Many of you know Lee Jarvis from his impressive discography on labels such as Lost My Dog, 4Kenzo, 1200 Traxx, Trendy Mullet, Fazed Music and Revolutionary Music (as Earl Jives).  He also ran one of London’s hottest jackin’ house nights right up until he moved  to Chicago.  His party, called Moochin,  showcased artists such as Joey Youngman, the Littlemen, Quirk Burglars, Massimo Dacosta and our own Shifty Johnson to name a few.  He has certainly established himself at the forefront of the global jackin’ house community.  Mr. Jarvis now plans to explore the deeper shades of house further than he ever has before.

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I have just started DJing again using my real name – Jeremiah Seraphine.  For the past seven years I’ve been using an alter ego to explore different sounds – jackin’ house, tech house, minimal, fidget.  I’ve continued to collect and play deep house – keeping true to my roots, but only at intimate gatherings on my roof deck or private parties.

This collaboration with Mr. Jarvis is exciting because I’m able to bring the experience of the last seven years to bear on the concept of deep house music. Those of you who were around in the early days of 3 Degrees, when I was a deep house DJ, will surely hear something familiar in this new groove.  And those who’ve come to know my style over the last seven years will also hear similarities.  The style is sexy, groovy and smooth with a little bit of funk to keep it interesting.  The tracks we’ve been selecting for this project are by producers who pay unusual attention to the production quality of every element.

I know I’ve written quite a bit just to introduce a Wednesday night gig, but we are excited for this new take on an old adventure -spinning deep house.  So, you are now formally invited to join us, Lee Jarvis and myself,  for the first of many deep house sets in Chicago.  January 20th we will be at Martini Ranch from midnight until 4am.  There is no cover.  Come check out the sound!

Jeremiah Seraphine

Elev8tor headlines Darkroom 7 Year Anniversary Bash

Elev8tor is a band you are going to hear a lot about this year.  They have multiple releases scheduled to drop in 2010 from Chicago’s Revolutionary Music imprint.  This Friday they are headlining Darkroom’s 7 Year Anniversary party.  Last Saturday, label mates Bryan Ford & Goulet rocked a full house at Darkroom.  Odds are that this week will bring the same energy and then some due to it being the venue’s anniversary party.  Don’t miss this show!

Kevin Ford, the keys player and band leader for the wildly popular nationally touring Afrobeat band – the Chicago Afrobeat Project, has done it again with his newest project – Elev8tor.  This new project fuses electronic and organic music together creating everything from soul dub to disco to downtempo to nu jazz and beyond.  Sam Sharp, drummer for J Davis Trio, anchors the heavy rhythms which are accented by ultra phat bass lines from bassist extraordinaire Olin Langley.   Bryan Ford (Bryan Ford & Goulet), a revered multi-intrumentalist is the newest member of the ensemble – stepping in to play guitar.  Kevin Ford plays an array of synths, organs and samples while Darcy Markham pulls it all together with her amazing voice.

For more info check out their Myspace page.

Title: Elev8tor at Darkroom Anniversary Party
Location: Darkroom (2210 W. Chicago Ave)
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Description: Elev8tor will be performing at Darkroom’s anniversary party. This will be a hot show!
Date: 2010-01-15

Lake Street Collective

Revolutionary Music and illmeasures, two crews who are responsible for years of legendary Chicago loft parties joined forces a year ago as the Lake Street Collective to bring the loft party vibe to legal venues around the city. They celebrate their 1 year anniversary on January 9th at Darkroom. The party features live performances by Bryan Ford & Goulet and Brad Miner along with DJs Striz, Jeremiah Seraphine, Lee Jarvis and Justin Reed. $5 Cover and free before 11pm. 9p-3a.

The line-up:

Bryan Ford & Goulet (live)
DJ Striz
Jeremiah Seraphine
Brad Miner (live)
Lee Jarvis
Justin Reed

Title: Lake Street Collective 1 Year Anniversary Party
Location: Darkroom (2210 W. Chicago Ave.)
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Date: 2010-01-09

Title: Sista Stroke’s Brick City House radio show
Location: ChicagoHouseFM.com
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Description: 1pm Central
Date: 2009-12-09

1. Record a continuous DJ mix between 45 minutes and 1 hour in length that includes at least one track from the Revolutionary Music catalog.  Your mix can be any style.

2. Send us the Mix using the Revolutionary Music Sound Cloud Drop Box using this link or by going to the Revolutionary Music homepage.

3. Email jeremiah@revolutionarymusic.com with your DJ Name, Location, and the name of your mix.

4. DEADLINE for entries is February 1, 2010.

We will announce the winners and feature their mixes and profiles in March 2010 before we make the trip to Winter Music Conference in Miami Beach.  We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Choose at least one song from our catalog displayed below (from Stompy.com):

Jeremiah

Title: Jeremiah Seraphine to spin at Whatever Wednesdays November 11th
Location: Martini Ranch (311 W Chicago Ave)
Date: 2009-11-11

We will be celebrating Maia’s birthday party. That means you should take a vacation day on Monday.  We’ve already taken the day off.

The party starts at 3pm and ends at 2am.

The ridiculously talented line-up for the 3oth includes:

VOLT MODZ hybrid DJ/live PA set (Shifty Johnson & K Ford)

DJ Striz

Adrienne Sanchez

Justin Reed

DJ Goulet

Ryan Scott

Hiroki

Title: Revolutionary Music at Day Ra
Location: Roof of Wit Hotel (201 N. State, Chicago)
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Description: Revolutionary Music label party at Day Ra. Celebrating Maia\’s birthday! Featuring VOLT MODZ (Shifty Johnson & K Ford), DJ Striz, Adrienne Sanchez, Justin Reed, DJ Goulet and Ryan Scott
Date: 2009-08-30

On Wednesday May 20th, DJ Shifty Johnson appeared on Sista Stroke’s Brick City House show on ChicagoHouseFM.com.  He dropped a sick set of tech house and house with elements of electro, minimal and fidget house worked in.  This show is now available as a free download and podcast at SistaStroke.Podomatic.com.  Shifty’s set begins about halfway into the recording.  Sista Stroke drops a rockin’ set of house music first.  Between sets, Sista Stroke interviews Shifty.  We were impressed and shocked at how well behaved he was during the interview.  He must have been sedated.

Be sure to download the free 2 hour DJ mix!  Let us know what you think!