Bedell is definitely a wine Dj Journey approves of!
For more information about this Long Island based
wine company go to.
http://www.bedellcellars.com/
Saturday, April 25, 2009
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Saturday, April 4, 2009
This is what I'm talking about...
This past Friday, Mercy College held an Environmental Consortium for students contemplating a “green” future and desiring a career with sustainability in mind.
Universities and colleges within the Hudson Valley were invited to participate in this student summit, where Kevin Doyle, Principal of Green Economy, opened the gathering with a pep talk about becoming active in our globally distressed situation. “This is not an option anymore, it’s not an option not to know [that] we need to take actions that are needed to be taken,” says Mr. Doyle.
The participants were able to mingle with exhibitors as well as each other, plus spend some quality one-on-one time with Mr. Doyle, a fountain of green ideology. “The process of six or seven billion people changing little things in their life isn’t going to do it, it needs to start at a large institutional level, with systems being set up to where these things aren’t allowed anymore, where legislature is written in to solve problems. One isn’t allowed to choose whether or not they’d like to commit a felony, it should be impossible to be allowed,” Mr. Doyle explains.
Funneling students into eco-friendly occupations—as opposed to encouraging a light bulb to be switched or a power strip to be unplugged—enables change on a much grander scale. To introduce career-bound students to different possibilities in the green work force benefits not only the employers and employees, but also everyone in existence, while concerned, collegiate problem-solvers are getting more and more anxious to save the world.
Ashton
Saturday, March 28, 2009
An Amazing Bi Coastal Green Dj Heads for the Big Screen! In music that is... Listen and hear the journey.
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In today's world of digital gadgetry and the surplus of reality television booming through plasma screens and hi-tech cell phones, it seems everyone is a producer, artist, actor, manager, record executive, label owner; and sometimes, all of the above. Once upon a time, talent and a little luck were the only requisites for a successful career in the entertainment biz. Nowadays, the once simple task of identifying a true gem has subsequently become much more daunting amongst the sea of super shiny zirconias, all passing themselves off as genuine diamonds. The fact still remains that when you pit a true artist against one that's been manufactured as a commercial cash cow, the real McCoy is an obvious stand out.
There are those who subscribe to the school of thought that everything in life has a rhyme and a reason. DJ Journey, the bi-coastal triple-threat from the Windy City is definitely one of them. Well beyond his years, this musical prodigy witnessed the power of music first-hand as a child, sitting on his mother's living room floor. It was in this space that Journey recalls the way the music his mother played affected everything, from her emotions & her mood; even taking on a life of its own as a real-time soundtrack to their everyday lives. "My mother was a music collector and I remember how music made her feel. It made her think and explore. It made her a better person," says Journey. This eclectic DJ, Remixer & Producer is hard pressed to name a short list of specific influences that point to his cinematic production style, but when asked where the unpredictability of his music stems from, the jazz fusion band, The Crusaders, rolls off his tongue with ease. "The Crusaders music had no beginning and no ending. This is really prevalent in the structure of my songs."
As a high school sophomore, Journey's marriage to music became official when he was gifted his first set of decks as a birthday present. The DJ persona fit his outgoing personality seamlessly, and success soon found him. With a promising radio show and a high demand for his skills as a party rocker in Chi-Town, it wouldn't be long before the West Coast's promises of prestige and flashing lights would bait him out of his backyard, leaping off to the City of Angels to join the Power 106 team, as an on-air personality & DJ. While the relationship fizzled quickly, the geographic relocation sparked a shift in Journey's mind.
Where in Chicago, he had been the escape for others; Los Angeles became the sand box that would allow him to create music that would provide an escape for him. It was here that Journey realized, "the studios are programming the minds of the world!"
Of his own accord, Journey describes himself as quite a complex character. And it's in the layers of his complexities, that one truly begins to understand his music. With a role model like Quincy Jones, who took huge risks sonically and studied symphony orchestras in London, listeners will find brush strokes of electronic, experimental and orchestral fusions with a dash of hip hop influences in Journey's picturesque productions. "These are compositions of my life and I just want a reaction out of the music that I'm producing," he says. And while most might assume it takes a Bentley's worth of studio equipment to create such grandiose sounds, Journey draws from his past, reminiscing on how his mother had very little means but always showed him how much they truly had. Set in his ways, his minimalist attitude carries into his selection of weaponry. Armed with Reason, Garage Band & Ableton Live, the only outboard audio gear he uses in the lab are an MPC2000 sequencer, a Mo' Phat sound module, the Oxygen 8 Midi Keyboard and an Akai MPDP24 Midi Control Pad.
As a DJ with an impressive client list that includes Adidas, MTV, Red Bull, Ed Hardy & Fred Siegel just to name a few, Journey is setting his sights on the film & television industry as his next musical conquest. Currently working with blooming artists Ryan Gordy and Jesse Hart, it shouldn't come as a shock, should you happen to find his name on a Silver Screen in your city in the very near future. His next calculated move is to work with one of the top agencies in Hollywood to market his unique sound & carve out a role for himself alongside the greats of scores and soundtracks. L.A. is known for its brutal turnover rate and conniving "every man for himself" mentality. But the spiritually grounded, analytically complex DJ Journey knows that everything matters and in his own words, "Good things come to those who create!"
WRITTEN BY MAUIKAI
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Journey
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Sunday, February 22, 2009
The beginning of the end.
With every focus on popular culture, there needs to be at least a bit of retrospection to aid in the understanding of these current events. With that said, I’d like to take a minute to dig up the past, running through a monumental time in history that is typically filed away under “old exam material” in our memory. This arguably progressive movement changed the way people lived, and with a complete 180 of production methods occurring in a less developed time—such as the 18th century— the possibility of another change-over is so totally do-able. We did it before, we can do it again.
Now bear with me...
So I was learning about the Industrial Revolution in Roots: History the other day. I mean, the lecture was filled with thought-provoking concepts and ideas, yet I could not get over the feeling that this whole happening was the foundation of our current crisis in which we find ourselves.
Alright, now the birth of the steam engine in England was the first to screw us. Granted, this was a very helpful development, considering the enablement of boats to move up-stream and trains to move cross-country. It sped up land and sea travel, with no worries of wind nor high-jackers to interfere with trade; the hot money-makin’ means in the day. Markets were connected and we were getting more goods more quickly. Holla.
But as people were applying their science and logic of the Enlightenment to mass production, factories that were normally powered by water or horses were now running on burnt coal. Textile factories were hip. With machines making things instead of people making things, cotton could be spun into thread 200 times faster, thread could be woven into clothing a hell of a lot faster, and with the use of chlorine and sulfuric acid to bleach these clothes instead of the traditional buttermilk soak and sunbath, they were all fresh and bought up faster. More adversely, cotton had to be picked faster, more slaves had to be used to pick this cotton, and since slave importation had since been outlawed, the breeding of slaves began to take place, sparking the internal slave trade.
On the up side, due to this mass production, poorer people could afford more than one outfit. A man could have more than two pairs of shoes. A woman would have a wardrobe instead of just the “everyday outfit” and the “Sunday best.” How bourgie. Affordability and availability for everything fueled the movement, and the scent of materialism was beginning to find its way into the nose of the middle-class by the day.
Urban growth was massive—machines had to fit into city factories as opposed to rural houses—but sewer systems and hygienic education were not. Human waste flowed freely in the streets, those chemicals from bleaching clothes were dumped into local rivers, as was the coal waste, and disease spread like Smuckers. Ever heard of the term “Mad Hatter?” This was not just the crazy, tea-obsessed, hyperactive character from Alice in Wonderland, but a term coined to describe the men who made hats, treated them with mercury, then went mad with dementia.
Oh, they dumped that in the water too.
Paris lost 18,000 people to disease alone in 1832. The average age of death for a laborer was 15. Urban slums developed, claiming sons eight inches shorter than those of the elite. Women and children were slaving away. Even after a series of laws had passed, nine yr. olds were still working at least ten hours a day.
Lumber to support the weight of coal mines led to deforestation on a devastating scale.
Deforestation led to soil erosion.
Soil erosion led to food decline.
People were hungry, sick, and dying.
There were no environmental rules.
It was capitalism without any government regulation.
Guys, I only bring this up because although we really shot ourselves in the foot with this one, I’m inspired that we were once able to re-vamp our whole way of doing business, and really turned everything on its ass at one point. We might have turned it the wrong way, but we actually turned it. We were less-educated, less-connected, and less-aware of what was going on, yet we still changed everything. Who’s to say we can’t flip it again?
I guess just sit on that for today.
Thanks for reading.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
DJ Journey Does Greenhouse!
We said it was going to happen....and it did!Having his sights set on Greenhouse since he heard about the eco-friendly club months ago, DJ Journey finally got his chance to show this exclusive venue what he's all about as he took to the turntables Wednesday night.
Energy efficient lighting, vodka made from sustainable ingredients and chia pet like plants encased in glass tables are just a few of the cool components to this forward thinking club. Adding to the allure is a state of the art sound system and a crowd that knows how to party...green style of course.
This particular night DJ Journey was spinning for the the fashion world as Nylon Magazine and Live Mechanics teamed up for New York Fashion week. By 12am the club was packed and the people were enjoying the versatile beats of this DJ with a cause. Feeling at home at Greenhouse, DJ was in the groove and easily transitioned between hip-hop, rock and electro, keeping everyone pleased.
You can be sure to see this DJ in Greenhouse again soon! Check out the blog for upcoming events at Greenhouse and other events!
Written by: Laura Hoeppner
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
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