| | Tags: | after hours, atlanta, b-naut, dance, dj, dragon con, fandom, labor day weekend, music, party, track, trek | | Current Location: | Knoxville, TN | | Subject: | B-Naut Returns to Dragon*Con | | Time: | 04:24 pm | | Current Mood: | ![[mood icon]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/mely/lemonfaces/bigeye.gif) ecstatic |
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| Thats right y'all. I've returned to Dragon*Con for three shows:
Friday
August 29 at 10:00 PM in Rooms 601 and 602 of the Marriott
X-Track presents "The First X-Track Party"
Cash bar will be provided by the hotel.
Saturday
August 30 at 10:00 PM at the Atlanta Sheraton in the SAVANNAH Room
TrekTrak presents "The Rainbow Flag Party"
The Rainbow Flag Party is an event specifically for the GLBT community at Dragon*Con and will include a cash bar provided by the hotel. Music for this party will be high-energy pop tunes and dance remixes from the '80s and '90s, songs that are radio hits that everybody knows.
Sunday
August 31 at 7:00 PM at the Atlanta Sheraton in the SAVANNAH Room
"Happy Hour at Ten Forward"
Federation personnel and Klingon warriors from around the galaxy meet, greet and snarl at each other in this enormously popular gathering, where anything can---and does---happen! Featuring hot dance music from the '70s, '80s, 90's, 2000s and beyond! Snacks and refreshments provided by the USS Republic NCC-1371, the Atlanta chapter of STARFLEET International."
...and...
As a bonus to the X-Track and TrekTrak parties, we have not 1 DJ but TWO! All three shows all weekend will become a tagteam DJ showcase : DJ B-Naut versus Drifter. Drifter and I will switch control of the decks all night long providing two distinct styles of DJ finesse for the eyes and ears.
As always, I will have CDs on hand for sale at $10 each.
Bring your dancing shoes. You'll need them.
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| | Subject: | Friends! Countrymen! Lend me your ears! (...and votes) | | Time: | 03:37 pm | | Current Mood: | excited |
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| I just entered a national remix competition sponsored by Guitar Center and BeatPort.com! =)
My remixed mash is called, Junkyard Dog - (UNLEASHED Remix) - DJ B-Naut vs. Riot in the Rock/Alternative category.
Winners are chosen by popular vote on a 1 - 5 star rating system. Vote for me and vote often!
Oh yeah, just as an added bonus and "Thank you" for all the support y'all have given me in the past, I subliminally tossed in the phrase "B-Naut" and "LiveJournal" scrambled in my entry. See if you can catch where "LiveJournal" is in my mashup! If you can tell me where I put "LiveJournal" in the song (minute and second)...I'll personally send you something wierd!
Click the logo below to go vote.
 
1st Round Winners will be announced June 27th, 2007.
(I've also made the entry plus a few of my other exclusive remixes available through my MySpace page.) Feel free to add me as a friend there too.
Thanks in advance for the support!
(x-posted everywhere I can)
( My mashup entry Junkyard Dog (UNLEASHED Remix) DJ B-Naut vs Riot is behind the cut. ) | | comments: Leave a comment |
| | Current Music: | Ludacris - "Number One Spot" | | Subject: | Sipping Lemonade, Squeezing Lemons | | Time: | 12:47 pm |
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| As most know, I don't post names or much personal stuff here. Today will be an exception. After some thought, I have chosen to eliminate dead weight from my life. I feel it is long overdue that I quit making apologies for the way I am...quit asking for the support of people who could care less about me...and most of all quit thinking that everything is always my fault. There are people who I have kept around for "old times sake" that are as useful as a trailer hitch on a Yugo - sure, it's a strain to make it work, but why would I want do it for so long?
So, as an open letter to those who have suddenly found yourselves deleted from my LJ, my MySpace, my cellphone, and all my IM connections: I QUIT. Go fuck yourselves. For the past year and a half, the whole bunch of you have caused me little else but frustration, anguish, disappointment, and pain. Loyalty and respect are NOT things I take lightly. Today you will learn that having my trust and my friendship are privileges. I'm tired of the two-faced, awkward smalltalk. Feel free to continue to talk about me, as I know there is little I can do about that 500 miles away. But the general consensus that I'm a selfish bastard is the result of peer pressure and not truth...which proves to me how weak-minded a select bunch of you are. [Which, by the way, I'm now helping build a local youth center for a non-profit organization and somehow I'm still a selfish inconsiderate megalomaniac? Could somebody explain to me how that works? Something isn't right with that at all.]
It is totally out of character for me to sever people from my life, but you have left me no choice. Dead weight is dead weight. By now you know who you are. I have managed to create a better future for myself by myself (again), and it looks as if that's the way it will continue to be.
(sniff, sniff)...I love the smell of burning bridges in the morning! | | |
| | Subject: | MOVING OUT of Atlanta - Everything must GO!!! | | Time: | 04:40 am | | Current Mood: | ![[mood icon]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/mely/lemonfaces/unsure.gif) busy |
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| I usually don't post much personal stuff here, but urgent times call for urgent measures...
You heard correctly. I'm no longer going to reside in Atlanta as of this week. I am moving out of state to accept a dayjob as an Audio Technician for Anhauser-Busch next door to Busch Gardens Williamsburg. Because of the sudden career move, I'm having a moving sale. EVERYTHING MUST GO!
Below is a list of the items I have for sale:
**Couches**
2 matching 6ft couches w/ thick removable cushions
--broad verticle beige and lt. brown stripes
--rounded padded arms
--canvas style upholstery. well crafted.
--steam cleaned 2 years ago
--great condition. very comfortable
>>>>> $300 for BOTH COUCHES, obo
**End Tables + 1 coffee table + 3 tabletop lamps**
2 matching end tables and matching coffee table
--solid wood w/ medium dark stain finish
--woven mesh bottoms on all tables
--all tables have inset glass centers for their tops
--2 lamps with matching brass bottoms, 1 lamp beige speckled ceramic
bottom, all 3 have matching shades
--All in great condition
>>>>> $300 for ALL 6 PIECES, obo
**Antique Chest of Drawers**
1 solid softwood pine chest of drawers, chesnut finish
--Dimentions: 34"W x 46"H x 16.5"D
--5 drawers with layered 2 1/2" Solid Brass Colonial Revival Style
Bail Pull front handles (2 pull handles per drawer)
--23 years old. Great condition
>>>>> $150, obo (...originally $600 brand new)
**Dining Room Table**
--Solid wood square dining room table, medium stained finish
--Expandable with 2 locking center leafs
--Excellent condition. Very durable.
>>>>> $100, obo
**2 Matching night stands**
2 solid hardwood night stands, chesnut finish
--Dimentions: 26"W x 23"H x 16"D
--2 drawers with centered dark brass pull handles (1 handle per
drawer)
--15 years old. Great condition.
>>>>> $50 for both, obo
>>>>>Take EVERYTHING IN THIS AD for $800 and save the haggling and
save $100!!!!
**Couches**
2 matching 6ft couches w/ thick removable cushions
--broad verticle beige and lt. brown stripes
--rounded padded arms
--canvas style upholstery. well crafted.
--steam cleaned 2 years ago
--great condition. very comfortable
>>>>> $300 for BOTH COUCHES, obo
**End Tables + 1 coffee table + 3 tabletop lamps**
2 matching end tables and matching coffee table
--solid wood w/ medium dark stain finish
--woven mesh bottoms on all tables
--all tables have inset glass centers for their tops
--2 lamps with matching brass bottoms, 1 lamp beige speckled ceramic
bottom, all 3 have matching shades
--All in great condition
>>>>> $300 for ALL 6 PIECES, obo
**Antique Chest of Drawers**
1 solid softwood pine chest of drawers, chesnut finish
--Dimentions: 34"W x 46"H x 16.5"D
--5 drawers with layered 2 1/2" Solid Brass Colonial Revival Style
Bail Pull front handles (2 pull handles per drawer)
--23 years old. Great condition
>>>>> $150, obo (...originally $600 brand new)
**Dining Room Table**
--Solid wood square dining room table, medium stained finish
--Expandable with 2 locking center leafs
--Excellent condition. Very durable.
>>>>> $100, obo
**2 Matching night stands**
2 solid hardwood night stands, chesnut finish
--Dimentions: 26"W x 23"H x 16"D
--2 drawers with centered dark brass pull handles (1 handle per
drawer)
--15 years old. Great condition.
>>>>> $50 for both, obo
>>>>>Take EVERYTHING IN THIS AD for $800 and save the haggling and
save $100!!!!
Photos will be made available upon request. Delivery can be made this week, but an additional small delivery fee will be negotiated for convienience to you, depending on your location. Georgia residents only.
Call 404-273-1261, email bassjunkie1200@yahoo.com, or simply reply to this post if you are interested. Offer ends this Thursday.
x-posted where I thought y'all would be interested. | | comments: 4 comments or Leave a comment |
| | Subject: | B-Naut Goes to Barkley | | Time: | 10:22 pm | | Current Mood: | amused |
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| As an unexpected turn to my evening yesterday, I had some random guy fork over some tickets to see Gnarls Barkley at The Tabernacle here for their final US homecoming tour date in Atlanta.
My partner in crime, Drifter (the Val Kilmer look-alike shown proudly posing with the free tickets we scored) and I arrived to the venue as the opening act was finishing their set. As to be expected, it was a packed house, standing room only. The crowd was a very cool and broad hodge-podge of different ages and demographics. As soon as the enormous Gnarls Barkley banner dropped from the ceiling to provide the backdrop for the band, the whole place cheered wildly.
 
After waiting for the roadies to prepare for the arrival for the main event…the arena went dark. Fog filled the stage. The lights came up. The band was on stage pounding out a cover of “We Are the Champions” by Queen as Cee-Lo Green joins them on stage dressed in a Centurion General’s costume waving a plastic sword all around. Danger Mouse and the remaining members took their places all dressed in togas, sandals, and Roman Empire-esque armor. Cee-Lo took the mic and announced, “Gnarls Barkley could not make it tonight. So instead, we have on stage the hardest working band in showbiz – Chariots of Fire.”
 
A plethora of songs were played from the infamous St. Elsewhere including Transformer, Necromancing, The Boogie Man, The Last Time, Feng Shui, and Crazy (naturally), plus a few others. (By the way…listening to their songs on CD or the radio hardly does these guys any justice at all. The talent and raw energy of hearing the soul and rock fused together in a no boundaries kind of performance in front of you is easily reminiscent to Sly and The Family Stone or Parliament. It’s just something you need to hear on stage to really get a grasp of everything.) The big surprises came when Gnarls Barkley did some cover tunes from The Greenhorns and The Doors in between the songs they were already expected to play.
And since this was their homecoming appearance, Cee-Lo gave a quick shoutout to his son celebrating his birthday and to The Dungeon Family as Outkast joined them on stage to say howdy to the fans. | | comments: 2 comments or Leave a comment |
| | Current Music: | "900 Number" - The 45King | | Current Location: | home office | | Subject: | Remix Hotel ATL | | Time: | 03:25 am | | Current Mood: | ![[mood icon]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/mely/lemonfaces/sunglasses.gif) pleased |
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| One week ago, I was privileged enough to attend the Remix Hotel in the Renaissance Waverly Hotel near the Cobb Galleria. There, I saw some amazing equipment being demonstrated from vendors like Stanton, Rane, Roland, and a few others. I spoke to a few of the vendor reps and have a decent chance of getting on board to perform corporate-based demos, provided I jump through a few hoops. I met the owner of one of my favorite record shops based out of Texas, EatMyBeats.com. I got t-shirts, brochures of stuff I can't afford right now, and CDs from other independent artists like myself.
Most importantly, I was there to network my ass off like never before. I passed demos to local radio DJs from Q100 (although I doubt if he'll do anything with it but use it as a coaster), Gigantor from Evol Intent, the owners of Satellite Records (both ATL and NYC), one of the 3BadBrothers, and more. I met up with Bone Crusher's manager. But the icing on the cake for the week was meeting some long time heroes of mine: Hank Shocklee (producer and creator of Public Enemy), Chuck D, and DJ RedAlert (the 1st DJ from the Boogie Down Bronx who helped perpetuate the early Hip Hop scene to make it more than just a passing fad).
Hank was the coolest, most friendly guy I've met. Every time I passed by him in the hallway, he'd make a point to say hello. Chuck was hard to get to because the convention also doubled as the Billboard Hip Hop and R&B Conference, so he barely got a free moment to really speak to anyone. Red Alert was just hanging out taking everything in. I was lucky enough to get my copy of "Yo! Bum Rush The Show" on vinyl autographed by Hank Shocklee and Chuck D in between panels. Below are pictures of myself sharing a landmark moment with these legends of the music industry.
DJ B-Naut and Public Enemy producer, Hank Shocklee.
Hip Hop emcee legend Chuck D of Public Enemy poses with DJ B-Naut and a freshly autographed Public Enemy album.
Old School radio and Bronx block party legend DJ RedAlert kicks back to pose with DJ B-Naut.
...These pics will soon be framed with the now signed and retired PE record at the 42MegaTon Production studio to commemorate this moment. | | comments: 3 comments or Leave a comment |
| | Current Music: | B-52 Matrix amplifier fans whirring | | Current Location: | 42MT Studio | | Subject: | My volume goes to 11. | | Time: | 07:08 pm | | Current Mood: | refreshed |
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| Good gobeldy goo! What a week!
Seems the networking I've been doing lately has paid off.
( Read more. You know you want to hear the whole story. )
Dates and details to upcoming shows I'll be doing (both DJing and live VJing/video mixing) are listed below. My apologies for the lack of info as to whom I'm opening for and others involved, but the promoters have not released that information to me or to the public yet. I'll post flyer images and further info as it is released. =)
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09/08/2006 08:00 PM
- Atrium
5479 Memorial Drive, Stone Mountain / Atlanta, GA 30083
- COVER CHARGE: TBA
Atlanta's hottest LOCAL DJs unite to bring back the golden age of Georgia's underground at the Atrium. Headlining DJ: DJ B-Naut vs. Mr Phantastik in a FOUR TURNTABLE TAGTEAM SET!!! Other key players will be added to the bill soon. Check back here for details. Sponsored by Underground Syndicate and 42MegaTon Productions.
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09/16/2006 02:00 AM
- Spring 4th
726 Spring Street NW , Atlanta, GA 30308
- COVER CHARGE: TBA
After the party is done at the Masquerade...after I melted your brains all evening with a visual extravaganza - it's time I overload the rest of your senses DJing the afterparty @ Spring 4th. Presented by EVOLUTION ATL. More details TBA as they come.
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09/16/2006 08:00 PM
- Masquerade Music Park
695 North Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30308
- COVER CHARGE: TBA
Check the big screen, y'all! I'll be providing all the visuals for Evil Z's Evil Empire all night long. We'll have both Hell and Purgatory steady rocking all night. More details TBA as they come.
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10/13/2006 08:00 PM
- Masquerade Music Park
695 North Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30308
- COVER CHARGE: TBA
Shhhhh! Y'all don't know about this one yet. But come on! Friday the 13th in October! How cool is that? =) But anyway, I'll be DJing somewhere in the building. More details TBA as they come (as usual).
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10/27/2006 09:00 PM
- CyberRaver 5.0 @ Jungle
2115 Faulkner Rd., Atlanta, GA 30324
- COVER CHARGE: TBA
Evil Z's Evil Empire presents: CyberRaver 5.0! The most notorious rave series that has hit ATL in years is back for fifth run.
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11/03/2006 08:00 PM
- Atrium
5479 Memorial Drive, Stone Mountain / Atlanta, GA 30083
- COVER CHARGE: $15 advanced. $20 @ the door
Underground Syndicate presents: UK electronic heavyweights AQUASKY performing live! Opening DJs include DJ B-Naut and more. Two rooms will be open (one Drum&Bass / Hardcore room, one House / Breaks / Trance room). Visuals will be courtesy of 42MegaTon Productions on all the big screens throughout the club. Bring canned food to feed the needy during Thanksgiving and recieve $1 off your admission price - up to 5 cans per person.
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04/06/2007 11:00 PM
- Hilton Atlanta Northeast
5993 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., Norcross / Atlanta, GA 30092
- COVER CHARGE: $40 until 9/4/06, $50 until 3/17/07, and $60 at the door.
Back by popular demand! We frolic in the spring. That's what we do. Frolic. We are Frolicon.
Frolicon is an ADULT (21+ only) Sci-fi festival held annually in Atlanta. Think flowers, tropical drinks, games and tournaments, zombie beach parties, cargo cult, pirates, Dr. Moreau, chupacabra, cannibalism, virgin sacrifices, live-action candyland, drag queens, art, spanking, sex, massages, pagan rituals, and parties, lots and lots of parties!!
In 2007, we will be making our home at the Hilton Atlanta Northeast. DJ B-Naut will be throwing another legendary one-man high energy rave for those looking to dance all night long. Come frolic with us.
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Tell a friend to tell a friend to bring a friend! | | comments: 1 comment or Leave a comment |
| | Current Location: | home | | Subject: | Weekend highlight film... | | Time: | 10:47 pm | | Current Mood: | ![[mood icon]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/mely/lemonfaces/mellow.gif) content |
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| Last Saturday turned out way better than I had planned. Possibly TOO well.
The weekend began with the usual lack of sleep from Thursday transferring to an early work day Friday morning. (I got sick while I was at work, which had me clocking out @ 3am in between trips to the men's room. Then I got 2 hours sleep and clocked in at 6am. Fun.) Impatiently I waded through the work day sleepy as hell. I got off at 6pm Friday evening. I planned to take a quick nap to refresh, clean the apartment, say hello to Scott, and then bounce out to shop for the party. Didn't happen that way. I woke up in my computer chair with one arm numb to the sound of Scott banging on my door wanting to be let in at 11pm. The house was a mess. I was still tired. I still needed to shop. So, I let him in and cleaned until 2:45am...sit down to rest a second and doze off... I looked at the clock and it's now 4:30am and I still need to shop for food and supplies for the party. I go shopping. I wound up with a $250 bill @ Wal-Mart, and pack all my stuff in the house in time to bounce to work an hour late.
I go to work Sat morning pumped full of chemicals, clock out @ 2pm, rearrange furniture with ScottC and BobTheZombie, set up my DJ system in the living room and we get to the bowling alley in midtown at 4pm. I do what mildly resembles bowling with a good 10 people from NeedCoffee.com there...They were waiting on me to show up to see what damage I can do with a bowling ball. I suck at bowling and ended up having a 9 year old outscore me, but I think I dented the lane and one of the balls so I'm happy. BobTheZombie whips out her own ball knowing better to fall for her "It's been a while since I've bowled" hustle....Widgett for a social hermit bowls very well. After a single game, we bounce back to my place for drinks, munchies and gaming.
We arrived at 6ish at my place. I mixed together some potent drinks in the 2-gallon Gatorade coolers. (One labeled "GA Peach Martinis" and the other was labeled "The Root Of All Evil" which was invented and named that morning.) I DJed. They ate and happily socialized. Q, Lamar, Allison and Grant dropped by to join us. ....Then I had a few of my DJ buds drop by and take over the music. My house was packed comfortably. It was The Lil House Party That Could. BobTheZombie whipped out a game of Zombies to help entertain/distract the natives. Everyone seemed to have fun. Around midnight, people started shuffling out.
But then one of the other DJs get a call offering a slot to DJ an afterparty in Midtown. They volunteered me for the slot despite how obvious it was that I was on my last leg and needed sleep. UMadman and the rest of them kept pushing for me to hit the afterparty and hand their asses to them DJing. I popped a few Red Bull and a multi-vitamin and packed up my records. "Let's do this!"
The afterparty was in a shady 3rd floor loft out in the hood near The Compound. We piled out of our cars and went inside before unloading our record bags. We needed to know if the slot was still open for me to play and if the host who called was still there. Luckily, nothing changed, and I got the green light to set up. I went out with Karma to go get my bags and headphones. When I did, there were even more people scrambling for parking spaces. I knew I'd have a great audience, which is exactly what I wanted since I hadn't played anywhere decent in a while. (Dayjob and life gets in the way sometimes.) My set went well. A lot of people crammed themselves on the couches in front of me and dancers were popping glowsticks. Those not dancing were bobbing their heads and tapping their feet to my music anyhow. I don't know how long I played, but eventually I blew the sound system twice. When people started realizing the technical difficulties were too much, they started to leave.
But before I left, the host has tentatively booked me for a 12-party series in 12 different clubs starting the last Friday in July. It's called Rehab. The point is to squash the negativity between a lot of the production crews in the Atlanta area and to bring the upscale clubs together with the underground club kids who rarely mix. Tank, the promoter, is bringing in a lot of Breakbeat, Drum&Bass, and Trance DJs to these shows rather than the normal Top40 and House DJs that get a lot of play in ATL. He's trying to offer something different and wants me to be a part of that. I said I'm down, but we need to work out details still.
Anyway, after I packed up, carried my crated back down three flights of stairs...I was met up by an old friend, Mr. Fantastic, in the parking lot saying, "Y'all need a PA system? I got one in my car ready to go. ...And Mr. B-Naut, I would LOVE the privilege of tag teaming with you." ...I replied, "You bastard. ... ... Let me call into work. I'll be up in a few."
UMadman and I didn't get home until 11am Sunday. I slept until work the next day.
For all those involved in making last weekend a success, I thank you. I also need to find a way to unload the excessive plethora of beer, liquor, and munchies that are piled in my kitchen. I'm open to suggestions. If you have any, please let me know. | | comments: 3 comments or Leave a comment |
| | Subject: | The BombDroppa Hits The Bunker | | Time: | 05:40 am | | Current Mood: | ![[mood icon]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/mely/lemonfaces/bouncy.gif) bouncy |
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| Great news on the DJ front.
I auditioned for a new club out in Gwinnett/Duluth called The Bunker. (Located across the way from Wild Bill's - 2075 Market St Duluth, GA 30096 between The Shoe Carnival and a Vietnamese Resteraunt facing The Longhorn steakhouse and Barnacle's.) This place looks nice too. The entire club is lit up in blacklight reactive graffiti everywhere...on the walls, the tables, the floors, on and even the DJ booth. The dancefloor is sectioned off by chainlink fence - but don't let that fool you. The Bunker is indeed PLUSH and well thought out from top to bottom. I nailed the audition with flying colors. Two really proud moments during the audition was 1) when I saw the club owner breaking out the glowsticks and dancing to what I played, I knew I had the job...and 2) I overloaded the sound system twice to where there was no sound coming out of the speakers at all! =)
Tuesday night I get a call from Chris, the manager at The Bunker saying he wants me to come play Wednesday night @ 10pm. Naturally, I accepted. After my set, the club owner, Richard pulls me aside and tells me he wants me to play at The Bunker more because even though he had been told I was a good DJ through other people, he had no idea I was this impressive. He said he likes the way I play with the mood of the music and toy with the tempo throughout my set.
So it's official y'all.
I am now the new resident at The Bunker in front of The Gwinnett Place Mall in Duluth, GA EVERY Wednesday and the 2nd and Last Saturdays of the month! cha-CHING! If you want on my personal VIP guestlist at the club, let me know ahead of time and I will see what I can do. I'll be back to play again this coming Wednesday and Saturday Jan 28th.
The best part of this is that Richard plans to open 2 more clubs in the same area. So what does this mean? It means that I'll be playing at all three spots at least three nights a week! I can't wait. =) | | comments: 17 comments or Leave a comment |
| | Subject: | This DJ... | | Time: | 02:45 am | | Current Mood: | excited |
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| | ...just turned 30 years old today. I have dinner lined up with friends. I have 2 auditions lined up for today and tomorrow. Life is good. | | comments: 6 comments or Leave a comment |
| | Current Music: | lawnmower outside | | Subject: | The More You Know | | Time: | 04:41 pm | | Current Mood: | excited |
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| I was tinkering around online today and saw this Quiz thingie on ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) cartoonzgirl's journal and thought it'd be nifty to do one of my own, since I rarely do.
The More You Know...
First and Middle Names: Brandon Jerrard
Nicknames: B., Lucas, Luke, B-Naut
Piercings: No. Though I pondered getting a couple just for spite at one time. (Long story.)
What is the most recent movie you've seen in the theater: King Kong as I sat in the front row trying to take everything in. Sitting that close was nearly impossible to see everything in detail, but getting there late I didn't have much choice.
Eye color: Hazel that shift according to what mood I'm in or what I wear.
Place of Birth: Huntington, WV
Favorite food: Anything deep fried. Usually seafood.
Ever been to Africa? Nope
Ever been toilet papering? Absolutely.
Love someone so much it made you cry? yes
Been in a car accident? Yes. Most of them were my fault. Points of interest include: sliding into a family of 4 in a Chevy Cavalier to avoid the expense of hitting a Mercedes, and parking my truck on top of the hood of a Honda.
Croutons or bacon bits: croutons
Favorite day of the week: Saturday
Favorite restaurants: Fat Matt's Rib Shack (The ONLY 5-star resteraunt in a double-wide trailer - ATL), Mary Mac's Tea Room (homestyle comfort food - ATL), Cedar Creek (mom n pop seafood spot - Gainesville, FL), Badayouri (AYCE sushi and hibachi - chain)
Favorite flower: Roses can say so much for any occasion or no occasion at all.
Favorite sport to watch: Boxing
Person you miss most: my dad and Uncle Brent (who enchanted my childhood with music)
Favorite ice cream: Banans Split Sundae (banannas, cherries, chocolate fudge swirls, and nuts)
Disney or Warner Brothers: Disney if its a Pixar film...but otherwise I'm a die-hard Looney Toons fan
Favorite fast food restaurant: Popeye's and Hardee's
Is your bedroom carpeted: Yes
How many times did you fail your driver's test: 2
Which store would you choose to max out your credit card: Guitar Center (No surprise here.)
What do you do most often when you are bored? Chat, remix music, go to comics and record shops till they kick me out
Bedtime: When my body tells me "I'm shutting down whether you like it or not."
Favorite TV shows: Family Guy, Maximum Impact, Boston Legal, COPS, Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Ford or Chevy? Ford. My first 2 vehicles were Ford Broncos.
What perfume/cologne do you wear? CK-1
What is your favorite color? black, red, and white
Lake, Ocean or River: Ocean or lake. I miss going waterskiing. There's nothing like your body skipping across the water two or three times after you crash at 50MPH.
How many tattoos do you have? None. But I always planned to get a blueprint of a turntable tattooed on me if I were ever to make a some serious cash DJing consistantly and professionally.
Favorite Place you have been: Dragon*Con in ATL
Place you would like to go: South Beach Miami for the Winter Music Festival, Cabo San Lucas Mexico, or Las Vegas
Favorite Alcoholic Beverage: GA Peach Martini (Red-Bull based screwdriver-esque drink - my own recipie)
Preferred Pet: Turantula or reptile
North or South? South! | | comments: 6 comments or Leave a comment |
| | Subject: | Happy Hollidays | | Time: | 03:51 am |
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|  Dear Santa...
Dear Santa,
This year I've been busy!
Last Tuesday I gave fourlegs a life-saving blood transfusion (50 points). Last week I committed genocide... Sorry about that, melissanmn (-5000 points). In June I punched unsuburban in the arm (-10 points). Last Saturday I helped grace_like_rayn hide a body (-173 points). In January I gave change to a homeless guy (19 points).
Overall, I've been naughty (-5114 points). For Christmas I deserve a spanking!
Sincerely,
djbnaut |
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| | Subject: | My Dream Has Become My Reality | | Time: | 04:57 pm | | Current Mood: | ecstatic |
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| Ever since I was a Lil' Naut struggling through my budding aspirations for fame and fortune 12 years ago, I always looked up to him. The booming car stereos in my neighborhood and in my family's shop thundered with his music pushing everyone's system and eardrums beyond what they were created for. He scratched in a way that added to his own remixes of classic b-boy electro and 70's R&B instead of cluttering up the sound. He introduced me to the raw devine power of an 808 kickdrum and used it to its fullest potential. His style and distinct sound was (and still is) clean, crisp, and has inspired me to be every bit the showman and producer you see today.
Who am I speaking so graciously of?
His name is DJ Magic Mike a.k.a., The King of Bass.
I have the great honor of being one of several local Atlanta DJs opening for my hero, DJ Magic Mike this Thursday, September 22nd at The Mark in Atlanta.
This is a life-long dream of mine to share the same stage with Magic Mike. I will be starting a 1hour+ tagteam set with DJ Soza (while everyone else is getting about 45minutes each to play...neener, neener, neener =P), kicking off the night's festivities at 9pm.
CLICK HERE for further details, directions and the official flyer for the event. | | comments: 5 comments or Leave a comment |
| | Current Music: | "Birds of Prey" - Fatboy Slim | | Subject: | Friday Nights @ Kultur Lounge - Athens, GA - "Anything Goes!" Feat. DJ B-Naut (42MegaTon - ATL) | | Time: | 08:16 pm | | Current Mood: | bouncy |
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| Looking for something cool to do for your Fridays? Seek no further!
WHERE: Kultur Lounge
433 E. Hancock Ave. - Athens, GA
(Formerly known as "BoneShakers".)
CLICK HERE for directions via MapQuest.
WHEN: 10pm - Close
WHO: DJ B-Naut (42MegaTon Productions - ATL)
With 12 years under B-Naut's belt as a DJ, remix artist, and producer he returns to his roots spinning for UGA where he started spinning along side The Candy Crew, Mark Bell (who now owns The Kultur Lounge), and DangerMouse (who has moved on to DJ for The Gorillaz). Now, DJ B-Naut has reclaimed his residency as Kultur Lounge's regular Friday night mixmaster. This floor-rocking veteran is garunteed to get your weekend started right!
WHAT: "Anything Goes!"
"Anything Goes!" means exactly that, y'all! Ain't no telling what you'll hear from one minute to the next from Atlanta's Bass Astronaut, DJ B-Naut. No doubt you'll hear all the hottest club anthems from the 80's, 90's, and today to get the party up to its crunkest potential. Round Midnight, we'll even crank up the tempo so y'all can bootyshake and liquid pop to the best in House, Trance, and Breakbeats too. If y'all want a party for EVERYBODY, this is the spot for your Friday night!
COVER: 21 and UP: FREE AGES 18 - 21: $3
The Kultur Lounge is the ONLY dance club in Athens with a covered outdoor dancefloor for our smokers. | | comments: 2 comments or Leave a comment |
| | Subject: | Full Circle (and then some...) | | Time: | 01:12 am | | Current Mood: | ![[mood icon]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/mely/lemonfaces/evil.gif) devious |
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| A few weeks ago, stellabambino tossed me a tip that he saw an ad for a new club in Athens, GA called The Kultur Lounge that was looking for DJs to fill a weekly spot. So naturally, I tossed them the average form letter stating who I am, what I do, how I do it, etc. Along with that I do a little name dropping to tell that I've been places so I can sell myself a little easier.
Time passes by. I'm thinking that was another job application that is hanging in limbo going nowhere. But no! I found an email the other day from The Kultur Lounge. It said, "Give me a call regarding a DJ spot at our club ASAP. Sincerely, Mark Bell - Owner, Kultur". So here's the irony in all this. In my response to Kultur's ad I always make sure I drop in DJ 43, D:RC, Weatherman, and other DJs from Athens because UGA is where I started getting my big break. DJ 43's real name: Mark Bell. D:RC and Weatherman were either Mark's room mates for a while, or spent a lot of time with Mark hanging out. So in short, I wrote Mark an email telling Mark all about Mark so Mark can give me another job.
Ain't that something?
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Dragon*Con is in 15 days. I have until the weekend to get my both remixes of The Cow Song completed. One down, one to go. Ken Plume of IGN FilmForce and NeedCoffee.com is going to include my remixes as a part of the soundtrack for the Gonzo Film Festival. I'll have the Cow Song Remixes available for sale as a limited edition EP at the film fest as an exclusive to NeedCoffee.com and Dragon*Con fanboys and fangirls. Also included on the EP will be my own original mixes of Kim Wylde/Diana Ross, Madonna, The Beastie Boys, plus a few original instrumental compositions from yours truely. | | comments: 2 comments or Leave a comment |
| | Current Music: | Tom Petty - "Running Down A Dream" | | Subject: | Grand Opening of 20Live - Aug 6th - Atlanta - 100% FREE DRINKS, 9+ DJs, Laser Show, and MORE!!! | | Time: | 12:47 am | | Current Mood: | excited |
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| "Get Lei'd @ 20Live" - 20Live's Grand Opening on August 6th
Featuring in the Main Room:
Factor E. (afterdark records, 20k Freaks, Skuff - Tampa, FL)
J-Break (afterdark records, Cyberian Knights, Distorted Records, Painted Puppy - Tampa, FL)
DJ Viro (941 Electro, Kaleidiscope Music, Nulogic Records - Tampa, FL)
Dijital Therapy vs Sytrix (N2it, Jinn in a Bottle - Atlanta, GA)
DJ B-Naut (42MegaTon Productions, Old Skool Entertainment - Atlanta, GA)
Plus FOUR other DJs performing on the Rear Patio including:
Torpor (Detoured Souls - ATL), Yoshin (Jinn In A Bottle - (ATL), Tectonic (Legacy, Full Frontal Entertainment - ATL), and Seraph Alden (Connectivity Music, Jinn In A Bottle - ATL).
Full triple-source laser show will be provided by Dream Beamz.
Animations and visuals on the Big Screens provided by DJ B-Naut and 42MegaTon Productions.
18 to party 21 to drink!
Avoid the line at the box office! CLICK HERE to purchase your tickets through TicketAlternative.com or call Ticket Alternative direct at 877 7 ALT TIX (877 725 8849). (Details regarding admission pricing are behind the cut.)
Directions courtesy of MapQuest. CLICK HERE to see where 20Live is.
20Live is located at:
1599 Memorial Drive SE
Atlanta, GA 30317
Phone #: (770)826-8164
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| | Current Music: | Robert Plant - "Tall Cool One" | | Time: | 02:02 am | | Current Mood: | ![[mood icon]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/mely/lemonfaces/shy.gif) thankful |
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| Ok...more news.
My 2nd appearance on WREK 91,1FM will be scheduled sometime tentatively the middle to end of September. Wonderful. This gives me plenty of time to buy new records, get accustomed to them, and create an all new super-killer set. :)
In bigger & better related news, I will be put on the roster as one of several prestigious DJs to perform for a charity function being produced by Nate Fischer and www.Dance4Relief.org on Saturday August 13th in Atlanta.
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| | Current Music: | Led Zepplin "Nobody's Fault But Mine" | | Subject: | B-Naut vs. GA Tech - Part II - Buzz Bombing | | Time: | 01:47 am | | Current Mood: | hopeful |
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| Just a quick announcement...
I just got a call from Nate Fischer of WREK 91.1 FM (Georgia Tech's college radio station). Nate is the producer and on-air personality for EDM Sound System, which showcases the top Dance/Electronic Musicians and DJs local to the Atlanta area as well as internationally known acts. Over the past few years they have invited a plethora of only the hottest DJs and producers to play in their studio, making them Atlanta's authority on the underground dance music scene. They had me play a live 2-hour commercial-free set for them last April.
Mr. Fischer has extended the invite for me to come play a second session sometime mid-August. I'm still hammering out the details at the moment, but I'll announce the times and dates here as they come.
For those who don't live in the Atlanta area who are out of earshot from 91.1 WREK's airwaves, fear not. If you still want to hear my mix of high energy House, Trance, and anything else I decide to toss in... the radio station offers a simulcast stream on the Internet through their website. Plus, even if you can't hear the show live as it happens (via FM radio or live on the net), I will post links of WREK's archive here so you can download the MP3s of my mix at your leisure.
More news as it develops. (X-posted damn near everywhere I could.) | | comments: Leave a comment |
| | Subject: | Looking forward to this summer... | | Time: | 08:13 pm | | Current Mood: | bouncy |
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| It's true what people say...there's no rest for the creative and talented.
I just teamed up with Old Skool Entertainment (ATL) to help promote, perform, and produce a series of parties downtown this summer. They signed a contract with The Dyme in Buckhead as resident promotions for every Tuesday night. Old Skool Ent. saw potential in my DJing and business sense and decided to cut 42MegaTon in on the deal.
So, we'll be doing what we call "Roulette Rush Tuesdays". Every Tuesday night will be a different theme party. Doors open @ 10PM till 3am. There will be FREE well drinks from 10PM to 11PM and a different drink special every hour - so get there early! On June 14th, we'll be kicking off the summer series of parties with world ranked DJ, J-Break out of Orlando, FL! (J-Break was scheduled to appear with Jackyl & Hyde a few weeks ago in Atlanta, but was somehow cancelled. A lot of local fans are happy to see we quickly scooped him up to bring him back to ATL.) Rounding out the lineup of local DJs that night in the Main Room will be: D:Funk and (yours truely) DJ B-Naut...and then J-Break will close out the evening as the grand finale. Up on the rooftop we have: Groove Rooster and DJ Naferious booming basslines topside of the building for the whole block to hear. ...And what's a good summertime party without a Wet T-Shirt contest? Yeah, we'll have one of those too with a $100 cash prize up for grabs. (Note to Mrs. B-Naut: I had nothing to do with this.)
On June 20th at The Dyme, we'll be slowing down the tempo a bit with a Hip Hop night for the Roulette Rush party series. Details haven't been solidified yet, but I do know there is either going to be a $100 Open Mic Emcee Battle or a $100 B-Boy/B-Girl dance competition happening that week. Special Guest headliner TBA soon.
Also in the works for the Roulette Rush series include: foam parties, lingere contests, a Drum-n-Bass night, and a lot more world renowned DJs and performers. Somebody even mentioned we might have DJ Magic Mike and Atlanta's own T.I. drop in later on...but you didn't hear that from me. ;)
I also wanna throw out a quick reminder that Trinoc*Con is coming up soon. Trinoc*Con has hired me as Guest Performance artist this coming July 15-17 in Durham, NC. Adult registration for the entire weekend is still only $30 until June 18th.
More news as it comes. Later y'all. | | comments: Leave a comment |
| | Subject: | How I spent My Memorial Day Weekend (Part 2) | | Time: | 05:36 pm | | Current Mood: | ![[mood icon]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/mely/lemonfaces/artistic.gif) accomplished |
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| Friday rolled around and I woke up early on my day off to dig in my records to see if I had any instrumental Hip Hop to play @ the church gig. I found a decent armload to take with me, but the more I looked at what I had as a whole, the more I thought to myself there is no way I can make this sound decent. The tempos were to random. None of it was freom the same era. I had everything from M.A.R.R.S. "Pump Up The Volume" to Wu-Tang Clan and back to "The Humpty Dance". Yeah, I know I can work a pair of turntables, but no amount of magic would make a random collection like that sound good in one set. What was worse, is most of them were the vocal versions that were...well, let's say you wouldn't wanna hear if it were played in your church. =/
To add insult to injury, Ted promised me on the Tuesday when we met up that he'd email me a full itenerary to give me a full breakdown on what was going to happen with the show. He'd also said I'd get a sample of the music The Ambassidor was going to premiere on Saturday so I could compliment his music with my DJing in between. No problem! Well, Wednesday rolled around...Thursday rolled around...Friday rolled around. It was the day before showtime and I got nothing from him. No email. No phonecall. Nothing.
So about 5pm Friday, I email Ted to tell him I quit. If this was an example of the lack of professionalism I had to look forward to as my management, I am better off without him. I even called him a bit later to make sure he got my message. He was not happy, but - hey...I have my reasons. I'm accustomed to larger venues. I want someone on my team that's always one step ahead of me. Mr. McCloud wasn't that someone. He and his small potato congrigation can kiss my ass.
I still had to go play @ Jake's Toad House late Friday evening out in Decatur. Went to go eat with Lil Mike and Melissa at a local Tex-Mex spot called Tijuana Joe's. Mike and I dropped Mely off at the house and we were on our way to go play. As we rolled down Lawrenceville Highway, we were looking for where this bar was. Didn't take much searching, cuz before long, we looked up to see a big sign lit up with the Jake's Toad House logo. We could hear the bands playing inside as we pulled up and it looked like a full house. Directly below the lit sign, you saw on a marquee "DJ B-NAUT" at the top of all the other bands listed to play that night. OMG, what an ego rush that was to see my name given top bill big n bold on a roadside sign where hundreds of people pass (...Lawrenceville Hwy is a major 5-lane road in the area for those who don't know). I immediately went back to the pharmacy we passed up the street to go get a disposable camera to capture the moment.
Yeah, we were there early but I didn't care. The bar had this dingy charm to it that reminded me of the bars in downtown Athens. I thought it was kinda cool. Mike & I eventually met up with Kim (the guy who booked the venue who looked like a cross between the old preacher from the Poltregeist movies and Kieth Richards in another 15 years) and Paul (who was there to be a liason for Kim's partner for the event). They both told me I was going on stage roughly at Midnight - possibly a tad later because bands need a little more time to set up and break down to do their thing. No big deal. I can be patient.
Little did I know there were 2 extra bands booked for the night and the entire show was already 2 hours behind schedule. Long story made not-so-long, I got pushed back again and again until I wasn't going to play until at least 2am. By that time the bar (which was once wall-to-wall full) was virtually empty. The only people left to hear me was the people who worked there and the barflies who were too damn drunk to call a cab yet.
To make matters worse, Kim tried to stiff my on my pay. He said, "Well, looks like you don't have much of an audience left. Since I didn't have much of a crowd, I really can't pay you. I got $10, but that's about all I can offer. You don't have to play if you don't want to." I said, "That wasn't the deal. I came here to play. I was offered $75 to come here and DJ. Now, I'll do whatever I need to do in order to walk out of here with my $75." Paul, being the cool guy that he is and an ex-DJ himself, saw the situation and was in my corner all the way. Paul grabbed his cellphone and went outside to talk to Alex to tell on Kim. I continued to fuss and negotiate with Kim. Thing is, every time I spoke up to defend my end of things, Kim would immediately interrupt me and pass the buck to Alex, Paul, and I for not having people come out. I said, "That's not MY job. I was asked to come DJ...not promote this. That's it." Kim jumped in and asked, "Well, don't you have a following?...an email listing?...something? All three of you were to get people out here. ...Tell ya what. I can offer you $50 but that's it." If he wasn't the guy who still had my money, I would have cussed him out right then and there. Knowing Phil was still on the phone with Alex (who was directing another event across town), I walked outside to see if Alex could get me the final $25 to add to Kim's $50. It took some talking, but Alex said yes, she'd round out my pay to the full $75. Cool. All I needed to do was go back inside and play to an empty bar. I refused to go home empty handed! Mike filmed me with the one-shot video camera I bought as I played to almost nobody. The highlight of that hour was looking up from my turntables to see this gorgeous redhead dancing in front of the stage - which, ironicly, wound up having my parapalegic sidekick dancing n grinding with her. That was fun to watch.
An hour later, Mike and I went to the club across town to see Alex so I could collect the extra cash. As soon as I got out of the car and walked in the club, all I heard was "Holy shit! B-Naut is here!" ..."B-Naut! Dude!" ..."Whoa! B-Naut!" coming from all directions. I didn't know who to say hello to first. Paul introduced me to some people while I searched for Alex. Alex found me, handed me the cash, and appologized for what Kim tried to pull. She said she will never be doing business with him again if that's how he's going to treat entertainers. We didn't get home until 5am.
Saturday...
Thankfully, Saturday was much less full of mishaps. I went to work at 10am groggy as hell. A trip up to the news stand in the mall for a couple Red Bull took care of that bretty quick. Besides, Mike had invited Melissa and I to an annual Memorial Day weekend house party later that evening. Whee! I hadn't been to a good house party for at least 7 years or better.
Everything turned out very cool. Saw some people we knew, but didn't know we knew. Met some other cool people there too. I drank a lot. I drank to the point I lost count of what all I had between the Sparks Plus I brought, the Jell-O shots that were made with last year's vodka, the margaritas, and the Oatmeal Cookie shots that tasted like chocolate milk but I knew there was some Jaggermeister in it somewhere. Mike passed out at the end of the night, which was ok by me, but he was our ride. He was in no shape to drive, so we had no choice to crash there for the night. Although it was fun to watch everyone put makeup on Mike before we all fell asleep. Eyeshadow...lipstick...blush...even drew a big star next to his right eye.
Sunday
Nothing happened. All three of us woke up late and dragged ourselves home at 1pm to nurse our hangovers.
Overall, I think I had a very good weekend. Adventure. Cash. Redemption. Alcohol. | | comments: 3 comments or Leave a comment |
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