Wouldn’t you expect an intellectual property dispute between Vice and Philebrity to get really ugly? Well it actually didn’t. As some of you know, I wrote a sports column for Philebrity.com called “This Week In Balls” for several years in the late 2000s. Recently, Vice started a sports column with the same title. I emailed Vice about it and said that Philebrity and I had claim to that name and it was our intellectual property, and they quietly changed the name to “Wide World Of Balls.”

Somehow, two of the internet titans of snark ironed out their differences sans flame war. Kudos all.

Now you can take The Ball with you wherever you go – it’s The Ball Vol. 1, mixed by yours truly and my co-pilot DJ Bruce. Use this to get you in the groove and warm up your dancing muscles for this Friday’s edition of The Ball featuring Prowler, Jesse Merlin and Willyum.

Tracklist:

1. Candi Staton – You Got The Love (DJ Apt One & Bruce’s Rainbow Blend)
2. Jonas Rathsman – Tobago
3. Gopherit (???)
4. Pitchben – Stand Up (Tiger & Woods Remix)
5. RCMP – Sweat and Loving (DJ Ayres Remix)
6. Moon Boots – Off My Mind (Rogue Vogue Remix)
7. Manolo – Night Rhythm
8. Sebastian Tellier – Cochon Ville (The Magician Remix)
9. Kraak & Smaak – Runnin’
10. Claptone – Make Me Feel
11. Bambounou – Fake Jake
12. Robert Owens & Todd Terry – Show Me (Tee’s InHouse Mix)
13. Ultimate Man – The Prologue
14. Lovebirds f/ Stee Downes – Want You In My Soul

Coming fresh off of the Nicos Gun / Young Robots release party (with Miz Korona, Tunde Olorian, DRGN King and Peter Dragontail (PDT) we bring you Philadelphia’s own….. Prowler!!! Live!!!

Alongside your resident Funkateers DJ Apt One and DJ Bruce taking you to higher frequencies for body-moving….

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Friday May 18th, 2012
THE BALL presents::

Prowler (Live!!)

http://www.prowlerprowler.com/

with residents

DJ Apt One & DJ Bruce

….and for the first time on the 2nd level

Willyum (Worship Records)& Jesse Merlin (Selekta Records)

✪ $5 Door ✪

Kung Fu Necktie
1248 N Front Street (at Thompson)
Philadelphia, PA

Next month is going to be the last Philadelphyinz. It’s not at all the end of DJ Apt One and Skinny Friedman or Young Robots or Hot Mess or any of that. And it’s almost certainly not the last gig I’ll play at Medusa, but it’s the last edition of this particular party that started in November, 2005 at the Khyber.

This party changed my life, made it possible for me to pursue music professionally and led me to travel all over the world. Medusa has always been and is still my favorite place to DJ in the world. Between Andy’s travel back and forth from NYC and some changing priorities in our music careers, we decided it was time to to send the night off while it’s still got juice.

To send us off right (and to mock the comically low ceilings in Medusa with his abnormal height), we’re bringing one of the world’s greatest DJs and tastemakers, Stretch Armstrong of Plant Music and the legendary Stretch and Bobbito Show. Trust in one last dose of Philadelphyinz’s special blend of the slow, the fast, the hood, the gay, the past, the future.

PHILADELPHYINZ – THE FINAL CHAPTER
DJ Apt One & Skinny Friedman
Special Guest Stretch Armstrong
Hosted by Lexie
Medusa Lounge, 27 S. 21st Street
Phila., PA.
$5

Some thank you’s are obviously in order.

First, to all the people who have attended this party the last six, almost seven years.

Second, to our guests – DJ Ayres. Sazon Booya. Billy W. Willy Joy. Jay Yo. Sammy Bananas. Action Jackson. Louisahhh. DJ Sega. Matt Brownell. Emynd. Bo Bliz. BHB. Ron Morelli. Rezound. Prince Klassen. DJ Phsh. Elvis Suarez. Gavin Holland. Broadzilla. Pumpkin Patch. Deep Sang. Steven Bloodbath. Kenny Raw. Stumble. Flufftronix. Stereofaith. Low Budget. Hood Internet. Edgar Um. Rok One. Devlin. Sammy Slice. Ghostdad. Will Eastman. Gentle Giant. Burnso. Relative Q. Stretch Armstrong. Cousin Cole. Mike T. The Bladerunners. Illy Emcee. Nick Catchdubs. Shawn Ryan. Meistro. DJ Knife. BD1982. DJ Reck. JJC. Ed Blammo. Dirty South Joe. Cassius Slay.

Third to all the people who made the parties possible- Portia. Bonita. Lexie. Nerissa. Jeremy. Dani. Oka. Emily. Drew. Joe. Alison. Ben. Didier. Jess. And of course, my wife Erica.

Lastly, Skinny Friedman, who I love like a brother.

I am almost certainly forgetting people here, my apologies, but it’s been a long-ass trip!

I did an interview with Metal Top Hat about several of my upcoming projects and the back stories behind some of my older ones.

Check it out here:

If you don’t know, now you know – it’s Hot Mess time once again! Our First Friday spectacular at Silk City returns for another edition of madness. Behave yourselves this month people! And of course, an RSVP to hotmessphilly.com gets you in free til midnight.

Stay tuned to the site this week because I’ll have a new mixtape, fun interviews, Young Robots releases and a very very big announcement!

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HOT MESS
with Skinny Friedman + DJ Apt One
opening set by DJ Dav
club philosophy and life advice from host Mic King

Friday, May 4th at Silk City – 5th and Spring Garden Streets
free before 11, $5 after!
***RSVP AT HOTMESSPHILLY.COM FOR FREE ENTRY BEFORE 12***

Many thanks to everybody who came out to support Young Robots at The Ball on Friday. Nicos Gun, Tunde Olaniran, DRGN KING, Miz Korona and Peter Dragontail put on what is almost certainly the most diverse set of performances you will see on one bill all year. From Nicos’ Revolution-esque funk to Tunde’s performance-art-as-pop to Miz Korona’s Dilla-esque Detroit, it was as varied and as exceptional as Roy Halladay’s arsenal of pitches. If you want another sports metaphor, DJ Bruce and I had little more to do than slam dunk the alley-oop all the live acts were tossing us!

Check out the flicks, and make sure to buy a copy of Nicos Gun’s “We Could Die” wherever fine digital music is sold.

This has been a long time in the works – today, we drop Nicos Gun’s “We Could Die” remixes on Young Robots, and Friday, we celebrate at The Ball with a seven-act bill co-curated by yours truly and Nicos Gun.

This is part of Young Robots new vision for more collaboration in the Philly scene. Like the RCMP remixes, that feature Pink Skull and Elvis Suarez, this project has two remixes from me plus art and a remix from Peter Dragontail. Kutcorners is from Vancouver, but his remix talents were too good to let geography get in the way.

Preview the tunes (and grab a freebie of Kutcorners’ remix):

Buy em here:
iTunes | Amazon | Beatport | Juno

THE BALL – Nicos Gun Remix EP Release

Live:
Nicos Gun (Young Robots Record Release)
DRGN KING (Philly)
Tunde Olaniran & Miz Korona (Exchange Bureau, Detroit/Flint)

DJ sets by:
Peter Dragontail (Young Robots)

and residents
DJ Apt One (Young Robots / Philadelphyinz)
DJ Bruce (Cosmic Boogie)

April 20th, 2012, Kung Fu Necktie, Front & Thompson Streets
$8 in advance at http://www.ticketweb.com/fb/4477165
or $10 day of show.
PLEASE NOTE SPECIAL HOURS – 8PM-2AM
SHOW UP EARLY AND DON’T MISS ANY OF THE BANDS

Art by Peter Dragontail

It was a great pleasure to be asked to remix one of my favorite house producers, Gregor Salto. He’s one of the best in the latin-influenced house scene, not just in the Netherlands, but world-wide. His new label, Downpitch, is dedicated to getting you slowed, and this first record features yours truly, DJ Sabo and Team Jaguar. Not a bad start!

Support independent, quality dance music and buy a copy, exclusively on Beatport.