So I have been on the lookout for a spot to just get open and play whatever moves me...
Gonna test out Crown Bar this Weds so come and check it out...
I promise to take you on a musical journey- as we speak, I am diggin through the crates and pulling out stuff that we alll havent heard in a while and at the same time, I want to introduce you to this new sound I've been into...
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 23 June 2009 )
REHAB Projects
Written by DJ Hapa
Monday, 15 June 2009
To know everything thats going on with myself and our team-
Go to www.rehabprojects.com and sign up to follow us...
Quite entertaining!!
DJs and Pastors
Written by DJ Hapa
Saturday, 13 June 2009
So...heres an interesting concept...let me know what you think...
What do a scratch academy DJ and church pastor have in common? More than you’d think, according to DJ Hapa and Kimberly Williams. Hapa is director of the internationally acclaimed Scratch Academy and Kimberly Williams is a student at Fuller Theological Seminary, whose paths crossed when Kimberly began exploring the metaphor of “pastor as DJ.” Hapa describes a DJ’s unique form of musician-ship as one of de-composition and re-composition. The DJ can’t just passively listen to music and say, “I like this or that,” but instead has to figure out what’s going on underneath the surface sound. When you listen to the words, the sounds, and the beats, you can find connections in songs that you never thought had any synergy.
You can get into a rut even as a DJ, says Hapa — playing the same club, the same music tracks Friday night after Friday night. This may be what the listener wants to hear-or think they want to hear. But when Hapa began to dig into the music, taking apart and putting back together the pieces in different ways, he rediscovered music and himself. He thinks the DJ’s role is then to take the re-composed music to people and expose them to something new (as opposed to a disc jockey that plays a 3 or 4 minute song without interruption and simply fills a role of announcer).
Kimberly thinks sitting at the feet of a DJ can help her become a better pastor. Instead of ‘playing” the same themes over and over-perhaps even the popular topics that people want to hear-pastor’s need to dig into scripture, rediscover it, and re-compose it in a way that makes it new and alive for the listeners. This can help both pastor and listeners alike from getting stuck in a rut, from doing the same old thing week after week, and better connect people to each other, and to the Word.
Personal Reflections:
Do you find yourself stuck in a rut? How can you be true to yourself and your calling? Share your view of the world to help listeners from just going through the motions.
Do you feel you’re a disc jockey (announcer spinning the top 40 list) or a DJ (looking to interpret, educate, develop, engage, listen)?
Small Group or Staff Questions:
Are there ways you can re-compose old and new themes and ideas to better connect with your listeners? What things seem to be so different, but if you dig deeper have synergy?
How can we introduce our community to new “music” (new expressions of faith, theology and ways of doing/being church) and contextualize and bring alive old “music” (tradition, liturgy).
So Guy, Melissa, and myself headed out to the release of Genius' "Scratch" the Video Game-
It was my first look at the game and we ran into a bunch of the folks out there...
Virman and I testing it out...
Gunnar Bus was retarded...top level deck with full sound...sickest tour bus on the street right now...
Uncle Nu (DJ Nu-Mark) killin the 57....
Rona, Bri, and Viv
Jae doing a shameless plug for Coke...
Freeeeeze!!
I know you want my honest opinion on the game...
First of all, its a game...its not going to replace the dj...and its not going to help you get better as a dj-
Its a bit more MPC based than anything else and the wheel and and "fader" (which is more of a transform switch) are really under utilized...
I literally played the game for 3 minutes so this isnt my full review-
I am sure in the higher levels, there are other features, but so far, the game is fun and I can see it introducing a lot of folks into the world of "djing".
Although, it makes what we do here at Scratch DJ Academy so much more important now...to continue to teach the history, culture, and artform and what it means to be a dj- so that people dont think it started with a video game...
Pictures from Hawaii in the Gallery!
Written by DJ Hapa
Wednesday, 03 June 2009
Getting back into town from the great state of Aloha...
Check out the gallery for the full experience-
Shout out to all of the fam- Rhett, Drew, Los, Xavier, Roli, Dillinger, and of course the entire Hawaii crew- including ppl I havent seen in years- Burt, Kris and Kyle and everyone who we spent time with out there...we will be back soon!
Pictured: Armory Crew, Rhett, Dillinger, HAPA, Drew, Roli, Carlos, Eric
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 03 June 2009 )
I Am King Commercial
Written by DJ Hapa
Monday, 25 May 2009
Check out the commercial ad for Diddy's I AM KING...
Thanks to Paul Stewart and the whole crew-
Also, check out the rest of the campaign- there are a lot of talented and real quality folks who were a part of it...honored to be one of them!
Last Updated ( Monday, 01 June 2009 )
J Lounge
Written by DJ Hapa
Friday, 01 May 2009
Come out to J Lounge this Saturday!
All Star Weekend in Phoenix
Written by DJ Hapa
Monday, 16 February 2009
Running from Chicago to LA and then straight to Phoenix...didn't really even re-pack at all...
Took 4tify with me to Phoenix for All-Star where I had the privilege of DJing for the release of the Air Jordan 2009- MJ's 24th shoe...
Among all the event craziness and the athletes and celebrities...y'all know this is how I really get down...
This was a random kid who was walking by and dancing to what I was playing, so I asked him if he wanted to try and scratch-
De Sade
Via Valtellina, 21/23 , Milano •
23:00 • € 25/20
Hip hop e black music con special guest da Los Angeles dj Hapa.
In consolle anche Max Brigante, Club Dogo, Rido, Dj Fish, Esa & Tormento
FIVE STARS HALLOWEEN PARTY
SPECIAL GUEST: DJ HAPA (L.A.)-PRIMA GUEST STAR INTERNAZIONALE PER L'HALLOWEEN PARTY TARGATO FIVESTARS
CON ESA & TORMENTO, DJ FISH, MAX BRIGANTE, RIDO, CLUB DOGO
VENERDI' 31 OTTOBRE @ DE SADE - MILANO
Dopo il successo del party di inaugurazione di Hip Hop TV (più di 2000 persone, i 20 artisti più accreditati del panorama rap italiano impegnati sul palco) il team di Five Stars, capitanato dal vulcanico Max Brigante, regala ai milanesi una notte di Halloween a base delle migliori e selezionate sonorità black in circolazione: la crème de la crème dell'hip hop nostrano riunita al De Sade per una serata di puro divertimento che proseguirà fino all'alba e, per la prima volta, special guest sarà Dj Hapa, americano di fama internazionale!
Five Stars ha deciso di fare le cose in grande e regalare al suo pubblico la prima guest star internazionale, Dj Hapa che ha aperto concerti per Black Eyed Peas e Snoop Dogg, ha mixato ai party privati di Busta Rhymes, Chamillionaire fino al Michael Jordan's Celebrity Golf Tournament alle Bahamas. Hapa ha suonato nei club più esclusivi del pianeta - da Hong Kong a Las Vegas, dal Canada a Hollywood - e, nel 2005 e 2007, è stato dj ufficiale degli All Star Game Tour NBA.
Come da tradizione Five Stars, oltre a Dj Hapa saranno, numerosi gli ospiti arcinoti e sempre di gran richiamo che si alterneranno sul palco del De Sade: Esa & Tormento (ora impegnati nel progetto Siamesi Brothers), Dj Fish, Club Dogo (Don Joe e Jack La Furia), il multitalento Rido - vocalist e animatore della serata - e i dj resident di Five Stars ovvero Max Brigante e Herca, il tutto condito dalle performance delle immancabili Fivestarlettes, il corpo di ballo di Five Stars.
Anche questa volta, in veste di maestro di cerimonie, mc Rido. Insieme a lui ci saranno i due nomi storici della scena black italiana: Tormento Yoshi e il fratello Esa El Prez che presenteranno anche pezzi del loro primo disco insieme 'Siamesi Brothers'. Oltre a loro, una vecchia conoscenza dell'ambiente ed ex compagno di ventura di Tormento -nonché tutt'ora grande produttore- Dj Fish. Non poteva mancare all'appello la formazione dei Dogo, anche se non al completo ma rappresentata da Don Joe e Jake La Furia, per l'occasione impegnati alla consolle.
Five Stars è il marchio di riferimento della scena Hip-Hop, milanese e non solo, da oltre 8 anni. Unisce esibizioni live, dj set accompagnato da Mc di comprovata fama, intrattenimento e animazione a cura del corpo di ballo FiveStarlettes, il tutto con l'Hip Hop come comun denominatore perché - come sostiene Max Brigante: "La penetrazione della cultura hip hop nella società contemporanea non ha eguali. Musica, moda, città, linguaggio, tutto sembra muoversi a ritmo di hip hop".
Per la festa di Halloween del 31 ottobre, le telecamere di Hip Hop TV riprenderanno l'intera serata che andrà in onda in diretta. Hip Hop TV è il primo e già seguitissimo canale dedicato alla musica urban e hip hop, diretto da Max Brigante e in onda sul canale 720 di Sky.
De Sade: via Valtellina 21, Milano - Orario: dalle 23.00 alle 06.00
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