The Nightlife Industry has only recently started to utilize social media tools. Many currently use it to broadcast events, parties, and causes; however few are harnessing social media’s ability to engage their audience.  These digital tools lift the veil from nightlife, increase transparency, and disrupt the role of exclusivity.

Will exclusivity be replaced by experience? Will we become content producers – live-streaming our events and big-name DJ sets? How will we adapt to this new environment?

During last week’s Social Media Week, SoundCTRL & Vikas Sapra put together an informative panel at Dominion Theatre featuring Michael Gogel (Nightlife Week), Steve Lewis (BlackBook Magazine),  Steven Rojas (GrandLife Hotels) and myself as guest panelists.

Very cool stuff… and an honored to be asked to be part of it.  Read more here.

Everyone was describing President Obama’s cool Spotify playlist as a mix.  Well, it wasn’t.  But it is now. :)

Obama’s favorite songs… including music from U2, Aretha Franklin, Al Green, Florence & The Machine, No Doubt, Bruce Springsteen, Raphael Saadiq and more… now mixed together Mick Boogie & Terry Urban style.

Hopefully one day this will make it onto The Presidential iPod.  Listen to it here as one long continuous deejay mix.

Make sure you go to Spotify and hear the individual songs.

Support the 2012 Obama campaign here.

Cover art designed by the talented M-C and used under Creative Commons license.

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Gen Art is thrilled to announce the designer line-up for its annual New Garde Fashion Show as well as a new partnership with Crest 3D White. The event will be held on Thursday, February 9th.

Cocktails will begin at 5pm followed by a runway show at 6pm hosted by Emmanuelle Chriqui featuring the A/W12 collections from the most promising emerging designers including Gemma Kahng, Samantha Pleet and William Okpo. DJ Harley Viera-Newton will set the soundtrack of the evening followed by an after-show set by Mick Boogie.

This season, Gen Art has also chosen to use fashion as a vehicle for change. This year’s program spotlights the “RAISE Hope for Congo” organization. Shortly after the charity introductions, IMG’s top models will walk the runway presenting exclusive t-shirts and jeans designed by William Okpo to benefit “RAISE Hope For Congo.”

The apparel will be available for purchase alongside William Okpo’s AW12 collection at select retail stores as well as WilliamOkpo.com & GenArt.com with all proceeds going to the RAISE Hope for Congo campaign under the Enough Project at EnoughProject.org.

Crest 3D White is also thrilled to announce they will be live-streaming the fashion show and “white carpet” arrivals to their Facebook page.

It’s fashion week here in NYC and I’m excited to once again team up with my good friends at StyleCaster.com to bring you this musical treat:  Sounds From The Front Row 5.

The first four volumes in the series have solicited rave reviews… and I think this one is the best yet!

The mix features artists like Little Dragon, The Knocks, Flight Facilities and Silver Medallion, as well as the debut remix from my new production ensemble, the Brooklyn Penguins.

To get the beats of Fashion Week for youself, download StyleCaster and myself’s ambitious mix of indie, hip hop, soul and more here on my music page or visit Stylecaster!

Back from Indiana… Superbowl was insane.  Insane insane insane.  Look for a recap on that soon.

Meanwhile… two exciting new press pieces I’d like to share with you.

Bloomberg Businessweek did a cool little piece featuring me and one of my biggest Superbowl events… Madden Bowl.  As someone who considers himself a businessman and entrepreneur first (and a deejay second), it’s honestly a thrill seeing my name in Businessweek.

AM/NY also did a great 5 question interview with me this week in time for Fashion Week.  As someone who spends entirely too much time online, you kind of forget how many people actually read newspapers.  Until you’re in one.

Shout out to Brandsway Creative, my amazing PR company.

Read the articles here.

This weekend, it’s the unofficial American holiday… Superbowl XLVI.  I’ll be in Indianapolis performing at a whole plethora of different events.  If you’re there, please join me.

Thursday, I’m thrilled to provide the music at one of the coolest, and most musical, events of the weekend: Madden Bowl!  This event, put together by the good people at EA Sports, features live performances from The Roots, Nas and some very special guests.

And if you missed it, I put together a mix for those who can’t make it of Nas and Roots rarities and remixes.  It’s called illadelph/matic and you’ll love it. Download it here.

Friday, I’ll be linking up with the NFLPA and deejaying the official NFL Players Association party.  This is essentially the who’s who VIP event of the weekend. Plus, this year’s event features a special performance by J. Cole.

And Sunday, I’ll be rocking at the Hennessy Superbowl Afterparty alongside my good friend D-Nice.

Four nights of fun and mayhem… I hope you can join me!

Okayplayer and myself are very proud to present illadelph/matic, a unique mix of rarities and remixes featuring Nas and The Roots.

I put the mix together for Madden Bowl 2012–part of this year’s Superbowl events–which takes place Thursday in Indianapolis.  Madden Bowl 2012 features live performances from Nas and The (Legendary) Roots Crew… and me.

Both artists have so many unheard gems and remixes… I thought it would be cool to put together a mix highlighting their amazing, extensive catalog.

Shout out to Kiley at EA Sports and Dan/Ian at Okayplayer.

Download it here from Mixstream.

And watch the teaser video here on Vimeo.

Last weekend, I flew to Aspen, CO to witness the X-Games, attend some meetings, drink some Red Bull, snowmobile some mountains, deejay some parties, and most importantly, have some fun.

The trip was spectacular. From living in a mountain-side mansion all weekend to taking a helicopter to the top of the Rockies… the trip was filled with nothing but surprises and amazement.

The view over the mountains was insane… when I find some time, I’ll try to post the video.

We ended the weekend with a VIP party at Escobar in downtown Aspen.  Spinning alongside all my dj friends is always exciting… and Reggie Bush even made his debut behind the turntables as well.   Still looking for pictures on Twitter from that one.

All is all, my first X-Games experience was amazing… and I’m looking forward to the next one.

Dragon, the totem worshiped in China for its command of natural forces, the claimed forefather of Chinese people, will have its likeness in a new limited edition Nike collection.

By launching the specially designed shoes to celebrate the coming Year of the Dragon, Nike reveals a new dimension of creative expression.  In what has become an annual tradition, Nike draws inspiration from the Chinese zodiac for the 11th year in a row.

I’m honored to have been asked to deejay the launch of this exclusive event on Friday, January 13.  I’ll be heading to Shanghai in a few days and can’t wait!  Look for pics on my Tumblr page soon!

Read more about the collection here and here.

And a special shout out to Rocky and @igetbuckets.

The picture above kinda says it all… but over 80,000 showed up to witness RedBull Soundclash in downtown Miami featuring Ludacris, Mike Posner and myself.

Hands down, it was one of the best events in recent memory.

The concept of RedBull Soundclash is pretty cool.  Two artists/bands… two stages… with me in the middle.  The bands cover each others songs and essentially remix their songs live, based on the song and musical genre that I play. Pretty sick… basically taking the concept of a “mash-up” to a whole new level.

I’ve been blessed to do some big venues… but the sheer energy of 80,000 people screaming when the clock hit midnight was insanity.

And for those who want to know, the song I played when the ball dropped was Rihanna’s “We Found Love.”

Thanks for everyone who came out to celebrate with us, and congrats to RedBull for another successful event.

The next few weeks find me in Los Angeles, Portland, Shanghai, New Orleans, Park City for Sundance, Aspen for X-Games, Indianapolis for Super Bowl and much more.

I appreciate all of you who take the time to visit this site… and I hope to see you in 2012! Happy New Year!

Well, it’s been a very exciting and eventful year.  2011 was the biggest and most blessed year in my career thus far.  I’m very grateful and thankful to every one of you who have supported me thus far… and stay tuned as the best as yet to come.

Even though the holiday season is now upon us… the grind doesn’t stop.  On Thursday December 22, I’ll be heading to Paris to deejay at one of the best clubs in Europe… Le Baron.  I haven’t been to Paris in a while… so I’m definitely looking forward to it!

After that, I’ll be doing New Year’s Eve in Miami as part of my brand partnership with Red Bull.  We will be staging a special holiday edition of their famous Soundclash event… featuring Ludacris, Mike Posner and myself.

If you’re anywhere near Florida on New Years Eve… you do not want to miss this.  Click here to visit the official Soundclash page.

Have a safe, happy and blessed holiday season… see you in 2012!

I recently just filmed a video campaign for the good people at Complex Magazine, HTC, and Beats Audio for the new HTC Rezound phone.  It’s an interesting short look into my life, my home, my neighborhood and how I use technology to enhance my career.

In addition to a heavy online video component, there will also be a print companion to this in the new Complex Magazine on newstands now… (with the awesome Drake cover).

You can watch it here.

This week, I was given a pretty cool honor… The Grey Goose Rising Icons award. As someone who started small in the Midwest, moved to NYC a few years ago to pursue my dream, and now barely even sleeps… I sincerely appreciate the consideration and appreciation.  Kudos to Brandsway Creative and Bunker Club for putting on a tremendous event… and again, thank you to Grey Goose for recognizing the hard work I’ve been putting in.

Speaking of Grey Goose… I’ll be in Chicago on Wednesday Nov 30 performing at their official afterparty for the “Watch The Throne” tour.  Stay tuned.

If you saw the Bing spot over the weekend, you saw our new business venture at the end of the video.  The website is called Mixstream and it’s a mixtape lover’s dream.

In this day and age of a million mixtapes, horrible music and spammy websites, there needed to be a breakthrough.  And that’s what Mixstream is.  It will hopefully be to mixtapes what Apple is to computers and what Target is to mass-market retailers.  A clean-looking, easy to use, and extremely well-curated site to discover new mixtapes.

Check it out by clicking here.

It’s in beta right now… but keep checking back as the site evolves into the next level of everything right about mixtape culture.

This idea was brought to you by Terry Urban, The Corner Club and, of course, me.

A Tribe Called Quest is one of my favorite groups of all time… in any genre of music.  After seeing Michael Rapaport’s amazing documentary on the group (click here), I felt inspired to put together a special Tribe mix and this is the end result.

This is NOT a greatest hits mix.  This mix is for the true Tribe fans only… the die-hards who know every lyric and remember every interlude.

I thought it would be cool to basically create the “lost” Tribe album… with all the rare songs, demos, limited-edition remixes, and collaborations you may have missed over the years.  I hope when you enjoy this as much as I do, and hear some things you have never heard before.

Special thank you to UNDRCRWN for the amazing artwork. Long live A Tribe Called Quest!

You can download it here.

And remember, stay tuned for Mixstream.com.

This weekend, I’m headed back to California for a couple of really cool events.  On Thursday… I’ll be among the epicenter of Hollywood and media at the world famous San Diego Comic-Con.   I’ll be deejaying at the Kick Off event at Sway Lounge… presented by Complex, MacAllan Scotch and more.  Shout out to Umberto!

Saturday, I’ll be in LA to deejay at one of my favorite clubs in the country… Playhouse.  Insane energy all night long.  A deejay’s dream.

And then Sunday… I’ll be a guest at the famous Do-Over party… LA’s ultimate Sunday afternoon event for real music lovers.  If you loved my Summertime mixes, you’ll love this.

See you in Cali!

Summertime is here once again. The weather is hot.  And girls are dressing less (lol).  What a perfect time to release part 2 of the definitive summertime soundtrack: Jazzy Jeff & Mick Boogie: Summertime 2!

The first volume from last summer has been downloaded and streamed over 500K times and this new one promises to reach even more people! Laid-back, beach-friendly, top-down, barbeque-rific music from De La Soul, Stevie Wonder, The Fresh Prince (of course!), The Turtles, Slum Village, The Pharcyde, Q-Tip, Slick Rick, The Isley Brothers and more.

We hope you love this project as much as we enjoyed making it!

You can download this project (and catch a sneak preview of our new partner MixStream) by clicking here.

Hello and bonjour.  I’m excited to announce I’ll be appearing at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival providing the music for The Hollywood Reporter VIP event honoring Oscar winning Jodie Foster.  It promises to be an amazing time… as the weather, scenery and atmosphere in Cannes is unlike any other.  Stay tuned for the recap and lots of pictures on my blog.  Also, you can check out THR’s Cannes coverage by clicking here.

This month, I’ll also be doing an assortment of fun NYC events at places such as The Darby, 1OAK and more as well as heading to Vegas for Memorial Day Weekend.  You can catch me at the Red Bull Pool at Aria on Saturday May 28 followed by a special guest set at Blush Nightclub later that evening. Can’t wait.

UNICEF is hosting a night of light bites, music and open bar next week to benefit the children affected by Japan’s tsunami and earthquake.

Eat Pray Heal Japan: A Night to Benefit the Children of Japan will take place on April 14 at the Bowery Hotel,  where attendees will also be able to mingle with celebrity chefs while benefiting a good cause.

All proceeds of the $75 pre-sale tickets and $100 tickets at the door will go to the U.S. Fund of UNICEF.

Music by Mick Boogie & Terry Urban.

To purchase tickets and/or to donate, visit Eat Pray Heal online.