EDL MONDAYS | SONNYMOON LISTENING EVENT | ONYX LOUNGE | 1/23
ONYX LOUNGE & Unique74 Presents..
EDL | EatDrinkListen | MONDAYS
Music, Life, Atmosphere & Ambience at its height on a Monday Night Weekly! THE ultimate after work lounge experience in DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES .
Selections | Progressions | Moods>
A-Ski
selector Da’shon Is.
No Cover | Happy Hour All Nite | Tapas | Cuisine | 6p-Midnight
Onyx Lounge
118 W 5th St
Los Angeles, CA 90013
DTLA
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RSVP/BOOTH/BIRTHDAYS > unique74events@gmail.com
This week we are having a special listening event of an EDL Monday favorite ** SONNYMOON** w/their new EP release “2012″ !! 5 delicious cuts that we are going to be gracing your ears over a glass of wine and fine bites.
THE SONNYMOON STORY….
Once upon no time, countless light-years from Earth, the cosmos revealed the moment had come to take action. Sonnymoon, a mystical, nurturing, peaceful planet, found itself on a collision course with Earth, whose inhabitants had a dubious history of preaching peace yet living lives of war. History had once before shown that when worlds collide, the trauma of such a collision is forceful enough to cause a massive rip in the time/space continuum, throwing all things as we know it into uncharted territory. One effect of this rip is the potential for chaos, mayhem, and complete destruction. But, as fate would have it, Sonnymoon had written it quite differently.
As known on Sonnymoon, the people of Earth are able to vibrationally align with Sonnymoon through gradual contact. That which no longer serves the people will fall away, creating the Golden Age of being. This communion of vibrational frequency results in a vastly expanded collective consciousness. It is most easily achieved through the creation and sharing of music.
So as all planets do, Sonnymoon created the perfect beings to self-fulfill the prophecy. From the deepest depths of the sea they called forth an energy entity to be called Anna, comprised of feminine aspects: wisdom, water, land, emotion, passion, moonlight. From the core of the sun they called forth a polar energy to be named Dane, comprised of the masculine: intelligence, fire, wind, cognition, sunlight. Together they formed the perfect celestial balance of non-duality –embodying Sonnymoon itself. Anna and Dane soon set forth as journeymen, ambassadors of their world, and were given but one mission – find allies and prepare Earth for the energies of the coming planet, thereby averting catastrophe.
Upon first landing on Earth, they noticed the void was vast and deep. This would be no simple task. Dane quickly found that the music Earth most often communicated via airwaves was not indicative of the wants (or needs) of the people. Meanwhile, Anna was challenged to make sense of foreign concepts such as ignorance, mediocrity, and perhaps worst of all, suburbia. But they pressed on, creating music that undoubtedly expanded the minds of all that that were ready. And in due time, Sonnymoon found a powerful ally with the team at Plug Research.
Sonnymoon is part of the fertile ground by which the new and innovative springs forth. They are an army of the audible, a musical militia manned by two. There is no time to prepare sufficiently for their coming– they have already arrived and the mass-scale invasion is imminent. For those receptive to their transmission – prepare for your world to change.
Chill.
Been looking for this RANCE ALLEN album produced by THE MIZELL BROS for the longest..finally scored.
Unique74 Nightlife: EatDrinkListen MONDAYS | CHOICE TUESDAYS >ONYX LOUNGE DTLA
ONYX LOUNGE & Unique74 Presents…
EDL | EatDrinkListen | MONDAYS
THE sexiest venue, THE best variety in dining & drinks, THE best music, THE best ambience, THE ultimate lounge experience in DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES on a weekly MONDAY NITE..
Selections | Progressions | Moods>
A-Ski
Da’shon Is.
No Cover | Happy Hour All Nite | Tapas | Cuisine | 6p-Midnight
Onyx Lounge
118 W 5th St
Los Angeles, CA 90013
DTLA
No Cover
BOOTH/BIRTHDAYS > unique74events@gmail.com
====================================== the party continues on TUESDAY NITE….
CHOICE TUESDAYS | ONYX LOUNGE
The ultimate weekly after-work nightlife lounge excursion in Downtown LA with Dj’s:
A-SKI (Unique74, LA)
TAILWIND TURNER (Cherry Poppin’, NYC)
(+special guests TBA)
No Cover | Drink Specials (Happy Hour starts at 10pm) | Tapas | Cuisine | 7p-12a
Onyx Lounge
118 W 5th St
Los Angeles, CA 90013
DTLA
Birthdays/Booth Reservation>
unique74events@gmail.com
Unique74 Revisited: BOOMBOX LA
Big shout to the crew at BOOMBOX! Had to stop by and make a rare sighting for my good peoples: INKA ONE, DJ CENTER & GE-OLOGY last saturday!!! Super big shout to KERRY SAWYERS (MOVE ME PHOTOGRAPHY) 4 the fly pics!!




MORE PICS!!
http://movemephotography.com/2011/11/09/boombox-november-2011/#
Downtown Art Walk. CHOICE. ONYX LOUNGE. DTLA | this thursday
Just a tatse of 2moro nite at Art Walk DTLA…the CHOICE crew rings it in pure excellence at ONYX LOUNGE (5th/SPRING ..#Unique74 #DTLA
Join us 2moro

118 West 5th street, Los Angeles, CA 90013

w/Selector Da’shon Is. , Tailwind Turner & (yours truly) A-Ski
8pm til closing
Unique74 Presents..AMIR (Kon & Amir, WaxPoetics | NYC) + friends |10.2 | SUNDAY | BLU MONKEY LOUNGE >Hollywood | FREE
Music, Life & Atmosphere..
+very special guest selectors..
MONALISA (Footlong Development | Strictly Social | LA)
ASLOW ONE (BeatCanvas | Sarkus Crew | JAPAN)
DARIUS aka DAUS (Digital iv, So.F.T. ,Headspace | LA)
JAHKOVA (Fast Fwd, The Goods | LA)
K-SLY (LA)
SELECTOR da’shon is (9th Temple , SKF Lounge, EDL | EARTH)
TAILWIND TURNER (CHOICE Tuesdays, CHERRY POPPIN’ | NYC)
Hosted By
A-SKI (Unique74 , CHOICE Tuesdays | LA)
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The story of Kon and Amir begins in the record bins of Boston. A chance encounter at Biscuithead Records in 1996 would lead to one of the best-kept alliances in the beat digging world. Within a year of their meeting, the pair cut On Track Volume 1, the first in what would be a six part series of mix discs, infecting ears with seamless blends of unparalleled beats and breaks. Over a lifetime of collecting, they’ve unearthed records that define the word rare, pulling from the best in deep funk, soul, jazz, R&B, Latin, reggae, and of course, hip-hop. After the conclusion of the On Track series, the duo secured a five-record deal with BBE/Rapster, and have already released two entries the On Track companion series Off Track, with a third installment set for release in March 2010. No bin is too dirty for Kon and Amir; the DJs have scoured all manner of records spots in their day, braving seedy barrooms and rabid fanatics along the way. It’s all been a part of what is now a discography that goes eight albums deep, including The Kings of Diggin’ with their Japanese contemporary DJ Muro. Over the course of their twelve year career, Kon and Amir have gained legendary status oversees while achieving domestic recognition from some of the most beloved beat-diggers, DJs, and producers in the game. Lord Finesse has referred to the team as “two of the most extraordinary but underrated beat diggers in the game,” and turntable virtuoso A-Trak regards their compilations and mixtapes as underground DJ classics. Like the vinyl they collect, Kon and Amir are of a rare breed. They consistently shake up dancefloors the world over, and their popularity is so high that fans actually offer up their own dusty singles and LPs as a gift to these beloved collectors. Their working command of music history makes them breathing tomes of wax knowledge; to that effect, Shady Records, Dr. Dre, Pete Rock, Diamond D, and Capitol Records (to name but a few) have called upon their expertise. – www.bbemusic.com
“Since its inception in 2001, the bi-monthly Wax Poetics magazine has become a bible for seekers of rarefied grooves, message-laden hip-hop, and ephemera from bygone soul and funk eras. It is to publishing what Soul Jazz is to the crate-digging community–not just a distiller of the finest lost sounds in funk, reggae, and jazz but a griot-like teller of their histories. Last year, with the help of Amir Abdullah (of Kon and Amir fame), the magazine expanded to include a label of the same name…” – www.xlr8r.com
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($4 beer | $2 off all cocktails | drinks specials) + more TBA
two new beats/edits on SOUNDCLOUD!
I just added two new joints this week..check it out plus more!
SOUNDCLOUD:
http://soundcloud.com/unique74
Unique74 | SAVE THE DATE | LA >MARCH-APRIL
3/10/11-Writer’s Row (Artwalk Event)| w/ Dj A-Ski @HARLEM PLACE CAFE For the first time at the downtown Art Walk Writers have a place to be showcased! Join us at Harlem Place Cafe.
Enjoy listening to the Written Art. Featuring Writers of all genres. Stick around to meet the Writers.
Occurs each 2nd Thursday of the month, alongside the downtown Art Walk. Free event.
Open Mic portion open to all interested.
3/19/11- A Weekly Brunch Called… SATURDAYS w/ Dj’s A-Ski & TAILWIND TURNER | Special Guest Vocalist: ILHAME PARIS | @HARLEM PLACE CAFE More TBA
MORE TBA…PLEASE RSVP BIRTHDAYS + RESERVATIONS:
Unique74events@gmail.com
2.26 | SOUNDWAVES RADIO | in a UNIQUE way
Guess who’s coming to dinner at SOUNDWAVES RADIO this Saturday/Sunday Morning in a UNIQUE way…tune in to KPFK 90.7 FM Midnight to 2am w/ HOST: the deacon of speakin’ ABRAHAM BELTRAN & Ms. CECILIA | www.KPFK.org…
Unique74 . verses | “Time”
“TIME”
by Dj A-Ski
The sound of mechanical devices distract a sense of being. Truth is the essence of existence for it is a structure of the present moment. Like careless doves, we fall into the everglades of our ideal worlds laced with oblivion. Apathetic amputations sever mind states into propoganda which turns into a living B movie at which you become the star within a fantasy of followers.
Time..wait..Time…as you stand within this plastic puzzle, the abyss of societal traps captivate with masked attitudes. The intrusion of depth and soul divorces one from nature and within it lies a fool’s paradise. As the clock ticks the physical shell hinders the inner, while the sands of daily gracings become thinner.
visual: “altar” | THH70

“altar ©” (ode to DJ A-Ski) – 2009 | THH70
a big shout out to my good friend & visual artist THH70 who informed me that this piece was inspired by yours truly. I am truly humbled and amazed! Beautiful work!
Check out more from THH70:
www.thh70online.com
like glue | one 2 grow on
Those that understand, embrace and fully respect what you do will stick to you like glue…stay busy.
Its a new era…no room for error..Ciao!
Unique74: Summertime in NYC w/ A-Ski | mini doc pt1
This was filmed in NYC this past summer during a promotional tour for my release CHANGE THE MOOD (which will be available digitally in January). The reason why I have a towel because it was extremely hot the entire time that I was there..Enjoy!
CHOICE Tuesdays..MAW TRIBUTE + DA’SHON IS | HOLIDAY TOY DRIVE | 12.7
Unique74 & Tailwind Turner
Presents…
If you love music, if you love people, if you love atmosphere…if you like the ultimate after work lounge haven…the CHOICE is yours!!
This Week:
MAW TRIBUTE (Masters at Work) | 12.7
We are paying tribute to the legendary/innovative Dj/Production unit of LOUIE VEGA & KENNY DOPE whose career has spanned over 3 decades and still remain at the top of their field in Funk-Soul-Latin-Hip Hop-Rare Groove-Dance Music!! We will be playing an assortment of their remixes, rarities , productions + their influences such as HECTOR LAVOE, FANIA, QUINCY JONES, GEORGE BENSON, TODD TERRY, MANZEL, BT EXPRESS, just to name a few throughout the nite + other eclectic nite themes!
+special guest Film maker/Dj> DA’SHON IS (9th Temple, Sexual Kung Fu)
We are also holding our CHOICE HOLIDAY TOY DRIVE for the CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL this week!! http://www.chla.org/site/c.ipINKTOAJsG/b.3761741/k.A009/Donate_Toys.htm
Please bring an unwrapped toy and help bring a lot of smiles on some faces for the holidays!! Please Support!!!
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+HAPPY HOUR!! 6pm-8pm | Complimentary Appetizer
+10% discount for patrons with DTLA residency card on first drink after 8pm!
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Spinning eclectic CHOICE selections
dj’s/
TAILWIND TURNER
A-SKI
21+ | No Cover w/ RSVP
6p-2a
The Falls Lounge
626 S. Spring | Downtown LA
Birthdays | Booth Reservations | Special Events | Holiday Parties >
Please Contact Tiffany: unique74events@gmail.com
CHOICE Tuesdays | DRACK MUSE + BRUCE HATHCOCK + SAGITTARIUS B’DAY BASH!!! | 11.30
Unique74, Extra Mild Sauce & Tailwind Turner
Presents…
CHOICE Tuesdays | DRACK MUSE + BRUCE HATHCOCK + SAGITTARIUS B’DAY BASH!!! | 11.30
………weekly after-work excursion
social + nightlife + atmosphere
CHOICE | The Sagittarius Edition:
we are celebrating the birthdays of DRACK MUSE + PALOMA BAILLIE + more fly Sagittarian babies!!
Special Guest DJ:
EXTRA MILD SAUCE’s own DRACK MUSE (http://www.extramildsauce.com/)
+ a special midnite performance by: BRUCE HATHCOCK (http://www.brucehathcock.com/)
+ we are extending our HOLIDAY FOOD DRIVE in conjunction with http://www.lafoodbank.org/ PLEASE bring a non perishable item such as canned goods, dried foods, socks, toothpaste,etc Lets help make the holidays and everyday a brighter one for those who are rebuilding their lives.
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+HAPPY HOUR!! 6pm-8pm | Complimentary Appetizer
+10% discount for patrons with DTLA residency card on first drink after 8pm!
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Spinning eclectic CHOICE selections
dj’s/
TAILWIND TURNER
A-SKI
21+ | No Cover
6p-2a
The Falls Lounge
626 S. Spring | Downtown LA
Birthdays | Booth Reservations | Special Events | Holiday Parties >
Please Contact Tiffany: unique74events@gmail.com
CHOICE Tuesdays | TAKASHI MASUDA (KAPSOUL) + HOLIDAY FOOD DRIVE | 11.23
Unique74 & Tailwind Turner
Presents…
CHOICE Tuesdays | TAKASHI MASUDA (KAPSOUL) + HOLIDAY FOOD DRIVE | 11.23
……weekly after-work excursion
social + nightlife + atmosphere
Special Guest DJ:
TAKASHI MASUDA (www.kapsoul.com)
+ we are holding our HOLIDAY FOOD DRIVE in conjunction with http://www.lafoodbank.org/ Please bring a non perishable item such as canned goods, dried foods, socks, toothpaste,etc Lets help make the holidays and everyday a brighter one for those who are rebuilding their lives.
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+HAPPY HOUR!! 6pm-8pm | Complimentary Appetizers
+10% discount for patrons with DTLA residency card on first drink after 8pm!
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Spinning eclectic CHOICE selections
dj’s/
LOTUSPETAL
TAILWIND TURNER
A-SKI
21+ | No Cover
6p-2a
The Falls Lounge
626 S. Spring | Downtown LA
Birthdays | Booth Reservations | Special Events | Holiday Office/Corporate Parties >
Please Contact Tiffany: unique74events@gmail.com
SAVE THE DATE |
11.30 CHOICE presents BRUCE HATHCOCK + SAGITTARUS B’DAY BASH w/ special guest dj: DRACK MUSE (EXTRA MILD SAUCE)
Unique74 | Ski Plays It Cool | Top 10 | November
Unique74 | Ski Plays It Cool | Top 10 | November
1. Direct Soul | Erik Rico/Marc Mac
2. Show Business | Gil Scot Heron
3. Center’s Groove | Dj Center
4. Spinning Around | Paola Jean
5. Serenity | The Soul Jazz Orchestra
6. We Need Liberation | James Brown
7. Michael Henderson | Riding
8. Minnie | Miles Davis
9. Our Love Is Easy | Melody Gardot
10. Fight Back | Solomon Burke
BOUNS PICKS | FREE D-LOADS
http://rapidshare.com/#!download|942tg|428603901|thenewmovement.zip|87104
Dj Ian Head | Jazz Pianos | Mix Tape Feature

http://everydaybeats.net/mixtapes/november_10_djianhead.mp3
Unique74 & Tailwind Turner
Presents…
CHOICE Tuesdays | MICHELLE SHAPROW LISTENING PARTY + HOLIDAY FOOD DRIVE | 11.16
weekly after-work excursion
social + nightlife + atmosphere.
a very special listening party + guest performance by the lovely & vivacious
MICHELLE SHAPROW
http://www.michelleshaprow.com/
She will be performing a sneak preview of her upcoming release EXCLUSIVELY at CHOICE!!!
Performance at 9pm!!!
+ we are holding our HOLIDAY FOOD DRIVE in conjunction with http://www.lafoodbank.org/ Please bring a non perishable item such as canned goods, dried foods, socks, toothpaste,etc Lets help make the holidays and everyday a brighter one for those who are rebuilding their lives.
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+HAPPY HOUR!! 6pm-8pm
+10% discount for patrons with DTLA residency card on first drink after 8pm!
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Spinning eclectic CHOICE selections
dj’s/
A-SKI
TAILWIND TURNER
LOTUSPETAL
Tapas | Drink Specials | Social
21+ | No Cover
6p-2a
The Falls Lounge
626 S. Spring | Downtown LA
Birthdays | Booth Reservations | Special Events > unique74events@gmail.com
Unique74 Update: Jazz Tonic , Digital Release + CHOICE
Due to various time constraints. I am no longer part of the JAZZTONIC weekly event. As a co founder, it was fun creating ideas & concepts in addition to personally hand picking many of the acts & talent that graced the event while lending their support, love and time. More importantly, having the opportunity to work w/ a great supporting cast. We o/b/o Unique74 wish the event continued success and creativity.
One Love,
A-Ski
On a sidenote…stay tuned for CHOICE…10/26…in a very Unique way..Also , the debut of my full length release is coming together as well the official digi-release..look out for “CHANGE THE MOOD” in early to late November!
+ dont forget to check out my weekly morning installment “HALFTIME” Every Friday: www.djaski.podomatic.com
The Journey Towards Good Health
As many of you may remember in the previous blog I posted a couple of years ago, I declared a healthier direction in my dietary lifestyle. With that being said, I would be lying to you if I said that it was a smooth transition. During the course of transition, I fell off the wagon (if you will) while engaging in the same late nite eating habits that one picks up as an artist that works primarily at nite. There was a phase where I “wilded out” and statred eating plenty of red meat in all forms + poultry, somehow I did not engage in fast food as much during my transitional phase. About six month’s ago or more, my companion introduced me to the concept of dried foods, juices + flaxseed chips,etc. I gave it try and actually liked it, slowly I began to move away from turkey, chicken & beef (plus I saw a documentary called “Mad Cowbow”, heavy business in every sense of the term).
As a result, I have become vegetarian and no longer eat anything that has to suffer for my personal pleasure. Furthermore, I also began to witness many elders, entertainers & loved ones become victim to cancer, heart disease & diabtetes which was an indicator for me to swtich up the pace in my diet. Now dont get it twisted, I still make an occasional run to Mickey D’s for my large fries & 2 for 1 apple pie (I dont trust the oil..yet they claim its non fat vegetable oil). I am proud “Starchetarian”. ha!
To say the least, I am a beast in the kitchen (I learned from the best…Thank You Mom & Grandma!) You can eat dishes that will fill you up without the desire of heavy consumption. Here is a dish that I made with two pieces of blackend shark fish, grilled onions with olive oil (the key element for flavor is letting the onions simmer). Good health is the recipe to long wealth. If you eat right, you will live right. Stay inspired!
Unique74 presents A-Ski @ Kung Pao Kitty | Hollywood | 10.16 | Sat
Unique74 presents an evening of
MUSIC | LIFE | ATMOSPHERE
w/
A-SKI
10.16 | SATURDAY
an assortment of eclectic blends + other nightlife signatures.
Various styles of Asian Cuisine + Vegetarian friendly dishes, great draught beers and signature cocktails + drink specials.
6445 Hollywood Blvd. at Wilcox.
Validated Parking in the lot behind the Pacific Theatre + Street Parking
21+ :: NO COVER:: 9a-2a
Booth | Birthday Reservations:
unique74events@gmail.com





























