And those 313'ers that I DIDN'T get introduced to at the 313 party....please come and say "Hi."
-----Original Message----- From: Bleep43 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 04 December 2003 6:25 To: 313@hyperreal.org Subject: (313) Mike [EMAIL PROTECTED], London - 13/12 Quick reminder for London 313'ers that our penultimate party of the year is just over a week away. Tickets are nearly all gone, so if you are interested, mail me back. ============ Hi, We are pleased to announce that Detroit's icon of beautiful house, and fathoms-deep techno, Mr Mike Grant will be playing at the 7th Bleep43.com party of the year at Public Life in London. Joining him are London 313'ers Tristan Watkins and Ryan Blackman. Regulars at our events there, will know that the combination of the venue's intimate space, and the knowledgeable and sweet people we attract consistently create an atmosphere which many say is special. Add to that, the deep sounds and veteran skills of Mike Grant, and this surely means Saturday the 13th is going to be one of the parties of the year for lovers of all things soulful, housey and electronic. Please join us if you can. Tickets cost £6 plus booking fee via post or from Vinyl Junkies and Koobla, on Berwick Street, London W1. But please be quick! This is a limited, ticket-only event and tickets are selling fast. Sorry, but there will be no tickets available on the night. Go here for more information including how to order by post. http://bleep43.com Check out Public Life here: http://www.publiclife.org Read a new interview with Mike Grant here: http://www.technotourist.org Listen to Mike Grant in the mix here: http://www.big50entertainment.com/mixes.html There is a brief biography about Mike Grant below. Thanks, Ken *Mike Grant Moods & Grooves / End to End Records Afrosyntrix Recordings At the end of the 1990s, Mike Grant re-emerged as one of the leading figures in Detroit's growing house scene after spending the majority of the decade and late '80s pursuing other ambitions. When Grant's fresh Moods & Grooves label began raising more than a few eyebrows with its catalog of releases by many of Detroit's best house producers, few knew that he has been a key figure in the Motor City's early to mid-'80s electronic dance scene as a talented DJ. Grant is the only Detroit DJ who plays complete deep house/house and techno sets as well as a mixture. While traveling throughout Europe Grant also earned the distinction as being the only American DJ to have a residency at Tresor Club in Berlin. Grant's musical career began at an early age, influenced by Detroit's fledging music scene and his uncle, the general manager at a local R&B/dance radio station, WKWM. By 1980, the young Grant had joined a DJ collective known as Men of Music while becoming close friends with schoolmate Blake Baxter. Baxter showed Grant the art of beat mixing while the two made mix tapes after school, and Grant eventually joined Baxter's DJ group, The Beat Sound Company. A few years later in 1983, Grant was scoring club residencies in Detroit alongside legends such as Ken Collier and also managed to make appearances on The Scene, a video dance show on WGPR alongside even more local DJs such as Jeff Mills. During this mid-'80s era, Grant's reputation as one of the city's top DJs led to eventual friendships and partnerships with many of that eras other top DJs, most notably Eddie Fowlkes, Derrick May, and Juan Atkins. During the summer of 1985, he became a member of Detroit's first radio mix show, "Street Beat," where the foundation for what would later become early Detroit techno was ultimately formed. Prior to the Street Beat show, Grant made a commitment to join the military not knowing what doors would eventually open. During this time in the military, he continued to DJ on the base and in Seattle, where he introduced the sounds of Detroit techno to the unsuspecting West Coast. Following his time in the military, Grant then studied telecommunications in Chicago and began his career in this same field, while occasionally returning to his hometown for the occasional performance. In the late '90s, Grant planned his return, beginning with a recording as Black Noise on Metroplex Records, titled "Nature of the Beast." Rather than just DJ and produce tracks, he went to the lengths of starting his own label, Moods & Grooves, and began releasing the work of his peers as well as his own. By mid-2000, the label had received substantial acclaim - including a high-profile appearance by Grant at the landmark Detroit Electronic Music Festival. In 2001 Grant launched the techno based label End to End and urban sounding Afrosyntrix. Recent accomplishments include remixing the Detroit classic "Sharevari," being selected to perform at Midem's Electronic Showcase, a member of the artistic selection committee of the 2002 DEMF, and inclusion to the "Techno - Detroit's Gift To the World" exhibit at the Detroit Historical Museum. *************************************************************************************** Opinions expressed in this email are those of the individual and not Entergy-Koch Trading Limited or its affiliated companies. This email and any files transmitted with it, including replies and forwarded copies (which may contain alterations) subsequently transmitted from the Company, are confidential and solely for the use of the intended recipient. It may contain material protected by attorney-client privilege. 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