Short and sweet for now. Charlotte The Baroness is Back!

joshdamon aka JDW aka 8Ball  (Space Cowboys, SF)

See also:
http://soundcloud.com/spacecowboys/sets/8ball-mixography
https://www.facebook.com/8ballxjoshdamon

I'm a singer-songwriter who began my career with alt-southern rock band Sweet Vine who signed to Sony/Columbia and released one self-titled album before touring for a year and then disbanding. These days I split my time as lead vocal for the ecstatic funk/soul/r&b meltdown Joy and Madness ( www.joyandmadness.com ) and HANS! and the HOT MESS a band with a more current sound (Cee-Lo, Beck, Amos Lee, John Mayer, etc.) that represents my CD "Up Is The Only Way Out" and my upcoming CD "Love and Change"
https://www.facebook.com/HANSandtheHOTMESS

Melyss has been throwing down in the Bay Area since 2000.With an inner soul sista at the wheel you can count on her sets to be infused with the best in nu funk, soul and disco.
Over the past 10 years she’s shared the stage with the likes of Meat Katie, Rogue Element, Stanton Warriors, Rennie Pilgrem, Adam Freeland, Dylan Rhymes, Hyper, Ali B, Tal M. Klein, Lee Coombs, Plaza de Funk, Plump DJs and more. She is currently a resident with San Francisco's infamous Opel Productions (SF) and most recently Homebreakin Records.

Melyss is currently refining her production and remixing skills and most recently been working on projects with her husband and partner in crime Big Fat Frog. Stay tuned for what's coming next out of our SF based Cole Valley laboratory.



Moulton Music is a collaboration of artists obsessed with both the future and past of house music.  Being run by producers and music-makers, our output is varied, ranging from deep house to soul to jackin' disco, but always with a sense of historical perspective and an ear for fine-tuned production, as well as a deep connection to the dancefloor.  We're based around San Francisco's legendary Moulton Studios, where most of the production takes place, but our friends and collaborators stretch far and wide.  

There are many people involved, but our core consists of Chris Lum and David Harness (who together form Harlum Muziq), as well as Homero Espinosa and Allen Craig (both formerly of Yerba Buena Discos), along with San Francisco cult favorite DJ's Sergio Fedasz and Ivan Ruiz, and producer and marketing guru Anish Acharya (of Dream In Audio).  Of course, we have many more friends and compatriots when you include all the people involved in our regular Molton Sessions underground house party, our various club nights, and the rest of the artists and remixers on the label, but it's that spirit of collaboration, along with our past-meets-future musical values, which defines Moulton Music.

One of the longest running fun creators in the Bay Area dance music and underground arts scene. Called a "Renaissance man of the West Coast scene", and with good reason. Founder of the legendary Opulent Temple collective, best known for their premiere sound stage at Burning Man, past Board Member and key producer of the San Francisco LovEvolution event (formerly known as LoveFest/Love Parade), founder of Opel Productions, throwing club events and 'parties with purpose' in San Francisco for 17+ years, a child psychologist with a Doctorate in transpersonal psychology, curator of sound in SF and BRC, blogger on social issues, and of course - a DJ.

Started throwing both underground parties in 2001, and benefit events for different charities with Spundae. Following year  started Opel Productions, intended to be parties with purpose showcasing a range of forward thinking underground dance music with a dash of social activism thrown in the party message. In 2003, finished a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, founded Opulent Temple, and joined the Board for San Francisco's Love event. In current 'day job', work out of a community clinic with foster kids in the Bayview Hunter Point area in San Francisco.

On the DJ tip, one of the West Coast's top talents, consistently being voted in the Top 10 San Francisco Dream Team poll, and playing the biggest events in California party land. Playing a versatile range of house and techno and breaks, been personally tapped to open and close for the varied likes of Underworld, Moby, Tiesto, Stanton Warriors, Armin Van Burren, and the list goes on.  Knows what to do in any situation to bring the universal vibe of dance music.  Sets are known for walking the fine line between the gritty and the pretty, with a musical range seldom seen in party land.

Listen to Syd Gris sets here: 
https://soundcloud.com/syd-gris

DEEP&TECH, Block.FM, Red Melon Records, San Francisco, Tokyo - Japan

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