Live recording from HardOn, a party hosted by DJ Reed/EM Pulse. Recorded at The Eagle in NYC.

Hard Side

antfactor - Live @ The Eagle, NYC

Man Parrish:
 
The New York Times has said he is the "GodFather Of Electronic Music". Other media sources claim he is a founding force behind electronic dance movement, that is now considered mainstream pop music of today. He has sold over 3.5 million records world wide.

Manny (Man) Parrish is nonetheless one of the most important and influential figures in American electronic music. Helping to lay the foundation of electro, hip-hop, freestyle, house and techno, as well as the dozens of sub-genres that splinter off from those styles. Parrish introduced the aesthetic of electronic pop to the American scene. Main stream recording artist today, still try to recreate the  sounds and styles that he first brought to modern music.

As a result, his early tracks like "Hip-Hop Be Bop (Don't Stop)" and "Boogie Down Bronx" were period-defining works that provided the basic genetic material for everyone from Run-DMC and the Beastie Boys, to Daft Punk and Missy Elliot, Lady Gaga and Peaches -- and his tracks remain undisputed classics to this day. 

A native New Yorker, Parrish was a member of the extended family that converged at the infamous Studio 54 club. Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Mick Jagger, Halston, Liza Minnelli, Dianna Vreeland, Farrah Faucett and others attended his show at Studio 54 where he came down from the ceiling, in a grand entrance, to a crowd of legendary cheering celebrities. Madonna was HIS opening act. He appeared a second time at Studio 54 for George Lucas' Return Of The Jedi grand opening movie party.

He was signed to Electra Records and managed by David Bowie's notorious manager Tony De Fries and the infamous Main Man Ltd management team. Tony De Fries had managed careers of David Bowie, New York Dolls, Mott the Hoople, Mick Ronson and Dana Gillespie to name a few.

Parrish recorded and remixed tracks for Michael Jackson, Boy George, Gloria Gaynor, Klaus Nomi and Hi-NRG group Man2Man, among others, and served as manager for the Village People and Crystal Waters to name a few. He's had pop and dance hits worldwide and has a huge following of fans, musicians, producers  and DJ's that considering him a living legend.

Man Parrish continues to remix, lecture, compose, collaborate, DJ, and stay quite active behind the scenes, in the music industry. Man Parrish is renown and considered by many as a modern day living legend. He even has his own iPhone app. His music, as well as some wonderfully detailed information, are available on his website www.ManParrish.com and on www.SoundCloud.com/ManParrish-1 


also check this:
https://soundcloud.com/tahomas/ 
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http://www.mixcloud.com/tnj/


ben.jamin is a DJ and creator of Late. Dark. Nights. He has been described as being incredibly ambitious, intuitive, adaptable, energetic, but still modest about his work. ben.jamin has been experiencing a musical renaissance, re-branding himself as a true techno and house DJ. With this renaissance came the creation of Late. Dark. Nights. his podcast series known for its experimental, raw sound. as well as his House Is… podcast series that explores all genres of house music. Late. Dark. Nights. is a feeling, a mood, and an experience…but most importantly, a movement back to the underground, a movement ben.jamin fully supports.  Both podcasts represent the two sides of ben.jamin, a spectrum of light to dark. ben.jamin resides in New York City, where he continues his renaissance and movement toward a Late. Dark. Night. For bookings or inquiries, contact LateDarkNights@gmail.com.

Crawling across people's ears since the mid-90s with releases on Slanted Black, Analog Records, Seratonin, Spelunk, WaveTec, etc.

Available for remixes, collaborations, and live performances. Looking for someone to perform and collaborate with regularly around the NYC area.

Gear on tracks: Live, Reason, MC-505, MC-202, TR-808/606, RX11, RZ-1, DR-660, Waldorf MW XTII, vox, JP-6, Arp 2600, RJDJ, other stuff...