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b r O g a N

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About Me

brOgaN is busy creating breathtaking TECHNOindustrial-ELECTRO-deep-progressive-TRIBAL house tracks in hurricane-whipped south Miami Beach . Greatest claim-to-fame thus far was that 1st record- - inspired by a ROLLERCOASTER -the Beast- and recorded in a PINEAPPLE FACTORY in Honolulu: an original new-wave adrenaline-rush electro-pop radio smash on the legendary 102.7 RADIO FREE HAWAII {that cool station that went to number 1 on Rolling Stone magazine's annual 'Best Radio Station In America' poll for several years during the 90's}. WILD RIDE was featured in the station's NO LABEL Song Discovery Contest, beating out 600 other submissions and placed in a competition with 4 other songs broadcast on the air with the public chosing the winner;WILD RIDE won the contest with the prize being heavy rotation, becoming a continuous staple on the playlist as the single sold out at local music retailers. The popularity of WILD RIDE also prompted invitations for - the popular weekly 90's dance party i cooked up at the legendary PINK CADILLAC nightclub in Waikiki, where i tried on several hats as DJ/promoter/conceptual director. LV was all about an unprecedented avant-garde mix of spectacular records from a variety of DANCE genres including house, new wave 80's, industrial dance, alternative 90's, sensual epics, a dash of 70's disco and movie tunes tossed into the intoxicating euphoric blend. LIQUID VELVET started out as a visionary art-project that rapidly exploded into a dynamic commercial success and was highlighted in nightlife columns in the local press-Honolulu Weekly among others. After experiencing these artistic triumphs, it was time to relocate to a bigger pond to pursue bigger dreams ...and Miami Beach, with it's notorious nightlife and annual ............................................................ ............................................................ ...BACK & FORTH : Legend has it i was made in MONTREAL, but my big earth-DEBUT was in METRO-MOTOWN-MOTORCITY-DETROIT. (mama-MOTOWN/ papo-TRANNSYLVANIA ALPS where the local celebs were DRACULA & FRANKENSTEIN). Same as MADGE, i ESCAPED from Motown at seventeen and CHARGED to HAWAII, MIAMI, EUROPE & SOUTH AMERICA for years/months at a time...EACH of which influences my INTENSE MUSICAL VISION.............................................XO*MUCHOA MORE*OX..................................................... ............................................................ .....................
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My Interests

Moloko - Sing it back
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Add to My Profile AVENTURAS STIMULANTE (EUROPA-SOUTH AMERICA-POLYNESIA) ~ Xperiences: Argentina, Italia, London, Brazil, Spain-Ibiza , Switzerland , Holland, Belgium, Germany, Portugal , Greece, Mexico , France, Canada (Vancouver-Toronto-NIAGARA) & most of the YOO ESS AY.



ADRENALINO : ROLLERCOASTERS {big wooden monsters like the Beast & 225' tall Son of Beast @ Kings Island and breathtaking metal behemoths like the 310' Millenium Force and 420' TopThrillDragster @ Cedar Point } , music ( LOOK under "Music" ) , JUMP to my fave DJs , creating ELECTRONIC dance records utilizing several electro-dance genres , CATARATAS-WATERFALLS-CASCATAS + photography, and my little kangaroo* - Toonies {she's a *jack russell} BIGGEST ADRENALINE RUSH IN MY LIFE : (tie) Jumping out of a plane on Oahu's Northshore at 14K feet AND almost burning up in a lava flow at Kilauea on the Big Island during an earthquake while on a late-night photography expedition. 10+YR ADRENALINE RUSH : Winter Music Conference ( Marzo/March in Miami ) what else is there
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I'd like to meet:

NIKOLA TESLA : ( 1.electronic inventor-electricity 2. RELATIVE - mama's side ) would have been nice to meet, but it just wasnt my era. ****** ALL OF YOU

Music:

ELECTRONICA ~ HOUSE: Progressive-Tribal-Deep (CRACKIN' HARD-CANDY jumpin' house), ELECTRO, Italian TECHNO , INDUSTRIAL DANCE , alternative 90's, NEW WAVE 80's, AMBIENT-cinematic-FUNK-soul-jazz, ROCK, MOTOWN... OPEN-MINDED to anything done well from many genres DJS ~ GREATER 10: DANNY TENAGLIA, HERNAN CATTANEO(BuenosAires), CHUS&CEBALLOS(Madrid), VIBE(Lisbon), SANDER K(Amsterdam), DESYN MASSIELLO(Italia), DANNY HOWELLS(UK), SATOSHI TOMIIE, ABEL, Victor Calderone. WAY TOO MANY to list - check out friends section for ALL the loved ones, as they are ALL there by now ! (met or know most DJ's listed)

Movies:

TOO many but here ya go: ******THE CROW*****, Pedro Almodovar's LIVE FLESH, Australia's HEAD ON, Brian DePalma's DRESSED TO KILL, King Kong '05- Jurassic Parks,Gus VAN SANT flicks ( DRUGSTORE COWBOY ), Q TARANTINO flicks, David Lynch films (WILD@HEART & Twin Peaks FIREWALK WITHME), Breakfast Club, Indiana Jones flicks,V 4VENDETTA, Romancing the Stone,FULL METAL JACKET, JAWBREAKER ,THE LAST SEDUCTION and anything with LINDA FIORENTINO, Body Heat, STREETS OF FIRE, and apocalyptic/disaster classics like Deep Impact, IndependenceDay , An Inconvenient Truth, BLADERUNNER...24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE, Basic Instinct, Party Girl and the DOC version of Party Monster was a riot. ****LORDS OF DOGTOWN ****

Television:

NO TIME FOR TV WHEN LIFE IS A MOVIE ~ previous gigs & experiences : RECORDING ARTIST (vox,writer,keyboards,producer...ALL of it ), DJ (avant-garde/variety), BARTENDER (clubs,hotels,restaurants-bustling international tropical resorts-SOUTH BEACH & WAIKIKI ), club promoter/designer , MUSICIAN ( SAX & KEYBOARDS ), PHOTOGRAPHER-FILM LABS , XTRA - movies - tv - commercials , MODEL (dabbled in it for BOYLONDON & some Hollywood photographer), and just for kicks once or twice : DANCER/STRIPPER - add it up and u get an :::ENTERTAINER:::: :o) WHAT TIME IS IT ? TIME to reveal a NUOVO SPECTACULAR GENRE of ELECTRONICA

Books:

The Rough Guide to South America , Hanging Out in Europe , M Scott Peck's " The Road Less Travelled " , Vittorio Guardino's " Little Ego" , the Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits , " White Knuckle Rides" ( rollercoasters ) , National Geographic World Atlas , Webster's Dictionary , " The Hundred Year Lie " (brand spankin' new) + loads of internet sites to say the least ... MYSPACE !!!

Heroes:

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Add to My Profile (now playing: " HEROES " ~ DAVID BOWIE) IN THIS DARK ERA OF ABSOLUTE CORRUPTION ??! anyone REAL possessing COMMON SENSE and AN I.Q. that tells the TRUTH and is NOT PLASTIC ... my heroes are usually djs, musicians , and other creative artists who make spectacular works of art that MOVE ME and GET MY MOTOR RUNNING . STIMULATE ME and YOU can be MY hero PRESENT: ROLAND de TFF / ANGELINA / CLOONEY / RFK JR / SUSAN SARANDON / MADGE / georgeCARLIN / CHRISSIE HYNDE /bill maher-keith olbermann-lou dobbs ------ ::::::::::::HEROES OF THE PAST: MICHAEL HUTCHENCE, kurt cobain, BRANDON LEE, roy orbison, ELVIS, big country's ADAM S, HEATH LEDGER...RESPECT Kim Wilde - You Keep Me Hanging On
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My Blog

WMC '08 23-29 march DANNY TENAGLIA , SANDER K , DJ VIBE , CHUS & CEBALLOS , DANNY HOWELLS , PVD

MAY '08 be a great year for all .... glad to see '07 vanish , especially that last quarter !  HOLYSHIT !!!  Much of '07 was great or at least good , with the highlight being EUROPA and creat...
Posted by b r O g a N on Tue, 01 Jan 2008 10:29:00 PST

EUROPA - LONDON - ESPANA - ITALIA - GREECE

THE UK ( London- Bournemouth) Espana ( Costa Del Sol : Torremolinos , Marbella, Benalmadena , Malaga ) Madrid , Sevilla, Barcelona  Italia (Venezia - Milano - Roma) Greece ( Athens - Mykonos...
Posted by b r O g a N on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 03:09:00 PST

CAVO PARADISO - MYKONOS : LUCA AGNELLI (COCORICO- RICCIONE, ITALIA) & TINO VENDITTI

AWESOME NIGHTCLUB ABOVE THE AEGAN SEA .... GREAT ITALIAN TECHNO-HOUSE DJS !!!  LITTLE LOUIE VEGA & GABRIEL AND DRESDEN this weekend also   ATHENS - SANTORINI - MYKONOS TODD TER...
Posted by b r O g a N on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 09:45:00 PST

REDENTORE - VENEZIA - ITALIA - FEDERICO

like the 4TH OF JULY in VENEZIA with FEDERICO VIANNELLO ...MASSIVE FIREWORKS set to a variety of music styles in the just beyond the Grand Canal!!!!!   AWESOME !  Oh yeah , GET THI...
Posted by b r O g a N on Fri, 13 Jul 2007 02:18:00 PST

FABRIC - SLIMELIGHT - AFTERHOURS UNDER THE LONDON BRIDGE - LONDRA ****

FABRIC was fanfcukingtastic .... know the owner KEITH from one of his visits to the Park Central Hotel .   SLIMELIGHT was the BEST gothic/industrial/electro venue i've ever seen .... 3 floor...
Posted by b r O g a N on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:21:00 PST

9 junio SPACE : CEDRIC GERVAIS & OSCAR G

happy birthday Cedric
Posted by b r O g a N on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 01:50:00 PST

25 mayo DESYN MASSIELLO @ GRYPHON

hollywood HARD ROCK CASINO .... Lucco y Kristie ...met Desyn & DJ Mono ....he was good , but he was better during WMC ( they ALL are , arent they ? )
Posted by b r O g a N on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 05:51:00 PST

11 MAYO ROBBIE RIVERA (JUICY) @ PAWNSHOP

Gabe & Brog  ( broGAnBRIEL ) head out for a bangin' DJ...or a few ! Also: WillieMorales & MarkKnight then hit possibly NOCTURNAL for the afterhours turbo disco breakfast ...&nb...
Posted by b r O g a N on Thu, 10 May 2007 07:36:00 PST

VNV NATION - 5 APRIL @ Studio A

they put on a superb show in '05 up in FTL and it was great to see Sam's band (ImperativReaction) open for them (mahalo for the comps , Sam! )  ... also DJ Ronan Harris (VNV)  also...
Posted by b r O g a N on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 05:03:00 PST

WMC '07 (the dirty details)

20mar T:   HERNAN CATTANEO @ CAMEO (also Sandra Collins and Paul oakenfold-we miss the raw dance vibe of the former Crobar...Hernan & Sandra rocked ! ) +++ 21mar W: DANNY HOWELLS @ PAWNS...
Posted by b r O g a N on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 07:46:00 PST