FREE UP WEDNESDAYS Relaunches at REPUBLIC - Feb 1st, 2012

After 4 years of doing FREE UP WEDNESDAYS at Shine Night Club, the last FREE UP at Shine went down January 11th. A few different reasons factored in to us moving the night but we'd like to say thank you very much to the owners and staff at Shine who always made the club feel like home. We are sad to go but things change and we are happy to have a new residency at REPUBLIC!

Starting Wednesday, February 1st, and every Wednesday after that, FREE UP will be relaunching at Republic on the patio. The whole crew is back including DJ's Rexx, Hoppa, Chizzle and myself, Arems. Always dropping the best Dancehall, Soca and Reggae, you can expect a lot of special events and guests! February alone sees the grand opening party, followed by the Fiyah Fi Bun Dem Part 6 CD Release plus two guest appearances from local and over seas DJs! Republic also has some of the best drink specials on Wednesdays including $4 Heinekens. An added bonus is the main room at Republic features old school hip hop by DJ C-Stylez and special guests for Down By Law.

Make sure to hit me up for guest list @djarems if you'd like to roll thru! Republic - 958 Granville Street.

DRE DAY - Friday Feb 17 at Fortune Sound Club

Yeah, Mista Busta, where the fuck ya at?
Can't scrap a lick, so I know ya got your gat
Your dick on hard, from fuckin your road dogs
The hood you threw up with, niggaz you grew up with
Don't even respect your ass
That's why it's time for the doctor, to check your ass, nigga
Used to be my homey, used to be my ace
Now I wanna slap the taste out yo mouth
Nigga bow down to the row
Fuckin me, now I'm fuckin you, little hoe
Oh, don't think I forgot, let you slide
Let me ride, just another homicide
Yeah it's me so I'ma talk on
Stompin on the 'Eazy'est streets that you can walk on
So strap on your Compton hat, your locs
And watch your back cause you might get smoked, loc
And pass the bud, and stay low-key
B.G. cause you lost all your homey's love
Now call it what you want to
You fucked wit me, now it's a must that I fuck wit you

ALL DRE all day...Friday Feb 17th at Fortune with Vancouver's Best RAP DJ's. DOO THISS

DJ Arems guest spot w/ Blessed Coast Sound at Wild Out Wednesdays in Bellingham

As most of you know by now, FREE UP is on a two week Hiatus before we RELAUNCH at Republic on Wednesday Feb 1st. More details about that to come. For now, roll through Bellingham tonight (Jan 25, 2012) to catch Arems with Blessed Coast Sound for the dopest dancehall night south of the boarder on a wednesday! Only an hour from Vancouver and guaranteed prime times. Wild out Wednesdays at the Wild Buffalo in Bellingham. 208 W. Holly Street. DOO THISSS!

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

DJ Tanner Retuns for RAP at Calabash w/ Rhek & Arems - Friday Dec 16 2011 PLUS REDBULL FINALS DAY 4 w/ The Faction

Two DOPE events go down this Friday December 16th starting with Day 4 of the Redbull Thee Style Finals at Club 560. 5 of the 18 World Finalists will be battling it out to make it to Saturday night for the Final Finale. The real highlight of the Day 4 is PETE ROCK vs DJ Premier with DJ Dopey and the Faction Sound Crew!!! DJ Tanner has returned from NYC especially for this event and we will be dropping some exclusive shit! I could go on and on about this but the reality is - it sold out so if you don't have a ticket - I feel sorry for you.

BUT, you can still come RAP! at Calabash (428 Carrall Street in Gastown) where we'll be heading as soon as finish our set inside 560 to play Golden Era Hip Hop and the best RAP around. Always an ill party and always PAKD!!! I'd say hit me for guest list but it's only 6 bux at the door so gather your twoonies instead and meet us there!

DJ Tanner Returns to Vancouver for Jo Rich Thursdays at Joseph Richards Thurs Dec 15

DJ Tanner returns from NYC to destroy a few spots in Vancouver before leaving on Saturday once again. Make sure you catch him at his first stop inside Joseph Richards for Jo Rich Thursdays as he joins residents DJ Physik, Stimulant J and Hoopsta for what will be a PAKD and insane night. Hit up @djtannervan for guestlist and peep the Face Book Event page HERE.

DJ Arems on EVR w/ Max Glaxer for the Federation Invasion (Video and Streaming Link)

As a final update on my East Coast Mini Tour to Toronto and New York, we wanted to show you some video and provide you with the audio from the Faction's guest set for the Federation Invasion Nov 9th on East Village Radio.

East Village Radio was first established in June 2003, and originally broadcast on the airwaves at 88.1 FM as a pirate radio station. After an article in The New York Times described the station, the FCC sent a cease-and-desist letter (being that the station was unlicensed). Due to the difficulty of obtaining new FM licenses, even LPFM licenses, in a large metropolis such as NYC, the decision was made to make EVR an internet radio station.

Every Wednesday from 4pm to 6pm you can tune into http://EVR.com (@EVRadio) to hear Max Glazer and DJ Autograph dropping the newest dancehall and reggae with tons of exclusives and guests rolling through. We were lucky enough to be asked to do a 30 minute all dubplate set which you can listen to streaming below and catch the highlights in the video.

FEDERATION INVASION - NOV 9, 2011 ft DJ Arems on EVR (Streaming)

Dancehall Queen MADNESS at Rice N Peas NYC, (Video) w/ Skerrit Bwoy

Part 2 of my East Coast Mini Tour Recap focuses on New York City's #1 Monthly Dancehall Jam "Rice and Peas" whic went down this past November 7th with DJ's Gravy, Maya, Max Glazer, Micro Don and myself as the special guest for the evening. The night was PAKD and just when things started to slow down a lil at 3am Skerrit Bwoy jumped on the Mic and set things off once again with a crew of dancers with skills you've prolly never seen before. Make sure to watch all the way through to peep some WWE moves at the end!

DJ Arems - East Coast Tour Recap and Photos (Toronto to NYC)

On November 3rd I headed East to do 5 nights in Toronto and New York. The tour was ill and I got to dj at a lot of nice spots with a lot of dope DJs! Toronto saw me play Sake and Soul at Dazzling and Heart of the City at Woo Lounge. Big shout outs to BIG Jacks, DJ J-Class and Kariz for throwing pakd douche-bag-free parties in a City where it's hard to get away from the fist pumpers. After that I headed South to NYC to link up with DJ Tanner and do a trio of dancehall nights in the Big Apple.

Monday Night was INSANE at Tammany Hall for Rice and Peas with DJs Gravy, Max Glazer, Micro Don, Maya and Skerrit Bwoy among others. The house was packed with dancers and the vibe was crazy all night. Stay tuned for Video of what happened around 3am when Skerrit Bwoy got on the mic.

Tuesday night saw the Faction at Riddim N Vibes inside No Malice Palace with DJ Autograph, Golden and Rampage Sound Global for a night of strictly dancehall and BERE VIBES. On Wednesday I was lucky enough to do a guest spot on East Village Radio with Max Glazer and Autograph for the Federation Invasion. I did a half hour dubplate set (by request) and the audio from that show will be posted shortly

Thursday found me inside and completely rammed Happy Ending for Brand New Machine with Max Glazer and Autograph. The club used to be a massage parlor and still has the remnants of Steam Rooms and Shower Heads everywhere. Super ill club and a really dope Party. Many thanks to all of the DJs I played along side with. You can peep all the photos from the tour by CLICKING HERE.

Faction Sound Crew X Red Bull Thre3style 2011 World Finals

Since its inception in 2007 the Red Bull Thre3style has consistently gained momentum every year until it became the juggernaut it is today. Strictly a Canadian affair until 2010; the contest went international and became the benchmark for world dj competitions. 2011 has seen this phenomenon snowball into the biggest week in world dj competition, and Vancouver dj culture's respective history. Faction Sound Crew has been a proud part of this competition the last three years and are excited to share this week with so many great talents. Below are the links to Dj Arems's 2011 3rd place Vancouver set and Dj Tanner's 2010 2nd place set. See you on the dance floor.

Dj Tanner Thre3stlye 2010 set by djtanner604

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

BBQ RIDDIM MIX BY TANNER

Not much to say just a little riddim mix of the new new.


Bbq riddim mix Rendered by djtanner604