FREE Daytime Session @ Cargo... DJs/Producers preview!!

So, with East Project's first foray into the daytime party scene almost upon us, we thought this would be a good opportunity to highlight the fact that some of our guest and resident DJs are not only good on the ones and twos, but they are also great producers!!

Check out some of their work below (which can all be purchased from Beatport)...

Rob Made:


Tainted Souls:


Flymo & Replay:


Rough Cut:

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East Project Daytime Session - Sat 17th May @ Cargo - Preview!

In anticipation of East Project's first daytime session on Sat 17th May at Cargo, we though we would round up some of the best mixes from some of the DJs that will be gracing the decks!

Guaranteed to get you in the mood for an East Project party!!

Rob Made:

Flymo & Replay:

Tainted Souls:

Rough Cut:

Disko Trooper:

Tom James:

ENJOY and see you all at Cargo in the sun!!

What's HOT in May!

So, what parties should you be heading to this month??  Well, let us help you with your decision making and highlight some of the best nights out in London for May...

First up, we would kick off with the huge 12 hour event - Siesta Outdoor/Indoor party @ The Coronet Theatre.  A huge list of international and local talent that will spinning a complete spectrum of house music!

Siesta Outdoor/Indoor Party @ the Coronet Theatre

Sat 3rd May / 16:00-04:00

Droog

Clive Henry

Lee Brinx

Dirty Channels

Matt Fear + loads more!!

Next up on the opening Bank Holiday weekend, what better way to kick off your May Sunday/Monday clubbing, than by going to one of London's true purveyors of underground music - lo*kee!!  It's their 6th birthday and they have decided to pull all the stops out with 20 hours of non-stop beats.

6 Years of Lokee @ iCAN Studios

Sun 4th May / 22:00-18:00

Noze (live)

Skudge (live)

Losoul

Lokee residents and friends

Considering you may still be recovering from a heavy opening May Bank Holiday, if you are going to go out the following weekend, then we cannot think a better little event to get yourself to, than the Kumasi Music Volume 2 Album Launch Party...  Having released and supported lots of new and emerging talent from the underground house scene, you are guaranteed to hear some quality beats in this great venue!

Kumasi Music Vol2 Album Launch @ Basing House

Fri 9th May / 21:00-04:00

Special Guests!!

Come Saturday 17th May, all roads must lead to East Project's first daytime session at the excellent Cargo in Shoreditch...  Kicking off at 2pm on the outdoor terrace before moving inside later on in the evening, this event is guaranteed to be filled with floor fillers all day long!

With such a huge line up, it's an even nicer to surprise to find out this party will be FREE ENTRY...  You have no excuses for not being there!!

East Project Day Session Part 1 @ Cargo

Sat 17th May / 14:00-22:00

FREE ENTRY

Rob Made

Tainted Souls

Flymo & Replay

Rough Cut

+ loads more

Finally onto the 2nd bank holiday weekend in May and this is when the real naughtiness could begging...  The festival season kicks off with a bang, thanks to the We Are Festival crew in Essex but that does not mean you can't be out in London enjoying yourself on a variety of dancefloors.

If you are in the mood to get your NuDisco shoes on and you would rather avoid the crowds that follow the big festival style line-ups, then you could do a lot worse that head down to Dalston on Saturday 24th May.  The excellent Might Mouse duo are taking control of the decks at the just as good, Nest venue!

Late Night Ltd: Mighty Mouse @ The Nest

Sat 24th May / 21:00-04:00

Mighty Mouse

Moving onto Sunday 25th and how could we cover the HOT events in May, without mentioning the original daytime party starters - Secretsundaze?!?!  Consistently putting on underground line ups for over 10 years, 2014 sees no change to their winning formula...

Secretsundaze May Bank Holiday Special @ Various Venues

Sun 25th May / 14:00-06:00

Steffi

Martyn

Ryan Elliot

Joey Anderson

Giles Smith & James Priestley

Finally, how about finishing off the month in the same club that you started it in?  The Coronet Theatre are hosting another huge night with some serious hot talent...

Audiowhore @ Coronet Theatre

Sat 31st May / 21:00-06:00

Finnebassen

Digitaria

Patrick Topping

Teenage Mutants

Dashdot

+ many more

Enjoy!!

East Project Day Session #1 - partying in the sun!!

Since the very first East Project night at the Horse & Groom on the 22nd October 2010, the vision for the events always included the desire to put a daytime rave...  And finally, that time is here!

On Saturday 17th May, East Project will be spreading their good-time love and sound at the excellent Cargo in Shoreditch, kicking off a series of daytime events throughout the summer of 2014.

Although the number of nights that EP have put on over their first 3.5 years has not been that many, the quality of guest DJs they have managed to assemble in nothing short of amazing (Rob James, Richy Ahmed, Russ Yallop, Rob Mello, Miguel Campbell, Matt Fear, Denney, etc - the list goes on!!)...  If underground house (whatever form it takes) is your sound, then the East Project parties have rarely failed to deliver.  FACT!

Better still, for this first party @ Cargo, entry will be FREE!!  You can never knock FREE ENTRY!!

So, with another amazing lineup confirmed, who can you expect??

Rob Made - Sleazy Deep / G

Tainted Souls - Runnin Wild / CUFF

Flymo & Replay - CUFF / GMafia

Rough Cut - Clap7

Ruki - Blaank

Abstract Source

Disko Trooper

Tom James

Nic G

FRERE

Entry is FREE, via our Glist please send names to: mail@eastproject.co.uk

PLEASE NOTE: Photo ID is essential for entry at cargo please insure you have it with you as entry may be refused.

Over the next few weeks we will be previewing some of the guests who will be entertaining you on the 17th May but for now, if you need further information, check out the following links:

Facebook Event Page

Resident Advisor Event Page

And to get you in the mood, check our recent podcast from Flymo & Replay - House and Disco vibes all the way:

"Label Spotlight" featuring GOOSENECK RECORDS

Next up is a new monthly section for The Project blog, where we feature some of our favourite record labels from around the world.  We speak to the label owner and get them to answer a few questions, as well as shine a light on some of their latest and best releases…  And we kick things off in March with the excellent and exciting – GOOSENECK RECORDS!

The label was started with the intention of unearthing the latest hidden and undetected talent in the underground house music scene.  It was started back in 2011 by Alistair Gillespie as one of Proton Radio's sub-labels, Gooseneck’s sound falls in the deep to tech house category.

With releases featuring established, as well as new artists (East Project friends Clouded Judgement, Rob Made, Vanilla Ace, Trav & Volta and Alistair himself), if you don’t know about this label already, then you should!

GOOSENECK RECORDS' latest release is by Dharfunkh aka Steve Ricketts – UK producer and recent collaborator with Vanilla Ace on a remix for KMS records.  It's a 3 track EP, with our personal favourite being "Hustler".

It is out now to buy and well worth your support!!

And here are a couple more of their recent releases that are definitely worth your attention and your pennies...

From London boys, "Tainted Souls" featuring Dennis Wonder - Let Urself Go...  With Rob Made on remix duties:

James Stewart – Power:

Interview

So Alistair, tell us a bit about the label and what is planned for the next 12 months?

I started the label when I used to live in Los Angeles, as a hobby, was fresh out of college and realized that I had a ton of music of producer friends I´d collected over the years from djing in South America.  So I said why not try to launch a label with that material... that´s how it all started, just a few tracks from friends...

Originally it was all focused on Chicago house and some Detroit influenced sounds as you can see from the first couple releases, around late 2010.  I believe it was the LA influence that then took the label onto a more "trendier" sound over the next year and a half, releasing Nu Disco and Deep House.  The label is actually now on a new stage, first of all, I am currently based out of São Paulo, and aiming to take the music back onto its original direction which was a more Chicago and old school oriented house.

With new releases in the pipeline, we are also looking to make the most of the upcoming DEMF, with a potential VA Sampler.  In addition, I have started a recent production collaboration with good friend and Gooseneck regular, Thomas De Lorenzo.  We are going under the moniker "Lorenzo & Gillespie", and will be putting out mainly the Gooseneck sound and shopping out a more grimmier tech house to other labels.

Label showcases are also in mind, although would need a bit more time to get that in place properly... hopefully get some international label artists here into Sao Paulo as well as promoting some local talent we already have on board.

What's been your most successful track to date?

"Remember My Name" by Thomas De Lorenzo:

Where did the name Gooseneck come from?

It actually just came up randomly one day while I was still in college and it was all just an idea... further on, noticing it was actually related to the scene (flexible lighting used mostly back in the day to light mixers) I decided to go forward with it... pretty simple actually.

Brazil seems to be making a big statement in the deep/Nu Disco genre. Why is this and who is leading the game?

The scene in Brazil has definitely changed and grown a lot in the past few years.  Personally, I have only been here for the past year and a half, but have noticed how things have changed a lot from when I used to come visit over the years.  Electronic Music in general has become a real trend in Brazil, reaching mainstream recognition (as in many parts of the world as well).  Brazil has seen lots and lots of mega clubs open up around the country, not only in main cities such as São Paulo or Rio de Janeiro, but you will also see huge venues in regions that may be considered a bit more "random" to the general tourist.  I believe that shows the impact and consumer power that the country has... in many other places you will only see these 'megaclubs' in a nation's main city. So having such a 'massive' scene as to say, makes way for genres such as deep/nu disco to work, they are considered 'trendy' and work well for both semi underground venues or even mainstream... also, tracks with vocals work very well here, and well... it is a genre that has a lot of that.

Also, another main reason is that there are so many producers focusing on that style here in Brazil...of course, would have to mention HNQO as the go to guy when referring to the deep house scene in Brazil... not only has he made a name for himself locally but when you combine that with support from a label such as Hot Creations, then the result is exactly what is happening in Brazil right now...local audience will have even more interest to their talent after such worldwide recognition.

Who would be your dream producer to release or remix on the label?

May sound cliché, but I prefer all the artists we have on the label...although if I could get Kerry Chandler to remix I wouldn´t complain ;-)

For any producers out there looking to sign their next track, what would be your advice for them sending them into Gooseneck?

Simple e-mail me directly, alistair@gooseneckrecords.com 

Final Question... What is your musical guilty pleasure?

Hmmm tough one..maybe nowadays it could be seen as a guilty pleasure... Kris Kross

Thank you for your time!.

EPx

Gooseneck Records' links below:

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