Groove Odyssey 30th April 2011 with Kenny Dope

Groove Odyssey continues its series of events on Saturday 30th April 2011 with the Masters at Work Part Two, featuring the one and only Kenny Dope Gonzalez. The night once again will be filled with the best musical entertainment across four rooms from Soul House, 80’s Soul to Latin & African rhythms. Kenny Dope in true form will be banging the beats with a four hour set, guaranteed to please fans old and new, including some M.A.W Classics. Also added to the bill and flying in for an exclusive performance is Chicago legend Dajae, performing ‘Don’t you want my love’ our brand new release on Groove Odyssey Records. Plus, if you missed Part One, Leroy Burgess headlined the soul room, and this time we welcome with opened arms, the legendary Linda Clifford performing some of her classics. Once again the family HouseFM.net will be hosting the Lightbox Room and, just to add to the excitement, the boys from Movida Electronica will be hosting the Red Room with the best in Latin-Brazillian house flavours. It’s one not to be missed, so get your tickets now and join the ride.

 

Main Room & VIP – Soulful House

KENNY DOPE (Masters At Work)

BOBBY&STEVE

MARK STONE (UDM)

BOOKER T

FUNKIE P

Live Perfomances from Groove Odyssey Records

DAJAE – Performing ‘Don’t you want my love’

WYEN SOLO – Performing ‘Smile’

 

Mirror Arch – 80’s Soul & Disco

 

Hosted by Soul Odyssey Featuring The Legendary

LINDA CLIFFORD (Multi Platinum Selling Artis)

Performing – Run Away Love – Don’t Give Up – If They Could See Me Now & One Of Those Songs.

With full support from

BIGGER

SOUL MASTER T

PAUL MORRISSEY

DJ UGSTA

SELLY J

 

Lightbox Room Hosted By Housefm.net

 

DJ LEO

CLEMY RILEY

JERRY RANKIN

TED LAWRENCE

JOEL S & DJ PANTHER

TIM RED

JAY MAC

 

 

 

Red Room Latino House

Hosted By – Movida Electronica

 

JOSE LUIS

KEVIN GATO

DIRTY MENEZ

SAUL MAYA

Host – JULIAN MR M

 

VENUE

Fire & Lightbox

South Lambeth Place, London SW8 1RT

 

TIME

10PM – 7AM

 

TICKET PRICE

Non Members – £17.50 + bf – More on the door

Members Tickets £15.00 inc bf (Available from us 07791 073 201)

 

CREDIT CARD BOOKINGS

 

Theticketsellers – 0844 – 8700 – 000
www.theticketsellers.co.uk

 

TICKET OUTLETS

 

CENTRAL LONDON

Black Market (Soho) – 020 7437 – 0478

 

SOUTH LONDON

DNR (Croydon) – 0208 406 9905

 

NORTH LONDON

Udm (Enfield) – 020 8366 – 5422

Kiricoss (Wood Green) – 020 8800 – 7528

Models Inc – (Edmonton) – 020 8803 – 6174

 

WEST LONDON

Dub Vendor (Clapham) – 020 7223 – 3757

 

EAST LONDON

Zee & Co (Bow) – 020 8983 – 3383

Zee & Co (Ilford) – 020 8514 1617

 

 

 

ATTRACTIONS

CD Giveaways

Live Percussionists

Photo Memorabilia

Free Whistles & Horns

Groove Odyssey Dancers

Event Filmed For Future Broadcast

 

DRESS CODE

Ladies & Gents – Smart Dress Essential

No Hoods or Caps – Over 21’s (I.D Maybe Required)

 

 

MORE INFORMATION

 

WEBSITE: www.grooveodyssey.com

FACEBOOK: Groove Odyssey

TWITTER: Grooveodyssey

BBM:  22BF2F2D

CALL: 07791 073 201 – 07908 644 287

 

About Kenny ‘Dope’ Gonzalez

Three-time Grammy nominated Kenny Dope, one of the most prolific Artists of the modern music age, has been entertaining and astounding the masses alike with his fusion of house, hip-hop, Latin, jazz, soul, and broken beats. Known as a living encyclopedia of beats, Kenny Dope is a purveyor of sonic masterpieces.

Born in 1970, Kenny Dope grew up in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park and by the early eighties he was absorbing the hip-hop beats that were being played at the local street parties. Along with his partner, Mike Delgado, Kenny organized a series of neighborhood parties under the Masters at Work alias, and was regularly attended by Brooklyn hero Todd Terry.
In 1990 after an introduction by Terry, Kenny and DJ “Little” Louie Vega immediately hit it off and began a creative partnership appropriately dubbed Masters At Work. As the MAW sound became more pervasive in clubs, they became more sought after by artists and labels, eventually remixing and producing artists such as R. Kelly, Janet Jackson, Daft Punk, Barbara Tucker, India, Luther Vandross, BeBe Winans, George Benson and many, many more.
Kenny Dope’s breakthrough as a solo artist came with the recording of the breathtaking Bucketheads album in 1995. A track called “The Bomb (These Sounds Fall Into My Mind)” was the standout track, fulfilling Kenny’s ambition to make something raw, something that was fun. With its driving drums, screeching sound effects and extended sample from Chicago’s “Street Player”, the song was an instant sensation on the underground and before long he was gate-crashing the European pop charts with his first major hit.
Following the success of the Bucketheads album, Kenny took a break from his solo career, focusing on his collaborative work with Vega. The Nuyorican Soul album marked a particularly important moment, and had Kenny Dopes unerringly creative imprint written all over it. Kenny was behind every aspect of the albums creation, and tracks such as “Nautilus” were handpicked by the man himself. The albums release marked Kenny Dope’s transition into one of America’s most important contemporary producers.
For the last decade Kenny Dope has had his hands full releasing literally thousands of tracks, remixing hundreds of singles, and globetrotting to DJ all over the world. In his production work, Kenny consistently shows his distinctive ability for programming superior beats while blending a myriad of music styles to deliver the ultimate mix. With his long-established reputation as a DJ extraordinaire, Kenny showcases a melting pot of house, jazz, funk, soul, and hip-hop while keeping the show colorful, energetic and soulful.
While production and touring account for most of his time, Kenny has also established Kay-Dee Records with Scottish funk DJ legend Keb Darge. Kay-Dee will be the imprint for rare reissued classic funk records, “There is so much great music out there that we decided to find it and bring it to the masses”, Kenny said. Kay-Dee will also be the label that Kenny will use to featuring up and coming bands as well.
Whether its sitting behind the control board, playing to his followers, or searching for the next great re-release classic, the beat master will continue to shine as the master at work.


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