Twan’s List

The Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs is looking for as many as 30 artists to participate in the Bureau of Engineering’s Bridge Improvements Program, which will renovate or restore several vehicle, railroad, bicycle and grade separation bridges in and around Downtown Los Angeles.

• Across the city, more than 80 bridges require seismic improvement or total replacement, and the department is looking to assemble a pool of artists to dress up the bridges’ concrete railings, lighting and sidewalks, among other elements.
• Individual design budgets are expected to cost from $4,000 to $10,000 and, in some cases, artists may be contracted to fabricate and install their designs.
• Since many of the bridges span the Los Angeles River, artists interested in the waterway’s revitalization are particularly encouraged to apply.

More information is available on the Culture L.A. website or by calling Becky Snodgrass at (213) 202-5544.

SPACE ISLAND PRESENTS:

THE EXTRATERRESTRIAL BALL

Come one, come all to the Extraterrestrial Ball. Get down with alien freaks from across the galaxy to the night’s dirtiest and nastiest breaks, conjured up by Space Island’s wicked Halloween lineup.

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• SAT. OCT 28TH, 10PM TILL 7AM
• $20 AT THE DOOR
• $15 for those who arrive before 11pm

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• Random Rab (El Circo)
• BreakBeatBuddha (Ovatone)
• David Starfire (Space Island)

2 by 4 set by:

• Jupit3r and Suspender (TheDoLab/Space Island)

• Brian Seed (Moon Tribe)
• DJ Manny (DJ Dojo/ Austin, TX.)
• Azmyth (Manifest Station)
• Bitches On The Switches (RobnSteel/H2O Productions)
• DJ Dandelion (Space Island)

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RANDOM RAB (El Circo)
Emerging from the West Coast electronic music scene, Random Rab will catalyze your journey towards a haunting ecstasy. Playing only his own originally produced music live with an array of drum machines, samplers, sequencers, and instruments, the beats are smooth, bold, and overwhelming … Rab’s original vocals, melodies and hitting basslines merge seamlessly into a tapestry of unique and unexpectedly haunting sounds.

BREAKBEATBUDDHA (Ovatone)
BreakBeatBuddha has been shakin’ dance floors on numerous continents for 15 years now. His DJ sets are a blend of Hip Hop, Break Beat and Drum n’ Bass, to which he adds live conscious lyricism that challenges the dance floor and politicizes the party. Originally from the UK, he brings his knowledge of the “Bad Brit Bass” to ruff things up on the West Coast. Both DJ and producer, he’s responsible for numerous dance floor killers such as “Buddha Bounce” (Organic Music) and “Dat Feelin” (OVATONE music).

DAVID STARFIRE (Space Island)
David Starfire is a passionate producer/composer/multi instrumentalist/DJ residing in Los Angeles via San Francisco. A producer of varying styles from dance to rock to hip-hop to bhangra and everything in between, his production standards are compared to the best and DJs like Adam Freeland and Karsh Kale are spinning out his original songs and remixes. His DJ sets have been rumored to cause earthquakes in California with his sonic bass frequencies and he consistently takes the music to the next level.

JUPITER (TheDoLab/Space Island)
Jupiter often referred to as the utility guy of LA’s underground sound scene, has come a long way since venturing out to his first experience of warehouse enlightenment and connection nearly 8 years ago. His beat matching and wealth of skills are exemplified from years of experience in the studio and in live music production. He has accumulated and cross-referenced them with an insane range of musical influences ranging from psy, tech, trance and break elements. Jupiter has been a long-standing part of LA’s underground music scene, dropping jaws and shaking asses all over Southern California from Space Island to Coachella.

BRIAN SEED (Moon Tribe)
Brian Seed (aka Brian Golub- Label Manager/A&R/ Artist) has built an international following spinning hard trance, tribal breaks, and progressive techno. In 2002 Brian formed Ritual Sounds with business partner Richard Butler. You can expect more releases on Ritual Sounds from Brian in the future, as well as releases with Phonetik, Ball of Waxx, Fade, and others.

MANNY(DJ Dojo/Austin, TX.)
Manny owns & operates “The DJ DOJO”, which is the only store in Austin, Texas. He has been spinning wicked beats for over 10 years and, in that time, has opened and played with the likes of: Numark (Jurassic 5), DJ Spooky, Fort Knox 5, Ursula 1000, Bassnectar and Thievery Corporation. He now produces under the name Dubwise International and will be bringin’ a slew of bumpin’, chunky mashups and breakbeats to the Island.

AZMYTH (Manifest Station)
Azmyth has spent six years in the mix, pushing his skill evolution through everything from Trance to Hip Hop, before settling deep into the sound of Broken Beats. His current sets include Dub & 2-step, Funk, Electro, Progressive & Glitch Hop sounds. Azmyth specializes in themed events, so get ready for a Hallow-riffic treat at Space Island as this mad scientist releases his new formula to the masses.

DANDELION (Space Island)
Dandelion was conceived for the sole purpose of taking audiences on musical journeys by spinning beautiful soundscapes and nasty wicked beats. He is blessed with the natural gift of rhythm. Dandelion began DJ’ng after being inspired by the spirit of the Burning Man and his passion for breaks. He has played his sets to a worldwide audience (Bombay, Chennai, Goa), and has been holding down the tables at his residency, Space Island, since 2004.

BITCHES ON THE SWITCHES (RobnSteel/H2O Productions)
B.O.T.S (Bitches On The Switches) three smoking hot and funky girls hailing from Boston, Florida, and San Diego. Djs Eva, Amyx and Alikat fuse a spectrum of break beat styles maintaining a bass-heavy funk and sexy, booty-shakin’ bump. This beat sythisization that is original to dynamic Tag Team Trio, B.O.T.S. have played at Avalon, WMC Miami, Burning Man, Madrid, Spain, Boston, New York, up & down California, broadcast on radio stations as far as the Netherlands and currently hold residencies at Blowfish Sushi and The Room in Hollywood.

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• - Inside stage, four corner sound with 20″ subs
• - Outside stage, Turbo Sound
• - Sound engineer, Jupit3r

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The Extraterrestrial Ball @ SI produced by:
Stefano and Raphael

IMPORTANT STATEMENT:

To keep SI operating, we must ask you to use our shuttle service.

The shuttles keep our events going; they are a security measure.
SI pays out $ 1,000 to operate them so we can keep our doors open and keep your vehicles safe from local break-ins.
Not using the shuttles jeopardizes the entire event.

Please use the shuttle service and DO NOT ATTEMPT TO PARK AT AND/OR NEAR SI.

Thank You,

Space Island

Begin your space voyage at the usual shuttle pick-up location:

• Central Ave. and E. 1st St Los Angeles, CA 90012.

There are several parking lots on this corner. You can park for free at the Japanese Village parking structure. Or, if you prefer, you can pay $4 and park in the lot across the street. There is ample street parking in this area as well. This is a well-lit, safe area. Also there is also parking near the Office Depot, which is a one block away.

Shuttles depart where Central and 1st Street meet, they will be running from 10pm till 7am.

The line up for this year’s Venice Beach Carnevale is chock full o’ huge talent, with bands, DJs, artists, dancers, performers and crooners to suit all tastes!

And it’s free, FREE, FREE!!

Get a load of this…

DJ Area in the Windburn Arts Zone

• Noon-1:00 Benjamin Lebrave
• 1:00-2:00 T-bird
• 2:00-2:30 Henry Strange
• 2:30-3:30 Matt Xavier - Railyard Recordings
• 3:30-4:30 Maven - Mekka/Mor Bar
• 4:30-5:30 Brian Seed - Moontribe.org
• 5:30-6:30 Todd Spero
• 6:30-7:30 FatFinger
• 7:30-9:00 Jason Bentley - kcrw.org

And that’s just the DJ area. There is a great line up of bands on three other stages all over Windward circle, plus arts installations, video mixing, a costume contest, a beer garden, car show. Check the flyer attached to this posting for the full line up.

If you’re an artist or a burner who wants to show your stuff, there’s STILL TIME to get involved! Also volunteers are needed. Just drop an email to:
windburn@carnevale.us

Remember this is a FREE and COSTUME-encouraged event. See you there.

Oct 28, Noon-10pm, Windward Circle, Venice, CA.

www.carnevale.us
www.projectalma.org

We welcome you to HIPGENESIS: THE ARCANE OASIS, a magickal space, hidden amidst an unmagickal reality - a refuge for wizards, magi and all those who practice the dreaming arts …a confluence of three great magickal currents; tantric, angelic, and hermetic. in it you’ll find:

:::THE TANTRICK SANCTUARY:::

guarded by the trulkor DJs of the NINJA SKILLZ temple, the sanctuary is a magickal tent that exists simultaneously in tibet, xinjiang, and
mongolia. a mystical waypoint for bon po shamans, vajrayana sorcerors, and lotus born gurus on their way to shambala.

SAYNT (Ninjaskillz)
MARK ZABALA (Ninjaskillz)
JP RHINES (Nijaskillz)
Mike Insane (Ninjaskillz)
DRIFTER (Pocket)

:::THE AETHYRIAL LOUNGE:::
hosted by discordian trickster DJs known as the POCKET UNDERGROUND.
the lounge is a hookah room on the edge of nowhere, overlooking the four great watchtowers of the universe. a meeting place for seraphs, ifrit, and enochian adepts.

Sammy Bliss (POCKET :: NinjaSkillz)
King EI (www.KingEi.com)
Manny (GreenSector)
Treavor Wyse (GreenSector)

:::THE GRAND TEMPLE OF LUNAR MYSTERIES:::
presided over by the initiated DJs of MEKKA and the HIPGENESIS. a hermetic temple that celebrates the powers of the moon; the mistress that lights our way through the night, the camel that carries us across the desert, the spark of imagination that sees us through the abyss of the
unknown.

Wolfie (Hipgenesis)
Maven (Mekka)
Jesse Wright (Pocket)
Motion Potion (Sunset Promotions)
DarkMatter (Hipgenesis)
Eurotrash (San Diego)

HIPGENESIS PRESENTS:
A R C A N E - O A S I S

An enchanted grove, created with our companions
POCKET, MEKKA, and NINJASKILLZ

10 pm to 4 am
1275 E. 6th St.
Downtown Los Angeles, CA
90021

$15 pre-sales online
$20 at the door
CLICK HERE FOR PRESALE TICKETS

Please buy presales! This event will sell out. Presale tickets will be guaranteed entrance any time during the night.

May we suggest desert or mystic attire, middle eastern silks and veils, north african robes, or for those attending the Decom, Playa Casual.

http://www.hipgenesis.com for more information.

shuttles will pick you up at 1st street and Vignes which is at the front gate of the LA DECOM street fair.
The shuttles will run all night, and return you safely to your vehicle.

You are welcome to park near our venue and walk in, if you prefer not to use the shuttles.

The LA Decom runs from 12 noon to midnight.
Sound stops at the decom at 11pm.

This event is not affiliated with the official LA DECOM event.

However, we worked with the LA DECOM planning committee so that djs that play at the Hipgenesis after party do not take timeslots at the LA Decom. This way more Burning Man performers may have a chance to perform.

WEBLINKS:
WWW.HIPGENESIS.COM
WWW.POCKETUNDERGROUND.COM
WWW.MEKKA.COM
WWW.NINJASKILLZ.NET

Pirates, Vikings, Wenches [and the like]:

Space Island will set anchor on one of the three major axes at LA’s Decom 2006!

We’ll be bringing out the Boom on turbo sound for the nastiest underground Breaks … Busting out eye-melting dance performances by the sexiest freaks out West …

Blowing, roaring and cracking fire from the Space Dragon’s mouth and the Space Wench’s cannons …

LA’s Decom 2006 will have you primed and ready for your space voyage to the Island, where you
will encounter a futuristic fantasyland where breaks are spun until
the break of dawn.

Putting the needle on the record at decom:
> Jonny Cota (El Circo)
> Pom (Rootabreaka)
> Brian Seed (Moontribe)
> Sidewinder (OBOP)
> RD (Elm)
> Pod (Space Island)
> Alicat (Bitches on the Switches)
> Azmyth (Manifest Station)
> Jupit3r (The Do Lab)
> Know One (East Coast)
> Elgin (SI)
> Michelle Bass (LABA)
> Braden (LABA/SI)

Putting the needle on the record at SI after hours till the sun comes up:

Inside Sets:
> Smoove (Space Cowboys/The Dirty Punk)
> Kapt’n Kirk (Space Cowboys)
> Chad Rock (LABA/SI)
> Oscure (LABA/SI)
> Greg White (Pure Tone)
> Patricio (LABA/SI)

Sound, B52 (20in subs)

Outside Sets:
> Ooah (LABA/Glitch Mob)
> Tim (Rootabreaka)
> Kraddy (Glitch Mob)
> Novatron (Space Island)
> Mosaic (Moontribe/TroubledYouth)
> Bartec (Rootabreaka)

With Special 2×4 Sets by:
> Chad Rock (LABA/SI) vs Oscure (LABA/SI)
> Ooah (LABA/Glitch Mob) vs. Novatron (Space Island)
> Kraddy (Glitch Mob) vs Ooah (LABA/Glitch Mob)
> Tim (Rootabreaka) vs. Bartec (Rootabreaka)

Sound Systems:
Inside, B52 (20in subs) Outside, Turbo

Sound engineer by:
Jupit3r

Performers:
> Monica (DownTown Freaks)
> Medina (DownTown Freaks)
> Gypsy (DownTown Freaks)
> Icarus (DownTown Freaks)
> General (DownTown Freaks)
> Robin (DownTown Freaks)
> Mireille (DownTown Freaks)
> Fonta (DownTown Freaks)
> Basnat (DownTown Freaks)
> Rosali (DownTown Freaks)
> Victoria (DownTown Freaks)
> Hanah (DownTown Freaks)
> Kamala (DownTown Freaks)

With an Art Performance by:
> Raphael (DownTown Freaks)
> Stefano (DownTown Freaks)

After-Hours:
To begin your Space Voyage, arrive at the usual shuttle pick-up location:
Central Ave and E. 1st St Los Angeles, CA 90012
There are several parking lots on this corner.
You can park for free at the Japanese Village parking structure.

Or, if you prefer, you can pay $4 and park in the lot across the street.

There is ample street parking in this area as well. This is a well-lit, safe area. There is also parking near the Office Depot, which is a ½ block away. Jump on the shuttle, where Central and 1st Street meet.
Shuttles will be running 11pm till 6am.

Cost: $20 at the door

So…. when has the threat of rain ever kept you from living a rich, full, extreme life? Bring it on! Wet or dry, I wouldn’t miss the L.A. Decom for anything! Well, maybe if lovely “Miss Burning Man” and her naughty little helpers made some delicious carnal promises that they intended to follow thru on, I might consider missing the event… but that ain’t gonna happen. Bone dry or dripping sky, this is going to be amazing!

Twan

Los Angeles Burning Man Decompression 2006

Saturday, Oct 14th
Noon to midnight

$10 in Playa outfits (that means costume), $20 without

Enter at 1st Street and Vignes in “lovely” downtown L.A.

mapquest 901 e. 1st street, la, ca 90012

www.la-burningman.com

WELCOME HOME! The thrill of the playa rises again, this time on the streets of Los Angeles. This is an annual event to bring the spirit of Burning Man alive in our community.

Curious about Burning Man? Then this is the perfect way to get a taste of radical self expression, without having to drive 12 hours.

THIS IS AN ART FESTIVAL FEATURING:
THEME CAMPS
ART CARS
FIRE SCULPTURES
ART INSTALLATIONS
PAINTINGS
PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITS

7 STAGES PRESENTING:
VISUAL PERFORMERS
SPOKEN WORD POETRY
FIRE TROUPES
LIVE BANDS
DJ’S
PERFORMANCE ART
AERIALISTS
VJ’S

THIS IS A FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENT.

THIS YEAR WE WILL HAVE SEVERAL FOOD OPTIONS, INCLUDING VEGETARIAN AND NON VEGETARIAN MEALS FROM MULTIPLE BURNER FRIENDLY VENDORS.

WE NEED YOU! So bring your good energy, costumes, art, music, and performances to the streets of downtown LA. Help us spread the word far and wide, feel free to forward this email to all your lists. Invite your friends that have never been to burning man. Stop telling them about the magic- instead show them the magic!

This year we are adding an extra block to the festival, so we have room for all the new theme camps, artists and art cars. We will be lowering the noise level of sound stages by doing 4 corner sound. We will have far more performer space this year, for diverse acts such as break dancers, stilt shows, fire troupes, and belly dancers.

We will be hosting a “green area” - a place where those interested in sustainability, permaculture and environmentalism will be able to see first hand new technology and listen to speakers in this earth friendly movement.

We will have more food and beverage vendors this year, so you can come early and stay all day.
We’ll make sure there will be food for all tastes - organic to carnivore.

Expect incredible art work, beautiful art cars, and delightful music - with as much diversity as burners can provide.

Decompression is an opportunity to dust off and share again playa art, performances, theme camps, photos, videos and stories from the playa; to re-connect with family and friends; and collaborate to create new art. It is, at its simplest, a reunion. But more significantly, it is a thoroughly participatory celebration of Burning Man art and community within our larger communities. And it is one of the more powerful ways many of us bring some of what is so inspiring about Burning Man to our cities and the public eye.

The street fair is also a fund raiser for the Black Rock Arts Foundation (BRAF) whose mission is to support and promote community-based interactive art through grants and exhibitions.

This year marks the 4th year for the street fair in Los Angeles and expects 5,000+ patrons joining costumed artists and participants with multiple stages, performances, theme camps and art installations.

Added to this year’s event will be an art gallery exhibit: “Burning Man, Awakening Inspiration” that will preview at the Gallery Row Art Walk Oct 12th.

For parking, may we suggest several options:

• There are several public parking lots located at 1st and Alameda. Then walk east down 1st Street to reach our event.
• On Central Ave. and 1st, there is the Japanese parking structure.
• There is ample street parking on Santa Fe St. south of 3rd and also N. Vignes St (north of Banning) and surrounding streets.
• We are not affiliated with these parking structures. We are simply listing them for your convienience.

FOR CURRENT UPDATES, FULL DETAILS, PHOTOS FROM LAST YEAR, AND TO JOIN THE L.A. REGIONAL BURNING MAN MAILING LIST, PLEASE VISIT
HTTP://WWW.LA-BURNINGMAN.COM

Pepe Ozan is visiting Hollywood this weekend where he will be screening his documentary movie about the nomadic gypsies of India. Pepe and partner Melitta lived amongst five gypsy families for almost one year and traveled with them all over the Indian continent, documenting their extraordinary lives in order to make this exceptional film.

Perhaps best known for his amazing art works at Burning Man, where he is one of the longest lasting artists to grace the Playa (beginning in 1991), then creating the Burning Man Opera in 1996, of which Twan served as co-producer (1998-2002), and finally moving into other directions artistically, which is how he began making documentaries in and about some interesting facets of eastern Indian life.

• The name of the movie is:
• Jaisalmer Ayo! Gateway of the Gypsies

The screening will begin at 2:00 in the afternoon. A great way to spend a bit of time!

Jaisalmer Ayo! has been invited to screen at the National Geographic Film Festival which is taking place at the beautiful Egyptian Theatre which is located at:

6712 Hollywood Boulevard,
between Las Palmas and McCadden,
just east of Highland Avenue
in Hollywood.
Selma Avenue is just south of the theatre.

• Map

Please consider stopping by and sharing some love with Pepe. He’d be delighted to meet you and he’s a joy to know. And the movie is well worth watching, particularly if you have an interest in all things eastern Indian.

Here are a few photos of Pepe’s Playa creations:

The Temple of Rudra 1998 (day)

The Temple of Rudra 1998 (night)

The Temple of Rudra (night, on fire)

Monicacos de Esperanza (BRC 2006)

BIG BANG @ Space Island!

House Music

Saturday September 30th 2006.

10pm till 5am, 20 dollar cover

Bring you Slum Science out of the U.K. and their first ever L.A. appearance. These three guys have there tracks being played all over the world by the likes of Mark Farina, Heather, Diz and djs along those lines. One of their latest releases was on Heathers Label “Black Cherry”.

Music at the Island on Two Stages

Stage 1

• Scott Pace, The Underground Culture Tourist, Justin Long & Dan X (No Assembly Firm), Just Jason, Stacy Kidd, Iz & Diz, Mike Steele, Miles Maeda, Lil’ Mark, Jason Hodges, JT Donaldson

• Closing set by Big Bang resident Jordan (Uniting Souls, Big Bang, Jelly Roll/L.A)

Stage 2

• Tony Watson (Mekanic/L.A)
• Aztech Sol (Kajmere Sound, Compu_sol/L.A)
• Zack Hill (Vinyltribe.com/L.A)
• Jose Marquez (Inspiration/L.A)

• Arial and other dance performances though out the night

Meet in front of the Japanese Village parking structure on:
The southwest Corner of Central and 1st. (Downtown L.A)
There will be shuttles for your convenience.
First pickup is 10pm
Entry is $20 all night

Create:Fixate - Photography Show

9.30.06 - Hollywood, CA

Posted by: “Michelle Berc / Create:Fixate”

Create:Fixate is coming out of summer hiding with our Annual All Photography Show at a NEW LARGER LOCATION in Hollywood!

On September 30th we celebrate Photographic Creativity we hope to see you there!

OPTICAL LOUNGE

PHOTOGRAPHY : FILM : DIGITAL : MANIPULATED

Alan Traeger : Alyssa Nicol Ragland : Brent John Siebenaler
Carrie Ford Hilliker : Cary Sullivan : Dane A. Davis
Emma Ferreira : Greg Cohen : Jason Costanzo
Jason Elias : Jesse Green : Kireilyn Barber
Linley Eathorne : Marah Abel : Matt Donegan
Natalie Obermaier : Nicole Katano : Olivia Malone
Robert Yeager : Roger Hutton : Sacha Riviere
Samuel Lincoln Peltz : Sean P. Costello : Yuko Nagai

LIVE PHOTOGRAPHY
Polite in Public : Christopher Leonhardt

CURATED BY
Jason Elias

AUDIO LAB
HOUSE : TECHNO : BREAKS : DOWNTEMPO
EXPERIMENTAL : FUNK : SOUL : WORLD : ROCK
LIVE MUSIC
Sam Sparrow Modus Vivendi Music
The London Broil
LAB .01
John Kelley Ball of Wax
Liza Richardson KCRW
Henry Strange LIVE puretone
Sariah Storm LIVE Terpsichore|Droid
Alfonso Recline Sounds
LAB .02
Andrew Kelley [dl]
Mr.Bruell Optimistic Music
Scott K BoxMusic
Jean-Christophe Milan Records
Wiseacre Recline Sounds
Djun-Djun puretone

SATURDAY, September 30, 2006
7pm - 2am : Gallery Preview 4-7pm
1530 N. Cahuenga, Hollywood, CA *New Location*
$12 Admission : Free Before 7pm

For Press Inquiries, please contact: lynn@greengalactic.com

Special Thanx to our Sponsors:

• http://www.keshot.com :::

• http://www.phfe.org :::

• http://www.greengalactic.com

Hipgenesis Presents:

WOLFIE’S BIRTHDAY

Hosted at SPUNDAE

Saturday, September 30th 9pm - 4am

6655 Santa Monica Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90038
(there are 2 clubs on the property. SPUNDAE is in the BACK.)

It’s Wolfie’s birthday. So we’re throwing a party. Since its a birthday, we want it to be big, fun, and affordable. So the Hipgenesis crew is doing something easy. We’re taking over the back room at Spundae, and throwing a birthday party. No need to bring presents, but we would love to have you present for the festivities. Its going to be a great night with a fantastic sound system, and a chance for us to take a night and all dance together.

We have free admission before 10:45pm.

To get on the FREE GUEST LIST, click here to email: wolfie@DJWolfie.com

SPECIAL HIPGENESIS T SHIRT STATION WILL BE SET UP.

-Bring your own t shirt, and we’ll stencil the hipgenesis logo on your shirt.

DJ Wolfie (Hipgenesis)
DJ Blue
Zak Brown (Hipgenesis)
20meat (Liquid-O)
Mikey Gallagher
Todd Spero