Classic mixes and more
People are always
asking where are my classic mixes from the early
2000's. The reason I don't keep everything here
is mainly because of space and bandwidth but now
you can find them on the new WCC site. We have
completely revamp our site for 2010. You have
to check it out. Big up to Kevin for doing
this. Here is the description from the WCC
site for The Vault:
As we’re doing a bit of 2010 ‘house’ cleaning to
the website in order to make it a bit more
fan-friendly, we certainly couldn’t remove ALL
the mixes we’ve done over the past 10
years. So for a limited time, we’ve decided
to create “The WCC Vault” of classic mixes.
Here you can find a range of mixes from house, to
downtempo, to funk, soul, and all around amazing
music that we’ve put together over our journey
through the past 10 years. Hope you enjoy
and certainly feel free to pass these along to
all that might enjoy.
WCC RADIO EP-028 available for download
New mix "FALLING"
With tracks from Miguel Migs, Lisa Shaw, Tortured Soul, Blaze, and Samantha James, among others, you can see the direction and the sound of it. The title could mean a lot of things but don't read too much into it. House music is about positivity and love and we all need a little bit of that in our lives sometimes. We are not perfect creatures but we have to try to do the right thing as hard as that is sometimes. You will find this one in the current mixes page. I hope you like it.
This Saturday Feb 27th WCC vs 3 Amigos
Saturday February 27th is the date. Two of Los Angeles’ heavy weight crews (we mean that literally cause we have Torin) will have it out and the battlefield will be BALANCE.
Get ready for The West Coast Collective vs The Three Amigos. Kevin, Dustin, Torin, and Ricardo of the WCC have been training hard and we have been practicing our ninja house moves to take on these worthy opponents. We are sure that Adam Auburn, DJ Depth, and David Bullock of the Amigos haven’t been sitting on their butts either.
Someone told us that one of their secret weapon move is something called the “Dirty Sanchez”. We’re not sure what that is but we have no fear cause Torin’s spatula can stop anything!
This epic legendary battle will be know in the history books as “Hollywoods HOUSE MUSIC NINJA Showdown”.
RSVP HERE to get in Free before 11pm!
WCC RADIO EP-026 available for download
WCC RADIO EP-026 (February 2010) is ready for download on the radio page either as an AAC or MP3 file. Second one of the year already. The first half of the show starts off and stays pretty soulful but picks up to some peak time tracks on hour 2. New tunes from Jay-J, Guy Robin, Reelsoul and others. Classic 90s garage from Butter on the great Smack label, classic Joey Negro and some amazing edits that you won't find at any store by Mario Dubbz and by Jask of Thaisoul. I hope you like this episode and as always tell me what you think by leaving a comment and/or rating the mix on the radio page.
The second I Love LA is coming
Don't forget also February 27th at BALANCE. WCC
vs The 3 Amigos. It's going to be
crazy...
WCC Live @ BALANCE Dec. 26th
The WCC are finishing
the year strong with a rocking after x-mas party
at their favorite house club - BALANCE Los Angeles.
Dustin, Torin, and Ricardo will be throwing
down and will make you lose the extra pounds
that you gained during the holiday. You will
dance baby! We will play lots of classics and
some of the best house tracks of the year.
Again we will be recording the full 6 hours and
broadcasting live audio and video for those who
can't attend on insoulwetrust.com We really hope
to see you there! It's going to be hot - we can
feel it!
City Sonar Vol 3 is here
So who likes Deep House? Well, it seems like a lot of you because people can't seem to get enough of the City Sonar series. This was never intended to be a series but because of the great feedback it got I did a vol 2. Now vol 3 is here and it's pretty clear where the trend is going... as long as you guys dig it there will be more of City Sonar. This one has some nice old and new skool deep cuts. I think it might the deeper one of all the sets so far. It's very dubby with not too many vocals. I always try not to alienate people too much by going too underground with my mixes but since this series is really meant for the heads it doesn't matter. WCC Radio takes care of the cross over House and City Sonar just takes you deeper into that journey. I hope you enjoy the latest installment of this Deep House series. Please let me know what you think of it by leaving me a comment and rating it on the mixes page.
WCC RADIO EP-024 Special Classics Show
It's funny that after I wrote that entry about our scene things seem to be showing signs of improvement. The San Francisco trip certainly made me come back with a smile and new energy and hope. Here in Los Angeles things seem to be picking up also. Some new local events (that actually play soulful house) are filling the clubs. Tortured Soul played this past week end and the place was also packed with happy people that just wanted to get their groove on. We might turn this ship around after all. Thank you to all who contributed to the entry and wrote in their two cents.
Please let me know what you think of this episode. Thanks to all who have supported the show these last two years. Hope we can keep it going for a lot more.
WCC RADIO EP-023 available for download
WCC RADIO EP-023 (November 2009) is ready for download on the radio page either as an ACC or MP3 file. This one starts off real soulful and then picks up with a mixture of deep, classics, and jakin' tracks. I hope you enjoy the November episode of WCC Radio and please rate it on the radio page after you listen to it. Next up is City Sonar vol 3, the now popular Deep House series of mixes. Thank you all for the support.
WCC RADIO EP-022, Sandra & Torin
Early in the set there is a very cool and soulful edit from Jask of Maxwell's "Ascenssion" that always gets people to the dance floor early. The bass line kills it. Mr Patron is also back with more bootlegs that just take you back and makes you want to sing along. Rambone Sold (not their real name but sounds just like it ;) comes back strong with a Marvin Gaye bootleg which is not your usual putting an accapella over a house beat. It's an amazing production of the classic "Heard it Through The Grapevine". My friends Yogi & Huski from Random Soul (sounds familiar?) were also visiting Los Angeles from Australia this week. They were staring their US West Coast tour and they have hooked me up with some of their amazing, yet unreleased tracks that will be coming out in the near future. Check out "Just Bounce" and "Got To Get Up" - funkin' jackin'.
I hope you enjoy WCC RADIO EP-022. Let me know what you think of it by rating it on the radio page after you hear it or leave a comment here. Please also support Sandra and Torin by purchasing their tracks and keep House Music alive!
City Sonar Vol 2 now available
WCC Radio is not so much Deep even if I throw in a Deep House tune from time to time. I felt I have slowly gotten away from it over the years. That style is really how I started playing house music all those years ago. Also my first mixes online (in 2000!) were Deep House. They were hosted on the Deep House Networks and I know that some of you have those even if you can't find them online anymore. I'm glad there are still kats out there who are enjoying good Deep House. It seems the new generation of kids who are into house music like the harder (dare I say Electro) tunes when they go out and the Soulful and Deeper stuff is being played less and less in the clubs. It's sad but it might not be a bad thing. If anything those two styles will be pushed underground again and they will find their roots and come back even stronger. I for one am looking forward to that.
I hope you enjoy Vol 2 od City Sonar. I think this one is deeper than the last one. New and classic deep house tracks (some that I even played on vinyl). One notable mention is the Makam remix of the track Attica on Freerange. Wholly poop that track is incredible. It reminds me of the great Deep House from the late 90s and early 2000. Makam kills it as it goes from Deep to Funky and then back again. Like the boys at Stompy say it's the talk of the town. Keep it Deep!!
WCC Live @ BALANCE with live broadcast
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
WCC RADIO EP-021 available for download
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!
New Studio Mix - CITY SONAR
It's been a while since I've done a mix that is not a radio show. Doing WCC Radio once a month doesn't give me too much time to do other regular sets. The last one, Happy Hour on the West Coast, was done in December of last year. I decided this time to keep it strictly Deep and underground to differentiate it from the radio show. Ladies and gentlemen I give you CITY SONAR - vol. 1. This is a really moody late night set with a pinch of soul on two or three cuts. The majority of the tracks are just head bopping deep tunes with some live edit acapellas layered in. I hope you dig it and find it different. Don't forget to rate it and let me know if you like it cause I'll do more. I want to make a series of Deep sets - that's why this is volume 1. Download as an indexed ACC or regular mp3 on the Current Mixes page.
WCC RADIO EP-020 special extended live set
Since it's the 20th episode I took this show out of the studio to give you the live recording of when I had the chance to warm up the dance floor of BALANCE for my friend Jay-J last Saturday night. This is my full set before Jay-J jumped into the decks so this show is a little longer than usual. Almost 3 hours. You might hear a couple of songs that I had already played in EP-019 but in a different context. If you've never experienced BALANCE this will give you a taste of what that amazing club is all about. It was a great night and as usual the crowd was awesome with it's amazing dancers. The show fades out when Jay-J started his set. You will get a chance to hear him when he puts up his portion on his podcast. Just for the record you will hear a bunch of "Jay-J" drops especially near the end. He really isn't that narcissistic. That was me doing those to f@#$k with him because he is a such a low key and humble guy... I was trying to embarrass him. I didn't succeed.
The show can also be streamed or podcast on SS Radio UK but this is a two hour edit of the show.
Opening for Jay-J @ BALANCE
I am so freaking excited about this coming Saturday night. I'll have the privilege and the honor to open at BALANCE for my favorite producer and DJ in the House Music scene. The legendary and only Jay-J. He truly is my inspiration and I aspire to be as good as him someday. He defines the West Coast Sound like no one else. I'm not just saying that to suck up to him cause over the years he has become more than a friend. He is family. So my admiration for him is genuine (plus I know enough dirt on him to black mail him:)
Jay-J is touring right now to promote the release of his first artist album LOVE ALIVE. I've had the oportunity to hear the finish album and it is amazing. The artists lined up to do remixes for the singles of this album are the cream of the crop in House Music. People like Miguel Migs, Kerry Chandler, Random Soul, Chuck Love, Giom to name a few. Not only that but Jay-J is also giving the opportunity to an unsigned up and coming producer to remix the title track of the album. If you produce that could mean YOU. Jay-J will pick himself the winning entry and the remix will be release on his label Shifted Music. There is also additional prices from some of the sponsors.
The contest officially starts on July 17th. So on that date check out the Shifted Music Remix Contest for all the details and on how to get the samples and sound files to do your remix.
If you live in Los Angeles or will be here next Saturday please come by. It will be a night to remember. If you live somewhere else keep an eye on when Jay-J will be visiting your city with his tour.
WCC RADIO EP-019 available for download
One of the sad things that the month of June will be remember for was the passing of Michael Jackson. I don't care what he did or did not do in his personal life and we can debate that for years to come but the one thing that no one can argue is that he was an amazing musical talent and genius. So, among the thousands of DJs that are paying tribute to him I finish the show with my favorite Michael Jackson song of all times, "Rock With You" from his "Off The Wall" album produced by Quincy Jones. Of course this isn't the plain album version but the amazing Masters At Work remix of "Rock With You". This is not a bootleg but a remix that was commissioned by Epic, MJ's label. What an honor it must have been for Louis Vega and Kenny Dope to be asked to do this. I'm sure it means even more now. RIP Michael Jackson.
The WCC is on Twitter
06/03/2009 10:59 PM Filed in: WCC
WCC Live @ BALANCE this Saturday June 6th
This Saturday June
6th the WCC will be back at what has become
almost a rotating residency at our favorite house
club, BALANCE. Dustin,
Kevin and myself will be playing for another 6
hours. We will be recording again to
post the set in the near future.
Actually chances are that you will soon be
getting 12 hours of live music from the WCC
since I still have to post the set from our
last time there which was April 25th. I
still have to index that 6 hour set and I've
been busy with work so it's my fault it isn't
up yet but soon I promise.
If you live in Los Angeles or are going to be
visitng the city on that date please come hang
out with us. It's always a good time and I
love to meet people who support us.
BALANCE at King King. 6555 Hollywood Blvd. @
Whitley.
Enter in back.
$10 b4 11, $15 after... 10pm-4am... 21 & over
with ID
WCC RADIO EP-018 is ready
I'm very happy with this show. I got to experiment again with some accapellas and some live edits using 3 decks. You will hear that with Osulande's "Momma's Groove" and Jay-J's "Keep on Rising". I have to give props to Yogi and Huski from Random Soul cause I heard them do that live edit of "Keep on Rising" and I thought I give it a try. I also found some great house remixes of Janis Joplin and the Doors. If you don't now who those artists are then I feel like a relic. I wasn't sure about these cause it's real hard to do a house remix of a classic rock tune that is not cheesy but Latenight Society and Mr Patron came through with two of my favorite tracks from this month. Check out "Southern Comfort" and "Storm Riding".
About a third into the show the set gets real Jackin' and Funky with great tracks by Tommy Largo and Jazzy Eyewear but the highlight and my favorite track this month is the craziest and funkiest in the set. It is courtesy of two guys from Belgrade, Serbia who go by the name of Gramophonedzie. "Why Don't You" is one of most creative house tracks that I've heard in a while. It guarantees to get the party started where ever you play it. It's not for nothing it is in the top 5 of almost every House Music download retailer. I played in Belgrade a few years ago with Jon Silva of Pesto Music but I don't think these guys were around then. I would have love to have met them.
The set ends with and old forgotten B-side from Naked Music and Miguel Migs. If it wasn't for my compadre Dustin Brown of the WCC I would have completely let this track go into House memory lane. I heard him play it during one of our jam sets and it reminded me why I felt in love with the West Coast Sound. This Atjazz remix of "Take Me to Paradise" is everything that is right with sexy soulful House. If you like it then you will like Dustin's new mix that will be up soon that includes this track and many more like it to bring you back to circa 2000 when Naked Music was in his glory days.
You can of course do a direct download of the show on my radio page or you stream the show online or subscribe to the podcast on SS Radio UK.
WCC RADIO EP-017 available for download
You will also find a lot of these tracks (and more) in the last recording the WCC did at BALANCE on April 25th. We have another 6 hour set that will be available for download soon. The live recording from March 14th is available now. Don't forget to rate EP-017 after you've listen to it. Thanks!
WCC back at BALANCE April 25th.
The West Coast Collective is back at Los Angeles' primo House club, BALANCE, for another full 6 hour of soulful and funky beats. Dustin, Torin and myself will start taking out those summer tunes to welcome the the hot Californian summer nights that are on the way. Join us on the dance floor April 25th. Click here or on the flyer's image to see a bigger version.
WCC RADIO EP-016 available for download
Speaking of accapellas I did some experimenting and live edits at the beginning of the mix with that real jazzy track from Stacey Mallory and over the Martin East track. And last but not least a very rare Jay-J / Chris Lum remix featuring Latrice Barnett. From what Jay-J told me this was the first time that Latrice had worked with them. The stories goes that Latrice was at Moulton Studios to record with Chris and Jay-J the classic "Summer Time" that came out on Loveslap. Both producers were also finishing a remix of Brancaccio & Aisher's "It's gonna Be a Lovely Day". They had an idea to throw some vocals over the remix and asked Latrice to improvise over the track to warm up her voice. The result is track #17 of this episode. This remix never came out because the label didn't like the vocals. Big mistake. I think it's amazing, the best version and now vary rare. I hope you enjoy it and don't forget to rate the show after you've listen to the whole set.
WCC RADIO EP-015 available for download
WCC RADIO EP-015 (March 2009) is ready to be downloaded on the radio page. It's March so this is the Miami WMC edition of the show and I did something different with this episode. Instead of playing some of the new tracks that will be hot at this year's conference (not that impressed so far) I did a set with 19 tracks that really floated my boat from previous conferences. These are tracks that range from the last 10 years or so. I picked these tracks because they made an impression on me when I heard them for the first time in Miami. Don't expect anything too underground. These are high energy tracks that really made people dance and have summer written all over them. Very Miami you might say. Think Defected and In The House of the late 90s and early 2000. I hope you like it and next month when I'm back from the conference with new tunes I will return to a deeper more underground sound. I will also post in a few days details of where I'm playing in Miami for WMC.
You will also notice that on the download page you will find two links for the mix. One is for the ACC and the other is for an MP3. Please only download one. I recommend the ACC for reasons outlined here. If the ACC doesn't work with your player only then download the MP3. Bandwidth costs money and I don't want to pollute this site with advertisements so I can cover the costs of the extra bandwidth.
Playing this Thursday @ Juice
02/07/2009 08:57 PM Filed in: Gig Dates
This Thursday February 12th my partner in crime Torin Rea from the West Coast Collective and I will be throwing it down at the premiere of new Deep House night in Hollywood called JUICE. It's a free night and the weekly party will be held at Vice on Hollywood Blvd. This new night is the brainchild of the co-creator of Incognito which is very respected promoter in Los Angeles so you know it will be done right. No cover so no excuse! Torin and I hope to see you there and support this new House Night in he middle of LA LA land.
Radio Interview
I did and interview last month with Craig Stewart on his Soul Horizon show that airs on Raunchy Rhythm Radio. Take a listen to this 10 minute conversation if you want to find out more about the man behind the site ;)
WCC RADIO EP-014 available for download
WCC RADIO EP-014 (February 2009) is ready for your listening pleasure on the radio page. This is the first mix in the ACC format with higher quality, track indexing, playlist embedding, and a bunch of other features as outlined in the previous post. Don't forget to watch the video tutorial to find out all the features and advantages of ACC over MP3. I'm also excited about this show because the classic track(s) take up the last 30 minutes of the show. It is a tribute to Eddie Perez of the Smack crew fame and who goes by the name of Mentalinstrum. Smack Productions put out some of the best and unforgettable Garage from the mid 90's. Eddie as re-release a lot of their classics on digital and I couldn't be happier since I had lost a lot of my Smack Crew vinyl that was out of print. I can't wait to play some of this stuff live again. It's going to set the roof of Balance on fire when we play there just before WMC. Enjoy the mix and don't forget to rate it after you listen to it.
Early but just in time for your NYE party. EP-013
12/29/2008 09:53 PM Filed in: Mixes
| Radio Show
I had quite a few people who asked me if I could have the latest WCC Radio show ready for NYE. Seems a lot of people are staying in and having house parties this year and they want the WCC to be their personal DJs on their iPods. I think that's pretty cool. I found out that there are even bars around the world that are playing our mixes regularly on their sound systems. Personally I would prefer to be playing there live but at least they are playing our selections :) I always wonder how many people listen to our mixes regularly. I have a counter that says how many downloads there is but that doesn't count if there is a 100 people listening to the mix at a bar or lounge and how many people give the mixes away to their friends and so on. Either way I hope you get to enjoy the first WCC Radio show of the year at your NYE party and dance your ass off. This episode is meant for the dance floor. Soulful, bouncy and uplifting. 2008 was a weird year with a lot of ups and downs. I'm kind of glad it's over (like the Bush administration). The first track really sets the mood for 2009 with "I'm in a Better Place" from my friends Yogi and Husky of Random Soul. The lyrics give hope for the coming year. This feel good track is coming out in February on Barcoda Recordings and will have a bunch of remixes. This is the original mix with vocalist Kristen Pearson. From that point on the tempo stays up and if you are around my age you will love the classic track which is perfect for when the party is reaching it's peak point. I've also change the cover art for the show to come more in par with the rest of the new look for the WCC and the dark colors look dope on the iPhone or iPod Touch. The early download is on the WCC Radio Page and the podcast and streaming will be available on January 4th after it airs on Raunchy Rhythms and SS Radio UK. I will post those link as soon as they are available. I hope you have a great NYE but above all stay safe and please don't drink and drive. We don't need to lose any house soldiers during the festivities. See you in 2009 and much love!
WCC RADIO Episode 012 now available for download
12/07/2008 09:36 PM Filed in: Mixes
| Radio Show
WCC RADIO EP012 (December 2008) is now available for download or for streaming and podcast on SS Radio UK. WCC Radio has completed it's first year. We've had over 11000 downloads of the show from this site alone. That doesn't count the SS Radio podcasts which averages about 300 a month. I would like to thank all of you for your continuous support and spreading the word about our little show. We will continue to bring you quality house in the coming year. I hope you enjoy the last WCC RADIO for 2008 and don't forget to go rate the mix after you've listen to it.
WCC RADIO now on Raunchy Rhythms Radio
WCC RADIO has found another home for it's monthly
show. Besides
SS Radio UK
on the first Sunday of the month we are now also
on
Raunchy Rhythms
Radio
on the first Friday of the month. You will get to
hear on Raunchy Rhythms the mix before it is
posted and available for download. We premiere
with WCC RADIO EP012 (December 2008). The shows
air the first Friday of every month at 22:00 GMT.
Click
here
to find out at what time the shows play in your
corner of the world.
WCC RADIO Episode 011 now available for download
11/10/2008 11:01 PM Filed in: Mixes
| Radio Show
WCC RADIO EP011 (November 2008) is now ready for download. If you prefer to stream it online or subscribe to the Podcast you can do so at SS RADIO UK. There is a new feature with this mix. Torin of the WCC showed me a neat trick that allows me to imbed the tracklist in the MP3 file. In itunes you can find it under the "lyrics" tab in the info window of the mix. If you have an iPhone or an iPod Touch you can see the tracklist by touching the artwork of the mix while it is playing. Try it out it really works. Don't forget to rate the mix after you've listen to it. Enjoy it!
Spinning in NY this week end.
11/10/2008 10:57 PM Filed in: Gig Dates
If you live in NY City I invite to attend this event this Friday the 14th where I'll be playing along with Scott Wozniak, Luis Baro, and the legendary and grammy award producer Eric Kupper. There is no cover charge and the party goes til 4 am! Hope to see you there if you are in the city that doesn't sleep.
WCC RADIO Episode 010 now available for download
10/13/2008 10:14 PM Filed in: Mixes
| Radio Show
WCC RADIO EP010 (October 2008) is now ready for download. You will hear quite a few main street artists in this episode (Prince, Snoop Dog, Soul 2 Soul, etc) but don't fear! These are bootleg house remixes done by some of the finest of the house crop (that Christina Aguilera remix is so dope). Listen before you judge :) If you prefer to stream it online or subscribe to the Podcast you can do so at SS RADIO UK. Hope you enjoy the tunes.
WCC RADIO Episode 009 now available for download
09/07/2008 05:36 PM Filed in: Mixes
| Radio Show
WCC RADIO EP009 (September 2008) is now ready for download. If you prefer to stream it online or subscribe to the Podcast you can do so at SS RADIO UK. This episode is all about the underground. Not my usual soulful sets but a little more deeper and jackin’. I crave the days in the early 90s when our parties were in dark warehouses were the only light was from the mixer and turntables. Even if this set is nostalgic to me it doesn’t haver too many nostalgic tracks. They are pretty new. It just goes to show you that the underground is very alive. It’s just still...underground. Close your eyes when you listen to this episode and let it take you back to those days. I hope you enjoy it. Let me know how you feel about it by rating it after you heard it. I’ll know if you guys want more sets like this.
WCC RADIO Episode 008 now available for download
08/11/2008 10:55 PM Filed in: Mixes
| Radio Show
WCC RADIO EP008 (August 2008) is now ready for download. If you prefer to stream it online or subscribe to the Podcast you can do so at SS RADIO UK. I apologize for the show being a week late. This was due to my best friend and Great Dane "Geronimo" passing away last week. He will be greatly missed since he was such a majestic and amazing dog. Episode 08 is dedicated to his memory. Hope you enjoy the tunes.
Solo Casa - WCC night
07/19/2008 07:14 PM Filed in: Gig Dates
Sunday July 27th starting at 8pm the West Coast Collective invades Santa Monica with an exciting night of soulful beats less than a mile from the Pacific ocean. We are having a special party for our friend David Barton who is going back to Manchester, England but not before he gets to drop some tunes with the WCC. Also on the decks will be Soulsessions' Sal Antaloss straight out of the Netherlands. The whole event takes place at Main, a new club right in the middle of Santa Monica's trendy Main Street. If this night goes well there is a very good chance that the WCC will turn this into a regular monthly or bi-monthly thing. Please come join us while we do it west coast style on the west side of LA. This event has no cover charge.
WCC RADIO Episode 007 now available for download
06/30/2008 10:02 PM Filed in: Mixes
| Radio Show
WCC RADIO EP007 (July 2008) is now ready for download. Episode 07 includes the usual new and old favorite tunes plus some exclusive and unrelease tracks. If you prefer to stream it online or subscribe to the Podcast you can do so at SS RADIO UK. Hope you enjoy the tunes.
Ricardo Live @ BALANCE tonight
06/28/2008 03:49 PM Filed in: Gig Dates
Tonight I have to pleasure to open up for Joshua Heath (Salted Music) at Los Angeles' hot spot for house on a Saturday night, BALANCE. If you've never seen Joshua throw it down do yourself a favor and come check him out. He is an incredibly talented DJ and producer. This is the guy that Miguel Migs like to go check out and play.
I'm playing from 10:30 til 12:30 or so and then Joshua goes on til 4. If you are in the LA area I hope to see you on the dance floor tonight.
WCC RADIO Episode 006 is posted - Amsterdam maybe.
WCC RADIO EP006 (June 2008) is now ready for download. If this episode had a name I would have called it "Bass". The first half of the show as some wicked deep house bass-lines that just make you nod your head and raises your level of being cool by ten. I also did a live edit of Doobie J's "Cant Stay Away" vs Andre Harris' "10 things Not To Say To a DJ" and it turned out pretty good. I had some people asked me where I got that remix. Sometimes 2 tracks are just meant to go together.
This episode is a week earlier than schedule and that is because next week I will be in Europe for a few days. I will be in Cannes, France from the 28th of April to the 3rd of June for a friend's wedding. Then I'm off to Amsterdam for a few days. Officially I'm not going to gig but I might make a surprise stop to one of the SoulSessions night over there. I always have my music with me. If something is confirm I will post it on the blog and send an email out to let people know. If you live in the Nice area in France and know of a good house night there to check out please let me know through the contact page. Enjoy EP006!
Live @ BALANCE this Saturday May 10th
05/09/2008 10:31 AM Filed in: Gig Dates
If you live in Los Angeles you know where to be on Saturday May 10th but if you don't you can still catch us live via SS Radio UK. We will be broadcasting our night Saturday May 10th, 10pm PST. Click here to find out the time of the broadcast in your city. 6 hours of non-stop booty shakin' house!
WCC interview on LA's #1 Hip Hop Station (!?)
Ok, ok. In all fairness it was on a Electronic
Dance Music show called PowerTools and it did air
at 2 in the morning. Still check it out and
listen to our manly voices. I'm the one that
sounds like a chipmunk. You can also catch
an exclusive mix I did for the interview.
Click on the play button below.
WCC RADIO Episode 005 is posted
04/27/2008 02:43 PM Filed in: Mixes
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WCC RADIO EP005 (May 2008) is now ready for download. I'm really happy with this episode. It's my favorite of the year. I don't know why it just flows. I got to listen to it while driving on the coast with my sun roof open and enjoying this 90 degrees Californian spring. For a second I just forgot al of my troubles and got lost in the music. Hope you can do the same. Don't forget to rate it after you listen to it (might be just me who like it). Enjoy!
WCC Fan Page on facebook
04/18/2008 11:42 AM Filed in: WCC
WCC RADIO Episode 004 is posted
03/30/2008 09:59 PM Filed in: Mixes
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WCC RADIO EP004 (April 2008) is now ready for download. I added a new feature to the track list, a link to buy the individual tracks from the mix. When you click on the track's label it will take you to digital download site (Traxsource, Stompy, Beatport, etc) where I purchased the track. It won't take you to the exact track but it will take you to the label's songs on the digital download site. It makes it a lot easier to find the song and to narrow your search. Give it a try and please go out and support the labels that are giving us such great and beautiful music.
What prompted this new feature was the whole Defected incident that happened to me last week. I figured by including this it will make the labels (and artists) happy. If they still don't want me to include their music it's their lost. You will notice that this set has 2 Defected songs even after I vowed never to play anything from them. Call me a sell out but dam these tracks are good ;) The ironic thing is that one of those tracks is one I removed from the Pesto Mix and both are, as of now, unreleased (you can find them on Traxsource but they are digital edits, these are the real thing). How did I do it? They gave me permission! Go figure... Maybe they think I have something to offer. So if you purchase tracks from their store tell them it's because of Ricardo Torres ;) Enjoy the mix!
Playing live @ Universal City for Mondial
03/25/2008 11:47 PM Filed in: Gig Dates
There is a new Thursday night happening here in
Hollywood called Mondial. The whole thing
launches Thursday April 10th, 2008 at the famous
Rumba Room in Universal Citywalk. The concept for
Mondial is very interesting. The main room
downstairs will cater to a more commercial crowd
with main stream club music and a live band
playing Rock en Espanol but the more intimate
room upstairs will be nothing but Soulful House
hosted by the West Coast Collective. I will be
playing all night on April 10th and if things
works out we will be rotating the different
members of the WCC for future dates. I personally
think that it will do great since the promoters
are experienced,they know what they are doing and
they are doing it right. I'm also excited of
having the crowd from downstairs coming to check
us out and discovering the style of house we play
and hopefully make a few converts. For more info
about guest list and all that jazz check out the
front and back of the flyer.
WCC RADIO Episode 002 is posted
03/09/2008 05:08 PM Filed in: Mixes
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WCC RADIO EP002 (February 2008) is now ready for download. If you are wondering why it's here after EP003 then read the entry below. The point is that it's here now so you are getting two shows this month :) The first hour is deeper and darker than I usually play but the mix brings the soul back in hour two. Check it out and let me know what you think of it by rating it after you've listen to it. Enjoy!
WCC RADIO Episode 003 is posted
03/02/2008 01:17 PM Filed in: Mixes
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WCC RADIO EP003 (March 2008) is now ready for download. Some of you are probably wondering where is EP002? Last month when the radio show was schedule to air on SS RADIO the WCC was also playing live at BALANCE here in LA. We did a live broadcast from the club that a lot of people got a chance to tune into. Unfortunately the recording of the night had some glitches. Torin is trying to fix it and if he can we will post that set. I then promised that I would record a new EP002 and post it even if it was late. My life got crazy during February (read the post below) and I wasn't able to do it. I still want to do an EP002 not to break our streak so hopefully I can get that done with in the next week or two since I'm finally coming back up for air.
I'm really happy with this EP003. It's Deep, Jackin, Funky, and Soulful and I have for you a preview of my wife Sandra's new track "Higher" that will finally be out before the summer on Pesto Music. There will be remixes by Jay-J (Shifted Music), Justin Michael (Hermosa Recordings), Thomas White (Natural Rhythm) and of course Jon SIlva (Pesto Music). There are also a couple of other remixes floating around including a WCC remix by Torin Rea. What you hear in the set is Jay-J's dub mix. His vocal remix is also slammin and has the quality you come to expect from Jay-J. Justin Michael's remixes are pretty amazing also. Think "big room Dennis Ferrer" type. Thomas' version will of course be Jackin' a la Natural Rhythm and I'm sure the very talented Jon SIlva will have some nice surprises for us since he is the one that did the original mixes. I'm also looking forward to hear what Torin is cooking up.
WCC @ BALANCE brodcasting live on SS Radio
02/02/2008 01:25 AM Filed in: Gig Dates
Great news about our live gig this Saturday February 2nd at Los Angeles' top and hottest house club, BALANCE. We will be broadcasting our performance live and in real time to the World Wide Web thanks to SS Radio UK. Our live show starts at 10pm Pacific Standard Time on Saturday February 2nd and we will be playing for 6 hours. If you are not in this time zone check here to find out what time it starts where you live.
All you have to do to tune in is to go to SS Radio and click on your favorite media player to stream our gig. This performance will go right into our regular WCC RADIO show. We will be recording the whole thing so you will be able to download the full set at a later date. Hope you can tune in.
Guess What's Happening Feb. 2nd?
01/26/2008 12:35 PM Filed in: Gig Dates
Click here to find out. It's
so going to rock again :)
Tracklist is Complete for Balance Live Set
All of the tracks for our 6 hour set at Balance
back from November are accounted for. If you
downloaded the set and are curious as what those
are you can check it out here. BTW the WCC
will be back at the best House Club In Los Angeles
on February 2nd, 2008. Mark your calendars
cause it will be another epic night...
WCC RADIO Episode 001 is posted
01/06/2008 05:54 PM Filed in: Mixes
| Radio Show
The first WCC RADIO show has been posted and ready for download. As I told you in the last posting the format will remain the same as Shameless Sessions it is just the name that changes. The show will air once a month on SS Radio UK but I will try to bring it up to a bi-monthly edition if my schedule permits. The show is not exclusive to SS Radio so if you run an internet radio station and are interested in airing the program please contact me.
The first hour of the show is a mix of newer and older tracks and the second hour is a tribute to my favorite West Coast producer (and friend) Jay-J. It is an hour of some of my favorite remixes and original productions (he has over 300) of this Grammy nominated producer and DJ. I am also keeping the tradition to end the show with a classic track. This month is a dope Michael Jackson underground remix of Off The Wall. This was when MJ was normal and with darker skin... I found this one as I was digging through my crates.
New to the site is a rating system for the mixes. At the bottom of each track list page you are able to vote on the mix from 1 to 5 stars (5 being best). After you listen to the mix please rate it so I get an idea of what people are digging. The rating is also available for the old mixes so if you have a favorite one go vote for it.
In other news the WCC will be back at BALANCE LA in February. Stay tune for the date and details. HAPPY NEW YEAR!
6 hour live mix for your NYE from the WCC
First of all Happy Holidays to you and all of your love ones. I want to thank you for the support that you have given me through out 2007. I can't believe this year is already over. It certainly flew by for me.
As a "Thank You" and a late holiday gift I would like to offer you the full set from our last gig at Balance here in Los Angeles. This is kind of rare that you will find sets like these online because it is 6 hours long! It is our full night un-edited. If you are looking for music for your NYE party this year you just put this on and you are good to go. It starts off smooth and then just peeks with some old, new and rare tracks that we like to take out when we play live.
You will find the tracklist for all 57 tracks on the download page with who was playing what. Basically Torin Rea, Dustin Brown and myself were rotating every 4 tracks so we kept it fresh. We compliment each other when we play but we all have a little bit different style (in a good way).
This download is pretty big, 317 MB. On a standard broadband connection it could take from 10 to 20 minutes to download so please be patient when you do. I need to thank Pablo Godel of Server Grove Networks for letting me host the mix on his servers. If it wasn't for Pablo's help I wouldn't be able to offer this mix to you because of the amount of bandwidth it would eat up with all the downloads that it will have. If you need any kind of hosting solutions please check out Server Grove Networks and give them a try.
Again thank you for 2007 and have a wonderful, safe and fun New Year Eve and stay soulful trough-out 2008!
Balance, this Saturday Nov. 17th
11/12/2007 02:25 PM Filed in: Gig Dates
I am very excited to announce that I will be playing this Saturday November 17th with the my WCC family at the prime house club in Los Angeles, BALANCE. The cream of the crop of house DJs play at BALANCE when they come to LA. It's one of my favorite clubs in town and where I like to get my groove on. It's an intimate venue with an amazing sound system. Dustin Brown, Torin Rea, and myself will be rocking a 6 hour set until 4am! Check out the flyer for more info and check the pics from the last time we played there together.
Playing at Balance November 17th
11/03/2007 07:52 PM Filed in: Gig Dates
The West Coast Collective is back at Balance on November 17th 2007. Dustin Brown, Torin Rea and myself will be rocking the prime house club in Los Angeles for 6 hours from 10pm to 4am. This is with a doubt my favorite place to play in Los Angeles. The energy from the headz there is amazing. Check out some of the pics from the last time we played there.
WCC T-Shirts are here
09/23/2007 10:12 PM Filed in: WCC
A lot of people have asked me about the t-shirt I'm wearing in the bio page. The truth is that we had 4 of them custom made for all of the WCC so we can wear them when we all play together. There has been so much demand for these dam t-shirts that we decided to start selling them on the WCC site. So if you are interested in one of them go to the the WCC store and check them out (we even got some cool tank top for girls). They are selling fast.
Tomorrow, Sunday, at Dragon in Hermosa Beach
07/07/2007 01:46 PM Filed in: Gig Dates
My WCC crew and myself are taking over Dragon in
Hermosa Beach for 6 hours tomorrow Sunday July
8th. No cover, you just need your bathing suit
and shorts. Charles Feelgood is playing before us
(opening ? :) ) from 1pm to 5pm . We are on from
5pm to 11pm. All the info is here.
Pictures from Balance in Los Angeles
07/02/2007 01:33 AM Filed in: Gig Dates
The WCC had an incredible night at Balance in LA
last week. The place was rocking until 4 am.
Blink Of An Eye Productions have posted some pics
from the night. Check them out here. I'm the dork with
the grey "Trust Your DJ" T-shirt.