BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.10.5// X-WR-CALNAME:www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco X-WR-CALDESC:www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Pacific BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20130619T172259CEST-1690PibGIb@www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco DTSTAMP:20130619T150659Z DESCRIPTION:\nAbout Kid Koala\nkid koala lives in Montreal. his weapons of choice are&hellip\; pencils\, paper\, clay\, glue\, mosquitoes\, records a nd mixers&hellip\; all of which he slyly uses to bring joy and silliness t o the far reaches of the earth.\n\nhe is currently working on his second g raphic novel + soundtrack&hellip\; as well as his fourth album. in his spa re time\, he has been scheming up some new tours including but not limited to: a puppet musical about a robot who works at a cookie factory (complet e with turntable orchestra pit)\, a quiet-time headphone / beanbag tour fo r the non-dancing listeners\, and a hilarious Roller-rink tour which shoul d be fun for the whole family.\n\nall new romantics and jaded people alike are invited.\nAbout Dan The Automator\nProducer Dan The Automator is know n internationally as one of the most groundbreaking and inventive creators of hip-hop music. He first achieved critical and commercial success in 19 96 with the esoteric Dr. Octagon album\, and followed suit with a slew of landmark recordings and remixes that established him as not only a produce r to be reckoned with\, but as a remixer and songwriter as well. His colla borations with hip-hop legends Prince Paul (Handsome Boy Modeling School) and Del tha Funkee Homosapien (Deltron 3030) resulted in success on a larg er scale\, and he went platinum as the producer of the debut Gorillaz albu m in 2001. Another Handsome Boy Modeling School record followed in 2005. D an co-wrote and produced "\;Get Your Way"\;\, a hit single for Bri tish singer Jamie Cullum. His new project\, NBA2k7\, features Mos Def\, E- 40\, Fabulous\, Ghost Face\, A Tribe Called Quest\, Rhymefest\, Lupe Fiasc o\, and many others. The soundtrack will be released on September 19th\, 2 006.\n\nDan "\;The Automator"\; Nakamura was born and raised in Sa n Francisco. A chance meeting with Kool Keith in San Francisco resulted in Keith hiring Dan for some work on his own record. Keith then suggested Da n assume production duties for his Dr. Octagon alter-ego\, and Dan started to put tracks together for the record that would ultimately aquaint him w ith a much larger audience.\n\nA fusion of hip-hop beats and bizarre atmos pherics\, Dr. Octagon was released on the Bulk Recordings label in 1996. P ropelled by Kool Keiths' rhymes and mind-bending meter\, the record owed i ts' success in equal measure to Dan's inventive production. Dan's studio\, the Glue Factory\, also served as the workshop for recordings by Mo'Wax's DJ Shadow and for various artists on the latter's Solesides label.\n\nAs Dr. Octagon spread through the underground scene\, DTA found himself colla borating with directly or remixing for a wide variety of artists: Primal S cream\, the Eels\, DJ Krush\, Cibo Matto\, Dust Brothers\, Mike Simpson\, Cornershop\, the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion\, Stereolab\, and more. Dan t hen teamed up with hip hop guru Prince Paul for a project called Handsome Boy Modeling School. An album titled So\, How's Your Girl? was released by Tommy Boy Records and was an instant underground success. 2000's Deltron 3030 project followed\, a collaboration with rapper Del tha Funkee Homosap ien and DJ Kid Koala.\n\nIn 2001\, DTA reached his widest audience yet wit h the Gorillaz\, an eclectic collaboration with Blur's Damon Albarn and ar tist Jamie Hewlett. The self-titled debut was a hit on both sides of the A tlantic\, going platinum in the U.S. and spawning Dan's first major hit si ngle\, "\;Clint Eastwood"\;\, featuring Del tha Funkee Homosapian. \nIn 2002 Lovage\, a collaboration with former Faith No More singer Mike P atton and smoky vocalist Jennifer Charles was released. A mixtape of many of his favorite remixes called Wanna Buy A Monkey? followed\, featuring re mixes of Black Rob\, Air\, Zero 7\, Tortoise\, the Doves\, De La Soul\, Di lated Peoples\, and more.\n\nAfter reaching worldwide success with Gorilla z\, demand for Dan as a remixer and producer grew exponentially. A known g enre-bender\, he worked on singles from acts ranging from Blink 182 to Sar ah McLachlan\, and co-wrote songs with artists such as Mos Def\, Beanie Ma n\, Beck\, Busta Rhymes\, and more. Additional collaborations with Alex Ka pranos (Franz Ferdinand)\, Pharrell\, RZA\, Mars Volta\, Casual\, Cat Powe r\, and Linkin Park were the beginnings of what would be the second Handso me Boy Modeling School album\, which was released on Atlantic Records in 2 005\, and followed by a sold-out U.S. tour.\n\nHip-hop is a genre that has proved itself far more flexible and groundbreaking than anyone might have predicted at its genesis: from its massive worldwide popularity to its se emingly endless "\;next levels"\;\, as it were\, hip-hop music con tinues to be full of surprises\, thanks largely in part to record producer s like Dan The Automator. While paying homage to his heroes and influences \, Dan has crafted a career as unique as his records\, always walking the line between music that makes a serious statement and music that delivers undeniable hooks and knows when not to take itself too seriously. DTSTART:20100327T000000 DTEND:20100327T000000 DURATION:PT3H LOCATION:San Francisco SUMMARY:Dan The Automator presents: AUDIO ALCHEMY featuring Kid Koala and s pecial guests! END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR