Misstress Barbara w/ DJ Melee Avalon Friday

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This Friday in Avalon will feature Misstress Barbara with DJ Melee!!!

Here is some info on Misstress Barbara:

Sicily, Italy

Biography

Born under the Sagittarius sign in Sicily, Italy, in 1975, Misstress Barbara (4 "s" as a word game between miss and stress) moved to Montreal at age 8, where she lives since. She holds a degree in Communication Studies, specialized in Cinema, and a glider and Cessna plane license. Her creative involvement with music began when she picked up the drums at the age of 12 and started playing in bands. For the next seven years classic rock, punk, and all the other hard music of the time absorbed her.

Then in 1994 her musical interests shifted to techno and a year later she traded in her drum kit for two turntables and a mixer. 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, Italy, Germany, UK, Brazil, France, Spain and soon to dominate Australia and the rest of Europe and Asia. In just four years of DJing, she's played alongside artists such as Masters at Work, Carl Cox, Sven V?th, Richie Hawtin, Marco Carola and many others. Misstress Barbara's various music tastes brought her to play many important clubs such as Twilo and Tunnel (NYC), Velvet Underground (London), Rex (Paris), Motor (Detroit), Sona (Montreal), Industry (Toronto), Aloca (Sao Paulo), just to name a few. She has also played many big events but one of her highlights was playing at "Fashion Cares" in Toronto; a 5000 person AIDS benefit fashion show party hosted by K.D. Lang and Rupaul.

She likes to describe her main style as "drummy funky pumpin' techno" and her most important musical influences come from the shuffling of Jazz and from the repetitive grooves of Latin music. Regardless of the influences her typical hard beats have always been the driving force in her music and have always come first. These elements are immediately recognizable in her productions, yet she can be very different from one production to another but never lose the thread between shifts in sound or style. This is also true for the records she chooses to play and how she builds her full-tilt nights.

Barbara begun buying studio equipment shortly after the beginning of her DJ career and she spent the next twelve months familiarizing herself with the equipment and working on original tracks without really finishing them. The real work started once she finished school and dedicated herself full time to studio life.

She plans on running two labels, her techno label Relentless (www.relentlessmusic.com) established in 1999 and a house one for her Barbara Brown projects, unnamed for the moment but scheduled for late 2000. They will have different names but will be coming from the same mother, her company called Energia Productions. She also plans on doing music for films; video games and more radio oriented remix projects. Those are her plans so far, but this is only the tip of the iceberg as her future is looking very bright and her DJ schedule is constantly moving forward, as well as her studio work which promises to bring us more of the cutting edge music she is known for.

And Here is some info on Melee:

Boston, USA

Biography

MELEE

Boston, USA

Satellite Records, Boston

www.shadowsofsociety.com

Music Format:

Breaks, Beats, Basslines

Melee?s fascination with music developed at an early age during the advent of hip-hop and the utilization of breaks in contemporary music. Artists such as Herbie Hancock and electronic pioneers Kraftwerk were his primary influences that became the groundwork for his passion for electronic music. While living in Florida in the early nineties Melee was also exposed to the then thriving breaks scene which eventually inspired him to purchase his own pair of Technics. He soon became accomplished on the turntables and applied his immense and continually developing knowledge of music.

It was then in 1997 that he made the trip back to his New England roots to contribute to the local scene. Melee?s first New England performance brought incredible response and his resume has grown immensely ever since. His selection of the most intense, energy driven, funky bass oriented breaks and beats, flawless mixes, and sound manipulation behind the decks have earned him the title of one of New England?s top breaks representatives. He has shared sound systems with the best in the industry including Hyper, Elite Force, Keoki, Scott Henry, Domination, Simply Jeff, Icey, Dan Efex, DJ Dan, Kevin Saunderson, Sandra Collins, Feelgood, Craze, Cirrus, Adam X, Commander Tom, Stacey Kidd, Bad Boy Bill, Kid Capri, Dave Ralph, Scott Hardkiss, A-Trak, Dara, and the list goes on.

In 1998, Melee co-founded the Shadows Of Society with business partner and best friend Sean Hart. Shadows Of Society has developed into one of the most respected collectives in New England consisting of highly talented DJ?s, Producers, and Web Designers. Filled with dedication and motivation, this team is forever working towards the future of electronic music.

Currently, Melee plays throughout the US and continues to strive towards influencing crowds on the diverse and creative sounds of electronic music. He has also refined his music production skills and is now in the studio working on his own tracks, and also tracks with lab partners Sean Hart, dpL, and RyanPatrick. Melee has even expanded his reach into the world of film making as a music producer and a personality in an upcoming experimental film by Christian Gompert.

Melee holds the position as Assistant Manager and Breaks Buyer of Satellite Records, Boston. He also organizes local collaboration amongst producers for Red Bull as well as serves as the Red Bull Music Academy Rep for the Northeast. His drive and determination keeps him always on the go, and always pushing for the next level.

MELEE?s Contact Info:

Web: www.shadowsofsociety.com

Email: www.coppo@satelliterecords.com

Avalon Fridays is a 19+ Event

Doors at 10 PM

Proper Dress

JC@Avalonboston.com for more info