Yes it's that time again.  The WCC will be doing their 6 hour little deal at BALANCE this Saturday Sept. 12th.  I know that those of you who don't live in Los Angeles really care cause well... you can't be there.  This time you will have the chance to kind of be there virtually.  The nice folks at In Soul We Trust will be broadcasting live our full night (video and audio) on Ustream.com.  You can watch the broadcast on Ustream or right here on this page since I will embed the video and the chat for that night. I hope you get a chance to join in and jump on the chat board to talk to us.  If you are nice we might even take requests :)

If you live in LA no excuses and make sure you come support us.  Experiencing the WCC live in person with the proper sound system is in another league than watching it on your computer plus we are better looking in person since the camera adds like ten pounds on us.... See you Saturday!

BALANCE is every Saturday at Club King King.
6555 Hollywood Blvd. @ Whitley. Enter in back.

10pm-4am... 21 & over with ID

Tags: Balance-LA, Live Set, Gigs, WCC, Live Broadcast

WCC RADIO EP-021 (September 2009) is ready for download on the radio page either as an ACC or MP3 file. I'm not quite sure how to describe this episode. My last mix, City Sonar, was very deep and this set is a lot more "Funky House" as they say in the UK. Definitely more peak time clubby with a some updated cool edits of past popular songs. There is a nice throw back to 90s with DJ Dan's "I Don't Care" and that processed robot voice that so many funk groups were using then. In term of the new stuff I'm really digging the Soul Purpose EP which has two killer tracks (both in this show) and the new Sonny Fondera EP which I think is really bringing Jackin' to the masses. I have to admit that MJ has been overplayed lately but I couldn't help myself and I included another one of his remixes. In my defense it is the remix of the title track from my favorite Michael album "Off The Wall". The chorus "So tonight gotta leave that nine to five upon the shelf, And just enjoy yourself" is one the most beautiful melodies and I fell for it again! I promise that I will leave Michael "on the shelf" in the future episodes and let him R.I.P. After that MJ remix I kicked into Disco gear with one of my favorite feel good songs "I Feel Good Things For You", some Donna Summers and a great re-work of A Taste of Honey's "Boogie No More" by Dorfmeister vs Madrid De Los Austrias. Overall this a great set to listen to while your doing your cardio at the gym. It's a lot of the tracks that I have on my iPod when I'm at the gym.

If you are a House snob and want a more deeper and underground sound (just kidding about the House snob remark ;) you'll be happy to hear that I already picked out most of the tracks for City Sonar Vol2. I'll have that mix on the site in about two weeks just in time for my next SS Radio show. I have been getting great feedback about Vol 1 and Deep House is still my first love. The City Sonar series is making those people who thought I was getting away from Deep House happy. WCC Radio for the bumping, soulful, funky house sounds and City Sonar for those who prefer it Deeper, darker and dubbier. Everyone happy!

Tags: SSRadio UK, WCC, Radio Show

My good friend Jay-J has spent the last two years crafting his debut artist album, LOVE ALIVE which is a smooth collection of meaningful and positive songs about love and sensuality. I also pretty much spend the last two years talking about it on this site as I saw the album progress from a few rough ideas on his laptop to what it turned out to be today. More than just "dancefloor music", Jay-J delivers the goods and raises the bar with this strong, lyrically driven, warm and uplifting album. Not bound by any particular genre, Love Alive touches upon a wide range of music ranging from soulful house to downtempo chill to R&B and electro. Thoughtful lyrics and beautiful vocals are provided by Big "Brooklyn" Red, Michelle Shaprow, Charlene Moore, Brian "BAM" Morgan, Judy Albanese and Fabian Leo with lush sounds and edgy instrumentation performed by a slew of notable musicians including Scott Wozniak (Large/Defected) and Tim K. (Home & Garden/Collette/Lucy Woodard/OM Records).

The remixes are also coming and they are going to be hot! I again had the privilege to hear some of them and I am itching to play them out and on the radio show but I can't yet.... for now they only live in my car until the promos come out. Some of the names that are remixing for Jay-J are Miguel Migs, Jon Cutler, JT Donaldson, Giom, Ron Carroll, Morten Trust, Random Soul, Roberto De Carlo, Joshua Heath, Ethan White (Tortured Soul), DJ Meme, Deep Josh, Harley and Muscle, Christian Alvarez and many more.

Jay-J has a dedicated web page to the album on his site where you can see videos and hear radio interviews about how the album came about. You will also find there links to all the different retailers that carry the album and all of it's bonus tracks. Please visit the LOVE ALIVE page to get all the details.

As I mentioned previously Jay-J had contest which allowed fans to remix the title track from his album. The quality of all the remixes was really amazing and it was hard for him to pick the winner and the runners up but after many hours of listening to the submissions here are his 3 picks in their respective order (my favorite was #2 the Jon Milson remix):

Tags: Jay-J, Love Alive