BRAND NEW MIX CD from the FACTION - TORMENTA TROPICAL

In honour of the Faction coming together for the first time this weekend in SF we decided to drop a Tropical Mix for Tormenta Tropical - May 10th at the Elbo Room (SF). The mix made it's debut today on LargeUp.com and features Dancehall, Reggae, Trap and Tropical Vibes from DJ Tanner, Deejay Theory, Arems and Iron Lyon. Head to our Sound Cloud now to grab it now!

Faction Sound Takes Over the Bay Area: May 9th - RAP at Mercer (SF) and May 10th - Tormenta Tropical at Elbo Room

For the first time ever, the entire Faction Sound Crew will converge on the Bay Area this upcoming weekend for two nights of total Destruction. Iron Lyon flys in from Miami, Tanner from NYC and Arems from Vancouver to join Deejay Theory in SF as we kick off the weekend on Friday May 9th at the brand new club Mercer in SF for RAP. Strictly the best RAP music played the way it's supposed to be. Saturday finds the Faction inside the Elbo Room (SF) for Tormenta Tropical wit Oro 11 and Broadway Slim dropping non-stop Tropical Vibes. Bay Area roll out!

Tuff Love - A Classic R&B Mix from Iron Lyon

Brand New Twerk Mix from Iron Lyon - Twerk Season

Mixtape: Faction Sound Crew & DJ Hedspin - Chillin, Illin and Grillin Part 2 - Music to BBq Two

Beef, Babes, Beers and of course Beats;  how else could you sum up all the prime vibes of the summertime?  This year The Faction Sound Crew has teamed up with none other than the 2011 Redbull Threestyle Champion, Dj Hedspin for the second instalment of our ode to summertime madness, "Chillin Illin and Grillin - Music to BBQ Two".  Your favorite DJ crew has significantly bolstered its line-up with SF’s own Super Producer Deejay Theory and Miami Power-Hitter Iron Lyon.  Pioneering members Tanner and Arems thrown in for good measure and Rhek on the design ...you know its gonna be a tasty mix.  This year we have over 60 tracks from 5 dj’s of many genres with classic selection of music, mixed with skill and style. Grab the free download, fire up the grill and pump this one!

Iron Lyon Arems Rasklatt Remix Pack Part 2 - More Fiyah

I linked up with Iron Lyon this past summer and spent a couple rainy days putting together these remixes to nice up the dance with. After trying them out in various spots all up and down the west coast I can honestly say these bang in the club. One of em was picked up by Crooklyn Clan and has been available for paid download for a while now. This pack contains a clean version of the remix i'm referring to jus incase you're running things PG style. Grab em now and get your fire extinguishers ready. 

IRON LYON AREMS RASKLATT REMIX PACK PART 2

Track List

"Like" Faction Sound Crew on Facebook

We finally put together a Facebook "Band" page for the Faction Sound Crew. There you can read our bio, find out about up coming gigs and much like this page...download free music. Please visit our page when you get a chance and click "Like". Thank you always for your support!

http://www.facebook.com/FactionSound

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".

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

Iron Lyon Releases Sophmore LP - "From the Ground Up" on Fat Beats Records

If you didn't know by now, Iron Lyon is not only an ill DJ, he's also a seasoned dope MC. "From the Ground Up" is his second album following his "Time Capsule" LP and "The Foundation" EP. "From the Ground Up" just dropped yesterday on Fat Beats Records and I suggest you don't sleep! Lyon takes it back to smooth beats and well thought out lyrics bringing an ere of Golden Era Hip Hop that is greatly missed in much of today's rap scene. Features include Sean Price, Ed O.G, Slim Kid Tre (of The Pharcyde) and more. Peep the preview below and COP THE FULL ALBUM ON I-TUNES HERE!

Iron Lyon: From The Ground Up (album dropping Sept 18th, 2012) by Iron Lyon

NEW REMIXES! Iron Lyon Arems Rasklatt Remix Pack 1

Iron Lyon and myself linked up a few weeks ago and spent a couple rainy days putting together these remixes to set shit AWWFFF with. After trying them out in various clubs all up and down the west coast I can honestly say these bang in the club. Hip Hop pellas over well known Dancehall Riddims are featured in this four pack of remixes. Grab em now and get your air horns ready. Pack 2 will drop next week and features Dancehall pellas over well known Hip Hop beats. Pure FIYAH every time!

IRON LYON AREMS RASKLATT REMIX PACK 1

Track List

Go Go City - Tyga ( Rack City over Vybz Kartel's Go Go Wine Riddim)

Go Go City - Tyga (Iron Lyon Arems Remix) by djarems

One Day Work Out - J-Cole (Work Out over One Day Riddim)

One Day Work Out - J-Cole (Iron Lyon Arems Remix) by djarems

Tun Up On Me - Jeremih ft 50 Cent (Down On Me over Tun Up Riddim)
Tun Up On Me - Jeremih ft 50 cent - Iron Lyon Arems Rmx by djarems

Untold Recipe - Buju Banton (Untold Stories over Dr. Dre's The Recipe)

Untold Recipe - Buju Banton (Iron Lyon Arems Remix) by djarems

Iron Lyon & Violette NYC x "Rude Bwoy Yute" Mixtape

DOWNLOAD HERE

Violette New York, DJ Iron Lyon along side Vashtie  present to you…a classic reggae mixtape! Inspired by our latest “Rude Boy Yute” Collection and in honor of Jamaica’s 50TH YEAR OF INDEPENDENCE.

Download and BLAST IT!

Violette NYC x DJ Iron Lyon by Iron Lyon

Peep the Track list:

Pinchers- Bandolero
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

Iron Lyon in Vancouver @ FREE UP Wednesdays - Republic

Finally, Iron Lyon has returned to Vancouver and Canada Border Services has let him in! Catch him at FREE UP Wednesdays inside Republic alongside DJ's Rexx, Hoppa, Chizzle and myself, Arems runnin strictly Dancehall, Reggae and Soca. Room 1 features Inspectah Deck of the Wu Tang Clan live in concert plus DJ Flipout so do not miss out. Hit me up for g-list if you wanna roll thru on twitter @djarems.

MORE INFO HERE

RAP - Friday July 20th ft Special Guest IRON LYON

Another bangin edition or RAP jumps off this Friday at Calabash with very special guest IRON LYON outta NYC alongside residents Rhek and myself. Nothing but Golden Era Hip Hop and RAP bangers. 7 bux at the door. Delicious Caribbean food and great drinks served all night. PLUS-our new sponsor  10 DEEP has tons of giveaways for you including a brand new skate board deck. Make sure to come thru early - the line up always forms by 11:30. RAP at Calabash, Friday July 20th, 428 Carrall Street. 10pm to 2am. Ooooh.

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

Faction Sound Crew 10 Year Anniversary Mix CD ft Iron Lyon, Arems & Tanner

10 years of Faction Sound Crew has been pretty ill. Back in 2001, DJs Arems, Tanner and Akshun broke off from a wider collective they had been djing with and formed the Faction Sound Crew. Ever since then, things have been getting bigger and better. From touring the world to doing multiple residencies in Vancouver, Whistler and now New York and Miami... the Faction has been locking things down - but there's far more to come. The addition of our MC, Matt the Trigga, back in 2006 brought a new edge to the crew's group performances and in 2009 another crew member was added - New York's Iron Lyon, for even more fire power.

We all grew up and started djing with RAP music, therefore, it's only fitting that Iron Lyon sets off the Faction's 10 Year Anniversary Mix CD with a throw back to the golden era, laced with a few faction Rap Dubplates, and even a track from Iron Lyon himself.

Arems comes with the all Dubplate section consisting of mainly dancehall dubs remixed over current and golden era hip hop beats. More RAP dubplates can be found in his section which show cases a lot of his favourite artists from the past and present.

Tanner shuts shit down with a Moombahton finale that will have any fan of music in general nodding their head to the pounding beats and smoothed out remixes of familiar songs now transformed into the new Moombahton genre.

If you haven't gotten a copy of this CD from us jus make sure to ask us for one. Here is the one track download link for your listening pleasure. Please spread the link around and share it as much as you can. Thanks so much for all your support over the past decade.

Faction Sound Crew 10 Year Anniversary Mix - DJs Iron Lyon, Arems & Tanner

Iron Lyon - The Groundwork E.P.

After dropping The Foundation EP last fall, Iron Lyon planned to release his second album From The Ground Up this year. That all changed when Lyon got in a serious accident in which he was struck by a reckless driver while on his motorcycle. Following some intense rehab, Iron Lyon is back at it and brings you his latest work — the Groundwork EP. The 6 track project is a preview of what to expect on his upcoming sophomore LP, due out next year.

Iron Lyon- Groundwork EP

1) Heaven Sent (prod. by Vent Beats)
2) Cloud Walk (prod. by Too Much)
3) Breathe (prod. by L-Tonic)
4) Never Sleep (prod. by DJ Fresh Cut)
5) Good Man Or A Fool (prod. by Ortega Beats)
6) Freeway (prod by Kris Breeze)

Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?gx7kglqfpo32byc

FACTION 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY - July 1st inside Shine

This summer marks the the 10th anniversary of the Faction and we'll be kicking off the celebration with a big party inside Shine. Join the entire Faction Sound Crew as all 5 members unite for a once in a lifetime celebration – 10 years of Faction Sound!

DJ’s Arems, Tanner, Iron Lyon (NYC), Akshun and Trigga on the mic will be dropping nothing but pure fiyah all night as we celebrate Canada Day and the 10 anniversary of the Faction with Hip Hop and Dancehall

PLUS FREE BBQ CHICKEN RIGHT OUTSIDE THE CLUB!!!
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Faction’s Extended Bio

Good things happen when tight knit friends with a deep love of music decide to join forces. After honing their skills as bedroom DJs, Arems, Tanner and Akshun soon found themselves playing in lounges, DMC battles and smaller clubs around the way. All three DJs soon got involved in college radio and by the time they met in Vancouver it didn’t take long for a bond to form. The Faction Sound Crew was formed in 2001 by Dj’s Arems, Akshun & Tanner and was joined by hypeman MC Trigga in 2006 and New York DJ Iron Lyon in 2010. Residencies at some of Vancouver’s bigger night clubs soon started and the crew began touring and putting out Mixtapes.

Soon after forming, the Faction found themselves playing alongside world class DJs and urban artists all over Canada. Their mixtapes caught the attention of a wider audience across Canada and began spreading around the globe. Currently the Faction has released over 20 mixtapes in group and solo projects with a diverse range of musical styles ranging from Hip Hop to Dancehall to Electro. Accolades soon arrived and in 2007 the Faction was nationally recognized at the Stylus DJ Awards with a nomination for best mixtape. 2008 brought 3 more Stylus DJ award nominations including Best Mixtape, Best Canadian Reggae DJ, and Favourite Vancouver DJ which was won by DJ Arems. Nominations continued in 2009 and ’10 in the Vancouver DJ of the year and Canadian Club DJs of the year categories.

As of late the world has come calling. In 2007 the Faction embarked on an Asian tour playing in the mega clubs of Shanghai, Taiwan and Hong Kong as well as doing many dates all over Canada. 2008 found the Faction touring in Europe and also included 2 National tours playing at some of Canada’s largest mega clubs including multiple dates at the Guverment in Toronto (rated one of the top 5 clubs in North America). 2009 and ’10 saw various tours across the US and Canada plus a return to Europe and Asia.

Locally The Faction has been holding down residences at Vancouver’s hot spots for unheard of lengths of time with residencies at certain clubs ranging 5 to 10 years. Their infamous industry night at Balthazar, Sunday Night Soundsystem ran for half a decade and established Sundays as a big night to party in Vancouver. You can currently catch the Faction DJing 5 nights a week at packed venues across the city. If you’ve found an amazing party – it’s most likely the Faction is in the DJ booth dropping pure fire.

IRON LYON - GET WELL SOON!!!

Our homey and newest member of the Faction - DJ Iron Lyon headed down to Miami at the beginning of this month for what was to be a sunny winter away from New York City filled with new residencies at huge Miami clubs and tons of beach action. Three days after arriving to Miami he purchased a scooter, pictured above, to get around town and B-line for the beach. Miami life at any price came to a smashing halt though when a city bus side swiped and then ran over our boys arm the day after his purchase. 12 days later we finally heard from Iron Lyon who had been recovering in a Miami hospital with an arm that was broken in four places. He's doing ok now but with not much feeling in one of his hands - djing is out of the question for now until his arm heals more and he goes through some rehab. We're all hoping that things will be back to normal by mid January and he'll be back on the wheels destroying it like only he can. HEAL UP and stay safe homey...and LAWSUIT too!!! Hahaa...we wish you all the best and a speedy recovery.

Iron Lyon - Inna Dancehall Stylee Mix CD

New Faction Sound Crew member DJ Iron Lyon put this mix together recently for all the dancehall heads. The mix ranges from old school to the latest hits and includes a few Faction dubplates for good measure. Download this boom bam bang mix and enjoy yo self.

Iron Lyon - Inna Dancehall Stylee