geebee’s blog

As usual it was just one big party at 058 Podium.

Thanks to all the groovy dancers and the staff at 058 Podium.

On Saturday August 23rd 2008,I will be djing with DJ Frankie at Podium 058 Leeuwarden.

Here are a few photos of recent parties we have done this year.

Here are a collection of photos taken at the Midnight Express " After Party " on Saturday 24th of May at the Cafe Buckshot. I would like to thank all the Buckshot staff for making the evening run so smoothly.Also a big shout to all the dancers at the Cafe Buckshot who created such a cool vibe.  

Midnight Express 2008

Photos taken By Patrick Kok

The Cafe Buckshot Groningen

Buckshot Console

I have been invited to play some Funky/Jazzy Rare Grooves(i.e Acid Jazz) at the Cafe Buckshot in Groningen on Saturday the 24th of May .

Cafe Buckshot is the chosen venue for the after parties from the numerous music performances by Jazz artists in the city of Groningen.

For more details follow this link (Dutch)  http://www.stichtingjazzingroningen.nl/

This link has an English Translation      http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=nl&u=http://www.stichtingjazzingroningen.nl/&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=1&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3Djazz%2Bin%2Bgroningen%26hl%3Den

After meeting Ian Baptiste,I thought I would try and find and photograph some of my old clubbing haunts in Central London from the mid 70's and eighties.These clubs were definately playing the best in the exclusive Soul,Funk,Disco,Boogie, Jazz and Jazz-Fusion,as opposed to the typical "All dayer Anthem type" clubs.I managed to recognise a few of them,but as they say " Time never stands still".Unfortunately I didnt have enough time to photograph other places such as Billies(Meard St),Spats(Oxford St)and Jean Pierres(" OBJ's" at 49 Greek St),but was fun just to see the changes now I that I am a foreigner.

Ian Baptiste - The Man

While I was on holiday in London ,I was walking down Oxford St and I suprised to meet an old dancing buddy of mine Ian Baptiste.This guy was a real dancing legend  in my humble opinion.I would travel from South London with my buddies to the renowned Saturday Lunchtime session at the 100 club in the late 70's just to see this guy do his thing.

Chris aka The Deepest Digger with Dj Quintos

Chris (Standing in Photo) will be my special guest Dj on Sunday the 8th June at 14:00 hours(13:00GMT).

If you are searching for those hard to find tracks  you must check out his site DeepTrax Records,click on my links for more details.

 Or,if you are fortunate enough to live in Leeuwarden just come to the shop,you will not be disappointed.

Leeuwarden

I was looking out of my new house window in Leeuwarden January 2002 not really knowing what to expect living in the Netherlands, or if any of my future plans would happen over here,its now 2008 and my plans are at last in motion .

I am part of a music collaboration called 12 Handz Music,and my other partner is Basil Funki B.We have just managed to start up our own independent internet radio station for our company.We had acquired our broadcasting skills as regular djs at the internet station UK-Rumble in the late 90's,thanks to the love and support from Dj Marcia Carr and Alex Briley.

Basil was instrumental in acquiring our web streaming server support and setting up our station.Wheras I was busy with our website design ( Major thanks to Xiphiuz) ,and also I was making / producing music under the guidance and help from Maurice Muller(Soundmatrics Music Technology).I  now have a busy local Djing schedule,and with the technical knowledge I had acquired with Maurice ,I would help local artists with downmixing their music/dance performance projects at my studio.

Basil and I believe there is still an untold story about the real underground Inner London dance scene that happened in the 70's and 80's.The Inner London Soul /Funk and Reggae scene was also instrumental in creating an important underground dance network and culture which is now enjoyed by everyone. But has never received the true acknowledgement and accolade it deserved.

Therefore our platform is trying to spread a little more musical awareness of what really happened in the past because we were part of that scene 24/7, and we also want to play and promote new music of what we think still has that old school quality on our radio station.

For more information check our website or tune in at our radio station at  www.twelvehandz.com