hunting for and playing records, dancing, writing, baking/cooking (when i have time), reading, singing, sewing, or attempting to sew - possibly resulting in the use of glue and/or staples, walking, day dreaming...
Music
jazz, old and new in varying forms, but particularly 60's / dancefloor / latin / cinematic jazz, bossa nova and other forms of latin music, old and new funk, boogaloo, slow funky breaks, good hip hop, stylish downtempo, select house and afrobeat, brazilian dnb, and more...
specific artists/bands you may hear in my sets:
ahmad jamal, air, aldemaro romero, alice russell, allison crocket, antonio carlos jobim, art blakey, astor piazzolla, astrud gilberto, baby mammoth, banda black rio, beatfanatic, benjamin herman, billy brooks, birds and brass, bobby hughes in his various incarnations, bonobo, booker t & the mgs, brasil 66, briskey, bud powell, cal tjader, casbah 73, celso murilo, che, chris joss, colman brothers, combo moderna, dalindèo, dave brubeck, dave pike, desmond williams, diesler , dino & franco piana, dizzy gillespie, dj krush, don pablo de havana, dusko goykovich, dzihan & kamien, ed lincoln, eddie cano, eddie fischer quintet, eli goulart, elis regina, ella and louis, esthero, everything but the girl, fabio nobile, federico aubele, five corners quintet, fila brazillia, fk5, frank walton, freddie cruger, fumi, funky dl, fuzz against junk, george levin, gerardo frisina, gotan project, hank mobley, henry mancini, herbaliser, hi fly orchestra, hint, horace silver, ian friday, ian pooley, idea 6, isabelle antena, jaime delgado aparicio, james brown, jazz invaders, jimmy sabater, john coltrane, johnny lytle, jon lucien, jp duet, jukka eskola, k&d, kenny clarke / francy boland, kero one, kira neris, koop, kraak en smaak, lalo schifrin, latin brothers, les hommes, lorez alexandra, los amigos invisibles, ltc, maelstrom & napz, manfred , margie hendrix, marva whitney, marvin gaye, meirelles, micatone, miles davis, milt jackson, milton banana, mjq, mo' horizons, mongo santamaria, mop mop, morcheeba, mr. scruff, nicola conte, nils krogh, nitin sawhney, nu tropic, patchworks, paul desmond, paulo alencar, piero umiliani, plastyc buddha, povo, primo trio, quantic, quantic soul orchestra, quartet tres bien, quarteto em cy, quarteto novo, quasimode, ray baretto, ray barretto, red astaire, reel people, roberto menescal, rosalia de souza, royksopp, santana, sergio mendes, sharon jones, sia , sleeve , solar apple quarktette, solo moderna, sono rhizmo, soulstance, soulstance, stan getz, starcrost, steamboat, stereolab, s-tone, tamba 4, tania maria, tata vasquez, terea, the bossa rio sextet, the dining rooms, the gilbertos, the juju orchestra, the voices, thievery corporation, thunderball, timo lassy, tito puente, tm juke, tortured soul, tubby hayes, ursula 1000, wagon cookin, waiwan, willis jackson, xavier cugat, zero 7, zero db, zimbo trio... and many more, check my set lists and website for more details...
i am one of the movie narcolepsy sufferers of this world, but some of the more modern movies i've really enjoyed in the not-so-distant past are harold and maude (ok that's 1971 but whatevs), little miss sunshine, ghost world, science of sleep, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind (yes, i like everyone on myspace, also like this movie ;) ), kinky boots.. and of course high fidelity (which i have seen about 6 times, and only fell asleep in about 2 of those times).
of old films i like pretty much anything including julie christie or audrey hepburn, and many things directed by truffaut.
these days i particularly appreciate italian movies with english subtitles!
Television
i do not own a tv. as a child, my parents didn't believe in letting me watch very much tv at all (we only got about 2 channels), and this kind of stuck with me. i was allowed to watch only a very select number of things, basically only educational programmes and films made prior to 1970. anything else they considered "far too vulgar" and capable of corrupting my tender sensibilites ;). these days i have very little time for any sort of tv, but like to watch the occasional movie if I can stay awake long enough (see above).
Heroes
my Parents, mio dolce and brilliant Amore, aaaaaaaaaaand...
Monash University
Melbourne, Australia
Graduated: N/A
Major: Computer Science
Minor: Business (3rd Year Done at Monash on Exchange, rest done at Carleton University, Canada)
2001 to 2001
CARLETON UNIVERSITY
Ottawa, Canada
Graduated: 2004
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: Computer Science
Minor: Business
1998 to 2004
Emily Jones is back in Milano, for now. Posted at 6:48 PM Aug 6 view more
About me: Hi, I'm Emily, I'm rather obsessed with music, and a DJ, amongst other things; Feel free to check out my website (www.emilyjones.ca), to add my other djing myspace profile (myspace.com/djemilyjones), or read further for my official (and detailed!) bio.
As of the end of February, 2008, I am now based in Milan, Italy.
Official Bio:
Emily Christina Jones, born in Canada in 1979, is the daughter of European immigrants and youngest of 3 girls. She was raised in a family where music and reading were encouraged, and team sports and television were discouraged, and as a result became fascinated with music at an early age. Her father, a noted meteor physicist and multi-instrumentalist, especially inspired Emily, and passed on his tremendous passion for music to her.
As a teenager, in part motivated by her mother's love of classical music, she studied voice (Royal Conservatory lessons) with a trained opera singer, and was also a choir member, but paused in her vocal training at age 17, due to the demands of her studies, and soon began to re-direct her energy towards seriously collecting music, as she completed her computer science degree at university.
Miss Jones represents a refreshing escape from the modern electronic dance music landscape. Instead her sets are full of music with real instruments, bright songs, and swinging rhythms, that make your toes tap. Recognized for groovy, upbeat music matched with a glowing smile, Emily whisks you off (in style) to a sunny coastal town you've never heard of, where it's always summer, drinks have little paper umbrellas and you're never the only one dancing.
Her recipes for refined atmosphere are culled from the global jazz movement at large - from old greats, to fresh interpretations of jazz standards, splashed with many forms of Latin music, funk, jazzy hip-hop, organic house, and funky breakbeat, along with music from lesser-known modern jazz / bossa pioneers. From contemporary Finland, Germany, and Japan to the latest British and Italian jazz aimed squarely at the dance floor, Miss Jones has come forth to play records that few have heard and most fall instantly in love with.
Emily Jones has held multiple weekly and monthly DJ residencies in the Ottawa, Canada region (2004-2008) and completed her first European mini-tours in 2007, playing DJ gigs in Germany, Italy, France, Belgium and the UK.
For booking information, please send a myspace message or (preferably) contact emily[dot]jones[at]gmail[dot]com
For more information on Emily's DJing activities/charts/tracklists/MIXES etc. go to her website at www.emilyjones.ca.
Check out the photos from Emily's Summer trip / Mini DJ Tour - Myspace Photo Album, Miss Jones's Holiday, Europe, Summer, 2007
New Mix! Recorded August 9/07, Bossa Nova Garden Party Listen (or right click Em's suitcase and "save-target-as" to download)
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please note, i am very sorry if i do not respond to every request, message or comment in a timely manner, the friends requests are somewhat out of control.
unfortunately now i must mass approve friends requests (although I would prefer not to) - if you have something to tell me, please message me, thanks! :)
also, please do not post big ugly comments on my page. if i do not approve comments, it is usually because they are too big and/or too ugly, not because i don't like you or your band.***
Who I'd like to meet: big music geeks who can teach me more about the music i love!!! confident, interesting, amusing, intelligent, quirky people; musicians; people with good taste; people who make me laugh, creative opinionated people; people who can surprise me (in a good way), people who show me things about art and fashion that I'm not familiar with; all or any of the above; quite possibly you!
...And (you might want to pause the player on the left for this)...
"Explosivos" n° 11 by Suonho A 15mn high quality selection
Monday, october 26th 2009 Tracklist :
01) Lainie Kazan - Feeling Good / Universal Jazz 02) Buddy Guy - Crazy Love / Universal Jazz 03) Ambro Seelos - Joker / Universal Jazz 04) Perry Como - Papa Loves Mambo / Arista 05) Renato Carosone - Tu Vuo Fa l' Americano / Wave 06) Encarnita Polo - Paco, Paco, Paco / Love Monk Spain
"Explosivos" is aired: every monday,9.30pm(Paris time)
The rain to the wind said, 'You push and I'll pelt.' They so smote the garden bed That the flowers actually knelt, And lay lodged--though not dead. I know how the flowers felt.
In collaborazione con ARCI Milano, Bloodbuster e Giulia70
Forse il massimo evento dell’Estate del Magnolia, il giorno più bello della vostra vita se avete nel portafoglio una foto di Thomas Millian: Franco Micalizzi - uno che può dare del tu a Morricone, uno dei più grandi compositore di colonne sonore in circolazione – viene a far visita al Magnolia con Orchestra, duettando coi suoi allievi Calibro 35 (che bastano da soli a far venire le lacrime). Intorno, le macchine d’epoca di Giulia70, i manifesti di Bloodbuster e le parole di Simone Sarasso. Se vedete uno che assomiglia a Tarantino, è probabilmente Tarantino.
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