TICKETS

http://soundcloud.com/juwee

http://de-de.facebook.com/funkanomics

3 sick dudes from Germany on stage all at the same time banging out.

Juwee, FxFarmer and Bobby Kudlicz: the three headz from the south of Germany, who launched the project Funkanomics in late 2006, have since then been touring extensively in the club scene. They have taken their beat contoured live experience and mixed it with their own funked up style in their productions. A sound that is designed for the dance floor and made up of beautiful crunchy bass lines, coupled with pumping grooves. A merger that works and once it starts can´t be stopped.
In their sets the “Funkos” impress by presenting their sound on four turntabels plus a very own live set including breakbeat with influences from
hiphop, funk, dope beats, reggae and electronica. They go against the grain
of conventional djing so smoothly, that you only have to listen to it once and
its inside your head. As a result the crowd is instantly whipped to a frenzy with an imaginative and more approach to dance not confined to one genre.
★ EMOTIONZ (Hip Hop set) ★

(SOUND VIBES Vancouver)
w/Stylust Beats

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Emotionz/180034692045264

http://www.emotionz.ca

http://soundcloud.com/emotionz

http://www.twitter.com/emotionzmusic

Dave has performed over 1000 shows in his career in North America, Europe and Asia. Emotionz is an amazing MC & Beatboxer. He fuses quick lyricism and soul touching verses with West coast bass-thumping beats. In 2009 producer/DJ Stylust and Emotionz started a label together out of Vancouver, BC called “Sound Vibe Records” and released his solo album titled “Kush” mixing rap music with Dubstep and other Electronic style beats. in 2011, Emotionz performed for the thirteenth consecutive year at the wold famous Shambhala Music Festival. His Youtube videos “Graffiti Mentality,” “Dear God,” and “Wildstyle” have over 250 000 hit. Collabs with DJ Quik, Souls of Mischief, Chin Injeti, & Mat The Alien keep him busy in the studio. From Hip Hop nights to raves and packed stadiums expect an energized and interactive performance in any environment.
★ The LUX/SoulSikk Crew ★

Local bboys who will be dancing, hyping the crowd, and gettin’ down.
★ XANDER ★

http://facebook.com/xanderdubstep

Xander was the runner up in the Footwerk DJ battle in January. He did such a bang up job we made sure to have him back asap.
SET TIMES
FUNKANOMICS – 12.30AM – 2AM
EMOTIONZ – 11.30PM – 12.30AM
XANDER – doors – 11.30PM
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ADMISSION
$10 + sc advance tickets
more at the door
VERY limited capacity event. This will sell out.
and VIA FOOTWERK PROMOTERS
Tomas
Jess Bean
Kristin
Marcus
Savanna (Vernon)
Kat Coop
Jordan Arts
IN STORES – avail Feb 25
Hemp City – 526-A Bernard – 250-868-3088
Dont Look Down – 1484 St Paul St – 250-862-8282
Dunn Enzies 1559 Ellis St – 250-763-2420
The Kush Organics 3004 31st Street (Vernon) 250 558 3088
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FOOTWERK SHOWPASS for winter / spring 2012

What is a Footwerk showpass? It is free entry to every single Footwerk event at any venue during the time period specified.
How to win this FOOTWERK SHOWPASS:
– buy a ticket to this event
– arrive at Sapphire Lounge by 12AM
– bring TWO cans of brand name soup and your ticket
– ask the door team for your ballot to enter your name into the draw.
The draw is at 12.30AM. Got it? Great! Tell your friends.
The soup cans are going into a canstruction project right at the show. THey will then be donated to the Kelowna Community Food Bank (http://www.kelownafoodbank.com/)
You could win free entry to ALL these shows:
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UPCOMING
Mar10 – World Of Drum & Bass
Mar 23 – A.Skillz (UK) w/SLYNK (Aus), Stickybuds, Sweet Soul Burlesque
Apr 12 – headliner tba w/MarcusXL
Apr 21 – “A Footwerk Funk Jam” 3 headliners, 3 DJ sets up, all funk all night.
May 04 – FW festival highlight show
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TICKETS

DJ SS

One of the UK’s finest DJ/Producers and one of the founders of Formation Records, DJ SS aka Leroy Small is an original breakbeat pioneer who has made an immense contribution to today’s drum & bass sound. Over the years he’s had countless releases on Formation Records as well as doing remix work for other artists. He has released such tracks as ‘The Psycho E.P’, ‘Rhythm For Reasons’, ‘Breakbeat Pressure’, the Drum & Bass anthem ‘Black’, with the highlight being ‘ Lighter’ which was Formation Records best seller, reaching the number 1 spot in the Music Week dance chart.
Today SS spends most of his time producing in the studio and travelling all over the world to DJ and promote his brand “World of Drum & Bass”. His travels have taken him throughout Europe, Australia, Canada, the United States of America and Asia. When SS has any spare time he is dedicated to football and is an ardent Manchester United fan and an enthusiastic local football player. DJ-SS is now celebrating 20 years of Formation records, and 11 years of World of Drum & Bass which is the longest consecutive D&B tour and a phenomenal achievement in any music genre.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/djss/22044459811

http://www.myspace.com/djayss

CRISSY CRISS

The youngest DJ/Presenter at present to broadcast on BBC Radio 1Xtra. Introduced to a set of decks aged 5 by his step-dad Kenny Ken, he then started to teach himself to mix aged 9. The following year, Crissy covered for Kenny Ken at a festival in Essex to play after Mickey Finn (brother of Johnny Cage). At age 11 he joined drum & bass pirate station Kool FM and played his first club set at The End in London thanks to DJ Zinc who requested Crissy to play. Crissy has played at major drum & bass nights across the UK and elsewhere such as New York, Toronto, Norway, Switzerland, France, Germany and more. Crissy started production work from the age of 12 making music on a gaming console then moved up to much larger programmes and hardware equipment. He released his first track on Back2Basics recordings in 2004. Since then Crissy has signed to Back2Basics Records and Mix n Blen Records and also have forthcoming releases for Twisted Individuals labels Grid and Zombie and also Kenny Ken & Maces PlanetFunk label.

https://www.facebook.com/crissycriss

GREENLAW LIVE

Skyla and Ozzie share a belief in a higher power, and infuse their music with a strong sense of personal spirituality. Much of their original work, created over 13 years, is dedicated to the strength of the human spirit. Always seeking to push the boundaries of their unique musical style, they have embarked on a side project called SKYlab Sounds to experiment with Beats Bass, their true musical passion, and Voice. Their ultimate goal as musicians is to inspire, and uplift, their audiences.

http://www.greenlawmusic.com/

MC WARREN G

The original Formation MC, Warren has been mc’ing since the early nineties, and is long time MC partner to Formation boss DJ SS. Together the pair have toured the world representing the sound of drum & bass. Warren is one of the original rave mc’s and has played for just every major d&b promotion in the UK and around the world including the infamous World Dance, Elevation, Helter Skelter, Slkammin Vinyl and many many more. Another MC who has represented the World of Drum & bass since it began Warren is a DJs mc hosting the set with his lyrical skills but also letting the music do the talking.

WITH SUPPORT FROM LOCALS

TERMINAL INTELLIGENCE

[MODE // ELIS DYE // VISCOSITY]

ADMISSION

$10 / $15 + s.c. advance tickets available

VIA FOOTWERK PROMOTERS
Tomas
Jess Bean
Kristin
Marcus
Savanna (Vernon)
tba

IN STORES
Hemp City – 526-A Bernard – 250-868-3088
Dont Look Down – 1484 St Paul St – 250-862-8282
Dunn Enzies 1559 Ellis St – 250-763-2420
The Kush Organics 3004 31st Street (Vernon) 250 558 3088

VIP service
Booths, large groups, holiday parties
call or txt 250-317-4194

UPCOMING
Mar 23 – A. Skillz (U.K.) with Slynk (Aus) & Stickybuds

TICKET DRAWS – WIN TICKETS!
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http://twitter.com/KelownaDubstep

TICKETS

https://www.facebook.com/OfficialASkillz

http://www.myspace.com/djaskillz

http://twitter.com/A_SKILLZ

http://soundcloud.com/a-skillz

Adam (A Skillz) is one of the UK’s funkiest beatmeisters. His fierce production skills and turntable dexterity has seen him explode onto the scene, collaborating with hip-hop legends and making music for worldwide brands. His incredible deck talents involve fusing funk, hip-hop and breaks with his unique style of scratching and mixing. Whilst his reputation as a true party rocker has won him prime-time slots across the UK at FabricLive, Spectrum, Chew The Fat, Supercharged, The Boutique and Sugarbeat as well as gigs around the world at major events, festivals and music industry parties such as The Hit Factory (New York), WMC (Miami) and Field Day (Sydney).
Continuing to dazzle the world over with his ever-popular DJ performances, A Skillz has been hard at work launching his very own label Jam City whilst working in the studio, on his infamous Insane Bangers series and planning his forthcoming artist album. The highly anticipated release will see him team up with some major names in the industry, to produce a host of seriously hot collaborations. It’s safe to say the best is most definitely yet to come for the boy A.Skillz.

SLYNK

https://www.facebook.com/evanslynk

http://www.evanproductions.com/

http://twitter.com/evanslynk

http://soundcloud.com/slynk

http://www.youtube.com/user/slynkdnb

Evan Chandler aka Slynk had music on the mind from birth. Naturally gifted with a musical ear he flirted with a range of classical instruments includingpiano, guitar and drums. In 2004, Slynk received a gift that would inevitably set the wheels in motion. A set of turntables motivated the aspiring DJ, and consequently resulted in an unremitting addiction to vinyl. The two years following, in his hometown Brisbane, Slynk secured residency in an underground New York inspired café. Here he refined his skills, experimented and educated his peers and fans with mash up productions of classic hip hop, ingrained with rare and funky, rhythmically savvy grooves.
Recently Slynk smashed the Fractal Forest stage at Canada’s biggest breakbeat festival, Shambhala, simultaneously releasing his first three vinyls on respected ghetto funk labels Goodgroove and Manmade. All of which featured in Juno Record’s Best of Breakbeat 2009 list hitting number 1, 12 & 30.
Slynk has supported an unsurpassed list of local and internationalartists, including De La Soul, Spinderella (Salt’n’Pepa), Ugly Duckling, Amp Fiddler, Lyrics Born, Roots Manuva, DJ Moneyshot (Solidsteel), Killaqueenz, DCUP, Featurecast, Fuzzbox INC, Nick Thayer, Boogie Army, Fdel, Qdup, The Nextmen, Dexter, Rennie Pilgrim, Rouge Element, Sly Players, Rephrase, Jon Ohms and countless others.

STICKYBUDS

https://www.facebook.com/Stickybuds

http://www.stickybuds.com/

http://twitter.com/djSTICKYBUDS

http://soundcloud.com/stickybuds

http://www.youtube.com/user/Stickybudsmusic

From the funkafied west coast of Canada, Stickybuds has been making his mark on music all over the globe, captivating fans on tours in Brazil, UK, Hungary, Spain, Australia and New Zealand. His work ethic and passion have also earned him a residency at Canada’s Shambhala music festival (2005 – 2011).
With 16 releases under his belt on esteemed labels like Goodgroove Records, Jungle Cakes, Bombastic Jam, Fort Knox Recordings and recent Ghetto Funk EP release, he brings to the table his unique mix of funk breaks, hip hop, reggae, dnb and big basslines. His tracks have received global play from his heroes like Featurecast, A.Skillz and Fort Knox Five, while frequently hitting number one on best seller charts like the well respected Juno Records store.

SWEET SOUL BURLESQUE

https://www.facebook.com/sweetsoulburlesque

http://www.sweetsoulburlesque.com/

Sweet Soul Burlesque is Western Canada’s longest running professional neo-burlesque troupe. Founded in 2003 out of a passion for the genuine DIY pin-up grrl culture, Sweet Soul strives to raise the bar by creating fun, ground-breaking burlesque performances that are of unequaled production value. From ribbon staffs to giant venus fly traps to fire tricks to life-sized jack-in-the boxes, each Sweet Soul dancer has spent years individually crafting her own persona & performance style. Get ready for a vibrant mash-up of classic striptease with elements of hiphop, underground dance culture & punk rock.
Since their inception, Sweet Soul Burlesque has quickly become internationally reknown and has been featured in the Globe & Mail, CBC Television and Radio, Fashion TV, MuchMusic & MTV and has appeared at hundreds of events & festivals across the continent, from the Shambhala Music Festival to the New York Burlesque Festival. In 2010 they were honoured with a nomination for World’s Best Troupe at the International Burlesque Hall of Fame in Las Vegas. Additionally, four (4) Sweet Soul dancers have been nominated as soloists in the Best Debut category since 2007.

Footwerk presents The Funk Hunters

with JGirl and manousos at Sapphire LOUNGE

Join us Friday February 3, 2012 at Sapphire’s cozy and intimate LOUNGE space (old Oasis). This a rare chance for you to enjoy an entire night of fresh, funky music. Nice change of pace as we have been pretty focused on dubstep / glitch hop lately? We think so.

Advance tickets are $10 and already selling like hotcakes. This will sell out.

THE FUNK HUNTERS

Ghetto Funk | Vancouver BC

Official Site: www.TheFunkHunters.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/thefunkhunters
Music: www.soundcloud.com/thefunkhunters
Videos: www.youtube.com/thefunkhunters
Twitter: www.twitter.com/thefunkhunters

with ★ JGirl & Manousos ★
Footwerk HQ | Kelowna

https://www.facebook.com/JGirlandManousos

https://www.footwerk.ca/

https://www.twitter.com/jgirljenn

https://www.twitter.com/manousos_k

ADMISSION

$10 + s.c. advance tickets LIMITED CAPACITY
ONLINE-> http://www.footwerk.ca/shop

VIA FOOTWERK PROMOTERS

Tomas
Jess Bean
Kristin
Marcus
Savanna (Vernon)
tba

IN STORES

Hemp City – 526-A Bernard – 250-868-3088
Dont Look Down – 1484 St Paul St – 250-862-8282
Dunn Enzies 1559 Ellis St – 250-763-2420
The Kush Organics 3004 31st Street (Vernon) 250 558 3088

VIP service
Booths, large groups, birthday parties
call or txt 250-317-4194

UPCOMING

Jan14 – FW at The Fed
Jan27 – SUBVERT & ROBB G

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FOOTWERK presents: SUBVERT + ROBB G + LOCAL DJ

Join us Friday January 27, 2012 at Sapphire Nightclub in the main room which will be filled with banging electro & bass music. Custom sound. Advance tickets are $15 and already selling like hotcakes. This will sell out. Plan ahead.

SUBVERT

Rottun Recordings, Muti Music, PK Music

http://soundcloud.com/subvert

http://www.beatport.com/artist/subvert/70179

http://pksound.ca/

ROBB G

Promo Records | Toronto

http://www.robbg.com/

https://www.facebook.com/robbgoffical

https://www.beatport.com/artist/robb_g

http://soundcloud.com/robbg

http://www.twitter.com/robbgrobbg

LOCAL OPENER DJ

To be selected at our Footwerk DJ Comp taking place Sat Jan 14 at The Grateful Fed.

ADMISSION

$15 + s.c. advance tickets available

ONLINE-> http://www.footwerk.ca/shop/subvert-with-robbg-at-sapphire-2/

VIA FOOTWERK PROMOTERS

Tomas
Jess Bean
Kristin
Marcus
Savanna (Vernon)
tba

IN STORES

Hemp City – 526-A Bernard – 250-868-3088
Dont Look Down – 1484 St Paul St – 250-862-8282
Dunn Enzies 1559 Ellis St – 250-763-2420
The Kush Organics 3004 31st Street (Vernon) 250 558 3088

VIP service
Booths, large groups, holiday parties
call or txt 250-317-4194

UPCOMING

Jan14 – FW at The Fed
Jan27 – SUBVERT & ROBB G
Feb3 – Funk Hunters + JGirl & Manousos

TICKET DRAWS – WIN TICKETS!

“Like” our Footwerk fan page and check for contests. https://www.facebook.com/FootwerkEvents

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http://twitter.com/KelownaDubstep

FOOTWERK Pre-New Year’s Eve Bash

with STICKYPOD CONNECTION & Spinalshift

For those of you old enough to remember, Tyler & Jason used to slay Shambhala Music Festival’s legendary Fractal Forest stage every year playing together on two full DJ set ups for a three hour “Mashathon” of Funk, Ragga, Breaks, Mashup. We’re going back to 2007 – 2008 days….

For those of you just getting into the scene, join us for this two and a half hour throw down. Expect funky-ass breaks and bobble-head bass as well as all these other sounds -> Ghetto Funk / Breaks / Hip Hop / Reggae / Dancehall / Drum N’ Bass / Glitch Hop / Mashup / etc / etc / etc

But really it is all about rocking out with all your friends. It’s like New Year’s Eve without the fuss.

Tyler and Jason are both off on tours in the new year and we might not catch them until March 2012 or later so come party with us.

JPod launches his full length album ★Halfsteppin★ on his own label Swing Set Sounds. We get a sneak peak at his tracks at the show! The album will be released in January and will be available at Addictech

STICKYBUDS

http://www.stickybuds.com/
http://soundcloud.com/stickybuds
http://www.myspace.com/djstickybuds
http://www.youtube.com/user/Stickybudsmusic
http://twitter.com/djSTICKYBUDS

JPOD the beat Chef

http://www.jpodtbc.com/
http://www.swingsetsounds.com/
http://www.soundcloud.com/jpodtbc
http://twitter.com/#!/JPODtbc

with

SPINALSHIFT

Kelowna Dubstep
http://www.facebook.com/spinalshift
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ADMISSION

$5 exclusive advance tickets available strictly via Footwerk promoters
$10 otherwise

ONLINE ->

Promoter contacts:
tba

VIP service
Booths, large groups, holiday parties
call or txt 250-317-4194

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UPCOMING

Dec22 – FW holiday jam with MAT THE ALIEN
https://www.facebook.com/events/257301814317950/

Dec30 – JPod’s Ableton workshop & resources for producers & DJs
https://www.facebook.com/events/263515443698617/

Jan14 – FW at The Fed
Jan27 – SUBVERT & ROBB G

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★ FOOTWERK HOLIDAY JAM – 4AM closing★
★ MAT THE ALIEN ★
EXTENDED DJ SET

DJ / VJ – Whistler | Squamish | England | BC | Canada | Outer Space

http://www.matthealien.ca

http://www.jaimeledubstep.com/mixes/JLD_no99_Mat_The_Alien.mp3

BIO: (very long, why not post all of it.)Let’s clear something up. Technically Mat is not an Alien. He grew up not too far from Manchester (UK) and moved to Canada in the mid 90’s to follow his snowboarding addiction which he stumbled upon during a trip to Austria. He has been DJing since 1988 and was inspired to play the drums by local bands such as (The Stone Roses and Happy Mondays) after being introduced to the DJ culture of the acid house warehouse parties he was hooked on blending beats on the turntables. He further developed his style while working in his family’s record store (opened by his dad at age 4.) Mat’s music selection appeals to a wide variety of crowds spanning many genres from Hip-Hop, Glitch Hop, Dubstep, Funk, Dance-hall, Break Beats, Electro, Drum & Bass, Rock, and more. He learned this from DJing in Whistler to varied crowds of people visiting from all over the world. His style has been described by Knowledge Magazine as “awe inspiring & some next level shit.”
Mat has toured across the globe to some of the following places: Moscow, London (Fabric), Austria, Germany, Sweden, Iceland, Italy, Korea, Philippines, Mexico, Guatemala, as well as all over the U.S. and Canada at events of up to 8,000 people, he has held down residencies at club nights in Whistler, Vancouver and Las Vegas at Mandalay Bay. He has also performed alongside most of his favorite acts.
With crates as deep as a black hole he has combined world class mixing and scratching skills and is considered “Really Good” by anyone who sees him.
Mat was chosen to represent Canada at the Canada House during the 2006 Winter Olympics and DJed at events for the 2010 games in whistler. He has produced many mix CDs, and been busy making music and scratching on music that has appeared on T.V. show’s such as: MTV News, Disband, Anna Nicole Smith A&E biography, Danny Bonaduce reality TV show, the theme tune to the ride guide mountain bike show and also did all the scratching on the video game N.B.A. Street Home court for E.A. sports.
Mix CD highlights are the 2002 C1RCA Presents Knowledge Magazine Mix CD, which showcased his ability to blend several styles of music seamlessly. Over 80,000 copies of the CD were distributed worldwide, to critical and popular acclaim. The follow up was C1RCA Presents C1pher 2004 which also featured DJ Dopey, the 2003 World DMC Champion and another collaboration CD with UK beat-boxer Killa Kela.
Mats cuts can be heard on 6 tracks on the new album from Fort Knox Five – Radio Free D.C. as well as 2 tracks on the latest Sweatshop Union album and his remixes have been played by (Bassnectar, Ill Gates, ASkillz, Nick Thayer, Fort Knox Five, Z-Trip, Nu-Mark) and he has a re-edit on Krafty Kuts latest mix CD.
On another note Mat has also changed the way people play 7” records with “Mat’sMat’s,” slipmat’s for 45’s allowing DJs to scratch and cue 45 rpm records the same as they would a 12-inch, there is also Boca 45 (dynamo productions) ltd edition run of Mat’sMat’s
At shows mat is know for pristine – quick mixing of many genres (usually driven by heavy bass-lines) and scratching techniques that really does sound like it came from another world.
Did Mat really get abducted by aliens ???? We’ll never know but one thing is certain- Mat the Alien is capable of some out of this world DJ sets…………………….
matthealien.camonsterenergy.com/ca/en/bands/mat-the-alien/

Mat The Alien in Kelowna March 2011

Mat The Alien with Longwalk Shortdock in Vancouver Jan 2011->

with

★ KAtO ★
Calgary RedBull3-Style Champ

and special guest…

★ SANTA ★
Naughty or nice, Santa’s watching.

★ JGIRL & MANOUSOS ★
Footwerk founders & ‘fourfour’ players.

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DONT LOOK DOWN TATTOO
What will they do this time?

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ADMISSION
—> use Sapphire main doors for this event.

$10 reduced advance
$15 regular advance
more day of event

Hemp City – 526-A Bernard – 250-868-3088
Hemp City WEST – 2437B Main St – 778-754-5656
Dont Look Down – 1484 St Paul St – 250-862-8282
Dunn Enzies 1559 Ellis St – 250-763-2420

The Kush Organics 3004 31st Street (Vernon) 250 558 3088

http://www.footwerk.ca/shop/

Via Footwerk promoters

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KRAFTY KUTS

www.twitter.com/krafty_kuts
www.youtube.com/kraftykutstv
www.soundcloud.com/kraftykuts
www.mixcloud.com/Krafty_Kuts
www.myspace.com/djkraftykuts

http://www.kraftykuts.com/

So far in a glittering career he has gained dance music’s top accolades including Best International DJ at the Australian Dance Music Awards, Breakspoll’s Face of Breaks 2003 and Best Breaks DJ at the M8 Ibiza awards 2006, in only his first year as a resident on the white isle. A stunning haul at Breakspoll 2007 saw him claiming Best Album for his debut long player ‘Freakshow’, Best DJ for a record third consecutive year and to cap it off, the richly deserved Outstanding Contribution to Breakbeat award that acknowledged his long journey to the acme of club culture.

Inspired by the hip-hop and electro sounds that were rocking his world, Martin first stepped behind a pair of decks when he entered a DJ competition and incredibly, as a complete novice, he made it all the way to the final. With his love affair for the wheels of steel well and truly cemented, Krafty Kuts set about learning his art, perfecting the cutting and scratching that was to become the core of his DJ sets.

Immersing himself in the music he loved, Martin went on to run one of Brighton’s most popular record shops throughout the 90s. Building an encyclopaedic knowledge of dance music in all its forms, Krafty’s expertise marked him out as a prime supplier of dance-floor bullets to Brighton’s musical elite, including the town’s most famous son Norman Cook. Having built a fearsome DJing reputation for himself across the south-coast, with a string of high-octane gigs it was during 1996 that Martin took the next logical step, transferring his dance-floor knowledge to the studio, creating his own tracks to take his sets to the next level.

His first big break came when a dubplate of Krafty Kuts’ ‘Gimme The Funk’ found its way to Norman Cook who immediately snapped it up for his Southern Fried label, releasing it to huge club approval. Suitably impressed Ministry of Sound offshoot FSUK took on Krafty unleashing a string of classic singles; ‘Funky Elements’, ‘Wild In the Aisles’ (a tribute to Martin’s legendary appearance on Supermarket Sweep!) and ‘Return of the Elements’.

With his own tracks elevating his profile across the globe Martin mixed his first compilation ‘Slam On The Breaks’ which gathered the cream of the breaks scene into a mercurial mix, further enhancing his notoriety as a devastating deck technician and selling by the bucket-load. At about the same time, Krafty hooked up with Skool of Thought to establish the SuperCharged club night. Home to his longest standing residency, the night continues to pull in huge crowds and after 8 years of all encompassing party action on a Wednesday night, it is now one of Breakbeat’s most globally revered nights.

With the club world at his mercy the demand for Krafty’s studio abilities reached new heights. Becoming the remixer du jour, Krafty transformed numerous tracks in to serious party bangers for the likes of Jurassic 5, Arthur Baker, Eric B & Rakim, Stakker Humanoid and Afrika Bambaataa’s Funky Heroes’, for which he won a Best Remix award.

By 1999, with his all-encompassing club style, blending beats and breaks across the board, honed to perfection, Martin entered the studio with Freddy Fresh, long standing studio partner Ed Solo and NY’s own Dr Luke. Together they produced a series of beats and skits that were destined to become the backbone of Finger Lickin’s legendary Finger Lickin Funk release.

The following two years saw Martin’s star rise still further, creating music for a Coca Cola advert, PlayStation 2 and Guy Richie’s ‘Mean Machine’ as well as mixing one of Mixmag’s most popular cover mount CDs. With DJing and music making taking up all of his time, Krafty decided it was time to leave music sales behind and left the record shop that had proved pivotal in his early career. Free to concentrate fully on his creative side Martin launched both the Against The Grain and SuperCharged labels with club partner Skool of Thought and began releasing a series of smart-bombs that would hake the foundations of the Breaks scene. The ‘Lost Plates EP’, ‘Lock The Hype’ and ‘Sound Check’ proved beyond any doubt that Krafty Kuts was now established as a force to be reckoned with in dance music.

Having conquered the Breaks scene, Martin turned his attentions to a different groove and returned to his Hip-Hop roots. Following up on a contact made during his record shop days, he began a studio collaboration with up and coming DJ A-Skillz, that resulted in the stunning Hip-Hop and Party Breaks album Trickatechnology. Critically lauded on it’s release, the album saw the pair collaborating with rhyming behemoth Kurtis Blow, Dr Luke and Freakpower’s Ashley Slater on a series of superlative turntable compositions that demonstrated Martin’s fathomless knowledge of old skool breaks.

With the demand for his records and club sets showing no sign of slowing down, Martin took a backseat with the labels and club promotion and flung himself headlong into non-stop touring and recording. Working solidly throughout 2006 Krafty completed his debut solo album, Freak Show. Once again the tracks featured a stellar cast of collaborators from the Scratch Perverts, Tim Deluxe and Dynamite MC, to long term associates A-Skillz, Ashley Slater and Dr Luke. Mirroring Krafty Kuts’ universal approach to partying and the dance-floor, the album moved through myriad tempos, taking in Acid, Breaks, Booty Bass and Funk with a consummate ease. Again the plaudits flooded in, with Freaksow gaining album of the month in DJ magazine and top marks across the board. The album’s lead single ‘Bass Phenomenon was a ubiquitous feel good anthem of the summer and its popularity proved such that it won DJ Magazine single of the year 2006. Still played world-wide the track has recently spawned its own remix competition. Following hard on its heels a Fabriclive compilation proved to be one of the series’ most popular instalments with Martin’s trademark eclectic nature shining through.

From humble beginnings Krafty Kuts is now one of the big players on the world’s club scene, DJing alongside The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim and even the Rolling Stones. And with his recent Back To Mine raising the bar for the well-established series, combined with his continuing residency at Supercharged, it appears there is no end in sight to the meteoric rise of Krafty Kuts.

with

JPOD

http://jpodtbc.com/

http://swingsetsounds.com/

http://soundcloud.com/jpodtbc

JPOD’s signature sound combines dropkick drums, bobblehead bass and intelligent instrumentation that uniquely represents the flowering West-Coast Canada flavor.

With highly original productions, remixes and an innovative DJ style, JPOD’s live performances never fail to impress listeners and dancers alike, invariably creating an army of smiling faces.

In addition JPOD runs a cutting-edge digital label called Swing Set Sounds which is aimed not only at providing great music but also various tools for new wave producers and remix DJs. Having toured extensively in Western Canada and Australia at both clubs and festivals, JPOD continues to energetically spread his sound to all open ears.

hosts: MC Deleterious SaTurn

ADMISSION

—> use Sapphire main doors for this event.

* $20 combo pack for BOTH SHOWS FreqNasty Nov17 & KraftyKuts Nov24 *
** available now online at http://www.footwerk.ca/shop/ **
** also available at HEMP CITY on Bernard exclusively on Oct13 **

$15 reduced advance (100)
$20 regular advance
more at the door

~~ available Oct 13 ~~

Hemp City – 526-A Bernard – 250-868-3088
Hemp City WEST – 2437B Main St – 778-754-5656
Dont Look Down – 1484 St Paul St – 250-862-8282
Dunn Enzies 1559 Ellis St – 250-763-2420

The Kush Organics 3004 31st Street (Vernon) 250 558 3088

http://www.footwerk.ca/shop/

Via promoters:
Tomas A

Savanna (Vernon)

TICKET DRAWS

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OTHER SHOWS

Oct 13 – 15 Pop Okanagan

http://www.popokanagan.com/

Thu Nov 10 – JFB (UK)

https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=247758835276992

Thur Nov 17 – Freq Nasty

https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=303323009683122

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FREQ NASTY

https://www.facebook.com/DjFreQNasty

http://www.freqnasty.com/

http://www.giveback.net/

http://www.theartsutra.com/

Born in Fiji, raised in New Zealand and formed musically in the dance music revolution of London in the late 90’s, FreQ Nasty started his career on the seminal UK label Botchit & Scarper in the late nineties, moving to SKINT Records in 2003. He went on to release a slew of cutting-edge records, collaborating with and remixing a diverse range of artists including Fatboy Slim, Kelis, KRS One, Roots Manuva, Rodney P, and Reggae legend Junior Delgado. 2008 saw the release of ‘Creator’, his crossover hit collaboration with MIA producer Switch and NYC hipster Santogold, and the ground breaking FABRICLIVE 42 mix CD, which was picked as DJ Magazine’s compilation of the month. He is one of Burning Man festival’s most loved DJs, where he brings his signature mix of Drumstep, GlitchHop, DubStep and all things Bass heavy every year. The FreQ Nasty single ‘Dread at the Controls’ was released through California’s cutting edge bass music label Muti Music in January 2011. The A Side is a fusion of lush Detroit strings, skittery 2-step beats, wobble bass, and a stupendous glitched-out dub-step breakdown. The B Side ‘Drum Play’ is a drum-step roller with the speed of drum and bass and the swagger of dancehall. This release launched an Australia/New Zealand tour and the 17-stop North American ‘Monsters of Bass’ tour with Crunkstep producer Marty Party and GlitchHop artist Opiuo. 2011’s freshest releases are ‘1000 Buddhas in the Pureland of Bass (Moombhacore Remix)’ featured on Muti Music’s AcidCrunk compilation, and FreQ’s ‘Low FreQency Pureland EP’ both coming out in November.

His latest side project touring the California festival scene, Dub Kirtan Allstars, was formed by FreQ Nasty and David Starfire as way of opening up the Yoga tradition to underground dance music club audiences.

with

BreO

https://www.facebook.com/djbreo

host: MC Deleterious

ADMISSION

—> use Sapphire main doors for this event.

* $20 combo pack for BOTH SHOWS FreqNasty Nov17 & KraftyKuts Nov24 *
** available now online at http://www.footwerk.ca/shop/ **
** also available at HEMP CITY on Bernard exclusively on Oct13 **

$15 reduced advance (100)
$20 regular advance
more at the door

~~ available Oct 13 ~~

Hemp City – 526-A Bernard – 250-868-3088
Hemp City WEST – 2437B Main St – 778-754-5656
Dont Look Down – 1484 St Paul St – 250-862-8282
Dunn Enzies 1559 Ellis St – 250-763-2420

The Kush Organics 3004 31st Street (Vernon) 250 558 3088

http://www.footwerk.ca/shop/

Via promoters:
Tomas A

Savanna (Vernon)

TICKET DRAWS

WIN TICKETS!

“Like” our Footwerk fan page and check for contests. https://www.facebook.com/FootwerkEvents

Follow us on Twitter! http://twitter.com/#!/footwerk

OTHER SHOWS

Oct 13 – 15 Pop Okanagan

http://www.popokanagan.com/

https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=111533552289337

Thu Nov 10 – JFB (UK)

https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=247758835276992

Thur Nov 24 – Krafty Kuts

https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=225244984202565

Thur Dec22 – holiday jam!

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Sapphire’s main room will be jamming with the latest dance music. SkyBAR’s booths are available so reserve yours now by calling or txting 250-317-4194. The Lounge has UK DMC 2011 champion JFB playing a 90 minute party rocking set.

Admission is free before 11PM with a long weekend VIP pass. Check with Sapphire & Footwerk crew to get yours.

MAIN ROOM

Sapphire resident DJs, dancers, big sound & lighting.

LOUNGE ROOM
Hosted by Footwerk Events & DMC Canada with TWO TIME UK DMC champion:

JFB Sludge Recordings UK

– Breaks / Hip Hop / Dubstep / Drum n’ Bass

In recent years the art of turntablism has spun off in myriad new directions, with techniques such as video scratching and instant sample creation representing a dramatic sea-change for the discipline. Few artists have been further to the fore of these fresh developments than Brighton’s 2 TIME UK DMC CHAMPION, JFB, a scratch DJ and party starter extraordinaire who won the UK DMC Championship in 2007 and 2011.

Catch him alongside regular collaborator Beardyman at one of their legendary Battlejam events, and you’ll bear witness to spectacular improvisational skills melded to ultra-cutting edge technology. When Beardy drops a rhyme, it can be instantly sampled and scratched into new forms by the DJ, who’s also capable of throwing random crowd banter, smatterings of live musicianship and even video footage of the audience into the mix.

Yet unlike many turntablists, JFB also knows when to stop beatjuggling and start dropping bombs – ultimately, it’s all about making the people dance. Many of the tunes you’ll hear him spin will be his own recordings on labels like Sludge, Hospital or One Eye Records. This is an artist who’s fully immersed in bass culture, and just as happy spinning hip-hop or jungle as he is breakbeat and dubstep. Allow him free reign to do his thing with a full range of equipment at his command, and the results will be utterly ground breaking, but set him loose on two turntables and a decent scratch mixer, and the boy will set about producing results that are just as jaw-dropping.

- JUST WON 2011 UK DMC Championship!
- 2007 UK DMC Champion
- 2003 VESTAX Champion
- Signed to Hospital Records, Sludge, Giant Pussy, Hotcakes, SurfaseNoise, OneEye,Cookshop, Mutate, Skint, Rat Records + more!
- Part of the Battlejam series alongside Beardyman!

Newest mix – http://youtu.be/Lb0tbTiaX2o
Listen – http://soundcloud.com/jfbdj
Look – http://www.youtube.com/user/BATTLEJAM

with Footwerkers JGirl & Manousos

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ADMISSION

—> use Sapphire main doors for this event. BOTH rooms are open.

Admission is free before 11PM with a special long weekend VIP pass which will be available starting Oct 27 at these locations:

Sapphire
Hemp City
Dunn Enzies
Don’t Look Down Tattoo

and through SAPPHIRE & FOOTWERK staff

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OTHER SHOWS

Oct 13 – 15 Pop Okanagan

http://www.popokanagan.com/

Thur Nov 17 – Freq Nasty

https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=303323009683122

Thur Nov 24 – Krafty Kuts

https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=225244984202565&ref=ts

Dec 22 – FW holiday JAM with Santa.

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http://twitter.com/#!/DMC_Canada