27.12.12
Iron Lyon Arems Rasklatt Remix Pack Part 2 - More Fiyah
23.12.12
"Like" Faction Sound Crew on Facebook
18.12.12
Deejay Theory dubs out Zedd's "Spectrum"
12.12.12
Deejay Theory w/ Questlove this weekend in SF!
20.11.12
The LAST FREE UP EVER at Republic this Wednesday Nov 21st, 2012
The LAST episode of FREE UP goes down tomorrow at Republic and we would love for you to be there. The guestlist is already pakd but we can still hook you up so get at me quick if you would like to attend for FREE @djarems.
19.11.12
DJ Arems on Slow Bounce Radio (FREE DANCEHALL MIX DOWNLOAD)
Click on the picture above to hear the show in its entirety (my section is in the 2nd part of the show) or click on the link below to download my section only which was recorded live and features a very short interview right at the beginning and brand new 2012 dancehall tracks including Faction dubplates from Charly Black, Ward 21, Tony Matterhorn and Elephant Man.
16.11.12
Iron Lyon Releases 2nd Music Video off From the Ground Up LP: Summer In the City
After releasing his album "From the Ground Up" this summer on Fat Beats Records, Iron Lyon has been keeping busy filming videos for key tracks and of course murdering the Miami club scene. The video for "Summer In the City" finds Lyon back in his old hood in NYC and will have you wishing it was summer again. Some super smooth laid back ish to cool out too. Scroll down to see the video from his first single off the album "Step Into the Night".
9.11.12
GOOD FRIDAYS at 560 in Vancouver with 3 Rooms including DJ Arems in the Reggae Room
A PROPER 3 ROOM PARTY!
VANCITY'S LARGEST FRIDAY NIGHT! 3 LEVELS X 3 ROOMS X 3 STYLES!
HIP HOP / RAP / TRAP (Room #1 - Main Room)
With DJS:
ADLIB :: J SOUL :: HOOPSTA :: MC FREEKY P X SPECIAL GUEST DJ TRUBBLE (SONIC FM)
HOUSE / ELECTRO / DANCE (Room #2 - Upstairs)
With DJS:
OLLIE PLE :: ISHIYAMA :: FIREWIRE :: BE.RAD :: M.A.D ALEJO
JON TAN
DANCEHALL / REGGAE / SOCA (Room #3 - Basement)
With DJS:
AREMS :: HOPPA :: CHIZZLE
9:00PM-3AM (560 Seymour St. Vancouver)
8.11.12
BUSTIN OUT THURSDAYS - Brand New Ol Skool Night at the Electric Owl Starts Tonight w/ DJ Arems
w/ DJs Arems and Cheeky Disco
A brand new night featuring the best music from the 80s and 90s of Hip Hop, R&B and Reggae. DJs Arems and Cheeky Disco drop nothing but the hits each and every Thursday at Electric Owl.
Expect music from artists like Whitney Houston, Buju Banton, Michael Jackson, TLC, Montel Jordan, New Edition, De La Soul, Eric B and Rakim, Aaliyah, En Vogue, Rick James, Kool Moe Dee, Shabba Ranks, Chaka Demus and Pliers, Bell Biv Devoe, Janet Jackson, Rob Base, NWA, Bobby Brown, Biggie Smalls etc.
Plus, enjoy Electric Owl's new late night menu.
Join us every Thursday. Hit @BustinOutThurs for guest list and follow us on Twitter!
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Electric Owl Social Club
www.electricowl.ca
www.facebook.com/
@ElectricOwl_CA
928 Main Street Vancouver BC V6A 2W1
(604) 558-0928
4.11.12
Beenie Man live in Vancouver at Bar None w/ DJ Arems - Wednesday November 7th, 2012
31.10.12
Arems in Belgium at Bloom Oct 31st and SlowBounce Nov 3rd
29.10.12
DJ Arems in Amsterdam at JamRock - Tuesday Oct 30
9.10.12
Iron Lyon - "Step Into the Night" Official Music Video
We're a couple weeks behind on posting this video but this shit is ill... Iron Lyon just released his 3rd album entitled "From the Ground Up" on Fat Beats Records and this is the first single from the album.
Here's a description of the video in Iron Lyon's own words:
A couple of weeks ago I hit the streets of NY with videographer Hickory Lawson to shoot Step Into The Night. We weren't worried about a script or staging any sets, we just captured raw footage from the night to convey the true essence of what this song is about. Big shout to everyone we ran into along the way...
download the song here: http://www.mediafire.com/?1tjyl5yvlyz
full album available digitally on iTunes & physical copies on fatbeats.com:http://www.fatbeats.com/products/iron-lyon-from-the-ground-up-cd
19.9.12
Iron Lyon Releases Sophmore LP - "From the Ground Up" on Fat Beats Records
Iron Lyon: From The Ground Up (album dropping Sept 18th, 2012) by Iron Lyon
24.8.12
Top Of The World Moombathon Remix Video Teaser
Tanner/Sonic Relief Promo from Carlos Escobar on Vimeo.
22.8.12
DJ Theory Becomes Faction Sound Crew's Newest Member

20.8.12
NEW REMIXES! Iron Lyon Arems Rasklatt Remix Pack 1
Tun Up On Me - Jeremih ft 50 cent - Iron Lyon Arems Rmx by djarems
17.8.12
RUNIT! Tonight (Friday Aug 17th) at the Waldorf w/ Arems and Rhek
RUNIT at the Waldorf Hotel - 1489 East Hastings, Vancouver BC - More Info HERE
15.8.12
Iron Lyon & Violette NYC x "Rude Bwoy Yute" Mixtape
DOWNLOAD HERE
Peep the Track list:
Barrington Levy- Prison Oval Rock
Buju Banton- Driver
Foxy Brown- Sorry
Super Cat- Dolly My Baby
Beres Hammond- Tempted To Touch
Tony Rebel- Fresh Vegetable
Cocoa Tea- She’s Gone Away (Sonia)
Beres Hammond- I Wish
Garnett Silk- Everything I’ve Got
Buju Banton & Wayne Wonder- Bonafide Love
Gregory Isaacs- Rumors
Lady G- Nuff Respect
Shabba Ranks & Deborah Glasgow- Champion Lover
Shabba Ranks & Cocoa Tea- Pirate’s Anthem
Johnny Osbourne- No Ice Cream Sound
Mega Banton- Sound Boy Killing
Buju Banton- Champion
Tenor Saw- Pull Up Selector
Lady Saw- Sycamore Tree
Wayne Wonder- Bashment Girl
Tanya Stephens- Yuh Nuh Ready
Frisco Kid- Rubbers
Sean Paul & Mr. Vegas- Hot Gal Today
Beenie Man- Girls Dem Sugar
Capleton- Look Good Chart
Tanya Staphens-Mi Finger
Beenie Man- Let Him Go
Lady G- Ease Off, Breeze Off
Spragga Benz- She Nuh Ready Yet
Nadine Sutherland & Buju Banton- Wicked Dickie
Barrington Levy & Bounty Killa- Living Dangerously
Nadine Sutherland- Action
Buju Banton- Love How the Gal Dem Flex
Beres Hammond- No More Pain
Dirtsman- Hot This Year
Red Fox & Screechie Dan- Pose Off
Super Cat- Don Dada
Tanya Stephens- Goggle
Lady Saw- Hice It Up
Reggie Stepper- Wife
Simpleton- Coca Cola Shape
Shabba Ranks- Trailer Load A Girls
General Degree- Super Man
Mr. Vegas- Big Things A Gwan
Beenie Man- Tell Me
Shabba Ranks- Ting A Ling
Red Rat- Dwayne
Cutty Ranks- Who Seh Mi Dun
Chaka Demus & Pliers- Murder She Wrote
Chaka Demus & Pliers- Bam Bam
Super Cat- Ghetto Red Hot
Patra- Romantic Call
Tanto Metro & Devonte- Everyone Falls In Love
Sean Paul- Nah Get No Bligh
Beenie Man- Do You Wanna Dis
Buju Banton- Batty Rider
Capleton- Everybody Needs Somebody
Shaggy & Rayvon- Big Up
Bob Marley- Could You Be Loved
28.7.12
Tanner Puerto Rico Tour Mix
After my closing set on the Penthouse of NYC's Dream hotel tonight I head straight to JFK airport to board a plane to San Juan P.R. This will mark the Faction Sound Crew's first jaunt to the Island and hopefully the first of many. Monday catch I will be at Lunes w/ Dj Velcro and Sonic Relief and Tuesday catch me at the Nuyorican in San Juan. Also I will be in the studio when im not djing so look for some huge remixes. In the mean time check out this little Island vibes mix I threw together to get in the mood.
http://soundcloud.com/djtanner604/tanner-puerto-rico-tour-mix
23.7.12
Iron Lyon in Vancouver @ FREE UP Wednesdays - Republic
16.7.12
RAP - Friday July 20th ft Special Guest IRON LYON
30.6.12
Arems Kemo Refix - Hello Badmind Rump Breaker (Chan Dizzy vs Wreckx-N-Effects)
29.5.12
17.5.12
11.5.12
GRILL MONEY - New Monthly in BK
29.4.12
DJ AREMS at Reggae Love Sundays - Los Angeles - April 29th 2012
23.4.12
MAVADO - Live in Vancouver at Fortune May 22nd - Presented by the Faction and Loud Ent.


It's been a minute since Vancouver has seen a HUGE dancehall show come to town but that time has finally come again! The Gully Gawd - Mavado will be performing live in concert at Fortune Sound Club May 22nd along side some of the cities best selectas. Vancouver's own rude bwoy Jahfus has just been added to the show which promises to be a do not miss event. Tickets have been selling quickly and are available at Dipt as well as various retail outlets and on line HERE.
All early bird tickets have sold out but $40 are still available. Tickets will be more at the door if any are still available....this show looks to SELL AWWFF so don't sleep!
20.3.12
PAID IN FULL Fridays begins March 23rd, 2012 at Post Modern

16.3.12
Iron Lyon x Mr. Vegas x Large Up x Rice & Peas x One Love Wednesdays x 10deep x WMC @ Ricochet

Each March, Winter Music Conference brings what feels like a majority of the world’s DJs to Miami but amongst all the house, trance and occasional hip-hop going on, dancehall always seems to get left out of the mix. To remedy the situation, this year LargeUp is bringing New York City’s best dancehall party, Rice and Peas, to Ricochet in Miami during WMC. Even better, the event, on Wed. March 21, doubles as a release party for Mr. Vegas’ Sweet Jamaica LP, an easy frontrunner for the year’s best reggae/dancehall album in our collective opinion.
In addition to a live performance from Vegas and sets from the Rice and Peas crew— DJ Gravy, Max Glazer, Micro Don and Orijahnal Vibez—we’ve put together a heavyweight DJ lineup that includes Jillionaire (Major Lazer/Feel Up), Walshy Fire (Major Lazer/Black Chiney), Dre Skull (Mixpak), Iron Lyon (Faction Sound), DJ A-Train and G Brown. Just as Rice and Peas brings the authentic vibes of an outer-borough bashment into a centrally located Downtown setting in New York, allowing for a unique mixture of demographics you just don’t get anywhere else, expect something similar at Ricochet, a brand-new spot located in Miami’s Midtown area. If you were even giving a thought to coming down to Miami for WMC, it’s time to book those tickets. You’ll thank us. ~ As seen on LARGEUP.COM
14.3.12
FREE UP WEDNESDAYS at REPUBLIC Welcomes DJ Smoky (One Blood Sound/Oakland) March 14, 2012

27.2.12
DJ Arems on CRFO 102.7's "Late Night Creep" Tonight (Mon Feb 27th)

Tonight! Tune into the Late Night Creep on 102.7 FM at 1am with LokoBoy and special guest DJ Arems as they tear things down on the Hip Hop and Dancehall tip for 2 hours of pure niceness.
The Late Night Creep is one of Vancity's only sources to hear hiphop, reggae, r&b music in a LIVE on air mixshow format. Hosted by DJ LokoBoy & friends, The Late Night Creep has carved itself with a niche following at CFRO for over five years and running. From classics to the New New, always expect to hear something different whenever you tune in. Guest mixers/DJs have included Big Jacks, Relik, Wrispect, the Goodfellas,Remsta, Ryan Live, Kidd, Reign, 151, & more. Every Tuesday 1am-3am
10.2.12
DJ Arems - FIYAH FI BUN DEM PART 6 - The Best of Dancehall 2011


Every February for many years I've been putting out a new chapter in the Fiyah Fi Bun Dem Series. If you missed the other 6 (cuz there's a 2.5 too) you can download all of em on the right side of the blog. Peep the mixtape covers and then click right on em for the links. A lot of "Best of's" come out in January but I like to give it some time to breath a lil.
So here's another edition of strictly bangers summing up the biggest dancehall chunes for 2011. This one features dubplates from Mr. Vegas, Popcaan, Aidonia, I-Octane, Supa Hype, Chan Dizzy, Charly Black and more. Riddims featured on the mix include Overproof, Summertime, Summer Fling, Bus Stop, Gaza World, BBQ, Smudge, Contra, Sunrise, Lost Angel, Snap Back, Pepper, TGIF, Wildlife, Material, Run Di Place, Timeline, Captain and Barbwire plus a slew of hit singles from Dancehall’s biggest artists. Pure fiyah, no filler tunes, long talking or promotional drops. Grab this one and put it on repeat