Happy New Year folks!

Last fall we spun a housewarming party in SoHo (think 3 story penthouse… pretty big for New York City standards if you ask me… or ALMOST anyone in NYC)! We provided sound coverage on all 3 floors plus 2 outdoor terraces (shout out to Mike for sound engineering) and had the turntables and mixer centrally stationed on the 2nd floor. There were certainly a few complaints from the neighbors that night.

With the music bumping plus 3 full bars (one on each floor) and a private chef preparing tasty concoctions such as toasted raviolis, sushi & sashimi, and homemade potato chips with caviar and creme fraiche, the party was BANANAS! When it came time to wind things down at 3am, well… it didn’t. We were asked to keep rocking for another hour… and we happily obliged!

And the best part of the night? THE PEOPLE! These were some of the most interesting, best dressed, and NICEST folks around! You had fashion designers and DJs from Japan mingling with bankers from Europe and Nigerian oil tycoons. CRAZY DIVERSE!

Anyways, enough rambling. Here are some pictures from early in the night before it turned into a crazy classy house party!

Shout out to my friend/photographer Julie Qiu for snapping these shots!

DJ Mike & I (Taiga) will be spinning tunes at the gorgeous space shown above (Skylight West) on Friday for Plate by Plate:  Project by Project’s 13th Annual Tasting Benefit in NYC.  This is our 3rd consecutive year on the 1s and 2s providing the soundtrack for a night of gourmet eating, drinking, and raising money for a worthwhile charity (this year it’s the Chinatown Youth Initiatives)!

Special guests on hand this year will include SuChin Pak of MTV, Cindy Barshop of Real Housewives of New York, Seema Mody of CNBC, Miss Info of Hot 97, winner of America’s Top Model Cycle 10 Whitney Thompson, and Alan Wong of Saturday Night Live!

Want to join us for a night of fun?  You can purchase your ticket here!

Join our friends at Misha Nicole to celebrate their 1st Fashion’s Night Out tomorrow night with models, drinks, and us spinning beats!  Plus they got some amazing street art featured at the store right now!  Come check it out!

Misha Nicole is a retail concept store (clothes + culture + art) that recently opened in NOHO and they asked us to DJ their Sachin + Babi trunk show/cocktail party.  Those in attendance included Indian supermodel Nina Manuel, actress/personality Neelu Sodhi (both pictured above left), and fashion photographer Shawn Punch.  With the weather being so nice, I threw on some smooth goodness while folks sipped on sparkling wine and browsed the impressive storefront.

Using my new toy (Vestax VCI-300) for the first time (basically an all in one DJ unit… don’t worry, we still use turntables at weddings!), I was able to record what was playing with a touch of a button.  Here’s a 20 minute taste of the smoothness (80s/90s/R&B) I was spinning that night… just in time for SUMMER!

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Over 400 people packed the Providence NYC on a rainy Thursday night for the 4th Annual Taste of Success presented by Streetwise Partners.   The Remixologists provided the soundtrack for the 2nd year in a row and we did not disappoint.  On my short breaks from spinning, I made the rounds and stuffed myself silly with all the great foods (my favorite: tuna tartare from Buddakan) and drinks (MORE MOET!) from the wonderful sponsors that support this great event and organization.

After the event ended at 10pm, everybody moved to the downstairs club area and danced the night away.  Don’t be fooled by the suits and and proper attire, people GOT DOWN on the dance floor!  I am barred from posting any afterparty pictures… just kidding… sort of.

Some more pictures from the night:
(Pictures courtesy of our oyster loving, photograph taking pal Julie Qiu)