ABOUT PROOF Quiet as kept, San Francisco's PROOF is one of the West Coast's elite, throwing game-changing events with his Massive Selector brethren and spinning all over the place with the hottest selections. Heavily influenced by classic funk, deep soul, hip-hop, and house, PROOF's sound definitely cater to the dancers. His mix cd's, known for their global flavor and crossing genres seamlessly, have created quite a buzz with music lovers. PROOF's latest release, "BROWN SOUNDS" is an "eclectic mix of future beats, latin treats, and afro heat for the discerned dance floor" and is available now at www.massiveselector.com. You can catch PROOF at his monthly FUTURECLASSIC every first friday at Poleng Lounge in San Francisco.
ABOUT MASSIVE SELECTOR MASSIVE SELECTOR is a San Francisco based collective of artists, djs, free thinkers, and corporate refugees who share a passion for art and music culture. Through our event production, media projects, and design we motivate, build and cultivate a left coast
community. We are selectors for the masses.
MASSIVE SELECTOR produces events, live shows, and benefits, as well as provide strategic marketing and promotion services online and on the street. The versatility of the company allows it to do web development, marketing programs, graphic design, and talent sourcing (DJs and acts) internally for all projects, services which are also offered to external clients. Recent projects include production of the California leg of an album release tour for King Britt (K7 Records), Wonder-Full: A Tribute to the Wonder of Stevie with DJ Spinna & Bobbito, a concert show featuring BBC Worlwide Live with Gilles Peterson, Dwele, and The Rebirth, Soled Out: A Commemoration to Sneaker Culture, Sneakerpimps: The Worlds Largest Sneaker Tour, SF Intl Asian Am Film Festival's Directions in Sound, J-Dilla Tribute featuring Stones Throw All-Stars Peanut Butter Wolf, Egon + Madlib, DJ Spinna vs. ?uestlove, among other great events.
Our projects: some for fun, some for profit... all for the love. The most visible are the events... but the MS crew is involved in a lot of different things... art, music, fashion, web design, architecture, engineering and even entrepreneurship. Over the years we've made our mark in the nitelife arena, but this year we ventured off into new frontiers. Our latest endeavor is POLENG LOUNGE, a tea lounge, restaurant, and bar located in the heart of San Francisco's upper panhandle or NOPA district. In just 7 short months POLENG LOUNGE has become the face of modern filipino cusine and is now officaily one of the top 10 restaraunts in the Bay according to the chronicle.
Hit us up if you want to party, create, motivate, organize, or build... whats life without a hustle?
Influences
Mad love to all the artists, dj's and performers who've graced our stage and blessed our decks. It has been a privalege to host these local heroes, underground rockers, and global headliners. Keep track of these acts and support their music! in no particular order... Gilles Peterson, Dwele, The Rebirth, Dan The Automator, Prince Paul, Rich Medina, Haul & Mason, Scratch (The Roots), DJ Zeph, Spinderella, Crown City Rockers, DJ Jazzy Jeff, DJ Spinna, Bobbito, ?uestlove, Vinnie Esparza, King Britt, Lady Alma, Melo-D, Q-Burns Abstract Message, Shortkut, Vinroc, Apollo, Golda Supernova, Charlotte the Baroness, J-Boogie's Dubtronic Science, DJ Sake One, Raw B, Polywog, DJ Hyper, Goapele, Peanut Butter Wolf, Egon, Madlib, MED, Romanowski, DJ Snayk Eyes, Megatron, Tom Thump, Cool Chris, Hakobo, Tokyo Component, Eug, DJ Sureshot, Cut Chemist, Miles & Dusk (Rootdown), Breakestra, YamWho?, Daz-I-Kue, Osunlade, Ron Trent, Egyptian Lover, Mr. E, Chicken Skratch, Halo, Ren The Vinyl Archeologist, DJ Premier, DJ P, Melo D, Platurn & Spair (Oakland Faders), J-Rocc, George Levin & Dixon (Sonar Collectiv), Nicolay, Waajeed, Willow the Gaslamp Killa, DJ Centipede, Destro, Shawn Dub, Shred One, Exile, Aloe Blacc, Blu, Mark De Clive Lowe, Tawiah, Green Tea, Ren, Reja, Kero One, King Most, DJ Satva, Diamond D, Damon Bell, DJ Moni, Reborn, DJ Zita, Similak Chyld, DJ Roza, Mei Lei, Dmadness, Vna, DJ Duece Ace, Solace, Derrick D, Myke One, Prefuse73, DJ Nobody, Rascue, Strange Fruit Project, Digable Planets, Mark Farina, TK Disco, Haul & Mason, Vikter Duplaix, Kim Hill, Quantic, Amp Live, DJ Coop D'ville, DJ Daniella, DJ Design, Ruben, Toph One, Wisdom, Walt Digz, DJ Teeko, Mike Boo, B Cause, Politik, Modest Mark, Jah Yzer, Joe Quixx, Mike Nice, DJ Select, Oh No, Radio Active, DJ Scruff, Ross Hogg, DJ Neta, DJ Mel (Austin), DJ Mel the 5 Footer (SLO), Rashaan Ahmad, Femi, Platinum Pied Pipers, Liz Fields, Sa-Ra, DJ Vanka, DJ Vadim, Malicious Lee, I:van, Izzy, Anthony Garlic, M3, Still Rob G, Mike Relm, DJ Nerstylist, DJ Swift Rock, Dre One, Owl Boogie, Paul Carey, 4OneFunk, Mosquito, B-Side, Sneak-E-Pete, Fran Boogie, Krafty Kuts, Jayvi Velasco, Valida, and to those we missed... thank you too.
Sounds Like
"NIGHT SHIFT"
compiled and mixed by RENMIN and PROOF The sounds that came out of the late 70's and early 80's were the building blocks of hip-hop, electro, and house as we know it... so we had to pay homage to this forgotten era in dance music! "Night Shift" is nonstop mix of lost 80's R&B gems, electro-funk, and UK boogie flavor, recorded from the original vinyl pressings, and took over a year to compile. If you dig Prince, SOS Band, Mary Jane Girls, Cameo, Midnight Star, Kahif, or Patrice Rushen... or if heavy synth laden tracks with infectious basslines make you bug out, you NEED a copy of "Night Shift". Pick up your Limited Edition CD (only 100 made!) now available at these fine San
Francisco shops: Groove Merchant, Lower Haters, Fabric 8, massiveselector.com or reserve your copy now and email: soulnthehole@gmail.com.
BROWN SOUNDS
mixed by proof a choice selection of future beats, latin treats, and afro heat for the discerned dancefloor... "brown sounds" is a non-stop mix that plants it's roots in african rhythms and heavy latin grooves but takes inspiration from deep disco, broken beat, future soul and beyond. get down to the new sound of tangoterje, bugz in the attic, omar, and big bang... and enjoy classics from the masters' cal tjader, coke escovedo, joe bataan, and the oneness of juju. 120 minutes of raw, un-adultarated dancefloor bizness!
in case you missed them the first time around, peep some of my previous mixes LOVERS DELIGHT, LATINIZE, and LOVEJOY in the playlist below:
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PROOF'S SPRING '08 PICKS maaaan, it's been a minute since i dropped some music picks but there's so much good music out there right now, that it's time to share... listen to my new imeem playlist HERE to check out the tracks i'm feelin at the moment...
1. Carlos Nino & Miguel Atwood-Ferguson "Find A Way" LA musician Carlos Nino is back with another orchestration of a classic J. Dilla track - this time A Tribe Called Quest's "Find A Way". Nino and Atwood-Ferguson lead a band of musicians into a cinematic rendition of the classic Dilla produced track. Check the build up around the 3 minute mark... whoooo. big ups to andrew lojero for sharing this track, and daps to hakobo for telling me to listen to it, lol.
2. Erykah Badu "Honey (Moody Boyz Remix)" Ms. Badu's latest album is just the shit. everytime i hear Master/Teacher into The Hump into Telephone, it just hits me right THURRR... but check out this version of "Honey" that gets a dub step rub down by the UK's moody boyz... oh so sweet.
3. Green Tea "Sunshowers (Green Tea Remix)" Green Tea turns this mellow favorite into a bonifide dancefloor burner! complete with extended breaks for the dancers, and those sweet vocals lay perfectly over this uptempo track... this joint is gonna be heating dancefloors all summer long!
4. Yosaku "Ain't It Funky" the ubiquitous Yosaku takes on the difficult task of remixing one of James Brown's biggest hits, and delivers! this dudes ability to update a hard funk anthem into a now-sound heater is pretty mind blowing... this joint is gonna be featured on GAMM's upcoming "Doin James" James Brown tribute compilation. Ain't It Funky never sounded so FONKY.
5. Jackson Conti "Sao Paulo Nights" did you know madlib loves brazil? so much so that he linked up with the drummer Mamao of legendary brazilian outfit Azymuth to form Jackson Conti. check out this beautiful track off their latest album Sujinho...
6. Shawty Lo "They Know (Million $ Mano Remix)" bmore madness. bangin. shout out to jesse and the dub frequency crew for lacing me with this joint... oh, and check out their VIDEO too while you're at it.
7. Outkast "Royal Flush feat. Raekwon" the 2 dope boys are back and taking it back to the roots as they team up with Reakwon on this track that's reminiscent of their early work... this is some grimy southernplayalistic type ish!
8. Chez Damier "In & Out (Daz-I-Kue Remix)" lovin Daz's future boogie version of this crowd pleaser... can somebody say 80's throwback?
9. Karizma aka Kaytronic "33rd Street Anthem" techy new joint from Karizma that just smacks you in the face like he was your daddy... you know you like it.
10. Loose Ends "Hanging On A String" speaking of throwbacks, here's an r&b classic from 1984... and still sounds so fresh and so clean, peep the VIDEO and take some fashion tips, lol.
i know you've heard it before, but this weekend is BIG. i mean HELLA BIG. tonight starts off at the UPPER PLAYGROUND HAPPY HOUR from 6pm - 9pm at lazlo bar in the mission... i'll be rockin with AMP LIVE and THE TOURIST. then head over to poleng lounge for FUTURECLASSIC featuring the kings of diggin' KON & AMIR! special guest OHMEGA WATTS plus the city's best beat diggers, vibe conductors, and party rockers will also be in the house! as if that wasn't enough, i'll be playin at COAST TO COAST on saturday with jay-z's tour dj, the homie DJ NEIL ARMSTRONG! see, i told you it was BIG! ~ marky // massiveselector.com
*MS NEWS*
> GROWN KIDS RADIO. check out the new episode of GKR featuring SWEATER FUNK. enjoy sets my massive selector's own PROOF along with JON BLUNCK & GUILLERMO. tune in at www.grownkidsradio.com > NIGHT SHIFT 2. PROOF & RENMIN are at it again... they're ready to drop the sequel to last years NIGHT SHIFT mix dedicated to the sounds of 80s funk, post disco, & boogie flavor. listen to NIGHT SHIFT at proof.massiveselector.com to get a taste of what's to come.
> A NEW LOOK.massiveselector.com has got a new look. visit the new massiveselector.com for music, events, flicks, and random goodness from the City we love and beyond...
*MASSIVE CALENDAR*
fri jun 5 FUTURECLASSIC feat KON & AMIR + OHMEGA WATTS, PROOF @ poleng lounge, sf
fri jun 5 GROUNDSOUND HAPPY HOUR feat PROOF, AMP LIVE, THE TOURIST @ laszlo, sf
sat jun 6 COAST 2 COAST feat DJ NEIL ARMSTRONG, VINROC, MR E + PROOF @ poleng lounge, sf
thu jun 11 LE CIRQUE feat RYAN LESLIE LIVE, DJ SHRED ONE + PROOF @ poleng lounge, sf
*MS PRESENTS*
friday, june 5
FUTURECLASSIC
featuring KON & AMIR (NYC)
+ special guest OHMEGA WATTS @ poleng lounge, 1751 fulton street, sf
21+ | 10pm - 2am | $10 cover
FUTURECLASSIC our monthly jump that bridges the gap between past and present every 1ST FRIDAY at poleng lounge returns on friday, june 5 and we're proud to feature world reknown record diggers and party rockers KON & AMIR (NYC). these dude not only have deep crates, but "their compilations and mixtapes are classics and represent a style of Djing that's true to the essence of Hip-Hop." according to A-Trak. in addition, we're proud to have special guest OHMEGA WATTS (UBIQUITY) in the mix as well! the FUTURE OF THE FUNK from both coasts meet at FUTURECLASSIC in june, get ready!
featuring
KON & AMIR (NYC) "Kon and Amir are two of the most extraordinary but underrated beat diggers in the game." - Lord Finesse
special guest
OHMEGA WATTS (UBIQUITY)
along with
PROOF (massive selector)
SHRED ONE (brooklyn circus)
FREDDY ANZURES (wax poetics)
COOL CHRIS (groove merchant)
DJ SURESHOT (million dollar crates)
friday, june 5
upper playground & sonicliving present GROUNDSOUND HAPPY HOUR @ laszlo, 2526 mission st btw 21st and 22nd, sf
21+ | FREE | 6 - 9pm
info: www.upperplayground.com
Upper Playground and SonicLiving have joined forces to change the face of Friday nights, as well as the face of sonicliving.com. Upper Playground is now heading the art direction for the default concert posters on SonicLiving's site, giving the musicians that post events some serious visual weight behind their show's listing. To celebrate this new pairing, Upper Playground and SonicLiving are hosting a monthly happy hour party, on the first Fridays of every month. The resident DJ's are Amplive (Zion-I) and THE Tourist (Magnificent 7). There will also be a guest DJ each month and for June's event, we are proud to have none other than DJ Proof (Massive Selector). UPPER PLAYGROUND & SONICLIVING WILL BE BUYING THE BEER (Trumer Pils and Shiner Commemorator are on our tab until 7pm) + there will be great drink specials and surprise giveaways (concert tickets, clothing and more..), so you will absolutely not want to miss it.
featuring:
AMPLIVE
THE TOURIST
special guest PROOF (massive selector)
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saturday, june 6
a mr. e & blufizz sureshot
COAST TO COAST featuring DJ NEIL ARMSTRONG @ poleng lounge, 1751 fulton st, sf
21+ | 10pm - 2am | $10 cover
featuring
DJ NEIL ARMSTRONG (5th platoon, jay-z's tour dj)
& VINROC(5th platoon, triple threat)
along with an all-star dj lineup
MR. E | PROOF | $IR TIPP | ANT ONE
on the mic
FRAN BOOGIE
hosted by MZ. FRAN
the official music video premier of"LUVLUV" by DJ VINROC feat ZUMBI (ZION I) & JENESIS. click HERE
for a sneak peek!
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*NEXT WEEK*
thursday, june 11
+ every thursday
the brooklyn circus presents
LE CIRQUE
feat RYAN LESLIE (universal motown)
@ yoshi's jazz club, 1330 fillmore st, sf
21+ | 9pm-2am | $30 cover
tix: yoshis.com/sanfrancisco
Le Cirque has been consistently putting on great events, but in June they take it over the top as they bring you superstar singer/producer RYAN LESLIE (universal mowtown) to the yoshi's stage! In the lounge, come enjoy an evening of great people & music featuring resident DJ Shred One (BKcSF) joined this week by PROOF (Massive Selector, SF) spinning the best Hip-Hop, Funk, & Soul at San Francisco's most beautiful venue, Yoshi's San Francisco Jazz Club & Restaurant.
special guest
RYAN LESLIE (universal motown)
live performance!
featuring resident
DJ SHRED ONE (BKcSF)
along with guest selector
PROOF (Massive Selector, SF)
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ABOUT MASSIVE SELECTOR MASSIVE SELECTOR is a San Francisco based collective of artists, DJs, free thinkers, and corporate refugees who have a shared passion for art, music and urban culture. MASSIVE SELECTOR is dedicated to infusing the urban underground aesthetic into its design, event planning, marketing, promotion, and media projects. Through their event production, media projects, and design we motivate, build and cultivate a Left Coast community. We are selectors for the masses. for more visit massiveselector.com
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>> keep your ears to the street and your head to the sky... peace from the massive selector crew!
whatup marky.. thanks again for the spot to rock. really appreciated that. lets keep these bridges open and keep building new ones on strong foundations..
KILLED IT last night at Afro Funke', sir! here's to more chances to make some noise together. Next time I'll do the hectic flight schedule. // j.Sole (Musaics / KCRW / Afro Funke')
I've been holding onto this one for a minute! It's a mix I did to give out to folks during my Japan travels with Kero One. Now here it is for everywhere who didn't catch us on tour or I didn't hit in the face when I was throwing these out to the crowd
COPY AND PASTE BECAUSE TOM WON'T LET ME HYPERLINK:
Damn cuz - how are we not friends yet on this oversaturated website - i'll holler soon - talked to the D2S guys and they said they were down for the event - most likely April at this point - peace money!
