Archive for February, 2012
APProdisiac Wednesday > News Booth
Welcome to the world of News Booth! It’s one of my favorite new apps that lets you create pretty convincing images that look like they are coming straight off a news show! The app comes with 4 different themes but they will be adding more soon. The coolest part is that you can add your own headlines which can make for some pretty funny pictures. What do you think of the News Booth image from my show last night at Agency?
25 Billion Downloads
The App Store is about to hit 25 billion downloads! If you are the lucky person to download the 25 billionth app, you could win a $10,000 App Store Gift Card. Currently, it’s at a little over 150 million downloads shy from reaching 25 billion. Good luck!!
Top 5 Tuesday 2/28
Bea Bea’s – Burbank, CA
Drake ft. Lil Wayne vs. DJ GUSTO - The Motto (Gusto's FOMO Bootleg)
Felix Cartel - Domo
Kaskade Ft. Skylar Grey - Room for Happiness (Feature Cuts Remix)
M.I.A. - Bad Girls
Tommy Trash - Cascade
Stuff Instagramers Say
So funny! “Oh I don’t really pay attention to the popular page.” I think we’re all guilty of saying some of this stuff at one point or another…
Grand Opening: El Paso > DJ Ken Kan Cal
Interview:
DJ Name:
Ken Kan Cal
Favorite food spot in the city:
Chico’s Tacos (best place for the hangovers)
Favorite place to shop in the city:
Anyplace I find dope gear. Brand doesn’t mater as long as it looks good
Top 3 songs right now:
1) Feel So Close – Calvin Harris
2) In The Air – Morgan Page
3) What Happens in Vegas – Chuckie ft Gregor Salto
Equipment used:
Technics 1200 mk2, Pioneer Djm 800, MacBook Pro, Native Instruments Kontrol x1 w/ Serato.
Years DJ’ing:
12
Favorite DJ’s:
Too many to name, but a big influence amongst local djs. You learn a lot from those near you.
Rumor on Vice is… a big influence among club dj
Dream residency anywhere in the world?
Florida or Cali
Worst requested song or most common?
Worst: Teach Me How To Dougie
Most Common (at the moment): Loca People – Sak Noel (Alvaro RMX)
What song do you consider your “secret weapon”, the one that always works?
Medina You & I
Your craziest DJ experience?
Getting a tip of $200 for a song that I was planning on playing next already. It was even loaded on the deck ready to go.
Check him out @:
Facebook.com/kenkancal
Twitter.com/kenkancal
Win My Pair Of Galaxy Foamposite’s!
Win my Nike Galaxy Foamposite’s! 100% of proceeds go to Shade Tree Foundation of Las Vegas. Flyer below has all details!
Vice with A-Trak & Lil Jon
Recap of Vice holding it down with A-Trak and Lil Jon at Marquee and Surrender last week in Vegas.
In-Flight Wi-Fi on All Delta Flights
Delta Airlines announced that they installed Wi-Fi on all their shuttle aircraft that fly between New York LaGuardia and both Boston and Washington Reagan National. This service now compliments their other shuttle amenities such as free morning coffee and newspapers. Wi-fi definitely makes flying a much more enjoyable experience for me! Safe travels everyone!
Gorillaz X Converse Shoe and a Download
Converse, teamed up with Gorillaz as a part of their “3 Artists. 1 song” campaign to design a sneaker. I just picked up these kicks and found out it comes with a free download….not a bad deal! Gorillaz collaborated with Andre 3000 and James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem on the track.
APProdisiac Wednesday > Krink
I recently hung out in Vegas with a famed street artist named Curtis Kulig. First and foremost the guy is a true testament of doing what you “LOVE”. If you’re not familiar with his work check out his site and also check out the marks he left all over the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Vegas. He’s well known for his “Love” or “LoveMe” tag that he has left all over cities world wide. I was snooping around his art studio and noticed bottles of Krink laying around all over. After jumping back on the app store I came across this app and realized once again the statement “There’s an app for that” is more than true. Take a look at this Krink app and get your inner street artist on! This app allows you to create your own images or write on your photos and share with your friends. It includes a variety of different markers like the K60 and 4oz Mop in a number of different Krink colors. You can also run a “Krinked” drawing through Instagram filters for more effects! Check out the app and share your creations with me!
Top 5 Tuesday 2/21
Yuna - Live your Life (DJ Vice Remix)
Chuckie - Together
Dillon Francis & Kill The Noise - Dill The Noise
Example - Changed The Way You Kiss Me
Jack Back Ft. David Guetta, Nicky Romero, & Sia - Wild One Two
Seven Nation Army
Students at The Blast Lab at Imperial College, London, put together some interesting sounds to recreate The White Stripes’ “Seven Nation Army.”
Travel Tip Thursday > 10 Million Mile Man
Travel tips from the 10 million mile man! Watch below:
APProdisiac Wednesday > Foodspotting
Welcome to the world of Foodspotting! This is a visual guide to good food, and where to find it! Instead of reviewing restaurants, “Foodspotting” makes it simple to recommend dishes by allowing users to upload pictures of the food. If you find yourself hungry in an unknown city, the app will pull up great dishes around you that are recommended by locals. The best part is finding a restaurant you haven’t been to yet and seeing pictures of the food. The app itself is very fast, useful, and fun. You can connect it to your Facebook and Twitter to see what your friends and food experts like the Travel Channel love. A must have app for any foodie!
Top 5 Tuesday 2/14
Cirez D - Mokba
DEV Ft. Enrique Iglesias - Naked (DJ Vice Remix)
Fashen - Disconnected
Quintino - We Gonna Rock
Yuna - Live your Life (DJ Vice Remix)
Jason Markk X Vice – Premium Jet Set Sneaker Cleaner Kit
Today Jason Markk and I released our limited edition Premium Jet Set Sneaker Cleaner Kit. This has been months in the works but it finally has come to life! I couldn’t be any happier with how this collaboration has turned out and I’m confident everyone who is lucky enough to snag one will use this for years to come. The idea was sparked after a conversation Jason and I had about my life on the road and what I was using to keep my kicks clean after a night of spilled drinks, confetti and other stuff that I step on or GET STEPPED ON. We designed the kit around the hardshell DJ needle case that every traveling DJ has in their backpack. The case includes 2oz (carry on friendly) Premium Jason Markk Sneaker Cleaner as well as both Standard & Premium wood cleaning brushes. We have a limited run of only 380 cases and based this number off the larger then life Airbus a380. Each kit is individually numbered and comes complete with instructions illustrated like the cards in the backseat pocket of an airplane seat…usually where I stick my gum once I’m seated. Each kit will retail for $35 USD, and will be available from the Jason Markk online shop, as well as in store at CRSVR Las Vegas and fashion boutiques Colette in Paris & Reed Space in New York.
Grand Opening: Dallas > DJ Rev
“Different City, Different DJ, Collecting Stories, Trading Music”
Interview:
DJ Name:
DJ Rev
Favorite food spot in the city:
Sushi Axiom. I could eat there every day.
Favorite place to shop in the city:
Online. Until they open a CRSVR here!
Top 3 songs right now:
Nicky Romero – Toulouse
Walking Alone In An Aura (Mishal Naik Vocal Edit) – Dirty South vs Mark Mendes
Can’t Stop Me (Aylen Remix) – Afrojack & Shermanology
Equipment used:
Technic 1200s
Rane TTM56
Serato Scratch Live SL1
MacBook Pro
Allen & Heath XD-53 Headphones
Years DJ’ing:
10
Favorite DJ’s:
DJ AM, Qbert, Craze, Hardwell, Chuckie, and Vice of course!
Rumor on Vice is… he’s gonna quit DJing, produce some sick tracks, open a chicken’n'waffles restaurant, then have a baby with his wifey haha
Dream residency anywhere in the world?
Probably Marquee in Vegas right now. That club is insane.
Worst requested song or most common?
The Wobble
What song do you consider your “secret weapon”, the one that always works?
Michael Jackson – PYT
Your craziest DJ experience?
RedBull ThreeStyle battle in Dallas. I never really get nervous but I had to go first and there was a ton of people there. Plus, I was competing with all my friends haha. It was a great time.
Check him out @:
www.djrev.com
Facebook.com/djrev1
Twitter – @djrev
Future Hipsters From 2062
See what Hipsters in the year 2062 will be saying about Social Media.
Travel Tip Thursday > Tour Guides
There are travelers who like to explore cities on their own and those who like to hire tour guides. Tour Guides can be a great way to enhance a trip, but it can be a bit challenging finding someone who is knowledgable and trustworthy in a foreign city. PrivateGuide.com takes care of that for you. This site allows you pick a destination and lets you sort guides and tours by rating and price. The site has an easy to use layout and lets you know details about the tour guide. This is a good resource to use when planning your next trip!
