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Dgiin

About Me

Gin, as most of us know it, is a strong colorless alcohol flavored with juniper berries. Another less widespread meaning of the word djinn is a mischievous spirit, often confined to a bottle due to reprehensible acts. Dgiin is better known around Sonoma County as a band with a unique style encompassing various cultures and influences and songs sung mainly in French. The band originated 8 years ago in Santa Rosa and can be described as French-Gypsy-Funk with a twist. The Flamenco-Django-esque band puts on one memorable show accessible to all types of tastes and ages. Their energetic performances draw a lively crowd that can dance all night.I edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V4.4 (www.strikefile.com/myspace)

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Member Since: 13/01/2006
Band Website: www.dgiin.com, contact info: [email protected]
Band Members: Gabe: vocals and guitarMimi: vocalsChris Le Dieph: bassRicky: percussions and drumsPaget: drumsGabe was raised in France, where he first began learning the classical guitar at age 9. He continued playing on the electric in multiple bands to finally return to the acoustic. He was influenced by many styles of music as he traveled much of the world before settling in France. He moved to California in 1998 and when a year latter, his sister Mimi joined him from France, they started Dgiin. Mimi had been singing since age 13 in a musical association and is now concurrently singing with Hand Me Down, a local vocal trio. They met Paget a year down the road, while practicing at a Santa Rosa studio. Paget, originally from Belize, started playing drums in reggae bands at age 18. Paget now lives in Cool and is therefore a part time member of the band. Chris ‘le Deef’, originally from Ohio was recruited a few years later to hold down the low end on electric bass. Ricky, born in El Salvador, grew up in a musical household and was part of multiple touring latin jazz bands as a teenager. He then played drums in salsa and latin rock bands and finally stepped into Dgiin adding driving percussions. He currently replaces Paget on the drums when Paget is not available. Recently, Dgiin has lost their hornblower extrodinare, Jimmy The Inch, who is currently replaced by Ari Camarota, a seasoned local musician, originally from New York.
Influences: Lifes' excentricities
Sounds Like: Gypsy-Funk with a French Twist
CD release 2 from pablo on Vimeo .Contact Dgiin at [email protected]
Record Label: Dgiinerated Records
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Dgiin at the Broken Drum Brewery, San Rafael - February 2009

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNclCBr08RQ Here's a medley of the show at the broken drum filmed by Greg Bilk.
Posted by on Wed, 18 Mar 2009 09:36:00 GMT

Productiondgiin 03

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RzppoNPiZA La Pluie... The Uptown, Oakland. 02/2009
Posted by on Thu, 12 Mar 2009 09:33:00 GMT

PodCast

Dgiin live show at Ace in the Hole, recorded by Andy Cohen, click here to listen....http://personallifemedia.com/podcasts/517-the-nort h-bay
Posted by on Tue, 24 Feb 2009 12:17:00 GMT

Marin Local Music: Dgiin - Battle of the Bands - World

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MV6uqwh3QbQ Thank you all for dancing!
Posted by on Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:13:00 GMT

Dgiin at Ace in the Hole on youtube


Posted by on Tue, 30 Dec 2008 11:29:00 GMT

Dgiin write up in the Marin Independent Journal Dec. 2008

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Posted by on Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:10:00 GMT

Bohemian Norbay Awards

Hey everybody!we would like to say thankyouthankyouthankyou! We won the Norbay music awards! We received a real plastic gold record that says: Dgiin, World. In our book that means we conquered the wor...
Posted by on Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:29:00 GMT

CDs for Sale & Downloads

Hmmm, where to buy CDs...Well, we sell them at every show, or we have some for sale at some music stores:Back Door Records in CotatiIncredible Records in SebastopolKaya's Coffee Shop in GuernevilleWe'...
Posted by on Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:35:00 GMT

Translation

La PluieLa pluie qui tombe me murmure des poemesDes p'tits mots doux presque de je t'aimeElle m'invite a contempler ce mondeEt laisse toutes mes peines tomber en trombeLa pluie qui tombe elle elle sai...
Posted by on Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:29:00 GMT

CD Release Party

It's a date!Let's celebrate these 33 hrs of recording, 14 hrs of mixing and 3 hrs of mastering on September 20th at Hop Monk!!! Thanks Barry at Northern Lights studio! I highly recommend him for any r...
Posted by on Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:34:00 GMT