Bachelor party!

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I made it out alive...this one photo pretty much sums it up. Hee.

[diem's list] end of march/april

Greetings y'all! The end of March is near, and there are just a few things to let you know about:

1) Vote for SomaFM! (now)

2) Vote for Beehive! (now)

3) Utilikilts 7-year itch (March 31)

3) Z-trip! (April 6th)

4) I'm getting hitched! (April 21st)

5) Flight To Mars Presents: Skylab (April 21st)

7) How to get off this crazy list

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What is somaFM? If you haven't heard it, check this:

http://somafm.com/

and click on "groove salad".

I've been listening for *years* to this station, commercial-free, and it's practically the soundtrack to my house. With *no* thanks to the bastards at the RIAA, soma fm and all independent internet radio stations will be priced out of existence. PLEASE, go to their homepage and read the article and write your senator---and do this now. Seriously folks, this is important to me and SOMA needs your help!

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Beehive? Who the heck is The Beehive? Only the best rocktronica evah. Alethea programs Ableton and Reason, and slams it out live while singing and controlling deuling laptops, and Dave plays guitars (including a wicked slide guitar) and sings. This duo makes music you've never heard--there is *no* comparison. They are so unique, that for the CMJ awards they were nominated for THREE different categories! YES YES! So, I want you to vote for them, por favor...Here's their info:

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First we would like to invite you to vote for Beehive at the CMJ sponsored contest "Ourstage"

 

Beehive is the only band to be finalists in three different categories: Rock, Alternative and Pop! We also ended the semifinals with a number one spot in categories of Rock and Alternative. However with competitions like this, a number one spot can change at any moment and we need your vote to help us win this competition.

 

To get more info about this competition- sign up for your free account here at www.ourstage.com/go/cmj. There you can find detailed instruction for text voting and you can also hear and see all the bands participating in this competition.

 

When you decided to vote for Beehive,  we ask that you vote for the songs "Better than Lies" in the Alternative category off of our new album "Pretty Little Thieves" which will be available May 2007  and/or for the song "One" in the Rock category from 'Cycle A" .

 

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The code to text message your vote for "Better than Lies" is ALT01.

 

The code to text message for "One"  ROCK07

 

Which is then sent to the number 78243 (which spells STAGE)

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You can text vote as often as you like, but please keep in mind that voting costs 50 cents for each text, which Ourstage says helps to pay for the prizes. 

The text messaging competition begins at midnight EST March 27th 2007 and ends March 31st 2007 at Midnight EST (Thats 9 PM Seattle Time)

 

 

We thank everyone who supported us to make it to the finals! It's an honor to be here and thank you for being our friends and fans!!

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I was not sure you had gotten an invite before, but I wanted to make  

sure that you knew that Utilikilts will be throwing a 7 Year Itch  

Party on March 31, 2007. Not only will this party be to celebrate  

each and every person who supported us in our first 7 years, but it  

will also help to usher us into a new era. It will serve as the  

official grand opening of our Pioneer Square Flagship Store, our  

adventure into wholesale, and our dedication to taking our company to  

the next level while still embracing our original ethos and staying  

true to our values.

First and foremost, you are invited to attend!  Bring yourself, bring  

your family, bring your friends, and join us for food and drinks!  

There will be live bands, DJs, burlesque dancers, fire performers,  

NANDA the amazing acrobaticalists, circus performers, Freaks, Geeks,  

a stripper clown who also does balloon animals (for real!), and all  

the magical mayhem that we can cook up.  This is our Big One, the  

Real Deal, the Party to Put All Parties to Shame, and it won't be the  

same if you're not there.  This is the biggest thing to happen to us  

in a long time, for a long time, and you will be missed if you are  

not in attendance.  Please RSVP and let me know whether or not you  

will be able to make it.

It would break my heart if you did not come to enjoy yourself,  

especially if you came to hang out for awhile, and there are some  

major slots for a few honorary performers left...would you be willing  

to play? Utilikilts, and of course, myself personally, would love to  

hear a DJ Diem set. There is a pretty substantial list running  

between 8pm and 10pm, but we want this place to be FILLED with  

performers, presentations, and projects...and people to stick around  

make an event of the night.

In frith,

Nate

206.282.0322 office

206.218.4619 cell

  

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Z-trip is a dj's dj. There are only four dj's I would ever say you *must* see -- Fatboy Slim, Steve Lawler, Nick Warren, and Z-trip. Z-trip is the progenator of the mash-up, laying down *anything* that was pressed onto vinyl (from Beatles to Beethoven). He is a showman, and puts on one hell of a show....

Last Supper Club

4-6-07

11pm

$10, but if you get there early it's free.....!

I'll be there at 9pm, in the first booth.

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It's true, I'm getting hitched! Angel and I are sneaking off to Big Island, Hawaii, and will be married at sunset (6:48pm) on April 21st. We are then staying for the next weekend for ReBirth, the Hawaii Burning Man regional event. It's held in a jungle clearing outside Hilo, and man, I can't wait. Got some money burning a hole in your pocket? Join us: 

http://www.kapilina.org/bigisland/rebirth2007.html

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My Burning Man theme camp, Flight To Mars, is more than just that. Last year we voted to go year round, with projects of all kinds. We were lucky to be given every third Saturday at the Lower Level bar in CHAC. The inaugural event features Beehive (from above), as well as opener J Lo and closer Mr. Faux Faux. If I wasn't in Hawaii getting married, this is where I'd be. Since it is F2M, you *know* this is more than a bar night. Get decked out and come check it out!

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Want off? No worries. The info on how to get off the list (and any list for that matter) is below....Thanks for reading!

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[diem's list] 03-09-07, with new lemon fresh scent!

Hi! So March is usually kind of mellow, however there are five events
to sit up and take note of. So here's the menu:

1) Thanks!
2) Four Seasons This Saturday March 10th
3) Dirty Martinez Radio Show March 12th
4) diem at Pala, Portland, OR. March 14th
5) IgnitionNW Town Hall Meeting March 26th
6) On and Off this list of madness!

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Thanks for those who came out and attended my first ever photo show.
I am learning a lot, and it was interesting watching the crowd. I
sold one, and was delighted to see that! More shows will come, i
promise....

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Just what is Four Seasons? Four Seasons is the third event produced
by Dale Phurrough's Social Living Productions. Dale spends months
preparing for each show, and it shows. Each piece performed is a
choreographed spectacle to behold. The last two shows, Tokyo 2025,
and Tokyo 2025 the revenge transformed Barca with 3 stages and
amazing dancers, food, bands, and dj's.

Here's his mission statement:
http://tinyurl.com/3cjsga

This show features more performances, and also Lee Coombs, legendary
electronic producer and dj from England (!). It's $10 at Neumo's THIS
SATURDAY March 10th. Rarely do I say the words "get there early", but
this time around you should heed my warning. You really, truly don't
want to miss the early performances. I'll be there at 9pm with my
bunny ears on.

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Dirty Martinez Radio Show

I host the DMRS, and we are on show 16! Yeowza! We have local people
bring in one hour of whatever they want to play, from surf punk to
country, to 60's french spy jazz to boomin' beats. The second hour is
a live PA, band, or dj who is local, awesome, and fun.

Monday, March. 12th
ToST Lounge, Seattle, WA.
http://www.tostlounge.com/

Featuring Brian Wise, as co--host, who has zydeco and blues for us
DJ Aaron (Vito's) to follow

Free!

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Match 14th
Headlining in Portland, OR at Club Pala

2Deep

Links:

NW Tekno:
http://nwtekno.org/vb/showthread.php?threadid=110475

Tribe.net
http://tinyurl.com/yten23

It's $1. That's right--a buck! Come down and join the carpool--which
might be full, but two cars is better than one!

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As you may know, I am the Burning Man regional contact here in
Seattle, and totally endorse the board and hope to see you at this
meeting!

Ignition Northwest is happy to announce it's SPRING TOWN HALL.

Monday, March 26th at 7:00 PM
The Capitol Hill Arts Center
1621 12th Avenue, Seattle

It's been a hell of a year so far for Ignition Norhtwest and the
Northwest
Burningman Community. Learn what we've done, what we're going to do
and how
you can be a part of it. Be the first to hear the latest Critical
Massive
information and opportunities. Get the skinny on Monday Burn Nights,
potlucks, public art, the future of Ignition Northwest and greening the
burn. And find out what REALLY went down at the Regionals Conference
(Warning! May include knuckle art). Plus SPECIAL GUEST, Carmen Mauk of
Burners Without Borders.

Seriously, this is going to be a good one. More info to come.

Phill Arensberg
Vice President
Ignition Northwest

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[List] diem's first photo show! And more!

Welcome to the first ever list posting from me, diem. I have three
events coming up, and I have them in chronological order:

1) March 1st, My first ever photo show, at "12 Photos from 2006"
2) March 12th, the Dirty Martinez Radio Show/Cast
3) March 14th, headlining "2Deep" at Pala, Portland, OR
4) Administrivia

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Flight to Mars presents:

12 Photos from 2006
Thursday March 1
5pm to 10ish
314 2nd Avenue South
(kitty corner from Zeitgeist in Pioneer Square)

Photographers (listed below) are showing their favorite shots from
2006. They are limited to 12. From there, who knows?

Bring cash, we're selling them, and you might want one! Also,
donations will be gladly accepted for the wine and cheese.
Proceeds go toward making more art, either through the artists
themselves, or funding the future efforts of the Flight to Mars, a
collaborative arts group specializing in large scale installations.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Showing work by:
Bevin Keely
Carey Christie
Dave Martinez
Jason Cundey
Kelly Davis
Kelly O
Lara Eve Feltin
Leo Spizzirri
Matthew Freedman
Mercedes Yaeger
Monica Hammer
Prentis Hale
Rachel Dory
and possibly more!

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Dirty Martinez Radio Show
March. 12th
ToST Lounge, Seattle, WA.
http://www.tostlounge.com/
Featuring Matt Conlon, aka Jackass, as co--host
DJ Aaron (Vito's) to follow
Free!

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Match 14th
Headlining in Portland, OR at Club Pala

2Deep

Links:

NW Tekno:
http://nwtekno.org/vb/showthread.php?threadid=110475

Tribe.net
http://tinyurl.com/yten23

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--Chris Brick, 4th of JuPlaya 2005
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Yeow. I had and excellent dirty martinez show with henta and GT and then GT played an awesome Ableton set until close....sorry not much more. I be tired yo. The video above, well, it;s just awesome.

Big Ass Clock, err, School House Rawk!

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This has now replaced 444 Oak as my favorite gig of all-time. Sometime around 1999 I played at 444, an old mansion cum apartment triplex (huge place, high ceilings, total San Francisco style). We were up laaaaaaaaate, who knows what time, and I started playing for the 17 people there. I got really into it, and was making the usual fool of myself, but this time, man, all 17 surrrounded the decks and made it just....perfect.

The now third place gig was opening for De La Soul in 1996 for 10,000. I'm sure I don't have to explain that one.

But this one....was something else. Chris and I started building the stage setup, a giant countdown clock, 20 feet across by 9 feet high, with the dj perched up top. I remember joking with Chris that we are the only ones in the city who were building their own stage for new years, and he laughed and smiled. Well, with Shawn Drew's kick-elf electrical skills, we had a giant countdown clock.

The night progresses beautifully, with Dj Stick yo hand in the dirt opening, Reggie Watts and Nordic Soul with Synthclub, and then having fauxfaux jump on with Chris--yay! It was the perfect setup--working hard to make the event, then being surrounded by your friends, and partying with the best talent in the city. My set was the best i could give, sweaty and pumpin', less on the latin, and heavy on the dirty bass. Thank you flight to mars for being part of my life! Yee haw!

BassNectar!

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Opening for Bassnectar was as much as fun as one would expect. I got a chance to help set up, and take a few pics as well as dj. The sound was through the legendary KV2, and during sound check I could literally feel my bones shaking. This grand gig was for Chrome Toast, at the new Fenix Underground, on Dec. 30th.

It was also, coincidentally, the first time I ever tried using my new Etymotic ear plugs, and they rock. If you're a dj -- get them. They cut 20db flat across the board!

XXX-Mas party!

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It's official, I have ammo -- a pic of Kirby breakdancing. It'll cost him a pony and six bags of green m + m's for me to take this down :-)

This was the first of three holiday gigs, and was hosted by Michael Holden and Jen. Yeow...I think we were the only ones who escaped sober. This event was on Saturday the 23rd, a nice warm up to the holidays. His wrap up included a list of lost and found clothes, which when added up totaled three outfits. Ha!

nice alarm clock

You can actually pay for this alarm cloock service in Japan. Angel would love this one...

Bellingham Electronic Arts Festival

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I was asked again to play for Boogie Universal. I've said it before, I'll say it again: I LOVE playing for the boogie crew. *Everyone* dances. They are truly there for the music, and it is so much fun to see a full dancefloor at 9:30pm! YAY BOOGIE!
The pic is taken by my fiancee Angel, and it looks great on a big monitor.

Hive Mind Halloween

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How on Earth could I miss this gig? Sheesh....shame on me. Once again Hive Mind blew our minds. Through a combination with Youngstown Arts Center, they raised nearly $10,000 for Room to Read. DjML (djml.com) and I played a 3 hour 2x4, going form tribal to latoin to progressive to breaks. Nice one brother, nice one!

Pics under the Flickr account under Hive Mind Halloween below and to the right.

SeaCompression 2k6

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Seacompression is our annual Burning Man regional event here in Seattle. Attended by close to 1500 people, this years event went off without a hitch! Take a look at the photos by clicking on the links to your right ------->

live with mutaytor...what a birthday!

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Pics from the night

This went better than I could ever hope for. The opening was awesome, and I got to play not only the brand new stuff, but also dug deep into the old crates for some deep house from back in the day....then as the show started, I scratched in samples of JFK speeches, Spider Man stories, and other sample records. It was an excellent performance by those cats, and many asked if we had ever performed together before. We hadn't at that point, it was all live. I look forward to making more music together when we play together when they return.

me in 3D

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Originally uploaded by espressobuzz.

Not to be narcissistic, but having a pic of yourself in 3D is pretty cool. Thanks Hank! Just cross your eyes until you see a middle pic in 3D...

Upcoming Birthday...and 13th anniversary.

So this saturday is my birthday....I'm getting up there in years. I also mark the date as my 13th year of dj'ing. I am delighted to open for the legendary playa band Mutaytor and also play with during the show. I'll post to the blog from the show...

6ixth Burning Man

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Burning Man, as always, was fun. I played Lemuria from 11-1am on friday night, and as with all camps sometimes you have 1 guy, sometimes 100, sometimes 1000. I loved this set in particular because I kept the one guy going for a while, then at midnight played the one song that I knew would get a grip of people on the dancefloor: Neilk Diamond's "America". Tee hee, only at Burning Man.

Saturday morning after the set I placed the ashes of my friend Nathan Esch in the base of the man. Then later that night I proposed to my long-time girlfriend Angel. She said "Yes!"....thanks dog.

HempFest 2006

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This was the view from the DJ Tent. This between sets -- unfortunately for DJ Jimmini Cricket, it was a bit hot. She was playing in direct sunlight, and her records were warping badly.
Michael Manahan moved the table in a bit, so i could play in the shade.

wow....

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I just played my best event in close to three years -- Flowmotion's 6th Annual Summer Meltdown. It is a *huge* hippie hoe-down, to the tune of nearly 50 Jam Bands. Erik Moore, founder and head of Boogie Universal, brought a dance dome last year, and was invited back to program and run a dance tent.
Not just a tent, THE tent: 9,000 sq ft, holding over 600 people.

Here's some pics:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dj_diem/sets/72157594237108139/

The pic above is my aforementioned set--this was my view. Erik booked me for the 4:30 am slot, but as chance would have it all dj's by the name of Brandon failed to show (ha!) and Alex's (Ursula 1000) plane was late. Erik came over, and asked me if I was willing to play early. I said "Let me get this straight: You want to have the March 4th Marching band lead in close to 600 people in this tent direct from the headline hippie band of the night, play right after KJ Sawka's live drum and bass set, with a full tent? Umm.....sure *grin* "
Erik smiled back, and the night begun. Later the security guy said he counted over 600 people, with close to another 100 outside who couldn't get in.

The set went flawlessly, and was nothing short of insane. The next morning I saw the roof of the tent, and it was wet. I asked Erik what it was, and he said it was condensation -- from dancing.

Yeow.

I got to meet and camp with Etienne (Rithma from OM records), who is a funny guy. Check out his ass in my pics...Anywho, I am playing Hempfest this Saturday (thank to Michael Manahan).

Escape from werk!

A quick escape to get coffee, aka the nectar of the gods.

This past weekend in Bellingham

Heres the girlfriend and i at a friends house this past weekend. The times were golden.