Javier Miranda: (Vocals, Congas, Producer) THE BOSS EMPRESARIO. Javier's skills on percussion and obvious passion for music is what sets him apart from the pack and his resume speaks volumes. 1993 * Performed for Paul Newman at The Rainbow Room, New York, NY with Richard Montgomery High School Jazz Ensemble. ...
Sonny Cheeba
Sonny Cheeba (Brazilian & Latin Flavor DJ, Producer) Sonny Cheebah has been influenced by the sounds of Hip Hop and House music from an early age. 21 years later moving into sounds of Reggae and Downtempo music. A Washington D.C.-based Downtempo and Reggae DJ and producer with a driving ...
Sammy K
Sammy Arsam Khosh: ( House DJ, Producer)
Arsam's passion for music began in his hometown located in Northern California just miles outside of music and art Mecca San Francisco. This inspiration developed into a full blown passion for house music. Over the last couple years Arsam has turned ...
John
John Bowen, aka Video Killers: (Video DJ, Producer) After 16 years of holding down residencies in dc’s biggest & best clubs (Dream, Ozio, Club Five, Local 16, Science Club etc.) to doing events for Cindy Crawford in New York or spinning a movie premier in London; JB doesn’t stop pushing forward. ...
Paul
Paul Chaconas: (Guitar, Bass, Keys, Producer, Engineer) The Empresarios Chief Technology officer. Paul has performed for over a decade in DC hardcore bands (FAR CRY, ON EDGE), 20 years of studio experience (studied & taught at legendary Omega Studios) & 30 years playing any and & every instrument. Chaconas's life IS ...
On another note – Our Empresarios Music Project is doing real well and we should be expecting the album to be out very soon. We currently have two singles that were remixed by two top notch world renown artist from NYC – Nickodemus and DJ Sabo. The remixes are currently in the top 100 on beatport for the genre chill. If you would like to support us and try and help get us to the top of the charts we would def appreciate it.
Empresarios – Sabor Tropical feat. Francisco Rosado ( DJ Sabo Remix )
Tracks will also be available on Itunes on June 29th.
Birthday Info -
For those of you in the DC area – My Birthday is approaching and I will be celebrating it at U St Music Hall – DC This Friday June 25th. I will be doing a opening set for Marques Wyatt (DEEP LA – Om Records) & Joe L. ( ELM ). If you are around I would love to see you there. It’s free before 10pm and $10 after – so try and get down early to skip the cover and check out my set.
Hope to see you guys at U street Hall this Friday
–
Sammy Arsam Khosh
DJ / Producer / Remixer
Empresarios Music
Washington D.C. www.soundcloud.com/djarsam
The New Gold Standard 2 Remixed EP 2 is the second in a series of
releases of remixes from the Fort Knox Recordings’ 2009 hit compilation,
The New Gold Standard 2. This new release features 4 freshly-minted
remixes of Empresarios, and Nappy Riddem.
The New Gold Standard 2 Remixed EP 2 showcases stellar remixes of the
new roster additions to Fort Knox Recordings.
Nappy Riddem, the new super group featuring Fort Knox Recordings
stalwarts Rex Riddem and Mustafa Akbar, along side Thievery Corporation
live-band bassist, Ashish “Hash” Vyas, show the breadth of their new
sound with “One World Sovereignty”, featuring Asheru (Unspoken Heard,
“The Boondocks Theme”). We grabbed Bay Area Beat Doctor, J.Boogie, to
add his signature dubby house flavor to “One World Sovereignty”. With a
glitchy bassline, and dub fx reminiscent of Mad Professor, J.Boogie
presents this song in a totally different light.
Empresarios is a group co-formed by Javier Miranda, a Fort Knox Five and
See-I collaborator. They make their debut with two sizzlers. “Sabor
Tropical,” featuring the vocal stylings of Francisco Rosado and Felix
Perez, crosses the boundaries of Latin funk and reggaeton while “Cumbia”
drives further south with a red-hot Latin trip-hop groove. Nickodemus
of Turntables on the Hudson fame, reworked “Cumbia” into a dizzy latin
funk bomb. With a massive kick drum, and a shuffling dub beat, this will
be a tune for any beat aficionado. On “Sabor Tropical,” we had two
amazing remixes turned in. The first from DJ Sabo, gives “Sabor
Tropical” a funky latin house feel. It features a stunning breakdown
followed by a lovely keyboard solo by Argentinian musician, Dario
Boente. For the second remix, Nappy Riddem handed us a breakbeat driven
carnival styled rework. It features the extra vocal stylings of Mustafa
Akbar, along with a rumbling bassline, and a massive shuffling beat.
With sounds ranging from trip hop to hip-hop, latin to reggaeton, and
some serious funk & soul thrown in, The New Gold Standard 2 Remixed
EP 2 raises the bar once again, showcasing all the talented artists on
Fort Knox Recordings.
“Another gold medal for the Fort Know Crew !” – Mo’Horizons (Agogo
Records, DE)
“Support from me” – Dom Servini (Straight No Chaser, UK)
“Everyone a winner” – Russ Cuban (Cuban Brothers, UK)
“Another quality collection from FK5, with a choice set of remixes” – Dr
Rubberfunk (Jalapeno Records, UK)
“Really good remixes, going to play the Nickodemus and J Boogie ones” -
Mat the Alien (Really Good Records, BC) – “Really Good remixes going to
play the nickodemus and j boogie ones”
“Cumbia is a great summer track” – Deejay Yoda (various, UK)
“Cool cuts chart number 5” – Martin Move Ya (Know How / Coolcuts, UK)
“Makes a very welcome to change to the high level of pants house and
breaks about these days – retro funk with a cuban twist – shaken,
stirred and suitably fresh – i’m in!” – Soul of Man (Fingerlickin’, UK)
“Always feeling the funk” – Shimon (RAM, UK)
“Great tracks” – Skool of Thought (ATG / Supercharged, UK)
The New Gold Standard 2 Remixed EP 2 is the second in a series of releases of remixes from the Fort Knox Recordings’ 2009 hit compilation, The New Gold Standard 2. This new release features 4 freshly-minted remixes of Empresarios, and Nappy Riddem.
The New Gold Standard 2 Remixed EP 2 showcases stellar remixes of the new roster additions to Fort Knox Recordings.
Nappy Riddem, the new super group featuring Fort Knox Recordings stalwarts Rex Riddem and Mustafa Akbar, along side Thievery Corporation live-band bassist, Ashish “Hash” Vyas, show the breadth of their new sound with “One World Sovereignty”, featuring Asheru (Unspoken Heard, “The Boondocks Theme”). We grabbed Bay Area Beat Doctor, J.Boogie, to add his signature dubby house flavor to “One World Sovereignty”. With a glitchy bassline, and dub fx reminiscent of Mad Professor, J.Boogie presents this song in a totally different light.
Empresarios is a group co-formed by Javier Miranda, a Fort Knox Five and See-I collaborator. They make their debut with two sizzlers. “Sabor Tropical,” featuring the vocal stylings of Francisco Rosado and Felix Perez, crosses the boundaries of Latin funk and reggaeton while “Cumbia” drives further south with a red-hot Latin trip-hop groove. Nickodemus of Turntables on the Hudson fame, reworked “Cumbia” into a dizzy latin funk bomb. With a massive kick drum, and a shuffling dub beat, this will be a tune for any beat aficionado. On “Sabor Tropical,” we had two amazing remixes turned in. The first from DJ Sabo, gives “Sabor Tropical” a funky latin house feel. It features a stunning breakdown followed by a lovely keyboard solo by Argentinian musician, Dario Boente. For the second remix, Nappy Riddem handed us a breakbeat driven carnival styled rework. It features the extra vocal stylings of Mustafa Akbar, along with a rumbling bassline, and a massive shuffling beat.
With sounds ranging from trip hop to hip-hop, latin to reggaeton, and some serious funk & soul thrown in, The New Gold Standard 2 Remixed EP 2 raises the bar once again, showcasing all the talented artists on Fort Knox Recordings.
What the DJs say about these remixes:
“Another gold medal for the Fort Know Crew !” – Mo’Horizons (Agogo Records, DE)
“Support from me” – Dom Servini (Straight No Chaser, UK)
“Everyone a winner” – Russ Cuban (Cuban Brothers, UK)
“Another quality collection from FK5, with a choice set of remixes” – Dr Rubberfunk (Jalapeno Records, UK)
“Cumbia is a great summer track” – Deejay Yoda (various, UK)
“Cool cuts chart number 5” – Martin Move Ya (Know How / Coolcuts, UK)
“Makes a very welcome to change to the high level of pants house and breaks about these days – retro funk with a cuban twist – shaken, stirred and suitably fresh – i’m in!” – Soul of Man (Fingerlickin’, UK)
I just finished my latest house mix. We get deep and dabble with some tech all with a little funky to it – geared for the house heads. Please follow the link to my soundcloud page in order to listen and/or download the set.
If you know anyone that you may think will like this set please forward this link.
Hope you enjoy the tunes!
Arsam – April 2010 – No Reservations Mix :
1) Bang Bang – Bikin Days ( Deep Dub ) [ Eighth Dimension Records]
2) Tovar – Taking Control [ Candy Music ]
3) Marko Militano – Lose Control feat. Sunny Kim ( Federico Todos Mix ) [ Lazy Days Music ]
4) Bang Bang – Broken ( Giom Remix ) [ Lost My Dog ]
5) Tracks and the City – I’ll Be There ( Gruber & Nurnberg Mix ) [ Dessous Recordings ] ( Arsam Edit )
6) Solomun – After Rain Comes Sun ( Joris Voorn Dusty Dub Stab Mix ) [ Diynamic ]
7) Michel De Hey &M.I.R.K.O.- My Love ( Mihai Popoviciu Remix ) [ Noir Music ]
8 Kaiserdisco – Aguja [ MBF ]
9) Rasmus Faber & Clara Mendes – Cidade Oposta ( Tiger Stripes Remix ) [ Farplane ]
10) Jay Lumen – Aha [ Noir Music ]
11) Audiojack – Kicks for Kicks [ Get Digital Music ]
12) Groove Armada – Paper Romance ( Paul Cooper Remix ) [ OM Records ]
13) Noir – Gangstarr [ Noir Music ]
The set is under 80 minutes so you can burn it to a cdr. If you want to download it, click the arrow pointing down on the media player on the soundcloud page.
Stay Tuned for more information about the Empresarios. Our debut album will be released on Fort Knox Recordings sometime over the next few months and you will be hearing a lot about it, thank you for all your support!
We are very happy to announce that we now have Empresarios & Video Killers T-Shirts, DVDs and CDs available at all One Love Massive events, including every Tuesday night @ Steve’s Bar Room AND Droppin’ Science @ Science!
Please stop by the DJ booth for yours at the next event, the shirts are great and super comfortable thanks to American Apparel. $20 each, what a deal!
The CDs are The New Gold Standard 2 which features two tracks from Empresarios…see what people are saying.
“It is nice to have also tunes for more open minded “world music floor” as Bhangra, Sabor Tropical and Cumbia perfectly prove! I will support this release in my sets and radio shows! Thanks a lot again to FK5 recordings!” Salted Soul
“Good to see y’all flexin the Latin vibe again. Sabor Tropical is hot!” URB Magazine/ AllHipHop.com/ MTV.com
And the DVDs are straight up Video Killers! Not to be missed, you need these in your collection. For home parties, background images, or just plain getting down this is the DVD collection for you!
Driven by a desire to raise support and awareness of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Washington, DC, Donna Choi created a small, independently-run, fund-raiser that in two years has blossomed into one of DC’s premiere fund-raising events for pediatric AIDS, with sponsors like Marc Jacobs International, acclaimed celebrity chef José Andrés, and the prestigious John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
The Charity Date Auction to benefit PediatricAIDSis a 100% volunteer and grassroots fund-raiser that raises its monies through an annual charitable event, planned and produced with 0% overhead expenditure-everything is donated by corporate/business sponsors and individuals, including, but not limited to, the event space, the entertainment, and donations in-kind for our auctioned date events and silent auction items. Through the tremendous efforts of our steering committee, auctionees, sponsors, guests, and on-line supporters, together, we have raised more than $35,000 for local-area children living with and affected by HIV/AIDS.
