Sunday, March 28, 2010
Saturday, March 27, 2010
The Vibe is Thick! - part 1
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Hello all my favorite Beat buddies.
Welcome to Winter Music Conference week in Miami. And in case you have been under a musical Rock for the last 25 years....WMC is the biggest DJ event in the world....and it happens every year in Miami during what is probably one of the most beautiful times for weather here in what we call paradise. Every club, Every day, is having a party that one is as off the chain as the next. It's a full time job to try to do them...but worth every ounce of energy. I have some incredible memories of some legendary parties....that are still talked about. I've played my share during some of them. There is just a whole lotta love that fills the air. Lots of catching up with old music buddies, and lots of track exchange of the newest and hottest new music that the rest of us...will be playing a year from now....if we're lucky.
I, on the other hand, have to Work during the weekend nights, so These sets are what I was playing, feeling My "Vibe" one night at the club during. You know I try my best to represent in my little corner of the musical world. And you know that there is Never enough time to play everything....so here you have a little taste of what they got. I like it. The night was bumping with tourists and my tail was Waggin. (wagwagwagwagwag) As were quite a few other tails I might add.
Now go get it...and turn up the volume to a nice and loud....but comfortable level...maybe powder the floor so you can slide in your Sunday best dress....and turn it out as only you know how.
I hope that everything in your corner is going smoothly...and that all of you are healthy and happy. Sending you some house love. And if you are Ever nearby....stop in for a drive by look see at how we DOIT in the big city. I always love my peoples to stop by and chat stew.
Love all around
Herbie
ps. And, you can always listen every week to my internet radio show on GIRL radio. It's a two hour snap-shot of what is going down in the club week to week. (Tuesday 12am-2am and Friday 12am-2am EST)
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Humble Thanks
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Da Ta Daaaaa! Velvet curtain opens up....hit the center stage....follow spot bright....mic drops down....introduction of the DJ....(it's ME)...."let's (Man)dance"!! Yes, Again, This Friday night....Live and in Living Color....in Wilton Manors....(on the drive)....at the Ramrod. Lights, "Action", Cameras (recommended, as nobody will believe you later when you describe how it blew Up.) Yes, it Will be crazy...always is....as it IS the Fab March "Season" here in S FL. Winter Music Conference coming up next week....I'm always inspired and ready to "Bring IT." So, Represent....and bring your best Game....Face! (eg). I'll do my best to shake it down for you. Trust me when I tell you, "Mandance" Is the Best "Big Little Party" on the drive every month. Not to be missed. And Please, stop by the booth and say hi. I love my peeps when they come out and enjoy the "Haus of Herbie."
Now, on to some podcasts. It's been since the NYE sets that I've posted new music....and there has been a wave of new music constantly coming to me. It's a tsunami I tell you. I try to not repeat too often, when it comes to podcasts. And, I've been having such a great time spinning for such great crowds and parties....that I think I'm just not going to over think them any more...and just start throwing you sets when I feel that the night was a blast. I know you can't always BE there, and that when you listen at home....you don't always have a cocktail in hand or have the volume pumped up to club levels (which I recommend anyway.) So, right now...I'm pleased to present you with two sets. One is the beginning of the night...and the second is the end of the night. Come up...and Come down. Both are fun fun Fun. There has been a lot of newbies in the room....to experience the RR "vibe" for the first time. Needless to say, they keep coming back. Never underestimate the power of music.
Now for something a little bit on the serious side. Sometimes....we get a wake up call...or reality check thrown at us. Sometimes....we just wake up with realizations of our "growing UP."
Recently...I have had so much love thrust at me....that I have tried to take some time to sit back and soak it in....the hows and whys of where it comes from....and why it came to Me. I think some of it is rooted in family. Family that is both bloodline and family that is extended. Bloodline is almost a given. I have been blessed with a lot of love that has given me the opportunity to pursue my creative side. My grandmother started me in piano lessons, that led me to study the instrument through college. I still play...and what a gift that is. My grandfather played to my love of owning and listening to records...and I have Always had a player of some kind....which now is a decent system in my living room and I am now learning to produce the music with cyber tools and software. I have a wonderful cyber guru in my buddy Wayne, who is a genius when it comes to software and the patience of teaching it To me. He also has a great "Ear" and talent of getting a performance out of someone. He's my "Producer".
As for my "Extended" family...my friends...I love them all as much as bloodline. I've always said that we are All connected..."six degrees of separation." But recently...I had an honor bestowed to me locally, here in Fort Lauderdale, that I was, for the third year in a row...voted, by Rimmer magazine readers, to be the "Sleaziest DJ" in town. Granted it's a local bar award / charity event that basically honors some of the fave "In the Biz" people here. But, it's a vote. I make fun of it every year, being that it's presented with a lot of tongue in cheek humor. But, it truly is a gathering of some really wonderful and fun people who make these bars and clubs as exciting as they are. Believe me, it would be a dismal place without them. A truly entertaining, one of a kind, event. So, I won once again this year...(3rd year in a row, which puts me into the "Rimmer Sleazy Hall of Infamy"....and, for being a good DJ. Infamous, not famous. Yes, I know, there's a difference$.
All that said....I am blessed with the gift of music and treasure every minute of it. I love my work, and I love sharing the process. Turns out, that one of the ways I can do this, is to share some of the music that comes out in the clubs, in the form of my podcasts. Thank you all for trying to keep up...and for listening.
Love all around
Herbie
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(Tuesday and Friday 12AM to 2AM EST)
