The next TestPress will be held on February 2nd, 2012
PRODUCERS: Submit your tracks and be heard!
The Panelists:
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Julius Papp | Neodisco MusicJulius Papp is one whose dedication to music has propelled his career as a producer and DJ in the electronic music scene. His dance music roots lie in Disco of the 70’s and New Wave of the 80’s. Presently living in San Francisco, he was born and raised in Montreal, Canada, and got tuned into dance music through the city’s flourishing club scene and diverse radio broadcasts. He started collecting vinyl records in the late 70’s and took to the turntables in 1985, scoring his first major club gig two years later. Hearing the non-stop flow of music and observing the booth where the DJ seamlessly blended each selection were early influences for Julius. Later influences included reading about parties that were piloted by talented music programmers that even today, influence the youngest of aspiring DJ’s - legends like Larry Levan at the Paradise Garage in New York City to Frankie Knuckles at The Warehouse in Chicago to Tony Humphries’ weekly at Zanzibar in New Jersey. For more info please head to www.juliuspapp.com |
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Mal Harper | MalLabel MusicMal Harper is the owner and head of MalLabel Music MalLabel is a SF based music label and production crew whose goal is to promote next level music in creative non-traditional event environments. Leading the bass music scene in the Bay Area, MalLabel hosts large scale underground events with some of the biggest names in bass. Future plans for event expansion include the productions crew's first festival, Fractalized in July 2012 and a US tour for the label residents. The label continues to grow and thrive striving for variety in style and sound, having reached several top 10 and 20 Dubstep and Glitch Hop Beatport hits over the past year, MalLabel has earned its reputation as one geared to rising west coast talent. The MalLabel website features new artists and downloads every week making the label upfront with the freshest mixes and tunes and helping to push the genre forward which is the company's main mission. For music news and event updates visit www.mallabelmusic.com. |
The TestPress Format:
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Past TestPress Panelists Have Included...
Carmen Rizzo |
Divasonic |
Tom Salta |
Michael "Boz" Bozley |
Sara Cooper |
Nikola Baytala |
Kush Arora |
Alland Byallo |
Alvaro G. Velilla |
JASWHO? |
KAT 010 |
Spesh |
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Jason Villaroman |
Jondi |
DJ Qzen |
David Harness |
DJ Dawn of Sound |
Moldover |
AmpLive |
Chris Lum |
DJ Drag'n Fly |
Vincent Kwok |
DJ Denise |
The TestPress Committee Members:
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Greg Gordon (Pyramind, Epiphyte Records): Greg is one of the founding members of Test Press. He has over twenty years of experience as a producer, mix and mastering engineer, educator and studio owner. He is the founder and CEO of Pyramind and has steadily grown his vision into an award winning production studio and internationally recognized music production school. Greg's credits include mixing and mastering the scores for the soon to be released Halo Combat Evolved and Iron Man II as well as producing EDM tracks for Native, JKind, and Rocker T. Greg is a BMI writer and producer under the name G.2 and has successfully licensed his and other tracks into numerous top video game titles and films. He is a twenty year voting member of The Recording Academy (The Grammys) and has served as both a national Trustee and board member for the San Francisco Chapter. |
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Jeff Straw (Ingrooves/Breakshop Studios): Jeff Straw has worked as a DJ, saxophonist, retail music buyer, producer, remixer, and marketing director. He is currently the Director of Music Licensing and Strategic Partnerships at the digital powerhouse INgrooves. He acts as music supervisor for interactive games and pitches music for film and TV placements, ad campaigns, and Internet projects. Jeff is one of the founding members of Test Press San Francisco. His music production under the moniker DJ F is generally released on his own Breakshop Studios label (http://www.breakshop-studios.com). He has been teaching Music Marketing and Distribution for Berklee Music since 2010 and he holds a Bachelor of Music degree from University of Miami's Music Engineering program. Straw is a voting member of NARAS and is an ASCAP writer. |
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Chris Lum (Pyramind Remix Instructor/Moulton Studios): Chris Lum has been a mainstay of the San Francisco dance music scene for over fifteen years. Lum moved to the city in 1993 from LA, where he helped open and run the famous store Beat Non Stop. Arriving in San Francisco he earned a gig behind the counter at the much-missed BPM Records on Polk & Post, where he slung records, ordered the cream of domestic dance music of that era, and advised fledgling DJs and newcomers to the scene about what to spin and how to spin it. Between 2001 and 2005, Chris had 80+ songs pressed and published on labels from around the world including notable names like Defected, Strictly Rhythm, Hooj Choons, and Arista. In 2004 he was honored to be nominated for a Grammy Award for a Jill Scott remix, and since he has remixed artists such as Alicia Keys, Mary J Blige, Missy Elliot, Luther Vandros and Mariah Carey. |
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Dheeraj Sareen (Pyramind/Maktub/Kaato Music): A resident of New Delhi, India, Dheeraj made the move to San Francisco to learn the art of music production at Pyramind. Through the education he received at Pyramind, He has gone on to produce tracks that have been signed to the likes of MakTub and Kaato Music, as well as supported by the heavy weights in the DJ community the likes of Richie Hawtin, Dubfire, Ricardo Villalobos and more. Now a part of the Pyramind team, Dheeraj helps facilitate the Marketing and Events efforts for the company and has gone on to produce production seminars with world touring artists Morgan Page, Stimming, Jaytech and more. |
