We were honored to help the Asian American Journalists Association’s New York chapter in producing & spinning their inaugural Trivia Bowl at the ABCTV1 studios in New York City last year!

Sixteen teams competed — from the New York Times, CNN, Asian American Bar Association to the CUNY Association of Black Journalists — to win the coveted Tea Cup trophy and bragging rights for the year. Real judges from the New York area including the Honorable Marilyn D. Go, and the Honorable John Lansden, scored answers and ABC News Correspondent Juju Chang and FOX 5 reporter Ti-Hua Chang served as the evening’s emcees.

My favorite part of the night was when I dropped Hypnotize as the judges deliberated an answer for the Notorious BIG’s hometown (Clinton Hill vs Bedstuy… both answers were deemed correct).  The timing was perfect as NYC crowd erupted in cheers!

And the winner of the Tea Cup trophy?  The team from the New York Times!

Check out these pictures courtesy of legendary Asian American photographer Corky Lee!

When the big day came, their guests took it to ANOTHER LEVEL at Congress Hall in Cape May, NJ.  During dinner, a musically themed table game quickly turned into full fledged table performances (with me playing backing tracks!) competing for the bride & groom’s approval!  And once the dancing started, folks danced the night away to everything from 50s rock & roll to Salt & Pepa to Avicii!

Check out these pictures courtesy of the good folks at RHM Photography!

One of our weddings was featured on Wedding Nouveau  You might remember Alicia & Matt from their FAN MAIL from the past.  Their traditional Cambodian ceremonies & music incorporated with modern influences resulted in a multi-cultural celebration for the ages!

Click on the picture or here to read and see more from the wedding.

Thanks for the kind words Amy & Lap!

Dear Simon & the rest of The Remixologists Family,

Thank you so much for doing an amazing job on our big day.  Through all the craziness, you were patient and stuck with us.  We couldn’t have pulled this off without you!  All our best and deepest gratitude!

Amy & Lap

Here is the conclusion of the SXSW mix we made for Translation LLC’s party honoring Steve Stoute & Nas earlier this last year in Austin, TX.  Enjoy this 96 minutes party smash of hip hop, dubstep, and indie!  I’ve been told by friends (and clients) that they have solo dance parties while listening to this in the privacy of their own homes.  I would totally judge them, but I can’t since I do the same.  So dance away!  :)

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Tracklisting:
La Roux – In For The Kill (Skream Remix)
Phoenix – 1901
Flux Pavilion, Jay-Z, Kanye West – I Can’t Stop
Skrillex – First Of The Year (Equinox)
Waka Flocka Flame – Round Of Applause
Kanye West & Jay-Z – N#ggas In Paris
Waka Flocka Flame – Grove St. Party
DJ Khaled – All I Do Is Win (Remix)
T.I. – What You Know
Yelawolf – Let’s Roll
Martin Solveig & Dragonette – Hello (Rock-It Scientists Remix)
Meek Mill – I’m A Boss
Big Sean Feat Nicki Minaj – Dance (Remix)
Rihanna Feat Chris Brown – Birthday Cake (Remix)
Wiz Khalifa – Black And Yellow
Kanye West – Good Life
Jay-Z – PSA
Jay-Z – On To The Next One
P Diddy – Bad Boys 4 Life
Dr. Dre Feat Snoop Dogg – Still DRE
Mya Feat Jay-Z – Best Of Me (Remix)
Trey Songz Feat Fabolous – Say Aah
Fabolous – You Be Killin’ Em
Notorious BIG – Hypnotize
Dr. Dre – Nuthin But A G Thang
Nas – Made You Look
Mary J Blige Feat Notorious BIG – Real Love (Remix)
LCD Soundsystem – Dance Yrself Clean
Tyga – Rack City
Notorious BIG – Juicy
Mariah Carey Feat ODB – Fantasy
Jay-Z – I Just Wanna Love U
Slick Rick – Children’s Story
Wale – Slight Work
Nicki Minaj – Stupid H#e
Drake Feat Lil Wayne – The Motto
Joe Budden – Pump It Up
Ghostface Killah – Cherchez La Ghost
Nas – Nasty
Notorious BIG – Mo Money Mo Problems
Matt & Kim – Daylight
Passion Pit – Sleepyhead
M83 – Midnight City
Fun – We Are Young
Audio Two – Top Billin
A Tribe Called Quest – Bonita Applebum
Notorious BIG – Warning
Kanye West Feat Pusha T – Runaway
Mos Def – Miss Fat Booty
Nas – It Ain’t Hard To Tell
Kanye West, Jay-Z, & Frank Ocean – No Church In The Wild

The groom Scott and I (Taiga) go way back to when we were both young whipper snappers throwing parties in Philadelphia during the early-mid 2000s.  So when he emailed telling me that he was engaged and asked whether I would DJ his wedding, I was IN!  But enough about our bromance.

We helped Scott & Julie celebrate their wedding at the classy and ALWAYS delicious Del Frisco’s in Center City Philadelphia.  Not only did we get some of the best wedding food in the business (can’t go wrong with a medium rare rib eye) we witnessed an awesome spontaneous breakdance battle including the groom himself (see below).  Overall, it was a fun and memorable night that we were honored to be a part of.  Enjoy these amazing pictures courtesy of one of our favorites (and a real nice guy to boot), Jeff Wojtaszek.

Congratulations Scott & Julie!

The University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) holds a special place in all of The Remixologists’ hearts.  We all started our respective DJ careers on campus and have literally logged thousands of hours DJ’ing parties for student organizations, fraternities, sororities, museums, and university groups.   We’ve become one of UPenn’s go-to DJ companies for homecoming and reunion weekend, and I (DJ Mike) was extremely excited when the University asked me to DJ the 10-year reunion for the class of 2002.  While I always look forward to returning to campus and DJ’ing for my alma mater, this event would be even more special, given that it was the 10-year reunion of our very own DJ 9-Volt (Tristan).

The reunion was held on campus at the World Café Live!, and DJ 9-Volt and I made sure that everyone in attendance was able to dance the night away to many of the tracks we rocked during their undergraduate days.  Not only was it great seeing so many long-time friends and familiar faces, but it was also priceless being able to play some “classics” from artists such as Shanice, Fat Joe, Cam’ron, DJ Sammy, Mario, Missy, Aaliyah, Nelly, Puff Daddy, City High, B2K, Cutty Ranks, N’ Sync, the Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears, and Michael Jackson (just to name a few).

When I (Taiga) first met with Fei & Nick to talk about their wedding, two things were clear… 1) Fei LOVED Mary J. Blige and 2) I would have to play a LOT of Mary at their wedding.  That was music to my ears as I’ve been a fan of Mary J since the mid 90s and love R&B in general!

On that beautiful fall night just a year ago at the Bayard’s in Lower Manhattan, I helped Fei & Nick celebrate their big day with Mary’s soulful voice during dinner and that hip hop soul on the dance floor.  And it was quite fitting that we ended the night with the timeless R&B ballad Be Without You!

Congrats again Fei & Nick!

Check out these photos courtesy of Timothy Lee Photographers!

If you just stumbled onto this post, check out parts 1 (here) and 2 (here).  Part 4 coming soon…

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Tracklisting:
Miike Snow – Animal
Grimes – Vanessa
Theophilus London – Girls Girls $
CSS – Move (Cut Copy Remix)
Empire Of The Sun – Walking On A Dream
Foster The People Feat Kendrick Lamar – Pumped Up Kicks (Reflex Rap Remix)
Outkast – The Way You Move
David Guetta Feat Nicki Minaj – Turn Me On (Michael Calfan Remix)
Rihanna – Only Girl (In The World)
Outasight – Tonight Is The Night (Benzi & DStar Remix)
Chris Brown Feat Rihanna – Turn Up The Music (Remix)
FM Feat Justin Bieber – Live My Life
Rihanna Feat Calvin Harris – We Found Love (Chuckie Remix)
Flo Rida – Good Feelin’
Usher – Climax (Scene Remix)
Deadmau5 – HR 8938 Cephei
Kid Cudi – Pursuit Of Happiness (Aoki Diverse Edit)

Simon-

Thank you SO much for making our wedding so fun + special.  We are so lucky to have such a talented friend and DJ =).  We are so glad that you and Monica could join us on such a special day, and really thank God for our continued friendship.

<3 Lisa + Tom