Rebel Music Studio Vol. 1 featuring AUDIO SUPPORT DEPARTMENT

Jacob Aquino and Justin Soto, AUDIO SUPPORT DEPARTMENT, kicked off Saint Alfred's new endeavor, Rebel Music Studio, with a Dub Mix performed live at our Wicker Park flagship store on August 6th, 2023.

The Chicago-based duo AUDIO SUPPORT DEPARTMENT are well versed in various musical genres, providing tunes that will make you dance. They have residencies at both Beauty Bar Chicago and Beloved Radio, playing understated classics and groundbreaking contemporary records. They are on the rise, as their audio journey has just begun. Keep tabs on them via Instagram, @audiosupportdepartment, for all upcoming happenings.

Rebel Music Studio Vol. 1 featuring AUDIO SUPPORT DEPARTMENT

Rebel Music Studio Vol. 2 featuring dj bbyfce

Enjoy this live recording of bbyfce's eclectic multi-genre mix performed at our Wicker Park flagship store on Sunday, September 17th, 2023.
 
Chicago based Edgar De La Cruz - aka dj bbyfce- blends a symphony of frequencies that consumes the listener in a trance. From jazz mixed with house drums to chopped acapellas mixed with beautiful samples.  While being an in-house dj for various artists in Chicago playing venues such as Lincoln Hall, dj bbyfce provides a tasteful pallet of sounds that touches every point of emotion and feeling. You don’t know if you should dance, cry, or sing. Keep tabs on them via @ericsampsun for all upcoming dj bbyfce happenings.

Rebel Music Studio Vol. 2 featuring dj bbyfce

Rebel Music Studio Vol. 3 featuring interlude

For Vol. 3, interlude provides a set mixing multiple genres into a blend for casual and cozy listening.

interlude is a company that creates clothing from personal experiences, creates films, and creates music edits all with an artisan approach.

Rebel Music Studio Vol 3 featuring interlude

Rebel Music Studio Vol. 4 featuring Hameedullah

For our Vol. 4 installment we feature Hameedullah ( @__hameedullah ). Hailing from Chicago, DJ, beatmaker, rapper, and label head of Lunt and Oglesby (@luntandoglesby ), Hameedullah takes and blends from his disciplines to create and curate DJ sets only natural to the artist. Listeners can expect eclecticism and a musical journey that touches and spans on different energies and feelings.

Hameedullah's new album, titled existing is great, is out on public release as of December 1st on Bandcamp and on DSPs weeks later. Listen to more from Hameedullah and Lunt and Oglesby on their monthly radio show "Getting Acclimated" on Beloved Radio every fourth Saturday from 4-5PM.

Rebel Music Studio Vol. 4 featuring Hameed

Rebel Music Studio Vol. 5 featuring Gus Chvany

For Vol. 5, Gus plays a cool and upbeat melodic blend of Hip-Hop. Ranging in artists while adding in some of his beats serving as the bridge. Take a listen to the mix and enjoy! Live recorded at Saint Alfred, December 17th, 1 PM - 3PM. 

Chicago-based producer Gus Chvany curates a mix of his musical inspirations spanning multiple eras. His love for beat-making and sampling shines through, exploring a wide variety of sounds and vibes to offer an easy soundtrack for your day.  You can find his original music streaming on all platforms.

Rebel Music Studio Vol. 5 featuring Gus Chvany

Rebel Music Studio Vol. 6 featuring dj ofc boo

For Vol. 6, Josh (dj ofc boo), an all around musician and drummer in The Slaps, joined us in-store Sunday, the 14th, from 1:30 - 3:30 PM CT to continue the series. dj ofc boo shared some of his original drum breaks and ambient compositions followed by a mix of
reggae, CDs, and vinyl. Throw it on and enjoy the mix. 

The Slaps will be touring through February and March. Catch @joshuaresing drumming March 1st at the Vic & check out Theslaps.us for more events and projects!

Rebel Music Studio Vol. 6 featuring dj ofc boo

Saint Alfred welcomes EvieTheCool for our 7th installment of Rebel Music Studio.

Recorded live in-store on March 24th, 2024.

EvieTheCool | International DJ | Curator | Founder | Creative Director  

Based in Chicago, Evie's DJ career began in May of 2015. Since then she has performed in and outside of the U.S. Inspired by her travels and global music, in 2021, she started her own official party titled, “WORLDWIDE”. 

As the founder of the Women's Organization, Babes Only, Evie has worked with hundreds of creative women and consistently supports DJs from all over the world. Acknowledged by the Obama Foundation for her community work, she has dedicated a lot of her time curating events that benefit communities. 

In 2020 she started working with a London-based publication, Viper Magazine, and began her work in creative direction/production. Since then she has organized creative photo shoots and will be expanding throughout 2024.

RESIDENCIES -
Happy Hour at Virgin Hotels every Wednesday
COINS monthly party at Emporium every third Thursday
WORLDWIDE at Blind Barber quarterly

Links: @eviethecool

Rebel Music Studio Vol. 7 Featuring EvieTheCool

Saint Alfred welcomes M-Dok for our 8th installment of Rebel Music Studio.

Recorded live in-store on Sunday, May 26th 1:30 pm - 4:30pm.

Marcus Elston, a Chicago-born creative who derived his DJ name through the elements of hip-hop as the artist (Merdok aka Murdok).

The journey began in the summer of 2008. Originating from Pilsen, on the lower west Southside of Chicago is where M-Dok and several peers began to host underground warehouse parties and weekly House parties. All while producing and showcasing their own music that wasn’t available anywhere. 

15 years around the craft, the art form of djing and curating music events in Pilsen and neighboring areas is embedded in M-Dok’s created work. (DJing amongst Legends, Pioneer, and Superstars DJs from House to Hip-Hop, Latino genre alike.) 

M-Dok has helped direct and coordinate Shows for well-known Chicago festivals such as My House Music Fest, Chicago Michelada, Pilsen Taco Fest, and the Team that brought Don Omar and Ivy Queen to Chicago.

RESIDENCIES:


Weekly:
a party called Tribe - Thursdays Nights
The Giant Penny Whistle Tavern
Chicago - Pilsen 

Monthly:
2nd Saturdays 
‘Saturday Lovin Con Sazón’at Twisted Cantina,  Chicago - Pilsen 

Wednesday Monthly at Blind Barber, Chicago - Fulton Market

DJ Collective: Los Desvelados Monthly at Zodiac Brunch @ Zoe’s Patio, Midway - Southwest Chicago 

MDW EX - Jump Off Boyz (Duo - M-Dok & Syko) 4th Saturday at Zoe’s Patio

UPCOMING SHOWS:
June 15th - Chi Soul Fest at Navy Pier Wave Walls M-Dok ft. Flex Mangos - 8pm 
August 25th - Sunday at Chicago Summer Dance 

LINKS:

@M-Dok
@TribeChicago

Rebel Music Studio Vol 9 at Saint Alfred - Chi

Rebel Music Studio Vol. 8 featuring M-Dok

Rebel Music Studio Vol. 10 featuring Bonnie Hook

Recorded live in-store Sunday, September 1st 1pm - 3pm

Saint Alfred welcomes Bonnie Hook for Labor Day weekend and our 10th edition of Rebel Music Studio.

Bonnie Hook was born from community and began on the other end of the spectrum as an avid listener and crate-digger since youth. During the day she manages a locally known plant-based food joint, The Kitchen—but after hours she can be found playing a vivid spectrum of music at open decks or the “Party at the Wall”; where local DJs and musicians soundtrack various art installations across the city. From Ghettotech and Psych-Funk to old school Hip Hop and Deep house, Bonnie's sound reflects the sonic world she calls home in Detroit.
 
RESIDENCIES:
- Every 3rd Friday of the Month at The Kitchen by Cooking with Que // @thekitchenbycwq
 
LINK:
@katgabri

Rebel Music Studio Vol. 10 featuring Bonnie Hook

For the first episode of Rebel Music Radio, we tap the homie Thelonious Martin for an exclusive mix and interview.

@theloniousmartin

Rebel Music Studio: Thelonious Martin

A 90s hip-hop mix curated by Sean Wotherspoon & mixed by Thelonious Martin for Saint Alfred.

WAVES.

Irie vibes for these troubled times. Stay safe and we'll get past this.

Saint Alfred

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