Soirée: Monkeyfunk #13 - TONY TOUCH & WHISKEY BARONS

Soirée: Monkeyfunk #13 - TONY TOUCH & WHISKEY BARONS

HI WE ARE BACK MONKEYFUNK
WE HAVE A RESIDENT DJ MASTER DJ TONY TOUCH From NY (Usa)
And GUEST DJ'S ARE WHISKEY BARONS From BOSTON (usa)
And BlackJack 9000 aka Rakesh (Charlatan)

The Whiskey Barons are a Boston based dj/production duo comprised of Bosq
and the Bogart. The cornerstone of their approach is to tastefully
integrate funky sounds from around the world into modern productions
geared towards today's dance floors. Their output is a wide variety of
well received originals, remixes, and edits that span the styles of
latin, african, funk, soul, disco, house, reggae, and rock. Currently,
the duo is working with the classic NYC label Fania Records on remix
projects and as DJs for their festivals. In other ventures, Bosq has
released original and remixed material on Ubiquity Records & Soul
Clap Records, as well as numerous collaborations with another Boston
native, Kon (on Future Classic, BBE, Basic Fingers & others).


TONY TOUCH

Tony Touch began as a B-boy during the rap music renaissance era of the early 1980s.[1] Heavily influenced by pioneers like Crazy Legs and the Rock Steady Crew, Grandmaster Flash, Red Alert, Little Louie Vega and Jam Master Jay, he quickly shifted his interests towards the turntables.[1] Tony is known for his mixtapes the 50 Mcs parts 1, 2 and 3. The mixtape's have featured guest appearances from Eminem, KRS-One, Kool G Rap, Big Daddy Kane, Wyclef, M.O.P, Big L, Mos Def and many more.[1]

Tony Toca evolved his mixtapes to album's. In 2000, Tony released his debut album The Piece Maker on Tommy Boy Records.[2] This album sold 400,000 units worldwide and featured guest appearances from Big Pun, Cypress Hill, Wu-Tang Clan, Busta Rhymes, Eminem. Gang Starr and much more.[2] In 2000 the single “I Wonder Why” featuring Total was released and the music video featured cameos from John Leguizamo, Rock Steady Crew, Grand Master Flash,The Awesome 2, Marley Marl, DJ Premier and more.[3] Since then Tony Touch has released The Piece Maker 2 which featured guest appearances from P. Diddy, Fat Joe, Sean Paul, Snoop Dogg and legendary Ruben Blades.[4] Tony Touch is also known to represent the urban Latino community with his Spanglish lyrics and Salsa roots.[5] It was the result of him growing up with Salsa at home and Hip- Hop influence in his lifestyle.[5] In 2005 Tony signed to EMI records releasing a Reggaeton album, ReggaeTony.[6] The lead single “Play That Song,” featured Nina Sky and B-real of Cypress Hill.[6] The CD included collaborations with artists such as Tego Calderon, Zion and Lenox, Pitbull, Ivy Queen, NORE, Voltio, Mexicano, Thirston Howl III and Soni. The album went gold and with that success, EMI moved quickly to release ReggaeTony 2.[7] This CD featured Lumidee, Plan B, Joell Ortiz, Tru Life, Don Chezina, the Beatnuts and others.[7] To this date Tony has sold over a million records worldwide.[7]

On July 16, 2013, his sixth album The Piece Maker 3: Return of the 50 MC's was released and featured guest appearances from Busta Rhymes, Reek da Villain, Roc Marciano, Lil Fame, Too Short, Xzibit, Kurupt, B-Real, Papoose, Uncle Murda, Black Thought, Styles P, Sheek Louch, Jadakiss, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, RZA, Eminem, Twista, Bun B, Action Bronson, Prodigy, Joell Ortiz, Royce da 5'9", Krs-One, Crooked I, Redman, Method Man, N.O.R.E. and Erick Sermon among others.[8]

Blackjack9000

Biography: dj Rakesh aka Black jack
Introduction
My name is Rakesh Thielemans aka dj Rakesh or Black Jack. Why the strange name? I’m originally from India where I was born in 1973. Adoption in 1977 brought me to Belgium where I still am today.
I started fooling around with music at a very young age. While learning piano and battery I was very busy discovering a wild range in music and making tapes. I listened to Prince, Michael Jackson, Wham and James Brown, loving the funk and the genuine eighty tunes such as Grand Master Flash, Breakmachine and many more…
When I was fifteen I officially started out as dj. Always very involved in the music scene through investing in records for parties and organising performances with Elmer Food Beat, Yellowman, Urban Dance Squad and many more.
Anyway, today I am a full-grown dj with a great love for the profession. I have seen and been in a lot of places and my style is eclectic just like my experiences. Alow me to give you an oversight of my achievements.

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In the late nineties I started mixing in a small pub in Ghent. I came there with about fifty records and stayed three years. That’s really where my name got picked up by people and soon I played during the annual ‘Gentse Feesten’, one of the most notorious streetevents in Belgium, where I still entertain people through the wee hours of the morning.
I participated in a play called Kung Fu and toured Europe with them. We went to Paris, Londen, Amsterdam, Stockholm… Just to name a few. The play had a fixed afterparty where I stood behind the turntables with 2ManyDj’s and Mo en Benoeilie”The Glimmers ”.
Things started booming and I found myself on the festival Ten Days Off, the infamous Eskimo-events, the even more infamous afters and in Culture Club, which is recommended by the inflight magazines upon visiting Belgium.

I started off a new century exploring the city of Antwerp and played numerous styles on numerous occasions such as ‘Free Vibes’ in Café d’Anvers.
When I got back to Ghent the Charlatan became my resident venue and that’s where I still kick it. In coöperation with a friend I opened ‘Sweet16’, a pretty select club in the centre of the city and I was also an actor in the Royal Flemish Theatre “KVS” in Brussels when the organisation asked me to lead the production of their annual parties. I accepted and got together with great names such as Prince Thomas, Pete Herbert,Buscemi,The Glimmers, Tlp,and many more That’s when my name changed to dj Black Jack. By then I had seen about every major nightlife scene Belgium had to offer.

That’s why in 2006 I was looking for new frontiers. I left for a tour in South-America where we hit Santiago (Chili) for the Love Parade, moving on to Argentina where we attended festivals, many more clubs and extraordinary venues.
My recent tour with dj Jah Zulu went through Egypt where we spiced up the Latex Club in Caïro, the beach in Alexandria, Pacha in Sharm el Sheikh and Simbad in Hurghada. Playing in Tanzania,Kenya,Malawi,Zanzibar...

As you can see I can make people from all over the world party like there were no tomorrow.
Oversight
My style: eclectic, the best of everything. Oldschool hiphop, deep house, lounge, rock... My venues: KAFEE CHARLATAN,Dour festival, Love Parade, Culture Club, AB Brussels, City Parade,Make up,Belmondo, Vooruit Ghent, Café d’Anvers Antwerp, Mirano, Ten Days Off, loungy beaches, rocky pubs, stylish clubs... My quote: ‘It ain’t over yet!’

Invités: Tony Hernandez, Jens Holmes, Eline Depoorter, Yannick Dossche, Rupert Harvey Vervliet, Sofie Van Wilder, Olivia Abrams, Tom Van Neyghem, Pieter-Jan Fçs, Annabel Nijhof, Jonas Boel, Looza Lyssa, Sam Bogart, Mi Moerman, Kelly Cornelis, Rakesh Thielemans, Raquel Van den Eynde, Zoë Cooreman, Kim Mupangilaï, Arno Janssens, Leonor Mathys, Julie Van Crombrugghe, Steven Galle, Karima Mechria, Jean-Michel Teerlinck, Sofie Chinois, Stephanie Van Burm, Margaux Rubbens, Raoul Blmns, Seans Goodfellaz Badnews, Michiel Schaeverbeke, Jeroen Lippens, Nizzl Vroman, Junior Goody Goodfellaz, Jonas Decleer, Muriel Grégoire, Nhu Kim Pham, Duvivier Eline, Evelien van Kemenade, Stijn Heyndrickx, Lennart Querter, Cath DM, Sven Van Rie, Titus Van L, Kristof De Bal, Samia Fahim, Katrin Ploegaerts, Dries Tucky Bjn, Eileen David, Margaux Willems, Margot Van Paemel, Caroline Hernandez Ramirez, Pieter D'hooghe, EyeDelight Photos, Pepijn Coolman, Chitra Van Britsom, Andres Bonheure, Leen Antheunis, Linde Boom, Christoph De Ridder, David Gee, Henk Roelands, Thielemans Sofie, Tallita Ortiz de la Torre, Café Charlatan, Dirk Ungawa, Ruby Morre, Eva Roeland, Michael Forzza, Matthias Looyens, Arno Dobbels, Frederik Bonne, Bert De Vriese, Nathalie De Greve, Ann Reniers, Louis Louis, Nathalie Costes, Alexandra Azcona Aracena, Jo Van Oostenrijk, Kamilla Siffer, Vzw De Zwerver Leffingeleuren, Yves Longeval, Heidi Verhaeghe, Sabita Van Olmen, Franky Jones, Tim Piens, Gunter Dries, Steve Mestdagh, Noord Feesjes, Geert Gerits, Tijs Michielsen, Kim van der Maat, Vincent Leopold, Danny Op de Beeck, Valerie Bauwens, Tom Van Gyseghem, Joris Claes, Mwati Jam, Michel Hubart, Axel Tuytens encore »