Last week I hit up DJ/Promoter Jasefrmoutrspace to ask him a few questions about his upcoming party on Saturday, futurejams & who does his always awesome flyers that I see around.  His interview is below…

♥How did Saturdays VS. party come about?

It started a month back after my trip to NY.  I was catching up with my friend Jacques Renault after seeing both him and Justin play.  After the party the three of us were talking about The Chase and Justin asked me when I was going to bring him out.  I’ve worked with Justin briefly before when I brought out Jacques.  In addition to NY, I’ve also seen Justin play in LA and have heard a few of his mixes, which I really like.  I thought that it would be great to have him play The Chase, and next thing you know, I’m back in LA planning the party.

So to make the party complete, since I had two rooms, I wanted to have Blackdisco host the upstairs.  I’m a big fan of the Blackdisco parties and I’ve been thinking of working with Kevin from Blackdisco for a while.  So I thought that this would be a good opportunity to work with some good friends and have a great party!

♥Who does the flyers/design for your nights?

One of my best friends, Jay.  He’s a talented graphic designer and artist, who heads up the art direction for The Chase flyers. Sometimes we brainstorm on ideas, and I can always trust that he will take my abstract concepts to another level.  He puts in a lot of time into the design of the flyers to give the people something fresh that you don’t always see these days.  Jay does all my graphics, he’s great to work with, and I love his artistic expression.

This party was a special edition with Blackdisco.  Kevin wanted to design the flyers, so we went with it, and the came out cool.

♥Any future parties you’re excited about?

I’m excited about all of them.  I get to bring my dj friends from around the world to play for me and share their music with everyone out there.

And since you asked, up next, I have Brennan Green coming out to play a private birthday party for myself that I’m really looking forward to.  Also, I’m excited to have the talented Woolfy play The Chase on July 4th, at The Mountain Bar.

Besides my monthly in Chinatown, I started a residency at the Avalon where I get the opportunity to feature some of my favorite djs.  I have Jacques Renault down for early August, and some other big names in the works for the end of summer that I won’t say too much about now.  There will be more info on my myspace page coming soon.

The Chase Vol.1 <=Download this mix

Glossy – Last Night
Den Hann – Night Shift
Hverfisgotu Disco – Forever (Dagur Nilsson Re-Edit)
Gay Marvine – I Who Have Nothing (Re-Edit)
Patrick Cowley – Menergy
Kebekelektrik – War Dance (Special Greg Wilson Re-Edit)
L.E.B Harmony – Feeling Love
Giorgio Moroder – Chase
Donna Summer – I Feel Love (Patrick Cowley Megamix)

You can experience The Chase this Saturday @ The Mountain Bar this SATURDAY // CHINATOWN + Go to Jason’s myspace for more info about his parties & beyond…

COMMENT

♥What was the spark that initiated this book?

I had always really loved punk and reggae, free and alternative music, and I was a music writer and DJ of a punky reggae / experimental radio show called the Pogo Sessions (now Paranoimia) so it was natural for me to fall in love with The Slits and want to write about them and push them wherever I could.

But specifically, it was when I heard their cover version of Marvin Gaye’s ‘I Heard It Through The Grapevine’ that I became really interested in them and their process.

They’d been written off as crazy girl punks, which they were too of course, but there was much more to them than that, as artists and as people, and I wanted to learn more. I was amazed when I realised no one had written a book about them, so after a while, I decided it might actually be a mission for me! Luckily the rest of The Slits and their comrades agreed, and Ari in particular has often rightly said that The Slits have always been swept under the carpet, and this is an opportunity to hopefully change that in some way.

But I also feel that it’s vital to draw attention to this group and what they did not simply because they absolutely deserve this tribute, but also for the sake of not just women but artists who are going their own way – I found learning about them wholly inspiring and motivating, and I hope the book will serve to spread this effect to others.

My idea was to particularly celebrate ‘Cut’, their seminal 1979 album which was so important and still sounds timeless, witty, original and exciting, and the book, which comes out this summer, will coincide with the 30-year anniversary of the album’s release. It also coincides with their then label Island Records’ 50-year anniversary too! So this is an important year all round.

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