure you don't miss this. In June, July And August Bootleg DJ Cafe will be open earlier on Fridays and Saturdays. We will open our new expanded terrace from 14:00 where the sun shines till the late evening hours.
This Saturday from 18:00 our Chef de Cuisine will grill his famous burgers on the outdoor BBQ. Want to join us for a bite? Send mail with your preference(fish, vega, meat) to info at bootlegdjcafe.com.
Saturday July 19th | 14:00 - 06:00 | Recordfare from 17:00 | BBQ from 18:00
Passetti(DJ Broadcast)
Alex Pi(2Recordz)
DJ Battlestar
Elcasa(Body Mechanic)
DJMOK(Body Mechanic, Bootleg DJ Contest 2006 Champion)
Djeremy(Body Mechanic)
VJ Plasmarella
New opening hours June, July and August:
Friday | 14:00 - 06:00
Saturday | 14:00 - 06:00 | BBQ from 18:00

Ra.H at Bootleg DJ Cafe May 16th

Special appearance by Venice based Ra.H in Bootleg DJ Cafe during his mini tour in the Netherlands. BE sure you don't miss out on the one of a kind sounds and skills of this artist. Ra.H runs the highly-acclaimed Morphine label which has released quite a few gems so far. His collaboration under the name of Upperground Orchestra on Morphine is one of many sought after releases this year. His productions have found its way to other labels as well: Patrice Scott's Sistrum from Detroit and the well know Styrax label have signed tracks from this multitalent from Italy. The night stays in true form with sets from Grammar residents Chris Callahan, T!M and Bas roR.



Line-up:
Ra.H(Morphine, Morphosis, Sistrum)
Chris Callahan(Duplex, Clone)
T!M(Grammar, AW-Rec)
Bas roR(AW-Rec)
Friday May 16th 22:00 - 06:00
Entrance: 2,- Euro after midnight
Grammar website
Ra.H Myspace

A Green Night at Bootleg DJ Cafe May 9th

Special appearence by one of Rotterdam's most wanted recordlabels at the moment. Green is the platform for Joris Voorn's solo projects and, like his LIVE/DJ sets, has found high acclaim all over the world. Green puts out timeless tracks that will inspire listeners in years to come, even when virtually the entire recordindustry seems to fold under today's demand for easy digestible chuncks of audio.
Like nature's green, this type of Green branches out as well on this night. To friends and family like Edwin Oosterwal, Warren Fellow and Christoph Voorn, with whom Joris will make sure you experience
today's pick of high quality music. Don't miss!
Line-up:
Joris Voorn(Green, Cocoon)
Edwin Oosterwal(Green, Rejected)
Warren Fellow
Christoph Voorn
Friday May 9th 22:00 - 06:00
Joris Voorn website
Edwin Oosterwal Myspace
Warren Fellow Myspace
Christoph Voorn Myspace

Inside Look workshop ft. Alden Tyrell @ Bootleg DJ Cafe May 29

The Inside Look workshop series continues with Alden Tyrell on May 29th. He will allow you to take a look at how his productions take shape, bringing his favourite and most-used hardware to Bootleg DJ Cafe.
Being highly influenced by tracks from the '80s electro and disco, his productions are always jam packed with analogue equipment from that time. That's why he will bring some analogue gems from his studio to this workshop including the Roland Jupiter-8 and the Roland 808 drumcomputer. The Roland Jupiter-8 was one of Roland's first professional analogue synthesisers and it has been used by many famous producers including David Bowie, Jean Michel Jarre and Duran Duran. The synth was produced in 1981 and was limited to around 2000 copies. It's huge and fat sounds are still unmatched by todays equipment. Come check out how Alden Tyrell makes a track on the spot, giving you tips on how to keep just the right amount of tension in your arrangements. During and after this workshop you will be able to ask Alden Tyrell questions to help you get the most out of your own productions.

Inside Look | producers workshop
Guestspeakers:
Alden Tyrell(Clone, Viewlexx)
Seth Matteucci(SAE Senior Lecturer)
Thursday May 29 19:00 - 22:00
Location: Bootleg DJ Cafe
Tickets for sale here: 15,- Euro plus 1,40 Euro service costs/ limited to 40 seats

Inside Look website | Check here for fotos and videos from previous editions
Alden Tyrell Myspace
Roland Jupiter-8
Roland TR-808

Mark Flash(Los Hermanos, UR, Detroit) @ Platform

It would be quite an understatement to say the Detroit sound is making a steady comeback to the Dutch electronic music scene. This isn't that surprising considering a large portion, if not all electronic music genres have been influences by the sound of Detroit at one point in time or another.
Mark Flash got his first set of turntables back in 1981 as a present for his 14th birthday from his aunt, with whom he was living in New York City at that time. A few years later he packed his gear to move back to Detroit, the city where his father was working in the car industry dreaming of a career as a professional musician. Once settled in Detroit it didn't took long for Mark to get actively involved in the local party scene. He started organising underground raves and established a name for himself as a DJ with great abbility and potential. He got his nickname 'Flash' from the party crowd because his exceptional and flamboyant style of dressing himself. Things all looked bright at that time but this was soon to change. When Mark's father (who was both his inspirator and business partner) suddenly died he decided to withdraw himself from the dance scene.
After a couple of years it started itching again and Mark started to organise underground parties once more. His close friend Rolando brought him in contact with the label 'Soul City' where Mark could start working as a 'behind the scenes' producer. From this grew a collaboration with the 'Los Hermanos' (Dan Caballero, Gerald Mitchell, Santiago Salazar and ex member Rolando Rocha), a group of producers with whom he worked in the studio and for which he acted as the resident tour DJ. Los Hermanos have been responsible for the undergound classic hit 'Quetzal' and for the last couple of years they have been travelling the globe to perform under the flag of Mad Mike Banks' Underground Resistance collective.

Line-up:
Mark Flash(Los Hermanos, UR, Detroit)
Sisters Soigni
Jamie Lie A Kwie
Jeff Moore
Thursday April 10th 21:00 - 06:00

DJ Godfather CD Release Tour starts at Bootleg DJ Cafe

Straight from da D, DJ Godfather will be opening his mix-CD Tour 'The Detroit Connection pt3' at Bootleg DJ Cafe on Thursday April 3rd. His mixingskills are unheard of. So much that you will have to see it to believe it. An indication: his latest mix CD contains 66 tracks, so that's about a new high quality track each minute! His mix rips through a catalogue of booty classics from ghetto superstars such as DJ Slugo, DJ Nasty, DJ Deeon, Erotek, Aaron Carl, DJ Godfather himself and last but not least Rotterdam based Mister Ries!
Line-up:
DJ Godfather(Databass, Twilight76)
Mister Ries
Steven P
Khalil
Thomas Martojo
DJ Godfather website
Thursday April 3rd 21:00 - 06:00

Soulcom | March 22

After the underground hit 'The Sun Can't Compare' he produced with legendary Larry Heard, Mr. White has been touring all over the world. Originally released on Larry Heard's label 'Alleviated' this release has been licensed to major labels like Fabric, Global Underground and Ministry of Sound and has found its way into all DJs of significance. Soulcom is very proud to present you the very first appearance in the Netherlands of this talented artist and he will find himself in very uplifting company: Clone's Serge, Pametex and Orgue Electronique will make sure the night will rise above and beyond the high expectations for this edition. Don't miss.

Saturday March 22
Line-up:
LIVE: Mr White(Alleviated, Chicago)
LIVE: Orgue Electronique(Clone, Bunker)
Serge(Clone)
Pametex
Mark du Mosch(Keynote, Moustache)
Clone website
Mr White Myspace
Orgue Electronique website

February 2008: 9 Years Bootleg DJ Cafe

It has been quite a ride so far! Over the last 9 years hundreds of skillful and interesting (inter)national artists have spinned here, performed live, shown their paintings or their VJ sets. To all the artists and visitors who have supported us: Thank you! You are the reason and inspiration why Bootleg DJ Cafe still wants to bring quality in audio & video. As a tribute to that we have enhanced our programme for February with a very broad selection of artists.
Some upcoming shows in February 2008: 4 Episodes Art Exhibitions, over 50 DJ's and live acts including guests like Todd Sines(Planet E), Orgue Electronique(Down Low) LIVE, Alden Tyrell(Clone) LIVE, Fabrice Lig(Versatile), Syncom Data(SD Rec) and residentnights like Detour, Rehab's 3rd Anniversary, 6TH_LIVE, Platform, Contrast, Chicks on Technics & Diffusion's 7th anniversary.
Thanks again and we hope to see you soon on one of our nights in February!