NYC Electro DJing, Music, Events, and Equipment

25Jan/120

Simon Cowell’s new show to find The Worlds Greatest DJ

Today, Simon Cowell announced that he will be launching a new TV show to find "the world's greatest DJs".  Sounds like a cheesy premise, but it could really pan out to be a very interesting show for viewers and DJs alike. With more and more popularity around global DJ competitions like the Red Bull 3Style and the DMC, the step to TV seems almost natural. So, how it might actually go down? What will the format be? How will this be judged? How will they find DJs?  Lets take a look, click to read more…

Simon Cowell

9Dec/114

Thailand: Clubs, Nightlife, and Ladyboys (videos and photos)

Thailand, a mysterious land filled with questions and intrigue for many westerners, especially Americans. My questions were, what is the nightlife like? What type of music do the DJs play? Are there really ladyboys everywhere? Those questions, and more, were burning in my brain, so there was only one way to find out... go there for two weeks! Click through to follow me through the exciting nightlife of Thailand.

31Oct/110

Tonight, Halloween Party with DJ Lazor and DJ Color TV, at Solas

Come out tonight to Solas to Dance Yourself to DEATH! DJ Lazor and DJ Color TV will be rocking it all night, in costume, for a ghoulishly good dance party. Solas one of the best dance club/bars in the East Village, and this costume party will be best dance party of halloween. So, get your makup-on and your scary/slutty costumes on, and lets party!

Solas
232 9th ST, between 2nd and 3rd ave (once block north of St Marks Place), NY.
Time: 9pm till close.
Click here to RSVP by Facebook.
See you there!

28May/110

Memorial Day Eve Party @ Solas with Color TV and Lazor

If you are in NY this weekend then you need to come out to Solas this Sunday night! It will be the full NYCelectro.com crew rocking the house! Thats right, DJ Color TV, Lazor, and Shu-T will be there making your dance into Memorial Day. Come get your dance-on that night before you get your grill-on the next day!
Also, Just announced, Tonight at Solas, will be DJ Color TV, Shu-T and special guest DJ Sancon. Sancon is from Tokyo Japan and tours with big name artists (in Japan) as well as works as a successful touring DJ between Japan and America.
Click through for more details.

The party is on this Sunday, 5-29-2011, from 10pm till close, whatever time that might be. Its free admission, so just bring money for drinks. The music will be Electro, Pop, Hip-hop, Dance, Rock, and more, anything to get the dancefloor moving all night long. Its at:

Solas
232 E 9th St # 1
New York, NY 10003-7580
(212) 375-0297
map

19May/110

Weekend DJ Check-in

So, its thursday night and you need to plan your weekend. Well, here at NYCelectro.com, we understand. This weekend, you can catch DJ Color TV, Shu-T, or Lazor almost any night. As you can see from the flyer below, your's truly - DJ Color TV and Shu-T will be spinning tonight. All three of us will be rocking the 1's and 2's on friday night (at different places) and Lazor will be holding it down on Saturday. Click through for the full schedule, and I hope to see you all there.

Rock and Hip-hop at Ontario

11Apr/110

UPDATE: This Wednesday: Fundraiser for Japan @ Beauty Bar

UPDATE:
As you know, the fundraiser was last week. And we were able to raise $400 that night. Thanks to urn RSCG advertising agency's generous matching, we were able to actually donate $800 to help Japan. I just want to say thanks to DJ Lazor for helping and the Comedy School Dropouts for supplying the laughs.

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Please come help support relief efforts in Japan. NYCelectro.com and the Comedy School Dropouts are teaming up to bring you a night of laughs, music, and dancing. The event will begin around 6:30pm and go until about 2am. The DJing will start around 10ish, after the comedy show. Its a free show, but with a Suggested Donation of $10. All funds will be going to the RedCross to directly benefit the "Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami" relief efforts. More info after the click:

$800 donated!

7Apr/110

DJ Revolution Interviews DJ Qbert (full interview video)

Its always cool when an expert interviews another expert in the same field. The video below is exactly that. Revolution and Qbert are both amazing DJs and this interview is very interesting. I like Qbert's outlook on life, its pretty inspirational. Check out the video below, and click through to watch DJ Jazzy Jeff's appearance. Jeff does his legendary transform scratch. Check it out after the jump...

DJ Qbert, Full Interview

1Apr/110

Weekend Checkin – Where’s the Party At?

NYCelectro.com DJs are in full effect this weekend. Lazor, Shu-T, and me DJ Color TV will be rocking NYC to the bone. From Nevada Smiths to M1-5 to Solas, there are too many good shows to choose from. Click through to get the schedule and info.

DJ Color TV

30Mar/113

WMC Battle Winners of 2011, with many videos

The WMC (Winter Music Conference) wrapped up about 2 weeks ago and the videos many of the winning battle sets are finally starting to surface. There are still a few missing though. Click through for a rundown of the winners and videos of most of their sets:

DJ Crime's winning (1st place) Audio/Video Video DJ Set:

28Mar/111

2011 DMC, Dates, Info, and Videos

The DMC is coming in full force this year. If  you don't know, the DMC is a worldwide DJ competition. DJs from all over the world compete from maybe 15 countries (it changes every year). Back here in America, you can check out, or compete in the DMC in 7 different cities. The battle in San Antonio is already done. For the results of that and the other cities, click through. Also, check out the footage of the DMC DVD Release Party after the jump.