wow where do i start?my mum & dad(1st intro to music)the nicholas brother's
,dizzy gillespie,ella fitzgerald,lady day(billie)sam cooke,soul bro ..1 james brown (R.I.P),aretha franklyn,chaka khan,jean carne,bill crosby,richard pryor,hudson people,tashan,
mohammed ali,roy ayers,kleeer,the ohio players,lonnie liston smith
pleasure,wayne henderson,dee dee bridgewater,louis jordan(beans & cornbread)leroy burgess,patrick(the messiah)adams,greg carmicheal, omar noel mckoy,brit funk,ray barretto,fania all stars,ramsey lewis,paul trouble anderson,cleveland anderson,sir norman jay,dezzi d,greg edwards,george power,robbie vincent,gary nurse,jerry barry(idj)lascelles (wag)herbie hancock,luther v,joceyln brown,,bob marley,aswad,third world,lover's rock,carroll thompson ,salsoul,tsop,motown,atmosfear,light of the world
,gil scott heron,curtis mayfield,linda clifford,pele,arthur ashe,desmond douglas(bad bwoy table tennis don)trevor shakes,kenton kerr,the mizzell bro's,donald byrd & the blackbyrds,tarika blue,larry young(thank u for h+j=b)lauryn hill,common,de la soul,grace jones,malcolm x,aquarian dream,slave
rakim,nas,afrika bambataa & soul sonic force,larry fishburne,(ronnie,debra & hubert laws)inognito,mandrill,randy crawford,prince,crown heights affair
denzil washington,the epic "once upon a time in america" bruce lee,gladys knight,nina simone,stevie wonder,marvin gaye,minnie ripperton,melba moore,blaze,ten city,jimmy castor,norman connors,carlos garnett,al jarraeu
george benson,bobbi humphrey,radio invicta,kiss,studio fm & lwr,letta mbulu
jimmy smith,jimmy mcgriff,denise williams,sakhile,hi tension,war,
,sade,mandrill,incognito,paul "tubbs"williams (R.I.P),lady t(teena marie)
grover washington jnr,ralph mcdonald,ig culture,ray charles
leroy hutson,kweku,the fatback band,prince,earth wind & fire,lenny williams,the o'jay's,alton,mcclain & destiny,beggar & co(risin sun wot a chooon),DISCO bt express(Energy level),DEZ PARKES,SEAN P JAMOSE(the rythmologist is a momunental hip hop classic)janet lawson quintet(so high & sunday afternoon)chick(the slide)corea,billy (pleasant phesant)cobham(ultim8 drummer)ramsey lewis the kg'z (tango hustle)
chick corea,azymuth,rick james lady teena marie,the jb's,war,
george duke,lonnie smith(4 the luv of it),eddie kendricks,funkadelic & the parlets,johnny hammond,dexter wansal,weldon irvine,tribe called quest,gang starr,jungle bro's krs 1,public ememy,issac hayes,barry white & love unlimited orchestra,rapheal saadiq,erykah badu,jill scott,jahiem,syleena johnson,angie stone,kayna west,ahmed jamal,the jackson 5,the crusaders,john coltrane,wu tang clan,roberta flack,charles earland "the warriors" "boyz in da hood", "armistad"alex haley's "roots",quincy jones,miles davis,kool & the gang,the kg's,how could i 4get mica paris rose windross,soul2soul & loose ends?ten city.chic,patrice rushen,tania maria,esther phillips,roberta flack & donny hathaway,gamble & huff & others to numrous to mention, last but definately not least Man Understading Spiritual Information Clearly!!!
Vastly underrated, yet well-respected Fitzroy has been a turntablist spinning jazz funk soul and the “bad boy boogie” since 1981. Fitzroy’s played music as an extension of how he’s danced, with improvisation & spontaneity! He regularly worked the “rare groove” circuit alongside some of his mentors; DJ’s Cleveland Anderson, Paul Anderson, and George Power. In 1991 the Mean Fiddler Group recruited Fitzroy for regular work at the Jazz Café. Fitzroy was then fortunate to DJ alongside an endless list of his musical influences including legends such as War, Average White Band, The Crusaders, Crown Heights Affair, Rose Royce, Roy Ayres, Gil Scott Heron, Courtney Pine, Juliet Roberts, Digable Planets, The Pharcyde, Last Poets, Carleen Anderson, Bobby Byrd,The Blackbyrds and Light of the World. In 1994 Radio 1’s Trevor Nelson approached Fitzroy to join him alongside Steve Wren of Choice FM at the legendary "Reminisce" Sunday night roadblock sessions in Ealing W5. When in 1996 “Reminisce” became part of the “Twice as Nice” phenomenon Fitzroy was to become an integral link from its root form to its fruit form. “Twice as Nice” made Fitzroy joint resident of the No 1 Sunday night club, merging UK Garage/R&B/Rap and Retro classics which led him to co mix and compile the very first “Twice as Nice” album on React Records in 1998. Later that year Mean Fiddler opened the "ION BAR”, in Ladbroke Grove W11 and naturally asked Fitzroy to become resident. From the opening night he captivated both the trendy West London crowd, and supplied the winning formula which kept the bar one of London’s most popular
pre-club venues up until his departure in May 2003. After seven years of regular marathon slots for “Twice As Nice”, “Cookies & Cream” and clocking up air miles gigging in Aiya Napa, Dubai, Ibiza, Switzerland and South of France, Fitzroy was now recognised for breaking new genres of music and became re-acquainted with a now matured jazz funk boogie audience. He collaborated regularly with other like minded DJ’s and promoters, including the hugely successful “Soul Network” where he’s resided since 2004. In the same year he played his eclectic sets at Soul Weekenders “Soul Village” and “Dirty Stop Out” and in November 2005 on his debut in the Funk Base room in the largest weekender in Europe “Southport “, his set was credited in “Blues and Soul” magazine. Since April 2006 he's dj'd at the amazing “Soul in the Algarve” experience, an over 30’s (which started with 150 and 2008 saw 400 devoted music lovers ) club and holiday extraveganza in Portugal He continues to dig deep into his crates to support live acts at Jazz Café and the Forum. Omar, Loose Ends, Raphael Saadiq, Jaguar Wright, Bilal, Rashaan Patterson, Brian McKnight, Floetry, Gerald Levert (R.I.P), Conya Doss, Eric Roberson, Angie Stone, Gwen McCrea, Leela James, Dwele,De la Soul & The London Gospel Community Choir & the mighty Sounds Of Blackness. Many have employed him within other spheres of the entertainment industry.His resume includes the 2000 Mobo Awards After Party and several guest radio shows on Kiss FM, GLR, Solar and Choice FM. The BBC1 tribute to Muhammad Ali in 1998 credited Fitzroy for his musical contribution to this highly successful documentary. He appeared in BBC 2’s “Dance Energy’s” “James Brown Special”, ITV's “Club a Vision” and Kiss TVs “Judge and Jury”.Fitzroy’s skills have lead him to re-mixing and producing various projects including the UK Garage anthem remix of Robbie Craig and Gerardeau’s “Whose The Better Man”, D'bhora's "Honey" as well as, compiling albums including "The Cream Of Rare Goove",the gold selling “Twice as Nice” “Urban Flavas”, (Released in May 2002). Freestyle Records signed Fitzroy’s project Junk Funk and released “Just Like Me” in September 2005 and Urban Star released Leah McCrae's "Your Love" a collaboration with DJ Steve Wren.
Currently bubbling are mixes of another project Kr8iv 4ce featuring Noel Mckoy,Afroesque & Beggar & Co's Kenny Wellington as well as the growth of his co run bi monthly magazine The Soul Survivors launched in 2006.Having interviewed artists Jocelyn Brown Leroy Burgess Jean Carn,Omar,Tashan,Melba Moore,Jeffery Daniel and Dj's Dez Parkes,Chris Hill and George Power,the magazine is gaining popularity as a source of information for those who love the jazz funk & soul/boogie from the 70's to the present day.In addition Fitzroy can be heard every Friday 8-10pm on Solar Radio gmt time with the Soul Survivor Show mixing the ol & the nu on the 1 & 2!!
Hi people sorry gonna do the Melba Moore Special in September will confirm dates due to Kool & the Gang being in town 5th September 2008 at the indigo 02 in London doin a 2 hr Kool & the Gang special 2nite 8-10pm on www.solarradio..com or sky digital 0129. so tune in & the Melba Special will be in the next few weeks...peace and apologies Fitzroy
TONIGHTS THE NIGHT JAZZFUNKCARNIVAL4 @ DUST 27 CLERKENWELL ROAD EC1 10PM-3AM,2 ROOMS 6 DJ'S GEORGE POWER,NEVILLE DA BUZZBOY FITZROY,VIVY B LADYCAT & CHRIS ALEXANDER,JAZZ FUSION BOOGIE,RARE GROOVE & CARNIVAL FLAVAZ.£10 B4 11PM £15 AFTER. SO REACH UP LIKE TONY LEE,ITS A PROPA FLINGFOOT SESSION!!
August 2008 Playlist New & Upfront 1. Power - Get Your Love 2. Touch of New York – Love You More 3. Jimmy Abney - Open Your Heart 4. Miki Howard - She 5. Mark Allen Felton (Ft Makeda) – I Do It for Love 6. Mose Stovall – Dance (featured artist) 7. Mose Stovall - Been There Done That 8. Romina Johnson - Hold on to you 9. Lori Nebo - In the Morning Time 10. Omar Cunningham - My Life (featured artist) 11. Omar Cunningham - That’s My Jam Flashback 12. Main Ingredient - Evening Of Love 13. DrizaBone - Brightest Star (Morales mix) 14. Elements Of Life - Make Sure You're Right 15. Tyrone Davis - Never Stop Loving You 16. Groove Collective - Lift Off (remix) 17. Fergie - All That I Got 18. Olu - Living Free 19. JP Rodgers - I Enjoy Your Love 20. Deluxe - Alright 21. Neo – Smile New & Upfront 22. Sophia Nelson – Over (featured artist) 23. Sophia Nelson - Woman in Love 24. Hil St. Soul - Wash Away 25. Lalah Hathaway - That Was Then 26. Angela - Kocham Cie Samotnie 27. The New Mastersounds ft Dionne Charles - King Comforter 28. Eric Benét – Weekend Girl 29. Nude Continuum - Together 30. Patrick Henry - Loving U
Beggar & Co' The ORIGINAL Light of the World featuring The Funk Jazz Collective and the Grand Union Orchestra All Stars
DJ Fitzroy 'Da Buzzboy' - Solar Radio and The Soul Survivors
26th July 2008 (Main House) Tickets £20 or £25 on the door
Never before has so much UK Jazz and funk talent been amassed on our stage. Grand Union Orchestra All Stars kick off this double bill, with a global line up playing exuberant African and Latin infused jazz, followed by a blisteringly big band groove of Britfunk heroes Beggar and Co and the Funk Jazz Collective. The original members of Light of the World come together to play their home turf for the first time so a show not to be missed! Guests including Freeze 'Voice of SOUTHERN FREEEZ' Ingrid and Noel McKoy (Incognito/JTQ)
Bringing the funk back to it's roots in Hackney! If you need more info click the flyer to contact us.
The Slide show is up of our launch party on JAM MySpace - BIG day! - BIG Vibes! (Part 2 on Sunday 27th July midday to midnite)Hope y'all can make it down??
we are more than happy to announce that our debut album called "Funkatized" is now officially released. It contains 14 Tracks from Soul to Funk, from Electro up to Housy Tunes. You can buy it at Itunes, AOL, Musicload, Emusic, Finetunes, MSN Music, Napster, Play[dot]com and other online shops or at the official Funkatized Homepage. The official bonus track "Running The Gorilla" is not included in the release. If you buy the whole album you can get the bonus track for free by sending us a screenshot of your proof of purchase via e-mail to this address:
"label[at]funkatized[dot]com" with the subject "Gimme The Gorilla".
Fitzroy, long time no speak. hows you been sir? i hope all is good.all is well my end thanks. Hope the wonderfull life of cabot still treating you well and your dj'n going well
STANKI STYLE FUNK > HIP HOP > WITH A SPLICE OF UK STREET RAP FROM SKEEKI >
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FROM NIGHT TO DAY IM HEARING ON NEWS THAT KIDS ARE GETTING SPRAYED DON’T WANT IT TO HAPPEN TO ME SO WHEN I’M ON ROAD I WATCH MY WAYS DON’T THINK YOUR BIG RUNNING YOUR MOUTH TO KIDS YOU DON'T KNOW IT'S A DIFFERENT DAY THEY MAY BRING OUT THE GLOK SLIP IT BACK PULL THE TRIGGER AND YOUR BLOWN AWAY
hey hey fitzroy hope your well !!! i know i will run into u at some point soon ... as we do... but try and make it for sp42 .chat to u soon take care hun xxxxxxxxx
