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Derek Andrew

This ain't yo momma's funk www.consciousphunk.com

About Me

Since my out of bedroom premier in May of '05 with the production crew of Conscious Phunktionality (or Conscious Phunk for short), I have been blessed enough to play the entire West Coast from Seattle to Portland to Humboldt to LA to Orange County to San Diego with my partner in crime, Pete Spinning, and his Monkey Do! crew.

Being an avid dancer in my own right(good remains to be seen), I attempt a plurality of beats that'll keep that ass moving all night, whether you like it or not. Influenced heavily by the BodyRock DJs, Mark Farina, Adam Freeland, Meat Katie, and Elite Force, Taylor, and DJ Dan I've harbored a sound that can only be translated as super funky, deep, and chunky, soulfully progressive breaks and house.

LISTEN TO MY MIXES AND TRACKS HERE

My Interests

I love movies, art, music (from jazz to rock to house and breaks), photography, DJ-ing, reading, writing, partying, dancing, learning, and teaching.

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YOU!!!lyt by avlays

Music:



I looooooooove house and breaks, funky and progressive, jazz (from samba to disco/funk), Pink Floyd, Tool, Alice in Chains, Deftones, Victor Wooten, Option Red, Led Zepplin, Sly and the Family Stone, Stevie Wonder, MJ (previous to Thriller), Trans Am, Primus, Greatful Dead, The Doors, Steve Miller Band, Jimmie Henrix, Zapp Mama, Toots and the Maytals, Bob Marley, Ani Difranco, Joy Division, NIN, Ministry, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, KMFDM (not to be confused with MDFMK), Black Sabbath, The Moving Units, The Pixies, Finger Lickin' Records (that oughtta cover a group of peeps), Mowtown, The Brazil 66, P-funk, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Sisters of Mercy, BodyRock, Meat Katie, Elite Force, DJ Dan, Doc Martin, Andy Caldwell, Joplin (both Janice and the LA Dj), Collette, Simply Jeff, Mizota, Plump DJs, Hyper, Jason Hodges, Miguel Migs, and more.

Movies:

I have started liking documentaries and foreign films more, and will more likely watch some indie no name film, than the "next big thing". I have a tendancy to love moves that are very intense and disturbing. I also have a certain fondness for B-rated movies.
Movies that you may not have seen that would rock your world:
Funny Games (German flick really disturbing)
Das Experiment (Another crazy flick from those nutty Germans)
Irreversible (French - NOT FOR THE FEIGNT OF HEART IT WILL DISTURB YOU)
The Weather Underground (Strongly recommended documentary on sixties non-violent violent protesting)
The City of God (Brazilian - beautiful and captivating it makes Menace II Society and Boyz 'n the Hood look like a nice day in Irvine)
Barraka (sit back and enjoy, its like watching moving photographs)
The Saddest Music in the World (A great film shot last year with the look of the 30s its set in)
Man Bites Dog (A Belgian Flic Think American Psycho, the documentary)
Run Lola Run
Les Pact De Wolves
Amelie
It's All Gone Pete Tong
The Machinist (wow, now that's Method acting...)

Television:

Don't it rots your brain. But if you have to, watch 24, Chappelle's Show, The Simpsons, and The Family Guy.

Books:

Here's a few books/authors I recommend:
Dune by Frank Herbet (replace Spice with oil and see what you get out of it)
all of Dan Brown's books (honestly, as poppy as they are, they are still a good read)
Snow Crash (the era of cyberpunk is here)
all of David Edding's books (except the newest series)
Fast Food Nation (See what your food does to you and where it came from, Super size this!)
Reefer Madness (The History of the American Black Market)
Brave New World (one of my favorites of all time)
Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlen (see your own culture through the eyes of an alien)
Sex Drugs, & Coco Puffs by Chuck Klosterman (A pop culture analysis)
Killing Yourself to Live by Chuck Klosterman
Last Night a DJ Saved My Life (A History of Djing)
How to DJ Right (it may sound lame, but this book is invaluable to starters in DJing and production)
White Noise
Stiff (the afterlife of Human Cadavers)[morbid, but funny and interesting]
Anything by David Sedaris, esp. Me Talk Pretty One Day, he just has the funniest way of telling even the most mudane of stories

Heroes:

Heroes are for people to live vicariously through, me, I'd rather do it than idolize.

My Blog

White Lightning (Derek Andrew’s Unofficial Fulgerite Mix) - Elite Force

Hey All,I just finished my submission for Elite Force’s contest to remix his White Lightning track. Just thought I would share it with y’all :) Let me know what you think of it if you take...
Posted by Derek Andrew on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 07:47:00 PST

NEW TRACK - Progressive Electrolysis (Off Kilter Mix)

Hey all,I've been reworking a couple of my tracks and in a fluke of adjustment I merged two of the track sI was working on that had opposite problems and wham!!!This is a progressive acid/electro styl...
Posted by Derek Andrew on Sun, 18 Feb 2007 06:44:00 PST

TRACK REMIX - Flute Fungus (Blended with OJ Mix)

Hey all,Just finished reworking one of my old tracks Flute Fungus.  This was one of the 1st songs I did, and while it was okay, I still felt it was missing a little something.  A little knob...
Posted by Derek Andrew on Fri, 06 Oct 2006 11:55:00 PST

NEW TRACK: Off Kilter

So, this time I went a little acid and glitchy and came up with this one I'm calling Off Kilter (you'll prolly hear why).  In any case, please take a listen, and comment on what you think about i...
Posted by Derek Andrew on Thu, 09 Nov 2006 12:44:00 PST

Mix: Desert Funk

Desert Funk - (noun) 1. The smell accumulated in enclosed spaces after a long night of partying in the desert 2. A mix by Derek Andrew that while still funky is a more hard hitting style than his typi...
Posted by Derek Andrew on Fri, 23 Jun 2006 04:26:00 PST

Mix: Off the Deep End

I just added a new mix exclusively @ my Wax DJ page called Off the Deep End.  This one is a collection of deep and jazzy house that I think you might like.  Good for getting ready or coming ...
Posted by Derek Andrew on Fri, 23 Jun 2006 04:23:00 PST

Yes, I am a dork...

Just for the record, I am a dork.  I don't, however, neccessarily have a problem with it, while others might.  I actually revel in my own dorkiness (as much as anyone can while still seeming...
Posted by Derek Andrew on Tue, 13 Dec 2005 06:29:00 PST

DPHUNKT (Hit me up for more info!!!)

DJ Culture is celebrating their 3rd year open the same day as my party. Since I got about 90% of my records from there, and they have hooked me up twice now for Open Deck Sundays, I decided that as a...
Posted by Derek Andrew on Tue, 01 Nov 2005 02:27:00 PST

Check out this event: CADENCE

Hosted By: TRANCEPARENT & MONKEY DO!When: Saturday Nov 05, 2005 at 9:00 PMWhere: TBALOS ANGELES, CA 90001USDescription:TRANCEPARENT & MONKEY DO! Click Here To View Event...
Posted by Derek Andrew on Mon, 31 Oct 2005 12:05:00 PST

Acid Funk with a pH balance! (Nov 19th)

Conscious Phunk Presents: DPHUNKT A night of deepfunkytechytribaliscticaciddiscoravetasticelectrobootyjac ktrackinbreaksandhouse Ahhhh yeah, we're back at it again, and this time we're cranking it up ...
Posted by Derek Andrew on Fri, 28 Oct 2005 12:36:00 PST