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Swingsett

DubJazzMan says, 'Music is the UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE'

About Me

Soulful underground music, including nujazz, deep house, hip hop and drum & bass have all been a part of Swingsett's long NYC-based DJ career, going on 14 years at this point. He has been dj'ing in NYC since 1992, actually getting his first club and rave work in his native Colorado (Denver), college radio station and house parties in 1988. Since arriving in NYC, he's been very closely related to and involved with the US Drum & Bass, Downtempo and Nujazz scene since, as a resident or 'regular guest' at the United States' first weekly jungle party, Konkrete Jungle, been local support for dozens of shows with Giant Step, sharing playtime with many of the world's best, including Mr. Scruff, Seiji, Incognito, Carleen Anderson, Donald Byrd, Guru's Jazzmatazz, Gil Scott-Heron, DJ Krush, Roni Size/Reprazent's debut live USA show in 1997, and other events with "Magic" Juan Atkins, Joshua Iz + Diz, Jef K, Miguel Migs, Holmar Filippson, Shy FX, Gilles Peterson, DJ Ron, Charlie Dark (Attica Blues), LTJ Bukem, Neil Aline, DJSS, Die & Krust, Bryan Gee, , Afronaught, Cooly's Hot Box, D-Influence, and Soulstice.His DJ residencies and guest spots since 1992 have taken him to countless clubs and bar lounges in Manhattan and internationally. Some of his NYC residencies and guest nights include his own landmark 7 year running Testpress Sundays (1997-2003) weekly at Drinkland, PS1, Shine, Centro-Fly, Baktun, Joe's Pub, Tavern On The Green Summer Series, and Happy Ending to name a few. Internationally, he's played Bar Rhumba and Dog Star Pub in London, Kerma in Helsinki, Hamburg, Toronto, Vancouver, Raw Fusion in Stockholm, events in Amsterdam, Copenhagen (Club Vega), Tallinn (Estonia), Cannes (MIDEM), San Francisco, LA, San Diego, Seattle, Denver, and WMC Miami ('96, '97 and 2000-2003). He's also been rated as a Top 100 International DJ by Bikini Magazine and Streetsound.Swingsett's roots are diverse, yet all have the quality of soul, dub or jazz flavor, from hip hop, rare funk and soul, then moving into acid jazz & abstract hip hop, before focusing primarily on jungle and deep house in 1996. He formed a dj/ production partnership with DJ Wally from 1996 to 1998, and continue their musical collaborations into this year. Their 'Dog Leg Left' LP on Ubiquity Records was one of 1997's most critically and DJ-acclaimed releases. He then hooked up with J.Warrin (formerly of Slide 5), as they shared an understanding and influence of dub, jazz and soul.Together they formed Ism Records as an outlet for their collaborative 12" experiments with breakbeat drums and heavy sub-bass and beautiful melodics. Swingsett's depth in music and beats as a DJ and producer combined with J.Warrin's jazz musicianship and production background, produced an innovative sound that seamlessly moves between styles of breakbeat, dub, soul, house and drum&bass. Recording under the name DJ Swingsett & J.Warrin, in 2000, they released a full length CD, "Sights Unseen", which featured the vocal talents of Lisa Shaw on 3 of the album's songs. Ism Records expanded to include two additional labels, ism'assive Recordings for drum & bass and Esho Recordings for deep, soulful house, both releasing a slew of highly rated and press-lauded singles from 2000-2002. Since 1995, DJ Swingsett has produced or collaborated on music released on Ubiquity, Om, Liquid Sky, Dope On Plastic!, Wave Records, IRMA Records, Sirkus (UK), In Flight Entertainment (UK) and his own Ism Records imprint.Currently, Swingsett continues to operate Ism Records focusing on nujazz, broken beat and deep house vibes. He also continues music production with Takuya Nakamura (of Organic Grooves and Ism Records), and plans are in works with longtime collaborative partner DJ Wally. All the while organizing, booking and promoting special NYC events and dj'ing with his ears focused keenly towards melodic, jazz-flavored, deep dance and atmospheric music.

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Member Since: 9/1/2005
Band Website: ismrecords.com billieholiday.com bagpakmusic.com
Band Members: David 'DJ Swingsett' collaborators: Lisa Shaw, DJ Wally, Takuya Nakamura, John Warrin (J.Warrin), Charlie Dark, & many more still to come...
Influences: Lonnie Liston Smith, James Brown, The JB's, Exit 9, Massive Attack, The Young Disciples, A Tribe Called Quest, The Jungle Brothers, Main Source, Creative Source, The Mighty Ryders, The Brand New Heavies, The Groove Collective, United Future Organization, Talkin' Loud, Gilles Peterson, Acid Jazz Records, Eddie Pillar, Felix/ Westbury Music, 4 Hero, Lou Donaldson, The Mizell Brothers, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Jamiroquai, Manu Dubango, Tito Puenté, Prince, The Cure, English Beat, The Clash, Jimmy Smith, Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughn, Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Shirley Bassie, David Axelrod, Palm Skin Productions, Bugz In The Attic, Afronaught (Orin Walters), Seiji, Domu, Somatic, Jazzy Nice, DJ Smash Hunter, Pal Joey, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, The Mizell Brothers, The Brand New Heavies, Humble Souls, Galliano, , Gil Scott Heron, Lonnie Smith, The Winston Brothers, Depeche Mode, Big Audio Dynamite, Scritti Politti, Zapp, Roger Troutman, Skyy, Parliment Funkadelic, Bootsy Collins, DeeLite!, Kool & The Gang, The The, Neneh Cherry, DJ Krazy, LTJ Bukem, Fabio (Creative Source) , V Recordings, Full Cycle, Roni Size, SUV, Krust, Die, Smith & Mighty, Cold Cut, Eric B. & Rakim, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, 80's Electro Soul, 1968-1976 Jazz, FUNK and Jazz-Funk, '78-'94 hip hop, '94-'99 Jungle/Drum & Bass, '90-'92 Hardcore/ Breakbeat, infinitum....
Sounds Like: Earth with no boundaries! Life with no limitations... Living life the best we can with sound vibrations to hold us together...
Record Label: Ism Records.Ubiquity.IRMA.Om.SonyBMG.JiveElectro
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

SATURDAY, NOV. 3 - dj SWINGSETT at KOREA UNIVERSITY!

SATURDAY, NOV. 3 PARTIOLOGY, Special Event at KOREA UNIVERSITY'S Student Union Building! with Special Guest: DJ SWINGSETT (NYC) Door: 10,000Won($10), w/ 1 free drink! HEavyweight Soundsystem blasting...
Posted by Swingsett on Tue, 30 Oct 2007 08:05:00 PST

PARTIOLOGY in SEOUL, KOREA with DJ SWINGSETT

SATURDAY, NOV. 3 ... DJ SWINGSETT Special Guest DJ at KOREA UNIVERSITY'S Student Union Building!!! Entrance Fee: 10,000Won($10) w/ 1 Free Drink... DEEP HOUSE // BROKEN BEAT // DRUM&BASS...
Posted by Swingsett on Tue, 30 Oct 2007 07:59:00 PST

dj SWINGSETT debut in SEOUL, KOREA!

Go to ImageShack&174; to Create your own Slideshow+++++++>> dj SWINGSETT's debut in:>>>>>>> SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA!! SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27Sang Su-dong, HONGDAE, SEOULCLUB TOOL15,000 Won ...
Posted by Swingsett on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 07:45:00 PST

DEBUT DJ SET IN KOREA!! SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27.

CLUB TOOL, SANGSU-DONG, HONGDAE, SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA...
Posted by Swingsett on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 07:27:00 PST

DJ SWINSETT @ CLUB TOOL, SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA

DJ SWINGSETT playing his debut set in SEOUL SOUTH KOREA... Saturday, October 27!! Venue >> CLUB TOOL MUSIC STYLE: >> Deep House with Soul, Jazz, Funk and Dub flavors, along with a healthy dose of BROK...
Posted by Swingsett on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 02:43:00 PST