Picture this: Splendid paradise surroundings, blue skies, journey on a cruise boat from Cairns harbour to picture perfect Fitzroy Island for two days and night Adventure full of arts and music: Island Elements 2 ! This being a second installement from Island Elements crew with a mix of local and national talents which brings you these events on 2 monthly basis. With glorious weather throughout North Queensland Winter Season, what a way to come out to this and unwind surrounded by great people, live and local arts and amazing selection of music. The event is being held from 9th till 10th of July 2011, so mark you calendars and join in the fun! For more info read on!!!

Island Elements is held every two months, with the musical treats and feasts growing with the event that is clearly a night and days to remember. Made by locals, for locals. (Visitors Welcome)
Tickets are $65 and available from Early June through following outlets: Shiva Moon (07) 4031 1644, Taste-y records (07) 40 514 119, Fetish 4 Life (07) 4041 4161 and The Happy High Herb Shop (07) 4041 4808 in Cairns, North Queensland Australia.

Ticket holders receive boat transfers to and from the Island, a complimentary drink on arrival, Free finger food during the night and Free entry into Casbah Nightclub upon return to Cairns, unless Camping or Resort style accommodation is purchased, in which case you have access to a complimentary breakfast, and another day of entertainment.

Reservations are essential for accommodation. If you want to make a reservation and you want to get the best deal, phone Fitzroy Island Resort on (07) 4044 6700 and be sure to mention Island Elements. Don’t use online booking as they do not have correct details of the deals on offer.

Now..

Performances and Art by:

Sacred Circus – Performance
Kali Creaturesque and Hans Jurss – Performance
Jon Firetribe – LARGE flames
Adam Scott Miller + Donna Raymond + Jilli Manning – Live Art
La Petit Lumiere – Fire and acrobatics

VJs:
CrystaLotus – Live Visuals
vdmo Kstati – Live Visuals

Music by:

BRAN RICHARDS
AUTONOMECH
TD SHAGGA
HEFTY DAN HALEN / MEATAXE
SHIFTEQ
ADAM GIARDINA
BEAT PLAY / BENT INTENT
NEV F
JEKYLL
LEGACY
ONE TASTEY MORSEL
PLAYER ONE
TOMPLE2OON
FUNKFORM
WALTONE
AUDITORY ILLUSION
SOLATEK
SUSPEKT
UZI
SOLJAH
BACKWARDS MAN
MISSFIT

Ferry Departure Times:
On the 9th July (Saturday)

1st in: Raging Thunder @ 8.30 am
Sunkist at E finger at noon
Sunkist at E finger at 2 pm
Reef Magic at 6.30 pm

The reef magic boat will be leaving the island at 1am for those who do not have accommodation on the island. Book your room/camping now to ensure you don’t miss out!! THe lineup is huge, plus theres heaps of extra tasty treats in store for those who choose to stay!

See you on the island!!

For Facebook Event Profile visit: Island Elements 2 Event
Facebook Island Elements page: Island Elements

James Zabiela + vdmo Kstati @ Brown Alley - Melbourne : 20th May 2011

I feel that there has been a serious lack of updates on my website. My senciere appologies, this was mainly due to attending to my events and organising future events, festivals, tours, etc. Will pick it up now

This is what I have been up to in last few months… and heaps of shows are coming up.. going to be a busy visual year!

February:
25th Feb – Bimbo Deluxe, Melbourne – Featuring : Deepchild(Trapez), Jamie Stevens, Marko Jux, Volta, Steve Ward

Tom Clark + Volta + vdmo Kstati (No Nonsense 1st Birthday @ Brown Alley -4th March 2011)

March:

4th March – Brown Alley 1am -7am (Side room) : NO Nonsense 1st Birthday! (with VJ BlueMD) – Tom Clark, Guido Shneider
5th March – Big Red Bus @ My Aeon, Bruinswick, Melbourne (with VJ BlueMD)
11th March – Maitreya Festival, Victoria
12th March – Maitreya Festival, Victoria – with Pyrodynamics Fire Crew
13th March – Maitreya Festival, Victoria
19th March – Prognosis @ Loop Bar, Melbourne City
25th March – Red Sky 1 – Brown Alley, -Melbourne – Erphun(Brood Audio), Sun Control Species, Kasey Taylor

April:
1st April – Cairns @Casbah – Freakquency – With Ollie Wisdom & Mr Perculiar ++
8th April – Red Sky 2- Brown Alley – Vibrasphere & Max cooper & Danny Howells
10th April – VJ Union Australia – Melbourne Meet Up @X Studios – St Kilda
15th April – Oliver Koletzki feat Fran Live & Chris Tietjen@ Roxanne Parlour – Chamelion Recordings Night.
16th April – Prognosis @ Loop Bar
22nd April – Trinity @ La Di Da
23rd April – Japan Charity Gig @ MyAeon
25th April – Melbourne – Bimbo Deluxe – Chamelion Recordings night: Thank you City, Jamie Stevens, Steve Ward
28th April – Plug n Play – Melbourne @ Kent St – Fitzroy

May:
6th May – Loop Bar, Melbourne 10pm – 5am
7th May – 10am – 4.00pm video art workshop in Frankston @ Cube 37
14th May – Music Trip@Northcote – Shin’s Techno Night
20th May – Brown Alley, Melbourne – James Zabiela [UK], Robert Hood [USA], Midland [UK], Tom Budden [UK]
20th May – 10am – 4.00pm video art workshop in Frankston @ Cube 37
21st May – Loop Bar

James Zabiela + vdmo Kstati @ Brown Alley - Melbourne : 20th May 2011

I feel that there has been a serious lack of updates on my website. My senciere appologies, this was mainly due to attending to my events and organising future events, festivals, tours, etc. Will pick it up now

This is what I have been up to in last few months… and heaps of shows are coming up.. going to be a busy visual year!

February:
25th Feb – Bimbo Deluxe, Melbourne – Featuring : Deepchild(Trapez), Jamie Stevens, Marko Jux, Volta, Steve Ward

Tom Clark + Volta + vdmo Kstati (No Nonsense 1st Birthday @ Brown Alley -4th March 2011)

March:

4th March – Brown Alley 1am -7am (Side room) : NO Nonsense 1st Birthday! (with VJ BlueMD) – Tom Clark, Guido Shneider
5th March – Big Red Bus @ My Aeon, Bruinswick, Melbourne (with VJ BlueMD)
11th March – Maitreya Festival, Victoria
12th March – Maitreya Festival, Victoria – with Pyrodynamics Fire Crew
13th March – Maitreya Festival, Victoria
19th March – Prognosis @ Loop Bar, Melbourne City
25th March – Red Sky 1 – Brown Alley, -Melbourne – Erphun(Brood Audio), Sun Control Species, Kasey Taylor

April:
1st April – Cairns @Casbah – Freakquency – With Ollie Wisdom & Mr Perculiar ++
8th April – Red Sky 2- Brown Alley – Vibrasphere & Max cooper & Danny Howells
10th April – VJ Union Australia – Melbourne Meet Up @X Studios – St Kilda
15th April – Oliver Koletzki feat Fran Live & Chris Tietjen@ Roxanne Parlour – Chamelion Recordings Night.
16th April – Prognosis @ Loop Bar
22nd April – Trinity @ La Di Da
23rd April – Japan Charity Gig @ MyAeon
25th April – Melbourne – Bimbo Deluxe – Chamelion Recordings night: Thank you City, Jamie Stevens, Steve Ward
28th April – Plug n Play – Melbourne @ Kent St – Fitzroy

May:
6th May – Loop Bar, Melbourne 10pm – 5am
7th May – 10am – 4.00pm video art workshop in Frankston @ Cube 37
14th May – Music Trip@Northcote – Shin’s Techno Night
20th May – Brown Alley, Melbourne – James Zabiela [UK], Robert Hood [USA], Midland [UK], Tom Budden [UK]
20th May – 10am – 4.00pm video art workshop in Frankston @ Cube 37
21st May – Loop Bar

Some exciting shows are up ahead.. I’ll link them all to individual posts, they all very much deserve it, but for now, just a list.

25th Feb – Bimbo Deluxe, Melbourne – Featuring : Deepchild(Trapez), Jamie Stevens, Marko Jux, Volta, Steve Ward (Free Event from 7.30 -2.30)
5th Feb – Big Red Bus @ My Aeon, Bruinswick, Melbourne (with VJ BlueMD)
12th March – Tetris Studios, Bruinswick, Melbourne
11-14th March – Maitreya Festival – I’ll return to Melbourne for Saturday Show @ Tetris Studios
19th March – Prognosis @ Loop Bar, Melbourne City
25th March – Brown Alley, Melbourne with Erphun (USA)
1st April – Casbah – Freakquency – With Ollie Wisdom & Mr Perculiar ++
8th April – Brown Alley
16th April – Prognosis @ Loop Bar
23rd April- Cairns ?
20th May – Brown Alley, Melbourne
20th-26th June- Bushweek – Far North Queensland

Some exciting shows are up ahead.. I’ll link them all to individual posts, they all very much deserve it, but for now, just a list.

25th Feb – Bimbo Deluxe, Melbourne – Featuring : Deepchild(Trapez), Jamie Stevens, Marko Jux, Volta, Steve Ward (Free Event from 7.30 -2.30)
5th Feb – Big Red Bus @ My Aeon, Bruinswick, Melbourne (with VJ BlueMD)
12th March – Tetris Studios, Bruinswick, Melbourne
11-14th March – Maitreya Festival – I’ll return to Melbourne for Saturday Show @ Tetris Studios
19th March – Prognosis @ Loop Bar, Melbourne City
25th March – Brown Alley, Melbourne with Erphun (USA)
1st April – Casbah – Freakquency – With Ollie Wisdom & Mr Perculiar ++
8th April – Brown Alley
16th April – Prognosis @ Loop Bar
23rd April- Cairns ?
20th May – Brown Alley, Melbourne
20th-26th June- Bushweek – Far North Queensland

We have been given the opportunity to utilise the Kuranda Amphitheatre Understage area for this year’s Solar FX Gathering – starting at 3PM, and continuing through to 11:30PM… We will be presenting a swather of local music – kicking off with live bands & acoustic soloists in the afternoon… After the sun sets you can expect a selection of best electronic dub, reggae and downbeat mixed up by some of our regions premier djs. To compliment the lush tropical soundscapes, Solar FX will be featuring exhibits from a number of local and interstate painters & digital artists, visual projections from local vj’s, decor & installations artists, and amazing acrobatic & fire performances…

We are also proud to present a book launch and signing for local author Clive Walters!

The Amphitheatre Understage has a licensed bar available from 6pm, and a wide selection of hot food will also be available for the duration of the event. There will also be a selection of market stalls selling local clothing, crafts and trinkets…

Entry will be $20 ($15 for Amphitheatre Members) – One complimentary drink included with entry!

For all enquiries please contact us here, or send us an email at solarfxgathering@gmail.com

Dont forget to add our facebook page: Solar FX Gathering Facebook Page
Here is a direct link to the facebook event: Solar FX Gathering 2010
…and for anyone still hovering about in the ghostlands of Myspace: Solar FX Gathering Myspace

We are also happy to announce that the local Cairns community will be staging an event to celebrate the Eclipse in 2012 – if you would like to get involved or find out more about this local community event please go to http://www.solareclipse2012.com and register your interest. Much more information on this event will be available soon – we hope to create something very special to celebrate this amazing natural event happening in our local area…

3pm [open]
3:15 – 4:05 Jordan (Kuranda)
4:15 – 5:05 Jeremiah Johnson (Kuranda)
5:15 – 6:20 Tegan Koster (Daintree)
6:30 – 7:45 Naomi Faith & Gypsy (Cairns)
7:45 – 9:00 Billy Dread (Dreadagade Soundsystem)
9:00 – 10:15 Solatek (Freeform Collective / Open Records)
10:15 – 11:30 Bent Intent (Freeform Collective / REGEN Records)
11:30 [close]

[Visual Artists]: Kuba Friedowicz (Melb), Crystal Lotus (Kuranda), Jilli Manning (Cairns), Pete Freimanis (Kuranda)
[VJs/Visuals]: vdmo Kstati (Cairns), Crystalotus (Kuranda)
[Decor & Installation]: Subculture Creations (Cairns), Collaborations (Cooktown)
[Acrobatic & Fire Performance]: Creaturesque (Kuranda)
[Book Launch & Signing]: Local author Clive Walters (Kuranda)

FireArt Entertainment join forces with Electric Avenue for what is set to be one of the highlights of the event calendar for 2010!
26th of November 2010@ AJ Hackett : Cairns

Line Up (in no particular order)

- INFECTED MUSHROOM (Live)
- YOLANDA BE COOL
- MINILOGUE (Live)
- NEELIX (Live)
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- Scruffy Goat (Seta Label)
- Adam Giardina (Open Rec)
- Curiosity Killed (Electric Ave)
- Uncut Loop (FireArt)
- Jeremy J (Electric Ave)
- BattleKat (Electric Ave)
- Fred Cuzon (Cairns)
- Mista Kiffsta (Frequency Rec)
- Soljah (Cairns)
- The Doctor (InbedProductions)
- Sammy J (InbedProductions)
- Dj Comp Winner

- VJ vdmo Kstati

MIXED BAG 2010
A mixed bag of club and dance floor treats are heading north for the first joint effort from two of Cairns’ leading promoters in Electric Avenue and FireArt Entertainment. Friday 26th November you will be more than welcome to join Infected Mushroom, Yolanda Be Cool, Minilogue and Neelix plus a ton of local support at Mixed Bag for one night at AJ Hackett.
You have Infected Mushroom’s massive legion of followers, an ever-growing repertoire of classic albums of rocking trance and a live show like no other… Throw in Yolanda Be Cool’s infectious global hit “We No Speak Americano’ and whacked out future d-floor funk…. Minilogue’s (SonKite) unique Swedish twist on techno and melodies in a throbbing live show that will break any sweat… Plus Neelix’s relentless trance bangers that have propelled him further into cult figure status.
All these acts are headliners in their own right; there is no doubt this will culminate into something special for those looking for one last hurrah before summer hits. Joined by a dozen local dj’s and a DJ Comp Winner yet to be announced.

INFECTED MUSHROOM (Live)
Psy-Trance innovators Infected Mushroom have become one of the biggest electronic bands on the planet. Twice ranked among the world’s 10 best DJs/Acts by the bible of the scene, the U.K.’s DJ Magazine, the Israel-bred, L.A. based duo bring a frenetic rock energy to the form. Their explosive show, featuring guitars, live drums, intensely passionate vocals and an ambitious multimedia backdrop, ranks among the genre’s most unpredictably joyous events. And their recordings continually venture where other electronic acts fear to tread.
From the Ultra Fest in Miami to the Virgin Festival in Baltimore, from Mexico’s OMIX to Cali’s Coachella, from Brazil’s Ipanema Beach to Melbourne’s Metro Club, Infected Mushroom average about 120 live performances per year.
http://www.infected-mushroom.com/

YOLANDA BE COOL
If Sylvester Martinez and Johnson Peterson, aka Yolanda Be Cool, were in the Carpenters, they would be singing “We’ve only just begun.”
We No Speak Americano has reached no 5 on the overall Beatport chart and number one on the House Chart, the most requested song on triple j, not to mention 235,000 (and growing daily) views on youtube.
2009 was a massive year for these two, exclusively signing their releases to Ajax’s Sweat It Out label, their bookings to his agency not to mention their original productions and remixes receiving huge support from some of the scene’s biggest players, they are far from slowing down, instead going into overdrive in the studio to ensure that the year 2010 is one that is filled with their brand of party tech.
http://www.myspace.com/yolandabecool

MINILOGUE (Live)
Lovers of electronic music have been esteeming Minilogue for many years. In 2010 it is almost impossible to imagine club music without the two musicians from Malmö, Sweden.
After releasing outstanding productions on such renowned labels as Traum, Crosstown Rebels or Wagon Repair, there opus magnum is to appear on Sven Väths Cocoon Recordings. There are few producers who match Cocoon’s vision of an electronic sound both on the dancefloor and beyond the club so perfectly: “Animals” covers a wide spectrum of music, it reaches from peaktime techno to beatless deep ambient. The immediacy of the club tracks sweeps everything away that is circumstantial and long-winded in contemporary dance music. The tracks incorporate the elegance and simplicity of classical early Nineties’ techno, the economy and lightness of the minimal sound and the sweetness and charm of the recent developments.
http://www.minilogue.com/

NEELIX (Live)
One could say that the creative act of piecing together several ideas by using the computer is kind of golden thread in the life of Henrik Twardzik. Having a creative vein on the one hand and heaps of experience with clicking the mouse buttons hundreds of times per day, piling up sequences on a computer screen on the other, he moved forward pretty fast. His first releases rapidly gained popularity and simultaneously Henrik got more and more enthusiastic about producing music. Taking the necessary actions as a result of that made his girlfriend pronounce a certain phrase: Get a proper job! Well, today she doesn’t say that any more…
Following the patterns of classical Progressive Trance Henrik slowly but constantly developed a very own style. His album “No Way To Leave” from 2005 marks a turning point in his musical career: With this one he founded his own school of Trance music, consequently following the paradigm of Progressive in the very original meaning of this term. Today Henrik is happy with the positive feedback from Trance fans all around the world and even being asked to produce music for TV commercials and popular movies.
http://www.myspace.com/neelixmusic

Limited ONLINE tix NOW available through OZTIX EARLY BIRDS ARE NOW SOLD OUT
Limited tickets will be available at the door, but they will cost more $$’s.

Ticket Outlets:
Shiva Moon – Grafton St
Fetish For Life – Shields St
Tastey – Grafton St
AJ Hackett – Smithfield
OZTIX

This is an 18+ event. ID req.
2 Stages
A bit of everything for everyone
Lock it in people…..

Will be an awesome night of wicked tunes and visuals.

Front Room
Fatigue, Mista Kifsta, Phatt Albert,

Back Room
Wez, Dj Jack McCord, meOmy, NewWorldAudio, Suspekt, vdmo Kstati

LEGOHEAD (SMELBOURNE)

Legohead flyes directly into Cairns this weekend from Smelboune to play (lively) @ SUBconscious Saturdaze @ the Heritage Nightclub. Legohead is one of the TOP GUN full flight psytrance production artist to dominate the global psytrance circuit!..A true master and leader of the manic music industry.

Hailing from his Melbourne studio to deliver the latest in high teck intelligent psy trance we can now finally experience Legos latest Prime-Premo-Productions of Puch-Outracks on his Logic (Mac!)

Watch out for this atomic explosion on the dancefloor this Saturdaze as he unleashes the freshest new grinding grooves onto the main dancefloor of the Heritage Nightclub! Legos sophisticate sounds and groovy personality will set a new path for a deadly execution of dominating bass lines, melodic melodies and happy highs whilst he continues to ride fun funky freaky groove train of trance.

This is one psychedelic experience not to be missed by any bopping or dropping or popping dancefloor junkie! Its Awn … c yas onda TRANCE-FLOOR this Saturdaze @ SUBconscious!

Back Room (Deep Progressive and Uplifting Trance)

One Tasty Morsel (Zenon Records)
Launchpad (Up Records)
Mista Kiffsta (Freakquency Records)
Legohead (Melbourne)
VJ vdmo Kstati(Freakquency Records)

Front Room (Commercial Electro Retro & Dirty Disco)

Chill-E
Bart
Wez

Side Room (Breaks Tech-House)

Soljah (Massive Rhythms Records)
Thomas (France)

Related show

• Artist: vdmo Kstati
• Date: Saturday, August 7th 2010
• Time: 9:00pm
• City: vdmo Kstati in Cairns
• Venue: Heritage
• Country: Australia
• Admission: $15
• Age restrictions: No Minors
• Notes: $10 with a Flyer. Line-Up: Soljah, One Tasty Morsel, Launchpad, Mista Kiffsta, Legohead, Chill-E, Bart, Wez, Thomas, (vj) vdmo Kstati
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Ministry of Sound – Trance Nation is hitting Cairns on the 6th of August with a stellar line up of Artists featuring; TyDi, MarLo as well as Cairns locals NewWorldAudio, Gusto & Haadstool Heaven + vj vdmo Kstati.

Related show

• Artist: vdmo Kstati
• Date: Friday, August 6th 2010
• Time: 9:00pm
• City: vdmo Kstati in Cairns
• Venue: Gilligans
• Country: Australia
• Admission: $10
• Age restrictions: No Minors
• Notes: TyDi, MarLo, NewWorldAudio, Gusto, Haadstool Heaven + vj vdmo Kstati.
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