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Wed February 15th 2012

F U Z Z

the rude u.k. bass bash
presents special guest dj

TUNNIDGE
chest plate / deep medi

http://www.tunnidge.com/

heavy south london dubstep for serious deep bass heads

plus resident 412dnb djs

Diabolic Logic and Depth One

21+ only / 10PM – 2AM / $10 cover
at the BBT 4412 Liberty Ave Pittsburgh

Tunnidge Bio

In a period where Dubstep affiliated artists are making headlines and achieving mainstream success, on the flipside there remains a simmering melting pot of creativity, driven by a dedicated community of heads ensuring the underground has never been stronger. Veteran producer Tunnidge is a key proponent of this movement, and is devoted to pushing positivity and innovation whether it’s manning the decks at locations around the world, conjuring magic on the buttons, running a vinyl label or etching designs behind an easel.

Tunnidge hails from near South London’s well documented creative hub of Croydon, and draws from a unique arsenal of beats composed in varying styles around the 140bpm mark, all with an emphasis on devastating sub-frequencies. Friends with DMZ’s Mala since school days, Tunnidge’s initial involvement in the fledgling Dubstep scene came through sharing his love for art, and designing the artist’s portraits on Mala’s seminal Deep Medi imprint. These Medi heads have since become synonymous with the label and together with his burgeoning production skills, Tunnidge unleashed his inaugural Medi release, the earth shattering Geddeon / Face Melt to widespread acclaim.

Rapidly building a dedicated fan base with his uncompromising sound, Tunnidge continued to release on influential labels including Boka Records, and was the first artist invited to release a solo effort on Dj Distance’s highly respected Chestplate Records with the essential Seven Breaths / Fear 12”. Not one to rest on his laurels, Tim has further demonstrated his industrious nature and A&R skills in heading up the promising Origin Audio, and in addition to creating a platform for his own productions, the label provides a vinyl outlet for some of Dubstep’s rising talents.

Tunnidge is an integral part of the Get Darker outfit who collectively are instrumental in disseminating quality progressive music across the globe, and as well as applying dubplate pressure on the famous Get Darker ones and twos on a regular basis, he featured on the label’s second release with Control, one of the most punishing beats of 2011 and the sublimely contrasting flip Decay. With his Deep Medi catalogue already extended with the colossal Dark Skies/ Tribe plate, and huge plans in the pipeline for both his Deep Medi & Chestplate families, expect another landmark year in 2012 from Tunnidge as he continues imprint his qualities, music and vibes across the Dubstep community.

FUZZ!! is celebrating Thanksgiving in style this year, by bringing back a special guest that absolutly destroyed Pittsburgh the last time he was here. Join us and Hustling Tom Turkey in welcoming:

DJG
(San Fransisco; Transistor, Pushing Red, Wheel&Deal, Lo Dubs, Warm Communications, Narco.Hz, Subway, Tube10, Noppa)

Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Dean J. Grenier A.K.A DJG landed in the world of Dubstep in 2007 with his first 12” “Shadow Skanking” b/w “Joyful Sound” on Narco.Hz. Immediate support on Rinse FM and in the clubs from DJ’s like N-Type propelled DJG to the forefront of American dubstep producers early in his career.

DJG’s production style is richly melodic, emotive while full of groove and energy. Recognized early on for a more dubwise sound, DJG’s recent productions have revealed an evolution in his music, getting deeper into bass-heavy, tech-drenched, soulful tracks like the much-anticipated February ‘09 release “Bunker” b/w “Apophenia” on Tube10 and “Avoid The Noid” b/w “Duality” on Pushing Red. DJs ranging from Mary Anne Hobbs, N-Type, Joe Nice, Pinch, Headhunter, LD, Quest, Skream, RSD, 2562, Djunya, Random Trio and many more have been supporting DJG’s recent and forthcoming releases on labels Wheel&Deal, Transistor, Pushing Red, Warm Communications amongst others.

With over 13 years djing experience, when DJG gets behind the decks, his passion for the music he plays is obvious. His enthusiasm for the deeper side of dubstep and his affection for dance floor selections makes each set a spontaneous combination of the highs and lows that the sound has to offer.

plus opening sets from 412DNB residents
DJ RA and Depth One

As always, FUZZ!! goes down every Wednesday at the Bloomfield Bridge Tavern.
10pm-2am.
21+, please bring i.d!
$1.10 select bottles till midnight

www.412dnb.com

And make sure to “like” FUZZ!! on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/412dnbfuzz

On August 17th, FUZZ!! is proud to welcome back to Pittsburgh an absolute legend of drum and bass. The man needs no introduction, but if you don’t know, join us in welcoming:


DJ SS (UK; Formation Records)

Originally a breakdancer, DJ SS began his DJ career playing electro as a teenager in the early 1980s. He then moved onto playing hip hop and rare groove before turning to production in 1988 with his first attempts being initially acid house, hardcore, breakbeat and finally drum and bass.

SS got his big break at the British raves of the early 1990s such as Telepathy and he played an important role in the early-’90s development of drum and bass, releasing a number of formative tracks beginning in 1990 on his co-owned Formation label before returning in the mid-’90s with a plethora of productions after a brief sabbatical. In the early ’90s when hardcore began to morph into what would become known as drum and bass, he released a series of influential tracks on Formation, including “Breakbeat Pressure,” one of the style’s early classics. However, once drum and ‘bass traded its hardcore roots for a more ragga-inflected sound around 1993, SS retired from production, not being interested in the ragga sound.

He focused his efforts during this period on other labels that he ran. He returned to drum and bass a few years later, though, in a big way. Throughout the late ’90s he released several records on different labels under a number of monikers (Keen, Tekniq), becoming one of the more recognized producers in the U.K. drum and ‘bass scene.

SS is the co-founder and head of the Formation Records label, and has released over 100 tracks using a number of aliases. These include the “Color Series” and the “Country Series”, MA3 “Those DJs”, the piano-theme-from-Love Story-sampling “Lighter” (the label’s biggest hit) plus many popular drum and bass tunes. He has also remixed “No Good (Start the Dance)” by The Prodigy. He has featured on radio shows such as BBC 1Xtra’s D&B M1X, on which he put together an hour-long mix of Formation tracks and was interviewed about his career.

Plus an opening set from 412DNB resident Sean Kirby

As always, FUZZ!! goes down every Wednesday at the Bloomfield Bridge Tavern.
10pm-2am.
Only $7 cover, $1.10 select bottles till midnight.
21+, please bring i.d.!!!!!!

www.412dnb.com

My (Curtis Depth’s) birthday is on the 24th, so come out and celebrate with us as we bring you a solid night of all things heavy and bassy. We’ve got:

JTS (412DNB) – Bringing dope mixing and the deep sounds of Modern DNB.

RSK (Bro-Town Records, Heavy Artillery) – Dropping Moombahton and Dubstep.

Depth One and Kei Lay (P.O.P, 412DNB) – Playing deep, teched out bass and dubstep with the vocal stylings of the P.O.P front man.

$1 Bottles Til Midnight
$2 Cover
Bloomfield Bridge Tavern – 4412 Liberty Ave.

http://412dnb.com/

This week at FUZZ!! we keep rocking shit to get summer in gear. We have a few surprise announcements to make soon regarding headliners, so keep an eye out for info!

In the mean time, bring your asses down for $1.10 beers, awesome Polish food and the sounds of:

FUZZ!! resident:

JTS

along with special guests:

ROBBIE ROCKSO

and

NYLOC aka COLIN PIERCE

As always FUZZ!! goes down every Wednesday at the Bloomfield Bridge Tavern.
$2 cover.
$1.10 bottles till midnight.
10pm-2am.
21+, please bring id!!!

412dnb.com

Join the 412dnb group on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/#!/home.php?sk=group_167654029917580&ap=1

VIA PRESENTS: ONRA double feature w/ 720 Records & FUZZ

07:30p-12:00a @ 720 Records | Live Performance | All-Ages
12:00a-02:00a @ FUZZ/BBT | DJ Set | 21 +

…:::::::::::::: TICKETS ::::::::::::::

DOUBLE FEATURE @ 720&FUZZ (must be 21+)
LIMIT 85 ADVANCE avail. Feb 14

http://www.showclix.com/event/VIApresentsonra

SINGLE TICKETS
ALL-AGES @ 720, $12 door
21+ @ FUZZ, $5

:::::::::::::: LINEUP ::::::::::::::

Part One @ 720 Records | 4405 Butler Street 15201
[Audio]
ONRA (All City Records/Favorite Recordings, Paris)
GOLDEN AGES (Deerhaus, Philadelphia)
DISCUSS (Ekofield/Pittsburgh/Puerto Rico)
HARRY LURKER (Newtronn/Pittsburgh)
NICEREC (720 Records/Pittsburgh)

[Visuals]
DI AY (Pittsburgh)
LAURIE TROK & ANDRES ORTIZ-FERRARI (Pittsburgh)

Part Two @ Fuzz/BBT | 4412 Liberty Avenue 15224
ONRA DJ Set

:::::::::::::: PERFORMING ::::::::::::::

::: ONRA

http://soundcloud.com/onra

Onra is a French beatmaker currently residing in Paris. First introduced to Pittsburgh at the 2010 VIA Festival, Onra is back by popular demand.

Onra released his first album with other french producer and friend Quetzal (Al Quetz) in 2006. A hip-hop tribute to soul music which was played several times by Gilles Peterson, Benji B, and covered on Okayplayer.com.

At the same time, he started collaborating with American keyboard player called Byron The Aquarius and released an album under the name of The Big Payback in 2007 on Japanese label Circulations. A project full of different influences such as futuristic hip-hop, spaced out and jazzy broken beats. They also appeared on highly praised compilations such as Beat Dimensions and New Worlds.

::: GOLDEN AGES
Scheduled to play SXSW 2011.

http://soundcloud.com/golden-ages

A bold step back to the time when big acoustics mattered but still keep it very 2011 – falling somewhere blissfully between the experimental side of Animal Collective and the accessible side of Fuck Buttons. Golden Ages isn’t really a chillwave artist at all, but instead represents that missing link between the artists that influenced the birth of chillwave (especially Panda Bear/Animal Collective) and the honest-to-god chillwave artists like Neon Indian, MillionYoung, and Memory Tapes.

::: DISCUSS

http://soundcloud.com/discuss

Discuss/ Ekofield/ Young Frankenstein/ Olimpic86/ Ferrari Dark/ EkoFarm

Lush/Ambient. Tropical/Industrial. Hard beats/floating melody. A perfect contradiction in sound that leaves you practically weightless.

http://soundcloud.com/discuss

::: HOUSE DJ’S – NICE REC & HARRY LURKER
The best of the golden era and new gems in hip-hop, reggae, go-go and house.

::: VISUALS – LAURIE TROK & ANDRES ORTIZ-FERRARI, DI AY
Deep-sea diving meets acid skies.

::::::::::::::A B O U T::::::::::::::

VIA is a collective of Pittsburgh artists, musicians and event producers intent on merging lights and sounds.

::::::::::::::F O L L O W::::::::::::::

http://www.facebook.com/VIA.Pittsburgh

http://twitter.com/#!/via_pgh
http://vimeo.com/viapgh
http://youtube.com/user/VIAPGH
http://www.flickr.com/photos/spoilerspgh

On March 2, 2011 FUZZ!! is proud to welcome a very special guest:

GRIDLOK (PROJECT 51 / RAM / VIRUS) LOS ANGELES

Gridlok is one of the very few American producers to attain the highest level of accomplishments normally reserved for native UK artists in Drum & Bass. He continues to blow the doors off of the Drum & Bass world with a steady stream of vinyl releases on labels like RAM, PLAYAZ and his own PROJECT 51 imprint. His mus…ical collaborators range from Elhornet of Pendulum to the legendary AK1200 and his music has found its way onto the latest Dieselboy mix “UNLEASHED”.

Project 51, Gridlok’s label, is set to release one of the most anticipated artist albums in Drum & Bass this year in the form of TERMINUS by New Zealand’s CERN (*due late spring 2011). Project 51 releases music designed to rock dancefloors and synapses with equal ferocity. It’s a label know to be unafraid to shatter boundaries and create musical situations unavailable from any other label.

http://www.projectfiftyone.com/

http://soundcloud.com/gridlokdnb

http://www.discogs.com/artist/Gridlok

http://www.cgibookings.com/

Also playing will be:

JTS (FUZZ!!, 412dnb) PITTSBURGH

JTS is a force to be reckoned with in the Pittsburgh drum and bass scene. His ability at quality control results in sets featuring only the freshest, cutting edge drum and bass. His sets take you from the soulful and deep, to the rugged and dark and back again. His near flawless mixing combined with impeccale track selection will start the night off right.

Along with:

RISKY BUSINESS- PITTSBURGH

Risky Business is a new face to our scene, but not to FUZZ!!. His passion, enthusiasm and skill is something desperately needed in our city, and immediately caught the eye of the FUZZ!! crew. He has proved time and again he can rock a dance floor, and we are proud to have him end out the night!

As always, FUZZ!! goes down every Wednesday at the Bloomfield Bridge Tavern.
Cost at the door is $8
10pm-2am
21+, please bring id!
$1.10 bottles till midnight and half off shots 8-10!

412dnb.com

On Feburary 9, 2011 FUZZ!! is proud to welcome back a very special guest.
Join us for a night of up-front, cutting edge drum and bass featuring:

RAIDEN (UK, Renegade Hardware/OffKey Recordings/Voodoo)

Christopher Jarman’s aka Raiden’s musical story has been somewhat of a rollercoaster. They say music is the key, and in this case it most certainly was. He was living in the grey steel town of Portsmouth-each day was passing like the day before, slowly seeing his dreams slip through his fingers- yet in despair he found hope, a moment of clarity, a signal to the future- this came in the form of his landmark track ‘Fallin’, a piece of music that would launch him into the stars, and he would never look back, relocating to the silent depths of Tallinn, Estonia.

After signing with legendary drum n bass imprint Renegade Hardware Raiden worked hard at creating his own identity and as a result earned a strong support network of artists and fans alike. His sound would walk the tightrope between Techno and drum n bass, in love with the ethos of techno and unable to let go of his love for big bass and breaks.

Bursting onto the scene as a producer Raiden would quickly cement his reputation as a DJ, quickly touring the world, bringing his brand of funk to the masses-his travels have taken him across the globe, a modern day travelling band with only his headphones and music as company. Always presenting the unchanged mission to bring you the sound that occupies his mind.

Along this journey Raiden decided that the time was right to start his own label- something that would represent him with no compromises- it was with this thought that Offkey was born, in order to separate itself from the masses Raiden released his manifesto ‘techno brain, drum n bass body’ and with the label launched and almost unheard of artist roster- a very brave move that would pay off- his crew would explode onto the scene, and there would be no let up. The label has released some fantastic music and is now maturing into a different beast, but still a beast nonetheless.

During the inception and creation of his own sought after productions & label, Raiden has been asked to remix some of the biggest selling tunes of his generation- namely DK8s techno anthem ‘Murder was the case’ and the old skool classic-Human Resource’s ‘Dominator’ and most recently Adam Freeland’s ‘We want your soul’. Artistically there is much more to come from Raiden, he will be releasing more music for the mighty Renegade Hardware, his own imprint Offkey Music will continue to release the cream of what this music has to offer and there will be long players from Raiden alongside singles. In a sense this is only the beginning…you truly have to know where you came from in order to know where you’re going.

Look for more info here as well as on 412dnb.com

-FUZZ!! goes down every Wednesday, and has for the last 10 years, at the Bloomfield Bridge Tavern.
-Half price shots from 8-10
-$1.10 bottles till midnight
-Music starts at 10
-21+, please bring id!!

Distinguished gentlemen’s month rolls on. This weeks special guest is also a former Fuzz resident. He still likes to check in and make sure we didn’t fuck up.

Alaska

Plus residential support from:

Cutups

FUZZ goes down every Wednesday at the BBT
$2 cover
21+ w/ID
$1.10 select bottles until midnight
1/2 price shots from 8-10
Full menu available until eleven

Bloomfield Bridge Tavern
4412 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh PA 15224

http://412dnb.com/

wed december 29th
FUZZ!

Pre New Years Resident Mashup Extravaganza!

The Fuzz resident DJs will be holding it down this evening in their normal sloppy drunken style. No one really knows when they are playing so you gotta get the early and stay all night if you wanna catch your favorite!

FUZZ goes down every Wednesday at the BBT
$2 cover
21+ w/ID
$1.10 select bottles until midnight
1/2 price shots from 8-10
Full menu available until eleven

Bloomfield Bridge Tavern
4412 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh PA 15224

http://412dnb.com/