9/1 Dj Dara, Raw Q, Dj Stress @ Direct Drive, Nyc

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Direct Drive present:
Saturday September 1st , 2007:

9 Years of Direct Drive Saturdays!

Downstairs:
DJ DARA
(Breakbeat Science | Planet of the Drums)

A member of the infamous Planet of the Drums crew alongside fellow drum n bass pioneers AK1200, Dieselboy, & J Messinian , this Irish transplant has been a dominant figure in the U.S. drum n bass scene since his arrival here in 1994. His discography includes 2 critically acclaimed full length artist albums, 8 DJ mix CDs, as well as numerous singles and remixes for artists such as Freq Nasty, Afrika Bambaata and Keoki. Dara co-founded the nation's first & largest drum n bass record store, Breakbeat Science , in NYC which doubles as his own imprint, Breakbeat Science Recordings. He has been featured in countless magazine articles and interviews both in the US and worldwide. He previously hosted one of the internet's most popular drum n bass broadcasts, Velocity, where he regularly interviewed leading drum n bass artists such as Jonny L, Kemistry & Storm, Trace, Ed Rush, Optical, Hype, Andy C, Zinc, and many others. Dara's long standing relationships with the world's drum n bass elite gives him access to an astounding amount of new and unreleased material. His brilliant recording endeavors along with his incessant touring markey by consistently awe-inspiring DJ sets have made him one of the most recognized and well respected DJs in the country.

RAW Q
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Raw Q is a long time NYC Dj/producer with tracks released on prestigious labels such as Zinc's Bingo Recordings and Grid Recordings. His tracks have earned support from DnB's most respected djs and artists such as: Zinc, Roni Size, Flight, Randall, Fabio, Bryan Gee, Bailey, Krust, Marky, Marcus Intalex, L Double and many more. His track 'Vital Soul' has taken the dnb world by storm since it's first appearance on dubplate back in Dec'03 and managed to reach 11th place in the BBC's Global Dance Charts (jul.11.04) which encompasses all genres of dancemusic. In May 2006, Grid Recordings released his track "Jagged Edge" on the EP Liquid Allsorts Vol.2. His most recent release was entitled 'Funkdefied' on Bingo Recordings.

DJ STRESS
(DeepField Audio | The Secret Night of Science)

Born in Okinawa, Japan, Dj Stress moved to the DC area at age 3 where he lived until 2003 when he moved to NYC. He was introduced to the rave scene in 1992 and started DJ'ing Drum & bass two years latter. In 1996 he hooked up with 2Tuff Production and worked with them until 2000. After a 6-year hiatus from DJ'ing at events, he has returned and can be seen live at The Secret Night of Science at Love, NYC.

Upstairs:
TEAM TARGET
(Homeboy, Ricky Riccardo & Chosun)

Club Midway
25 Avenue B (Between 2nd and 3rd st.)
New York, NY 10009

All Styles Upstairs: 10-1, FREE
DnB Downstairs: 12-4, $10, 21+ w/ID

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