Bootie (club night)

Bootie is the first club night in the United States dedicated solely to mashups and bootlegs, and is now the biggest all-mashup party in the world, with regular parties in several cities around the globe.[1] The original party began at the Cherry Bar (now Qi Ultra Lounge) in San Francisco in August 2003, and moved to DNA Lounge in March 2006,[2] where it now occurs every Saturday, and is simulcast into the virtual venue Club Republik in Second Life. For over a year, it was the only club of its kind in America, and its creators, DJs Adrian & the Mysterious D (aka A Plus D), along with former resident DJ Party Ben, were instrumental in helping to popularize mashup culture on the West Coast.[3] The club has showcased mashup DJs from around the world, including DJ Earworm, DJ Lobsterdust, ShyBoy, Go Home Productions, Dsico, DJ Zebra, Evolution Control Committee, and dj BC, as well as featuring a live house band, Smash-Up Derby, known as "the world's first mashup rock band."[4]

Bootie SF has been regularly named "Best Dance Club" in the SF Weekly's "Best of SF". The Bay Guardian's annual "Best of the Bay" has awarded Bootie for "Best Theme Club Night/Best Dance Party and Best Event Producers" for 8 years in a row. Best of the Bay Issue[5] Hallmarks of the event include the infamous Midnight Mashup Show; the Midnight performances bring a diverse variety of artists and performing troupes to the main stage. From Drag Queens to Burlesque Troupes, Performance Artists to Acrobats, Aerial Rope Daredevils to Flame Dancers it continues to be unpredictable, often amazing and sometimes shocking. Afterwards the crowd is thrown a limited number of Booties top ten mashups of the month CD, which many club patrons collect. The night has been written about in national magazines such as Spin,[6] Complex,[7] and Club Systems International.[1]

In July 2005, Adrian & Mysterious D teamed up with DJ Paul V. and launched a sister club in Los Angeles called Bootie LA, which began at The Echo in Echo Park and is now held at the adjacent Echoplex.[8] In February 2007, the promoters launched Bootie NYC in New York City.[9] That same month, they partnered with French DJ ComaR to help launch Bootie Paris, which ran for nearly three years at La Mechanique Ondulatoire. Bootie Munich, with resident DJs BootOX and Schmolli, was launched in October 2007. Bootie Boston, with dj BC and Lenlow, was launched in March 2008.[10] Bootie Berlin launched in June 2009 with residents DJ Morgoth, Mashup-Germany, and Dr. Waumiau. Bootie Rio in Brazil was launched in May 2010.[11] Bootie ATL, in Atlanta with dj BC, was launched in August 2011.[12]

DJs Adrian & Mysterious D have also done one-off Bootie parties in many other places around the globe, including Hong Kong,[13] Beijing,[14] Singapore, London, Vienna, Brazil, Brisbane, Chicago, Portland, Seattle, Mexico City, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Hamburg, Lithuania, Ireland,[15] and Salt Lake City.

While the number of CD's given away at each party is limited, the "Bootie Top 10,"[16] list of for each month is available on their website and can be downloaded for free as MP3 files. The Best of the Month selection is curated by Adrian & Mysterious D. who also produce the annual "Best of Bootie" collection, a much anticipated yearly treat for the fans and those attending the New Year's Eve party. ,[17] also available as free downloads, both as a continuous mix and individual tracks.[18]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Club Systems International magazine" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-12-04.
  2. ↑ Jonathan Zwickel (2006-10-18). "DJ Culture 101: Critical Mash Honors Club". SF Weekly. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
  3. ↑ "San Francisco magazine: "Hometown mix"". Sanfranmag.com. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
  4. ↑ "San Jose Mercury News: "Mix and mash-up"". Mail-archive.com. 2006-04-04. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
  5. ↑
  6. ↑ "Spin magazine: "America's 101 Wildest Parties"". Retrieved 2013-12-04.
  7. ↑ "Complex magazine: "Bangers and Mash"". Retrieved 2013-12-04.
  8. ↑ Lina Lecaro (2007-08-01). "Mashup Mayhem". LA Weekly. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
  9. ↑ "New York Press: "Music For Generation ADD"". Retrieved 2013-12-04.
  10. ↑ MOARRR. "Smells Like Bootie". Audio Porn Central. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
  11. ↑ "Bootie Rio | Just another WordPress.com weblog". Bootierio.wordpress.com. 2012-12-29. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
  12. ↑ "Bootie - Atlanta". Bootieatl.com. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
  13. ↑ "Time Out Hong Kong". Timeout.com.hk. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
  14. ↑ "City Weekend, Beijing". Cityweekend.com.cn. 2010-07-15. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
  15. ↑ http://www.peoplesrepublicofcork.com/forums/showpost.php?s=7a98e00d843fb23e2b9096e0b025c355&p=3286651&postcount=1
  16. ↑ "Bootie Blog". Bootiemashup.com. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
  17. ↑ "Bootie - Best of Bootie CDs". Bootiemashup.com. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
  18. ↑ Chris Salmon (2011-01-20). "UK". London: Guardian. Retrieved 2013-12-04.

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