Yo! Get Low Presents ***Grand Master Flash*** Friday 25th April 2014 Supported by DJ Legacy (UK) RnB HipHop Old Skool Classics That's right people your not reading a typo error!! Yo! Get Low brings you...The legend Grand Master Flash will be blessing Qatar with his DJing on Friday 25th April at Qube Radisson blu Hotel. The legend himself will be spinning all his classic club and chart hits! DJ Legacy will be warning up the party with his personal touch of urban hits new and old mixed with UK hiphop African Afro beats and much more... So people get ready for a musical journey with the legend himself!! Tickets - Ladies Free! QAR 120 regular / QAR 150 VIP For table reservations please contact Radisson Blu Food & Beverage Office on +974 4428 1673 Also check out Facebook Fan page for more info and event Updates!! www.djlegacyuk.com facebook djlegacyukfan Twitter djlegacyuk See you for this massive musical journey!! Grand Master Flash Bio There are lots of stories about the birth of jazz and the beginning of rock n’ roll, but hip-hop has founding fathers: one of them is DJ Grandmaster Flash. In the early 70’s Joseph Saddler was living in the South Bronx and studying electrical engineering. However, Saddler, a native of the Bronx, had a much deeper passion for music; he had been experimenting with his father’s vinyl since he was an toddler. His knowledge of audio equipment led him to an idea that would revolutionize the way he Played music: the turntable would become his instrument. The career of DJ Grandmaster Flash began in the Bronx with neighborhood block parties that essentially were the start of what would become a global phenominon — the dawn of a musical genre. He was the first DJ to physically lay his hands on the vinyl and manipulate it in a backward, forward or counterclockwise motion, when most DJs simply handled the record by the edges, put down the tone arm, and let it play. Those DJs let the tone arm guide their music, but Flash marked up the body of the vinyl with crayon, fluorescent pen, and grease pencil—and those markings became his compass He invented the Quick Mix Theory, which included techniques such as the double-back, back-door, back-spin, and phasing. This allowed a DJ to make music by touching the record and gauging its revolutions to make his own beat and his own music. Flash’s template grew to include cuttin’, which, in turn, spawned scratching, transforming, the Clock Theory and the like. He laid the groundwork for everything a DJ can do with a record today, other than just letting it play. What we call a DJ today is a role that Flash invented. By the end of the 70s, Flash had started another trend that became a hallmark around the world: emcees followed flash to the various parts and parties to rap/emcee over his beats. Before long, he started his own group, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. Their reputation grew up around the way the group traded off and blended their lyrics with Flash’s unrivaled skills as a DJ and his acrobatic performances—spinning and cutting vinyl with his fingers, toes, elbows, and any object at hand. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five went Platinum with their single, “The Message.” Meanwhile, the single “The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel” introduced DJing to a larger listening audience than it had ever known before; it became the first DJ composition to be recorded by a DJ. The group’s fame continued to grow with “Superappin,” “Freedom,” “Larry’s Dance Theme,” and “You Know What Time It Is.” Punk and new wave fans were introduced to Flash through Blondie, who immortalized him in her hit, “Rapture.” The rock n’ roll hall of fame also recognized Flash with an honor no one else in hip hop has received: Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five became the first hip hop group ever inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007. Flash is the first DJ to ever receive that honor. By the time the 90s rolled around, Flash was hand picked by Chris Rock to spend five years as the music director for his groundbreaking HBO series, The Chris Rock Show. More recently, Flash has played for audiences as large as the Super Bowl and as elite as Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain. On top of his induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Flash has been the recipient of many awards, including VH1 Hip Hop Honors; The Icon Award from BET in honor of his contribution to hip hop as a DJ; The Lifetime Achievement Award from the RIAA; and Bill Gates’ Vanguard Award. Although Flash has been in the business for many years, he shows no sign of slowing down: this coming year promise, a new album, and he will began his descent from the analog vinyl world of DJing to enter the digital world of DJing. His DJ application of choice is “Traktor Scratch” by Native Instruments. Grandmaster Flash’s memoirs, The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash – My Life My Beats was released in bookstores worldwide. The book is penned by David Ritz, author of both Marvin Gaye’s and Ray Charles’ biographies. In this extraordinary book, Grandmaster Flash sets down his musical history, sharing for the first time his personal and difficult life story—along with no small amount of wisdom and experience. The Smithsonian Museum of American History in honor of Black History Month has opened its exhibit RECOGNIZE! Hip Hop and Contemporary Portraiture that Grandmaster Flash along with other hip hop artist such as LL Cool J, Erykah Badu and Common will be featured. In closing, grandmaster flash continues to tour the world, in festivals, clubs and venues. He now has his eyes and ears on this new craze-dance music,. which he now adds to his legendary repertoire. DJ Legacy Bio DJ Legacy UK DJ Legacy has earned his reputation as a Hip hop, RnB and Ragga DJ in Europe, Middle East & Asia Pacific. His performances take you on a "Musical Journey" from 80s 90s 00 and to current chart blockbusters… With 10 years experience, this original born and raised London boy has been dropping street heat beats since he was a teenager. DJ Legacy has played alongside the who's who of the UK urban scene, past and present the list is too long to mention! His deadly ‘Jump Up and Give Energy’ style keeps the crowd hyped and always in a state of frenzy. His musical talent has taken him to many different countries east to west, UK, Poland, Toronto, Jamaica, Qatar, India, Philippines, South Africa... the list goes on…. In particular, DJ Legacy has played in India’s only and world renowned super club, Elevate in Delhi further to that holding a monthly residency at Enigma in Mumbai during 2007-2009 more times than any other overseas DJ, and arguably was the 1st DJ to introduce Rnb Hiphop Music in Mumbai. Josey Kray, who expressed an interest in AIDS issues affecting India, worked alongside DJ Legacy to develop and managed a charitable medical project called STx3: 'Pushing AIDS Awareness Through Music'. The aim of this project was to encourage young people in India to use contraception and understand the issues surrounding AIDS. They were supported by the National AIDS Control Organization, an Indian government department. It was highly successful and HIV/AIDS events and debates were staged across India, including Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai. DJ Legacy has shook up many nightclubs around the world from monthly shows to New Years eve events across the globe. In conjunction with his national and international engagements, DJ Legacy is also immensely popular on the university scene. He has hosted the legendary, infamous, 1500 people strong, ‘Crush’ at the London School of Economics for over 6 years. Queues around the block for this top student night are as regular as the London rain! DJ Legacy has now brought the 'rowdy rowdy' talent to the Middle East/Asia Pacific and has already built up a loyal following, being voted Qatar’s No.1 Urban DJ, and hold the biggest Urban event Yo! Get Low every month. So, in all it can be summed up in one line by a clubber who turned up to see DJ Legacy perform: ‘What’s happening, man? The Chaos Continues...’
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