Propaganda! Assembly 005: Daniel Maher, Filsonik, Meandisco

With to successful pre-launch events, which featured darren emerson and shlomi aber, propaganda! goes weekly... blasting off from the new, bigger & better sullivan room!!!
since 2002, sullivan room’s weekly events have embodied the true spirit of underground electronic d ance music. 10 years later, sullivan room continues to be on the cutting edge, featuring artists on the rise, and dj legends merely reinforcing their impact on the international dance music culture. as described by dj magazine, after a “decade of providing the finest in dance” events, sullivan room has earned an globally recognized reputation as a venue that “carries the torch of the party spirit” in new york city and around the world.
propaganda! comes from the hearts and minds of true music lovers and consistent talent supporters, who emphasize the value in establishing and maintaining a relationship with the dance floor and fans at every event, they will stage the embrace of that concept.
propaganda! is more than just a party. an attitude, a statement of quality, dedication, and carefully selected talent; to build, spread and exhibit quality across the dance floor in an intimate, deep and sultry, yet refreshing setting. it introduces new sounds, always ahead of the game, displays a truly global shaking talent, yet keeps its intimate feel and a proper dance floor oriented mentality, so cherished by true fans and party goers. sr serge prides in bringing the artists and fans closer... propaganda music bureau is here to orchestrate that interaction, making sure it remains strong and takes place weekly with some of the best talent of today.
in addition to the talent and performances, propaganda! events bring an experience, combing quality music, vibe and people. those who ever been to sullivan room know, besides the artists, the crowd is what makes it great. these like-minded individuals come to appreciate music and dance their butts off! there is no pretentiousness, no vip mentality,no commercial hype; it’s just raw talent, the dance floor, and good people, who are there to unite and have a great time. its no wonder that year after year sullivan room remains a top rated club in the world!
come see for yourself what makes the electronic dance music world go round...
the people, the vibe, the talent…
maher daniel
maher daniel is a dj/producer based out of montreal, canada and aname that you will be hearing much more of over the course of 2010 and beyond.
the name ‘maher’ means ‘excellence’ in his native tongue and thisstandard is one that has been adhered to since he made his production debut on2009’s ‘casbar’ on get physical. further releases have followed on labels suchas souvenir music and roots and wings, but a gaze in to the future shows astunning run of releases and an opportunity to share his excellence with you.
his collaboration with matthew dekay on monique special is ahighlight of a sequence of four releases which should transport his name andreputation far beyond the walls of the famous stereo club in montreal, where hecurrently holds his dj residency. he has maher daniel solo productions alsocoming up on some of the world’s hottest labels ‘icaros’ on rekids, ‘openconcept’ on souvenir and ‘3 rd time is a charm’on joris voorn’srejected imprint.
his residency at stereo regularly sees maher playing alongside thebiggest names in the industry such as lee burridge, clive henry, audiofly, adambeyer and josh wink – which befits a club which is regularly named in theworld’s top 20. maher has also guested at festivals such as creamfields abudhabi, piknic electronik and igloo fest and this summer saw maher's debut in europewhere he has played at clubs such as watergate, bar25, golden gate, cute clubpoland and vozduh moscow.
the passion projected from this energetic character shows theperseverance and stature of someone who is not going anywhere anytime soon.keep your eyes peeled as maher’s passions and dreams are transformed intoreality.
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filsonik (www.filsonik.com)
circo loco, dc10, ibiza 2011 marked a strong comeback for new york’s filsonik after a few quiet years spent in the environs of his home town. as a close artistic collaborator of fellow nyc puerto rican artists, the martinez brothers, he spent three months filming and traveling with the boys throughout europe this past summer. along with the martinez brothers, filsonik played two times at circo loco at dc10 this past summer and is looking forward to a 2012 residency in ibiza with additional appearances at their worldwide events.
filsonik has a history deeply rooted in the iconic world of new york club music and evolved as a dj / producer out of a rich nyc house community. born and raised in the lower east side, he grew up on hip hop, latin disco, and reggae music.
he was schooled from age seven as a classical pianist and as such his influences are both street and formal. his childhood neighbors were john mateo and eddie matos, producers on one of the uk’s foremost deep house labels glasgow underground and joe claussell’s spiritual life music. his first experience of house music was with them in the early 90’s when they asked him to play sessions keys on one of their early tracks.
his career as a producer and dj took off in 2006 under the umbrella of new york’s veteran house dj, timmy regisford of club shelter, a legendary weekly soulful / deep house event that ran for fifteen years. filsonik’s signature drum programming sound which is quintessentially latin, rhythmic but yet low-fi appears on many regisford tracks of that period. co-productions on shelter’s label unrestricted tracks and restricted tracks with regisford including “can u” (unrestricted access records), “basic track” (restricted access records) and “movement” (restricted tracks records) set the bar for gritty, underground new york deep house of the mid 2000’s.
his remix of alicia key’s “pow” (restricted access records) crystalized the sound of new york vocal house circa the mid 2000’s. he also saw the fruits of his labor appear on osunlade’s yoruba records with nadirah shakoor “love song part one” (bahsonik remix) (yoruba records) which was a collaborative effort with the english jazzy house producer bah samba.
in 2009 argy signed the track “diva jaguar” for his berlin based label these days label and re-released the by now nyc deep house classic “can u” as a special argy edit. shortly thereafter, argy picked up a second release from filsonik which landed on his “these beats” compilation featuring original productions by the likes of radio slave and jerome sydenham.
as a dj, his warmups for regisford’s mammoth 12 hour after hours sets at the club established his name within the international house community as one of the key players in the new york house scene.
in 2006 he joined dennis ferrer’s objektivity crew for a momentous day at new york’s moma ps1 series, an outdoors event widely captured on you tube that also helped launch the careers of his close friends the martinez brothers. he has since participated in many objektivity events as the official opener of the night.
filsonik is currently building the catalogue of his own label gran manzana with his close friend patrick grooves.
meandisco (birthday celebration)
meandisco was born on the banks of neva in st. petersburg, russia. his musical journey is rooted in experiments with early disco sounds and elements from multiple genres. his inspirations, ideas and style stem from his childhood fascination with artists such as jean michel jarre, space (ecama), pink floyd, kraftwerk, giorgio moroder, and cerrone, along with a broad range of blues, jazz and classical musicians.
in mid 90’s, through a premature exposure to the new york underground dance community, (at age 14), he got an early schooling from a broad variety of artists ranging from timmy regisford to frankie bones. in 2001, while working alongside public relations specialists from various genres of electronic music at k7! records / studio distribution and global underground, he acquired deep insight into the dance music industry.
by the age of 18 he assisted public relations for world’s renowned artists; house legends kerri chandler, progressive titans john digweed, sasha, nick warren, satoshi tomiie, steve lawler, deep dish, darren emerson, danny howells, sander kleinenberg, lee burridge, techno superstars sven v