houze-kitty Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 E-mail to a FriendBookmark This Page New Years Eve The DJ team of Murk, Oscar G and Ralph Falcon, are frequent flyers on the New York to Miami run. For more than a decade the duo has been building a national reputation for DJing, producing and remixing. Childhood friends from Miami, Oscar and Ralph have been working together since their teens, their influences include all the standard DJ heroes, “David Morales, Danny Tenaglia, Frankie Knuckles, Tony Humphries and Junior Vasquez,†says Oscar G, “were all a huge influence on us early on, and continue to be.†They started releasing records in 1991 on their own Murk Records label. Hits like Funky Green Dogs’ “Fired Up†led to remix work for mainstream stars like Madonna, Cher, Jennifer Lopez and Mary J. Blige. Playing rooms from Miami to Ibiza to New York, Murk has built up a loyal following both together and separately. The pair literally own Miami, where Oscar G is a resident at Space and Ralph Falcon is a resident at Crobar. Now the pair is setting up shop at the New York version of Crobar one Friday a month. Oscar says, “We’re eagerly looking forward to bringing the Miami flavor to New York City. Ralph and I have been looking for a home in New York for some time now and we can’t think of a better place than Crobar. We hope to build a special monthly event where we can expose New Yorkers to the hot and sexy Miami vibe.†The Big Apple could certainly use some of that vibe these days. “I think New York is in a re-building phase,†says Oscar. “After the days of Twilo, I think there was a bit of a void, but things seem to be picking up. New York has a rich history of house music so it will always be at the forefront.†Having a base in New York can be especially important for DJs like Oscar and Ralph, who find touring to be a larger part of the business. “Over the years, as more and more territories have become receptive to this music, touring has become a much bigger part of the equation,†says Oscar. “I’m always surprised at how receptive people are in places like El Salvador or Taiwan where you would never expect them to be.†Part of building a global fan base for touring is putting out CDs. The pair’s 2003 artist album, Murk (Tommy Boy), sent an impressive five singles to the top of the Billboard Dance charts. “We would like to get the Murk label up and running to where we have an outlet for our original material and we have total creative control over our music and how it is released and marketed. We want to concentrate more on our own material and continue to tour spreading the gospel of house,†Oscar says. “We have always written all our own stuff so it’s definitely a priority. He adds, “This has become a very competitive business and you must bring something unique to the table in order to stand apart from the pack Sobeton--we still going up for this?? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sobeton Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 Sobeton--we still going up for this?? :D so when wiil it be february,march, etc ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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