Spending time with my family, revolutionary interest, quality music, drumn&bass, hiphop, turntablism, djing, graffiti, art, literature, film, mountain biking, swimming, Japanese animation, pinup/fetish models, political activism, traveling, African American history, astrology, music production, philosophy, psychology, spiritualism, honor, respect, love, the ocean, sincere hugs, empathy, sympathy, enduring, the desert, lightning striking sand, rain storms, tropical forest, redwoods, California beaches, Half Dome, Mount Tamalpais, the Sierra Nevada’s, sunflowers, tender kisses, hiking, camping, comic books, ancient history and the smell of wet paint.
Music
DnB::Goldie, Navigator, Brockie, Kenny Ken, GQ, Moose, A Guy Called Gerald, dj Rap, MC Det, LTJ Bukem, Omni Trio, Origin Unknown, Ed Rush, Optical, Rufige Kru, Photek, Alex Reece, Krust, Andy C, Hype, Zinc, Adam F, Urban Shakedown, Shimon, Mickey Finn, Aphrodite, Roni Size, J Majik, Dillinja, Jonny L, Mampi Swift, Shy FX, Peshay, Breakbeat Era, Bad Company, Konflict, Lemon D, Digital, Total Science, High Contrast, State of Mind, Marky, XRS, Stamina, Pendulum, D Kay, M.I.S.T., Calibre, Sonic, Silver, Universal Project, Blame, London Elektricity, Marcus Intalex, Danny J, Danny C, Matrix, Aquasky, Mathematics, Beta 2, Native Minds, A Sides, Reid Speed, Invaderz, Klute, Usual Suspects, Loxy, Ink, Black Sun Empire, Concord Dawn, Rawfull, Kaos, Karl K, Jae Kennedy, Kemal, Fresh, Cause 4 Concern, Baron, Ram Trilogy, Leon Switch & Kryptic Minds, Spirit, Mason, Armanni Reign, Mental Sharp, Breakage, Paradox, Seba, D Star, Sage, Empress, Vector Burn, Digital, TeeBee, Pieter K, Controlled Substance, Juju, UFO!, Abstract, Echo, Hive, Gridlok, Keaton, Counterstrike, Calyx, Evol Intent, Ewun, Gein, Psidream, Pacific, Spor, Infiltrata, Hochi, SPL, T.Z.A., Vanetian Snares, Panacea, Enduser, Soundmurderer, The Archangel, UK Apache, 4 Hero, Bong Ra, Remarc, Dylan, TC Izlam, Tech Itch, D Bridge, Sunchase, Illskillz, Raiden, Bulletproof, Limewax, Arsenic, Mav, Spinor, Muffler, Ben Sage, The Upbeats, Noisia, Phobia , Storm, Dazee, Chickaboo, B Key, Company Truck, Killjoy, Red Army, Koda, Potential Bad Boy, Alex Reese, John B, Craze, R.A.W., General Malice, Tali, SS, Kosheen, Kemet, Nasty Habits, Renegade, Fats, Danny Breaks, Basic Operations, Nu:Tone, State of Mind, Commix, Bachelors of Science, AK 1200 and Dieselboy to name a few.
Hip-Hop::Grandmaster Flash, Afrika Bambaataa, Grandmaster DXT, Run D.M.C., Invisbl Skratch Piklz, Q-Bert, MixMaster Mike, Shortkut, Apollo, Yoga Frog, Hieroglyphics, Del, Pep Love, Souls of Mischief, Casual, The Roots, Main Flow, X-Ecutioners, Rob Swift, Roc Raida, Pete Rock, CL Smooth, DJ Red Alert, Zion I, Black Thought, Questlove, Rahzel, Planet Asia, Pharcyde, E.P.M.D., Beat Junkies, Z Trip, 5th Platoon, El-P, Mr. Lif, Peanut Butter Wolf, Craze, Spinna, Kut Masta Kurt, The Herbalizer, Juggaknots, Kool Keith, Swollen Members, Defari, Aceyalone, Dilated Peoples, Babu, A Tribe Called Quest, RJD2, Jean Grae, Foreign Legion, Jurassic 5, Ras Kass, Gangstarr, Wu Tang Clan, Public Enemy, Cannibal Ox, Blackalicious, Lyrics Born, De La Soul, Jungle Brothers, Black Sheep, DJ Hype, The Phaderheadz, Killa Kela, Masta Ace, Common, Nasty Nas, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Black Moon, Jamalski, Busdriver, The Alchemist, Borred Stiff, Cypress Hill, Kool G Rap, DJ Polo, Ice T, Evil E, Dangermouse, 9th Wonder, MF Doom, Above The Law, Digable Planets, Dr. Dre, N.W.A., Ice Cube, Special Ed, X Clan, Brand Nubian, Leaders of The New School, Das EFX, Redman, Kurupt, Eminem, Xzibit, Snoop Dogg, Tha Alkaholiks, Loot Pack, Keak da Sneak, Too Short, Digital Underground, E-40, Mobb Deep, MOP, Living Legends, Mystic Journeymen, MURS, Beastie Boys, KRS 1, Boogie Down Productions, DJ Swamp, DJ Faust, Shortee, Kanye West, DJ Shadow, DJ Nu Mark, DJ Cut Chemist, Immortal Technique, ie.MERG, Grand Daddy I.U., Esoteric, 7L, Little Brother, Keith Murray, Jay Z, Common, MC Lyte, Ugly Duckling, Biz Markie, Afu Ra, Jeru The Damaja, Lil Dap, Chubb Rock, Company Flow, Madlib, Quasimoto, L.L. Cool J, Dead Prez, Grand Wizzard Theodore, KMD, Cunninlynguists, A Trak and The Last Poets to name a few.
Movies
My favorite movie of all time is BladeRunner. Roy Batty: “I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die.” Classic sci-fi no doubt. No Country For Old Men, Juno, Atonement, 30 Days Of Night, Sunshine, 28 Weeks Later, 28 Days Later, Volver, 300, Pan's Labyrinth, Babel, Children of Men, Borat, Sin City, Little Miss Sunshine, Running With Scissors, Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind, Kill Bill, Alien, Aliens, Minority Report, Gattaca, Scarface, Menace To Society, Dazed & Confused, Amelie, Excalibur, The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Malcolm X, Shawshank Redemption, Pulp Fiction, Star Wars Episodes IV & V, The Color Purple, Oh Brother Where Art Thou, Juice, Requiem For A Dream, Trainspotting, Go, Do The Right Thing, Jungle Fever, Friday, Kids, Interview With A Vampire, Blade, The Lost Boys, The Natural, Breakfast At Tiffany's, Cool Hand Luke, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, The Exorcist, House of Flying Daggers, Frida, The Motorcycle Diaries, The Salton Sea, Goodfellas, Leaving Las Vegas, Krull, Ray, War of The Worlds, The Day The Earth Stood Still, Lolita, Taps, Saving Private Ryan, Underworld, Some Like It Hot, Arsenic & Old Lace, Cat on A Hot Tin Roof, The Outsiders, The Warriors, Snatch, Reservoir Dogs, Closer, Constantine, The Matrix, Glory, Training Day, American Pimp, Scratch, Three O’ Clock High, Run Lola Run, The Princess & The Warrior, Cool Hand Luke, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, Y Tu Mama Tambien, Cold Mountain, War of The Worlds, The Missing, The Lord of The Rings, Lost In Translation, The Virgin Suicides, To Live and Die in L.A., Fast Times At Ridgemont High, Full Metal Jacket, A Clockwork Orange, Platoon, Akira, Ghost In The Shell, Ninja Scroll, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Black Hawk Down, Midnight Express, Hellraiser, Dawn of The Dead, Unforgiven, Mo’ Better Blues, Hackers, The Doors, Gridlock’d, Four Rooms, In The Time of The Butterflies, The Pianist, Summer of Sam, Collateral, American Beauty, Magnolia, Less Than Zero, Fight Club, The Professional, Garden State, Moonlight Mile, Midnight Cowboy, The Graduate, The Messanger: The Story of Joan of Arc, Dog Day Afternoon, Romeo + Juliet, The Aviator, The Basketball Diaries, Logan’s Run and The Red Balloon.
Television
Adult Swim, Miami Ink, L.A. Ink, Rome, Weeds, Man vs Wild, Animal Planet, The History Channel, Independent Film Channel, Sundance, The New Battlestar Galactica, X Games, Fox Sports, ESPN, Comedy Central, Nip Tuck and The Food Network.
Robert E. Howard- Conan the Barbarian.
C.S. Lewis- The Chronicles of Narnia.
J.R.R. Tolkien- The Lord of the Rings.
Mervyn Peake- The Gormenghast Trilogy.
Michael Moorcock- Stormbringer.
Fritz Leiber- The Swords of Lankhmar.
Richard Adams- Watership Down.
Stephen R. Donaldson- The Chronicles of Thomas
Covenant, Unbeliever.
Stephen King- The Shining.
George Orwell- 1984.
Ray Bradbury- Fahrenheit 451.
Arthur C. Clarke- Childhood's End.
Kurt Vonnegut- Cat's Cradle.
Frank Herbert- Dune.
Philip K. Dick- Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Algis Budrys- Michaelmas.
William Gibson- Neuromancer.
Robert Heinlein- Stranger In a Strange Land.
R.A. Salvatore- The Dark Elf Trilogy.
Orson Scott Card- Ender's Game.
Richard Wright- Native Son.
Toni Morrison- Beloved.
Toni Morrison- The Bluest Eye.
Dick Gregory- Nigger.
Derrick Bell- Faces At The Bottom of The Well.
Chancellor Williams- The Destruction of Black Civilization.
Bakari Kitwana- The Hip Hop Generation
Linda Brent- Incidents in The Life of A Slave Girl.
Frederick Douglas- Narrative of The Life of Frederick Douglas An American Slave.
Lorraine Hansberry- A Raisin In The Sun.
Langston Hughes- The Ways of White Folks.
Sun Tzu- The Art of War.
Nitobe- Bushido: The Soul of Japan.
The Dalai Lama- Ethics for The New Millenium.
The Dalai Lama- Violence and Compassion.
Zora Neale Hurston- Their Eyes Were Watching God.
Heroes
Now, I say to you today my friends, even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: - 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.'
Martin Luther King Jr., Speech at Civil Rights March on Washington, August 28, 1963
US black civil rights leader & clergyman (1929 - 1968) ::::::::::::::::
You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.
Malcolm X, Malcolm X Speaks, 1965
US black nationalist leader (1925 - 1965)
Hayward High
Hayward,California
Graduated: 1991
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
Clubs: Varsity Football, Black Student Union, Pre College Academy, Upward Bound, Eagle Scout.
Interested in getting bookings playing drum & bass, indie/underground hip-hop at clubs and/or underground parties. Networking with other promoters and cross booking.
A BIT OF HISTORY>>
Rem aka "R3M" was introduced to the late night dance music scene in San Francisco in 1993 when his college buddies thought to pick him up after finishing midterms at UC Berkeley for the Spring Semester and took him to a late night rave party. Initially overwhelmed by the magnitude of the rave scene, Rem would not attend another venue until the winter of 1994
REWIND TO MID 80S>>
Rems exploration into the music world started in the mid 80s listening to the sounds of rap and electro funk music. Rem submerged himself into this emerging culture. He quickly became involved in 3 of the 4 elements of hip-hop i.e. B-boy (break-dancing), Graffiti (creating end-to-end burners) and Lyricists (rapping). He rocked out to the breakbeat sounds of Afrika Bambaataa and Soul Sonic Force, Grandmaster Flash, Sugar Hill Gang, Afro-Rican, Herbie Hancock, Grandmixer DXT, Gucci Crew, Toddy Tee, Kurtis Blow, UTFO, Whodini, Kraftwerk and many other artists of the time. Rem refers to hip-hop culture as being his first love and admits that he is in it for life!
FASTFORWARD TO 1994>>
During the winter of 1994, Rem attended a Gathering party in Oakland California with a couple of friends. On this night, Rems roots in the late night dance scene were planted. Rem was impressed with everyone dancing in complete harmony in the great gathering circle. In addition, the music that the DJs played that night was incredible unlike his other previous experience. From this moment on Rem was enthralled with the late night party scene.
Some of Rems favorite event crews include The Gathering, Ghostribe, 6 In Da Mornin, SF House Collective, Come-Unity, Funky Tekno Tribe, and 12 Monkeys.
These crews were dedicated to bringing quality DJs and an awesome vibe to incredible venues around the SF Bay Area.
Some of Rems favorite DJs/Producers during this time were DJ Dan, Jim Hopkins, Doc Martin, Darkhorse, Tony, Onionz, Jeno, Donald Glaude, DJ Ghost and Frank Nitty. These DJs always brought energy as well as enthusiasm for expression of their craft to the masses.
1996, THE YEAR I DISCOVERED BASS>>
In 1996, Rem discovered Drum & Bass or Jungle at The 3rd DRUM AND BASS Happening with turntablists Noel, Thad, Abstract, U.F.O. and Hannibal Selecta. This event was pure junglism, turntablism and mixology at its finest. From this point on Rem attended events presented by the B.A.S.S. Kru/Phunkateck as well as Massives that included Drum & Bass artists. This genre quickly became an addiction and now is a way of life. It also inspired Rem to start djing himself in 1998 and studying the intricacies of what he calls the 4th element of Hip-Hop, Turntablism.
CURRENTLY>>
Rem is a member of the Inneractive Entertainment collective. He was a resident at "Slumpville" in 2000, a monthly thrown in Alameda California by Inneractive. This monthly discontinued towards the end of 2000 thanks to the local authorities. After which Rem played for himself for an entire year. At the end of 2001, Inneractive resurfaced and asked Rem to become an official member and he was given the title of Senior Vice President Promotions.
Along with djing at raves, house parties and clubs he has feverishly promoted Inneractive Entertainment around the SF Bay Area as well as in other states. He also launched the promotion of Dieselboys 2x mix cds project_HUMAN & "The Dungeon Masters Guide" for System Recordings as well as the BadHuman (Dieselboy & Bad Company) & Planet Of The Drums II tours that hit San Francisco California. In May of 2002, Rem had his first out of state booking on the island of Oahu at The Wave, Honolulu. He spun alongside DJ Mark Farina as well as island sheroes Sisters In Sound, down-tempo band Quadraphonix, and Reggae/Dub/Jungle champion Sovern-T.
Other monthlies that Rem has thrown in San Francisco are EXPANSION & BANG! at the Sound Factory. ANTHEM at SubLounge. As well as INNERACTIVE at Kingmans Lucky Lounge in Oakland CA and SELECTOR in Berkeley CA.
Rems goal is to be the best that he can be at his craft as well as continue to contribute to the dance music culture with his writing, art and soon, productions.
"Written by GHOST WRITER"
UPCOMING EVENTS
Who I'd like to meet:
People with like interests, have a love for life, appreciate the outdoors, partygoers, LOVE drum & bass and/or quality hip-hop. I also like people that appreciate traveling, care about politics and whats going on in the world. I admire artists, writers, musicians, film lovers, photographers and creative individuals.
What's up? So check this out I'm in this area of life right now that makes me want to hear the sickest, darkest, most sinister shit the music industry has to offer. I'm talking about angst ridden, dark, gritty, gravely, bass lines that make you want to slap your fucking grandmother. i want to hear some shit that rips your soul apart with nanotech plasma cannons and reassemble your molecules in shock troop clusters waiting your inevitable conquering of the solar system. you know that shit that resides in poorly lit dusty corners with a homeless guy raping a squirrel and staring back at you with glazed eyes that let you know that YOU
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