ROKK VS. FUNKE took place on Friday, August 22, 2008 11:00 PM - 4:00 AM
at Rain (Inside The Palms Hotel and Casino)
in LAS VEGAS NV. More details on the event are below.
Many claim to be Hollywood's premier DJ, which is understandable in a city powered by hype. But one glance at dj StoneRokk's impressive list of residencies will quickly put all debate to rest. His Monday nights are spent at the SBE gem AREA, His Tuesdays are occupied by the Hollywood fixture Privilege, Wednesdays find him behind the turntables at LA’s creme-de-la-creme club Les Deux, a new Thursday night has begun at the exclusive Green Door, and the week comes full circle with Saturdays back at AREA.
Any and all of the above-mentioned destinations find themselves mentioned weekly between the pages of the gossip rags, spit from the lips of your favorite E! Channel commentator, or as the background setting of the next drama unfolding on MTV's reality programming.
Of course there are other hot spots in Hollywood's vast nightlife sprawl, but guess what? dj StoneRokk has been the resident there, too, from Teddy’s to Guy’s to Mood. Needless to say, no new club opens there without a firm offer to Hollywood's official Go-To DJ.
And his reputation as such, compounded with the guaranteed delivery of a mind-blowing, multi-genre performance, has secured dj StoneRokk his weekly Friday residency at MOON inside the Palms Casino in Las Vegas, as well as monthly appearances in the nightlife meccas of San Francisco, Chicago, San Diego, and New York. His services have been garnered from everybody from Tobey Maguire to Kid Rock to George Clooney and he is a favorite of those corporate folk who lead their respective industries, such as Maxim Magazine and Chanel and Harrison & Shriftman. And his nightly escapades have been documented in publications like US Weekly, People, and W Magazine.
And dj StoneRokk has a comment for those other “1 DJs in LA”: “I’m looking down on you.”
DJ Graham Funke
While most DJ’s resumes are inundated with past parties for whichever reality star is hot at the moment, Graham Funke’s resume is actually chock full of heavyweights, from presidential candidates like Hillary Clinton to A-list movie directors like Bryan Singer (Superman Returns) and Brett Ratner (Rush Hour) and Taylor Hackford (Ray) to number one recording artists like Christina Aguilera and Sting and Jessica Simpson to box office stars like Will Ferrell and Sharon Stone and Dustin Hoffman to the most eccentric personalities like Marilyn Manson and Jenna Jameson.
Having worked as a DJ for over a decade, Graham Funke has been instrumental in launching some of the legendary clubs that have shaped today’s highly-competitive nightlife market. Based solely in Los Angeles at the time, he was the resident DJ when the doors opened at The Downtown Standard Hotel, Nacional, and Spider Club, and worked every other hot spot in Hollywood until leaving for Sin City in Fall 2004.
In 2006, Uncle Sam said “I Want You!” and sent Graham Funke out to the military bases in Asia to entertain the US troops overseas; he is the first and only DJ to have this honor. Another tour is in the works which will cover the Middle East, primarily Iraq, Afghanistan, and Somalia. Graham Funke leaves his politics out of it, focusing less on the policies that put these men and women in action and more on delivering a “lil bit of home.”
Graham Funke has appeared in publications such as Maxim Magazine and Intouch Magazine, been featured on E! Channel and Bravo!, and has worked for tastemaking corporate entities such as MTV, VH-1, Juicy Couture, Grey Goose, Moet, Red Bull, Vogue Magazine, and the American Music Awards.
And you might even recognize Graham Funke’s face from the slew of national television commercials he has appeared in, from Starburst to Citibank to Adidas to Fed Ex, or seen his name in the byline of a feature article in Scion Magazine (circulation 500k), for which he documents those things on the forefront of pop culture.