ALI B (London, UK)

http://www.myspace.com/alibuk

@ Big Sexy Funk
w/ Kraig & Precise

Back Room: Mopo (San Francisco) + Vinyl Ritchie

Saturday, August 1st, 2009 10pm-3am
Shine Nightclub - 364 Water Street, Vancouver

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ALI B

Ali B is a prominent member of London’s leftfield scene. Over the last decade he has held down residencies at the capital’s two most influential
clubs. He spent his teens working at the Acid Jazz label and then as a DJ, made his mark as resident at the legendary Blue Note club. He now resides at Fabric where he has been from the day it opened. He has also extensively toured Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Asia and The US, taking his sound to an international audience.

Ali B spent several years working in Public Relations representing the likes of Gilles Peterson, Norman Jay and Pete Tong. He went on to host a weekly radio show on Capital FM for five years, the UK’s biggest commercial radio station, alongside various others slots on stations including BBC 6 and Ministry Of Sound Radio. He has also made several
appearances on British television for the likes of MTV, ITV and Channel 4. He currently hosts a weekly show on London’s Kiss FM.

Ali B’s infamous Air parties have been running since the mid nineties at venues across London, including The Blue Note, 333, Mass, Electrowerkz, Rhythm Factory, Cargo and its current home, Matter. Air is
now a worldwide name having hosted arenas at festivals such as Glastonbury, Global Gathering, Hi-Fi, Future Music (Australia) and more. It is widely acknowledged as the biggest force in British beats regularly playing host to artists including The Plump DJs, Stanton Warriors and Armand Van Helden.

Ali B’s productions include tracks with The Jungle Brothers, and remixes for the likes of Positiva, Multiply, Sony and Cheeky. He has also released
mix albums for Fabric, Y4K, Godskitchen and his own Air Recordings Air Recordings covers a wide range of leftfield sounds. Releases have included Finish electro breaks duo Mr Velcro Fastener, US stalwarts, Tony Faline and DJ Love, the UK’s Will Saul (with Ursula Rucker) and rising stars Janette Slack, Diverted, Lazersonic, Juke and Mr No Hands,
alongside Ali B himself who’s track with The Jungle Brothers propelled Air Recordings into the major league. ‘Beats On A String’ was play-listed on
BBC 6 in the UK and Australia’s national Triple J radio station.



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KRAIG & PRECISE

These two are a permanent fixture in the Vancouver Breakbeat scene and collectively have been DJ’ing for over 18 years – Precise’s roots are as a Hip-Hop turntablist having won numerous local competitions such as: DJ Soundwars, placing runner up in the DMC’s and ITF DJ battles in the years 97 through 99, and he was invited to compete in the nationals as well. Kraig loves all things funky and has been dropping sets of Breakbeats, soul, funk and vocal House music fused with live percussion all around Vancity at hundreds of clubs and parties, and in Alberta and Los Angeles, CA.

Put these two together, and you’ve got a DJ set full of party rockin Funky and Electro Breaks fused with old skool Hip Hop with the elements of turntablism and live percussion added to the mix. Lately these guys have also been busy working on series of remixes and rerubs that are tearing up the clubs…

This is the reason that these two have played alongside the biggest in the biz: Krafty Kuts, The Freestylers, Atomic Hooligan, A. Skillz, The Bassbin Twins, Fort Knox Five, The DrumAttic Twins, The Rogue Element, Kid Kenobi, Aquasky, DJ Icey, DJ Craze, DJ Dopey, A-Trak, Dig-Dug, Big League Chu, Czech, Vinyl Ritchie, DJ Fixx, Sharaz, Tony Faline, Matt the Alien, Myagi and the Smalltown DJ’s.

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