Steady Rockin'

2009-03-26T16:00:00.000-07:00

Makin' Beats With Moka Only

Untitled from Syd Woodward on Vimeo

www.getgrounded.tv

CAN'T STOP WON'T STOP

2009-03-11T15:08:00.001-07:00

CAN’T STOP WON’T STOP

Steady Rockin’ Productions is proud to present ‘Can’t Stop Won’t Stop’ in affiliation with FreshCoast Entertainment, Sammie Jo Productions & Beatstreet Records.

Dance generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or in a spiritual or performance setting.

This event will showcase women in the Vancouver music and art culture with a focus on the urban dance scene. Steady Rockin’ Productions will be hosting an invitational urban dance showcase featuring performers Natasha Gorrie (Stonefoxxx) together with Stewart Iguidez (OTI), as well as a Bonnie & Clyde style break dance battle. B-Girls and B-Boys will team up to show off their funky, fresh flava to see who will come out on top. Prizes will be awarded to the top duo for style, originality and flava!

Dj’s She, Bles-sed & Flipout will be throwing down the freshest in Funk, Hip Hop & Breaks for the dancers. Vocalists NaRai & Mary James will hold it down on the mic with their silky, smooth sounds and 2 of VanCity’s finest graffiti artists will be in attendance to give us a taste of street art with an art exhibit & silent auction.

Join us in the co-creation and rebirth of VanCity’s urban music, art & dance scene!

Monday, March 30th, 2009

Modern Night Club

7 Alexander St, Vancouver

Doors at 10pm

Performance starts at 11pm

Tickets $8 advance/$10 at the door

Tickets available at:

Beatstreet Records

439 W. Hastings St.

www.beatstreet.ca

She (Steady Rockin’ Productions/Beatstreet Records/Hastings Set)

www.myspace.com/shespinsfunk

www.beatstreet.ca

DJ Bles-sed (SVS Style/Hastings Set)

www.svsstyle.com

NaRai (Singer/Songwriter/Producer/Artist)

www.myspace.com/naraimusic

www.myspace.com/goddessmusiq

Mary James (Singer/Songwriter/Artist)

www.maryjames.tv

www.myspace.com/maryjamesrecords

Souls Of Mischief Drops By Beatstreet

2008-10-01T15:57:00.001-07:00

After a hype live show at Rickards On Richards here in VanCity, the Hieroglyphics crew comes through Beatstreet for some good ol' diggin' in the crates!

We Told You He Was Gonna Kill IT!

2008-09-30T20:22:00.000-07:00

This video is dope and so was the instore event! We had a great turn out and everyone in attendance was pretty amazed by this guy's skill. Stay tuned for more instore events at Beatstreet.

Roc Raida Instore DJ Set @ Beatstreet Records

2008-09-18T13:20:00.000-07:00

Alright y'all. This is an event not to be missed. The one and only Grandmaster Roc Raida of X-Ecutioners fame, will be throwing down at Beatstreet Records. If you don't know...now you know!

Roc Raida began his DJ career in the early eighties at the age of ten. Surrounded by such inspirations as his father, a member of the Sugar Hill Records act Mean Machine and hip hop impresario Grandmaster Flash, Raida cultivated his interest into an absolute passion. Now, Roc Raida is considered among the best of the contemporary DJ’s and has brought the art of Turntablism and Party rocking to a fresh new level.In the late eighties Raida gained prominence as a member of the New York-based crew the X-Men who, for obvious of copyright reasons, later became known as the X-Ecutioners. Champions of furthering the turntablist movement, the X-ecutioners made their reputation by utilizing the techniques of beat-juggling; the manual alteration between individual kick and snare sounds to create original drum patterns in real time. This practice has been an inspiration and a force in Roc Raida’s style. In the beginning defeat was commonplace, as battles were mainly popularity contests. The more contests he entered the more the competition began to appreciate his style and determination. Pushing his limits and raising the standard with which DMC’s are judged, Raida began to get noticed. His impressive finishes in some of the premier DJ battles; first place in the 1991 "As One"; second place in the "Superman Battle"; and second place in the 1992 DMC US Finals were just the beginning. In 1995 Raida, was crowned the DMC World Champion in front of a massive London audience.

The past several years have seen Raida traveling around the globe in such exotic locations as Singapore, Turkey, Japan and Australia to China, Hawaii, Moscow, and the South of France. Last year on a panel at the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Raida was appointed "Grandmaster", by some of Hip-Hop’s founding fathers. Rules for this dubious honor state that one may only be bestowed with the approval of another Grandmaster; Raida was not only approved, but also welcomed by Kool Herc, Grand Wizard Theodore and scratch evolutionist DST. To round out a phenomenal decade, Raida was inducted into the DMC Hall of Fame at the 1999 DMC World Finals in New York City.

Roc Raida has been featured on an episode of "Saturday Night Live"; the first DJ to ever share the stage with the fabled SNL band. Proving, once again, that Raida is the perfect example of a master perfecting his art.

Raida has taken his DJ style to soaring heights and has also moved into production in the last 8 years. He has produced record for artists, such as, Big L, Smif ‘N’ Wessun, Fat Joe, Bad Boy recording artist Aasim, Ghostface and Black Thought of The Roots, Linkin Park, to name a few. He has also lent his hand’s scratching on records for artist’s like O.C.’s classic “Time’s Up” to pop sensastion Pink’s new album “I’m Not Dead.” You can also currently check Raida as the star of national Pepsi commercial entitled Speakerboxx. From Raida’s experience’s and touring attributes he has released 3 DVD’s documenting The Adventures of Roc Raida and has created The Gong Battle, which has brought a new light on the turntabilism world of battles. With many more projects to come in the near future and now a part of the Heavy Hitters crew you will hearing and seeing a lot of Raida for many years to come through his music, his visuals, his style and very possible through the air waves of radio. Stay tuned because The Adventures of Roc Raida are always going and going and going…

We're Takin' You Back....

2008-08-27T14:27:00.000-07:00

I'm stoked to announce the start of a hot new night, here in VanCity. Myself and a crew of local DJ's decided it was time to take it back to the roots. We're proud to present FUNKTION. A night of "Funk For Thought" Dropping Funk, Soul & Disco every week.

FUNKTION
"Funk For Thought"
Sundays 10pm-2am
Lucy Mae Brown
862 Richards St.
Vancouver, BC