Bling and Patois' Review of the CJ Spin-off: Part 2

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The Main Room

The new remodeling of Space is quite nice, especially the main room. The main room was adorned in style for the event. Green lasers spelled out “Party 93.1†and “Cool Junkie†against sheets of white mesh hanging from the ceiling. There were some sensual pink lights as well. The huge disco ball glistened as always. A sharp touch was the vertical light panels in front of the DJ booth that underscored the musical energy.

Inside the main room, Bling bumped into Macfunk, Dj Onyx (thanks for the cd), Phunky, eddy guerra, Biz, Bruno and Shawn Rudnick, Michael Louis, Nikki (Ikkin), DjTekwrek and later on Ramon and Michelle.

The Spin-off

Many people await their entire lives for an opportunity to come before the doorstep of Space... Tonight for the three finalists, opportunity came a knockin and the finalists ran with it. The chance to spin at Space is not only an honor, but a testament to the abilities of the three finalists, who all traveled down a long and tenuous road to arrive there.

Scott Nelson

Scott Nelson set off the main event. Bling thought that Scott had very good mixing skills but that his track selection was lacking. He just did not have that extra oomph Bling believed was necessary to win this competition. When he dropped “Walk Like a Stranger,†(made a favorite of Bling’s by Markus Schulz), Bling was thinking that the set was going to get better. However, Bling felt that the next track brought the crowd down considerably and that Scott never picked it up again. Bling best equates Scott Nelson to having a playing style like a Sasha or Digweed (in fact, Bling was told the DJ dropped a Sasha track).

After DJ Baby Anne last night, Patois thought that the early music in the spinoff was strikingly calm and tranquil – trance from the sound of it. After “Walk Like a Stranger,†she also thought that the energy of the set waned somewhat.

Rocky Castro

Next came Rocky Castro, with a dramatic beginning…his fans were already egging him on. Patois thought that his set featured a very strong rhythmic undercurrent, as well as versatility of style, from latin to retro house to a brief break. She also thought that there was a very strong connection between Rocky and the crowd….he was very physically involved with his music and his enthusiasm was infectious.

For Bling, Rocky delivered as expected and then some. He had awesome track selection. Best track of his set (thanks for michelle for Id'ing it for me – Jose Nundez’s "Bilingual" – btw, between ramon and michelle wow can they id tracks. I’m very impressed) That track was very risque.

The traffic horn, flood lights, and cold mist were all used during Rocky's set. Bling thought that even though some of his transitions were a bit off and his mixing was not flawless, the DJ still did a great job.