This week’s Big Ups takes us to the Left Coast with DJ Platurn. The 45 Sessions and Oakland Faders DJ and producer has been rocking the Bay Area for more than a minute. It is our pleasure to have him in this installment of the Big Ups series.
Check out more information about DJ Platurn on his site.
A decade old mix Flea Market Treats by Spair and DJ Platurn that still bangs!
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If you are not familiar with DJ Format’s CV, then you should be. This guy is a true artist, who is promoting Hip Hop music and proper lifestyle, keeping the torch of the founding fathers of this genre alive. From his Music For the Mature B-Boy release to the video for “We Know Something You Don’t Know” to The Simonsound (with a ton of records and DJ gigs in between), Format has established himself firmly as a solid producer, DJ, and artist. We’re excited to have him this week on Big Ups.
More info on DJ Format here.
His new record, Statement of Intent, will be available on Feb. 27th at better record stores world wide.
Statement of Intent Sampler Video
DJ Format feat. Sureshot La Rock Dope Pusher
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I told you I was upping the ante this year, and if you thought last week’s Big Ups was dope, then you’re in for another treat. This week we have one of the hardest working DJs/ producers out there, Uncle NU, aka DJ Nu-Mark. Uncle Nu is known for not just being a dope DJ, but a producer and solo artist who pushes the envelope in his live shows. His last tour experimented with toys and toy instruments, and he constructed a live set around these toys. Always innovating and forging new trails as a DJ, we’re stoked to have DJ Nu-Mark in this week’s Big Ups.
More on Uncle Nu here.
Follow DJ Nu-Mark on twitter.
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Of all of the Big Up interviews (which btw have all been great in my opinion), this has been the most anticipated. Jazzman Gerald is a guy who does things the way he wants. In other words, he is the guy who set the bar for reissues and bringing the underdog artist to the public’s eyes and ears. He has been doing it well, taking care of the artists he reissues, all the while running a record label dynasty that is quite impressive. When not DJing rare music all over the world, he’s keeping all the record collectors, DJs, producers and artists scrambling to get his latest releases and compilations. Heard he’s a football supporter, but no mention of it in the interview. Gerald get at me on that! It is an honor for us to have Gerald in this latest installment of Big Ups. Enjoy!
Jazzman Records on the web.
TheJazzman Gerald Blog. See what he’s up to.
Follow Jazzman on twitter.
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This week we have a special treat. Our Big Ups is none other than Jefferson Mao, aka Chairman Mao, co-founder of ego trip. If you have been living under a rock for the last 18 years, ego trip was the go to Hip Hop culture magazine in the 90′s. I think I may have shed a tear the day they stopped publishing it. Luckily, there is egotripland, your daily fix of the best Hip Hop music culture you will read, and I back that up 100%. Chairman Mao is a well known DJ, crate digger, writer, and all around good guy who knows his shit. We’re happy to have him aboard on FMF and Big Ups.
Check Out Chairmqan Mao’s radio show Across 135th St. on RBMA Radio.
Check out egotripland.
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Check out DJ Gu mixes every Wednesday from 10pm til midnight (cet) over here.
More info about DJ Gu here.
DJ Gu co-owns Our Label Records. Don’t Sleep!
Ph(iladelph)ia Producer Small Professor has been consistently putting out some great production over the last few years. We’re happy to have him as a Big Ups interview this year. Keep your eyes and ears out for Small Pro. His live gigs are sparse, but when he performs, you are in for a show.
Follow Small Pro on Twitter
Check out Small Pro’s gigs, beats, etc. on his facebook page.
Get beats here.
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Bristol, UK Selector Tim Partridge aka DJ Teepee has been holding down court with DJ Andy Smith with the Jam Up Twist series of nights around the UK, as well as his Bop & Soul night, spinning everything from Ska to Northern Soul to Jump Blues. FMF is happy to have Tee Pee in our Big Ups series, a veteran of the Bristol scene, and a guy with a very good taste in music.
Check out Tim when he and Andy educate the youngins at Bristol’s Jam Up Twist here .
Also check out Tim’s night at Cosies if you’re in the Bristol area.
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As I close out 2011 with the last Big Ups of the year, I saved a special one for you. DJ Un-G, my DJ potna’ since the late 90′s, has been one of the biggest influences on me as a DJ. As a DJ duo we taught each other about different music, but simultaneously made each other better. Un-G , a talented musician and turntablist showed me the finer side of mixing, and talked me into using Serato as a professional DJ when I wanted to stay carrying tons of record boxes every week. This didn’t stop me at digging for vinyl, don’t get it twisted, but rather Gary showed me how to mature as a DJ. We have played countless parties and nights, opened for our heroes (Bad Brains), rocked unrehearsed 4 turntable parties where people gave up the dance floor to climb on bars and tables to shake it, ducked bottles, glass ash trays, and whatever else was hurled our direction in a basement bar in the LES, and spent countless hours mixing different genres and holding it down while mean mugging thugs stood an inch away from our turntables while we were doing our thing. He’s an accomplished MC, musician (drummer, guitar, ukelele), producer, film and graphics whiz. A member of the 10+ year old band/crew known as P.I.C., he now holds it down in Los Angeles, CA, rocking the 1′s and 2′s weekly on the Left Coast. I am proud to call him my homie.
Check Out P.I.C. here.
Hear some mixes, blends, and more on Un-G’s My Space page.
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Today’s Big Ups is a special one, as I get 10 questions answered from Brooklyn’s own DJ Akalepse. Lepse has been holding down NYC for a long time, throwing proper DJ parties with real music, while also producing and putting out some of the best Funk and Soul music with the acclaimed record label Truth and Soul. His weekly Wednesday night at LPR alongside Rich Medina has had heavyweight guests that included J-Rocc, DJ Spinna, Crazy Legs, Dwele, Easy Mo Bee, and many more, if you thought you could take the night lightly. It is my distinct pleasure to be able to bring him to the pages of Big Ups.
Check Out Akalepse on Facebook.
Read more about Props and Akalepse here.
Follow Akalepse on Twitter.
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What I have today is a real treat. Kon is a DJ/ producer who I have the utmost respect for. A humble cat who really just not just talks the talk, but walks the walk with style while unearthing some of the best records ever. It is with great pleasure that I bring one of the Kings of Diggin’, Kon to the Big Ups series. I still remember digging up a copy of Skip Jackson and the Natural Experience’s “Microwave Boogie” on Catamount thinking: I wonder how Kon felt when he found this? Like I said, an honor to have him. Respect.
Check out Kon’s blog Playin’For Keeps.
Follow Kon on Twitter.
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Representing Detroit (and doing it well I may add), Tall Black Guy is a producer who fits right in here at Flea Market Funk. With a penchant for smooth beats and heavy digging, it’s a wonder he placed high in the Red Bull Big Tune Championships in the past. A humble cat, who goes by the motto of just getting it done rather than bragging about what he is going to do, TBG is one to watch.
Check out more on Tall Black Guy Productions here.
Tall Black Guy on Soundcloud
TBG Reworking Fela’s “Water Get No Enemy”
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Richmond, VA via Germany, DJ Pari is an all around Funk and Soul machine. Touring with James Brown, making records with Marva Whitney, and DJing every corner of the world spreading the gospel of 45 music is all in a day’s work. Here’s another person making a difference doing what he loves. Big Ups.
Check out DJ Pari on Facebook.
Nydia Ines aka The Honeydripper has been an NYC 45 staple for a minute. I remember sharing the booth with her back in the hey day of The Lucky Cat when The Budos Bad would pack the small club and all 45 DJs would drop gems to sweaty dancers dancing until the wee hours. We’re happy to have her here in Big Ups, and if you see her playing in your town, make sure you don’t miss it because she packs heat!
Check her out at the The Daptone 10th Anniversary Party this December.
For all you Finland Funk and Soul heads, she will be DJing in Helsinki on Christmas Day along the Soul Sides Crew.
Here’s a few mixes The Honeydripper has out, they’re FREE!
Guest Spot on A Downtown Affair
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UK selector DJ Wax On has been holding it down in Derby for a minute, spreading the good word of good music through his live shows, home made beats, and mixes. It’s with great pleasure we welcome him to the Big Ups series.
Check out DJ Wax On on the web.
