- Smalltown DJs
The Smalltown DJs are the duo of Pete Emes and Mike Grimes - based in
Calgary , AB, Canada. They both began DJing in the mid-90s and together started a weekly called Hai Karate at the Night Gallery Cabaret in August, 1999. In 2005 they moved the night to the newly opened Hifi Club - where it continues to run.The sound of Smalltown DJs was born out of the ashes of old style hip-hop block parties, punk rock shows at community halls and the early nineties rave scene. They also started a label called Bigfoot Records [ [http://www.myspace.com/bigfootrecords MySpace.com - Bigfoot Records - Calgary/Vancouver, CA - Funk / Breakbeat / Down-tempo - www.myspace.com/bigfootrecords ] ] - on which the duo has released several mix cds and vinyl 12"s over the past few years - garnering attention and accolades from the far reaches of the globe. [ [http://www.beatroute.ca/view_archived_article.php?id=23§ionID=15&articleID=555 BeatRoute Magazine - Archives - Rockpile - Smalltown DJs ] ]
In 2003 they opened Giant 45 [ [http://www.myspace.com/giant45 MySpace.com - GIANT 45 - 63 - Garçon - 1403 - 11 ST SW Calgary, Alberta - www.myspace.com/giant45 ] ] - a clothing and record shop supplying Calgary's underground music and streetwear scene. [ [http://www.ffwdweekly.com/Issues/2003/0410/mus9.htm FFWD Weekly - April 10, 2003 ] ] They were featured on Canadian national television in April 2006 - on MuchMusic's Going Coastal. Circa Footwear has been sponsoring Smalltown's endeavours since 2000. Three Hai Karate Allstars remix
EP s were released in 06/07 to celebrate the night.Hai Karate & the Smalltown DJs have hosted and played alongside such artists as
Afrika Bambaataa ,Lateef ,Lyrics Born ,DJ Assault ,Jeru the Damaja ,Tommie Sunshine ,Chromeo ,Mike Relm ,Cosmo Baker and DJ Ayres, ATrak, DJ Low Budget,Diplo ,James Lavelle ,Kool Keith , Z-trip and DJ Radar, Fort Knox Five, and Maseo fromDe la Soul among many others. They also toured withSteve-O from Jackass to promote his Out on Bail DVD. They also performed atSXSW in Austin, Texas in March 2007. [ [http://2007.sxsw.com/music/showcases/band/34479.html south by southwest festivals + conferences ] ] In 2006 and 2007 they were nominated for best Calgary DJ in the Canadian Stylus DJ awards. [ [http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2006/03/3106.cfm Skratch Bastid And A-Trak Among Top Stylus DJ Award Nominees ] ]References
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