Fresh Coastin’

It’s approaching time for one of my super frequent West Coast runs!  (Imagine a smattering of polite applause.)  I’m excited to get to rock with so many of my favorite DJs, who just happen to be super cool dudes too!  You can check all the details on the EVENTS page, but here’s the short version:

Sunday, Sept 5th – Cannonball w/ Thee Mike B & Fashen
Tues, Sept 7th – Twin Tuesdays w/ Evil One (usually Steve1der is in the house, but he picked that week to head to NYC)
Thurs, Sept 9th – AFEX w/ Evil One (Adam 12 is the AFEX head honcho, but he decided to go to Brazil that night)
Friday, Sept 10th – Eve Lounge w/ Sake 1 & J Boogie
Saturday, Sept 11th – Wet San Jose
Sunday, Sept 12th – Major w/ Mpenzi & jsight

There might also be a couple of unannounced things thrown in there for good measure.  But, you’ll have to check me over at http://twitter.com/djeleven to find out about those.

What They Do

I’m not really one for youtube-ing rap videos for hours on end, but, while running around with Crooked, Moma, and the gang to hear all that NYC had to offer on a rainy Tuesday night, hearing Iron Lyon rip apart an empty overflow room at Greenhouse last night reminded me what a great song & video this is.  I don’t know that anyone has ever done a better job at poking fun at rap’s conventions.  Certainly not with a feature from Raphael Saadiq.

America’s Best DJ

So, umm, America’s Best DJ…  It’s a little tough to explain the mixed feelings of being part of a crew nominated for DJ Times’ America’s Best DJ contest.  On one hand, The Rub is included in the same list as Jazzy Jeff, Grandmaster Flash, Derrick Carter, Francois K, and Armand Van Helden.  On the other hand, that list also includes Pauly D & Tommy Lee.  So, I’ll leave it at this…  DJ Times, Thank You!  I am truly flattered.

http://www.americasbestdj.net/bestdj/vote.asp

So many mixes

I’ve been trying to slow down on the mixtapes in the last year or so, but haven’t been succeeding so well.  But in that time, I’ve also been pretty bad about amassing them in an organized way.  So, I did just that.  Click on over to the MUSIC page & you’ll find all the mixes for sale, going back YEARS, plus a ton of the promo only & live sets I’ve done recently.  Enjoy responsibly & share with a friend!

Special Delivery

The homie DJ mOma and I ran our Special Delivery party for about 1 week short of a year, until APT was forced to close down.  It was a sad day.  But, life goes on.  Fortunately, we’ve still got the promo mixes/remixes floating around.  If you missed them, check after the jump:
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11 Inch Records

About a year ago, I jokingly started referring to my attempts to put out a record as 11 Inch Records.  Miraculously, it stuck & has managed to become a huge part of how I spend my days.  The catalog is a whopping 3 releases deep, with 3 more in the works.  (Check after the jump for all of the art so far.)  It’s been a great experience & a lot of fun to get to work on making music instead of just playing it, along with getting to collab with some incredibly talented peoples.  So, head over to 11inchrecords.com to peep the music, the art that Kalani & Mike 2600 knocked out the park, and maybe buy something while you’re there.

(As is often the case, the homie Sake One was solely responsible for the great name.  It’d be near on impossible to thank him enough!)

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DJ Eleven promo materials

If you’re a promoter & need Eleven’s promo materials, you’re in luck!  After the jump, you’ll find picture, logos, and a bio.

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The Rub History of Hip Hop

We just wrapped up the grand finale of The Rub’s epic History of Hip Hop series.  Click on the links below to check out every mix as well as the wrap-up interview we did with our friends from Brooklyn Radio.

Every damn mix – http://www.itstherub.com/?cat=15

Wrap-up interview for Brooklyn Radio – http://brooklynradio.net/blog/interview-the-rub-look-back-at-the-history-of-hip-hop

New Rub Radio gone live

Pumpkin Patch (Young Robots) drops in on Rub Radio this month for an interview and a blazing DJ set, dropping disco, house and his own keytar-fueled original jams! Eleven, Ayres and Cosmo follow it up, covering everything from the super groovy to a taste of their History of Hip-Hop series.

Listen at http://scion.com/channel2

New Press

With the old press page in permanent Han Solo-esque deep freeze, here’s some new press:

New York Magazine recognized our little FAM party as one of THE parties to check out in the city.  Thanks guys!  http://nymag.com/nightlife/wheretodrink/2010/dance-parties/

One friend in particular at The Village Voice had this to say about one Thursday in particular: http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/archives/2010/04/thursday_night.php

The good folks at one of the internet’s best named blogs added my Devin mix to their interview with the man himself. Check it out at http://nerdtorious.com/2010/05/14/duderonomy-devin-the-dude-qa-dj-eleven-mix/

Shouts to the folks from Themes for Young Lovers for having me contribute a set of silly answers to some questions. (Plus I got to put this ridiculous photo to good use!) You can check out my blah blah blah at ThemesForYoungLovers.blogspot.com

The crack commando squad at Suite 903 called up The Rub dudes and asked us to come through & wax poetical about what we do, soul music, and all kinds of other good stuff. You can check it out here: www.suite903.com/2010/03/31/video-interview-with-the-rub-djs/#more-5378

New York Magazine shouted out The Rub’s History of Hip Hop (HOHH) series.  (While mistakenly giving Ayres all the credit.  Bastards!) http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/07/download_rap_highlights_from_e.html

The good folks at Letsmix.com let us ramble a little bit about HOHH
http://blog.letsmix.com/2010/06/03/brand-new-hip-hop-history-mix-for-the-year-2000-from-the-rub-read-all-about-it/