(Photo: taken at the Cross Club, Prague 2008)
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**** TWO NEW RESIDENCIES ****
Last Saturday of the month at Atticus Finch, 129 Lygon St,East Brunswick
Last Sunday of the month at Home Brewed (see press release below)
In my spare time I love to travel and take photos. I’m having my very first exhibition in March.
Entitled "Nu Skool Venetian Masters: A City Overrun with Artists - StreetStyle".
It features amazing graffiti and street from Venice, Italy, taken in May 2009.
The exhibition runs from 25 March 2011 - 26 April 2011 at Chapel off Chapel, Prahran.
Join my facebook event: PHOTO EXHIBITION Nu Skool Venetian Masters
HOME BREWED: The Future Sounds of Melbourne
Home Brewed is a new, unique session that invites producers, musicians and connoisseurs of electronic music to hear
new and unreleased music on a massive sound system. Whether you’re fiddling around on Fruity Loops in your bedroom
or working professionally in a full studio set-up, Home Brewed is for you!
Home Brewed will feature new and unreleased music distilled and fermented by local producers from what is brought on the night.
It’s a brilliant opportunity for producers, programmers and musicians to hear how their music sounds on a big system
as well as test the audience reaction. All genres of electronic music are welcome.
Hosted by one of Melbourne’s underground dance music pioneers and former RRR presenter Lady Erica,
she says "Melbourne has a great live music culture but no dedicated outlets for electronic producers to test their tunes and hone their skills,
we only get better by putting our sounds out there, getting feedback and support. I know so many people who have great tunes sitting
on their hard drives but have nowhere to play them if they’re not DJs or ’on the scene’."
The Home Brewed sessions run on the last Sunday of the month starting on Sunday 27th February
at the Snake Pit, 386-388 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy from 6pm – 10pm.
Home Brewers – all you need to do is bring your tracks on either dubplates or CD to the night by 7pm
labelled with the following info: Artist Name, Track Name, Genre.
For more info join the Facebook Event: Home Brewed
Crowd - come and show your support and help promote Melbourne’s up and coming and established electronic producers.
NOVEMBER 2010
Sat 20 Nov - WOBBLE, Night Owl, Elizabeth St, Melbourne
www.myspace.com/wobbleout
www.facebook.com/group.php?v=wall&gid=6424314419
OCTOBER 2010
Thurs 7 October - 2 of Hearts, Commercial Road, South Yarra
Fri 15 October - Heavy Innit (alongside Deadboy, N-Type, Bar 9, Addison Groove)
Brown Alley, Melbourne
Tickets available from Moshtix $12+BF
Sat 23 October - Caribbean Speakeasy, Brunswick Neighbourhood House, DeCarle Street, Brunswick
SEPTEMBER 2010
Thurs 2 September - 2 of Hearts, Commercial Road, South Yarra
Sat 25 September - Rinse Out, Design Studio 13-23 Faraday Street, Carlton
Sun 26 September - Sexxxface, Toff, Swanston Street, Melbourne
AUGUST 2010
Sun 29 August - Sexxxface, Toff, Swanston Street, Melbourne
JULY 2010
Sat 31 July - The Croft Institute, Croft Alley, Melbourne
JUNE 2010
Sat 12 June - E55, 55 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne
Tues 15 June - 2pm-4pm Radio 3RRR, 102.7FM www.rrr.org.au
Tues 22 June - 2pm-4pm Radio 3RRR, 102.7FM www.rrr.org.au
Email me if the links are dead - djerica @ hotmail.com
MAY 2010
After a brief trip back to the UK to vote and attend to some personal affairs, I have left hearth and home
to move back to my beloved Australia! So you can catch around Melbourne, laying the licks, with the
freshest vinyl direct from the Mother Country!!!
Sat 1 May - E55, 55 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne
Fri 28 May - Horse Bazaar, 397 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
Sat 29 May - Stinkin Rich, The Johnston, 67 Johnston St, Fitzroy
Look out for dates on this site, twitter and my facebook page.
MARCH 2010
I’m back in London trying to adjust to cold - it’s so grim and grimey!
I’m guesting on Life FM at www.lifefm.co.uk with DJ Raggs - Monday nights from 8pm-10pm
Getting into the Future Garage sound and recently hung out with MJ Cole at a rave
in a warehouse in Peckham - loved his set. So I’ll be doing some newly inspired mixes
very soon.
Also celebrated DMZ 5th birthday at Brixton Mass, which was awesome, although I admit my
favourite room was the side room when Oris Jay played back to back with Zed Bias.
JAN-FEB 2010 AUSTRALIA
Yes I’m back down under for the summer with 5 crates of old school garage and jungle
- who really wants to be in snowed in, in Europe?!
So you can find me:
Fri 1 Jan - 2pm-4pm
3RRR - 102.7fm www.rrr.org.au
Fri 8 Jan - 10pm-3am
Sciatia - Croft Institute, Melbourne
Wed 13 Jan - 8pm - 1am
Black Cat, Brunswick Street, Fitzroy
Sun 17 Jan - 4pm - 7pm
Honey Bar, Clarendon St (cnr Park St) South Melbourne
Sat 23 Jan - from 1pm
The Soul Speakeasy, Caribbean Cookout, Warr Park, 43A De Carle Street, Brunswick (cnr Sydney Rd & Albion St)
Sat 13 Feb
Miss Libertines, Melbourne
I’ve also got a Sunday residency in South Melbourne starting from 17th Jan in South Melbourne...
more details to follow plus Friday nights with DJ Rock Lorenz...so keep posted with live updates on FACEBOOK & TWITTER
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You can find me playing at Anda Da Bridge, Shoreditch, East London and monthly in Birmingham at Cafe Sovereign.
I’m also on Ram Radio - internet station - follow me on Twitter to get updates.
I’ve now hooked up with one of London’s finest Dubstep DJs - DJ Raggs.
We’re putting together mix-tapes plus we’ll be in the studio making beats through LB’s Ghost label.
We’ll also be DJing across London...so watch out!
I’ll be back in Australia in January and February...will keep you posted!
Big Up - new film - The Boat That Rocked!
A brilliant tribute to the original pirate DJs of the North Seas.
Check out the shout out to Lady Erica from Rhys Ifan, in one of the most memorable scenes in the movie.
Casting and performances are spot on, with Ifans earning his laurels when he returns to Britain, clashing with Hoffman to snatch back his title as Britain’s top DJ.
Memorably (on air only!) he unzips his fly for “Erica from Wolverhampton”. Review, Daily Star.
http://www.theboatthatrocked.co.uk/04458
SATURDAY 21 MARCH 2009 - ANDA DA BRIDGE, SHOREDITCH, LONDON from 10pm
THE MERCURY MADNESS AUSTRALIAN TOUR - CELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF UNDERGROUND FLAVAS!
WED NITE/THURS MORN 28 JAN 2009 - GRAVEYARD SHIFT @ RRR; live set on 102.7FM or streaming www.rrr.org.au
SATURDAY 31 JAN 2009 - Inch By Inch @ Alia, Melbourne alongside DJ Ides & Citizen.com
THURSDAY 5 FEB 2009 - alongside DJ Rusko @ Ambar, Perth
WEDNESDAY 11 FEB 2009 - Mechanic @ Workshop, Melbourne
SUNDAY 15 FEB, Laundry, Fitzroy, Melbourne
SATURDAY 21 FEB, Wobble, Night Owl, Elizabeth St, Melbourne
Wobble Feb 2009: Sean, Lady Erica & Rapper N’fa
Live in the mix @ ALIA
Expect to hear some of the freshest dubs outta London as well as some Double O Classics!
BOLTING AROUND MONTE CARLO C/O FERRARI WITH GOLDEN GIRL CHRISTINE OHURUOGU
Tripping the Light Fantastic @ Workshop, Feb 09
WILEY & SKEPTA - BLESS IN AUSTRALIA TOUR 2009
Wiley, The Godfather of UK Grime is headed to Australia in January 2009!
"Arguably the most influential musician on the UK Grime scene, Wiley has been
either directly responsible for or indirectly influenced the careers of nearly
every artist to come through the scene.
Whether it’s producing beats for, or nurturing younger talent like Tinchy Stryder,
JME, Skepta, Doctor, Jammer and most notably Dizzee Rascal, or being involved in
memorable clashes with sparring partners such as Lethal B, Kano, Durrty Goodz,
Sharky Major, Bashy and Nasty Jack, Wiley has influenced a large number of artists
who have gone on to make their mark in the Grime scene.
After critical acclaim for his genre defining early records like ‘Treddin’ On Thin Ice’ (2004),
Wiley scored a massive hit both in the UK and Australia with the track Wearing My Rolex,
from new album SEE CLEAR NOW. Following with the Daft Punk mash up single ‘Summertime’,
SEE CLEAR NOW is gearing up to be one of the most anticipated records of the new year,
cementing Wiley as one of the most innovative producers in British electronic music. "
Fasterlouder.com.au
Finally it’s great to see grime getting its props in Australia - remember where you heard
Wiley first... Underground Flavas, my radio show on RRR from back in the day 1999-2005!
13 JAN 2009 - BIG DAY OUT - SINGAPORE
16 JAN 2009 - ROSEMOUNT HOTEL - PERTH
17 JAN 2009 - METRO THEATRE - SYDNEY
21 JAN 2009 MECHE NIGHTCLUB - CANBERRA
22 JAN 2009 - PRINCE OF WALES - MELBOURNE
23 JAN 2009 - ADELAIDE UNI BAR - ADELAIDE
24 JAN COOLANGATTA HOTEL - GOLD COAST
25 JAN - ZOO NIGHTCLUB - BRISBANE
1 FEB 2009 - BIG DAY OUT - PERTH
RUSKO
AMBAR THURSDAY 5 FEB
$20+BF
9PM TILL LATE
RUSKO
LADY ERICA (uk via oz)
REKAB
BEN TAAFFE vs BEN ELLIOT
ENYGMA GENERATION REUNION JUNGLE BANGER SET
(Tek b2b Rekab b2b Owen G b2b Sammy T feat MC AD/TENACITY MC)
RUSKO aka Christopher Mercer, was born in Leeds in 1985 to a musical family.
From day dot Rusko was surrounded by music whether it be his families pianos,
guitars, banjo’s and saxophones…or in his later years the heavy reggae and
dub sound systems of Leeds, music has always been an integral part of Rusko’s life.
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After graduating from Leeds University with a degree in musical performance,
Rusko discovered the world of dubstep through SUB DUB and a debut appearance
from the “Digital Mystikz”, having spent the past 10 years making future dub
alongside Leeds very own Iration Steppas, Rusko connected with the sound and moved down
to London to further advance his musical opportunities with Sub Soldiers label mate Caspa.
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Veering away from the dark, serious side of the sound Rusko bought a highly driven energy
and fun approach to the dubstep massive and quickly coined his own take on the genre
and turned the scene upside down. His sound appealed to many people outside of the
dubstep world as his productions became more adventurous in formula, sound and energy.
His huge hit “Cockney Thug” has been played by everyone from Pete Tong, Switch, Diplo
and Santogold. And has been remixed by Buraka Som sistema, Diplo, Drop the Lime and
the Scratch Perverts.
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His sound continues to develop with different BPM’s that lean to jungle, house,
hip hop or electro, either way, whatever BPM or tempo…you can immediately tell a Rusko track.
At 23 Rusko is only in 1st gear, with collaborations on the table with the likes of
Switch, Diplo , Yo Majesty and Wiley the future sure is looking bright.
Already setting the radio airwaves alight with his own productions and
remixes of artists such as Adele, A-Trak featuring Kid Sister, Leon Jean-Marie
Rusko is only going in one direction. Onwards, upwards and far beyond any producer
could dream of. Rusko is like Dr Dre, Timbaland and Switch all rolled into one
with a serious overdose of bass.
Photo: Chillin; the calm before the storm in Prague
with DJ Priapus, Dubstep Producer Benny Ill (UK) and Miss G
www.crossclub.cz
Trashbaggin with Skream...
Find London Dubsteppers - Digital Mystikz for more info go to www.dmzuk.com,
for membership contact info@dmzuk.com.
Come Meditate on Bass Weight
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BACK IN AUSTRALIA
Make sure you also check out www.melbournebeats.com and www.dubstep.com.au
for updated happening on the breaks, dub, garage scenes.
For Sydneysiders look out for the Southern Steppa crew who rinse out Dubstep soundz
http://blog.angrypixel.org/ and also Farj & Paul from Garage Pressure who cover the
full range of UKG from 2-step to grime & beyond - http://www.garagepressure.com
You can get UK Garage cutz, CD, vinyl and DVDs from Show Pony Music.
Whether it’s Speed Garage, Birmingham Bassline House, Grime, Dubstep or 4-to-the-floor.
Visit www.showponymusic.com.au
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Also Lady Erica is at Myspace - click here to enter
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LOCK ONTO PIRATE RADIO, MY SELECTOR
There are some amazing pirate radio stations beaming out of London,
these are the ones that are currently doing it for me!
Kool FM 94.5, 94.6FM - Jungle, drum & bass and old skool rave
Home to the likes of MC Skibadee, Shabba, Logan D, Brockie and more... ~
Lock on at www.koollive.co.uk
Rinse FM 100.3FM - UKG (all day & nite!)
Check out the grime shows on Saturday afternoons, and the classic selection every lunch time!
Rinse is home to MC Wiley & Roll Deep, Slimzee, Geeneus, Bossman, Plasticman, Target,
Aftershock, Jamma, Hatcha & Crazy D, Youngsta, Wonder, Mac 10, Newham Generals,
Ruff Squad, Essentials, Black Ops, B Live, Rossi B & Luca, Qualifide
plus loads more you can see why the station is so well known and respected.
For digital listeners you can tune in at www.rinsefm.com
Flashback 99.3FM - has a nice mix of club classics, garage, jungle and R&B.
25.11.2005
MJ Cole, the UK’s no.1 UKG Producer came to Melbourne Town to pay the ultimate tribute!!!!
Friday 25th November 2005
Circus, 199 Commerical Road, South Yarra (old VMs)
This was my last weekend in Melbourne and my last Australian gig for a while...
and it was AWESOME - the best night of the year (after Re-Rewind in Perth)
thanks to everyone that came down esp. the celebrity guests Clemy Riley, Wizard,
Dee Kline and James Ash (Rogue Traders) and Rob Perello in the mix....
it was just like the old dayz at Double O, where everyone was totally into the tunes,
friendly faces and drinking far too much!!!!
Here are some photos of the night, thanks to Haji from Perth.
Left - Right Kat’s Boyfriend (don’t know his name), Troy Woods, MJ Cole,
Lady Erica, Haji from Perth and DJ Kammo
Left - Right Haji (Perth), DJ Kammo, Lady Erica with an adoring fan!
Left - Right (In background) DJ Chris E, DJ Farj (Garage Pressure, Sydney),
Haji (Perth) and MC Oskar Dee
Lady Erica giving it loads, as always, in Versace!
