[VANCOUVER] 01 - MARCH - 09 - CASPA @ LOTUS SOUND LOUNGE

[daegasound]

lighta! sound and balance productions bring you..

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CASPA @ Lotus Sound Lounge

455 Abbott St Vancouver/ Sunday, March 01 09 / 8:30pm - late / $20 at the door

there is no reservation list. limited capacity - to insure entry arrive early. doors open at 8:30. this is a +19 event.
http://www.myspace.com/lightasound

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CASPA // 01:00 // dub police, sub soldiers, storming productions,
surefire. london //

http://www.myspace.com/caspadubstep


DAEGA SOUND SYSTEM // 00:00 // dpr, formant recordings, sub freq, lighta!,
vancouver //

http://www.myspace.com/daega


MAX ULIS vs SELF EVIDENT // 23:00 // sub osc, lighta!LowMidHigh //
vancouver //

http://www.myspace.com/maxtronic
http://www.myspace.com/selfevidentselfevident


MICHAEL RED // 22:00 // lighta! soundsimple.ca, vancouver //

http://www.myspace.com/michaelred4


RONIN // 21:00 // GSC, E13, In: Vision, native state, elphinstone //

http://www.myspace.com/roninlive


LIMINAL SPACES // VJ //

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CASPA

Caspa grew up in West London, and was brought up on a diet of Jungle & Hip
Hop. At the time he wasn't old enough to go to the Jungle raves so had to
be content with his tape packs of Brockie and Det. When garage emerged he
naturally progressed into the sound and started attending garage raves.
After an injury which sadly ended his once promosing basketball career, he
bought his first pair of decks and started DJ'ing. And after recieveing a
free demo copy of Fruity Loops he started to experiment with the idea of
building tracks in a computer program and got his first real taste of
music production.
Under the name Quiet Storm he made a tune called 'Bass Bins' which was
picked up by BBC 1xtra's J Da Flex who showcased on his Underground
Knowledge Show in 2003. The next day he recieved a call from DJ Lombardo
(the first resident of FWD) who had just started his label Fragile Beats
and spoke with him about a possible release of the track he had heard the
night before on radio.
Due to unforseen circumstances, the label never blossomed and the track
never saw the light of day, but determened not to give up he pursued his
ambitions by starting his own label Storming Productions in 2004 and
started a weekly radio show on the prolific Rinse FM. With a successful
year of working and releasing with artists such as Search & destroy,
Dubchild, Toasty Boy, DJ Narrows and Oris Jay the label was well
established as one of the dominating labels of the time.
After recieveing a demo from Swedish producers L-Wiz, he decided to start
a sister label to Storming called Dub Police, this labels focus was to
give platform to up and coming artists and push the newly developing
dubstep sound - it was also at this time he had his debut release under
the alias of Caspa, after which he had a release on well known dubstep
label Tempa (Rubber Chicken), which had been one of the largest tracks of
the year and is still regarded by many as an anthem.
With a string of succesful releases from artists such as L-Wiz, N-Type,
Rusko, The Others and of course his own productions under the Caspa alias,
the label began to grow in to one the dominating labels within the newly
formed dubstep genre.
After a number of highly successful releases and remixes, in October 2007,
Caspa along with label artist Rusko, were appraoched by Fabric and asked
to mix the 37th installment of the legendary FabricLive series, following
on from estalished artists like John Peel, Fabio & Grooverider and DJ
Craze. This was the first commercially avaliable dubstep compilation and
majorly helped bring the genre into the limelight, and for many listeners,
it was the first time they were exposed to the music.
In 2008, Caspa joined highly respected artist agency 'Coda', this lead to
a string of high profile gigs & festival performances such as Glastonbury,
Global Gathering, Big Chill and Glade aswell as taking Caspa as far and
wide as Isreal, New Zealand, America, Canada and all across Europe and the
UK.
Caspa's recently started sister label to Dub Police; 'Sub Soldiers', was
now thriving with two installments of the popular 'Ave It' series, amongst
other huge tracks to come out of the label. It was also at this time that
Caspa & Rusko were approached by Lennie De Ice to remix the foundation
setting Jungle anthem 'We I.E.' which had been one of Caspa's all time
favourite dance tracks. Straight after, Caspa's highly successful remix of
TC's drum and bass anthem 'Wheres My Money', had become one of the biggest
dance tracks globally and had grown into one of the biggest crossover
tracks of 2008, propelling dubstep to the masses.
Fast foward a year from the release of the FabricLive CD, Caspa and the
Dub Police have found their home at Fabric, holding down a bi-monthly
night alongside DJ Hype & Pascal's True Playaz residency at this
prestigious nightclub. With an album on the horizon, aswell as other major
projects including a mix compilation and a remix for EMI, Caspa shows no
signs slowing down, and 2009 is set be the year of the ghost.


DAEGA SOUND SYSTEM

Brothers Ben and Joshua Searles are the DAEGA Sound System. Djing and
promoting for over 10 years they have turned their attention to the studio
to develop their production project DAEGA Sound System. Reppin' for world
class Vancouver Lighta! Sound crew they now have releases and forthcomings
on Londons DPR Recordings, Texas based Formant Recordings and now
Chefal's new London label Sub Freq. Described as "deep and heavy,
intricate and spacious" their sets focus on the deep rollers. Live PA and
DJ duo they are pushing the deeper end of the dubstep and techno sounds.


MAX ULIS

Alongside Vancouver Canada’s Lighta! and Sub Osc crews Max has been
pushing his dubstep and glitched out digital dancehall sounds up and down
the west coast. Lighta!’s Dubforms parties in Vancouver have showcased
some of the finest talent Dubstep has to offer.Max has appeared alongside
the likes of Kode 9, Skream, Bassnectar, Benga, Hatcha, Loefah, The Bug,
Megasoid, Dj Vadim, Ghislain Poirier, Chefal, Youngsta, Dj C, Filastine,
Knifehandchop, Deadbeat, and the legendary Remarc.Look for Max’s vinyl and
digital releases in the new year...


SELF EVIDENT

Straight outta the Gatineau River. Tracks have been played by: DJ Hatcha
(Kiss FM London), The Bug (Ninja Tune), Kid Kameleon (XLR8R Podcast), EDU
K, Max Ulis, Headhunter. Collaborations with Warrior Queen, Fefe (Lil
Monsta), Rider Shafique, Phase, Max Ulis, Taal Mala, Phowa, and Tones.
Played alongside The Bug, Maga Bo, Excision, Michael Red, and Max Ulis.


MICHAEL RED

"i play music and make music with real life & soul. i can smell an
immitator upwind. i have zero tolerance for stagnation and mediocrity and
un-needed ego. i tell the truth whether you like it or not. repping
lighta! sound, the sea and space, the upliftment of all, and compassion
for the darkness in all of us .. universal justice & heart."


RONIN

Laying my hat in the lush rainforest of the liquid left coast, I count my
blessings as I wander amongst such beauty. The cold, dampness of the
winter is waning and the flowers are beginning to bloom. The season
springs forth with a new array of life; the next level creation. I humbly
walk the path that has been laid before me and take comfort in knowing
that this ronin does not walk alone. Deep beat selector - dj and
programmer of flow.


LIMINAL SPACES

Close friend and long time collaborator with Daega Sound, Liminal Spaces
vj's with the focus on the space within space.

[jonas]

YEAH!!!!
sunday madness, i was waiting for this post
see ya there
wob wob wob

[michael red]

can't wait to rock out in the lotus.

[lyracull]

wowww, this is gonna be an insane night. i couldn't be more stoked for the dubification of one of vancouver's sickest clubs.

[vasho]

some photos from this night.

http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=79287