MSTRKRFT - WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 17TH took place on Wednesday, December 17, 2008 9:00 PM - 2:00 AM
at Whiskey, The
in CALGARY AB. More details on the event are below.
MSTRKRFT (pronounced Master Craft) is the pet project of Toronto musician Jesse F. Keeler (Death From Above 1979) and studio wizard Al-P (Girlsareshort).
It all comes down to feel, states AL-P. Were interested in making people feel like they want to dance, at least a little bit, so its all about whatever it takes to get people there.
The pair has been collaborating, on and off, since 1998. Though they went separate routes Jesse taking a brief break from music, and Al moving to New York where he worked at studios like Sound on Sound and Chung King recording artists as diverse as Jay-Z, Wyclef Jean, and David Clayton Thomas the friends remained in contact, trading tapes of their individual, unreleased forays into dance music.
This studio success naturally led to Als being at the helm early in 2002 when Jesse was looking for fresh production ideas to compliment his band, Death From Above 1979. Jesse and Al worked 15 hours a day in the studio together to complete DFA 79s Youre a Woman, Im a Machine, a red-hot masterpiece that fuses the energy of rock and roll with the oomph of disco that received rave reviews and spawned hit singles like Romantic Rights, and Black History Month. It also gave rise to Jesse and Als resolve to start their own project.
Enter MSTRKRFT, a package of house, hip-hop, grime, punk, and all kinds of electronic experimentation rolled into one. In a little over a year they have developed a cult following of dance fans around the world and have remixed just about everyone including The Kills, Annie and Wolfmothers track Woman for which they have been nominated for a Grammy for Best Remix.
I love DJing so much, enthuses JFK. Its so emotionally rewarding to see a room full of people dancing. Thats better than any experience Ive ever had.
With local hero's: SMALLTOWN DJs - http://www.smalltowndjs.com
PHOTOS BY LAZERFANGS - http://lazerfangz.blogspot.com
Tickets are $20 advance.
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