James Curd – Greenskeepers (Chi), J-DUB -Ministry of Sound, etc. @ Bucketworks
Jun 20th, 2007 by maz
| June 23, 2007 | ||
| 11:00 pm | to | 11:59 pm |

BucketWorks
1319 North Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
11pm -?????
21+ ID required
Invites available Friday 15th June RSVP to reserve yours!
YOU MAY BE REFUSED ADMITTANCE ON THE DOOR WITHOUT AN INVITE!
A $10 donation is required
This will be the last event at the present space, BucketWorks is moving!
A portion of the proceeds will benefit BucketWorks.
The Quazi Cafe will be open and other refreshments will also be available.
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THE POLO CLUB ALBUM TOUR
GREENSKEEPERS DJ set featuring JAMES CURD – OM RECORDS CHICAGO


James Curd
MySpace
James Wilson Curd began spinning loft parties and raves at the ripe old age of fifteen years. At the time, most of his friends made fun of him for this, called him names and never returned his phone calls. These same friends would wind up eating their words because by the time James was 19 he had already built a solid
foundation for himself in the Chicago club scene as well as the scenes from many of major cities around Chicago. At 20, though still not legally admissible to the clubs he was spinning at, James found himself guest Dj-ing at most of Chi-Town’s dominant dance clubs while holding down residencies along side Chicago greats, Gene Farris and Diz.
At about this time, James’ love of music pulled him into the strange and wonderful world of music production. He wasted no time and had his first record deal with the French recording label BNO within his first year. Lucky Bitch! With him to celebrate his success was long t me skateboard friend, Nick Maurer. It was 1998 and Nick had just moved back into town after working for a year in Southern Germany as (you guessed it) a greenskeeper. What James forgot was that Nick was a talented guitarist, pianist and drummer who (after his year overseas with crazy techno blasting his ears) developed a taste for electronic music. They decided to join forces to see if their two unique perspectives on music creation could spawn something great. With James’ studio equipment and Nick’s old Ibanez, they were able to lay the foundation for a project that blossomed into what is Greenskeepers today.
James is currently running three record labels:
Greenkeepers Music (formerly called Static), which has releases from Diz, Gene Farris, Demarkus Lewis, Ron Carroll, Atjazz and Mike Dixon.
Igloo Music that is the by-product of James and Diz’s love to steal well known songs and remix them.
G-Swing is a joint venture between James and Romain from Basenotic. The label is dedicated to the swing-house style that James has decidedly made his own after the initial success of ..What’s Your Man Got To Do With Gan?.. released on Classic Records.
Now Greenkeepers are really seeing things take off with the current success of tracks such as ..Should I Sing Like This?.. (Classic) and ..Keep Quiet.. (G-Swing); and the future looks bright with a plethora of releases for 2007.
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J-Dub
MySpace
“For nearly a decade, J-Dub has been traveling North America and Europe laying down his own unique brand of new-school house with a hypnotic, versatile and irresistible sound that both dance floor massives and hardcore heads can vibe to. With a combination of seamless cut and paste blends, eclectic programming, funky, elegant bass lines, deeply soulful vocals, and relentless percussion, this Chicago bred house sensei shuns convention opting instead to forge a highly personal style based on the great Windy City house tradition of crossing boundaries and breaking rules. His highly developed deep jacking technique, developed in the fires of Chicagos heated DJ scene, has opened the doors to many residencies at top venues across North America including Shelter (Chicago), Crobar (Chicago), Red Dog (Chicago), Common Thread @ Sonar (Vancouver), 360 (Los Angeles), Sorted @ Smart Bar (Chicago), Material @ Rednofive (Chicago), Hush/Underbar (Toronto), and most recently The Hasselhoff Scandal at the Brixton Telegraph in London. J-Dub has established a reputation as a versatile showstopper with an infectious energy and verve that inspires and invigorates long after his sets are over.
In 2000, he toured North America with house legend Mark Farina on his San Francisco Sessions tour. This led to his becoming a frequent guest at the top house venues across North America and Europe over the years including Industry (Toronto), Crobar (Miami), Turnmills (London), The End (London), Folies Pigalle (Paris), Transit (Philadelphia), Melodic (Los Angeles), and Ministry of Sound (London). He’s also played shows with some of the top talents in the industry including Moby, Mark Farina, Fat Boy Slim, Derrick Carter, Josh Wink, King Britt, Francois Kevorkian, and Derrick May to name a few. It was at Industry in Toronto that he became a key figure in the Canadian house scene, with his performances at DJ Sneak’s Solid monthly. Since those days in the late 90s, J-Dub has toured Canada from coast to coast and become a regular at Sneak Beats events in Chicago, Miami, London, and Toronto.
Trained as a filmmaker and in the theatre, J-Dub mixes genres, eras, and new school/old school methods without diluting the essence of his style. One the first artists to join the All World Entertainment Group (now APT Entertainment), he has recently branched out into production. His first release, On The Line, was featured on Greenskeepers Music 013. The strong response to this track led to an EP of remixes, Greenskeepers Music 015, featuring house production luminaries Kaskade, J.T. Donaldson, Mark Farina, and Pete Moss. With partner in crime James Curd, J-Dub has formed the red-hot duo Project Kids. Their first release due soon on Oomph Recordings is Family Clone and has already been licensed to the both DJ Sneak’s and Mark Farina’s Ministry of Sound Sessions mix cd’s…”
LET THE JACKING COMMENCE!














