GUEST MIX # 18
THE FUNK AMIGOS
26TH DECEMBER 2020
BRIGHTON, UK
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FOR OUR 18TH DISCOGRAPHY LESSON, WE HAVE SOMETHING A LITTLE SPECIAL FOR YOU ALL...
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FRESH FROM THEIR EPIC 12 HOUR LIVE STREAM FUNDRAISER IN BRIGHTON, SUPPORTING THE BEATS2BEAT HOMELESSNESS CHARITY, WE PROUDLY PRESENT THE FUNK AMIGOS & THEIR BOXING DAY BOOGIE!
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"THE ONE THING THAT CAN SOLVE MOST OF OUR PROBLEMS IS DANCING." - JAMES BROWN
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WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF THE FUNK AMIGOS, A COLLECTIVE OF BRIGHTON BASED DJS, PRODUCERS & MUSICIANS WITH A SHARED LOVE OF THE GROOVE. FORMED ONLY A FEW MONTHS AGO DURING THESE DIFFICULT TIMES, THE AMIGOS IS AN ECLECTIC TEAM WHO JOINED TOGETHER TO BRING THE BOOGIE, HELP PUT SMILES ON FACES & SAY A BIG FUNK THE VIRUS!!
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CONSISTING OF FIVE FUNK-FILLED BROTHERS (SEE BIOS BELOW), THE AMIGOS HOST PARTIES IN BRIGHTON ONLY TO HAVE THE SECOND LOCKDOWN CURTAIL MANY PLANNED IN NOVEMBER…HOWEVER DISCO DOESN’T STOP & THE PARTY WILL BE BACK!! EACH AMIGO HAS A RADIO SHOW THROUGH WHICH WE FILL THE AIRWAVES WITH THE FULL RANGE OF OUR MUSICAL GENRES, KEEPING HEADS NODDING & FEET TAPPING… & THERE’S NO BETTER WAY TO SPREAD THE LOVE THAN COLLABORATING WITH THE DISCOGRAPHY LESSONS
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MEET THE AMIGOS - THE JUKE
WHEN NOT RUNNING HIS MUSIC ACADEMY, PETE COULD BE FOUND SUPPORTING FATBOY SLIM AT GIGS IN BRIGHTON, LONDON & IBIZA, PLUS OTHER PARTIES FROM TRIBAL GATHERING IN LONDON TO A TOUR OF INDIA. AN ACCOMPLISHED MUSICIAN & PRODUCER (WHICH IS HELPFUL AS HE RUNS A MUSIC ACADEMY) PETE PLAYS BASS FOR MANY ARTISTS INCLUDING THE RECENT DUB PISTOLS' TOUR. KEEN TO PROMOTE MUSICAL TALENT, PETE INVITES LISTENERS TO SEND IN THEIR OWN PRODUCTIONS TO PLAY ON HIS CODESHOW.FM SHOW BETWEEN 4PM -6PM EVERY TUESDAY
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MEET THE AMIGOS - SUPPORT THE GROOVE WITH HODGE & FLUDE
BORN IN 2017 DJ'D AT MANY PARTIES ALONG THE SOUTH COAST, INCLUDING BRIGHTON PRIDE IN 2019. TOGETHER, THEY COMBINE FUNKY BEATS WITH LIVE PERCUSSION & HOST THEIR CODESOUTH.FM SHOW EVERY WEDNESDAY FROM 10AM-12PM. HODGE ALSO WORKS WITH DISCO BEHEMOTH MIDNIGHT RIOT RECORDS & HAS PRODUCED SEVERAL PROMO VIDEOS FOR ARTISTS INCLUDING YAM WHO? MARK BRICKMAN, JET BOOT JACK & RISK ASSESSMENT.
PRIOR TO JOINING FORCES, HODGE HAS PLAYED AT GLASTONBURY PLUS CLUBS IN HAMBURG & BASEL. ASIDE FROM DJING, ACCOMPLISHED PERCUSSIONIST FLUDE HAS SUPPORTED MANY DJS & BANDS ACROSS A RANGE OF MUSICAL GENRES.
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MEET THE AMIGOS - STAN BOOGIE
STAN BOOGIE IS A BIG DISCO & HOUSE JUNKIE, WORKING HIS WAY INTO THE DISCO SCENE WITH HIS BIG MIXES, REWORKED EDITS & ORIGINAL PRODUCTIONS. 2020 HAS SEEN STAN RELEASE SOME DISCO BELTERS ON BELOW THE BELT RECORDS & SYNC RECORDS. BRIGHTON BORN & BRED MR. BOOGIE LOVES OLD & NEW DISCO RECORDS, ALWAYS ON THE LOOK FOR NEW BITS FOR HIS WEEKLY SHOW ON CODESOUTH.FM, EVERY SUNDAY FROM 12PM - 2PM. THE SHOW BRINGS NEW & OLD SCHOOL TOGETHER WITH A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT STYLES & GENRES RANGING FROM SOUL TO HOUSE STYLE BEATS.
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MEET THE AMIGOS - MAISON DE HOUSE JIMMY B
JIMMY B CAN BE HEARD PLAYING THE FINEST DEEP &’ FUNKY HOUSE ALONG WITH GUEST MIXES FROM ARTISTS AROUND THE GLOBE ON HIS DECADANCE RADIO SHOW, EVERY SATURDAY FROM 12PM - 2PM. A TRUE LOVER OF ALL THINGS GROOVY, JIMMY HAS ALSO PROVIDED THE BOOGIE AT CLOCKWORK ORANGE EVENTS.
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WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS DISCOGRAPHY LESSON AS MUCH AS WE DO :)
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