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Jay Strongman @ Trader Vic's LA |
TraderJohn
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From: Los Feliz
|  Posted: 2009-10-03 1:38 pm Permalink
Jay Strongman and Trader Vic's LA Present
Eden every Thursday night Starting Oct 22nd
Trader Vic’s at L.A. LIVE will be hosting legendary international DJ Jay Strongman’s EDEN event every Thursday from 7 p.m. to Close. starting October 22th. One of the pioneers of the London club scene, Strongman will be mixing an eclectic selection of vintage exotica, jazz and bossa nova with the latest electro-lounge, down tempo grooves and contemporary tropical beats. During the course of his career, Strongman has DJ'd around the globe from Rio de Janeiro to Moscow, Tokyo to Paris, at nightclubs, private parties and events for, amongst others, Madonna, Playboy's Hugh Hefner, Milan Fashion Week, Sony Music and MTV Europe. Now Trader Vic’s at L.A. LIVE patrons won’t even have to pay a cover to be treated to his weekly performance
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Coco Joe
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Joined: Sep 27, 2008
Posts: 721
From: Los Angeles
| Posted: 2009-10-03 1:52 pm Permalink
NICE!!!
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WooHooWahine
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Joined: Mar 04, 2005
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From: Mission (Impossible) Viejo, Ca
| Posted: 2009-10-10 11:38 am Permalink
WooooHooooooo! We can't wait to see Jay 
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suzanne
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From: A Jet to Paradise
| Posted: 2009-10-10 12:04 pm Permalink
SWEET! I can't wait.
Suzanne
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bigbrotiki
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Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 10561
From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
| Posted: 2009-10-11 08:07 am Permalink
And there's one more thing worth mentioning:
Jay is the author of THIS Tiki horn-of-plenty eye candy feast:
http://www.amazon.com/Tiki-Mugs-Cult-Artifacts-Polynesian/dp/0955339812/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1255273121&sr=1-1
That seems like a happy marriage, the modern but classic L.A. Trader Vic's and Jay's DJ experience. I am not such a purist that I would only demand Marty, Arty and Les to be played at a Tiki Lounge, I like to hear an intelligent mix of vintage and modern. If there ever was someone who could pull that of well, I'd say it's Jay. Well, the Millionaire, too.
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bigtikidude
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From: Anaheim,Ca.
| Posted: 2009-10-11 11:11 am Permalink
Very cool,
how long will he be DJing there?
Jeff(btd)
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Kon-Tiki Viking
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Posts: 91
From: Somewhere Beyond The Sea
| Posted: 2009-10-14 10:30 pm Permalink
Thanks for the kind words, everyone. I'm looking forward to mixing in the vintage exotica we all know and love with other genres that will hopefully create the right mood suitable for a modern tiki bar. Expect to hear Baxter, Denny, Lyman, Drasnin and Ahbez alongside contemporary acts like Karminsky Experience, Tikiyaki, Don Tiki, Waldeck, Koop and many more plus bossa, surf, classic lounge, jazz and some surprises. Here's a few examples, old and new.............Hope to see you there, Jay.
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bigtikidude
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From: Anaheim,Ca.
| Posted: 2009-10-15 09:16 am Permalink
Great to see that you are mixing it up with new stuff, like Tikiyaki, and Surf music also.
I do that also when I am djing events.
I think that you have to go with a wide array of sounds to really set a mood, if appropriate of course.
I am looking forward to hearing you spin.
Jeff(btd)
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Kon-Tiki Viking
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From: Somewhere Beyond The Sea
| Posted: 2009-10-17 10:48 am Permalink
Yes, Jeff...I think mixing it up a little is the way to go.....especially as it would be good to lure in some non-Tiki people to Trader Vics and let them get a taste of classic exotica as well as some of the contemporary lounge tunes that they may already be acquainted with. BTW I've heard you playing at quite a few events on the scene since I moved out here and have always been impressed by the sounds you've spun.
Here's a couple more things I'll be playing on Thursday nights....
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bigtikidude
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Posts: 8253
From: Anaheim,Ca.
| Posted: 2009-10-20 6:05 pm Permalink
sweet,
can't wait to be there and hear them.
I was just asked to DJ a tiki/surf event in Az. this last weekend,
and I mixed it up, surf, and exotica, and got lots of compliments.
Jeff(btd)
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bigtikidude
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From: Anaheim,Ca.
| Posted: 2009-10-20 6:18 pm Permalink
also if anyone wants to show up early.
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Otto
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Joined: Mar 29, 2002
Posts: 770
From: NorCal
| Posted: 2009-10-21 12:20 am Permalink
Jay, I hope this is the LA gig you have been waiting for and deserve!
Remember DJing @ Madonna Inn!?!?
btw, I just DJed that Alex Keack lp at a surf gig I did in SF on sunday!
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Kon-Tiki Viking
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Posts: 91
From: Somewhere Beyond The Sea
| Posted: 2009-10-21 12:25 pm Permalink
Thanks Otto ! Yeah, that Madonna Inn party was really something special...I hope to play a similar mix of old and new on Thursday night.And I love that Alex Keack album...I only wish he had done a couple more in that style.
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bigbrotiki
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Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 10561
From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
| Posted: 2009-10-22 09:38 am Permalink
I'll be there tonight. A perfect occasion to pay my respects to the downtown Vic's and enjoy the sounds, sights and samplings of fine food and drink.
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bigtikidude
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Joined: Aug 10, 2004
Posts: 8253
From: Anaheim,Ca.
| Posted: 2009-10-22 09:46 am Permalink
I'll be there at 8 pm ish.
doubt I will hang til 1:30 though.
can't wait.
Jeff(btd)
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