Chris McDonald

Well I won't get all defensive... Yah sorry about the stupidass long post. Some ppl like em and some def don't. My apologies to all offended. Anyway COK is involved to help prune the shade tree So come have fun and we'll do our best to make the night painless

FRESHER THAN FRESH This is going to be the 6th Fresh event! 5 times before have we blown minds and expanded boundaries with the Northeast dance community on this concept and theme. Defined by the cutting edge culture we live in, defined by the fast paced world we embrace and detest simultaneously, we as a collective of minds and bodies have converged upon New England around the same time now for several years in anticipation for FRESH! Fresh has become one of our prized gems in the COK crown and every year we do our damndest to take things as far as we can in providing an event that will truly be amazingly memorable... at least that is until the next Fresh comes along to take its place Every Fresh event has been intense, positive, and packed full of diversified people who still care for this culture and all it's subcategories... in fact Fresh has been known specifically for breaking down these walls to bring many types of audiences together. Whether its house, trance, intelligent, candy, junglist, hardcore, gabber, nu skool or old skool... FRESH has always been just that: A retro vibe in a futuristic envirornment. A positive pause in the procession of BULLSHIT you've become accustomed to. Throw your hands up... celebrate the existance of music, friendship, positivity... celebrate your life and those around you... DANCE and REPRESENT because your scene needs you now more than ever before! FUCK politics, pride, and everything else holding us down and backward. YOU are what makes FRESH be what it's been for 5 yrs. YOU, the one who still believes in the power of people and music together to build energy. 2/21/04 be the vibe! BE FRESH! Or else .... don't say I didn't warn you... One...Columns of Knowledge family 4eva CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE (www.christopherlawrence.com, System Recordings, LA Winner of "Best DJ" at Dancestar US Awards) Exposure cd now available on System Recordings! Christopher Lawrence is a true leader and is recognized worldwide as one of the World's top DJs and producers. Dubbed "A Superstar DJ" by URB and "America's Top Trance DJ" England's MUZIK, he has graced the covers of magazines around the globe from the US’s Mixer, Remix and XLR8R to Britain's Wax. He was the only US DJ invited to headline all three of the inaugural Ministry Of Sound, Cream and Gatecrasher tours of America. He headlines at some of the world's biggest tours, events and clubs including Global Gathering, Cream, Extrema Festival, Coachella, Creamfields, Cyberfest, WEMF, Skol Beats, Cream Ibiza And Nocturnal Wonderland, as well as tours of Europe, Great Britain, Mexico, Canada, Brasil, Peru, Korea, South America, New Zealand, Australia and Japan. He even received a preliminary Grammy nomination for ‘Renegade in 2002. His cd sales have topped well over 100,000! His productions: ‘Shredder’, 'Navigator', 'Interceptor', 'Renegade', 'Rush Hour', 'Cruise Control', ‘October’s Child’ and the massive 'Mind Eraser' have taken US and international charts by storm. His widely anticipated Artist Album is expected to meet critical acclaim when released in Spring 2004. Having absolutely killed it @ So Fresh & So Clean and 'Da Shining, we had to bring back this NE favorite for another round! 2:45-4:00AM RICHARD "HUMPTY" VISSION (WWW.RICHARDHUMPTYVISSION.COM, CA) A true pioneer and Grammy nominated in the electronic & dance music arena, Richard Humpty Vission has electrified audiences worldwide with his innovative style of mixing for over a decade. R.H.V.’s production has been helmed by such labels as Subliminal, Moonshine, IHR, and Empire Norton. With millions of fans worldwide it is no question that Humpty brings the party everywhere he touches down. He surprised and blew away our crowd at Skool'd2 so it was no question we had to bring him back for hid cd release tour! Throw your hands up! 1:30-2:45AM SPACE GIRL (Hypnotic Records/At Large, NYC, Moscow) LIVE PA Special makeup set from the blizzard @ Happy Holidays 3! With a new cd coming on Hypnotic and a following that cannot be denied, this lady has built her name to national status in a very short span. With a slightly more matured sound these days but still bringing it hard, agressive, sometimes acidic, sometimes techy, sometimes straight trance, and sometimes even touching upon a psy influence, Space Girl never let's up until the room is exploding with energy. Both Space Girl and us @ COK are very excited to bring this set to you since it was aborted in the snow at our last massiv. She is prepared to deliver twice the intensity on this night so attempt to prepare if you can! 12:30-1:30AM DISCO D (Tommy Boy Records www.discod.com, NY) 1st time ever @ Asylum! “It’s about sex, and I like sex.†To the press, he has been dubbed “phenomâ€, “holder of the Ghettotech torchâ€, “devastatingly wicked†and “surreally filthy.†To his fans, he’s no less than legendary behind the decks, captivating audiences worldwide with his distinguished blend of hard-hitting music and turntablist tricks. To others, he’s a seasoned entrepreneur, as the founder and head of his second successful company.His records have been played by a virtual who’s who of the international DJ community – from Dave Clarke, to Bad Boy Bill, to Laurent Garnier. His releases for labels like !K7, Mixconnection Multimedia, Intuit-Solar, and his own ventures GTI Recordings and Booty Bar Records, receive constant airplay from Detroit-area urban mixshows and spins from DJs around the world. Additionally, D has great notoriety as a killer remixer, having laced tracks for such mainstream giants as 8Ball and MJG and Lords of Acid. D iscurrently hard at work on his debut full-length artist album. Tentatively titled “Free Your Ass". If you missed him @ Mardi Gras in NYC you won't want to miss this 4 sho! 11:30-12:30AM PLEASUREHEAD (Axel Management, www.pleasurehead.com) NYC Better known by his cult-like fan base as "The Trance Perculator," Pleasurehead's name has become synonymous with a FRESH collection of trance tunes. With consistent DJ appearances across the United States, PLEASUREHEAD is no longer an East Coast secret. Columns of Knowledge is proud to present the official Pleasurehead New England 2004 winter tour stop, for his new original track, "The Final Countdown," on Topaz. Remember PLEASUREHEAD = TRANCE PERCULATION! 4:00-5:00AM KNOWLEDGE (www.columnsofknowledge.com, Columns of Knowledge Recordings, CT) Pre-release party for his new cd "Driven" on Columns Of Knowledge Recordings & Topaz! Every time the host steps to the decks it gets wikked! Dominating the system in every way possible, Knowledge stands poised to take the world by storm in 2004. Whether it's his continuing perseverence in the event realm, one of NE's strongest labels Columns of Knowledge Recordings (featuring a slamming spring schedule), his own track production with James Miller Junior or his 2nd licensed mix CD "DRIVEN", Knowledge will always be taking things further and further! Funky techno, funky house, progressive, trance, and nu skool constantly redefined by this maestro of vibe manipulation! The party has just been kidnapped. Sorry we didn't warn ya 10:30-11:30PM BON BONS aka Bonald Rumsfeld (Growroom, Mother Tongue, MA) Newest member of the Dust Traxx record label family, Bons launches the O SO NAUGHTY Inuendo imprint. His catalogue includes mixes by Dizzy and the Pound Boys. The sultan of swank will be joining us this evening and delivering his usual array of funk nastiness. Bons will be performing tonite as Secretary of Defense Bonald Rumsfeld and protecting us all (from the war on terror.) 5:00-6:00AM JAMES MILLER JUNIOR vs REBEL (ColumnsOfKnowledge.com VolumeProductions.com IMAGINE! DJs, Fortheravers.com) **filming 4 JMJ's All American House Project DVD** These 2 industry heavy weights will be chuggin the fucking house train for you folks tonight. Seriously, whether they're in Rhode Island, Denver, DC, Toronto, South Beach, NY or wherever, these guys bring the filter funk~non stop. Be onda looks 4 JMJ+Knowledge's follow up 2 Speaker Bleetch + Rebel's "Live @ Plastic" cd as well. 9:00-10:30PM FRESH BASS BOMB CHAMBA' MAMPI SWIFT (Charge Recordings, UK) 1st time @ Asylum! "Gut rumbling", "Raw", "Rugged"... just a few words to describe the sonic assault that hits the subs when Swift hits the decks! From the tender age of 13 where he discovered Fabio & Grooverider... to djing in 1990, to producing shortly thereafter, it's been a lifelong journey for the enormous entity who calls himself "Swift". From the beginnings it was clear he would leave a mark noticed by many. In 1992 he began his residency on Kool FM radio in the UK. With so many productions coming out in 1997 he began the Charge and Blade labels which have released over 17 of his own EPs. "Mainframe" is his first album project which has seen enormous success and has moved him forward even futher earning him additional global accolades. When asked what motivates him he replies "Getting this far. The recognition for the label and the music. Seeing the people when I play out enjoy what I do and the people buying my music reflects this." 1:00-2:30AM CAPITAL J (Mix 'n Blen', N20, Wikked, MMI) SPECIAL MAKE UP SET FROM HAPPY HOLIDAYS 3 BLIZZARD! Everything he does is massiv! From the old days of working with the band Genocide which successfully toured Canada, to his 5 time scratch championship title in Ontario, to his brilliant string of releases on N20: "Bitches" and "The Throw Down" amongst many others! Tribe's Dj of the month and a NE favorite... J is hands down f*cking nasty on the decks! He's stolen the show @ Asylum numerous times (Foam Club, Badonkadonk 1) as well as dropping the jaws on party goers and dnb purists across the world! Whistles and horns abound! Capital J is coming to town! 12:00-1:00AM NEOPHYTE (Holland, Neophyte Records, ADAM Recordings) 1st time New England Appearance!!! Hard heads beware, when this DJ hits the decks, it will not be a set for the faint of heart. Neophyte is undoubtedly one of the best producers and live acts to come out of Holland. Back for another memorable performance since he tore apart Boo 6 and FTP. Tonight DJ Neophyte will be spinning all your favorite hard Rotterdam anthems and premiering the group's new music in a raw, head banging set that is sure to rip the crowd to shreds! 2:30-3:30AM TODD BUCKLER w/ MC's JOSIAH SCRIBES & GHOST (www.columnsofknowledge.com, www.TRUECREW.com , INNER STRENGTH RECORDS, MA/ME) Record release party for his new 12" THE CH'I on Inner Strength/COK Recordings! Kicking off another year with a new release, a new single from his 1st MC, a 2nd MC added for extra impact and a stamina that behind the decks that makes viagra jealous... Mista Buckla comes correct every time. This special rare 90 min closing set will keep you glued to the dancefloor til the last record rewinds at dawn! 4:30-6:00AM DATCYDE b2b w/ GARON (Taciturn Rec, Sony, NY, www.nycjungle.com ) (Stuck On Earth, Taciturn, www.djgaron.com, NY) Whether it's dominating decks in Amersterdam and all over the world, running shit online w/ broadcasts or web design, or releasing some of the most memorable domestic dnb around, these 2 skilled gentlemen will be launching our back room to new heights with sounds to take over the floor entirely. Both men have been rotating fixtures @ COK events these last yrs, now their combined presence is once again proving that the USA has some of its own best gems right @ home! 10:00-12:00AM JEN MAS (Vitus Productions, ADAM Recordings, NY) A regional favorite for those who appreciate the hard sounds complimented with her sick scratch style! Truly one of NY's best regional performers! 3:30-4:30AM COM.PLEX (www.growroomrecords.com, MA) One of western MA's best kept secrets in the dnb community kicks off on a note of sickness! 9:00-10:00PM FRESH PLAYA'S PLAYGROUND: JJ BLADES (www.spiritualemporium.com, CT) Holding the torch for southern NE, running the record store, keeping the community in check... all in a days work for the dancefloor dominator of the hands in the air uk nrg, trance, house and breaks manipulata! 12:00-1:00AM TOMMIE GUNN (Top Gunn Ent, www.netwerkone.com, OZ, NH) Boom, Scream, Oz, NH, techno, house, goodnatured bastard... some of the names that come to mind when one thinks of the Gunn! Peep his new Boom cd, it's straight nasty! 2:00-3:00AM MYTH-I-S (www.DPIMRecordings.com, Audiophile Recordings, TranceDomain.com, LI NY) Back again after his amazing set @ Fresh & Clean, his signature dark, hard tech-trance style that will leave you in a state of shock. 1:00-2:00AM HAVOK (Synergy NYC , www.djhavok.com ) You've Got Muzik's mastermind, this northeast longtimer drops the bass driven techno like nobody's bizness! 3:00-4:00AM SPLASH (www.turnagainheights.com, www.columnsofknowledge.com, CT) Bringin the house down early in the night, be prepared to kick off your night propa with some high nrg hard hitting beats from the COK hard house queen! 10:00-11:00PM CHRIS PATTISON (WWW.NEXUSARTISTS.COM, Flex Productions, VT) 10 yrs in, producer of Abundance, Sunday Night Mass, Poppin & Lockin, nu skool breaks and funk pimp extraordinaire from VT. The return of a great old friend! 11:00-12:00AM PRIME (Illusionpro/gspentertainment, NY) Mike is back with another one of his hard funky and super fresh uk house to make u scream awww sookie! all over again. 4:00-5:00AM PUNCH (NY) Another old friend returns to kick it off lovely! Hard trance style! 9:00-10:00PM DJ SUDS (Uncommon Sense, www.djsuds.com, NY) A staple of enthusiasm, this UK native brings the hard styles to wrap up! 5:00-6:00AM "DA LOUNGE OF FRESH: LOVE SOUND PROJECT (www.************.com, Tree House Recordings, NY) feat: CHRIS LOVE & BILLY BELMONT House afficionados exclusive pimps 12:00-2:00AM DJ CER (TOPAZ, WWW.DJCER.COM, NY) 2:00-3:00AM B-boys, b-grlz, come getcha breakbeats! WILLOW (True Crew, DownBeat Productions, Bass Addiction, MA) Badass selectress of bassrattling nu skool biz! Local flava rox ya sox! 3:00-4:00AM BRIAN SABBETH (Pure Gonzo Music, www.************.com, NY) House from a 7 yr veteran of NY's underground. Welcome it! 11:00-12:00AM GOOBER (Nine2Five Productions, ME) Sweet "Underground Garage" from R & B inspired 2-step to Bass throbing speed garage! 10:00-11:00PM MICHAEL CHARLES (www.PartykidProductions.com, www.SpritualEmporium.com, CT) UK Hardhouse, Hard Trance, Groove House, Breaks from this CT native! 9:00-10:00PM RYAN FITZ (audiodrug productions/onpoint recordings,me) Special surprise dj set by "the natural" himself,guaranteed to be fresh. 4:00-5:00AM ARCADE (indep, NY) Hard progressive trance straight outta Queens yo 5:00-6:00AM TIMES: 9PM-6AM VENUE: ASYLUM 1592 Main St Springfield, MA DIRECTIONS: www.mapquest.com or www.columnsofknowledge.com PHOTO ID A MUST LASERS BY: TRUE! Always a welcome addition at all events, they heighten the vibe to new levels every time and have helped make our events absolut sickness over the yrs! VISUALS: VJADD Rob comes correct with over 3 yrs in and has become resident visuals crew for the Muzik series, Red Light, Circle, and many COK and True events! Find out why he makes visual magika a reality! FRESHER THAN FRESH FLAVA: YA'LL! CONTACTS: WEB: www.columnsofknowledge.com INFOLINE: 203-287-8398 EMAIL: chrismcdo@aol.com AIM=chrismcdo TICKETS: $30 in advance more @ the door TIX HOLDERS GET LET IN FIRST! TICKET OUTLETS: Online: www.spiritualemporium.com www.truetix.com MA: Govoni's 413-732-8042 Satellite 617-536-5482 Growroom 413-549-9296 Know Name 617-236-0006 CT: Spiritual Emporium 860-524-9719 NH/ME: ALL Bullmoose Outlets RI: Luna Sea 401-272-5862 NYC: Satellite 212-995-1744 Upstate NY: Metro Djs 845-624-4400 VT: Joyryde 802-863-9166 GIVEAWAYS: Columns of Knowledge Recordings COLUMNS OF KNOWLEDGE RECORDINGS PRESENTS: COK003 Knowledge/Ezrah "Blueprint Training" w/ Donald Glaude/Chris Anderson remixes COK004 Venom "Floorbanger" EP COK005 Knowledge "Live @ Boo 7" cd COK006 Todd Buckler "Running Scared Under the Falling Sky" cd COK007 Raoul Zerna "Flamenco Nightlife" EP w/ Knowledge/James Miller Junior COK008 Todd Buckler "The Ch'I" 12" COK009 Raoul Zerna "For Public Use Vol 1" EP COK010 X-Dream/Sean Tyes/Micro "Take It Deep" EP COK011 Knowledge "Driven" cd COK012 Madame Buddafly tba

*SPANKED!* "New England's 4th annual underground edm fetish party" January 24th - 2004 Asylum nightclub - Springfield, MA // featuring: PORTIA SURREAL *AMERICAS #1 EXOTIC DJ - FETISH EXTRAODINAIR* (www.Portiasurreal.com / www.Djagent.com) NYC Portia is most famous for being innovating the art of "TOPLESS DJI'ing," however; tonight; she we be keeping things SLIGHTLY more under wraps. Portia Surreal has been whipping crowds into shape with her unique blend of electro clash and breaks. Bringing her long trained erotic talents to the decks has brought quite a success to this vixen playing gigs across the US and abroad. Her spine tingling performances have left many a jaw dropped, scratching there heads wondering, Was that real? ( o )( o ) (MAIN ROOM: 3:00-4:00AM) DJ FUNK *WITH BOOTY DANCERS* (Funk Records) CHICAGO Coming straight from the motherland of Booty House is the 1 and only, Dj Funk! This man has produced Anthem after Anthem that we all know the words to! Tonight he's ready to start up the nasty trouble, drive the women wild, and get everyone's asses movin' on the dance floor! So Springfield, get ready to back that thing up, and prepare to scrub the ground to the ghetto house sounds of DJ Funk! Be lookin' out for Funk's new EP "GHETTO HOUSE PIMP'N" coming out early 2004! (MAIN ROOM: 2:00-3:00AM) FRESH *of BAD COMPANY* (Bad Company/ Breakbeat Kaos) UK Fresh's musical journey began at the astounding age of five when he taught himself how to play the piano. Later in life he found the sounds of D n B. Joining up with Bad Company Recordings, and releasing "The Nine," voted for by 130,000 people on DnB Arena as the No. 1 drum & bass tune of all time, followed by the biggest selling drum & bass 12" of the year. Fresh also holds the No. 3 position in the same chart for his brilliant "Planet Dust" which was also released on Grooverider's label Prototype. Early in 2003 Fresh finally decided to go solo in order to further explore his solo potential. His solo potential had been confirmed by his unaccompanied production involvement in 'Mo Fire' a truly underground track that did crossover to find mainstream success. Since officially leaving the Bad Company name behind him he has started up Breakbeat Chaos with Adam F. Few can deny Fresh's involvement in carrying the d n b torch to the top, and even fewer d n b enthusiasts haven't been moved by one of Fresh's tracks.(2ND STAGE: 1:30-3:00AM) THE PUNISHER (Seismic Records/ www.Santinichicago.com) DETROIT Punisher is at it again, this time working her way across the US and landing in the techno section of URB magazine! www.urb.com Now on it's 17th release, her record label SEISMIC has been pounding out techno grooves while Michelle simply beats us senseless with her production. This woman has long been heralded as Detroit's #1 Female artist, and she's eager to live up to the rumors that surround her. Come out and see for yourself why the techno heads in Chicago have been dying to get her back! (MAIN ROOM: 12:00-1:00AM) DJ VENOM (Kerubim Music /Volume Productions.com) RI Few djs could compliment the theme of "Spanked" more than Venom. He is crosses over the barrier of rave & fetish like no other. While touring all over the US and abroad as one of the world's biggest names in hard house, he has also managed to throw down at various fetish clubs in New England on a weekly bassis! Tonight, on the main floor he will be spanking your ass with a stiff blend of bangin' beats that will sure to have you screaming for seconds! So be sure not to sleep on his bonus set in the "CRYPT" later in the evening!!! (MAIN ROOM: 1:00-2:00AM) DJ ODI (Digital konfusioin/ Eroticbpm.com/ Nycjungle.com/ Taciturn Records) NY It's only suitable that the biggest FREAK (and I mean that in a good way) of the North East play here for this very special erotic Asylum event. Odi is a legend on a multitude of levels, but it just so happens that 2 of best assets are SEX and GOOD electronic music. His legendary status as an EDM dj has been achieved over the last decade of rocking rave related events. We wont mention where he has achieved his sexual status.... From NASA in '93, to the Asylum in '04; Odi asks, "do you want MORE??" (2ND STAGE- 1:00-2:00AM) MICHAEL MYERS (Michaelmyers.com / Local 13/ 611 Records) PHILLY (MAIN ROOM: 11:00-12:00AM) KNOWLEDGE (Columnsofknowledge.com / Columns of Knowledge Recordings) CT (UPSTAIRS: 1:30-3:00AM) DREAD (NexusManagement/ DjDread.com/ Intercontmusic/Revolution 2k3 tour) CT (MAIN ROOM: 4:00-5:00AM) MADAME BUDDAFLY (www.Columnsofknowledge.com/ www.Madamebuddafly.com) CT (MAIN ROOM: 10:00PM-11:00PM) KRAZYGLUE (DrumNBreaks / Cardboard City NYC / Dekefex UK / KSJ) NY (2ND STAGE: 11:00-12:00AM) MONICA SHARP (Sunken Records) PA (2ND STAGE: 4:00-5:00AM) IRON LYON (www.truecrew.com) NYC/ MA (2ND STAGE: 12:00-1:00 AM) TROJAN MEN *aka: Gil-T & DL* (www.Truecrew.com/ Imagine) MA (2ND STAGE: 5:00-6:00AM) DEMON *LIVE DRUM N' BASS* (www.truecrew.com) MA (2ND STAGE: 10:00-11:00) DJ STRANGE LOVE (Misfits Island Rep/ NYC) (2ND STAGE: 9:00-10:00) JAY ALLEGRO *aka - dj Weez* (MAIN ROOM: 5:00-6:00) KAOTIK (Audio Dream Control) BOSTON (UPSTAIRS: 11:30-12:30AM) PAZZUZU (UPSTAIRS: 3:00-4:15AM) CARY SUDAN *formerly known as Necromancer* (Neverending Echo, Rune Recordings, carysudan.com) MA (UPSTAIRS: 12:30-1:30AM) HOW HARD (Versatile Groove Management /HardMind/RaversOnly -NYC) (UPSTAIRS: 3:00-4:15AM) CRISIS (Metatrack Studios, Boombatti Productions, Amtrakdjs.org) (UPSTAIRS: 10:15-11:30PM) SAMSARA (Independant) NY (UPSTAIRS: 9:00-10:15PM) THUNDACOCK (80s Krew Prod) CT (UPSTAIRS: 4:15-5:30) DJ KARES (www.truecrew.com) MA (MAIN STAGE: 9:00-10:00PM) *special fetish room hosted by Dj VENOM!* ~THE CRYPT~ (area 3- side room) The crypt will be fulfilling all of your fears and desires on this glorious evening. The room will be featuring the best in Goth, Industrial, Hardcore Techno & more! Also showcasing live fetish performances!! with djs: DJ VENOM (Kerubim Music/Volume Productions) DJ DREAD (VR) DJ ADDAM BOMBB (www.addamidiom.com/HAVEN) MA DJ AKIRA (Kerubim Music/Resurrection) WARCHILD (djwarchild.com) MA HOWHARD (versitile groove) NJ BIG BLACK SPIDER (VT) ==== GENERAL INFORMATION ===== // LOCATION: The Asylum 1592 Main St. Springfield, MA 01103 // FOR MORE INFO CALL: TRUE INFO: (413) 781-9003 // H O U R S: 9PM - 6AM // COST: $23 - IN ADVANCE!! $28 - at the door *REDUCED ADMISSION @ DOOR IN BONDAGE GEAR- (vinyl, leather, etc.)* // PRESALE TICKET LOCATIONS: (MA): Govoni's- 413-732-8042 Growroom- 413-549-9296 Satellite- 617-536-5482 Know Name Records- 617-236-0006 (CT): Spiritual Emp. 860-524-9719 (RI): Lunasea- 401-272-5862 (ME & NH): any Bull Moose Locations for info: www.bullmoose.com (NYC): Satellite- 212-995-1744 (ON THE WEB): www.truetix.com www.spiritualemporium.com // UPCOMING ASYLUM EVENTS: BOOM 7 (2/7/04) !!! BOOM 7!!! The family reunion! http://www.netwerkone.com

Click here for advance tickets $30 or VIP all access Laminates $50 www.netwerkone.com 2555 days, 364 weeks, 84 months, 7 years later the BOOM saga continues to make history w/ an unprecedented commitment to unite the entire New England scene as ONE! With that said.. netwerkone, True Crew and Columns of Knowledge all unite for the first time ever to present you New England's most renowned annual event. Saturday, February 7, 2004 BOOM 7 - The Family Reunion Area One: Main Stage BAD BOY BILL Behind the Decks, CD/DVD Release Party! http://www.badboybill.com; Chicago, USA, EARTH Technology has finally caught up with house DJ legend Bad Boy Bill. The long-awaited new release from the DJ voted by the public as "America's Favorite DJ" this year in BPM Culture Magazine's poll is ready to take the nation by storm. Bad Boy Bill, notorious for his Bangin' The Box Series, steps up now with a new release sure to be the first of the its kind: Behind The Decks. Out on System Recordings, the 2-disc set boasts an almost 2-hour DVD in addition to a 70+ minute mix CD, with a discrete 5.1 Dolby surround sound mix with visuals. In a market full of simulated-surround sound DJ mixes, which merely add some reverb and audience participation in an attempt to give the mix a live feel, Behind The Decks actually isolates vocals from percussion and the like, bringing a truly revolutionary live feel through 5 speakers. Also included are Bill's music videos, behind-the-scenes footage from the road and in the studio, and live interview footage, which Bill hopes will give his audience "a good picture of what I'm like and what I do." Bill got his start DJing as a teenager, joining a DJ crew in the neighborhood and spinning at DJ battles. Only a senior in high school, Bad Boy Bill started his own record label. He eventually became a household name as a DJ on Chicago's B96, using his "Bad Boy Bill" audio ID as a way of distinguishing himself from the other DJs on the radio. Today, Bill spends most of his time producing tunes in the studio or out on the road, playing up to 150 gigs annually, everywhere from New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles to international hotspots including Peru, Colombia, Germany, England, and Spain. Spinning the crowd into a dancing frenzy is Bill's motivation. "My DJ style originated with the idea to remix a song live with two copies of the same record and then combine scratching and hip-hop techniques with house grooves." Bill says. "The payoff for me is seeing people dancing and having a great time during my set." Now the live experience can be brought straight into your own living room, and with a number of Bill's own tracks also included on Behind The Decks, the album is a great precursor to Bad Boy Bill's next project: his artist album. DJ RAP Charissa Saverio, also known as DJ Rap, has for the last eight years been the undisputed queen of the hardcore and drum'n'bass turntables. She's become a prime mover, the prime female mover in fact, on the hardcore, jungle and drum'n'bass scenes that have shaped the last ten years of her and countless other lives. Simultaneously a label owner, producer, recording artist and world-renowned DJ, East London's Charissa Saverio, aka DJ Rap stands alongside the likes of DJs Hype, Grooverider and LTJ Bukem as one of the few, and only female, pioneers of drum and bass. This year she celebrates the first ten years of her career, and the re launch of her imprint Proper Talent, with the release of the mix compilation 'Propa Classics - Vol 1'. The album features two exclusive new tracks and thirteen of the best and rarest dance-floor anthems that forged her reputation as the 'first lady of jungle'. Born to an Italian father and an Irish-Malaysian mother in Singapore, Rap spent her childhood traveling the world - Indonesia, Malta and Africa were all home for a while. Her stepfather managed luxury hotels and she grew up living in the palatial surroundings of Raffles in Shangri La. As a child her two loves were playing piano and horse-riding. She'd practice the piano six hours a day and spend the rest of her time in the stables dreaming of being a pianist. When the family moved to Southampton, England in her early teens, she discovered pop music for the first time and after leaving school took time out to travel the world, backpacking through Greece, Turkey and Europe. She eventually returned to London and joined a legal firm, first as a secretary, then training to be a solicitor. Her life, for the first time in years, seemed to be following a normal, everyday course. It was from this bliss that Charissa METAmorphosized into DJ Rap. "She jacked in her job, kicked out her difficult boyfriend and discovered raves."I Rap was first drawn to the turntables after seeing Dem 2 spin at a party at the tail end of the eighties. "Watching Dean rock the crowd really put the idea into my head," she remembers. "Breakbeats were just coming in back then and the power he had over the crowd was awesome." Pulling favors to learn the technical ropes and cashing in on her childhood musical education, Charissa put together her debut single with producer Jeff B entitled 'Ambience: The Adored' in 1990. The combination of a guerilla campaign at pirate radio and the support of legendary DJ Paul Oakenfold in Ibiza helped the record break the national chart in the UK with sales exceeding 40,000 copies. Two more successful singles followed in the form of 'Coda Coma' as Raw Bass for Jumpin and Pumpin (1990) and 'Divine Rhythm' for Stealth (1991). Around the same time her urge to DJ began to take shape. A good friend, and Rave FM resident, Cool Hand Flex gave Charissa her first lessons and an 'in' at the station. Not long after, having been helped through the door by an introduction from DJ Hype, she graduated from her own show at Rave to a regular slot at Fantasy - widely regarded as London's leading house and techno pirate station at the time. "Through that daily afternoon show for Fantasy I really fell for DJ'ing hook, line and sinker," she explains. The gigs became increasingly high profile (including the opportunity to stand in for Fabio at the Astoria) and production took a back seat for a while as she built a reputation as the queen of the turntables. Charissa got back into the producers chair in early 1993 after hooking up with Aston Harvey, now half of the infamous Freestylers. The collaboration (known as Engineers Without Fears) spawned the singles 'Spiritual Aura' for the influential Deejay Recordings and 'Vertigo' and 'Jeopardy' for Suburban Base. All notched up impressive sales, leading the charge in the burgeoning Artcore movement which saw rich synth orchestration fused with a rattling club backend. "The success of those early releases were the catalyst behind my decision to produce, engineer and release my own material," Charissa remembers. Following the release of 'Spiritual Aura,' Charissa approached Vinyl Distribution for a loan to establish her own label. Proper Talent launched in 1994 with its debut, the 25,000 selling 'Digable Bass,' followed by over twenty singles in the next five years. "It was born out of love and wanting to express myself musically. I wanted to have the power to put great tunes out there and to work with a lot of different artists like Buju Banton, Top Cat, Outlaw Candy and MC Hooligan." As Proper Talent's reputation gathered pace, an outing for the respected 'Journeys By DJ' series and the release of her 'Intelligence' album secured her status as one to watch. 'Intelligence' was one of the first long players to be released by a drum & bass artist and saw Rap set the jungle roughage, which characterized much of the music of the time, adrift amongst the down tempo breakbeat that had initially drawn her into the dance movement. The breadth of this project paved the way for a major deal and, after some speculation, Charissa eventually signed with Sony's Higher Ground imprint in 1997, also home to Leftfield and Grooverider. "When that deal came along I felt empowered to do something that would fulfill all my creative impulses. I'd fallen in love with making songs in the previous couple of years and working on that album was pure joy. No cliquey scene - just me in a studio making what I wanted." 'Learning Curve', her self-penned and produced debut for Sony, was released to widespread critical acclaim in 1998, fusing pop sensibilities with an underground production ethic. Maintaining the exhaustive touring, publicity and DJ schedules to promote 'Learning Curve' took over most of Rap's creative energies at the time, and Proper Talent took a back seat while she focused on developing as a songwriter and mainstream artist. Charissa explains, "There were times where I felt really disenchanted by drum & bass. Before it had been all about the music and the label had seen solid sales, there was a period where the scene seemed more orientated towards technology and I wasn't feeling any heart or soul in the new records I was hearing" Continuing she says, "There are a few other people who felt the same way who gave up or went on to do different things, but there were others who felt passionate enough to make a change. Producers like Jamie Majik and Roni have re-injected the vibrancy and soul that first touched me, and have moved away from that constant 'bang-bang' sound. It was seeing those people come back with something different which really inspired me to pick it back up and make the music which I felt was missing from the scene." "Proper Talent is hugely important to me and rather than bitching about the music I don't like I'm just going to do my bit to make things better again. My relationship with drum & bass has always been like the one you have with your childhood friends; there are occasional crap periods but something will always happen to bring you back together and make the friendship even stronger. I'd started going out to clubs again over the last couple of years and it reinforced my belief that drum & bass was still at the very cutting edge and remains one of the most exciting styles of music out there" This renewed enthusiasm led to the release of the 'Brave New World' album (with Kenny Ken) in 1999. To follow up Rap will officially re-launch Proper Talent in 2001 with the release of 'Propa Classics' (Proper Talent / Intuit Solar) and a world tour to promote the launch. The album will come out simultaneously as twelves of 'Digable Bass,' 'Spiritual Aura,' 'Divine Rhythm' and Rap's mix of 'I'm So In Love With You'. "After the release of the Classics the intention is to open up the label again with a series of vinyl singles, each with a breakbeat track on one side and a drum & bass track on the other. I'm trying to retain the flavor of my more musical and vocal stuff and also capturing that original soul while keeping it contemporary." At the same time Rap is deep into the process of writing and producing a new album for Sony due for release in 2002. "I can remember when my biggest dream was to be on a Raindance flyer," she closes. "Once I'd achieved that I found myself constantly on the look out for other things to stimulate and motivate me. From as far back as I can remember, my goal has been to sing songs to huge audiences but if someone would have asked me ten years ago that DJ-ing with drum & bass would open those doors for me - I wouldn't have believed it. Although I really enjoy touring and singing with the band, the best part of what I do is when I get up there and play great records - I'm a DJ at heart - I just want to get the crowd moving." FREAKY FLOW w/ MC FLIPSIDE Topaz Records, djfreakyflow.com / Toronto, Canada Freaky Flow, originally from Philadelphia, PA, moved with his family to Toronto before reaching four years of age. He first took a serious interest in music at the age of eleven, mesmerized by soul jazz, garage house, and hiphop. Four years later, he purchased his first set of turntables and started spinning hiphop with his skilled partner, D-Wreck. Through this genre, Freaky learned the basics - scratching, cutting, and mixing - in just that prioritized order. Jungle, drumandbass, and the underground music culture soon captured his attention; Flow, in turn, transferred his knowledge of hiphop into this new, captivating music. He found that scratching and cutting had unique properties in accompaniment with jungle. Party-going patrons worldwide quickly caught on to this sound. Consequently, Freaky Flow (always with MC Flipside on the microphone) plays on a regular basis at major events throughout Canada, the US, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Japan, Hong Kong, Germany, and most recently England. The transition from DJ to producer was only logical; Freaky wanted to be throwing down his own dubplates. With his partner in crime, MC Flipside, Freaky Flow oversaw the operation of Placebo Recordings (distributed by Stickman Records) between 1996 and 1999. The label led Flow to work with many acclaimed artists, including The Soul Grabber (Aquarius/Stickman), The Rascalz (ViK/BMG), and others. With his extremely busy schedule, however, Flow soon found it impossible to go to school full time, manage the Special Projects department at Stickman Records, DJ across the world, and direct and produce for a record label. Thus, to the dismay of many, Placebo Recordings' release schedule and Freaky Flow's studio production both came to an abrupt halt at the end of '99. Only now, after recently completing a film degree at the University of Toronto and retiring from his position at Stickman, has Freaky Flow been able to return to the studio. And his ideas are already starting to explode back onto vinyl. Within the last two years, he has already done remix work for 311 (Volcano/Zomba/BMG), Choclair (Virgin/EMI), Pressure Rise (Aspect), Type One (GFS/Sound Gizmo), and others. New original tracks have been completed, as well, and still others are in the works. Flow is no stranger to the mix CD, either. The "Obscene Underground - Volume 1" compilation (on Stickman Records) has thus far sold nearly 20,000 units in Canada alone. Freaky Flow's second CD, aptly entitled "World Domination" (on Moonshine Music), was released in May 2001, and surpassed his first disc in sales, hurdling over the 20,000 unit mark. A third CD - the first ever live CD that Flow has recorded - entitled "Keep It Live" (released 2002), features MC Flipside on the microphone. Watch for his newest mix CD, "The Envy", which was released on Topaz Records, New York in August 2003. Fans can also get their fix by visiting the newly refurbished www.djfreakyflow.com, which features charts, games, and everything you ever wanted to know about The Flow. Yet even with all of these endeavours keeping him so busy, Flow has not lost sight of why he began to DJ in the first place. He simply possesses new tools to bring his art to more people. Indeed, the music is still his top priority. For Freaky Flow is still known as one of the most versatile and technically skilled producer/DJ's in North America, and still labeled 'Toronto's Jungle Scratchmaster' by promoters, producers, and partygoers alike. Swarms of partiers may consistently be found huddled around the DJ booth when Flow is on the decks, watching his every move. MC Flipside began reciting rhymes prior to birth, while still in his mother's womb. Thus, hiphop caught his attention at an early age. Flipside struggled not to interrupt the rap songs, but found that no matter how hard he attempted to restrain himself, he could not; he was a microphone fiend - plain and simple. During high school, Flipside became enveloped by all facets of electronic music, ranging from techno to house to breakbeat to jungle. The latter he found he could speak over best, as it was the closest in speed and pace to the hiphop that he had originally fallen in love with. Flipside first met his counterpart, Freaky Flow, in '94; each respected the other's work and a bond was formed that, in '96, would result in a merger with The Stickmen and the imminent birth of Placebo Recordings. But, to the dismay of many, Placebo Recordings' release schedule came to an abrupt halt at the end of '99. For Freaky Flow was busy with other endeavours, while Flipside was busy pursuing a highly prosperous career in radio, a trade for which he had earned a college diploma just a few years earlier. Currently, Flip works professionally as a radio announcer. His various radio shows over the years have featured internationally acclaimed guests like Josh Wink, Nigel Richards, King Britt, M.C. G.Q., Swan-E, Johnny L., Keoki, and Roger Sanchez, just to name a few. Television is no stranger to Flip either, for he has appeared repeatedly on Canada's live dance music show, "Electric Circus," on City TV. Additionally, his three mix CD's (on Stickman/Popular), based on his radio shows, have enjoyed smashing success throughout his home country. As a performer, Flipside travels with Freaky Flow on a regular basis, dominating the microphone wherever he goes. This praised MC/DJ lethal combination frequents major events throughout Canada, the US, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Japan, Hong Kong, Germany, and most recently England. Flippy, referred to as such by his friends, has already recorded vocals for numerous house cuts. Additionally, listeners can hear him making cameo appearances on most of Freaky Flow's mixed material, including the acclaimed "Obscene Underground - Volume 1" compilation, which has sold nearly 20,000 units in Canada alone, "World Domination" and "Keep It Live" on Moonshine Music, and most recently, "The Envy" on Topaz Records. Currently busy in the studio, Flipside, in collaboration with acclaimed producer Paranoid Jack and newcomer Vench, has already released some vicious vinyl on the Stickman, Aquarius, and Jinxx imprints. This aside, Flip's main focus is still rockin' the microphone. Such is why Flipside and Freaky Flow have quickly become (arguably) the most sought after North American drumandbass contingent in the world. With such impeccable beats and rhymes that the two project, it's no wonder why! STEVE SMOOTH Born and raised on Chicago's Southside, Steve Smooth first entered the dance music scene in 1991. Starting out at a record store and then a Chicago based independent record label, he became immersed in the house music culture. As a dj, Steve worked to perfect his style of mixing, hitting the Chicago club circuit. This, along with Guest appearances on several college radio stations helped to gain him recognition, eventually leading to a frequent guest spot on the Sunday mix show, "The Street Flava," which aired on Chicago's largest radio station B96 (96.3 FM). Steve has since ventured into the studio, producing and remixing tracks for some of the hottest dance labels, including, International House Records and Moody Recordings. With his first mixes on "Everyday My Life" by legendary house diva, Dajae, and the remix of the vocal anthem, "Time" by Dajae, Steve quickly made his mark in the house and dance music community. As well, his work has received much deserved attention from Billboard Magazine. His first original production "Beat Freaker" created a frenzy on dance-floors, worldwide. As a production force to be reckoned with, Steve's skills in the studio have earned him a part on Bad Boy Bill's production team, giving him credit on Bad Boy Bill's dance-floor hits, "Everybody," "Costa Del Sol" and "Happy." Now, his latest singles, "Release" and "Get Naked" have been getting play by the worlds top dj's, as well as play on the most respected mix show, Radio 1. But that's not all; in addition to producing, Steve is maintaining an impressive DJ schedule taking his skills as a DJ and sound to over 100 shows this past year alone all across the world including UK, Germany, Spain, Hong Kong, Canada, and North and South Americas. VENOM & TOMMIE GUNN First Ever Tag Team Set and on 4 Turntables! New England's heavy weight champions join forces for the first time ever to devestate the dance floor w/ a performance destined to go down in the history books. With a combined 20 + years experience on the wheels of steel. While Venom excelled in the studio, the Gunn dropped the biggest bombs in the North East. Both known for there impeccable mixing skills, both owners of respected production companies and both known to rock dance floors from Springfield to Seattle. Venom's turntable tricks and the big Gunn dropping the tightest of tracks on 4 turntables and 2 mixers...BOOM! Venom continues to release head banging beats and rock parties like few men can. To all of us here in New England he is a hero, straight edge secretary of defense and leader of the underground special forces. The founder of the infamous Volume and BOOM resident superstar trains today for what will surely be the pinnacle of the BOOM saga...dont miss this one time performance. Tommie "The Machine" Gunn is no stranger to the asylum. Rocking prime time new years eve sets when it was still Chaos, bringing the bang to X MASS, putting the thump in THREE and making everyone SCREAM. Tommie also taclked Ultra, Cyberfest, The Ghetto Olympics and today the Gunn prepares his ammo, locks in his laser guided scope on his 4am target scheduled to erupt on Saturday, February 7...his 31 B day, 2004....BOOM and netwerkone founder joins Venom for a legendary performance straight up BOOM style. WARNING, this is not a drill! KNOWLEDGE Producer, label owner, founder of the Columns of Knowledge brings out his years of experience to drop a set like no other in his career. One of New England's hardest working generals in the fight for your right to party. DIRTY OL FRANK Digital Logix / Volume Productions www.fortheravers.com / www.eastmusicgroup.com This Rhode Island veteran continues to hold it down like few can. Today working in the studio, releasing mesmerizing CD's and rocking dance floors up and down the East Coast. Making his long overdue appearance at a n1 affiliated event, dont miss Frank get dirty like Christina Aguelara in a porn. PAT FONTES Satellite Records; Boston W/ a degree in music and managing New England's premiere electronic record store in his spare time..Pat IS the future of Boston night life. known for his impeccable track selection, its no wonder he is playing everywhere to include Avalon and of course..BOOM! HAVOK Synergy.com Youve got musik and memories that will last a life time thanks to this talented DJ/PROMOTER from NYC. Dont miss his first BOOM appearance as history is made once again. Area Two: The Safari Room If you dont know, now you know. The Safari Room today is legendary for its intimate vibe in a time when the New England scene was still fresh and young. Its residents included ALL of the best New England had to offer united every week to give you there best week in and week out. All commited to carrying the BOOM flame to new levels, all of which are the BOOM Family and why BOOM still exsists today in all of us. Here are your founding fathers, friends, family and BOOM boys reunited to bring that BOOM vibe back to New England once and for all. OSHEEN Today Osheen is New England's God Father of House Music. His 100+ mixtapes have a place in all of our stereos, his records on his label have play time in all of our sets and his live performances are anxiously anticipated at all of our events. From Blinded Records Rhode Island, former BOOM hero performes a once in a life time set in honor of the flame that continues to burn in all of us. MIDAS The King, The Mayor of Manchvegas, The memory maker, meltdown master of disaster and Co BOOM Founder brought the operation to the BOOM and perpares to bring the beats to the streets straight from the Fortress of the Fortune 500. Leader of the soldiers of fortune and the free world, founder of the f 500 and friend to all of us. DJ MIDAS pateintly prepares for an unprecedented performance unseen by Asylum patrons to date. Dont miss this BOOM baker blast off the biggest party of the new year straight into outer space. MILKTOAST Sir Booty leaves his Los Angeles Lare to reunite his long lost family like Ricky Martin livin lavita loca. The life of every party, the back bone of the boom family tribe and n1 west coast representative makes his long overdue return to his home away from home. ROBBIE HUGGS This New England Rock Star putt the BOOM in every box. His inspirational performances of the mid to late 90's are why many DJ's are DJ'S today. Robbie is the original BOOM gangsta, beat jacker and computer hacker. Dont miss his anxiously anticipated return of the jedi appearance at BOOM 7. PHAROAH Few have touched as many hearts as this home town hero. A true New England pioneer, producer and BOOM purveyor. We have waited patienty for his BOOM performance to leave us w/ memories that will last a life time. The glue the binds the circle of friends, the reason BOOM was BOOM...DJ PHAROAH. JUICE Money Grip! Original Jack Star straight out the n1 and on a mission to mesmerize millions. Dont miss this master mess up the masses like only an original BOOM resident must. SPIDERMAN Put the P in Pioneer, the N in n.e.a.u and you get one nasty DJ/PRODUCER/DANCER striaght from the CRC. A founding father of the NH undeground scene and former BOOM resident readies for another round. LIQUID X Attitude! Second generation BOOM resident, first in our hearts. A naturaly gifted guru from the capital city funk held it down week after week while gaining countless support from all over the New England area. This is a performance not to be missed as Liquid Sex prepares to make is return w/ more attitude than ever and mixing skills to match...BOOM baby! NATHAN HEWES n mofo 1! This pioneering pimp of parties pumped patrons as one of the original BOOM porn stars. Prepare to party like no bodies business as he makes his bout time BOOM Bang! Area Three: Generation BOOM STATIC Continues to hold it down in the Boston area as a true pioneer and provider of BASS. W/ 2, not 1, but 2 record stores under his belt and residencies at the hottest weeklies..Static is a welcome BOOM Generator. From 4 front to Know Name, no one represents the DNB community like DJ STATIC. EDDIE BROCK Myth or legend? Find out as we unmask this mystery for the first time ever and see once and for all who is capable of such deadly turntable skills and thuderous track selection...BOOM, make history..dont follow it. GIL T True Crew leader, Asylum owner, DJ extraodinaire and BOOM 7 partner in crime prepares for a peformance like no other in attempt to make Asylum history at this historic event on Saturday, February 7, 2004. NEIL BAXTER drum roll! boom da da boom da boom da da da boom da. scratch cut cut scratch cut scratch cut cut scratch BASS. Coming out of Volume retirement to set the torch a flame once and for all and carry to la la land for all to witness first hand the power of BOOM. DL Tue Crew rising super star makes his cameo BOOM appearance. IMAGINE that? TRICKY PAT Straight out the mofo mist Vermont to set things right and bring the B to the BOOM. DANK NYC representative makes his first BOOM blast back to earth after chillin w/ Rabbit in the Moon. UNITY Another first time BOOMER from Metro DJ'S. An ESSENTIAL element in the operation. PSI-PHON Gaurding of the Spiritual Emporium, Underground Elements and Turnagainheights; CT Area Four: The Rhythm Cafe: VIP This year the VIP room will provide its own waitress to insure EVERY VIP member gets the red carpet treatment, the room is CONSTANTLY stockets w/ complimentary Red Bull, Water, Glow Sticks, Candy, T - Shirts, CD's and a masseuse to insure all members also get FREE massages all night long. $50 laminted all access VIP passes available at www.netwerkone.com HUSH A BOOM Favorite and long time friend from the Growroom makes a welcome guest of honor. MIA Another Growroom representative also repping the True and ou812. NICOTINE Owner of Maine's premiere record store known as Ear Wax Records Portland Maine makes his first BOOM appearance. FRITZ SIEG Murk Records, Moody Recordings, Harlem Records UK, Plastica UK, Star 69....Whoa, now that will be BOOMING! VOLTRON AND SPINITCH repping the 207 straight n1 style! VICIOUS ONE n 1; NH making the BOOM journey ILMADIK n1; NH bring it kid, straight BOOM style w/ a killa scratch and all. KAPPA premeire productions making his first BOOM beat from the bean town area w/ sizzling boston spice. Tickets: $30 advanced tickets available BEFORE day of events at the following ticket outlets. Web: netwerkone.com / truetix.com ME: Any Bull Moose Music Ear Wax 207 773 9299 NH: Any Bull Moose Music Spider Bite 603 645 1449 MA: Satellite Records 617 536 5482 Growroom 413 549 9296 Know Name 617 236 0006 Boston Beat 617 247 2428 CT: Spiritual Emporium 860 524 9719 NYC: Satellite 212 995 1744 RI: Lunasea 401 272 5862 Upstate: Metro Dj's 845 624 4400 Location: The Asylum Night Club, 1592 Main Street, 01103 Directions: Mapquest.com Hours: 9pm to 6am Ages: 16 + Must have id Web: www.netwerkone.com www.truecrew.com www.columnsofknowledge.com Phone: 603 232 4NW1 203 287 8398 413 781 9003

HAPPY HOLIDAYS 3 DECEMBER 6th 2003 presented by Columns of Knowledge MAIN RM: TINSEL TOWN! GREEN VELVET (Relief, Chicago, IL) SPECIAL RARE DJ SET! 2:00-3:00AM Hype: Green is half of the traditional holiday color scheme and nobody represents green more than the windy city's own infamous GV! The experimental and eccentric, afro wig-wearing entity we know as Green Velvet - a Cajmere alter ego, has rocked Fresh Start and Aww Yeah for previous COK followers. Everybody and their mom knows the "La La Land" song and it's numerous remixes! We are stoked to be bringin' this man back to complete the trilogy of ways he performs: live PA, djing as Cajmere, and now finally the harder version DJing as Green Velvet! History: Green Velvet produced the first release on the Relief label, "Preacher Man." He followed up the debut release with "Flash" and "The Stalker", both of which brought about unexpected praise and worldwide recognition. In 1997, Green Velvet's attempt to combine 80s electronic funk with Chicago's cult of a perfect track led to his creation, "Answering Machine" - with the more humorous but rather contagious hook - "I don't need this shit!" His full length albums "Constant Chaos" and "Whatever" are funky techno landscapes filled with a wide variety of soundscapes that provide humorous lyrics with intense rhythm patterns to create a colage of respected material. He continues to release single and tour globally (see amonly.com we're not kidding global ppl!!) SPACE GIRL (Hard Beat Records, At Large, NYC/Moscow) LIVE PA Hype: The queen of acid trance returns to Asylum for another round of dance floor mayhem! One of the best sets from Happy Holidayz 2, we knew we had to have this lady back for an encore this year. With a near religious fan base it's no wonder why this lady is in such demand across the country and beyond! With her maturing sound she has broadened her appeal to a wider variety of listeners than ever before. Peep the new stuff on Topaz! CD RELEASE PARTY FOR "ALONE on HYPNOTIC RECORDINGS! History: She has been profiled and photographed in some of the largest domestic and international publications including Details Magazine, Paper Magazine and Mixer. Space Girl aka Yana Demian was born in Moscow, Russia and immigrated to New York City in 1991. Attending and graduating from the prestigious Julliard School with a major in classical piano, Space Girl soon found classical performances lacking in flare and originality, craving a spotlight of her own. Space Girl released her first 12" on EDM Records in 1997 and another double-sided 12" in June 1999 on Blue Elephant Records. 1999 marked the release of her first full-length album “Space Girl - Mission 0001†released on Hard Beat Records, followed by a second full-length release entitled, “Unknown Planet.†MING + FS (Madhattan Studios, Hell’s Kitchen, NYC) 1:00-2:00AM Hype: Ming+FS spend their time converting skeptics and exciting newcomers by bravely carving out a space into the landscape that is future music. For those that don't know, their unorthodox blend of Jungle, Hip-Hop & Turntablism blankets the masses with a quality mix of the known & unknown. Be prepared. History: The legendary story of Ming and FS as a team begins in 1996, when the two collided at a party in Manhattan. Together under the moniker Lead Foot, they put out several breakbeat tracks, and eventually opened their own production studio/label Madhattan Studios in 1997."Bar Mitzvah Breaks" which DJ Craze used to win two DMC championships (1999 and 2000) was a product of this label. Their debut full-length album Hell's Kitchen, achieved huge critical acclaim. They've done remixes w/for :Puff Daddy, Aphrodite, Craig David, Glenn Lewis, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Suzanne Vega. Ming+FS are gearing up for the release of their fourth full length album ‘Back to One’ which will be released in 2004. www.mingandfs.com DELTA 9 (Psychotik Records, Encore, ADAM Recordings, IL) 12:00-1:00AM Hype: Back for the 1st time with us since All Out Sunshine 3! An annual tradition of the Holidayz has been bringing in some of the sickest speedcore, and gabber acts around. With over 40 12" releases and appearances on over 200 domestic and UK labels worldwide there's no question the man's in demand! You will feel the power when we steps to the decks! Happy Holidayz in hell! ~ History: Delta 9's career started in Chicago in 1992. He's headlined all across the US, Italy, England, France, Switzerland, Germany, Canada and the Netherlands. He has also done remixes for bands on major labels such as Corrosion of Conformity, Napalm Death and currently, SOIL. Delta 9's new projects include his own label 'Psychotik Records' as well as releases under the alias THE IMPOSTERS on Encore records. Knowledge (www.columnsofknowledge.com, Columns of Knowledge Recordings, CT) 4:00-5:00AM Record Release party for "Flamenco Nightlife" EP w/ Raoul Zerna and James Miller Junior! Hype: Ground-laying and ground-breaking, constantly moving in all directions to expand the sounds... sonic wall of techno/house fusion funk...embracing the holiday spirit with the NE family... a community leader with an agenda of global domination! History: Almost 10 yrs in, 3 records out with many more to come, keeping NE on the map for dance music fans all over the east coast... Knowledge spends every day running his record label, tossing some of the sickest events in the northeast, and squashing the BS that threatens to destroy our culture! With releases from the label featuring Donald Glaude, Chris Anderson, Todd Buckler, Bam Bam, and others with more on the way... it's only a matter of time until Columns of Knowledge Recordings will be in every record crate and cd player! THE ZELCH BROTHERS (412Groove.com, Fused, Pittsburgh, PA) 11:00-12:00AM Twin brothers Tim and Ted Zelch are Pittsburgh’s top DJ’s and make up Pittsburgh’s # 1 production company, Twin Productions. As DJ’s, the pair have toured across the USA and Canada, most recently as the opening act for the legendary live pa skylab2000 on the Twisted Frequency Tour. No strangers to the Asylum, you can expect a tag team set of funky floor-filling house music! DONATO (www.djdonato.com, PA) We had to bring Donato back after he tore it up for us at May Flowerz! This past summer, Donato was featured on Spain's top dance radio station, Maxima FM. Slammin techno and trance! 5:00-6:00AM MO7S (www.djmo7s.com, mofo, new england) 10:00-11:00PM Hands down one of New Englands most sought after djs, MO7S has constantly provided next level sets , incorperating breaks, techno and house, with his gifted skillz as a turntablist. Pure sickness! JIMMY BRUNO (www.volumeproductions.com, RI) 9:00-10:00PM This man is starting the party off right with his mix of deep, tribal, progressive house sounds. Asylum debut! JUNGLE BELLZ: RAY KEITH (Dread, Penny Black, UFO, MMI) 1:30-3:00AM Hype: This man OWNED the dancefloor at the legendary True event "Hell". He has done remixes for Moby, Orbital and many others! He plays at all major parties such as Planet V, Innovation, World Dance, Helter Skelter in the UK. History: Began djing in 1989/1990. In 1992 he worked for Dave at City Sounds in Holborn, moving onto Black Market Records in Soho. After a time of producing and re-mixing tunes, Ray decided to start his own label in early 1994 called Dread Recordings, followed by Penny Black and UFO Records later. With prolific tracks like ‘The Chopper’, ‘You Got Me Burning Up’, ‘Yes Yes’ and Something Out There on Dread he also managed to create another anthem for the Drum and Bass archives; ‘The Renegade Terrorist’ on Moving Shadow Records. His schedule is hectic with a string of worldwide tours in America, Europe, Asia and Australia under his belt. Keeping a strong working bond with his engineer Nookie from Good Looking Records for the last ten years, contributes to making these talented individuals into a formidable team. "Hard work never hurt nobody" says Ray and it's easy to see that hard work also pays off bigtime! CAPITAL J (Mix 'n' Blen', N20, Wikked, MMI) 3:00-4:00AM Hype: Stole the show @ Foam Club, Badonkadonk 1 and thousands of other events worldwide! Every record this man puts out SELLZ OUT! Scratches with almost every part of his body! A major force in the expontentially growing world of dnb! Blow ya f'n whistles and horns! Celebrate for the return of the intensity behind Capital J! History: Everything he does is massiv. From the old days of working with the band Genocide which successfully toured Canada, to his 5 times scratch championship title in Ontario, to his succesful stream of releases on N20, Phobic "Bitches", and Wikked "The Throw Down" amongst many others! He's received critial acclaim from Knowledge Magazine and was even named Dj Of the Month by TRIBE Magazine. A personal favorite of ours, we are very excited to bring back this crowd pleaser as a gift to ourselves and to YOU! DJ ODI (digital konfusioin/www.eroticbpm.com/nycjungle.com/taciturn records, NY) 4:00-5:00AM The hype: Recently named label head for Digital Konfusion Recordings, an independant cross-platform venture. The hectic djing schedule averages 2 to 3 cities per week, so when back in New York he works in his home studio and continues trying to push the boundaries of the party vibe forward with the rest of the crew! He also has a new cd dropping on taciturn records febuary of 2004! And has two shows on WWW.NYCJUNGLE.COM "THE HIJACK" and "Digital Konfusion Mixshow USA". The history: Odi has been a COK staple since day 1 and has played more COK events than any other dnb headliner for the simple fact that he turns it out every f'n time! TODD BUCKLER (Inner Strength Rec., www.columnsofknowledge.com, Che, Downbeat Rec., Terpsichore Rec MA) VS STATIC (Know Name Records, Boston) w/ MC JOSIAH INTALLEKT (Che, www.truecrew.com, Downbeat) 12:00-1:30AM It had to happen and it had to happen on this night! Static aka the Statillac is the man behind 4front records and most recently the founder of boston’s and new england’s newest record store Know-name. Makin his own beats while representin' all formats of broken beat culture and now even clothing courtesy of karmaloop.com at his shop he has been preparing to go toe to toe with mista Buckler. Todd's been stuffing stockings all yr with bass and releases. With a new 12" comin shortly and his cd sellin faster than Santa down ya chimney he'll be holdin' his own this night. All this + NE's #1 dnb MC... it's a package we can't wait to open! VANDAL (Strategic Sessions, Digital Konfusion Mixshow, NY) 11:00-12:00PM Although known for his dark/aggressive/dancefloor style, his sets are a mosaic of all forms of the drum n bass genre. Also very hard at work in the studio alongside DJ Odi. Well-respected member of the dnb community reprezent! BREAKA DAWN (www.djbreakadawn.com, www.btownsound.com, www.technotreff.com, Operation Breakbeat) SPECIAL DNB B-DAY SET! 10:00-11:00PM KEMIKALZ (Confidential Entertainment, Radonproductions.com/ nj) 9:00-10:00PM **Free Giveaways all night long of "Small Change", Kemikalz 2nd release** DUNE DAMAGE (www.turnagainheights.com, CT) SANTA'S TWISTED SIDECAR: ATROA (ADAM Recordings) 12-12:45AM LIVE PA Get ready to move your fists of fury, because on his time, there is NO rest for the weary. This Gabber scientist knows of only one thing in life, and that is to musically beat your ass until there is only a pair of eyes attached to a black smudge looking up at him, begging for mercy. There is NO stopping this Human Hardcore Locomotive! PROPHET (Digital Entrapment, NY) vs PROPHET (The Bassment Cru, Oxalis Records) 12:45-2:00AM Get ready for the X-Mas battle of the century. PA vs NY. It's going down tonight! Techno and trance, scratching and cutting, mixing and matching...battle royale begins right now! No prisoners! MYKE D(www.cluby2k.net, Global Alliance Distribution, The SweatBox, Chicago, IL) 2:00AM Hard house! Chris Savior (Y2K Entertainment, Global Alliance Distribution, NY) 3:00AM One of upstate's finest house djs returns back for another HH appearance! JAMES MILLER JUNIOR (Imagine!, Columns of Knowledge Recordings, CT) 11:00-12:00PM Record release party for Flamenco Nightlife EP! Vibe enhancer with holiday cheer overflowing! Hard disco house for dat ass! SOMA VS NRGIZER (www.audiophilerecordings.com, LightUp Productions, NY) 4:00-5:00AM Hard trance, hard techno, uk hardhouse back for an encore from Blazin'! Look out for dope holiday t-shirt, cd, and sticker giveaways! DJ DANK (Funky Element, DPIM, Ravers Only, www.dj-dank.com NYC) 10:00-11:00PM * North East CD Release party for "DJ Dank - Point Of No Return" * CD Giveaways * Breaks and techno from one of the fastest rising stars in NYC! RYAN FITZ (on point recordings,ME/audio drug productions.) 9:00-10:00PM Style: Hard progressive house, hard dance, hard progressive trance DJ DENNIS (New Beginnings, NYC) 5:00-6:00AM Techno, house, and plenty of closing surprises! THE ELVS' HIDEAWAY: HOST BY TRAUMATIC PRODUCTIONS!!! Traumatic Productions out of CT has brought some of the hottest events to rock the Muni In Hartford this year. This event will be no different as some of the best and brightest local DJ's perform with the added bonus of live visuals from Parallax sounds and visuals. DJ PaRaLLaX (PaRaLLaX SoUnDz, NTM, MA) 1:30-2:30AM The Spaceman aka The Gorilla) drops the dirty dance music like no other! Be sure to check out this SPECIAL HOLIDAY SPEED GARAGE SET! DJ Soren (Ravers Only) 12:30 - 1:30AM With his explosive cuts, mind bending mixing and high energy UK hard house sets, Soren is one of the fastest rising stars who has never let a dance floor down! Freak (Ravers Only, Traumatic Productions, CT) 10:00-11:00PM 1/2 of the main forces of Traumatic will drop the all the Burger King Budweiser drum and bass you can handle! Freeze (Traumatic Productions, Ravers Only) 11:00-12:30 With his quick cuts and mixes, and loud bass thumping, nothing can stand still on the dance floor... VS Gyver (RaversOnly, GSP Entertainment/Bassconnection, DarkSide of the Moon, Traumatic Productions, MA) With his awesome track selection, unremarkable stage presence and amazing mixing talent, this will be one hell of a present to all of you. Soundstream (Elements Crew) 2:30-3:30AM Soundstream has both old skool and new skool NRG tracks that are on a lot of DJ's Xmas wish list. Come check out what he has to offer this holiday. DJ Breaksteel (Ravers Only, Traumatic Productions, Breaksteel Productions, CT) 3:30-4:30AM You are sure to catch a memerable vibe and in the end walk away from his set more tired then ever before. Carrying only the hottest progressive tracks he is sure to make you move! Skrilla (ill Magic Productions, CT) 9:00-10:00PM This young and upcoming happy hardcore DJ will be opening this holiday party with a bang. Trizz (Traumatic Productions) 4:30-5:30AM This little known NH resident is someone who you will learn to remember this holiday season for his hard trance. BACK OF FLYER INFO VENUE: ASYLUM 1592 MAIN ST SPRINGFIELD MA TIME: 9PM-6AM PHOTO ID A MUST LASERS by TRUE VISUALS BY: (waiting on company name) HOLIDAY SPIRIT BY : YA'LL DIRECTIONS: www.columnsofknowledge.com www.mapquest.com CONTACTS: WEB: www.columnsofknowledge.com INFOLINE: 203-287-8398 EMAIL: chrismcdo@aol.com AIM=chrismcdo TICKETS: $23 in advance www.spinfoil.com up until Nov 1st. $26 In advance more @ the door TICKET OUTLETS: www.spinfoil.com www.spiritualemporium.com MA: Govoni's 413-732-8042 Satellite 617-536-5482 Growroom 413-549-9296 Know Name Records 617-236-0006 Boston Beat 617-247-2428 CT: Spiritual Emporium 860-524-9719 RI: Luna Sea 401-272-5862 NH/ME: All BULLMOOSE Outlets NYC: Satellite 212-995-1744 UPSTATE NY: Metro Dj's 845-624-4400 TICKET HOLDERS WILL BE LET IN FIRST! Some events do sell out, presale guarantees entry! THE SEXIEST MRS. CLAUSE (sp) ALIVE CONTEST! A CASH PRIZE will be awarded mid-way through the evening for the most creative and sexiest Mrs Clause costume you can make (and show off!) Be daring and make it fun! Winner will be picked by the audience! Register before the event by emailing chrismcdo@aol.com thanks! GIVEAWAYS by Columns of Knowledge Recordings Fresher than "FRESH" coming Feb 28th 2004 Columns of Knowledge Recordings presents: COK001 Todd Buckler "Pillowtalk/Cold" 12" COK002 Bam Bam "Head Trauma" EP sold out!! COK003 Knowledge/Ezrah "Blueprint Training" w/ Donald Glaude/Chris Anderson mixes! COK004 Venom "Floorbanger" EP COK005 Knowledge "Live @ Boo 7" cd COK006 Todd Buckler "Running Scarred Under the Falling Sky" cd COK007 Raoul Zerna "Flamenco Nightlife" EP w/ Knowledge/James Miller Junior feat. We've only just begun!!!

BADONKADONK 2 NOV 15th by Columns of Knowledge & TRUE // AREA 1: Main Arena - ANDY C with MC GQ (1:00-2:30) (Ram Recordings/ UK) Andy C (aka the Executioner) has made his mark on the world as being the top dog of the Drum n' Bass scene, and he (as well as his label RAM RECORDINGS) have won countless awards recognizing them as such. His most recent, and most notable production accomplishments Rams Records' biggest tracks such as ‘Valley Of The Shadows’ (sales in excess of 80,000) and ‘Bodyrock’ (No. 28 in the UK charts with no video!). Andy's talent certainly doesn't quit in the studio though! Why else would he voted as 2003's BEST DJ (according to Drum n Bass arena's annual poll). Andy DESTROYS dance floors with his dj sets! His MC GQ puts the icing on the cake with his high energy and tight flows. There are many, many MCs in jungle, but for most people one voice is immediately recognizable as the voice - MC GQ of course. Voted number one MC at the recent Hardcore Dance Awards (and most other similar polls), and he's usually cited by every top DJ as one of their favorite MCs. The reason is simple - he manages to compliment the music, not detract from it. - MICRO (12:00-1:00) (System Recordings, www.djmicro.com, NY) Urb Magazine calls him a "maestro. XLR8R claims he "unleashes a groove too thick to mention". Whatever the case may be, Micro delivers every time he steps to the decks as a constant crowd pleaser. He's made himself an artist in demand across the US and has also made his presence known in Japan, England, Canada, and Brazil. Now a part of the highly visible System Recordings family he is poised to continue his trance assault across the nation. Always a welcome favorite at Asylum we are pleased to bring back one of the most in demand djs in the country, Micro! - DJ ASSAULT (2:30-3:30) *OFFICIAL "BOOTY CONTEST" DJ SET* (Jefferson Ave./ DETROIT) Anything is game when Assault DJs, be it house, techno, jungle, R & B or whatever- as long as booties are bouncing. He has rocked parties around the world, including sets in Germany, Holland, France, Spain and throughout North America. Each time it's the same: When he steps up to the decks and unleashes that high-speed booty-shake, the audience has only one option -- to shut up and dance. - MARKUS MEHTA (11:00-12:00) *Official stop on the Overseas Tour!* (Electronic-Soul.com, Sector 616, Exun, www.nexusartists.com, Munich /GERMANY) After almost a decade in electronic music this man can look back on a long list of clubs and events around the globe where he has had the opportunity to perform. He has done a great amount of quality event and club work throughout Europe, Asia, and North-America, and is currently scheduling future work in South America. Always pushing forward, Markus Mehta has teamed up with friend Roberto Q Ingram on a new project: the event and music promotion cooperative, Inspiration Network. The Network`s modus operandi has been to establish a platform where creative and forward thinking people can share ideas and collaborate on new projects. The primary format is of course electronic music, but the concept is open to all forms of modern art. Truly an artist of the techno variety himself Markus is a treat we're not even sure you're ready for... nah sure you are... dive in! - KNOWLEDGE *aka Nick Lipples* (3:30-4:20) (ColumnsofKnowledge.com,COK Recordings/ CT) Record release party for his new EP w/ James Miller Junior and Raoul Zerna! "Flamenco Nightlife" EP Droppin the funky booty shakin house and techno all night looooong! - HUSH & BONS (4:20-6:00 AM) *WELCOME BACK SET - 2 turntables, 4 mixers!* (Growroom Records, Mother Tongue Recordings/ MA) Welcoming back two of New England's favorite house djs from Austrailia! - JAMES MILLER JUNIOR (10:00-11:00) aka Oliver Clothsov www.columnsofknowledge.com, Imagine! CT) Record release party for "Flamenco Nightlife!" w/ Raoul Zerna and Knowledge! Funky house and disco pumpers to bounce the booties! - ADAM STRANGE (9:00-10:00) (Turnagain Heights, Spiritual Emporium/ CT) On a night dedicated to the round booty, what better way to kick off the night than some truly funky nu-skool breaks? Always looking to bring the breaks to the forefront, Adam looks to get some asses shaking early on this special night!!! // AREA 2: "JUNGLE ROOM" - SIMPLY JEFF (1:00-2:30) (www.simplyjeff.com, Phonomental Music, Moonshine, DJ CultureLos Angeles/Orange County/ CA) While working and crossing the line with many different artist such as the godfather of Hip Hop Afrika Bambaataa, 80's pop star Stacy Q, Andrew Dice Clay to Snoop Doggy Dog, Simply Jeff will constantly be challenging the limitless boundaries of electronic music. This year he teamed up with Moonshine to put out his fourth cd entitled Breakbeat Massive. From Funky Breaks to Housey Breaks, from Old School to Nu Skool, Simply Jeff dedicates the "Breakbeat sound" to the public every week while performing in clubs to massive events that reach to 40,000 in attendance. You may also find him DJing on the World Wide Web as a monthly resident on Groove********** as well as having his own 24 hour streaming Breakbeat show on radio.yahoo.com under Electronica. Simply Jeff also has his hand on music reviews for the Breakbeat section in a Los Angeles based magazine called "BPM Culture". With all this under his belt, Simply Jeff is best known for his music that he produces on various record labels (see discography at Simply Jeff.com) as well as running his respected Breakbeat label out of Newport Beach, California, "Phonomental Music". As is only proper on such a bootilicious evening, the breaks droppin' will keep the booty poppin'. - SAGE (2:00-3:30) *CD RELEASE OF: Drum n' Bass Elements 01* (Phylum, Phunkateck, Eklektic, DC Shoe/ SAN FRANCISCO) Last time this dj played the Asylum, it was on the main floor where she absolutely rinsed it out at "The Bad". This time she has her sites set on killing it for her 1st time ever in New England's infamous jungle room. Besides being a highly recognised DJ, she currently runs her own record label, Phylum Recordings (one of the world's only all female owned record labels), with producing partner Elektra. With a well-received mixed CD under her belt entitled “ Stateside Sessions, Volume One, Mixed by Sageâ€, and with two very successful singles on Phylum, Sage continues to receive accolades from peers and fans alike. - J SMOOTH (12:00-1:00) (GFS, www.jsmooth.com, PA) As a constant touring dj, producer and Musician, J.Smooth is World renowned for his funky-ass Drum and Bass along with ill cuts and scratching style. He is also a Pioneer of the American Hip Hop/ Drum N Bass fusion sound. You can be sure to hear a handful of new original tracks throughout his set. Check out his latest full length, original album MOUNT VERNON STREET under his GFS group alias which is available now worldwide in all major record stores. Also look out for a new J.Smooth Mix CD. - CROOK & LENORE (3:30-5:00) (www.elements-dnb.com/ BOSTON) Drum n Bass - GIL-T & DL *aka Trojan Men* (5:00-close) (True Crew/ MA) & (TrueCrew, IMAGINE!, Downazzcrew, USSR/MA) DnB vs. Hip Hop - TOM B & ONE SELF *with Emcee L.V.* (11:00-12:00) (Awake Productions/ CT) Drum n Bass - DEMON (10:00-11:00) *LIVE DNB PA!* (True Crew/ MA) - DJ SOUL REBEL (9:00-10:00 (www.soulrebel.tk/ Boston) Drum n Bass // AREA 3: - GEORGE NESSIS (12:00-1:00) (undergroundrebound.com, Bump, 88.9 WERS, Satellite/ BOSTON) House Music - G NORTORIOUS (2:00-3:00) (SoulChampion.com, FSM Records, Alliance Recordings/ MA) UK, 2-Step & Underground Garage - DL (3:00-4:00) Cd release of "Sneaker Damage" (TrueCrew, IMAGINE!, Downazzcrew, USSR/MA) NU Skool & Funky Breaks - MEGRIM (11:00-12:00) (True Crew, Natas/ MA) Hardcore Gabber - SAINT THOMAS (1:00-2:00) (djsaintthomas.com/ MA) Retro House and Nu Skool Breaks - INVID (4:00-5:00) (Kontrol phreaks, Nocturnal/ PHILLY) breaks - CB4 *aka Hooserdaddy* (10:00-11:00) (Scipionyx Records, www.orbitalgrooves.com - NH/ FL) House Music - CANDY KID (5:00-6:00) (www.raversonly.com, Bass Connection/NYC) happy hardcore - MEISTA (9:00-10:00) (ZDX, www.x-treme-productions.net, RI, NYC) House Music // AREA 4 "UPSTAIRS": (THE HIP HOP/ DANCE HALL ROOM) - KIN DRED (www.equallibrium.com) (2:30-3:30) *LIVE HIP HOP SHOW* Kin Dred is one of the more talented crews to come up out of Western, MA. These guys placed 2nd in the hip hop category of the Advocate's "Best Western Massachusetts's Band," and they are just getting started. Be sure to peep their website www.equallibrium.com to get a taste of their flow. Don't sleep tonight as they perform for the 1st time ever in the Asylum! - IRON LYON (11:30-1:00) (true crew/ NYC) *turntablism, hip hop & dancehall* - DJ THEORY (1:00-2:30) (somethin else thursdays/ MA) *dance hall reggae* - JOHNNY COCK n' BALLS (4:00-5:30) (cosmic slub/ MA) *funk & breaks* - DIGGITY DOUG (10-11:30) (western mass) *turntablism/ hip hop === GENERAL INFORMATION === BOOTY CONTEST: Tere will be a Booty Dancing Contest on stage during the start of Dj Assault's set. Come shake the Junk in your Trunk and take your shot at winning a cash prize for 'da best booty! Sign up @ Coat Check for this contest! // LOCATION: The Asylum 1592 Main St. Springfield, MA 01103 // FOR MORE INFO CALL: TRUE INFO: (413) 781-9003 COLUMNS OF KNOWLEDGE 203-287-8398 WEB: www.truecrew.com www.columnsofknowledge.com HOURS // H O U R S: 9PM - 6AM // PRICE: $25 IN ADVANCE $30 AT DOOR $3 off @ door for girls wearin daisy duke shorts!!! *don't forget - ticket holders receive line privileges and they will be the 1st admitted* // PRESALE TICKET LOCATIONS: (MA): Govoni's- 413-732-8042 Growroom- 413-549-9296 Satellite- 617-536-5482 Know name records- 617-236-0006 Boston Beat- 617-247-2428 (CT): Spiritual Emp. 860-524-9719 (RI): Lunasea- 401-272-5862 (ME & NH): any Bull Moose Locations for info: www.bullmoose.com (NYC): Satellite- 212-995-1744 (ON THE WEB): www.spinfoil.com www.spiritualemporium.com

Hello Chris McDonald aka Knowledge back on the sleep deprivation tip. We've been hard at work here keeping the ball rolling in the studio and on the front lines as of late. End result? Some great new releases hitting the shelves throughout 2003 with more on the way. All of our titles are available at www.columnsofknowledge.com or more specifically www.columnsofknowledge.com/label.html ****** options available for those wanting records or cds shipped. We process all orders within 24 hrs. At this time our catalogue consists of: COK001 Todd Buckler "Pillowtalk/Cold" 12" dnb tunes from our dnb sublabel Inner Strength. Almost sold out only a few copies left of Todd's debut release which has had enormous local support. He just got a nice writeup in XLR8R for this debut! COK002 Bam Bam "Head Trauma" EP 3 hard techno tracks from our good friend from the windy city...This release has seen distribution worldwide and has just been repressed in the UK. We are presently sold out of this title but contact us anyway if interested in a copy. If we get more in we'll send one immediately! COK003 Knowledge/Ezrah "Blueprint Training" EP A stompy tech-house track with 3 versions. Knowledge and Ezrah bring tribal elements, some disco, and progressive elements to the table. Chris Anderson offers a very nice dub mix signature to some of his work on Free Records. The Donald Glaude mix stands out here... a floorfiller that just never let's up. This hits stores in the next 3-4 weeks. COK004 Dj Venom "Floorbanger" EP 4 tracks for all hard house fans. Takes us back to the days of UC but still hits hard as nails. COK005 Dj Knowledge "Live @ Boo 7" CD his 1st fully licensed mix cd featuring a blend of funky house, techno, progressive, and even trance. COK006 Todd Buckler "Running Scarred Under the Falling Sky" a 10 track CD of all his own production work! Only 1 month old and red hot! COK007 Raoul Zerna, Knowledge, James Miller Junior EP coming this fall We are still learning. We are still growing. Our databass needs more info. We have a nice bass for distribution, direct sale, and internet sale at this time. However, not every store/site etc works with every single distributor. Some would prefer direct sale etc... If you know of any great places we might be able to move our music in, please contact me personally and share your wealth of info. 001-203-287-8398 or chrismcdo@aol.com AIM=chrismcdo Thanks as always for your time and support. Columns of Knowledge Recordings

~BLACKOUT 2003~ October 18th @ Asylum nightclub *AN ALL LIGHTS OUT EVENT* In 2000 True presented Blackout, the first ever lights out event @ Asylum. This event has been asked for a sequel for yrs now and finally True w/ some help from Columns of Knowledge are bringing this event to "light" The club will be "lights out" for this special event. None of the regular fixtures will be used, replaced instead by True Lasers most intense laser show ever, black lighting, and tons of glowsticks we'll be providing on this night! With so few venue options left in NE we are always striving to keep the script changing and we are very excited to share this pre-Halloween vibe of mischevious fun with all of you once again. The family expands... the vibe gets tighter... one love Columns of Knowledge & True (MAIN ARENA) "LIGHTS OUT" UBERZONE (Los Angeles/ CA) ***LIVE PERFORMANCE*** 2:00-3:00AM COLETTE ***HOUSE SET WITH LIVE VOCALS!*** (www.djcolette.com,Nettwerk America, Champion Sound/ CA) 3:00-4:00AM DJ VENOM (East Music, Volume/ RI) 1:00-2:00AM PLEASUREHEAD (Stuck On Earth, Topaz Rec, www.pleasurehead.com/ NY) 12:00-1:00AM KNOWLEDGE (www.columnsofknowledge.com, Columns of Knowledge Recordings/ CT) 4:00-5:00AM MADAME BUDDAFLY (www.madamebuddafly.com, Swarm, Columns of Knowledge Recordings/ CT) Techno, Record Release party for her new "11:00-12:00AM DIRTY 'Ol FRANK (Volume, Luna Sea, 2AM, Team Leukemia/ RI) 10:00-11:00PM WEEZ "aka Jay Allegro" (True Crew, Mother Tongue, growroomrecords.com, jayallegro.com/ MA) 5:00-6:00AM WRECKENEYES (True Crew/ MA) 9:00-10:00PM (AREA 2: DNB ROOM) "THE DARKNESS FALLZ" ***"Technical Freaks Tour!" featuring: *** TECHNICAL ITCH (Tech Itch Recordings/ UK) 1:00-2:30AM & DYLAN (Freak Recordings, Biotic, Renegade Hardware/ UK) 2:30-4:00AM ***Enter the Hive - cd release tour featuring:*** SWARM "aka" MYSTER MASON , TRUST & D STAR (Substitution, Gasm, mystermason.com/ PHILLY) 11:00-1:00 w/ MC's ARMANNI & SHARPNESS (5Sighted, Substitution, Gasm/ PHILLY) EDDIE BROCK (Volume/ RI) 4:00-5:00AM GIL-T (www.truecrew.com, www.truelasers.com/ MA) 5:00-6:00AM BANE (www.truecrew.com/ MA) 10:00-11:00PM EROCKIMUS PRIME (Groove Tank/Beatmashaz/Fracture/ New Haven/ CT) 9:00-10:00PM (AREA 3) "THE BAT CAVE" DJ SHY *cd release of: "Outta the nuthouze wit nuttin too wear!"* (www.shyproductions.com/ CT) 12:00-1:15AM PAT FONTES (Satelite Records/ MA) 1:15AM-2:30AM JOSH YUK (PowerHouse Music, Marz Entertainment Boston, www.JoshYuk.com Djcentral.com/ MA) 2:30-3:30AM SPLASH (www.turnagainheights.com Columns of Knowledge/ CT) 11:00-12:00AM MIKE MANSON (www.spiritualemporium.com/ CT) 10:00-11:00PM PRIME vs. GYVER (Bassconnection, GSP, Raversonly, Illusions, dbc/ NY) vs. (RaversOnly, Traumatic Productions, GSP Entertainment, Bassconnection/ NY) 3:30-4:30AM RICHIE NEALE aka FILTHY RICH (Filthy Rich Ent., Underground Labz, www.filthyrichrec.com/ NJ, NYC) Trance 4:30-close DJ FREEZE *aka MICHAEL ICE* (traumatic productions, raversonly.com, tecnosonic managment/ CT) 9:00-10:00PM UPSTAIRS: (A "BUSTED" LIGHT INTHE ATTIC) We proudly present the RETURN OF: LOTUS (www.columnsofknowledge.com, MA) 11:00PM-2:00AM KELEE (ViP Records NJ, Stapledesign.com, www.viprecordsusa.com/ NYC) 3:00-5:00AM LOXIAS (209 Productions, Essential Elements, USRaves.com/ upstate NY) Techno/house 2:00-3:00AM DIVENDRA (indep/ MA) ***Special birthday set!!*** Nasty sick scratching over house and breaks! 9:30-11:00PM GENERAL INFORMATION // LIGHTS: hahaHA... none // LASERS: Full scale white light (full color) laser show from True Lasers // SOUND: Re-inforcement by Shy Sound // GIVEAWAYS: Tons of Glowstick/ Glow toy giveaways // LOCATION: The Asylum 1592 Main St. Springfield, MA 01103 // DIRECTIONS: www.truecrew.com www.mapquest.com // FOR MORE INFO CALL: TRUE INFO: (413) 781-9003 // H O U R S: 9PM - 6AM // PRICE: $22 IN ADVANCE $25 AT DOOR *don't forget - ticket holders receive line privileges and they will be the 1st admitted* // PRESALE TICKET LOCATIONS: (MA): Govoni's- 413-732-8042 Growroom- 413-549-9296 Satellite- 617-536-5482 Know name records- 617-236-0006 Boston Beat- 617-247-2428 (CT): Spiritual Emp. 860-524-9719 (RI): Lunasea- 401-272-5862 (ME & NH): any Bull Moose Locations for info: www.bullmoose.com (NYC): Satellite- 212-995-1744 (ON THE WEB): www.spinfoil.com www.spiritualemporium.com

Personally I agree that everyone is welcome to their own opinion. Having said that, replies to simple plugs for events without any ill intention toward viewers of this site or anyone else for that matter should not have to be recipients of such immediate negative flak. Like Melissa said, you can always ignore such a post. We all have a right to be here. I agree that not all the music at my events is credible with being (high-calibre)... simply because a lot of people out there don't request what I consider high calibre talent (Barbara, Christian Smith, Marco Carola, etc)... but on that same note I am not just throwing events for myself. I am booking talent people have asked me to bring in. You are more into the older, drinking, clubbing community. No problem. I've hung @ Avalon before. Sometimes its my thing, sometimes I can't stand the music their either. All depends on mood and artist of course. As for getting to know a community before posting, given that I have a son, a regular job outside event coordinating, a record label to run, and a family I don't have time to learn the idiosyncracies of each poster's personality. I do know that every forum has their ballbreaker. Guess that must be you. Heh. As for my djing... heh... I couldn't care less if you hate me or not. Every artist/dj/producer whatever is hated by someone. As for my son? Hell he's 2 1/2... if he was 15 no I would strongly caution him about the temptations associated with nightclubs and nightlife. I wouldn't make him feel inferior by wanting to attend such functions though. Commercial electronica clublife originated in raves so that which you disrespect spawned what you enjoy now. Disrepect your past and I don't see how you are evolving. I am very accepting of both club and rave communities. The 2 need to coexist for the genre of electronica to evolve as a whole. That's my .05 for now.

Um I am 27, married, have a kid, and run a record label. I will be djing this event and I find your attitude pathetic. Stereotyped jarhead mentalities like yourself need not apply.

In 2003 the tradition continues. The "Fresh" series now has last for 6 years and has outlasted any of other our series oriented events. The vibe at the "Fresh" events has always been just that: eager anticipation, excitement, funky fun, and a return to an energy not felt at most clubs or one offs these days. The Fresh series, ironically enough has always marked a turning point for us. Fresh in 1997 marked the end of our truly "underground" events in skate parks for the most part. Refresh in 1998 marked the beginning of us seeing larger turnouts and really proved that we had a grip of what the masses wanted. Fresh Start in 2000 was celebrating a new millenium for us, as well as the approaching birth of my son Zachary. In 2002 So Fresh & So Clean was the culmination of 5 years of work bringing the Fresh vibe to its ultimate pinacle. Now in 2003 we take you one step further. With the launch of Columns of Knowledge Recordings in 2003, as well as some welcome additions to the COK dj roster, we feel it's definitely time to bring the "Fresh"ness back to the party! The next chapter is now...feel the funk! Peace, Columns family '03! MAIN ROOM-"THE FRESHMAKA'S" DONALD GLAUDE (Moonshine, Seattle) Get your fuckin' hands UP! Donald Glaude has cemented his reputation as a crowd-rocking favorite and one of the most in demand artists in the country. He exudes energy, dropping track after funky track, arms aloft, and has been known to join the dancers on the floor. Off The Hook was Donald's first mix for Moonshine Music which displays Donald's own inimitable style, displaying the skills and energy that have made him one of the most exciting DJs to emerge in recent years. In between releases and the demands of his rigorous touring schedule, Donald has been concentrating his efforts on producing singles, such as "Soul Cha Cha" and "To The Soul", both of which can be found on his latest Moonshine effort, "Mixed Live". In early 2001, Donald launched Respect Recordings. Donald's dynamic, animated and energized persona definitely categorizes him as the "must see" talent. Not only is Donald dedicated to his craft, it is his amazing ability to connect with the crowds that makes his sets transcend mere mortality. 2:00-3:30AM THE badHUMAN TOUR: featuring DIESELBOY w/ MC J-MESSINIAN and BAD COMPANY UK (Official Cd release event: Bad Company UK: Shot Down On Safari available on HUMAN/System Recordings 1/28/03) After a jaw-dropping, feeding frenzy at Skool'd, the opportunity to host this tour of 4 amazing artists could not be passed up. For Dieselboy it's one red hot tour after another; be it Planet of the Drums with his co-pilots Ak1200 and Dara, or his Area 2 stint with Moby this year to now this project with his longtime friends from overseas. Global appearances have made him "America's most in demand dnb dj". Fresh and Vegas of Bad Company' share the spotlight as one of drum and bass’s most exciting new production teams and DJs; ‘the hottest new production team on the block’ according to Dj Magazine. 2003 shows them building on the success of their previous material with a new spate of upbeat and daring releases on the label. 11:00PM-2:00AM MISSTRESS BARBARA (Relentless, www.relentlessmusic.com, Canada) Special 3 Decks and FINAL SCRACTH performance! 1st ever Columns appearance! In the spring of 1996 she got her first booking and hasn't looked back since, playing all the major cities in North America as well as Hong Kong, Philippines, Germany, UK, France, Brasil and soon to dominate the rest of Europe, Asia, and Australia. In just four years of DJing, she's played alongside artists such as Masters at Work, Carl Cox, Sven Vath, Richie Hawtin, and many others. Misstress Barbara's various music tastes brought her to play many important North American clubs such as Twilo (NYC), Velvet Underground (London), Sona (Montreal), Industry (Toronto), Aloca (Sao Paulo), just to name a few. She likes to describe her main style as "drummy funky pumpin' techno" and her typical hard beats have always been the driving force in her music and have always come first. She runs two separate labels from the same source - her company, Energia Productions. Bangin' techno and house done properly. 3:30-5:00AM CIRCUIT BREAKER (Philadelphia, Pa - www.djcircuitbreaker.com(Hard to Swallow, 718, Sympty, 611, PRM, Contaminated Muzik) CD release tour "My All American Dream" Class is now in session. Mr. old school himself will be dropping some old school smart bombs on the main stage. Continually pushing the limits & boundries of real underground electronica, this DJ/producer has released 10 fresh records in two years and played from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Act like you know and save the narrative. 10:00-11:00PM KNOWLEDGE (Columns of Knowledge Recordings, www.columnsofknowledge.com, CT) Leading the pack and making the waves in 2003... with the launch of his record lable with 3 EPs eagerly anticipated (Todd Buckler, Bam Bam, and his own) along with his own fully licensed cd project coming this spring "Live @ Boo 7" there is no stopping this NE veteran as he continues to persevere where others have slacked and been wiped off the slate. He'll be dropping a signature closing set to move you through the morning with his progressive, funky and tribal techno/house stylings. 5:00-6:00AM JACK MCDEVITT (Volume, NH) Bringin' the freshest in nu skool breaks to blast this jam into outer space, this man always sets it off right. Get to Freshie fast to become another member of his exponentially growing fanbass. 9:00-10:00PM FRESHER THAN FRESH: BAM BAM (Columns of Knowledge Recordings, 2AM, Cntmn8d, JackStar, Chicago, IL) Record release party for Bam Bam's 1st EP on Columns of Knowledge Recordings! From his old skool UC days to his present jackin' techno scratchin' and trailblazin' Bam Bam has always been bringin' the best in bangin' shit! From coast to coast with over 100,000 total sales of cds and records and release after release comin' out from this man, it was a great pairing for us to join forces with this man to see his ideas get pressed on wax! Come witness what it's all about as he takes prime time position to break down the walls! 1:00-2:00AM MADAME BUDDAFLY (Swarm Records, Columns of Knowledge, madamebuddafly.com) Our techno diva will be not only dropping the freshest in electro, techno, funk, house, and beyond, but she will ALSO have on hand the freshest thongs! Yes you heard this correctly... Madame Buddafly Thongs will be in full effect for this night of sexy freshness and debauchery. And while "Dirty" wasn't quite the hit "The Thong Song" was 2 yrs ago, it did earn her a remix by Nigel Richards on the highly acclaimed Futureclash cd on System Recordings! Also recently she was featured in Mixer's "Hey DJ" column so you know she'll be grabbing your attention more in the coming yr. 12:00-1:00AM TODD BUCKLER (CHI, Columns of Knowledge, Terpsichore, Downbeat Recordings, MA/NJ) w/ MC JOSIAH INTALLEKT (CHI, True, Downbeat Productions, MA) Record release party for "Pillowtalk/Cold" EP on Columns of Knowledge Recordings! Put bluntly (pun intended?) Todd will be dominating your sound systems in 2003! Last year he released "Dubplate Selections: Volume One" through their own CHE label with assistance of Dawnpatrol. Now, at the close of 2002, we see Todd getting ready to release "Dubplate Selection: Volume 2" on the CHE label once again, this time with assistance from Downbeat Productions, a CT based Drum N bass label that Todd and Josiah have joined within the last few months. This CD will be different, for Josiah will not only be included in some surprising facets, but it will debut a hip hop track from Josiah’s upcoming hip hop release "Master Communication" that Todd is executive producing. Downbeats sister label, Terpsichore, recently released Todds first vinyl offering "CH’ I" B\W "Early Morning Blues". This CH’I, an absolute amen smasher that has garnished the praise of UFO!, Submerged, Static and Odi has been being rinsed out on dubplate all over the east coast for the past year. "Early Morning Blues" which has received props from DB, is a mellow and melancholy tune that has some brilliant vocals in it, as well as a unique and complex drum pattern. Josiah is also hard at work his full length hip hop album! 2:00-3:00AM DJ PAULY (www.sympty.com, nyc/nj) *CD RELEASE* DJ Pauly is one of the most recognized personas in the scene today. He is the founder and head of Sympty Productions. Touring across the USA with Frankie Bones for almost a year now, DJ Pauly's fame is now growing nationwide. Tonight he comes to one of his favortie spots (New England) to not only rip the dance floor but to also bring the release of his highly anticipated dual compilation CD with Frankie Bones!!! 11:00PM-12:00AM THE DOWLZNICK (Grooveside Entertainment, 35th Ave. Skateboards, Circa Footwear, www.GROOVESIDE.com Seattle, WA) By co-owning one of Seattles largest production companies and blowing up parties all over North America, most would say The Dowlznick is definetly running things for the Northwest drum and bass community. Spending alot of his time in the studio, The Dowlznick has featured his first release on his most recent mix CD, "The Ascension". A crowd pleaser indeed with the ruffneck selektionz. 3:00-4:00AM DAT FUNKY DRUMMA (Paradigm Lab/Kingsize-USA, Boston) Quick, tight mixing with unique track selection helps this man to create soulfully hard and progressive dance floor sets. Along with his crew Paradigm Lab, DFD delivers a new sound from the Boston Massive! Be on the lookout for P-Lab’s 2nd D&B release “Calling Darkness/Momento†and hear all of their pre-released songs at www.paradigmlab.com. 4:00-5:00AM STRANGELOVE (One Green Frog, NY) Whether rockin NY or rockin LA this man's humorous and highly entertaining sets will fuse the freshest tracks with one of the most down to earth demeanors to create a madhouse of freshie funk! 10:00-11:00PM CAEZAR (www.truecrew.com, NY) It was one year ago this man dropped the zaniest performance he could in our Blown Domes chamber @ So Fresh & So Clean. 1 year later he's back to give you the goods. Fresh brownie anybody? 5:00-6:00AM TORR3NT1AL (Extra Stout, CT) Ragga to fresh you up for a night of insanity! Fresh from the mind of the man responsible for The End Sundays in Hartford! Reprezent! 9:00-10:00PM FRESHIE STYLE: SHY (shyproductions.com, CT/WA) DJ Shy has been busy as of late, just getting back from Seattle once again, with upcoming gigs in Cali and New Orleans, as well as Romania and the Czech Republic with his pal, DJ Dread. Look for DJ Shy to blow up where his roots are from! Rockin' NEW ENGLAND. before it's to late ... check out his newest CD release entitled -TAKE IT DEEP!!! 1:00-2:00AM JAMES MILLER JR (Columns of Knowledge, Imagine, Just So, Lost Angelz, CT) Cd release party for "Return Of the Legendary Dr. Bump" With a signature style of house that's laced with screaming synths, fluctuating filters, pounding basslines all splashed with funk-a- delic, can-you-feel-it, heart-of-chicago-disco, there's no wonder why no one sits down during his sets. Seamlessy fusing turntable tactics that would turn the heads of even the most jaded ravers, energized showmanship that allows for a connection with his audience that the most experienced performer would kill for, and dropping 25-30 records an hour, also validates James' abilities to mesmerize his audience. We are very proud to welcome James into our Columns of Knowledge dj collective as he truly personifies the qualities of a dj we admire and wish we saw more often! 12:00-1:00AM PHRITZ (Raversonly.com,hysterik ent,d.e) Returning for another fresh djing set with his new cd "Echo's of Trance" this quick rising star of the northeast will be bangin' you with his signature hard trance! 2:00-3:00AM JOHNNYMAC (ECN/MVP,Hazmat,Fevah Records,LiveClubbing.co.uk) vs. SKULLY (ECN/MVP,Hazmat,harderfaster.net) Hard dance done correctly by upper NE's 2 fast rising gentlemen. Their FL gigs, live webcast, and local jams at the MVP shows along with many other gigs make these 2 a welcome long overdue addition to a COK show! Dance ya ass off! 3:00-4:15AM Xonel Smart - Philadelphia (Stuck on Earth, Hard to Swallow www.xonelsmart.com) His style of intelligent breakbeat and techno has earned him a spot in New York City's premier crew, and also on Frankie Bones' "Hard to Swallow" record label. Don't blink... 11:00PM-12:00AM DJ NAPPZ aka The Beatbanger ((Bangin’ Productions, Control Freak Musik NJ) Nappz comes to Springfield for the first time to show why he is called the “ Beatbangerâ€. Nappz is always armed with slammin’ exclusives and 7 years of experience behind the decks. Get ready Massachusetts!!! 10:00PM-11:00PM SEAN HART (Shadowsofsociety.com, NH) Triabl techy bizness to wrap up our journey. Another red hot rising star welcome to the table. Check out his mixes of his website and prepare for a spiritual journey into deep progression. 4:15-5:45AM GOOD-E (Slouchcru.com, MA) Uk hard house and bangin hard dance make this man perfect for getting a party started. On the side he's workin on pioneering his own hip hop project. A great scenster with great potential. 9:00-10:00PM FRESHLY BAKED: PAT FONTES (Satellite Records / www.shadowsofsociety.net, MA) One of Boston's talented and more active Dj's ... Pat has played all over the New England area making a name for himself in both the house and techno realm, As a manager / buyer of both house and techno at Satellite Records Boston he has gained an arsenal of records that people only wished they had, and with almost 7 years experience behind a set of turntables it is no wonder he plays out as much as he does... young proud and loud and making his mark everywhere he plays, this is a name you will see in the future more and more. 1:30-3:30AM MIKE ILL (Trojan Force, NH) Djing since 1993, this NH old skool native will be supplying some of the best minimal house/techno bizness around. A true skooler with some great history of the past in electronica as well as keeping current with sound. 11:00-12:00AM DEEP RICH (Spiritual Emporium, CT) The newest member of the Velocity residents. Rich dj's at Risk and Muni regularly and has developed a smooth sound of progressive trancey, housy, techy fun that flows effortlessly from his fingers. 12:00-1:30AM MATTY ROLLAND (Nine2five productions The Groove Coalition, NH) Whether its his radio show, his regular club gigs, or his dedication to his sound of chuggy disco hard house, Matty keep the crowd jumpin right til the end! 3:30-5:00AM JOEY FRESH (Freefunk, CT) Of course we gotta kick it off fresh. Who better than disco house specialist Joey Fresh. "It's a funk thing" full color white beast laser show by TRUE LIVE WEBCAST FROM WWW.LIVECLUBBING.CO.UK : LiveClubbing was set up and established in 1999' by Andrew Moore. Since that time LiveClubbing has done several world renowned events such as the Tony de Vit Memorial , Heaven , Essential Festival and several others. LiveClubbing offers full video/audio webcasts from around the world 100% LIVE ! With a comprehensive archive of all your favorite dj's and special events LiveClubbing is the leader in all your global webcasting needs !!! Tonight at Freshie they will be broadcasting live from our event! Come be a part of history! VENUE: ASYLUM 1592 Main St Springfield, MA Directions: randmcnally.com or on our infoline 1 week b4 event! INFOLINE: 203-287-8398 WEB: www.columnsofknowledge.com Tickets: $26 in advance $31 @ the door LAST 2 Fresh events HAVE sold out! Purchase in advance to ensure entry! TIME: 9PM-6AM Promoters must call by 2/20/03 for comps! Ticket outlets: Online: www.spinfoil.com www.joyrydestudios.com www.spiritualemporium.com Stores: CT: Spiritual Emporium 860-524-9719 Connect Beats 860-346-8065 MA: Satellite 617-536-5482 Growroom 413-549-9296 4-Front 617-236-0335 RI: Luna Sea 401-272-5862 NY: Satellite 212-995-1744 Ego 518-434-4131 Altar 518-690-2816 VT: Joyryde 802-863-9166 NH/ME: any bullmoose outlet find one near you www.bullmoose.com COLUMNS OF KNOWLEDGE RECORDINGS PRESENTS: Todd Buckler "Pillowtalk/Cold" EP coming late Feb 2003 Bam Bam "tba" EP coming Feb 2003 Knowledge/Ezrah "tba" coming April 2003 Knowledge "Live @ Boo 7" licensed mix cd coming March 2003. Upcoming Columns of Knowledge events: Mar 22nd GET LUCKY the horniest irish event you've ever attended!

Hi everybody! Chris @ Columns of Knowledge here! We're very excited to announce a new Wednesday weekly we are participating in. Every week a different crew will host this new weekly called Unity. Columns of Knowledge has teamed up with Imagine, Floorburnerz, Funktion's residents, and the Elements Crew (CT) to provide you with a mid-week edition of fun, flowin, and flava. Unity is every Wed night. 9PM-1AM 2 rms of music. open tables in front $2 cover 21+ ID requirred great drink specials! www.funktionnightclub.com www.columnsofknowledge.com 203-287-8398 For directions log onto the Funktion website or call the club directly 203-624-2983 FUNKTION is located @ 212 Crown St New Haven, CT 06510 Lineups for the coming weeks are as follows: february 12th / columns of knowledge hosting DJ Knowledge (www.columnsofknowledge.com / COK Recordings, CT) Madame Buddafly (www.madamebudafly.com / swarm recordings, CT) Splash (www.columnsofknowledge.com / www.turnagainheights.com, CT) february 19th / floorburnerz hosting Soundstream (floorburnerz, CT) Glitch (floorburnerz / fracture, CT) 88 Keys (floorburnerz / www.downbeatproductions.com, CT) february 26th / Elements hosting Tom B. ill (elements crew / awake / spiritual emporium.com, CT) Brian Noyes (elements crew) Slappy (elements crew) march 5th / Funktion hosting Don Skeye (www.funktionnightclub.com / www.raveonus.com) Silent Tom (www.funktionnightclub.com / WNHU 88.7 / silent sounds, CT) Sequel (www.funktionnightclub.com) march 12th / Imagine hosting Kemikalz (confidential entertainment) Snafu (imagine, muck crew) We hope to see some of you this Wednesday night as we are working hard to keep a local music scene alive! Don't forget next week our next massiv Freshie 2/22/03

Please contact Champion Sound @ 619-287-1729 to confirm that Hipp-E and Halo will be performing tomorrow night. That is their agent. You will see that we have hotel, flight, and deposit confirmed for them tomorrow night. Stop spreading rumors please.

I agree entirely. As for them both being there this weekend... their flights and hotel rooms are purchased. The club has 4 rooms so for the person who posted about so many djs we need to fill four rooms of talent. Tickets are going quick, hope see some of you this weekend. Peace, Knowledge

Hey Carlcocks, Please find me a new venue to host some events. Because every time I try, I get told that dj culture is unwanted. Believe me I am not sticking with Asylum simply by choice. It's also a lack of other options.