Thursday, June 16th 2011 – The Jet Life Tour: CURREN$Y performing LIVE
Thanks to his smart lyrics, the Louisiana-based Curren$y landed a label deal in 2003, but it took three labels and seven years of underground releases before the rapper made his official debut. Born Shante Anthony Franklin and raised in New Orleans, Curren$y was originally signed to Master P’s No Limit label, but in 2005 he made the move to Lil Wayne and Birdman’s Cash Money imprint, Young Money. He appeared on Wayne’s Tha Carter II album that same year, then in 2006, Curren$y’s “Where Da Cash At” single was released — both on its own and as part of Wayne’s Dedication 2 mixtape – but a promised album never materialized. Not one to sit idle, Curren$y started Fly Society with professional skateboarder Terry Kennedy in 2007. The brand was originally planned as a line of apparel but evolved into a music label as the rapper’s relationship with Young Money soured. After leaving the label at the end of 2007 with Fly Society in tow, a series of underground mixtapes appeared before Curren$y hooked up with the digital-only Amalgam Digital for the early 2009 release This Ain’t No Mixtape. The relationship continued that October with the download-only Jet Files, but in early 2010, he joined the Def Jam family via Damon Dash’s imprint DD172. With the label’s in-house producer Ski Beatz handling most of the production, Curren$y’s Pilot Talk album appeared in July of that year.
Also Performing:
TRADEMARK DA SKYDIVER • YOUNG RODDY • FIEND • CORNER BOY P • NESBY PHIPS MONSTABEATZ • SMOKE DZA
Doors at 7pm
18+ (With valid ID)
$20 General Admission/$30 VIP Advanced Tickets
Grand Central | 697 N Miami Ave | Downtown Miami
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Saturday, July 2nd 2011 – Mr. X presents CHRISTMAS IN JULY Featuring: TREASURE FINGERS
For the past two years, the DJ and producer born Ashley Jones has been making it rain in the disco with innovative remixes and original tracks. Jones is far from a new jack, having racked up over a decade of international club experience and studio chops as part of the beloved drum & bass group, Evol Intent. Yet as Treasure Fingers, he’s found a way to merge his diverse influences and deep history into a signature sound, packed with intricate basslines, chopped-up, gritty synth melodies, and party-ready drum breaks. It’s already captured the ears of everyone from rock groups Snowden and the Death Set to house legend Romanthony (all of whom requested the Treasure Fingers remix treatment), as well as A-Trak and Nick Catchdubs, who quickly signed Treasure Fingers to their tastemaking label Fool’s Gold, home to Kid Sister, Jokers Of The Scene and other buzzed-about favorites.
“Cross The Dancefloor” is Treasure Fingers’ debut, an inescapably catchy, vocoder-laced dance gem that two-steps over genre boundaries, holding its own against italo classics and electrohouse blog hits alike. As a demo, “Cross The Dancefloor” was already getting spins from A-List DJs like Eric Morillo, Annie Mac, Sinden and Kissy Sell Out, and the track’s official release—a 2×12” gatefold single backed with peak hour remixes from Laidback Luke, Curses! and Lifelike—is destined to blow it up even more. Heavy touring and official remixes for Estelle (Atlantic), Operator Please (Virgin/EMI) and many more will keep the momentum going through the year, and a new batch of equally funky Treasure Fingers originals is already on its way.
Alongside:
Doors at 11pm
21+ (With valid ID)
Grand Central | 697 N Miami Ave | Downtown Miami
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Saturday, July 9th 2011 – Mr. X presents CLASSIXX at Grand Central
Barely into their twenties, Classixx has begun defining a new sound for the Los Angeles electronic music scene. A refreshing change from the trance and techno inspired Electro that has been dominating dance floors, their Donna Summers-esque grooves have caught the ears of music aficianados, fans and artists alike. With recent remixes for groundbreaking artists such as Phoenix, The Ting Tings, Shiny Toy Guns, and the Sounds, their funky midtempo sound is turning heads everywhere.
Alongside:
Doors at 11pm
21+ (With valid ID)
$10 Advance Tickets | $15 At The Door
Grand Central | 697 N Miami Ave | Downtown Miami
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Saturday, July 16th 2011 – Mr. X presents 12TH PLANET at Grand Central
12th Planet is an artist of many genres, mainly dubstep, electro, and hip hop. Mainly influenced by drum and bass, dubstep, electro, house, grime, hip hop, reggae, punk, psychadellic, and gangsta rap (according to Facebook). He is also the co-founder of the SMOG record label and host of Dubtroit, which is a monthly night of dubstep in Orange Country. If you dig dubstep you’ll dig the killer beats by 12th Planet.
MARK THE DATE. MORE INFORMATION TO COME.
Grand Central | 697 N Miami Ave | Downtown Miami