Member Since: 4/20/2005
Band Website: massiveselector.com
Band Members: MASSIVE SELECTOR is a San Francisco based collective of artists, djs, free thinkers, and corporate refugees who share a passion for art and music culture. Through our event production, media projects, and design we motivate, build and cultivate a left coast
community. We are selectors for the masses.
MASSIVE SELECTOR produces events, live shows, and benefits, as well as provide strategic marketing and promotion services online and on the street. The versatility of the company allows it to do web development, marketing programs, graphic design, and talent sourcing (DJs and acts) internally for all projects, services which are also offered to external clients. Recent projects include production of the California leg of an album release tour for King Britt (K7 Records), Wonder-Full: A Tribute to the Wonder of Stevie with DJ Spinna & Bobbito, a concert show featuring BBC Worlwide Live with Gilles Peterson, Dwele, and The Rebirth, Soled Out: A Commemoration to Sneaker Culture, Sneakerpimps: The Worlds Largest Sneaker Tour, SF Intl Asian Am Film Festival's Directions in Sound, J-Dilla Tribute featuring Stones Throw All-Stars Peanut Butter Wolf, Egon + Madlib, DJ Spinna vs. ?uestlove, among other great events.
Our projects: some for fun, some for profit... all for the love. The most visible are the events... but the MS crew is involved in a lot of different things... art, music, fashion, web design, architecture, engineering and even entrepreneurship. Over the years we've made our mark in the nitelife arena, but this year we ventured off into new frontiers. Our latest endeavor is POLENG LOUNGE , a tea lounge, restaurant, and bar located in the heart of San Francisco's upper panhandle or NOPA district. In just 7 short months POLENG LOUNGE has become the face of modern filipino cusine and is now officaily one of the top 10 restaraunts in the Bay according to the chronicle.
Hit us up if you want to party, create, motivate, organize, or build... whats life without a hustle?
Influences: Mad love to all the artists, dj's and performers who've graced our stage and blessed our decks. It has been a privalege to host these local heroes, underground rockers, and global headliners. Keep track of these acts and support their music! in no particular order... Gilles Peterson, Dwele, The Rebirth, Dan The Automator, Prince Paul, Rich Medina, Haul & Mason, Scratch (The Roots), DJ Zeph, Spinderella, Crown City Rockers, DJ Jazzy Jeff, DJ Spinna, Bobbito, ?uestlove, Vinnie Esparza, King Britt, Lady Alma, Melo-D, Q-Burns Abstract Message, Shortkut, Vinroc, Apollo, Golda Supernova, Charlotte the Baroness, J-Boogie's Dubtronic Science, DJ Sake One, Raw B, Polywog, DJ Hyper, Goapele, Peanut Butter Wolf, Egon, Madlib, MED, Romanowski, DJ Snayk Eyes, Megatron, Tom Thump, Cool Chris, Hakobo, Tokyo Component, Eug, DJ Sureshot, Cut Chemist, Miles & Dusk (Rootdown), Breakestra, YamWho?, Daz-I-Kue, Osunlade, Ron Trent, Egyptian Lover, Mr. E, Chicken Skratch, Halo, Ren The Vinyl Archeologist, DJ Premier, DJ P, Melo D, Platurn & Spair (Oakland Faders), J-Rocc, George Levin & Dixon (Sonar Collectiv), Nicolay, Waajeed, Willow the Gaslamp Killa, DJ Centipede, Destro, Shawn Dub, Shred One, Exile, Aloe Blacc, Blu, Mark De Clive Lowe, Tawiah, Green Tea, Ren, Reja, Kero One, King Most, DJ Satva, Diamond D, Damon Bell, DJ Moni, Reborn, DJ Zita, Similak Chyld, DJ Roza, Mei Lei, Dmadness, Vna, DJ Duece Ace, Solace, Derrick D, Myke One, Prefuse73, DJ Nobody, Rascue, Strange Fruit Project, Digable Planets, Mark Farina, TK Disco, Haul & Mason, Vikter Duplaix, Kim Hill, Quantic, Amp Live, DJ Coop D'ville, DJ Daniella, DJ Design, Ruben, Toph One, Wisdom, Walt Digz, DJ Teeko, Mike Boo, B Cause, Politik, Modest Mark, Jah Yzer, Joe Quixx, Mike Nice, DJ Select, Oh No, Radio Active, DJ Scruff, Ross Hogg, DJ Neta, DJ Mel (Austin), DJ Mel the 5 Footer (SLO), Rashaan Ahmad, Femi, Platinum Pied Pipers, Liz Fields, Sa-Ra, DJ Vanka, DJ Vadim, Malicious Lee, I:van, Izzy, Anthony Garlic, M3, Still Rob G, Mike Relm, DJ Nerstylist, DJ Swift Rock, Dre One, Owl Boogie, Paul Carey, 4OneFunk, Mosquito, B-Side, Sneak-E-Pete, Fran Boogie, Krafty Kuts, Jayvi Velasco, Valida, and to those we missed... thank you too.
Sounds Like: PROOF'S SPRING '08 PICKS
maaaan, it's been a minute since i dropped some music picks but there's so much good music out there right now, that it's time to share... listen to my new imeem playlist HERE to check out the tracks i'm feelin at the moment...
1. Carlos Nino & Miguel Atwood-Ferguson "Find A Way" LA musician Carlos Nino is back with another orchestration of a classic J. Dilla track - this time A Tribe Called Quest's "Find A Way". Nino and Atwood-Ferguson lead a band of musicians into a cinematic rendition of the classic Dilla produced track. Check the build up around the 3 minute mark... whoooo. big ups to andrew lojero for sharing this track, and daps to hakobo for telling me to listen to it, lol.
2. Erykah Badu "Honey (Moody Boyz Remix)" Ms. Badu's latest album is just the shit. everytime i hear Master/Teacher into The Hump into Telephone, it just hits me right THURRR... but check out this version of "Honey" that gets a dub step rub down by the UK's moody boyz... oh so sweet.
3. Green Tea "Sunshowers (Green Tea Remix)" Green Tea turns this mellow favorite into a bonifide dancefloor burner! complete with extended breaks for the dancers, and those sweet vocals lay perfectly over this uptempo track... this joint is gonna be heating dancefloors all summer long!
4. Yosaku "Ain't It Funky" the ubiquitous Yosaku takes on the difficult task of remixing one of James Brown's biggest hits, and delivers! this dudes ability to update a hard funk anthem into a now-sound heater is pretty mind blowing... this joint is gonna be featured on GAMM's upcoming "Doin James" James Brown tribute compilation. Ain't It Funky never sounded so FONKY.
5. Jackson Conti "Sao Paulo Nights" did you know madlib loves brazil? so much so that he linked up with the drummer Mamao of legendary brazilian outfit Azymuth to form Jackson Conti. check out this beautiful track off their latest album Sujinho...
6. Shawty Lo "They Know (Million $ Mano Remix)" bmore madness. bangin. shout out to jesse and the dub frequency crew for lacing me with this joint... oh, and check out their VIDEO too while you're at it.
7. Outkast "Royal Flush feat. Raekwon" the 2 dope boys are back and taking it back to the roots as they team up with Reakwon on this track that's reminiscent of their early work... this is some grimy southernplayalistic type ish!
8. Chez Damier "In & Out (Daz-I-Kue Remix)" lovin Daz's future boogie version of this crowd pleaser... can somebody say 80's throwback?
9. Karizma aka Kaytronic "33rd Street Anthem" techy new joint from Karizma that just smacks you in the face like he was your daddy... you know you like it.
10. Loose Ends "Hanging On A String" speaking of throwbacks, here's an r&b classic from 1984... and still sounds so fresh and so clean, peep the VIDEO and take some fashion tips, lol.
Type of Label: Indie