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Part of collective @baesound

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Small Change (aka Jim Dier) will never stop. A musical addict, he’s been collecting 
and DJing for 20 years, has 10s of thousands of records, in every conceivable genre 
and time period. Seriously deep crates in funk, jazz, blues, soul, Latin, reggae, 
dancehall, hip hop, house, breaks, jungle, booty bass, classics, rock n’ roll, punk, 
vintage RnB, disco, down tempo, ambient, experimental, tropical bass, etc.

In terms of radio, Jim has been involved with WFMU, the world renown freeform 
station, for 15 years, did shows for East Village Radio for 3 years, been involved with 
BMIR (Burning Man’s official station) for 8-9 years, plus guest sets on AOL’s dance 
station, Giant Step’s Jukebox, Tim Sweeney’s Beats in Space show, WPS1 (PS1′s 
online station), and KUCI in Irvine.

Out in clubland Jim has played in every conceivable downtown NYC/BK venue you 
can think of, swank, underground, big, small–but always funky. He’s also played in 
LA/SF (Do-Over, Root Down, Funky Sole, Afro Funke, Afrolicious), Germany, France, 
England, Holland, Burning Man, Pex festival, Australia and Costa Rica

Jim also runs the ‘Blackcrack List’, an information / resource / email list about 
record collecting. Its been running for over 10 years and has over 400 DJs, 
collectors and black belt crate diggers from around the world.

Violet and the Sun is an ethereal pop band whose musical inspirations are as enigmatic and original as they are lush and eclectic. 

Band leader, singer-songwriter and producer-engineer April White has relied on playing the piano and singing to express herself in private most of her life, as if writing in a diary to find herself and revive her spirit. She brings her inner life to the foreground in this iconic and eponymous, breakthrough album, "Violet and the Sun." 

April called upon several friends, collaborators and skilled musicians to contribute to the colorful soundscapes the album explores, who journeyed to her rustic log cabin studio for recording sessions. 

The album would not be complete without the stylings, inspirations, ideas and talents of Aaron Day, Jon Margulies and Christine Bucher—or the finesse of award-winning composer, producer, engineer, and multi-instrumentalist Ben Leinbach, whose final touches and mixing/mastering skills took each song to a new level. 

Living on an acreage near the South Rim of the Grand Canyon with her beloved dogs, cats and dwarf goats provides April with an endless source of joy and wonder. The miles of uninterrupted pinyon pines by day and countless stars by night give her a sense of interconnectedness and place in the universe, which is intimately reflected in this break-out album.

booking@nightkidslove.com

This is a story of two strangers who lead completely separate, though similar, lives. Both of them grew weary of their repetitious daily tasks like throwing the screeching alarm clock in the morning, riding the same train with the smellies, and tripping on the same god damn sidewalk crack in front of the admissions building. Daytime was a bitch. It was time for a change, but how? 

Little did they know, every midnight, a mysterious, brain-invading owl had been stopping by their tiny apartments, watching them sleep. He would chant and give them nightmares of waking up 20 minutes late to class, a boss screaming because of frequent tardiness, and coffee that tasted just a bit like ass; they were both morning miseries. It shook the two of them to their very core.

One faithful midnight, the owl finally spoke, "Wake up my children. Your time is now. Go forth and brain-fuck just like I have done with you. Take your tools, your instruments of pleasure and joy, and fly." Shortly after the speech, the owl was shot and killed by city officials after numerous complaints from the old people next door, but his message lived on.

As both producers and DJs, Night Kids have learned to create a hard hitting sound that will capture your body in movement. These kids will surely satisfy your taste buds and put the "aiite" back in night (nice).

Keep the message alive: Fuck you, daytime. 


Brooklyn-based DJ/producer ILLEXXANDRA (http://illexxandra.com) brings a consistently fun party vibe, drawing from the worlds of global bass, soundsystem culture, future sounds, funk, and classic club styles. Her sets draw you in with innocent joy, hype you up with with raw ferocity, and then set you down gently with deep musical knowledge. She'll kill it with an hour of bangers, or take you on a five-hour journey into sound.

ILLEXXANDRA has releases on releases on Hospital Records, Diffrent Music, MalLabel, Black Marble Collective's Ravetools compilations, Wormhole Music Group, and ShadowTrix. Past festivals include the Outlook Festival (Croatia), Boomtown Fair (UK), Nyege Nyege Festival (Uganda), Mysteryland USA (New York), Emissions Festival (California), and Priceless Festival (California). 2024 festival schedule includes Tribal Gathering (Panama), Electric Forest (Michigan), Dub Stuy's Soundscape Festival (Pennsylvania), Future Forest (Canada), Applecross (California), and Song & Surf (Canada).

ILLEXXANDRA is the Creative Director of Burning Man Information Radio at Burning Man.

full bio:
http://illexxandra.com/bio/

Kill Screen owns live.

Kill Screen compact disc for sale:

http://killscreen.com/2010/03/26/the-wizard-brian-coxx-live-at-sin-sin-on-february-3-2010/

We post the ten most recent sets on SoundCloud.  Releases previously available on SoundCloud that are currently available on Kill Screen:

http://killscreen.com/2010/06/04/butta-l-live-at-sin-sin-on-may-8-2010/

http://killscreen.com/2010/05/28/joro-boro-live-at-rich-niner-on-may-22-2010/

http://killscreen.com/2010/05/21/jupit3r-live-at-8-bond-street-on-may-1-2010/

http://killscreen.com/2010/05/14/the-wizard-brian-coxx-live-at-sin-sin-on-april-21-2010/

http://killscreen.com/2010/05/07/eamon-harkin-live-at-mister-saturday-night-on-april-17-2010/

http://killscreen.com/2010/04/30/the-boogie-brothers-with-frantz-barosy-live-at-ella-on-april-14-2010/

http://killscreen.com/2010/04/23/the-rice-and-peas-crew-live-at-santos-on-april-2-2010/

http://killscreen.com/2010/04/16/dj-jess-live-at-lit-on-march-11-2010/

http://killscreen.com/2010/04/09/make-the-girl-dance-live-at-webster-hall-on-march-26-2010/

http://killscreen.com/2010/04/02/small-change-live-at-rubulad-on-february-12-2010/

http://killscreen.com/2010/03/26/the-wizard-brian-coxx-live-at-sin-sin-on-february-3-2010/

http://killscreen.com/2010/03/19/martyparty-live-at-brooklyn-urban-sanctuary-on-february-19-2010/

http://killscreen.com/2010/03/12/butta-l-live-at-sin-sin-on-january-30-2010/

With searing wit and incredible style, Jess Marquis has spun his way to the top of NYC club scene. A resident DJ at the legendary Webster Hall, his talent for mixing the best of Electro House, Progressive House, and Indie Dance has earned him the accolade of “Best DJ” in NYC three times by The L Magazine and Citysearch.com, while his events and clubs are continually voted “Best Party” in The Village Voice, The L Magazine, Paper Magazine, and more. With an electric stage presence, Jess doesn’t just bring the party: he seduces it, bombards it with vodka shots, spins it around the dance floor, and wakes up with it the next morning in a strange apartment.

Jess Marquis has shared bills with Dannic, Lil Jon, Borgeous, Carnage, Tiësto, Quintino, Danny Avila, Showtek, Deniz Koyu, Nero, Tommy Trash, Steve Aoki, dBerrie, TJR, Alvaro, Chris Lake, Martin Solveig, Adrian Lux, and many, many more.

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