It’s another funky week of I LOVE MUSIC continuing to bring Bangalore cutting-edge dance music from around the world with electronic turntable wizard DJ URI from London. Setting our mid-week stress-buster off will be our own Dj Vid-Youth bumping some house sounds.

With a career spanning over 2 decades, Uri Solanki a.k.a Mr Manali has been consistent and true to the Underground. The mid to late 80’s saw him playing Classic Soul & Funk to Hip Hop, Acid House and Rave, and with gigs at the Legendary ‘Amnesia House’ and ‘Total Kaos’ in the early 1990’s, Uri has and still is enjoying the musical ride of life.

Born in East London in 1974, Uri’s journey has been in full flow since the early 1980’s. Influenced by the ‘Street Sounds Electro Compilations’, and the whole Break Dance Era, when he first saw a DJ on 2 Turntables, through the Acid House explosion in the mid 1980’s, to the Rave and Jungle Culture of the early 1990’s and the House and Trance movement in the mid 1990’s. Uri has had a solid musical upbringing from an early age.

His versatility and DJ skills have allowed him to play many different genres, and fuse many styles and influences, with a no holds barred attitude. Uri is at ease playing anything from Glitch Hop, Dubstep, Minimal Techno, and Electro House to Breakbeat and Drum & Bass.

1995 was the year that India became his second home, and with various gigs across the country over the next 10 years, from beach parties in Psychedelic Goa to the Underground revolution that was taking place in major cities such as Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore, he has become a household name within the scene.

Uri has been an unsung hero for India’s emerging Electronic Music Scene. Since the mid 90’s, he has been training India’s first wave of Turntable enthusiasts, giving personal tuition on Scratching, Beat Juggling and various other Turntable Techniques to now, some of India’s Leading DJ’s. Still to this day he is the source of Fresh Music for many DJ’s in India that are looking for That Cutting Edge.

I LOVE MUSIC this Wednesday don’t miss it!

I LOVE MUSIC continues to be Bangalore’s premier dance music night ever, and it doesn’t stop now with world famous DJ/Producer Greg Pidcock (Red Pony Records) and opening the festivities is a rising star in town DJ Vid-Youth. A techno blast off like no other for your mid-week stressbuster I LOVE MUSIC at Pebble the Jungle Lounge, March 3rd, 2010.

Never stopping and never settling down, Greg Pidcock’s unique blend of house techno and progressive vibes has been developing around the world since his love affair with dance music began. Born in 1988, this tri-national’s (CAN/UK/USA) family moved from Calgary to Bangkok when he was 6 years old. It was as this journey began that Greg began to discover electronica.

Jump to Quito, Ecuador 2001, Greg begins mixing vinyl. Soon, he is DJing at electronic music events in Lima, Peru at just 15 years old. The cutting edge progressive and tech sounds being played at the time were a big influence. At 16, his family relocated to India, forcing Greg to adapt to the house music deprived streets of Mumbai. Not giving up, Greg trained hard and joined forces with India’s premier dance music promoters: Submerge. This led to his first club sets in India, which gave him a clean slate to really find his personal groove, and get people dancing. It was lucky his parents were so supportive of the late nights and drum beats from such a young age!

When high school ended, University began, landing Greg in Montreal to study Digital Media & Cyber Art at Concordia University. Montreal has opened many new doors and developed his sound even further; from playing small underground loft parties with local heroes to playing with legends like James Holden, Stephane K, John Creamer, Angel Moraes, and Tone Depth. Mere years before, Greg was buying Tone’s records, now it was time to manage his new label: Bad Pony Records. He also started a very promising production duo with Bobby Savage, which will be providing him with new ammo as the months pass.

He held a monthly residency at Cherry – one of the city’s legendary house music venues before it closed down in the Spring of 09. He has also played around Montreal at: Igloofest, Circus Afterhours, Business, Academy, Salon Daome, Jupiter Room, Velvet, Se7en, Bar D’Hiver, Terrasses Bonsecours, as well as long list of loft parties.

Greg’s sound now revolves around eclectic dance music, a relentless search for high quality beats and a drive to keep the dance floor on their toes. 2008 has been a fast moving year for this young talent and 2009 promises yet another evolution in dance music.

It’s another wicked line-up for another killer I LOVE MUSIC featuring DJ N-Field opening with some new age sound and I LOVE MUSIC Host artists Y-MOOD. Our own DJ Sean and Premik on the Synthetic Strings!

There’s only one place to be on a Wednesday and that’s Pebble the Jungle Lounge. Bangalore’s hottest party I LOVE MUSIC…

February 24,2010 Mark it down!