| Nov 12-19, '06 Miami | Jul 21-24, '06 - L.A. | May 12-15, '06 - Miami |
The Artist Archives...past Groove Cruise DJ'sTHE ARTIST ARCHIVES
Groove Cruises of the past have included appearances by some of the biggest headliners from coast to coast. The Groove Cruises are a backstage pass to their performances...don't miss your chance! DONALD GLAUDE
July 21 - 24, 2006 DJ, performer, entertainer...dancer? That's right, DJ Donald Glaude has been known to hit the dance floor...or should we say, the BEACH, in the case of this year's LA Groove Cruise! On the 2006 Groove Cruise, he'll be hyping you up with the eclectic, funky tracks worshipped by his enormous following. With one of the busiest tour schedules in the dance music industry, Donald can be heard at renowned annual events from Las Vegas to Buenos Aires. In July of '06, from Los Angeles to Ensenada, Mexico, Donald Glaude will unleash his music on the Groove Cruise! Like we said, hold on to your palm trees...Donald Glaude is going to be onboard...and he's bringing his turntables and his dancing shoes!SCOOTER AND LAVELLE
July 21 - 24, 2006 www.scooterandlavelle.com These Groove Cruise resident DJ's and San Diego legends are going global! Not only are Scooter and Lavelle residents all over the West Coast from San Diego's On Broadway and Stingaree to Vegas's hottest pool party called Rehab at the Hard Rock, they just released a new CD, and are making appearances all over the USA and are simply hot hot hot! After blowing the socks off the 2005 LA and Fall Groove Cruises, DJ's Scooter and Lavelle are bringing new sets, new sounds and enough heat to turn the sand into glass on the 2006 LA Groove Cruise! Their high energy sounds throw you hard house loops and serious turntabelism...from the ship to the sand, they'll be tearing it up for all the Groove Cruisers! STEVE SMOOTH
November 12 - 19, 2006 In addition to producing, Steve maintains an impressive DJ schedule. Currently voted as one of "America's Favorite DJs", according to BPM Magazine, he placed within the top 10 among House DJs. This past year alone he took his skills as a DJ and sound to over 100 shows including UK, Germany, Spain, Hong Kong, Canada, and North and South Americas as well as his DJ residency at Avalon NYC once a month in 2004.Through an ever-growing release schedule and countless live performances, Steve plans to continue to set the pace for production within the EDM Culture. Ménage Music released Smooth & J’s long anticipated debut album “The Collection” this September and he will immediately begin a new tour with production partner, JJ Flores. STEVE PORTER  November 12 - 19, 2006 Once in a blue moon there comes along a prodigy that is noticed by the big guns and whose talent catapults them onto the world stage. Steve Porter has evolved from record store clerk to landing on the roster at one of the most prestigious booking agencies in the world. Once Porter was discovered by Chris Fortier, he began touring across the U.S., Canada, South America, Australia, Asia and Europe and has played alongside Sasha on the Airdrawndagger and Involver North American tours, Sander Kleinenberg on the Essential Mix Tour and also headlining a hectic schedule of national and international DJ dates. Over the last six years, Porterhouse has amassed a collection of over 50 singles and 28 remixes. His myriad of tracks have been dominating dancefloors globally, with Porterhouse finding its way into the record boxes of everyone from Sasha, Lee Burridge and Derrick Carter to Carl Cox, Sander Kleinenberg, Mark Farina and Paul van Dyk. His sound is known to his fans as “Porterhouse,” an eclectic range of funked-up house beats with a techy-edge and twisted jams induced by his own re-edits and mixes. When Steve walks into a record store he examines every genre, picking the top gems from Disco to Techno to Trance and everything in between. Make no mistake, Porterhouse is party house. And we'll be serving Porterhouse on the Groove Cruise this November 12-19! DJ COLETTE    November 12-19, 2006 You close your eyes. The organic warmth of an angelic mezzo soprano voice flows up your veins and stops in your heart. You are paralyzed with audiorgasmic delight. You have now experienced DJ Collette. DJ Colette is one of the first DJs to add her vocals to the record she spins, inspiring a new category of performance in the electronic world. As countless others begin to sing and spin, many can still not compare to the vocal/turntable sessions Colette delivers. How many singing DJs combine up-close observation of the legendary Derrick Carter and Mark Farina dating back to Chicago in the late Eighties with formal operatic training from the ages of nine to eighteen? Probably not many. In fact, there may not be any DJ today who can match the impressive pedigree of former music teacher turned mix-master DJ Colette. It was at house parties with the likes of Lez and Dego, Mazi and Mark Farina that Colette, a classical music student by day, began to find the liberation she still enjoys from singing over other people's records. "I started singing with house music when I was 16 or 17. I would go to parties and just freestyle over other DJs playing." That spontaneous approach, a dance music version of rapping, is something that has stuck with her through the present. To Colette, there is no better rush than the one that comes from improvising in front of a room full of clubgoers. "There's definitely something to be said for a practiced performance, but it's really freeing to just improvise. Because it's almost like you're one of the people in the party. It's just like dancing; you don't really have a set dance routine when you go out to a club; you just feel it and you react to it. And it's the same thing for me." Because of her early fears aout entering the DJ scene, Colette is happy and proud to be a role model for young girls who follow her lead. In addition to being a role model through her music, Colette extends herslef to a varieyt of women's shelters. We are honored to have the uplifting operatic voice of Colette resonate throughout the Caribbean aboard the most incredible cruise ship in the world this November 12 - 19 on the GROOVE CRUISE! DJ KALENDR  November 12 - 19, 2006 www.djkalendr.com (Crobar Chicago) Having a nightly residency every day of the week from Sound Bar to Crobar, DJ Kalendr is without doubt the busiest DJ in Chicago. He has opened for or played with some of today's hottest artists: Eminem, 50 Cent, D12, Bad Boy Bill, JJ Flores, Deep Dish, Ferry Corsten and Louie Devitto to name a few and was on tour with Ludacris and 4 Eyez last summer!! With a recent move to Chicago (from Detroit), Kalendr's DJ career has exploded. He landed a spot in a movie called The Break Up (Vince Vaughn & Jennifer Aniston) and has also teamed up with two of Chicago's biggest DJ's Jernell Geronimo & Victor R. to form Chicago Nite Stars. DJ EBAR EBAR has also been producing and engineering his own music for his production unit and studio Twilight Technologies New York since 1996. His eclectic, high quality productions and remixes stretch from tech-house, hard tribal, progressive, acid jazz, broken beat nujazz and dreamy deep house. He is able to turn around top-flight productions in multiple genres within short time spans. With a 12-year formal education in classical and jazz piano, he knows his way around the keys as well as the drum machine. EBAR runs his own record label Sifted Recordings, which is comprised of three sub-labels that each specialize in different genres. EBAR has also released a commercially available DJ compilation mix CD, “made2lounge”, with German powerhouse ZYX Music and American Sony/Red Distribution to be distributed, marketed prominently and sold in retail outlets around the world including Virgin, Musicland and Sam Goody. DJ GREG BAUER
November 12 - 19, 2006 After being voted best new DJ 2003 through Localsound Chicago, Greg picked up residencies at Narcisse and Zella. His resume of other clubs in Chicago includes Transit, Spybar, Domaine, Big Wig, Soundbar, Trave, Tryst, Kustom/Breathe, Goodbar, Spoon, and the Estate. In addition to the Groove Cruise, his other ventures in the water include the annual sell out Summer Soltice Booze cruises on Lake Michigan. Gregg has recently opened for Erick Morillo, and has spun on the Hustler Music Tour. Whether on the boat or the beach, they will be spinning everything from hip-hop, house, global underground, old skool, trance, progressive, and top 40 along with whatever else moves your butt. These guys are ready to hoist anchor and get you groovin'! JOHN CURLEY
November 12 - 19, 2006 John has been behind the scenes, and the turntables, of almost every major club event in Chicago since 1988. As the resident DJ of two of Chicago's most pioneering and legendary venues, Medusa and Shelter, John has been instrumental in shaping the musical tastes of an entire generation of Chicago club-goers. He is currently in charge of Purefuture.com and largely responsible for the nomination of Chicago's Sound-Bar as one of the top 4 dance clubs in the entire USA. SHANNON WILLIAMS
November 12 - 19, 2006 After bringing the club scene to Grand Rapids Michigan by starting Club 98 on the radio and spinning in GR in front of thousands of dance starved Michiganders, he moved his clubmix show to a top radio station and it became one of the longest running dance-mix shows in US history! These days, Shannon plays at gigs across the country, is a dance music reporter for Billboard Magazine and owns Bangin Promotions. DJ ATIMATIK November 12 - 19, 2006 Atimatik has completely taken the SF Bay Area house scene by storm, working with the hottest promoters at the best clubs on the biggest nights; he is a highly demanded DJ. With four residencies, over tens years of DJ experience and a prior musical background, Atimatik has developed a sound all his own. He blends filthy electro house madness with the occasional slamming breaks track, always blowing away the crowds. Come witness this fast rising star with his energy infused, out of control sets that people have been talking about. DJ MARCUS
November 12 - 19, 2006 A last min addition to the L.A.Groove Cruise in July, DJ Marcus brought down the house at the annual pool party with his infectious sound. One of the best up and coming DJ’s on the west coast, MARCUS brings raw energy to dance floor. Marcus is based out of DJ MATTY A
SCOTTY BOY DJ Scotty Boy has quickly emerged as one of Born and raised in the In 2001, Scotty Boy was ready for a fresh scene and new musical opportunities that would open new doors. Viva Scotty Boy is best known in ALEX PEACE Alex Peace has made various contributions to the electronic music industry for over 12 years. His experience in almost every aspect of the industry has given him the resources and the knowledge to perfect his craft and secure his future as a pioneer in the Chicago House Community. Throughout the years, Alex has found himself in the studio with the likes of Ralphi Rosario, Mazi, CZR and Hatiras. His collaborations as well as his own productions have been featured on various mix compilations including: Bad Boy Bill’s “Bangin' the Box Series”, Richard "Humpy" Vision’s ”House Nation”, and Frankie Bones’ “Factory 101”. With his own mix compilations selling more than 100,000 units, there is no doubt that his crowd’s unfaltering connection to his music keeps Alex on top of the game. Most recently, Alex dropped some vocals for Bad Boy Bill on the "Bangin’ The Box 5" mix CD and was the voice behind one of the biggest underground tracks, CZR & Ito's “Bringin’ The Funk” 12” on Subliminal. His most publicized project was his collaboration with Bad Boy Bill as Alex co-wrote, co-produced and performed on the “Everybody” 12” single released on International House Records.
DJ D:FUSE D:FUSE traveled the world to collaborate and record with artists he felt could contribute to his "Dream" album. "This album has been over two years in the making," D:FUSE says. "It's allowed me to get back into song writing. I've been a lyricist all of my life, and Begin is all about moving away from instrumental tracks and moving more into heart-felt emotion through words." As an electronic music pioneer in alternative media outlets, D:FUSE can currently be heard on his own DJ mix show "The People’s Mix" one of America's top nationally broadcasted electronic music shows on XM Satellite Radio in the primetime Saturday night spot, heard by 150,000 "people" every week. He will be celebrating his 200th anniversary show in Fall 2005 featuring live simulcasts at clubs across the continent on The People’s Mix XM Radio. D:FUSE also has a weekly Friday night show on KBIG 104.3 FM in Los Angeles and is flying high on Delta Airlines in-flight music programming electronica channel with his very own 60 minute "D:Fusion" mix on board. D:FUSE's philosophy is quite simple: "Music has saved my life, and all I want to do is pass on my musical message. I've been handed some wonderful opportunities and experiences in my life through music, and I consider it a great privilege to be able to give something back in return." DJ BEALE DABBS DJ CAMILLE
May 12 - 15, 2006 You can see her from Compound to on the radio at Q100! She is HOTT! Camille wrote, recorded and performed opening song for Hot 99.5 WIHT Al B Dee Show, recorded and performed a song for the Redskins Performed on the Norv Turner Show Opened for KC and JoJo and Christina Millian Born and raised in D.C. Camille has worked with producers Billy Hume (Lil' John, Yin Yang Twins, Bone Crusher), Dan Marshall and the Beat Bullies (Outkast, Nelly, Killer Mike, Santana, Earth, Wind and Fire), Mystro (All Saints, Meredith Brooks) and K.O. Productions (Maverick Records) The love for music is what started it! Matty A grew up in LA on west coast hip hop, NWA , Snoop Tupac and so many more. Matty A always made mixed tapes off the late night radio shows, like K-DAY 1580, and would then make copies for my friends. Always wanting to stay current on what was hot and what was not. he never really broadened my musical horizons until being accepted to college @ San Diego State University. This is where he started to really hear and learn about other music, the diversity of people he met in college opened his mind. He also was introducing to the wheels of steel during this time and in 1995, he first stepped to the turntables. What an amazing feeling to see a crowd react when you play a song they love. Ever since, he has been refining his skills and playing out as much as possible. DJ Matty A likes to rock the party! No chilln when he steps up, be ready to turn the energy up to full blast! If you hear a club full of people singing your favorite Biggie track then it just might be Matty A doin his thang! A unique blend of hip – hop, rock, eighties and anything else you might remember growing up singing in your car. FROM Djing Super Bowl Parties for Jaime Foxx or All –Start events for Magic Johnson. |
