Name: Kimball Collins - Birthday 1994 Tape 1 (Side A) by Grade-E
Duration: 45 min 53 s
Description: Kimball Collins, the man that started Aahz a legendary club in Orlando, FL used to do all request birthday nights. This is a recording of one of those legendary nights. Enjoy

when you heard this song you knew it was gonna be an epic night!!!♥️

I just realized this is me, directly above, in the photo.

🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃 iykyk

Andy Hughes Live @ MARZ (1509)circa 1996 part 2

A classic, almost down tempo set from two Orlando Legends - Kimball Collins and D-Xtreme. I don't know where this party was at. Maybe someone that  was there can confirm.  Suffice to say the track selection was clearly reminiscent of the early morning, come down hours. 

Also, I'm not 100% on the year. I would love to get an official date and year on this one. 

Tracklist courtesy of <a href="https://soundcloud.com/bdee412">B.DEE</a>
01. DJ Roy Silver - Promised Land (ambient mix) 
02. Morgan King - I'm Free (Full Length La Serena mix) 
03. Ozo - Anambra Pt.2 (Sasha remix) 
04. Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy (original mix) 
05. Creative Thieves - Nasty Rhythm (Sasha's MFI remix) 
06. Freshtrax & Ace II - Destruction (war zone mix) 
07. Mr & Mrs Dale - It's You (free house mix) 
08. Dynamix II - Give The DJ A Break

Enjoy my old school friends! 


Kimball Collins vs D-Xtreme - After Hours Party - [Orlando 94]

DECADE the mini-mix series by Kimball Collins will be highlighting essential tracks from the quintessential era of electronic dance circa 1988-1998. Volume 1 showcases some of the most influential early progressive house classics.

KIMBALL COLLINS PRESENTS DECADE '88-'98 (V.1)

Recorded live straight off the mixing board on one of my Friday nights at Brassy's in Cocoa Beach, FL.

In the next few months there's going to be a TON of vintage Andy Hughes mixes uploaded. All this in preparation of the launch of the all new www.andyhughes.com!!

Coming soon!!

Meanwhile, enjoy some classic mixes!!

A million thanks to my dear friend Jon Z for making all this possible!!


Andy Hughes Brassy's 12 - 28 - 1990 Side A (Mastered) (320)

This is probably one of the most memorial nights I've ever had at a club. I remember spending the day with the family (as this was actually on Thanksgiving day). I had a terrible cold and my family was trying to convince me to stay in, but there was no way in hell I was going to miss a party at the Abyss. Thank god I went. I forgot about being sick about 2 seconds after working through the club doors.  The music was amazing and the place was packed and definitely up for a big night. 

Incredible music, vibe and people. Saved here for all to enjoy.

D-Xtreme and Stylus - The Abyss - (Thanksgroovin 1993) Part 1

This was for a private party at the Abyss way back in 1993. DJ Stylus doing what he does best at the club that he helped make famous.A lot of Abyss classics on here as always. 

Always looking for help with the tracklisting. Please share if you know any of these.


DJ Stylus - Live @ The Abyss (9.23.1993 - Private Party)

Kimball Collins - Live @ The Beacham Theater Orlando (10.1994)

Scott Riley isn't a name that most old schoolers will call out when you talk about your favorite Orlando DJs from back in the day.  However not to mention him in the history of the Orlando rave scene would be a major oversight. Scott was the resident DJ at Firestone on Thursday nights and dropped a ton of good tracks that filled the gaps until the big weekend events came up. Just check out these 2 sets to hear the quality of tunes Scott was playing. 

Scott Riley - Live at Firestone 1997 - [Orlando,Fl]  Part 1

Kimball Collins - Firestone Birthday Tape, Pt3 (1994)

Kimball Collins, the man that started Aahz a legendary club in Orlando, FL used to do all request birthday nights. This is a recording of one of those legendary nights. Enjoy

Kimball Collins - Birthday 1994 Tape 1 (Side A)

Kimball Collins, the man that started Aahz a legendary club in Orlando, FL used to do all request birthday nights. This is a recording of one of those legendary nights. Enjoy

Tracklisting:
1.? 
2.Axis -Rolling with Rai 
3. Power Fun-I Want 
4. ? 
4. Toni Scott-The Chief 
5.Dynamix II -Feel the Bass 
5. Dynamix II-Give the DJ a break 
6..Dynamix II -Feel the Bass 
7. Hashim-Al Nayafish 
8. Beat Club -Security 
9. ? 
10.cybertron-Clear 
11.? 

Kimball Collins - Birthday 1994 Tape 1 (Side B)

Electronic music aficionado since 1991.   DJ Since 94. Producer since  2001. Record Label Owner (Stellar Records), early 00’s.  Collector of classic 90’s DJ Sets.  Current purveyor of modern progressive breaks and deep house via Black Coffee dj mix series. 

Had the privilege of “being there” in halcyon days of the early US rave scene at ground zero - Orlando, FL.  Our  (at the time) small, Disney focused town become the launch pad for the American Rave scene via the amazing DJs and promoters that were ahead of their time led by Kimball Collins at Aahz  playing  upfront dance music (simply called house back then) that was generally only found across the Atlantic. Kimball and other local DJs mixed music expertly in our burgeoning underground clubs here to the late hours of the morning often bleeding into the next day igniting a decade long explosion of club music throughout the city.  If you were there, you know.   Aahz spawned a host of iconic clubs including Firestone (now Vanguard), The Edge, the Abyss, Barberella, Marz and on and on.  Huge one off raves like Trance Atlantic and Zen fast followed  setting the stage for todays EDC, bringing more global talent to our dancing city, laying down musical history that everyone that lived it will certainly “Rave” about for the rest of their lives. 

Being a part of that scene led me, like many others, to pursue my own path in creating electronic music.  A passion for DJing led to endless Orlando house parties in early 90s, before joining the Stellar Brand/team in DC providing a residency at Tracks nightclub and  opening up gigs at clubs throughout the DC, Northern Virginia and Maryland before returning to Orlando in 2004.  

Still listening, buying, spinning, sharing the music that moves me. It has been and always will be all about the music. 

I continue to post recent sets here on soundclould and I often steam live over at Mixcloud.com 


For contact please email djgradee@gmail.com

Kimball Collins - Birthday 1994 Tape 1 (Side A)

Grade-E

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