For U Events @ Three: Justin Long & Chris Santiago
Jun 21st, 2007 by Neyno
| July 7, 2007 | ||
| 12:00 am | to | 11:59 pm |
Three
722 N Milwukee St
$5
MEMO Members Free, bring your cards!
Justin Long, one of Chicago�s house music pioneers, began DJing at the young age of 15. His early musical influences ranged from Joy Division and Depeche Mode to the Sex Pistols. In 1988, Justin discovered house music on WBMX radio, which directed him into the world of house music where he has helped shape the Chicago House sound into what it is today. During the past 15 years, Justin has accomplished more than most could imagine in the house music industry. In the early 90�s, Justin began DJing at underground events throughout the Midwest with the likes of Derrick Carter, Cajmere and Traxx. Soon thereafter, more gigs followed and Justin�s name became synonymous with Chicago House music. In 1999, Justin was the founding DJ on Chicago�s Q101 Sonic Boom Radio; one of the longest running mix shows in the United States and is now preparing to start .dotbleep radion on xm radios the move. While touring for the past nine years, Justin has made frequent visits throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe, including repeat visits to headline UK venues such as Back to Basics, Sub Club, Fabric and Circus. In addition, Justin has made countless guest appearances and held residencies in Chicago�s best nightclubs such as Red Dog, 112 Green Street, Karma, Slick�s Lounge, Mamby and Zentra. Currently, Justin hosts a monthly residency at SmartBar which is one of Chicago�s premier house events entitled .Dotbleep. In the studio, Justin is working closely with Dan X under the moniker “No Assembly Firm”. Together, Justin and Dan have completed over two dozen projects including original and remix work for highly acclaimed record labels such as Classic, Music For Freaks, Junior Boys Own, Aroma, Cajual, Robsoul, Greens Keepers Music and many more. Justin and Dan perform together frequently, headlining venues across the globe. These sounds and performances have captured a cult following and can be heard in regular rotation worldwide on “The Move” on XM radio. Along with performing and producing, Justin works in conjunction with 20:20 Vision to run his own record label, .Dotbleep Recordings which features artists such as: Natural Rhythm, Sawtooth Sucka, Trade Marq and Miles Maeda. In it�s early stages, .Dotbleep has drawn quite a bit of attention and looks to follow it�s Chicago successors, Cajual and Classic. Justin continues to push the boundaries of house music, while constantly refining himself as an artist.
CHRIS SANTIAGO
MySpace
santiago-bushido.com
Chris Santiago began his house music career at the age of 20 and has not looked back since. Within 6 years Chris has made his mark in the house community by keeping a 5+ year residency for Chicago’s best Friday house night “Jack Fridays” and also has been making waves all over the world as “Santiago & Bushido” with record sales in the thousands.
As a DJ, Chris has been a staple for the Chicago house community for years. He holds his main residency for “Jack Fridays” at Zentra Nightclub with house promotion group House Arrest for 5+ years. Chris’s residency has him playing alongside the top echelon of house talent that comes through Chicago every week. “Jack Fridays” is known as one of the hottest house nights in the nation. Even though so many great house DJ’s reside in Chicago, House Arrest entrusts Chris to rock and pack the dance floor every Friday night and he has not failed to do so yet! From the smooth melodic deep end to harder techier sides of house; Chris touches both ends of the House spectrum in his sets. His energetic persona exemplifies his love for the music and the scene.
As a producer, Chris has been making waves all over the house music community. His collaboration with partner Tim Bush under the name “Santiago & Bushido” has been turning heads in the house community. Within their first year of breaking into the house scene, the duo has released 5 EP’s for numerous labels as well as doing remix work from No Assembly Firm, CPEN, DJ Heather, and Johnny Fiasco. Their tracks have been rocked by artists such as Mark Farina, Derrick Carter, Johnny Fiasco, DJ Heather, Lawnchair Generals, Angel Alanis, Bryan Jones, the Sound Republic, Demarkus Lewis, Jake Childs, Bon Johnson, Greenskeepers, and Diz to name a few. This year is no different as the duo antipates releases on Blackcherry, Robsoul, Drop Music, Control Recordings, So Sound, and Uma Recordings.