Monday, 3 August 2009
Tuesday, 28 July 2009
SCRATCH PRESENT : ELECTRO, FUNK & BOOGIE @ THE DOCTORS ORDERS
9pm-3am Friday 7th August 2009
@ Herbal 10-14 Kingsland Rd, London E1
With
Mystro, Professor Green & Lewis Parker live
Spin Doctor
& Scratch hosting Room 2 with
Richy Pitch, Billy Biznizz & Lyley
£5 in advance or £7 on the door
Advance tickets available from ticketweb.co.uk / 0844-477-1000
http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=gb_london&query=detail&event=334116
'Scratch' have teamed up with the excellent Hip Hop night 'Doctors Orders' to give you a tasty night combining 2 floors of quality music.
Scratch will be hosting Room 2 @ Herbal. Music policy will be a dope mixture of contemporary and retro Electro, funk and Boogie classics. DJ's Include:-
Richy Pitch
Resident DJ at Scratch London for the last 13 years. Currently writing a book on Beat Making for Cengage Learning. Producer in the past for the excellent NYC Seven Heads label. Making beats for J-Live, El da Sensei and Asheru and Blue Black from the Unspoken Heard. Richy is Just back from a 2 year trip to Ghana where he has produced a new LP featuring many different talented artists due for release at the beginning of 2010.
Lyley
Creator of Scratch Edinburgh, owner of Underground Solushun Record store in Edinburgh, now living and working down in London with Scratch at the Big Chill House. Currently Lyley is working on a newly commissioned film on the history of 'Vinyl' for his own independent production company.
DJ Biznizz
Producer and DJ for the legendary London Posse, original host at Scratch as well as the DMC events. Biznizz is also an all round talented turtablist with the excellent En4orcers, which also feature deck legends, DJ Pogo and Cutmaster Swift.
Meanwhile in Room 1 be prepared for some quality live performances!!
Guests include:-
Mystro
One of the most talented lyricists to have born on these shores as shown by the fact he has worked with everyone who’s anyone on the UK scene and shared stages with the likes of Jay-Z, Nas & KRS One. He will be hitting the stage with a spring in his step, a smile on his face and a stack of party platters to blow you away.
Lewis Parker
The man with the golden sound is considered by many to be the definitive UK producer. He has done what many crave and made a name for himself across the Atlantic by producing for acclaimed MC Ghostface Killah. Back home for his first and only London show in 5 years this is a rare opportunity not to be missed.
Professor Green
Made a name for himself winning 2008's Jump Off battles showing his incredible freestyle abilities to all on the way. Now an established recording artists signed to Mike Skinners "The Beats" label he will be showing off the skills that have got him this far.
Prof Green will be supported by DJ IQ. (Check for his flashing lights mixtape coming soon)
Spin Doctor
Will be bringing the funk as he holds it down as resident DJ on the decks. Classic boom bap matched with sweet soul and brand new bangers , once again there will be no where to hide on the dance-floor!!
Sunday, 26 July 2009
Friday, 10 July 2009
SATURDAY 25TH JULY - DJ MK (Kiss FM) and host M3NSA
SATURDAY 25TH JULY - DJ MK (Kiss FM) and host M3NSA
Scratch is proud to announce DJ MK and host MC, M3NSA as our next special guests at Scratch!
DJ MK is one of the UKs leading Hip Hop deejays. He has been a favourite on the club scene for the last 10 years, displaying his turntable dexterity up and down the UK and throughout Europe, Australia and the United States. What sets MK apart from many of his peers is his ability to rock a crowd wherever he plays, be it Londons Ministry Of Sound, an Underground UK Hip Hop Jam, Pacha in Ibiza or an Arctic Monkeys after-party.
MK was the first UK DJ to release regular, well-packaged Hip Hop mixtapes at a time when no other DJ was doing so. These mix tapes earned him his props and a slot on the Capital rap show with Tim Westwood from 93 to 95. His mixtapes are now sold all over the world.
The man has done it all from providing cuts on various tracks for the likes of Roots Manuva, Dido, Jehst, Skitz and Lewis Parker to promoting Londons premier Hip Hop jams (The Hop and Live & Direct). MK held down one of the most popular shows on London based Hip Hop station Itch FM for four years before being headhunted by Kiss 100. He know host his own show on 1xtra alongside Extended Player, Shortie Blitz.
MK continues to tour the world as Roots Manuva’s DJ and is also a member of the powerhouse DJ crew Extended Players, alongside Shortee Blitz, Mr Thing and Harry Love.
He was behind the homegrown Hip Hop anthem Its All Live on Stonegroove Recordings, has released two volumes of his London Underground mix CDs to great acclaim and recently he compiled & mixed Bangers & Mash Vol. 2 (out now on Boombox). MK’s mixtape buzz led him to ink a deal with Antidote / Sanctuary Records for his first official album Above Board. It boasts 100% exclusive tracks from the cream of the UK Hip Hop scene. The first single lifted from the album is the DJ MK & Fallacy club banger My Show, which also finds MK weighing in with his debut production credit.
(Edited highlights taken from The Big Chill Website)
http://www.myspace.com/deejaymk
Check his blog too:-
http://djmksworld.blogspot.com/
...and his live USTREAM PAGE with Harry Love.
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/thefunhouse
MK will be joined by our special guest host, M3NSA.
Considered by many as one of the hardest working men in the fusion of true school hip-hop and West-African home grown hiplife, M3NSA a multi-talented indie-soul singer, emcee and producer is poised to be one London's finest performers. His music and lyrics possess refreshingly effortless witticism and soulful melodies that are both entertaining and provocative.
M3NSA is currently working on his 'Weather Report' EP due for release soon, he has also collaborated with Scratch's very own Richy Pitch on his forthcoming Ghanaian project 'Ye Fre Mi Richy Pitch' due out in October on BBE.
http://www.myspace.com/mensa
More info to follow.......
Saturday 25th July
FREE BEFORE 10PM !!!!!! And only £5 AFTER
9pm - 3am
The Big Chill House
257-259 Pentonville Road
King’s Cross
London
N1 9NL
Tel: 020 7427 2540
FOR FREEBIES, AUDIO, NEWS, DOWNLOADS & PICTURES BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE FRESH NEW SCRATCH BLOG...
Wednesday, 8 July 2009
Wednesday, 10 June 2009
SCRATCH PRESENT: JOE 2000 AND WANLOV THE KUBOLOR (SATURDAY 27th JUNE)
Scratch are proud to present a very special night of music featuring special guest DJ, Joe 2000 and, all the way from Ghana, West Africa, Host MC Wanlov the Kubolor.
Joe 2K is probably best known for being one part of duo RPM (Mo Wax) and more recently The Runaways (Ultimate Dilema) with co-partner AJ Kwame. The 2 met back in 1991 in Brighton and went on to release a number of highly acclaimed singles and Albums featuring talented MC's from the likes of Masta Ace and Iriscience from Dilated Peoples. Joe, well known for his turntable skills too, will be sure to rock a sweet party set for the Scratch crowd!!
http://www.myspace.com/therunawaysuk
Wanlov the Kubolor is already making waves both in his native country of Ghana and worldwide. His album 'Green Card' (which is available on Itunes) is a refreshing and entertaining social comment on life in Ghana as well as some interesting experiences while living in the US.
Kubolor recently teamed up with Scratch's very own Richy Pitch, while Richy was living in Ghana, to collaborate on his forthcoming LP 'Ye Fre Mi Richy Pitch' out on BBE in October.
Known as the crowned Prince of Pidgen Music, Kubolor is very arguably the most refreshing artist on the planet. This barefooted, skirt-clad musician swings his pendulum shakers whilst he raps and sings, telling stories from a Ghanaian/Romanian perspective.
Wanlov recently blessed Radio 1 with his mic skills, so be sure to check his truly original style when he blesses the mic as special host at Scratch this month!!
http://www.myspace.com/wanlov
Plus Residents Tomski, Lyley, Richy Pitch and Matt Smooth.
FREE BEFORE 10PM !!!!!! And only £5 AFTER
9pm - 3am
The Big Chill House
257-259 Pentonville Road
King’s Cross
London
N1 9NL
Tel: 020 7427 2540
FOR FREEBIES, AUDIO, NEWS, DOWNLOADS & PICTURES BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE FRESH NEW SCRATCH BLOG...
http://scratch96.blogspot.com
Free B4 10pm !!!!!!! £5 thereafter.....
Monday, 1 June 2009
Friday, 15 May 2009
Wednesday, 13 May 2009
SATURDAY 30TH MAY - DJ POGO (EN4ORCERS) and host MC Tukka @ SCRATCH @ THE BIG CHILLHOUSE
SATURDAY 30TH MAY - DJ POGO (EN4ORCERS)
and host MC Tukka.
Scratch is proud to announce DJ Pogo as our next special guest DJ at Scratch.
DJ Pogo, legendary DJ/Producer from London has been at the forefront of the British Hip Hop scene for the past 25 years. Pogo was an original member of the Jus Bad crew, which featured Monie Love, Sparki and MC Mell'O' and released the single "Free Style / Proud" (Tuff Groove, 1988).
He worked with rapper MC Mell'O' on his early work, including the legendary album Thoughts Released (Revelation I) (Republic Records - 1990), and also produced the Demon Boyz second album Original Guidance: The Second Chapter (Tribal Bass, 1992). Both records are considered landmarks in the early days of the British hip hop scene. He's has continued to be active in the music industry, and is held in high regard for his scratching and remixing skills. He has remixed tracks for De La Soul, Monie Love, House of Pain, Bomb the Bass, KRS-One and Carleen Anderson.
He came first in the 1997 UK DMC, second in the European ITF finals and third in the 1997 World DMC.
With his crew, The En4cers, he took out the 1999 UK DMC Team competition and went onto place fifth in the world that year.
He has also released mix albums under the "DJ Pogo Presents the Breaks". on the label: Harmless.
http://www.myspace.com/djpogo
Pogo will be joined by our special guest host, Tukka, who has been with us on many of our special Scratch nights. Original member and front-man for US 3, Tukka never fails to hype the crowd up during a Scratch night !
Plus Residents Richy Pitch, Matt Smooth, Tomski and Lyley.
FREE BEFORE 10PM !!!!!! And only £5 AFTER
9pm - 3am
The Big Chill House
257-259 Pentonville Road
King’s Cross
London
N1 9NL
Tel: 020 7427 2540
Wednesday, 8 April 2009
SCRATCH IN SWITZERLAND @ THE BRITS
This year marked the 20th Anniversary of the British Snowboarding Championships in Laax, Switzerland...and what a week it was...
Scratch rocked the first night of the Brits with Matt Smooth and Lyley in full effect together with special guests Dj Vadim, MC Paz and Nick Maxwell. From the moment the doors opened the snow community poured in quickly filling the dance floor and busting some pretty 'original' breakdance moves which, it has to be said, brought a lot of laughs.The time seemed to whizz by as the beats kept on dropping til the early hours of the morning...a sure sign of a fun night!
Big shout and much love goes out to Vadim, MC Paz and Nick Maxwell for their handy work on the 1's and 2's! Oh yeah and then there was the afterparty, which i can't remember much about - as in the words of Skinnyman 'if i make it til tomorrow I'll be surprised'!!
With a huge amount of effort we did make it out of bed the next morning and up to the slopes for the first round of competitions, where we provided the tunes for the riders to amp themselves up and throw themselves down the halfpipe, pulling off some amazing tricks. Laax is well known to have one of the best snowboard parks in the whole of Europe.
The evening was spent cooking pasta, drinking wine and putting the final touches to our next Scratch flyer design on Saturday 25th April - a hot one featuring Dj Dexter from the Avalanches, MC Mystro and Dj Biznizz - before emailing it off to Tomski and Richy Pitch, who were back home in London taking care of Scratch at the Big Chill House with special guest Shortee Blitz...who we understand ripped the roof off the sucka!
A couple of days later back at the Brits and it was Funk Royale's turn to rock the night time entertainment, with a golden selection of classic party grooves...another nonstop dancefloor excursion into the early hours of the morning courtesy of Dj's Ben Bailey, Bonobo, Mr Chex, Matt Smooth and MC Tukka & Stu 'Deep Sax'.
Each day was spent up on the slopes djing and boarding, blessed with the perfect combination of sunshine, snow, good music, beer and friendly faces. Big thanks to John Dragon (music coordinator) Tony (soundman), Stu and Spencer for organizing such a great week at this years Brits.
Well now back on British soil...and we are still flying high from the experience. Not that our feet ever left the ground whilst carving up the snow, our boards were firmly fixed to the side of the mountain.
Well we wouldn't want any serious DJ injury's now would we!
Scratch rocked the first night of the Brits with Matt Smooth and Lyley in full effect together with special guests Dj Vadim, MC Paz and Nick Maxwell. From the moment the doors opened the snow community poured in quickly filling the dance floor and busting some pretty 'original' breakdance moves which, it has to be said, brought a lot of laughs.The time seemed to whizz by as the beats kept on dropping til the early hours of the morning...a sure sign of a fun night!
Big shout and much love goes out to Vadim, MC Paz and Nick Maxwell for their handy work on the 1's and 2's! Oh yeah and then there was the afterparty, which i can't remember much about - as in the words of Skinnyman 'if i make it til tomorrow I'll be surprised'!!
With a huge amount of effort we did make it out of bed the next morning and up to the slopes for the first round of competitions, where we provided the tunes for the riders to amp themselves up and throw themselves down the halfpipe, pulling off some amazing tricks. Laax is well known to have one of the best snowboard parks in the whole of Europe.
The evening was spent cooking pasta, drinking wine and putting the final touches to our next Scratch flyer design on Saturday 25th April - a hot one featuring Dj Dexter from the Avalanches, MC Mystro and Dj Biznizz - before emailing it off to Tomski and Richy Pitch, who were back home in London taking care of Scratch at the Big Chill House with special guest Shortee Blitz...who we understand ripped the roof off the sucka!
A couple of days later back at the Brits and it was Funk Royale's turn to rock the night time entertainment, with a golden selection of classic party grooves...another nonstop dancefloor excursion into the early hours of the morning courtesy of Dj's Ben Bailey, Bonobo, Mr Chex, Matt Smooth and MC Tukka & Stu 'Deep Sax'.
Each day was spent up on the slopes djing and boarding, blessed with the perfect combination of sunshine, snow, good music, beer and friendly faces. Big thanks to John Dragon (music coordinator) Tony (soundman), Stu and Spencer for organizing such a great week at this years Brits.
Well now back on British soil...and we are still flying high from the experience. Not that our feet ever left the ground whilst carving up the snow, our boards were firmly fixed to the side of the mountain.
Well we wouldn't want any serious DJ injury's now would we!
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