Q-TIP... PRAISE GOD FOR THE RENAISSANCE

I'm so happy with this album. It's on constant loop in the dash right now. If you haven't got it, GO GET IT.

Right now, enjoy this vid...


Q-Tip - "Renaissance Rap" from Three/21 Films on Vimeo.

DJ TONY J. SPINNING LIVE SET ON WWW.BONGOLOUNGE.COM

HEY EVERYONE! I will be spinning a live set on www.bongolounge.com Tomorrow night!

THIS IS AN ONLINE RADIO STATION SO YOU CAN LISTEN ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD!

When: Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Where: Bongo Lounge (www.bongolounge.com)
Time: 8p-10p

Log on and tune in and check out some great music! They do a live stream and a webcam stream as well. You can also get in the chat and talk to us in the studio!!!

Enjoy my mix and we'll see ya tomorrow night in THE BONGO LOUNGE!!!!

MY VOMIT DRAFT

I had posted this over on my Tony J. The Screenwriter Blog, but I just have to spread the word!!!!

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I've done it! Today I completed the First Draft (or Vomit Draft) of "Club Love"!

I am so damn happy and proud of myself right now.

This story has been over 12 years in the making and now it is finally a reality for me!

There was a lot of inspiration when I had joined Triggerstreet.com. Great folks over there, lots of great information and stories from the battlefield!

I also think that ready Save The Cat was a great help. It really gave me a fresh perspective on my writing.

I can finally say, "I have written Club Love" instead of "I'm going to write Club Love".

Wow.

BTW, I am still trying to figure out what to do next. Some people say you should sit on it a while and then head back for the re-write. Some say just keep going and get right into it.

My first priority will be to print it and read it through. I love the feeling of holding it in my hands as opposed to reading the .pdf document on my computer screen.

Then... I'll decide.

I know that I have a few great books on the re-write process, so I'll probably dig into those a bit before deciding as well.

I'm right in the middle of McKee's "Story", which I really got into after the first chapter or so. I know that I want to complete this book before I do anything as well. Great information in there!

Ok, that's all for now!

NEW DJ TONY J. QUIK MIX!

YO! I just put up a new Quik Mix on www.djtonyj.com

I invite you all to check it out. If you're on MySpace, you're gonna want to add this one to your profile.

Songs in the mix... well, you'll just have to listen to find out! I guarantee they're bangers.

Thanks to everyone for checking out all my mixes and downloading them!

JANKY-ASS HOLLYWOOD PROMOTERS

Seriously, how can someone be a promoter and be broke? If a promoter cannot pay-out the people that they hire that night, there is something economically wrong with their situation. Trying to floss like they are high-rollers but in all seriousness, they are some broke ass jokes that don't make any money at promoting. The folks that run THIS SO-CALLED PROMOTIONS COMPANY are just that. They couldn't hit off a $300 payment at the end of the night. How sad is that. They couldn't get enough business to make $300? And even so, they didn't have $300 in their wallet to pay-out someone? Seriously sad.

I'm an old cat with a new bat, don't forget it. I've been doing the Hollywood club scene for MANY years now. People like this, I've seen them come and go. Like these clowns... they don't realize that they'll be out of business in a year, broke ... and I'll still be in the Hollywood scene. Makin' my money with business people that also make money. Teemaree said it best, "How can I do business with someone that doesn't have any money?"

It's bad business and it shows no character for people to say something - make a verbal contract even - and not uphold their word. In the REAL WORLD, there is no such thing as "I'll pay you tomorrow". The only circumstance that would have me accept this sort of deal is if it was a good friend of mine that I have known for a while. Someone I trust.

The night that these guys couldn't pay-out, some crazy dude who kept calling me "pimp", seriously put himself into a bad situation. He just doesn't get it... and that's fine. Like I said, he'll be back to his 9-5 within the year and I'll still be in the scene makin' my money.

I actually feel really bad for these people. But at the same time, your character really shows a lot and determines how things will play out.

God is watchin' People should remember that!

ADAA!

Watch and Learn...

"GLOW" 2008 - SANTA MONICA, CA

Had the pleasure of attending the first "GLOW", which was a huge FREE party that was held at the Santa Monica Pier and surrounding beach area. It was a cool night out there with the fam bam. Thousands of people. Cool vibe. For the first one, it was good. I'm sure they will get the kinks worked out for next year!

Enjoy the photos:

VIDEO FROM CARIBBEAN PRINCESS

Peep this! I had 'em rockin' to some electronic music. This video actually has me doing a mix as well.

DJ TONY J. @ PUMA (TOPANGA)

Had the opportunity to spin again at the PUMA store at the Topanga Mall. Good times were had. Got to see some family and friends that came by and also met a lot of really cool peops that visited the store.

BACK IN L.A.

Well, I made it back, nice and safe! 18 straight days DJing on the Caribbean Princess!

What an adventure. I'm glad that you were all able to follow along with me to some extent through this BLOG. I have a few videos that I still need to post and put up, so look out for those!!!!

It was a great trip coming back into L.A. Got a little bit of sleep, but for the most part just listened to music and watched some of the programming they had on the TV. Cool CBS shows actually, so it was o.k.

My last pic of the ship:


My bags... did I come back with what I left with?


The view from my window seat wasn't too shabby, just over the wing, that's all:

Tired:


As we flew over LA, the lady next to me asked if there were fires going on... I sadly had to tell her, "It usually looks like this during summer"



MY FAMILY WAS IN FULL EFFECT TO PICK ME UP!!!


GOT HOME AND WAS SO SURPRISED!!!


THEN WE HAD SOME GOOD ASS EATS FROM THE BEST FAST-FOOD ON THE PLANET!!!



Thanks to everyone that I met out there on the ship, passengers and crew. It was a great time and I look forward to spinning again for Princess Cruise Lines!

Big Ups to DJ Zap (Alex), Brian, Darwin, Alex (Bar Crew)!!!!

LOOK FOR MORE VIDEO TO BE POSTED SOON HERE...

AND PICTURES, CLICK HERE FOR THE PHOTO GALLERY

LATE TO BERMUDA!

Wanted to give a quick update...

I guess something happened to one of the engines on the ship, so we're crusing along a bit slower than intended. We're getting into Bermuda a bit late and leaving slightly earlier so that we can make it back to NYC by Tuesday morning.

I only hope to make it to the beach in Bermuda and swim in the ocean there! Wish me luck!

Tonight at Skywalker's was jumpin'! I had the floor packed the entire night from 11:30p to 3:15a! Played all types of music and really got into a zone. Special Thanks goes out to my muse, she knows who she is ;-)

I even got through a page worth of crazy requests!!!!

Two more nights then back to L.A.

Ok, off to bed now... it is almost 5am!!!!!

ST. THOMAS, USVI

Last night at Skywalker's Nightclub was a little quiet. More than likely because people were tired from their day in San Juan and this morning, we got into St. Thomas at 7am!

Really tired today, so I'm planning on going back and sleeping until I have to work again tonight.

Right now, I'm sitting in a cool little coffee/food shop right off the ship having a turkey sandwich and some iced tea.




This is my view from where I'm sitting:


Hoping to iChat with Tee again, but with the time difference, I just don't know if we'll link up! I have to be back on the ship by 2:00p, so that's only an hour away from now!!!!

The weather is awesome here. Tropical as can be. Feels about 82 degrees with a nice breeze and party cloudy. It's even drizzling every few minutes! Reminds me of Hawaii and my honeymoon! Love it, love it.

Again, hanging out with DJ Zap from the ship. Good times, good conversations with a fellow DJ. He's from Ottawa, Canada, so it's great to hear about his stomping grounds and exciting to tell him about mine.


Off to Bermuda next. Not sure if I'm going to have interwebs over there, so I may not be able to update until I return!!!!!

I uploaded a few new pictures from yesterday's stop in San Juan as well. Some night shots of the ship and a couple shots from the entrance to Skywalker's Nightclub, so GO CHECK THEM OUT CLICK HERE!

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO

In San Juan, Puerto Rico again today. Hanging out with DJ Zap (also a DJ from the ship). Went to Starbucks, got me a coffee frap with whip (yummy). Hooked up wi-fi there, which was FREE by the way... I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE STATES ARE SO HUNG UP ON CHARGING EVERYONE FOR FRIGGIN' WI-FI! We need to loosen up over there! Didn't have power there, so once Zap's computer went dead, we packed up and headed to a cool little spot called Cafe Berlin. They actually give you the password for their wi-fi!!! Amazing! Good food also!

Got to iChat with Teemaree for a while and that WAS DOPE!!!

Heading back soon to the ship to get some sleep and then get back to work tonight. Rocked the club last night and hoping for the same tonight!

Me in San Juan today:


CAFE BERLIN


AND OF COURSE, DYNAMITE JIVE IS ALWAYS REPRESENTIN' WORLDWIDE:

VLOG-NATION CONTINUES

TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 2008

New VLOGs

Here's a few vids that I haven't had a chance to upload until now:

Thursday, June 19, 2008



Saturday, June 21, 2008



NYC Sail Away, Sunday, June 22, 2008



First Night @ Skywalker's on the 2nd Trip



Monday, June 23, 2008

UPDATE FROM GRAND TURK

What's good people. I'm in Grand Turk today. I have been trying to upload a few videos, but I'm having problems with that, so it doesn't look like I'll get them up until I get into San Juan tomorrow. I'm thinking I have to make the files smaller. I'll figure it out!

It was a rough night on the high seas. We hit some crazy weather and the ship was on major rock&roll mode. Put it this way, I had to work on keeping my footing while spinning last night! And there weren't many people dancing because people kept almost falling!

It was an early night, which I was happy for because I'm not feeling very well and I wanted to get some sleep! More than likely going to hit up the Dr. on the ship and get some sort of antibiotics or something. Too much smoke in the club every night and now it's gone from my chest to my sinuses!!! Damnit!!!!

It's a breezy day here in Grand Turk. The power keeps going out at the shops, but it comes back on pretty quickly. I had a smoothie at this shop called "Froots" and sat online there for a while and downloaded a few songs that they need on the ship for a wedding that's coming up.

Went to Margaritaville here and picked up a cool magnet for the fridge at home. They have a pool there and a DJ who was playing games with all the people there. It was good times. I took some pics that I will upload at my next stop.

Speaking of pictures. I have uploaded a grip of new pics for you to check out, so please go to the photogallery and enjoy: CLICK HERE

Here I am chilling online and typing out this BLOG


I was hoping to iChat with my baby Teemaree today, but she was hustling and bustling, so our video conference will have to wait another day. Man, do I miss her and the kids.

Aight, that's it for now. See ya in San Juan!

JUST SAILED OUT FOR ROUND 2!

I wanted to do a quick entry via my iPhone while I still have reception!

Just left New York. Didnt have a chance to upload any videos or pictures because I had to DJ a wedding onboard the ship today!

Two days at sea and then Grand Turk! I will be uploading lots of pictures and videos for y'all to check out.

DYNAMITE JIVE IS HEARD IN PUERTO RICO!

Came across a music shop. Dude was bumpin' Reggaeton, but I figured I gotta slide him some BAGADOPE and tell him to hand that sh*t out to the peops of Puerto Rico!


Dude that was running the shop didn't seem too into it. But he was a nice guy and who knows, maybe he'll get it into the hands of some Hip Hop heads out there!

DYNAMITE JIVE REPPIN' ALL AROUND THE WORLD Y'ALL!

On the streets of San Juan, Puerto Rico

FIRST NIGHT @ SKYWALKER'S VIDEO

Here's a quickie vid from the first night up at the club.



Since this night, I have been playing the "Classic Rock" set EVERY SINGLE NIGHT! "Don't Stop Believing", "Living on a Prayer", "Mony Mony"... never fails to get all the older folks out and dancing - which is my job.

I'll do this at the beginning of the night and I have to tell all the younger kids that come up and say, "Are you gonna play Hip Hop?", that I have to put these folks to bed first, then we can rock the spot right!!!

It's actually kind of cool because I made a playlist called "Rock on Bro" and I have been collecting songs in there now for just this purpose! Funny funny stuff!

I've also made the "Make it Rain" playlist... cuz if I hear one more request for "Lollipop", I'ma kill someone!! hahaha. So I basically get all the kids with their drink and their 2-step, and we rock that set for a minute! "Shoulder Lean", "Pop, Lock, and Drop It", etc.

I also have a Party just Party playlist now that contains such classics as "Feeling Hot Hot Hot", "Conga", and some song I didn't even know existed called, "The Cuban Shuffle". Needless to say, this stuff gets the floor packed and even the kids get involved!!!

Good times, people, good times!

UPDATES FROM THE SHIP!!!!

Hey Everyone! Today is Tuesday, June 17th! I'm in San Juan, Puerto Rico!!!! It's hot and humid, but very lovely!!!

Here's a few things to enjoy so far from the trip!

You can also check the photo gallery by CLICKING HERE!

First Look @ Skywalker's Nightclub - June 13, 2008


More videos like this on this way...

VLOG IT UP!

SUNDAY JUNE 15, 2008


MONDAY, JUNE 16, 2008


TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 2008

CARIBBEAN, HERE I COME!

Nothing like waiting until the morning of to really finish packing! Tee called me a 'diva' because I took all these bags. I guess she's right. But it is a 2-week trip!

So, off I went to the airport! Thanks Tee for driving me.



Went to check my 2 bags. Realized it's 1 bag free, then $25 for each additional bag. Forget that! I checked one and carried on the other and my backpack!

Got to my seat - WINDOW Y'ALL!


A few minutes later...





Here's a few pics I took along the way...

Are those crop circles???

I believe that this was the Mississippi River!

At about this point, I paid $4.00 for cheese and crackers. I feared being charged to use the restroom, so I just held it until I landed.

Sunset from the plane. What a sight!


Finally made it to NYC at about 9:50pm (EST). About a mile walk to baggage claim, but I saw this, which was comforting...


Saw D.L. Hughley while on my way to baggage claim - he was on my plane! Asked for a pic, but he was tired from the trip. No biggie, he was a nice guy either way!

Got my bag, another walk to the AirTrain, which took me to the Hotel Shuttle area, which I took over to the Holiday Inn JFK.

The room's not half bad...


Went downstairs and ate an appetizer of calamari, hot wings, and moosa-rella sticks!!! It was 'just ok'

Overall, it's been a great travel day and I'm looking forward to getting some sleep and heading out to the ship tomorrow morning.

(These are only select pictures for this post. I will be putting ALL of my pics up on a gallery soon. I'll post the link once that's available.)

.dj.tony.j. @ SKYWALKER'S NIGHTCLUB ABOARD CARIBBEAN PRINCESS

I've been booked to DJ at Skywalker's Nightclub, which is aboard the beautiful Caribbean Princess. The trip leaves from NYC on June 13, travels to the Caribbean, and returns on July 1. The passengers aboard the cruise will be dancing to my mixes every night during the trip. I may even bless a pool party or two! Ya never know!

This is my first cruise and my first time to the Caribbean, so I'm really excited about it.

Look for pictures and video to be posted here on the official Tony J. World BLOG, as well as a Journal of my adventures!

.dj.tony.j. @ THE PUMA STORE - TOPANGA MALL

It's gonna be hot!

Saturday, June 7, 2008 (1pm - 5pm)


Looking forward to rockin' the shop and seeing everyone out there!

Come thru and pick up some ".dj.tony.j. mix cd's" as well as Dynamite Jive's latest album, "BAGADOPE"

ANOTHER SCREENING FOR TOUCH SOUND!

How cool is this?



This is the screening room at Warner Bros. Studios where TWO short films that I recently completed post audio on will be shown. The screening is on Friday, May 31, 2008.

The films are "Lucky Charm" (Written & Directed by H.M. Ostrove) and "Eminent Domain" (Written & Directed by Leigh Carlson).

It's a private screening (otherwise, I would ask every single one of you to come and check it out!)

I had to blog about it because it's just so exciting to hear my work in a large theater setting.

When I get the DVDs of the films I will be putting up scenes on the PROJECTS page of www.touchsound.com, so you will all be able to check them out.

DYNAMITE JIVE VIDEO - LIVE @ KARMA LOUNGE

Check out the latest video from our show in Ventura, CA at the Karma Lounge!

INDY BABY!

SCREENING OF 'THE RECEPTIONIST'

About 7 months ago, I was sitting in a movie theater in Granada Hills and when the movie was over, I said to myself, "I want to hear my sound work in a big theater one day." Well my friends, that day is today!

"The Receptionist" is a 20 minute short film that I did Sound Design, Re-Recording Mixing, Dialogue Editing, Effects Editing, ADR, etc. - the whole enchilada! - and tonight they are having a screening out in Hollywood.

The screening is taking place at The Regent Showcase Cinema, located at 614 N. La Brea, which is a 700 seat theater!

I'm so excited to hear my work and have an audience experience it in that environment as well.

There are a total of 7 short films being screened so it sounds like a great evening.

If you, my personal friends, can make it down, please do.

I WON'T FORGET SARAH MARSHALL!

I have to do a quick write up of this flick because it was a great little Rom-Com (Romantic Comedy) from Camp Apatow!

The vulgar stuff was done just right! Seeing Mr. Segel's frontal-flapstick was just the right amount of Non-Sexy to be funny! And the "Sex" scenes were done and gone quicker than a 13 year old boy's trip to a Chinese massage parlor, so it hit you quick and made you laugh and moved on... perfect!

Mila Kunis was looking good and actually didn't remind me at all of that stupid character she plays on that "70's" whatever show that I don't like anyways!

There was an awesome remake of "More Than Words" - originally released by 90's powerhouse group Extreme - by a group called "Aloha Sex Juice". The instrumentation and vocals are all in Hawaiian. This song alone actually made me add the soundtrack to my cart in iTunes. Not sure if I'll commit, but it's there just in case.

I really enjoyed the story and the development of the characters, especially Russell Brands character Aldous Snow. He is such a fuckin' douche when this flick starts and by the end, he's actually a normal "rock-star" dude... if there is such a thing, right?

After finding out that Jason Segel wrote this screenplay, I just have to say much respect to him. It's fantastic that he was able to make this movie and I look forward to seeing more movies that he writes! Kudos!!!

The only complaint I have is that I kept seeing the boom mic in the shots. There were three that really stood out. My good buddy, "granitemouse," says that it's the framing of the projector, not the actual boom operators fault. I have a difficult time living with that, but I trust his word, so I'll go with it. Hopefully, the theater that you see it in will not have this issue.

Go see this movie, that's what I say!

HEAR ME ON IN2DEEPRADIO.COM!

Hey now!

I am spinning an hour long mix on the TGIF Lunch Mix show on In2DeepRadio.com. I also have an interview on there with the hosts of the show.

You'll also hear an awesome interview with Teemaree!!!

Check it out:

www.in2deepradio.com

FRIDAY, APRIL 25TH

NOON TO 3PM

*****UPDATE*****

If you missed the show, you can download the entire mix from my website!

www.djtonyj.com

DYNAMITE JIVE LIVE PERFORMANCE

I will be performing live on Friday, April 25th with my Hip Hop duo DYNAMITE JIVE!

Me and Tee are gonna blow up Downtown Ventura

Check it out:

THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING RIGHT NOW!

Hello from the wonderful world of Tony J.! I've been a pretty busy boy, so I wanted to start this blog to keep everything updated and have a central place for all my goodies. So here we go:

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"Sweat, Boots, and Booty Shorts"

Just released two webisodes over the past two weeks. You can view them right here on the blog below on the right, or you can watch them in the official player:
(and yes, that is me in that thumbnail in the back eating something... hilarious!)

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TOUCH SOUND

I have been working hard on doing post production Sound Design as well as actual field recording for a variety of short films and other projects. Just recently I completed Sound Design on "The Killers," a 15 minute short based on the Ernest Hemingway classic story. You can check out the video on my website by CLICKING HERE!

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.dj.tony.j.

Yes indeed, I'm still spinnin' records and makin' mixes! I have two mixes for you to enjoy that I have recently completed.

The first is called Get Laid Back and the second is Pick It Up

Download the MP3s right now by clicking on the names of the mixes above! (You will download a .zip file. Just unzip and drag the file into iTunes or other music player on your computer)

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DYNAMITE JIVE

Our new logo for 2008!


We have also redesigned our MySpace page, so go and have a look around! www.myspace.com/dynamitejive

We have also posted a new video of one of live performances from the BAGADOPE TOUR. This one was at 14 Below in Santa Monica:

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TONY J. WORLD WEBSITE UPDATE

Made an update to the official Tony J. World Website, so go check that out also and let me know what you think! www.tonyjworld.com


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