Back from a fun weekend in Miami… Art Basel Weekend.  Pretty incredible stuff if you’re a fan of amazing artists, new visual mediums, and of course, parties.  Plus, an amazing networking experience.

On Thursday, I had the privilege of deejaying the SCOPE Opening Party at Set and it was packed!  Celebs and models galore… shout out to Bryan Greenberg and Byrdie Bell, among others. Read what the NY Daily News had to say about it by clicking here.  Shout out to Brandsway Creative for an amazing event!

On Friday, I deejayed and hosted an Art Basel event for Miami’s Independent Thinkers entitled “A Blank Canvas.”  The concept was great…  3 amazing artists each created a new work of art in front of the crowd, while I entertained/inspired everyone musically.  A truly fun event… powered by RedBull… and I was happy to be part of it!  Read more here at Metromix.

I’m thrilled to take part in a cool event sponsored by Grey Goose this Wednesday in Chicago.  The Watch The Throne afterparty… entitled After The Throne… starring Pusha T, Million Dollar Mano (Kanye’s deejay), Timbuk2 and myself.  Lots of good talent and deejays on this line-up… and if you’re in Chicago this week, you don’t want to miss it.  The event is located at The Mid.

Read more about it here.  Shout out to my man Curtis House for putting the thing together… and to my homie Rocky Xu for the picture you see above.

I recently deejayed at Wall in Miami.  First time there… and it won’t be the last, I’m sure.  The room is visually amazing… truly a specticle for both the eyes and ears.

Renowned photo blog World Red Eye was on the scene and took some amazing pics of the evening.

Click here to check them out.

On Monday, I deejayed one of the most elaborate Halloween parties I’ve ever seen… hosted by supermodel Anja Rubik and Kanye West. They transformed NYC hotspot The Darby into a “Gypsy Wonderland” complete with live bands, dancers, fortune tellers and more. One of the more unique sets I’ve ever played actually… dropping in Eastern European music between Watch The Throne tracks… but it was definitely awesome.

Attendees included Beyonce, Ryan Phillippe, Naomi Campbell and Michelle Trachtenberg as well as models Lisalla Montenegro and Jessica White. You can check out the flier for the event at Anja’s site. Shout out to my good friend DJ Sal Morale as well.

If you want to read more and see some pics, check out the coverage of the event from E! Online and People.

Last week, I deejayed the type of event that symbolizes why NYC is the best city in the world: Esquire Magazine’s release party for their annual Big Black Book style guide.  The event took place at the exclusive Darby Downstairs and was incredible.

Among the stars in attendance were Boardwalk Empire’s Michael Pitt and rock legend Marky Ramone.   Musically, I had a lot of fun.  Any party where I can play The Ramones, Jay-Z and James Brown in the same set is a great party to me… lol.

For more info on the party… check out what Celebuzz had to say by clicking here.   Congrats to Esquire Magazine and Scott Lehmann for a job well done!

I’ll be out West all weekend doing a series of events and clubs…

Thursday Oct 27… I’ll be doing an instore at the Adidas Originals downtown location celebrating the release of EA Games’ new top seller… Need For Speed: The Run.  The game is awesome… so if you’re in the Bay, come out.

On Friday October 28, I’ll be rocking at Roe Nightclub… also downtown San Fran.  I love playing new spots I’ve never done before… so Friday should be really fun.

Saturday, I’ll be in Portland celebrating Halloween at the legendary Beauty Bar.

Lots more exciting stuff coming in the next two weeks, so stay tuned!

It’s Fashion Week once again in NYC… fall seems to be here, everyone is back from their summer hideaways, and the city has a renewed energy.  Lots going on, of course, so let’s get right to it.

On Thursday, for Vogue’s Fashion Night Out, I’ll be at Karen Millen in Soho playing all your favorite cool, chill, obscure and awesome songs.  If you’re out and about shopping, please come and say hello.  Afterwards, we will be afterpartying a few blocks away at XIX.

Friday, I’ll be the special guest deejay for Thrashin’ Fashion featuring a performance from MIA’s protege, Rye Rye.  This takes place at Stone Rose at Columbus Circle.  Afterwards, I’ll be at Griffin from midnight until the lights come on.

Saturday, I’ll be at one of the most talked-about venues in NYC… The Darby Downstairs. And next Wednesday, I’ll be deejaying the fashion show for Sherri Hill, with some very special guests.

In addition, every Fashion Week, I get together with my good friends at Stylecaster and we release what’s quickly becoming known as the soundtrack to fashion week: “Sounds From The Front Row.”

This season is our 4th edition… and it’s my favorite one so far.  New music and remixes from Chromeo, Holy Ghost, Toro Y Moi, Foster The People, The Rapture, Silver Medallion, Hercules And Love Affair and more.

You can download it at Stylecaster or on my music page by clicking here.

Speaking of Stylecaster, check my new interview feature with them here.

Lastly, if you missed Terry Urban and myself in the recent ad for Microsoft Bing… and it seems to be on tv every 5 min… lol… click here to check it out.

Have a great week!

Sometimes life as a deejay is amazing.  Sometimes life as a deejay is repetitive and monotonous, like any career.  Last night fell into the first category.  I got a call from my 4AM homie Jus Ske like “stop what you are doing and meet me at The Darby.”  I finished up what I was working on and headed over there… and what a night.

We ended up deejaying the top-secret afterparty for Jay-Z and Kanye’s exclusive “Watch The Throne” VIP listening event and it was amazing.  A who’s who of pop culture in 2011 was in this room… Jay, Kanye, Nas, A-Trak, Khaled, 88-Keys and more.  And everyone was partying to the soundtrack we provided.  The best thing about playing for a room of music insiders is you can just play from the heart, and not worry about throwing in silly top-40 girl anthems.  And that’s exactly what we did.

Jus started off with a great set of Jay-Z rarities and Jay/Nas collabos (“Success!”) and Jay was sitting in the corner bobbing his head, rapping with all the songs.  The highlight for me was when he played Biggie’s “Realms Of Junior Mafia” and Jay went nuts.

Then it was my turn… as I got on, Kanye jumped up on a couch and took control of the room so I intro’d with “Dark Fantasy” and so we began.  After running thru my favorite Kanye hits and album tracks… (my favorite: “Thru The Wire” – his favorite: “Can’t Tell Me Nothing”) it was time for the big moment: “Otis.”  I swear, we must have stopped and restarted that song about 5 times and Jay and Kanye enjoyed the crowd mouthing every word to their new classic.

After that, I was able to dig a little deeper, playing some remixes from my Viva La Hova project, some old Kanye/Jay blends I had in the stash (Jay’s face when I mixed “Heart Of The City” over “We Major” was priceless), and even some live Jay-Z “Unplugged” audio.

The personal highlight for me was when I played “Big Brother” and Kanye basically rapped the entire thing with Jay right there.  Seemed like a perfect way to end a night celebrating a momentous album from the two most talented people in hip-hop right now.

All in all, an amazing night.  Check out what Page 6 had to say here and make sure you cop “Watch The Throne” when it drops on August 8th!

Shout out to the fine people of Red Bull, the event organization of Be Core and the legendary musical status of Questlove. This looks fun!

This past weekend, I had the privledge of spinning music for a very good cause… The Olevolos Project for the children of Tanzania.

Hosted by actor Bryan Greenberg (from HBO’s “How To Make It In America”) and attended by Emmanuelle Chiriqui, Kid Cudi, Gina Gershon and more… the event at Le Cirque was an outstanding success.  Pics by Mel D. Cole.  Kudos to Brandsway Creative for putting on a great event for a good cause.

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Hope all is well.  Lots of great things going on over here, so let’s fill you in.

On Saturday, April 30, I’ll be in Miami for a private event at the stunning Adrienne Arsht Center for the Green Room Society.

The following weekend, I’ll be in Colorado Springs doing an event for the good people of Red Bull on Friday May 6 and then heading to LA on Saturday May 7 to make my debut appearance at Playhouse.

Definitely looking forward to this… as a who’s who of the dj industry have graced the turntables at Playhouse.  Should be an awesome night!

SXSW was pretty amazing.  Kudos to Red Bull for putting on such an amazing 3Style event.  I really think they should handle music programming for the entire world.  Between the recent parties, Sound Clashes, and now SXSW… it’s been amazing.

We had on one stage so many amazing deejays and acts… I was sincerely humbled to be considered among Jazzy Jeff, Q-Bert, De La Soul, Z-Trip, LL Cool J and more.

The pic above is kinda cool… a shot from the crowd of over 11,000 people while I was on stage.  Insanity.  Check out more pics from Redbull’s website here.

Vegas was pretty amazing… Red Bull put on one of the most ambitious events I have ever been a part of: Soundclash. Cee-Lo versus The Ting Tings.

I wanted to share these pictures of the event with you guys. I was deejaying from a 40 foot platform in the middle of the crowd… with 2 dualing stages on my side. It was simply put: awesome.

Shout out to La La who hosted the event, while I deejayed. Check out more pics by clicking here.

This Saturday (3.12.11), I’m heading to Vegas with my good friends at Red Bull to deejay one of the most musical events I’ve ever been a part of: Red Bull Sound Clash.

2 Bands (Cee-Lo and The Ting Tings). 2 Different Styles. Doing covers, mashups, live remixes and more… based on some songs that I choose.

It’s an insane concept… and only Red Bull could dream this up.   Read more here.

Plus, I’m deejaying the afterparty as well, at Studio 54. Can’t wait!

This Friday, I’ll be flying to San Francisco to play some fun classic music at 330 Ritch for their 1990-Now party.  San Francisco is awesome… I’m sad I’ll only be there one day, actually.  But if you’re in the Bay Area… come out and say hello.