WANTS VS. NEEDS with special guest KID CUT UP
WANTS VS. NEEDS
Every third Friday of the month in the Record Room
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Wants Vs. Needs is a collection of DJs, producers, promoters & visual artists:
So Gold :: Petey Wheatstraw :: Espada :: Booka B :: DJ Anton
Our aim is awesome times.
KID CUT UP
Raised and residing in Milwaukee, WI, Kid Cut Up has been honing his unique, dance-floor-packing style at over 300 events a year for the past decade. The city’s best-known and most well respected DJ, Cut Up has developed a loyal following and helped many of Milwaukee’s most popular clubs get their jump. Cut Up’s dedication to his craft has culminated in a personal style that encompasses exclusive cross-genre remixes, turntablist skills and crowd interaction.
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Laying claim to up to 5 weekly residencies at any given time, Kid Cut Up never sleeps. Traveling extensively, he has performed at notable venues such as The Dime (LA), duckduck (NY), Subterranean (CHI), Lava (CHI), Funky Buddha Lounge (CHI), Honey (MIN), the Pabst Theatre (MKE), Redbull events across the Midwest, Summerfest, Scribble Jam and has appeared at all four meetings of Soundset, to name just a few; in that time he has performed with Z-Trip, N.E.R.D., Kid Cudi, Wiz Khalifa, Young Guru, Pitbull and others.
Known for his “Club Soda” series of mixtapes, Kid Cut Up developed the official promotional mix for Common’s album Universal Mind Control, and authored the official Scribble Jam Festival Mix for 2008. A recovering workaholic, he also burns daylight creating original remixes which he uses to elevate his live performances; his release, Super Mix, is comprised almost exclusively of proprietary remixes and unprecedented blends. The fruit of this labor has been featured in a variety of outlets, including, most notably, Kanye West’s blog “Univercity,” as well as websites like datpiff.com, 2dopeboyz.com and onSmash.com. His latest joint, The Rapture Mix, is also available for download on KidCutUp.com.
And as if this weren’t enough for any one man, Kid Cut Up co-hosts a weekly radio show, “The Mad Kids,” on WMSE 91.7 in his home town. One of the most popular showcases on air in the Brew City, Kid Cut Up brings underground and old school hip-hop to the forefront for three solid hours each Tuesday night. Having recently decided to move to Los Angeles to avoid another Midwestern Winter, Kid Cut Up plans to move forward with a rigorous traveling schedule in an effort to bring his fresh, innovative style to crowds across the country.
SO GOLD
Up and coming Dj/Producer/Remixer So Gold (aka David Brewer II) is starting to become a very sought after name in the city of Minneapolis for the past couple of years. Gaining National and Regional recognition from the beginning of 2007. Playing everything from Disco, Electro, Funk, House, Hip-Hop and Indie Rock. He has produced material that has been widely showcased in a number of DJ mixes and also released a very distinct and different sound of Baltimore Club remixes to the likeness of Disco, Indie Rock and Electro music genres.
DJ ANTON
Initially drawn to DJing because of a love of Hip-Hop and interest in scratching records Anton Pearson bought his first Technics 1200 turntable circa 1997. He started DJing at shows in 1999. From 2002 to 2003 Anton was the resident DJ (with DJ Espada as well) at the now infamous Loring Pasta Bar Hip-Hop night at the same time he was entering DJ battles and won the local Guitar Center battles both years progressing to regional finals. He also entered the Scribble Jam DJ Battle in 2002 and made it to the final four round.
DJ ESPADA
Espada (aka Damien Vasquez) has been a mainstay in the Twin Cities DJ community for over 10 years. He came up with some of the Twin Cities most notable hiphop artists including Atmosphere, Brother Ali, Eyedea & Abilities and was one of the original DJs of RSE Radio. He's been a part of some of Minneapolis' most successful and respected hip hop nights at The Loring Pasta Bar, Rhymesayers' "Essential Elements" and "Let's Get Electric" with Mike the 2600 King.
PETEY WHEATSTRAW
Petey Wheatstraw (aka Pete Bekke)'s interest in DJing began during the hight of the DJ battle scene. Petey took that interest and made it a reality in 2003 when he got his hands on his first set of turntables. Petey got his start in the Minneapolis underground hip hop scene playing hip hop shows and parties but as his love for the craft increased he grew more and more interested in playing music that got people dancing. Stepping out of hip hop clubs and into dance clubs he saw the joy and success his playing brought to crowds who were interested in dancing & partying.
DJ BOOKA B
Booka B (aka Adam Bucher) is a native to the Twin Cities and has been DJing and producing since the mid 90’s. In 2005 he released his mostly instrumental album Basementality, and in 2007, with MC and beat box artist Carnage, released the album Sense Of Sound. As a producer, Booka B has worked with a host of artists including Slug, Eyedea & Abilities, P.O.S., Toki Wright, Desdamona, Heiruspecs, Michael Lewis, Anomaly, and Jeremy Ylvisaker.
