listen to snippets of diggin beats lp here ....
http://www.funkrecordbar.com/mp3/digginbeats.mp3 ....... listen to snippets of BEAT JOURNEY album here .....
http://www.funkrecordbar.com/mp3/beatjourney.mp3
JOHN IDEM is on 3RRR radio . 102.7 fm . special time only, this saturday july 11 . 4pm - 6pm est . melbourne , australia . spinnin funk and soul lp's and 45's .. view more
About me:
JOHN " IDEM " HAS BEEN LIVING HIP HOP AND COLLECTING HIP HOP RECORDS SINCE 1983 AND BEEN DIGGIN OLD 60'S & 70'S JAZZ FUNK SOUL AND ORIGINAL BREAKS VINYL SINCE 1988 ON LP'S , 12"S AND 45'S ...
HE STARTED DJING IN 1989 ..
HAS DJED AT 50 DIFFERENT VENUES ACROSS AUSTRALIA ...
DJED AT MEREDITH MUSIC FESTIVAL 2003 AND 2005 .....
ALSO TOURED AND DJED FUNK 45'S IN THE UK IN 2001 ..
DJ SUPPORT FOR DJ POGO ,, KEB DARGE ,, DYNAMO PRODUCTION ,, DJ FOOD ,, SNOWBOY ,, DJ VADIM ,, NINJA TUNE TOUR ,, QUEST LOVE FROM THE ROOTS ,, SHARON JONES & THE DAPKINGS ,, NEW ORLEANS SOUL SINGER BETTY HARRIS .. STARTED HIS FIRST RADIO SHOW IN 1989 ON 3PBSFM SPINNING HIP HOP WHEN HE WAS 17 "LIVE AND DIRECT" WENT ON TILL 1991 , LEFT DUE TO MANAGEMENT CHANGING .
BACK TO 3PBSFM WITH ANOTHER RADIO SHOW "STICK IT IN YOUR EARHOLE" 1998 - 2003 SPINNING FUNK/SOUL/JAZZ AND HIP HOP , LEFT DUE TO MANAGEMENT CHANGING ..
PRODUCED 3 TRACKS OUT OF 5 TRACKS ON PROWLA'S FIRST TAPE " THE PROWLS " WHICH WAS RELEASED IN 1994 .
PRODUCED RAISE - ESSENCE TAPE ON NUFF SAID RECORDS 1995 ..
PRODUCED THE TRACK "1992" ON TREM'S FIRST RELEASE "SHEER TALENT " ..
RELEASED DJ IDEM - ALL SCHOOL BREAKS AND BITS IN 2002 . RELEASED DJ JOHN IDEM - BEAT DIGGIN DONE VOLUME 1 IN 2003 ..
RELEASED DJ JOHN IDEM - "BEAT DIGGIN DONE 2" IN 2006 . RELEASED DJ JOHN IDEM "GIVE THE DRUMMER SOME" IN FEBUARY 2007 , ALL ON VINYL AND ALL SOLD OUT AS OF NOW ..
HAS RELEASED 24 MIX CDS , MOSTLY OF OLD BREAKS AND FUNK , ALL HAVE SOLD OUT ..
MIX CD "HIP HOP FOR THE HEADS" STILL AVAILABLE , VERY FEW LEFT ..
DJ JOHN IDEM'S 5TH LP HAS BEEN RELEASED IN JULY 2007 "DIGGIN BEATS" AND IS STILL AVAILABLE BUT VERY FEW LEFT AND NOT TO REPRESSED ..
HE OWNED A RECORD STORE WITH WIFE AND PARTNER DJ ARD Q FROM MAY 2004 TO DECEMBER 2006 ..
NOW SELLING SECONDHAND RECORDS AT THE ESSENDON RECORD FAIR AND CAMBERWELL RECORD FAIR HERE IN MELBOURNE ONLY 5 TIMES A YEAR !! SO GET THERE IF YOU ARE IN MELBOURNE , THEY ARE NOT TO BE MISSED IF YOU WANT GOOD RECORDS CHEAP ...
JOHN " IDEM " HAS ALSO LAUNCHED JAYCEES RECORDS LABEL FORMED IN EARLY 2007 WITH WIFE AND PARTNER CASSANDRA ( DJ ARD Q ) RELEASING NEW FUNK RECORDINGS .. THE FIRST RELEASE IS BY DEEP STREET SOUL AND IS NOW SOLD OUT ...
RELEASES ON JAYCEES RECORDS IN 2008 ARE : DEEP STREET SOUL - LOOSE CABOOSE / NASTY ( JCR 002 ) .... BIRDWAVE - SOUL LIFT PART 1 & 2 ( JCR 003) ... BIRDWAVE - ALL IN PARTY / SHARKS ( JCR 004 ) .. BIRDWAVE - HARD TIMES / BREAK IT DOWN ( JCR 005 ) ... NATURAL RHYTHM - LETS GROOVE SOME MO / SALTED POPCORN ( JCR 006 ) ....
... " IDEM - BEAT JOURNEY " ALBUM IS OUT NOW ..... NEW ALBUM IS OUT AUGUST , 2009 ...... LOOKOUT FOR MORE IDEM LP'S & CD'S AND MORE JAYCEES RECORDS FUNK 45'S IN 2009 ...
. also have a few records for sale at www.funkrecordbar.com but not all there as it takes too much time putting them up and taking them down once sold .. SEE YOU AT THE MELBOURNE RECORD FAIRS FOR FRESH RECORDS .......
NEXT RECORD FAIR IS JULY 12TH 2009 AT THE CAMBERWELL CIVIC CENTRE .......................
" IDEM " VINYL LP'S AND CD'S AND JAYCEES RECORDS ARE AVAILABLE HERE
http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZ200cratesQQfrppZ200QQfsopZ1QQfsooZ1QQrdZ0
SATURDAY 9th MAY upstairs @ The Laundry, 50 Johnston Street, Fitzroy. Butterthief presents the second Melbourne V.High.P Jam. Boasting a massive lineup of SA and Vic artists along with some special guests, the night will feature REASON (VIC) with Fraksha (Nine High, UK), DJ Mark 563 and LOTUS, SOCIAL CHANGE with FUNKWIG AND DJ SNAIR (SA), BRIGGS (VIC), DJ Kansel (Battlehoggs, SA) METRICAL MINDS (SA) ELOQUOR (VIC), LKR (SA), and INKSWEL & MR MONK (VIC). Doors open 9pm, 18+, ONLY $10 entry. Bring ya Mamma!
Ahoy hoy thaaaarrrrr, You know the steez, ugh, I hate spams so i'm typing all this by hand, you won't BELIEVE how long it's taken me....anyways....I see you're a bit of a music fan. I have a FREE mixtape available at http://www.whoissyntax.com check it out and lemme know what you think. pzzz!
What's up man? Just letting you know we have a new 45 out - limited to 150 copies! Let me know if you're interested in a copy (you can hear the track on our site)... I hope all is well!
check the new 7 inch vinyl only release by Gagle'Funky Instrumentals' (production by DJ Mitsu the Beats) on Mukatsuku records (MUKAT 007)which is out now whilst stocks last !
Gilles Peterson played both tracks on National radio 'love both sides !' -Mr Scruff 'Dope !' Simbad 'Very Effective'-Mad Mats -Raw Fusion 'Played on BBC Radio 1 Xtra filling in for Benji B'-Domu
Cut & paste this link to see and hear Mukatsuku releases
www. juno. co. uk/labels/Mukatsuku/
and click the Gagle link on my page to go straight to the release to listen to both sides of the record.
THIS FRIDAY SEP 14TH..Cheap Thrills is celebrating its’ fifth year of supporting local talent and creativity with a feast of music and entertainment featuring over 50 DJs over 5 rooms, short film, art exhibition, performers, door prizes and more. DJs from SUNNY, F.L.I.R.T, Data On Dub, Melbourne Techno Collective, Players Ball, Semi-Retired, Lectro, Messy Creations, Spunk and Meccanoid to represent in an awesome line-up of ‘versus’ sets. Add to that the specially picked Funked Up Allstars and CT Allstars also matched up for ‘versus’ sets, and you have a top class line-up that should produce a unique night of magical musical goodness…
@ BROWN ALLEY 10pm – stupid o’clock! Early bird tix from the usual outlets only $10, $20 on the door. Cheap Thrills indeed!
The Manipulating Agent returns with an all star line up featuring -
Steve Spacek, J live, Stephanie McKay, Diverse, Adalita (Magic Dirt), RuC.L, Hau (Koolism), Yungun, Katie Noonan, Mat McHugh (Beautiful Girls), Supernatural (vinyl only) and more.... Album drops 25th August in Aus.
Pre-order now and be the first to receive a signed copy of the album
