INTENTION ALBERTA 3

Hello dear beautiful friends,

Apologies for the lack of recent updates, I've been a busy guy!! Hope to have lots to post in the New Year - 2010 is looking to be an amazing time for all!!

Got New Year's plans yet? Check it out, yours truly (and hopefully you too!) will be co-creating an amazing New Year's celebration:

Intention Alberta 3

Last year's Intention 2 was my first big community focussed co-creative event that I attended, and honestly, it changed my life.  To be with such amazing people, creating such an amazing energy, it changed my perceptions and ideas from that point forward.  I strongly recommend that you attend this event if you are looking for a deeper, more meaningful transition into the new year.  Can't wait!!



Check out intentionalberta.ca for more info!!

Much love
Nate

Music & Dance in Calgary Survey

Hello my beautiful people!

I have created a survey in hopes to get a better grasp of what people want in local music and dance events.

I would totally appreciate it if you took 2mins to answer this simple and quick survey.

here's the link:

MUSIC AND DANCE IN CALGARY

thanks a bazillion
love nate

INSHALA 2.5

Hello good friends!!

This Friday and Saturday, my friends and I are very excited to host an amazing community co-creative event:

INSHALA 2.5

Here's the link to the Facebook Event

INSHALA 2.5
Working Together to Create a Unified Community

Fundraising for Inshala III
A taste of Fabulous Facilitators, Exploritory Workshops, Talented DJ's, and Delicious Goodness from the Elixir Lounge

Feel welcome to come and map your weekend. It's like a personal retreat, however you wish to unfold it. Attending workshops, or perhaps join us Saturday evening for a night of AMAZING music!!! We will have the South Calgary Community Center for two full days!!


Contact myself for more info, or check out the facebook event


Hope you see you all there!!

Much love,
Nate Spektacle

mix post #6

hello my beautiful beings

here we go!! BRAND NEW MIX FRESH FRESH FRESH!!

MULTI-NATIONAL mixed by nate Spektacle
(fall 2009)


I'm so very excited to share this new mix with you, it has been in the works for a long time now!
Again this is a bit of an eclectic mix, touching on tribal, house, techno, and even dance-hall styles, and it is all very energetic and a lot of fun.  Sourcing artists and styles from around the globe, 'multi-national' is sure to please many palates.  Enjoy!!

Here's the tracklist:

01 Renaissance Man - Spraycan (Original)
02 Balearic Soul - Ole (Mastiksoul Classic Remix)
03 The House Soldiers - Salsa (Balearic Mix)
04 Solo - Congoloid (Minimow Remix)
05 D-Unity - Sax Me Up
06 Funkagenda & Mark Knight - Flauta Magica
07 Seductive - Underground Sound (Original)
08 Major Lazer - Pon Di Floor
09 Ghislain Poirier - Go Ballistic feat. MC Zulu (Toddla T & Duckbeats Remix)
10 DJ Chus vs Niki B & Christian E.F.F.E. - Hossa (Chris Soul Remix)
11 David Keno - Discoteca (Original)
12 Doomwork & Neuroxide - Jazzy Stuff
13 Parov Stellar - Hotel Axos (Nate Spektacle Edit)
14 Dr. Kucho! - Patricia Never Leaves the House (Gregor Salto Remix)
15 Lenka - Trouble is a Friend (Nadastrom's Wishful Dub)(Sharkslayer Nassau Edit)
16 Digital Manges - Manges (Sharkslayer Dub)
17 Bart Bmore - Bingo Players Get Up (Diplo Remix)
18 Bonde Do Role - Gasolina (Fake Blood Remix)

goes without saying, but this mix is for promotional use and personal enjoyment only (not for sale or profit)


much love
nate spektacle

Pic from BARDO

Just wanted to post this awesome pic of me from BARDO last Friday.

Thanks to my good friend and soul-brother, Adrian for taking it!!

I'll add more pics from this party to this post if any more turn up

Happy Friday!

NateSpektacle

mix post #5

Good day beautiful people!

This is the one you've been waiting for... I think :)


Here with my fifth mix post, is my most recent mix:


A GLOBAL PROGRESSION (Spring 2009)


This is probably my finest work to date, one that I am extremely proud of.
'Global Progression' is a progressive mix of tribal, house, and world beat sounds.

This year has seen me focus more on positive and uplifting tracks, as well as a more earthy sound - this mix oozes tribal and purcussive beats, long builds, and ecstatic moments of pure pleasure - please enjoy!!
As always, this mix is not for sale or for profit, it is for personal enjoyment and promotional use only :)

(cover artwork by me with a pencil :)

Tracklist:

01-Intro/Aurora (Ayoob) - Peter Archer

02-Brazilian Roots (Deka's Tribal Drums Mix) - Glender

03-Tiko's Groove feat. Mendonca Do Rio - Para Sambar

04-La Bruja (Korioto FukinWitch Remix) - Jah Sound

05-Journey to the Sun (Dennis Ferrer Remix) - Joey Negro and the Sunburst Band

06-God's Love (Kike Mayor Lima Remix) - M. Rodriguez

07-Fiesta 2009 (Nick Corline Remix) - Massivedrum feat. Dilek Taskin and PM

08-One Night in Tunis(Original Mix) - Antoine Clamaran and RayCaze pres Camayea

09-Asia Breaks - Jim Pavloff

10-Loco Tribal - Loco Tribal

11-Tribal Rhythm (D-Unity's Underground Mix) - D-Unity

12-Tribal de los Pobres - Escobar

13-The Vibe - Dave Rose

14-Lick It (Tribal Remix 2009) - D. Morales

15-Sandcastles (Tiger Stripes Dub) - Dennis Ferrer and Jerome Sydenham

Oooo and I should mention, my new mix is in the works and should be completed very very soon!! I am extremely excited about it!! Stay tuned!

Thanks for visiting, for listening, and for your continued support.

Love & Light

Nate Spektacle

BARDO, Fresh Imports party and Eternal Photography

Hello my beautiful people!

First off, BARDO was an amazing success. What a surreal event! Seemed to me like we were on a different planet, what with all the crazy and far-out costumes.  I had a great time opening the party and getting the crowd warmed up for the huge line-up of amazingly talented local DJs. THANK YOU to all for your continued loving support!

On another note, last Sunday October 25th I had the pleasure of DJing a grand opening party for Fresh Imports flowers, and their neighbors, Eternal Photography had stopped by to capture the event.  They took some amazing photos of me performing and posted them to their blog - WOW. A HUGE thank you for their work and for supporting me with promotion.

Here's the link to the blog post

DJ Nate Spektacle Fresh Imports grand opening

Thanks again guys!!

And thanks to everyone else for all the support and for checkin out my blog!! ;)

BARDO Halloween Party Oct 30 2009

October 30th, 2009 I shall be performing at a *wicked* Halloween party in Calgary

BARDO




Presented by Area 709 & Evolve[-]d Productions

According to the Tibetan Book of the Dead, when the soul leaves the flesh, it enters into an intermediate dimension called Bardo. This is where it is confronted by all kinds of temptations to drive the soul away from its path back to the Source.

Join us for an all-night, all-hallow's eve dance party extravaganza!! ;D

Check out the Facebook event for more info and RSVP

Hope to see you there!!

love Nate

mix post #4

Good day my beautiful people

Here we go! MASSIVE MIX POST #4




Tribute to the B-Line (fall 2008)


This was last fall's big project for me, and it turned out awesome in my opinion

Wanting to step outside of the norm, I compiled some of my favorite tunes spanning many genres, including ragga styles, house, breaks, b-more, electro, dubstep, garage, and more, but all the tracks seem to come back and emphasize one thing - the BASSLINE... hence the title. At the time I was being influenced by many different things: people, DJs, parties, venues, etc, and this really speaks to that. I wanted to be able to show that I'm not the sort of DJ who sticks to one strict style, genre, or crowd - this mix is definitely different, varied, and FUN.

FYI, this mix is for promotional use and personal enjoyment only (not for sale or profit).


I really hope you enjoy this one

Cheers,

Nate



PS Here's the back cover with tracklist:

nate post photos

some photos

my current setup @ home
2x Tech1200MKII
2x DN-S3500
DJX-700
SKPro Headphones


Symmetree 2009



POD Party


ARTSpot Party


INSHALA II

INSHALA II (Thanks to Jay K. for these awesome pics)

InVision: The Way


Last POD Party Oct 2 2009 (gotta love the blond afro wig... hahaha)



Sal's on 17th


House Party


Michaelangelo's

mix post #3

If I keep going at this rate, I'm gonna run out of mixes to post. But no worries, I've got lots to upload at home, for now I'll post my most recent and if feedback is positive, I'll head to the archives and dust off some of those old house mixes I was doing back in the day.

Here is the 3rd mix:

Furias vs Spektacle - SeptemberMash

This is a mix that we recorded live at Sal's on 17th last September. 'We' being myself and my good friend and fellow DJ Jeff M, aka Furias. We were semi-regular guest DJs at Sal's, and could really get the crowd going when we did tag-team sets. So we decided to hit record one night so we could promote our team a little.

This mix has a very clubby vibe, with many house, electro, and fidgety "warehouse" style tunes. A fun mix for sure. This mix is stricly for promotional use and personal enjoyment only.

Cheers,
Nate

NateSpektacles DJ History

A brief run-down of my DJ History - events, parties, gatherings, gigs, etc.
I'll likely add to this over the next little while:


Pre-1999 - My love for music has been strong since I was young. In high school, emerging groups like Chemical Brothers, the Prodigy, Orbital and others really cemented my love for progressive electronic music. Once of age, I started frequenting night clubs in Edmonton, AB that featured good DJs and lots of house and electronica...


Late 1999 - Attended my first 'Massive'. DJ, Rave, and Party culture was huge.


2000-2001 - Started experimenting with mixing and producing, although I had limited means of doing such... I made do though, I had to create :)


~2001 - bought my first house record on vinyl... the 'black crack' addiction began

2002-2004 - Hosted numerous house parties where myself and roomie would spin all night long :) There were also a few smaller parties I got to be a part of, and one big party in Vancouver where I got a chance to play at 5:00am. I was nervous, and it showed, but one really awesome compliment afterwards totally made my day.

2004-2005 - Moved to the country (Bragg Creek then Black Diamond), where I began focussing on a lot of hip-hop and turntablism. Still did some house mixes, I'll try to find and post an oldie for ya. Also became good friends with a great crew at Camp Horizon, and they threw numerous parties out in the forest which was really sweet.

2005-2007 - Attended Olds College, was able to throw 3 DJ parties in the student residence pub. Turn-out and vibe was great, especially considering this is an Agricultural college.

2008 - This is the first year where I really started gigging and building my name and a following.

The Return of the Pussy Willow - Camrose, AB
Michaelangelo's Lounge ('The Bar') - Friday night residency - Calgary, AB
Sal's on 17th - various nights - Calgary
MASH @ Tipperary's Pub - Calgary












2009 - this year has been amazing. Less gigs, but better gigs (IMO). Shied away from the club scene, as I was not finding night clubs to be my favorite environment. Became involved in local community, and found some amazing groups of people in Edmonton, Calgary, and elsewhere, where I could share my love of music, and truly express myself creatively.

- Intention 2008 (New Year's) Pigeon Lake, AB
- InVision: TheWay (Spring Equinox) Pigeon Lake, AB
- Purple Octopus Dungeon (POD) (more on this soon...) house parties Calgary, AB
- POD Fest (Spring) Calgary, AB
- INSHALA II - Lethbridge, AB
- ARTSpot Parties (Local art Gallery) Calgary, AB
- Symmetree (Fall Equinox) Pigeon Lake, AB
- A few other house parties too :)






















The summer months I was gone mostly, attending various festivals and gatherings, so not many gigs, but seeing so much talent and so many beautiful people co-creating really inspired me to keep going strong and continue on my musical path. I hope to become more a part of all these events in the future.

Events I attended:
Intention Alberta
Invision:TheWay
Inshala II
PODFest
North Country Fair
South Country Fair
Shambhala (first time! whoa)
Astral Harvest
Symmetree


2009 has been so much fun, and I'm not slowing down! Looking for many more opportunities for the rest of the year, and beyond.

Future gigs for this year/near future:
-BARDO Halloween Party - Oct 30
-Future POD parties
-Future ARTSpot parties
-Evolve[-]d intentional gatherings
-And more I hope!


Currently working on getting a spot for the following festivals next year:

North Country Fair
South Country Fair
Astral Harvest
Shambhala?? (my ultimate goal....)
And many more.......... if all goes well ;)

There's a lot more for me to share, but I'll wrap it up for now...

Thanks for reading!

Love Nate

mix post #2

Good day my lovely people.

Here's the next dj mix up for grabs.

Electrostatic

This is an electro house mix I did in summer of 2008. Last summer I was a busy lil DJ, having a weekly resident night at a small Calgary lounge 'Michaelangelo's', as well as playing a semi-regular spot at Sal's on 17th... Electro house was still HUGE for Calgary clubbers, and this promo mix includes some of the hottest electro house tracks and producers of the day. This mix is for promotional use and personal enjoyment only.

mix post #1

i want to use this to have a nice permanent place to have my dj mixes, productions, events, etc posted. thought a blog might be easy. it was very very easy.

here's the first mix.

Sunday Sessions: sex jazz soul house

mix from early 2008 i made in preparation for a small little party some friends threw in Camrose, AB - "The Return of the Pussy Willow"













a sweet and stylish mix of sexy, soulful, and jazzy house. lots of classic naked music tracks to be heard. this mix is for promotional use and personal enjoyment only.

numbah one

Whoa I made a (we)blog
Here we go