My name is Sam Cassman and I’m from South West London in Twickenham. I’m 20 years old and have been producing/mixing for about 15 months now. I learned my tricks during a music college course, bought a pair of cheap CDJ’s and started a weekly set on radio station DubTerrain.net. Soon after that my first Dubstep release on Shift Recordings came out in early August 09.

Talk us through your winning entry for the BLOC DJ competition.

For the mix I entered, I spent about a day planning out then it was just a matter of getting it tight! I spent most of the time figuring out which tunes really fit together well, musical key and rhythm wise. I wanted it to show music i thought was boundary pushing stuff, 90% of the tunes i used were released in the last couple of months. I also included some of my own productions that no one had heard before to keep things exclusive.

How would you describe the music that you make and mix?

Most people would call me a dubstep producer but when I think of dubstep I think dark, smokey room with one light on and some serious moody low sub. I’d call the stuff I make 140bpm dance music. I’ve made garage tracks, housey bits, bluesy/jazz bits and all out wobble bits, I haven’t quite settled down on my style yet! Recently mix wise I’ve come to appreciate the deeper side of dubstep, my recent mixes have all been quite moody, i like to start off moody and build into the more uplifting stuff.

How did you go about promoting your mix and making sure it got noticed?

One word. Facebook, and I hit it shamelessly hard.

What else is happening right now in the world of Dodger Man?

A lot of stuff is going on. I have about 6 tracks forthcoming on various labels. The main one being a 12” on Awkward Movements a new label im really feeling right now, pushing all areas of the dubstep sound. You can check some sneak previews on my myspace and it should be out around March time. I also have a 4 track EP with SubDepth recordings on the cards in the near future.

What are your musical tips for 2010?

In 2010 my hot tips artist wise are James Blake, really feeling his stuff, an artist called the K system who has some really big things coming and Mr lager who I’m really feeling at the moment.

Check out Sam, AKA Dodger Man’s winning mix here:

Also congratulations to Sabotage, Tomasan, Dubase and Charlie Dundeen for getting the top 4 spots - £20 mp3 vouchers all round!

That just leaves one final thing to say - bring on BLOC!

Next up we’re showcasing the prodigious talents of our resident music man - George Fitzgerald. He has a forthcoming release on Joy Orbison’s Doldrums imprint plus his latest track Don’t You is featured on Scuba’s new mix for the mighty Ostgut Ton. In short, big things are happening. We’re also calling on long-time MMM favorites Bruk whose plosive, forward-thinking DJ sets have been lighting up MMM dances from time immemorial.

Line-up:

GEORGE FITZGERALD (Doldrums/MMM)
BRUK
MMM DJs

4 squids after 10pm, free before. Grub served earlier if you need fuel for the dance.
Sat 6th Mar
8pm - 2am
The Star of Bethnal Green, 359 Bethnal Green, E2

http://www.myspace.com/georgefitzgeraldmusic

Take Flight Club here

1. Put together a 30-60 minute mix that represents you and what you’d want to play at BLOC, no restrictions.
2. Upload your mix to Mixcloud.com. Make sure you name it “BLOC Make Music 2010 Competition Mix“, and put one of the tags as “BLOC competition“. If you fail to tag your mix correctly, it may be missed.
3. Choose some dope artwork. This is not necessarily part of the judging criteria, we just like nice design!

Judging:

• The winner will be selected by a combination of the community and the judges
• The community means popularity (number of plays and number of favourites) as well as quality of comments/feedback.
• The judges will be the Man Make Music team and the BLOC team.

Prize:

• 1 hour set at the BLOC Weekend on the evening of Saturday 13th March 2010
• 1 x free entry to BLOC Weekend
• Respect and kudos from your peers!

The closing date for mix submissions is Friday 22nd January 2010, and the winner will be announced a couple of weeks later. For more info visit the Mixcloud competitions page

Get mixing!

Its gonna be at a warehouse space that has NEVER been used before for such a party, complete with all the mod-cons of your favourite club, so really, there is no excuse to be anywhere else at the end of 2009.

++ Full Line Up Announced ++
++ MULLETOVER // BLOC // MAN MAKE MUSIC ++

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eastern electrics have pulled off an amazing run of shows this year, showcasing great artists in unique urban spaces; bringing the raw feel of the underground back to the London scene.
The likes of Drums of Death, Radioclit, Riton, Alex Metric, Hannah Holland, Cut Copy, Switch, Appleblim, Raresh, Black Affair, Man Like Me, Zombie Disco Squad, Dan Ghenacia, 2000 and One, Monolake, M.A.N.D.Y, Damian Lazarus, Yuksek, Craig Richards, Anja Schneider, Claude Von Stroke have all rocked eastern electrics, and eager London clubbers can expect no less of a pedigree on New Years Eve!

They see in 2010 with their best ever line-up, uniting forward thinking DJs as they perform from dust ’til dawn in three never used before urban spaces.

Our fantastic hosts for the evening…

MULLETOVER
Taking over the main room, after yet another major year in clubland, mulletover step up to the plate with a very special guest making a long awaited appearance; Steve Bug. Germany’s minimal dance connoisseur started his DJ-career in a small after-hours bar near Ibiza’s Space back in 1991 - soon becoming resident DJ in the best club in his hometown Bremen. Always crossing the boundaries between house and techno, the Poker Flat boss is one of the gems of the innovative German electronic house scene, playing laid-back funk, dirty retro basslines and random bleeps. In fine support we welcome back Shonky and our main man Geddes.

MAN MAKE MUSIC.
Man Make Music have cultivated their name as one the hottest up-and-coming party providers in London. A series of road-blocked events in the East End, showcased the best from a broad spectrum of bass heavy dance music genres. Their stellar lineup is made complete with special guests Riva Starr and Justin Martin.

BLOC
Finally - BLOC, purveyors of the finest dancefloor beats. These guys are on fire at the moment and the amazing lineup of Kode 9, Appleblim, MJ Cole and Plastician bares testament to their talent!

This will be one of New Years Eve’s most highly anticipated events… a truly unique blend of night time madness, alongside the best forward-thinking promoters on the circuit and up and coming performers all coming together for a grand end-of-the year show.

This brand new space will house a massive Funktion One rig, executive toilets, a huge Chill-Out space, fully stocked bar and of course your friends; mulletover, BLOC and MMM.

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eastern electrics
NEW YEARS EVE 2009/010
Thursday 31st December ///
Doors 9pm:

mulletover:
Steve Bug
Shonky
Simon Morell
Geddes

BLOC:
Koda 9
MJ Cole
Appleblim
Plastician
Bloc Djs

MMM:
Justin Matrin
Riva Starr
George Fitzgerald
Another Amit
Noel Mas
Sketchy

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