Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Work, work and more work.

This is what my summer is going to entail. But. But. But. 57 days until Shambhala. FUCK YES!

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

D'aww, i miss this blog.

*sigh* I must say this year has already been an interesting one. Life has been a bit crazy, back at the parents for the summer, working, not doing much else except ruin my whole year's work on sobriety at its finest. I don't know what it is, but Duncan just brings out the worst in me. But, a couple months no rent, just saving, will do me just fine, gnome sayin'?

Anyways, working at the Dollar Giant 5 days a week, and over at Noodles of the World on Saturday nights, gonna start working more, take my mind off lonliness and enable me to spend less money and actually have a decent income for when i move back to Nanaimo, haha.

Picked all my courses for next year, taking Set Design, Directing and Theatre History, along with 2 Media classes, Production, Astronomy and Liberal Studies. Gonna be a good year thats for damn sure.

Monday, January 24, 2011

J-GIB PROMOTIONS PRESENTS: SUPERFRIENDS 4: ABSURD AMOUNTS OF FRIENDS.

Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the certified party of 2011. If you have ever attended a J-Gib event, be prepared for your expectations to get blown the fuck out of the water. 
Because J-Gib is back, after a short hiatus to collect some creative steam, we at J-Gib Promotions, in collaboration with SortA FrieD Productions and SS Entertainment, are here to present to you, an island massive unlike anything we've seen in a long time...here is SUPERFRIENDS 4!!!
This marks the 5 year anniversary of J-Gib Promotions, and I am sparing no expense, to make this an unparalleled party experience that no one will forget.

Featuring 3 stages of the best in local and international talent, a vendor village with shops and a full concession, BIG BIG SOUND, light shows, and a secure outdoor location, to be released day of.

There will be a licensed security team keeping you safe, and PLUR and ROAR will be in full effect, so keep yourself in line! This is a NO drugs or alcohol event, juct come, have fun, and dance your little hearts out!

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Tickets will go on sale February 1st at the following outlets:

Campbell River: The Hide Out Smoke Shop :: 680B 11th Ave ::
Courtenay: Ahead of The Tymes :: 127th 5th St. :: 250.898.8489
Nanaimo: Lucid :: 35 Commercial Street :: 250.753.3571
Duncan: Ahead of the Tymes :: 245 Kenneth St :: (250) 746-8963
Area 51 :: 191 Station St :: 250.746.8869
Victoria: Reliable Mykee :: (Msg on FB - http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=511543167)

$20 dollars until March 1st, 25 thereafter, more @ door

There will also be personal ticket sellers in each city, if you are interested please contact me(Jamie Gib)

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★♫★♫J-Gib's Heroes Stage★♫★♫

✩✩DJ PANTS✩✩
FatKats/N3(8) :: Texas

DJ Pants is originally from Dallas, TX... but my home scene will always be Victoria, BC. though not nearly as prolific as many of the other DJs on the island or mainland, i was (and perhaps still am...?) known for my ardent support of the 2-step / UK Garage / 4x4 vibe around the turn of the century in that area, along with my friend and cohort DJ Ph0ng. that being said, i rarely spun (and/or spin) sets comprised entirely of what is generally accepted as 2-Step / UK Garage, instead preferring to blend this genre with either a little Deep House (for loungier nights) or various other styles of House (filter-, tech-, disco-, vocal-, etc- for the more upbeat kind of venues). partially because i get a little bored spinning nothing but broken beats and/or basslines all night, but primarily because my love for 2-Step stems not from the dominant basslines, but from the shuffle of the treble and the (occasionally broken) vocals... characteristics which tend to span genres more readily without automatically niche-ing it away (pun intended ;)

WAR HALL
Dandy Kid Records :: West Coast, BC

War Hall is a multi-faceted social artistic movement currently focusing on creating original works that bring cinematic sound, as well as socially conscious ideas and messages into dance music. All tempos. All styles.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/War-Hall/136651989685176

::--::Timeslots::--::

8-9:30: Chef Boy-R-G :: VIP :: Duncan
9:30-10:30: RyanSeven :: Reliable :: Victoria
10:30-12: TBA(SURPRISE!)
12-2: Pants :: FatKat :: Texas
2-3:30: WARHALL :: Dandy Kid :: Courtenay
3:30-5: Neo1 :: J-Gib/Pumphouse :: Victoria
5-6:30: Toby Emerson
6:30-Close: Ph0ng :: Vancouver

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FEATURING:

★★BITCHIN' w/ Mama Miche & Kenzie Clarke★★

Bitchin’ is Kenzie Clarke and Mama Miche: best friends since ‘04, licensed unicorn trainers, accomplished wearers of wild outfits, and the reigning Queens of Beats n’ Bass in North America. Since their fateful meeting at a Valentine’s Day party—Miche in a mullet and silk pajamas, Kenzie as the sorceress—the two have been relentless in their quest for global dance floor domination. The Bitchin’ strategy is simple: dropping an endless onslaught of fun and funky bass-bombs on party people’s heads.

Whenever a female DJ act comes up, people waste their time talking about them being girls and not boys. Bitchin’ proves that topic irrelevant. Bitchin’ is rugged beats and raw dog bass. That Kenzie and Miche happen to be women matters not. Not only can Bitchin’ hang. They can—and will—destroy. The Bitchin’ sound, developed over five years of playing together, is singular and eclectic, leaving no dance genres alone. House, techno, electro, disco, 80s funk, booty breaks, whatever. If it’s a bomb, it will be dropped.

Like any successful partnership, Bitchin’ works because each half brings their own toolkit to the table. Kenzie, who holds down the weekly NYPD (Not Your Parents’ Disco) residency at Lucky Bar in Victoria, is the music fiend. She has an encyclopedic knowledge of dance music and a keen ear for fresh sounds. For her part, Mama Miche has over ten years experience in promotions and artist and tour management—first with Mother’s Cupboard, now with Stirling Agency, repping acts like Smalltown DJs, Wax Romeo and Mat the Alien—has organized and managed tours for Top Billin’, Deekline, Nick Thayer, Jubilee, Cobra Krames and Sammy Bananas. From her home base in Calgary, Miche brings business savvy and a deep understanding of what it takes to fill a room with enthusiastic party-goers.

While they both had burgeoning DJ careers before they hooked up, the two-woman Bitchin’ formation has vaulted them to new heights. In spite of operating from different postal codes, the pair has landed gigs around the world, alongside major electronic acts like Classixx, LA Riots, Steve Aoki, Stanton Warriors, Krafty Kuts, Fort Knox 5, Malente, Bassnectar and Glitch Mob. Together Kenzie and Miche have filled dancefloors all over Canada, UK, Spain, Miami and Hawaii. They are also permanent fixtures on Canada’s lively outdoor rave scene, playing for huge crowds at premiere electronic music festivals like Soundwave and Shambhala.

Needless to say, they’re loving every minute of it. Miche sums it up, “I just want to —rock out and play great music with my best friend—really, could it get any better?"

No, it could not.

::--::Timeslots::--::

8-9:30: VEELA :: Audio Planet :: Victoria
9:30-10:30: HandYside :: J-Gib :: Victoria
10:30-12: Signal :: J-Gib/BBI/Rapid Fire Records :: Comox
12-2: BITCHIN' w/ Mama Miche & Kenzie Clarke :: www.stirlingagency.com
2-3:30: S.K. Bass :: POUND :: Vancouver
3:30-5: Mykee :: Reliable/Hush :: Victoria
5-6:30: chewy :: Nectar :: Victoria
6:30-Close: DJ Kuhlaz :: J-Gib :: Nanaimo


♫SoRtA-FRied & SS's: Sidekicks! Renegade Stage♫

FEATURING:
Two Island Veterans, One Rising Star from Alberta, and the BEST of our local boys to rock you all night!

DJ SKIAN!

Sk'ian is one of the North Islands BEST. Known for his Funky style, WILD hair and amazing energy behind the decks, which has gave him quiet the following. He has opened for such names as Fort Knox five, Shamik, Hook and sling, soulfix, Dj timeline, jazzwax and Rudder

He used to team up with the renoun DJ Merlin (tronicSoul/ Soma). Together they have a FUN electrohouse style that could send you back a few years..

He started in 2003 with help from dj james cameron. a pair of thriftstore specials and a radioshack mixer and a fist full of records was what sparked the intrest.

Sk'ian, in his seven year career behind the tables, has been making dance floors bounce every step of the way. He has packed shows up and down the island. Definatly a DJ you dont want to miss.

WAFFLEZ!

Mr. Johnny "Waffelz" started mixing records in the late 90's. His first set was at a house party followed the week later by another even bigger house party, since which time he hasn't looked back having played mountain tops lake, river and ocean sides, clubs pubs halls houses backyards and barns. Well known for being one of the few still somehow standing in the wee hours and rocking the decks like a trooper(hence the formation of the vinyl soldiers crew). Waffelz is a part of vinyl soldiers along side such greats as spoon, monty, and psychi the mongolian soldier. Monty and Waffelz together formed "the False Eye Dollz" and have opened for the freestylers, Generic, Code-I, Chamberlian, The Beat Junkie with Harostraight and Dirt Crew and many more. Johnny has shared the stage(either warming up the crowd, rocking the sunrise sets and keeping the crowd grooving, as well as the odd fluke tag sets) with the likes of Dirt crew(Germany), Dr. Alex Paterson (The Orb, England), Freaky Chakra(San Fransisco ), Scotty Stylus, D.J. Hoola, Dru Defiya, Psychi, DJM, Fire Budha, Warren Elektrik, GreyZone, Doc Loveless, Monty, Spoon, C Mahjah, DJ Zach, Beerinshowerman, Stolen Beats, Elton Chong, Merlin(u.k.), Skian, Dubris, Patience Automate Mykee, 16 armed jack, Bucklee, Beat Junkie and so many more. Johnny started playing around with various visuals techniques early on in his dj career and has since worked many festivals, shows and a few clubs doing the visuals thing. He represents for or has for such clicks and crews as 4themusic.com , loki management/productions, Ac:Dcrew, wired4sound, grass roots collective, FireBoy sights and sounds, munson family and many more

BRODES!

Brodes (Brodie Peterson) came into the scene not even 2 years ago and has managed to cause an absolute stir. His flawless mixes & impeccable track selection landed him gigs right off the bat - but it has been his undeniably ADHD energy and his taste in utterly disgusting basslines that has found his fan base growing every single day and his name being more and more associated with the building blocks of a good party. Do not miss this, Brodes is a refreshing new talent which you will fall in love with.

=|TIMESLOTS|=

7-8:30: Hindle :: SoRtA-FRied :: Nanaimo
8:30-10: Malakai :: J-Gib :: Duncan
10-11:30: 8DHD :: J-Gib/SoRtA-FRied :: Duncan
11:30-12:30: Brodes :: J-Gib :: Alberta
12:30-2: DJ Skian :: Reliable :: Cumberland
2-4: Spoon vs. Critcal :: BBI/420kru/Waveshape/Dusted Breaks :: Victoria
4-5:30: Beat Junky :: BBI/Dubhouse/4TM :: Duncan
5:30-7: Chemikal :: J-Gib/Dangerous Drums/PacificDub :: Victoria
7-Close: Wafflez :: Wired4Sound/4TM/Loki :: Comox-Strathcona

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

COACHELLA!!!

My day/week has just been made. That lineup gives me hope for music festivals everywhere.

Wonderful...

Craziness is starting to overflow my life. Started to plan things week by week, and always having my schedule on me, so before I sign onto anything new, I can see if it's physically possible ;)

Between Gong Show, One Acts, We Too, Wedgie and classes, my brain is slowly filling up. RAWR.

I am having GREAT success with everything though, loving life and getting by quite well. Stagecraft is boring right now, and I would rather be at home. Balls.
Need to finish getting off book and doing my We Too script up. I love how much more productive I can be when I actually write everything down.

Getting VAIR stoked for Superfriends this year. holy FUCK.
its gonna be just nuts.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=140995572621072

And I hope that everyone is doing well. I'm gonna do a proper update when I get home :)

Saturday, January 15, 2011

For the ones that matter the most.

So raise your glass if you are wrong in all the right ways
All my underdogs
We will never be, never be anything but loud
and nitty gritty
dirty little freaks

<3

SKRILLEX.

Hands down one of the best nights out I've had in a while. Sugar is a fantastic venue, the vibe in there was good...though I wasn't a fan of the fact that we couldn't go smoke until 11:30, haha. The sound was pretty darn good actually, really crisp. Wasn't a fan of the opener, kinda boring, never really got into it, but the wait was totally worth it, because Skrillex was FANTASTIC. He is a very short man, I gotta say, but his energy, the variations in his track selection and just his overall skill behind the decks impressed me greatly.

The company I chose was TOP NOTCH. Although Erin needs to lay off the sauce. :P I also made some new friends which was cool, because they go to the university as well! Woop!

Today was a nice lazy day, went for breakfast, got a jalapeno mozza chorizo omlette that was the best thing I'd ever eaten for breakfast. NOM NOM NOM.

Now, I am back in Nanaimo and planning a nice night in. TV, chicken strips, and typing up scripts, thats my saturday! <3.

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Not one to preach...

But im sorry, what the fuck is this?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/13/new-zodiac-sign-dates-oph_n_808567.html

NEW zodiac signs? This is crap. like, a whole pile of bullshit. I am a firm believer in astrology, and for being told that suddenly my sign has changed? Uh, no thanks.

Woop!

Hello all you lovely blog readers.
Today has been an immensely long day, to say the least. You ever have those days that seem to go on forever and ever? yep. here it is.
Had class 10-11:30, then set up, did promo for THE GONG SHOW(which you all should come too, gonna post a link down beloooow)
Then had another class, 1-3, headed down to the gym for an hour and a half, now I'm waiting patiently for my next class to begin!

Tomorrow I get to go see Skrillex with Alley and Erin! WOOP. Mission number one...not get thrown out. NYE was a bad bad time. I'm super amped about this show, his music is pretty good, but I just like that I saw him live, 6 years ago, opening for Fall Out Boy as the lead singer from From First To Last. Oh childhood, you bring me such joy.

Rehearsals have also started for Wedgie, which I am super amped about, WHAT WHAAAAT?!
yeah thats right. Im stoked.

and I think that about covers it!

OH. not yet.
Why don't y'all just go ahead and click this here linky poo and come to our super awesome "talent" show!
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=151639341545189

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Inspiration...

Friends around me have all begun to blog. Some for business, some to just get things off their chest. So i decided to jump back on the bandwagon. Ive lost my old blog, can't seem to remember the password.

So. Introductions?

I'm James. More commonly known as Jamie Gib.
I'm 20 years old, and I live in Nanaimo
I go to VIU, taking Theatre and Media Studies.
I'm fluent in French, and want to learn more languages
I am a horror movie junkie, but beware if you watch them with me, I will bury my face in you at some point.
I hope to one day be a famous actor. Make millions, then I will buy and sell your asses on the black market.
Though I try to deny it, I am a TV addict.
If you see me on the street, I'm probably texting someone
If I have headphones in, I wouldn't recommend trying to talk to me.
I HATE onions, and don't try and tell me that I can't taste them, because I can, and I will.
I love musical theatre, singing, and anything to do with a lighting board
I sing too myself far too much
I'm a flaily dancer, especially when I drink
Electronic Music is like crack to me.
and bitches be crazy.
Y'know? Just an average person.

OH. and I'm gonna go ahead and warn y'all now. I talk too much.