I would've had more photos but Krystal and Ms. Fortune (M.B.I.A.T) stole my camera and took a lot of... uhhh... non-postable creative photos. I'm charging you for my therapy bills!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/qwiki/sets/72157605798860437/

My laptop is still in the shop so this is my lunchbreak! Deal with the generic captions and tags

Thank you all so much for the support.

I just received word that Hyjynx will be unable to make it tonight, but here are the directions for Hyperborea 2.

////Transmission Engaged////
////Protocol: Zulu Tango////
////Subject: Hyperborea////
////Clearance: K - Thulu////

Overview:
Success: the way is clear. The Audio Response Team tonight will bring you to Hyperborea. We will take you to the portal, but you yourself must make the choice to venture beyond.

Briefing:

Friday, May 30, 2008
NinjaPenguin 2.0

a night to celebrate the birth of dave mertl, pinguino, and dj rhines

The Good Nite Bar
10721 Burbank Blvd, North Hollywood, CA 91601 US
21+ | 8:00pm - 2:00 am | NO COVER
Eastern Attire Recommended

Featuring the musical talents of:
RHINES (Innerflight, DJ Culture, NinjaSkillz.net)
KEITH MYERS (Substandard)
MARK ZABALA (NinjaSkillz.net)
SUMBRY (Stormriders, WaxDJ.com)
RED APE

Also on display:
SMS Flickr Wall by cnelson
(send a text message and pictures based on your word text will be projected onto the wall)

He looked vaguely familiar, thought Phoenix. Was it Tianguan, God of Fortune? Or perhaps Taiyi, God of Heaven? The mysterious Golden Figure flew westward beneath the full moon. His aura was like that of a Buddha, dispelling darkness wherever he went. He was a lantern in the night. Phoenix pursued. To what strange and wonderful place would this light lead her to tonight?

Saturday, May 10
The Phoenix Projekt Presents:
LANTERN FESTIVAL
Featuring the sounds of:

Saturday Night
April 26th 2008

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_*ReFormat*_
www.spon1080.com/reformat

Detroit Bar
843 W. 19th St.
Costa Mesa CA 92627

9pm - 2am | 21+ | $10 or $15 after 12am

DJ Lineup & Info
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Room 1 = 2 Mixers, 4 Turntables, 4 CDJs
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+ JP + Brian Thomas + Rhines
+ J-Sun + Kadeejah Streets
+ Mark Zabala + divaDanielle
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Room 2 = 1 Mixer, 2 Turntables, 2 CDJs
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+ Ben Annand
+ Gilley
+ Eddie B
+ Faith

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3seKeKh5Jzc (small clip but better audio quality than others)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7343833.stm
http://londonist.com/2008/04/rickmob_when_in.php

Excerpt from the Londonist...
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What is Rickmob? First of all, you need to know Rick Astley... Then you need to know the bizarre but sometimes hilarious phenomenon of Rickrolling on the internet. And then refresh your knowledge about flashmobs and the variations upon a meme.

TOO BUSY! Haven't updated in awhile. Recent bookings are on ninjaskillz.net

06/07/08 Hyperborea: The Triumphant Return
05/30/08 NinjaPenguin 2.0
04/26/08 !!!_*ReFormat*_Saturday Night_04.26.08_!!!_
03/22/08 Voodoo @ A Hipgenesis experience at Circus in Hollywood
03/22/08 Spring BreakQuinox Party near San Diego, 3/22- 3/23
03/21/08 C.H.O.I.C.E !!!!!!!!!
02/02/08 ReConnect :: Saturday Night - February 2nd, 2008
10/14/07 NINJA SKILLZ + HIPGENESIS + POCKET = AFTERPARTY !!!!!
10/05/07 Forbidden Souls! October 5th, 2007 - Chinatown
09/23/07 WANDERLAND!
08/30/07 Ninjaz @ DIRTY
08/17/07 Mark Zabala @ Knobturnal
08/12/07 FREE! Second Sundays at the Mor Bar.
08/03/07 FORBIDDEN MOUNTAIN
07/29/07 X-Sanguin Afterparty
07/21/07 Mark Zabala @ The Age of Steam and Wonder
07/08/07 Second Sundays at the Mor
07/07/07 Caladan IX - Stormriders vs. Ninjaskillz
06/16/07 Kathanika Fundraiser this Saturday
06/10/07 Ninjas @ The MOR!
06/09/07 SASHA, LUKE FAIR, Blue Insomnia, and Ninja Skillz @ GIANT
06/09/07 Mark Zabala @ Hyperborea
06/01/07 ALMA PARADISO!!
04/13/07 ELECTRIC SHOCK! NINJA STYLE!
04/06/07 FORBIDDEN FOOLZ
03/29/07 Fools Paradise - By RLD
03/08/07 FUENTE ETERNO 2007
03/02/07 FORBIDDEN FREQUENCY March 2nd!
12/31/06 NEXUS: A New Years Eve Gathering
12/29/06 Mark Zabala & Mike Insane + JP & Rhines w/ Nectar : live @DetroitBar!
12/01/06 The Forbidden City Awaits...
11/28/06 Mark Zabala - Locale Tuesdays @ Star Shoes Hollywood
11/11/06 SPUNDAE FUNDAY! ( Whatever.. I was going for a lame title...)
11/10/06 THE PATRIOT ACT - A Politcial Party that will make you DANCE
10/28/06 Hollywood Masquerade @ The Hollywood Paladium!
10/15/06 Arcane Oasis!
08/19/06 Saturday, August 19th BDAY BEACH BURN!!!!!!!! ( SD )
08/16/06 Ninjas INVADE SATCHI in the LBC!!!!!!
08/12/06 BLEEP Fest 2006!!!!!!!!
07/30/06 Caladan VIII - Stormriders vs Ninjas
07/22/06 Ninja Lounge at Spundae
07/08/06 Roll Call XIV - Roll Call Returns
07/01/06 Nectar_JP_Rhines - Bristol Sessions @ Detroit
06/09/06 Alma Paradiso - 3 Day Full Moon Beach Party
05/27/06 Ninjas Invade Spundae
04/27/06 Xara Dulzura 2006

and whole lot more since 1999. Now I have to go found my backed up e-mail to list off all the events I've been spinning at since 1999 (many uner my old pseudonym "qwiki." Off the top of my head though...
Lightscape
Timescape
Spring
Spring II
Spring III
Spring IV
Evolution
Revolution
De-Evolution
Rival Tribal Rebel Revel
Uzu-sug
26C Presents some video game party (Reset '03?)
SD Beach Burn I
SD Beach Burn II - Where The Wild Things Are
A party at Harvey Mudd (name?)
A party at Cal Tech (name?)
Ninja Night II
Los Angeles Burning Man Decompression 2004
Los Angeles Burning Man Decompression 2005
Caladan VII
Some DVC parties at UCSD (name?)
Some parties at Basswerks (?)
The Ninja Penguin Art Experience
KUCI
San Diego Burning Decompression 2005
Popstars and Rockstars
Xara Dulzura 2005
Pocket Ninja Stage at Dark Skies 2005
Club Rouge Night in San Diego
Burning Man 2005
Burning Man 2006
Fuente Eterno
Subversion: Urban Infiltration
Chinese New Year 2006
Greensector's Two-Thousand Stix

Feel Free to contact me and remind me of some with details ;-)

Here is the interface I used to teach my Electronic Music Class at OrangeKamp this weekend.

Ishkur's Chronological EDM (Electronic Dance Music) Guide with samples of styles

And here's WAY more resources.

History and Overview of Electronic Music
EDM Genres

There's a few books l recommend:
Generation Ecstacy
Altered State
Rave Culture, an insider's overview
Rave America: New School Dancescapes

And there are movies like:
Better Living Through Circuitry
Modulations: Cinema for the Ear
Intellect: Techno House Progressive

Let's not forget magazines like Lotus, Fix, XLR8R, MixMag, DJMag, etc...

http://www.xlr8r.com
http://www.bpmmagazine.net
http://www.urb.com
http://www.remixmag.com
http://www.futuremusicmag.com
http://www.releasemagazine.net
http://www.bigshotmag.com
http://www.djtimes.com
http://www.djzone.net
http://www.groovesmag.com
http://www.m8magazine.com
http://www.sonikonline.com

Oh. and I spoke about influential drum machines and synths. The 808, 909 and 303 mostly... and certain drum breaks that were used in early jungle like the Amen Brother and Funky Drummer.

Amen Break minidocumentary

It's been awhile since I've recorded one of my mixes, so check out Robofunk Alpha!

It's a bit of the techfunk electro goodness.

Stream it
Download it
Rate it

and if you really like it...
Share it!
Click inside the box
Hit CTRL+A to select all the text
Hit CTRL+C to copy
and then paste it somewhere!

Listen to this new mix by Mark Zabala!<br /> <a href="http://waxdj.com/play.php?band_id=18&song_id=13447&mode=song_hifi">Stream it</a><br /> <a href="http://waxdj.com/download.php?band_id=18&song_id=13447&mode=song_hifi">Download it</a><br /> <a href="http://waxdj.com/rating.php?mode=rate_song&band_id=18&song_id=13447&template=moss_rate_song.tpl">Rate it</a><br /> and if you really like it...<br /> <a href="http://www.ninjaskillz.net/forums/music/share-robofunk-alpha">Share it! </a>

Please let me know what you think!

Ampere - Frontsteps [ Klang Gymnastik ]
DJ Roog & Greg - Uber (D. Ramirez Remix) [Toolroom Trax ]
Hook N Sling & Kid Kenobi - The Bump [ Hussle Black ]
The Bulgarian - Loop Poop [ Second Session ]
Umek - Scat Head - Original Mix [ Earresistible Musick ]
Sex in Dallas - Digital Memory (Aysam Remix) [ Record Makers ]
KPAXX & Jacek Zamojski - Hypnotone (Zimbardo Remix) [ Adjust Recordings ]
Cirez D - Knockout (John Dahlback Remix) [ Mouseville]
Electrixx - Destruction [ KarateMusik ]
Electrixx - Second Lesson [ KarateMusik ]
Meat Katie, D.Ramirez - Stop The Revolution feat. Odissi
Tiga - Move My Body (Only4Erolmix) [Different]
Mark Knight & Richard Dinsdale - Crunch [Toolroom]
Pavliga and Denis Binokl - No More Fucking Electro feat Dynamite [ BugEyed Records ]