Based in London, Trevor Jackson founded the label Output Recordings in 1996, which introduced the world to such genre defying and inventive bands and acts as LCD Soundsystem, the Rapture, Four Tet and his own project Playgroup which helped create the blueprint for present day electro.

Over the ten years that Output was in existence, Trevor helped put out no less than 100 records and the label is considered to be one of the biggest influences and driving forces behind the sound of the modern dancefloor. His DJ mix for the series DJ Kicks, is much like his own approach to making music and remixing: an eclectic mash of sounds that traverse the sonic spectrum. He is also a prolific remixer having started reworking tracks as early as 1991 for the likes of Massive Attack and U2 under the name Underdog.

Other than having such a profound influence on present day dance music with his labels output (excuse the pun), his own productions, remixes and DJ sets, Trevor is also an amazing designer, having designed and created the artwork for many of the artists released through Output. His visual art career dates back to the early 90’s with his company, Bite It!, designing record covers for acts such as the Stereo MC’s, the Jungle Brothers and Todd Terry.

Read all about the South African shows after the jump!

The event in Cape Town will celebrate the talents of Trevor Jackson through the best way possible, a straight up 2 hour DJ set of his best!

Flanked by some of SA’s top electronic music talent over 2 floors, spanning Electro, House, Indie Remix, Minimal, Beats, Funk & Soul..and a whole lot in between, the evening promises to deliver nothing but the best upfront dance music!

Trevor jackson at the assembly, presented by SSHADOWORKSS, on fri the 3rd of july Supported by:

• Klinikal
• Richard The Third
• Dogstarr Vs Ivan
• Sibot
• Grave Danger
• Remy Gold & White Nite
• Thibo Tazz
• Soul Revolution
• Helmut J

Venue: The Assembly, 61 Harrington Street
Price: R50 @ Door
Information: info@sshadoworkss.co.za
Facebook event here

Trevor jackson at the woods, presented by toy toy, on sat the 4th of july Supported by:

• Desmond & the Tutu’s (Live)
• Digital Rockit (Dogstarr // Fabio // G-Force)
• King of Town
• Ivan (Killer Robot)
• Chinxxx & G-FORCE (Visuals)

Venue: Loaded (Behind Carfax)
Price: R100 @ Door
Information: toytoy@digitalrockit.com
Facebook event here

For more details on Trevor Jackson, Playgroup and the tour, check out these links:

http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com
http://www.trevor-jackson.com
http://www.myspace.com/playgroup
http://sshadoworkss.co.za

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Where: The Woods, 66 Carr Street, Newtown, Johannesburg
Cost: Free!

Hello…

We’re sure by now, people have wished you happy New Year, Christmas, Festive Season, Bat Mitzvah and Ethiopian New Year. So we’ll skip the formalities. In fact, we just wanted to share a thought with you. It’s one we came up with while watching Mr Bones II. It went something like this:

What if…. no no WHAT IF, we decided to… you know..
*blush* nooooo I can’t say it

…bring… um… *more blushing*

briiiing *giggles*

d…d… Desmond and the Tutus to the WOODS?!!?

“It’s very much overdue!” we said.
“But what if we have a riot on our hands?!” we contemplated

and then we were like, ahh fuck it, lets do it.

Saturday 31 Jan
The First Pixel Pop of the year.

Sassquatch vs. Mark Latilla

Desmond and the Tutus

Richard the Third

Chinxxx

Be there…

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So we headed out to the Go-Go Bar last night to catch Mtkidu, Jacob Israel, Richard the Third whilst watching CHINXXX do some visuals… Go-Go bar is a pretty interesting venue, taking kitch decor to a new level. Richard The Third set the mood with a grooving set while more and more people started to arrive. Mtkidu then took to the ’stage’ and banged out a whole bunch of new tracks, some classic glitch Mtkidu and some a danceable take on the crazy Mtkidu beats we have come to love! Next up was Richard The Third, playing tracks off of his debut album, Third World From The Sun… I love the album so it was great to see him playing it live off of samplers. Sadly, after Richard was done, the party thinned out considerably and Jacob Israel was met with only a few spectators…

All in all, a great line up, in an odd venue turned out to be an awesome night, and not what I had expected at all! Check out some photo’s in our Gallery, and be sure to catch the rest of Mtkidu’s tour (More tour details here)!

^5!

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Where: The Go-Go Bar, Cnr Bree & Henry Nxumalo streets, JHB

The second show of Mtkidu’s South African tour… playing alongside them will be Jacob Israel, Richard The Third, VJ CHINXXX!

Mad, rad, eXtreme electro!

Check out the Facebook event here!

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So Mtkidu are hitting the streets this December to tour the country and show you what they’re made of! Joining them on the tour are electrotrash favourites Jacob Israel and Richard The Third!

The tour will consist of four shows:

• 2nd December @ Tings ‘n Times (Pretoria) – Mtkidu, Jacob Israel, Richard The Third, MR kNOWBODY, VJ CHINXXX
• 6th December @ The Go-Go Bar (Johannesburg) – Mtkidu, Jacob Israel, Richard The Third, VJ CHINXXX
• 19 December @ Evol (Cape Town) – Mtkidu, Jacob Israel, Richard The Third, DJ Lapse
• 23 December @ The Waiting Room (Cape Town) – Mtkidu, Jacob Israel, Richard The Third, DJ Lapse

We have plenty of downloads available of these fine fellows in our Downloads section (Download Quicklinks: Mtkidu, Jacob Israel, Richard The Third, DJ Lapse)! Read more about them in our Artist section (Artist Info Quicklinks: Mtkidu, Jacob Israel, Richard The Third, DJ Lapse)

Keep tabs on Mtkidu’s Facebook page for more details!

See you there!
^5!

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Where: The Woods (Old Fuel Cafe), 66 Car Street, Newtown, JHB
Cost: FREE!

The Woods poses a question: What is the best idea since Penicillin, sliced bread and cellular communications combined?

Thats Right.

You guessed it.

It’s a Pixel Pop day party!! – Pixel Pop in the sun!

We’ve put a crack team of dubious folk together to plan an exceedingly exciting day trip to The Woods! Starting at 2pm, a free cocktail will await the first fortunate 50 who join us on this adventure of epic proportions! Of course we have organized only the most entertaining outdoorsmen to keep you dancing in the woods all day and all night…

2-3 Young Smuts
3-5 Commodore 64
5-7 The Klassakist
7-9 Sassquatch
9-10 Model C
10-12 Marc Latilla
12-2 Mankazam vs King of Town

VJ: Chinxxx

Once again – There is no cover in The Woods, provided you are wearing 2 tone khaki (otherwise it’s R100)
KIDDING! No cover, all day! See you there!

There is no Cover in the Woods.
ROAR
Dress Code: Make an effort!
No Jock Attire, No Popped Collars.

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Where: The Woods (Old Fuel Cafe), 66 Carr Street, Newtown, JHB
Cost: Free!

Pixel Pop marks the evolution of Joburg party culture as every Saturday the city’s newest venue is invaded by a small hoard of handpicked dancefloor rockers. From the freshest up and coming DJs to the god fathers of the scene, every Saturday’s entertainment will also be bolstered with a set of visual wizardy from a guest VJ.

This is. The chaos that shall be every Saturday night in the woods.

This week:
Commodore 64
Sassquatch
Richard the Third

VJ: Chinxxx

Expect stomper sets in the future from these resident DJs:
Easy Tiger
King of Town
Data Takashi
Double Adapter
Sassquatch
Richard the Third
Mankazam
and these VJs:
Flikerr
Chinxx
Sassquatch
and more to be confirmed!

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