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bogart media — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 22:05:00 +0000

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Summer Solstice Coming Soon

chris@hotwaxchicago.com (Chris) — Fri, 19 May 2006 22:57:00 +0000

On the Decks: Marcus Watkins- Random Access Recordings (House) John Simmons- Soul Foundation (House) Taigo- Nocturnal Beat Productions, Hot Wax TV (House, Techno) Mindbender- Waxaddict, NBFC, Demostreams, Techno Heads, Hot Wax TV (Techno) Brandon S.- (Jungle) Trebor- Nocturnal Beat Productions, Hot Wax TV (House, Techno) Live Performances: Lego & Louie Louie- Pootin Mucik, Chicago Sound Source (House) JaGoff- (Funk Band) Live vocals from Carla Starla- Nocturnal Beat Productions,in collaboration with Noleian (Lovers Jack), Mathmatics June 24th at Big House.

Be a Part of Lego's TV Studio Audience!

chris@hotwaxchicago.com (Chris) — Sun, 29 Jan 2006 00:10:00 +0000

Shut up and dance! As usuaul, Hot Wax Television is kickin' yo' ass.

A/V Geeks Mesmerize on NYE 2006

bogart media — Fri, 06 Jan 2006 03:41:21 +0000

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Originally uploaded by mmmcrambo.

Here's a shot of DJ Taigo (foreground) and Chris Devins of Hot Wax Television at an afterhours NYE spot (sorry the location is still classified - and only those "in the know" made their way in).

Earlier the evening was marked by the return of Richard Foster, spinning digital and hitting the screens with some stunning visuals. Richard's got mad toys, yo. Look for big things from this dude in 2006.

Later, Taigo and Devins delighted us with classic House and 21st century visuals, respectively. Word.

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NYE Networking Event

chris@hotwaxchicago.com (Chris) — Sun, 18 Dec 2005 22:25:00 +0000

Hot Wax is having a small DJ Networking NYE party at the end of the year. There will be turntables, so bring a few. records if you want to spin. It will be held in a loft on Milwaukee Ave. I will let you know exactly where as we get closer to the end of the year.

Summerdance Returns to Warm You Up

chris@hotwaxchicago.com (Chris) — Tue, 15 Nov 2005 02:43:00 +0000

Hot Wax television is kicking your ass! Join Hot Wax Television 2 Thursday, November 17, and Thursday, November 24 at 11:30 pm on Chicago Comcast Channel 25. We take you back to some highlights from last year...with Derrick Carter, Diz and others. So, get your skins...grab your orty, kick back wit' your shorty...yo, all the big head mo'fo's head to the front.

Chris and Ray's Favorite Club Videos

chris@hotwaxchicago.com (Chris) — Sat, 29 Oct 2005 19:29:00 +0000

Thursday, November 3 and 10th, at 11:30 pm, check out St Germain, Juliet, Daft Punk and others as Chris and Ray play some of their favorite club videos from 2005. Hot Wax TV 2, On Comcast Channel 25, is kicking your ass, baby!

Rave Raid

bogart media — Wed, 05 Oct 2005 00:36:00 +0000

Fascism comes to America. Click here for the video.

8/23/2005 email from a reader:

Last night, I was booked to play an event about an hour outside of Salt Lake City, Utah. The hype behind this show was huge, they pre sold 700 tickets and they expected up to 3,000 people total. The promoters did an amazing job with the show.. they even made slip mats with the flyers on them to promote in local shops.

So, we got to the show around 11:15 or so and it was really cool. It was all outdoors, in a valley surrounded by huge mountains. They had an amazing light show flashing on to a mountain behind the site, the sound was booming, the crowd was about 1500 people thick and everything just seemed too good to be true really. Well...

At about 11:30 or so, I was standing behind the stage talking with someone when I noticed a helicopter pulling over one of the mountain tops. I jokingly said "Oh look, here comes big brother" to the person I was with. I wasn't far off.

The helicopter dipped lower and lower and started shining its lights on the crowd. I was kind of in awe and just sat and watched this thing circle us for a minute. As I looked back towards the crowd I saw a guy dressed in camoflauge walking by, toting an assault rifle. At this point, everyone was fully aware of what was going on . A few "troops" rushed the stage and cut the sound off and started yelling that everyone "get the f*** out of here or go to jail". This is where it got really sticky.

No one resisted. That's for sure. They had police dogs raiding the crowd of people and I saw a dog signal out a guy who obviously had some drugs on him. The soldiers attacked the guy (4 of them on 1), and kicked him a few times in the ribs and had their knees in his back and sides. As they were cuffing him, there was about 1000 kids trying to leave in the backdrop, peacefully. Next thing I know, A can of fucking TEAR GAS is launched into the crowd. People are running and screaming at this point. Girls are crying, guys are cussing... bad scene.

Now, this is all I saw with my own eyes, but I heard plenty of other accounts of the night. Now this isnt gossip I heard from some candy raver, these are instances cited straight out of the promoters mouth..

- One of the promoters friends (a very small female) was attacked by one of the police dogs. As she struggled to get away from it, the police tackled her. 3 grown men proceeded to KICK HER IN THE STOMACH.

- The police confiscated 3 video tapes in total. People were trying to document what was happening out there. The police saw one guy filming and ran after him, tackled him and his camera fell, and luckily.. his friend grabbed it and ran and got away. priceless footage. That's not all though. Out of 1,500 people, there's sure to be more footage.

- The police were rounding up the staff of the party and the main promoter went up to them with the permit for the show and said "here, I have the permit." The police then said, "no you don't" and ripped the permit out of his hand. Then, they put an assault rifle to his forehead and said "get the f*** out of here right now."

Now.. let's get the facts straight here.

This event was 100% legal. They had every permit the city told them they needed. They had a 2 MILLION DOLLAR insurance policy for the event. They had licensed security guards at the gates confiscating any alcohol or drugs found upon entry (yes, they searched every car on the way in). Oh, I suppose I should mention that they arrested all the security guards for possession.

Oh another interesting fact.. the police did not have a warrant. The owner of the land already has a lawsuit against the city for something similar. A few months ago, she rented her land for a party and the police raided that as well. And catch this, the police forced her to LEAVE HER OWN PERSONAL PROPERTY. That's right. They didn't arrest her, but made her leave her own property!!!

Don't get it twisted, this is all going down in probably THE most conservative state in the USA. And this is scary.. a gross violation of our civil liberties. The police wanted this party shut down, so they made it happen. Even though everything about this event was legal. The promoters spent over $ 20,000 on this show and did everything they had to to make it legit, only to have it taken away from them by a group of radical neo-con's with an agenda.

This was one of the scariest things I have ever witnessed in person. I can't even begin to describe how surreal it was. Helicopters, assault rifles, tear gas, camoflauge-wearing soldiers.... why? Was that really necessary?

This needs to be big news across the USofA. At least in our music scene (edm as a whole)... this could happen to any of us at any time. When we're losing the right to gather peacefully, we're also letting the police set a standard of what we can get away with. And I think that's BULLSHIT!

The system fucked up last night... They broke up a party that was 100% legal and they physically hurt a lot of people there at the same time. The promoters already have 6 lawsuits ready to file with their lawyers and the ACLU is already involved.

I'm sure some pictures (and hopefully some video) will surface soon. I'll make sure to post them up here on 404, so you can see the Police State of America at work.

Another witness:

Last night at 10:00 PM I arrived at a party in the Spanish Fork canyon. I was excited to be there to listen to the great electronic artists that had traveled for to play for the crowd.

Before coming to the event I researched it extensively. The party was %100 percent legal and legit with all permits and necessary security required by law being acquired. The event was well organized, with garbage cans, porta potties, and rope lines blocking off parts of the area that you could no go into.

Now I want you to know that many people out there consider ravers a bunch of drug taking freaks. I also want you to know that that is a stereotype that is passed down through legions of undereducated parents, politicians, and media. There are many of us who are drug free party goers who attend these events for a pure love of the music.

So on to my point. At around 11:00 I was enjoying the good vibes and great music. Then at about 11:30 pm a helicopter began circling the party. Out of nowhere huge semis filled with national guard, swat, and the police rolled up. Soldiers came out of the bushes and rushed down to the party. Carrying M-16s, Ak-47s, nightsticks, and tazers. They proceeded to attack random people and push their might around on people who had done nothing wrong.

I saw about 7 people attacked (before being forced to leave). I saw two of them right in front of me. One was a guy who was walking around with a camcorder stunned at what was happening. A soldier told him to give him the camera now. The raver said no it is my camera. The soldier then proceeded to grab the camera, throw it to the ground and then began beating the kid. In the end they threw him to the ground violently an put their knee into his back while handcuffing him. All for wanting to keep his property. When I last saw him he was knocked out and unmoving.

Another girl next to me said to one of the soldiers that she didn't know how to get home as they had just arrested her friend. The soldier told her to walk home. My friend tried to grab her to bring her with us, but the soldier began yelling that she had touched him (which she hadn't). Within seconds, five soldiers had jumped on her and were literally beating the crap out of this innocent women. She was punched in the face, thrown to the ground, and kicked while down. All for worrying how to get home safely. She is now suing.

The soldiers proceeded to attack anyone with cameras or camcorders, obviously wanting to restrict the film that got out about it. This was not a legal attack, it was a blatant violation on our rights as American citizens. And the swat, police, politicians who authorized this, and the national guard knew this. That is why they were removing potential evidence.

We were treated as terrorists, innocent kids without weapons or even violent thoughts in their minds were manhandled, treated like terrorists, and forced to stop doing what we were by constitutional rights allowed to be doing. Our rights were completely removed from us. It was if we had visited the 1960s or communist China.

I hope for the sake of the American people that the news media does not let the lies of the government blind them to what truly happened last night. This could happen anywhere to anyone not just ravers, so AMERICA DON'T LET THIS STAND!

Kicking Your Ass!

chris@hotwaxchicago.com (Chris) — Tue, 04 Oct 2005 05:12:00 +0000

Join us this October for a rare set by DJ Carla Starla (with some live singing) , followed by DJ Matuss, all the way from the Ukraine, in November. Hot Wax Television is kicking your ass!

Get Fluffy! Take a Glider Ride Up to 3000 Feet...While DJ's Spin Below

chris@hotwaxchicago.com (Chris) — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 05:55:00 +0000

Go ahead, get jiggy wit' it...jump out of a a perfectly good airplane from almost 2 miles in the sky. Get towed in a sailplane up to 3000 feet, release from the plane in front of you and soar like an eagle on the waves created by those fluffy clouds. Friday, September 16 through Sunday, September 18, at Hinckley Airport.... 54 continuous hours of dance music by Paul Johnson, FLX, Juilius TMT, Lego, Justin Long, Lady D, John Simmons, DJ Solange, Greg Haus, Andre Harris, the Techno Twins, MC Chronic and many more....while you skydive and fly at the airport with the longest grass runway in Illinois. Our host Chris, has been piloting gliders out there for over 3 years. We will be filming and flying and dancing...join him, .this is a great idea. Extreme sports and dance music mix well together. Carla Starla, who is appearing on Hot Wax TV in October, also spins. Tim Fusion, Shifty Johnson, FREE ADMISSION! Cars are $20 though. Rick Torres, Mel Hammond, this promises to be a unique event. Put on by the Brilliantly Mad Crew.

Family Reunion 7

9/16 – 9/18 Family Reunion 7 @ Chicagoland Skydiving Center
12637 US Route 30, West Hinckley, IL 60520 800-404-JUMP
18+ and 21w/ ID to drink - Free Admission

Get your skydiving presales NOW for only $139.00.
Skydiving will be $200.00 at the event.
Go to SkydiveCSC.com to get the discount.
(mention Family Reunion 7)

Earthdance 2005: The Global Dance and Music Festival for Peace
(Uniting 150 Cities in 50 Countries)

EARTHDANCE 2005 will be on SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
“Earthdance is a day when the world can unite through the universal platform of music and dance to affirm peace and celebrate cultural diversity.” Chris Deckker, Founder

Family Reunion 7 will take place at Chicagoland Skydiving Center in Hinckley, Illinois. For 36 hours we will unite Chicago for skydiving, camping, dancing, grilling and chilling. Friday night we will Get Freaky on Friday, Saturday we will link up to Earthdance at 6pm and celebrate the full moon at 9pm until the end of the festivities on Sunday evening. Through Earthdance 2005 we will join with over 150 cities and over 200,000 people worldwide in the largest Global Party for Planetary Peace. Portions of this event will be simulcast over the internet and a portion of our profits will be donated to a local charity.

Family Reunion 7 will be hosted by the BrilliantlyMad Crew.

DJs/Artists/Live PAs
Paul Johnson
Lego
Justin Long
Andre Harris
Mel Hammond
Mark Almaria
Shifty Johnson
Madrid
Sista Stroke
Lady D
Phantom 45
Adrienne Sanchez
DJ Solange
Fermats Quandry with Hyper Harp (Live)
Miss Michaela
Gerald Moore
Motion
Sean Michaels
Greg Haus
John Simmons
Nosmo
MC Chronic G
Julius The Mad Thinker
Phil K Swift
Karl Almaria with Carla Starla (Live)
Techno Twins
Avex Axiom
DJ Seven
FLX
Controller Variable (Live)
Zebo & Hess
689 (Live)
E
Tim Fusion
Rick Torres
Steve Bogdan

Earthdance 2005 Participating Countries & Cities

· Argentina
· Australia
· Austria
· Bangladesh
· Belgium
· Bolivia
· Brazil
· Bulgaria
· Canada
· Chile
· China
· Cyprus
· Columbia
· Denmark
· Dominican Republic
· England
· France
· Germany
· Ghana
· Hungary
· India
· Indonesia
· Ireland
· Israel
· Italy
· Japan
· Mexico
· New Caledonia
· New Zealand
· Nigeria
· Norway
· Pakistan
· Panama
· Philippines
· Poland
· Portugal
· Romania
· Slovenia
· South Africa
· Sweden
· Switzerland
· Tanzania
· Ukraine
· United Arab Emirates
· Venezuela
· Yugoslavia

USA
Arcosanti, AZ
Sedona, AZ
Tucson, AZ
Laytonville, CA
Santa Rosa, CA
Los Angeles, CA
Mt. Shasta, CA
Porterville, CA
San Diego, CA
Santa Barbara, CA
Santa Cruz, CA
Boulder, CO
Colorado Springs, CO
Lake George, CO
Waynesboro, DC
Clearwater, FL
Miami, FL
Orlando, FL
Sarasota, FL
Honolulu, HI
Chicago, IL
Hinckley, IL
Bloomington, IL
Evansville, IN
Louisville, KY
Boston, MA
Northampton, MA
Baltimore, MD
Portland, ME
Ann Arbor, MI
Detroit, MI
St. Paul, MN
St. Louis, MO
Asheville, NC
Durham, NC
Chapel Hill, NC
Winston-Salem, NC
Brooklyn, NY
New Paltz, NY
New York, NY
Albuquerque, NM
Santa Fe, NM
Taos, NM
Brookings, OH
Cleveland, OH
Oxford, OH
Eugene, OR
Portland, OR
Philadelphia, PA
Pittsburgh, PA
Austin, TX
Dallas, TX
Salt Lake City, UT
Burlington, VT
Seattle, WA
Spokane, WA
Madison, WI

Supporting Sponsors and Promotional Groups:

Revolutionary Music
Chicago Sound Source
Music 101
INNOVIII
Eclectic Grooves
Soul Phonetics
3 Degrees Global
The Loop
M3 Entertainment
Komited Records
InterGruv Networks
Treehouse Collective
Proletariat Productions
Sit n Spin
B red E Productions
Apollo Project
Junglist Souljah Kru
Irie Way Records
Chilluminati
Psymbolic Visuals
Spunn Fire Troop
Positive Grooves
Dysco Noir
Digital Umbrella
Toy Maker Music
Camoflaj Arts
Loose Leaf Lounge
Clockwork Chicago
Blend Chicago
Wax Addict
Demo Streams
Fly Paper
Centerstage Chicago
5 Magazine
Conscious Choice Magazine

Sound Vision "Seduction" Party 9/16 at Logan Auditorium

bogart media — Tue, 23 Aug 2005 16:19:00 +0000

The Hot Wax cameras will be on the scene at this party September 16th at the Logan Auditorium in Logan Square. We'll be covering the DJs and talking to partygoers so come on down and enjoy one last Summer bash with HOT WAX!

SOUND VISION
"Seduction"

DiGiD -- The Official Set.
Caffeine & Bizerk -- 4 turntables.
Markski -- 37CD Release.
MProject --Original Set.
XS -- Power set.
MagiX
Tima Fei

One Night
OFFICIAL END OF SUMMER EXTRAVAGANZA
A POWER PLANT EVENT.

Hot Wax Chicago Television
R.a.l Photo Model Studios
European Wild Girls
Iguana Body Jewelry & Iguana Models

Logan Square (2majors Milwakee/Kedzie)
2539 n. kedzie chicago, il 773.252.6179

Doors Open @ Nine P.M
18 to Enter 21 to Drink
wristband enforced.
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Underground Cue
Limited Copies Available The Day Of Event.
"CHANNEL ISOLATION - DAY/NIGHT SESSIONS"
CD SET COMING SOON
TRANCE MIX CD BY D|G|D - DIGITAL DRIVER
www.digitaldriver.net
www.club246.com energy wednesdays

©PPE.

DJ Lego at Summerdance

chris@hotwaxchicago.com (Chris) — Sun, 21 Aug 2005 23:57:00 +0000

Watch HW2 Thursday, August 25 and Thursday, September 1 at 11:30 pm to catch DJ Lego.
Look for coverage of Scan 7 and DJ Traxx at Vision September 8 and 15.

Coming Soon to A Television Near You

chris@hotwaxchicago.com (Chris) — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 15:11:00 +0000

Hot Wax Televsion... mastering you bastards with hazardous tactics, fully automatic tech tracks with metal jackets, plaster your brains with the shotty on the mattress, all you kids are ass backwards, and vice versa ...we'll see you at Vision, August 19th, for Scan7 LIVE, Monologic LIVE, Traxx, Frankie Vega and Lee Chameleon.

Can You Feel It?

chris@hotwaxchicago.com (Chris) — Thu, 11 Aug 2005 17:23:00 +0000

We were feeling it last night at SummerDance in the Spirit of Music Park, featuring DJ Jesse Saunders and DJ Marshall Jefferson...that is, until a certain SR monopolized a little too much stage time with her antics. We love you, SR, but next time feel your audience and know when to exit gracefully. Less is more!

Welcome Fisch and Richard F.

chris@hotwaxchicago.com (Chris) — Thu, 11 Aug 2005 17:15:00 +0000

Hot Wax TV/HW2 welcomes Fisch, our new "man about town". "Oh really?" Oh yeah, baby. Fisch has a knack for finding and talking to the ladies at our events. He's a little ripe, so , after baking, douse him with a little lemon for a delicious, nutritious snack.

Also, give a shout-out to Richard F., who, upon his return from Amsteradam, signs on as assistant video editor. Richard's a DJ/audio/videophile who has been in this game a long time.