First up we’d be boarding a boat on the Thames complete with massive soundsystem, 200 party hungry people and Craig Charles at the helm with a sack of funk and soul. As we sailed from London Bridge to the Dome and back we were treated to funk and soul from the classics to new cuts currently getting love on Craigs highly acclaimed BBC6 radio show. I got an hr to play a ton of vinyl i’d dug out the night before… i’ll get it recorded asap and off to Solid Steel HQ.

I (perhaps foolishly) decided this tee would suit the occasion:

We docked at 6pm and the offer of a 1960′s London bus to a roof party in Dalston had to be declined… i had an hr to get across London to Camden’s Roundhouse and soundchecked for an AV show in one of the Countries most prestigious venues. As you enter the Roundhouse the walls are covered in photos of those who have played before me; The Doors, Hendrix, The Stones, etc.

After finally getting everything set up, replacing some last minute corrupt video files and testing out a few of my new routines i grabbed a falefel and spent the next hr in nervous excitement.

The full set of official photos from the day/night can be seen here:

- Funk and Soul boat party photos
- Party bus photos
- The Roundhouse photos

Massive thanks to; Mo Hague (photos), Rob Waller, James Park, Rik Weightman, Suzi Green, Yoda and all at Roundhouse.

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Tracklist for DJ Cheeba minimix:

- King Cannibal – Intro
- Steinski – The Acid Test –
- Method Man – Release Yo Delf (Prodigy Remix) –
- Tipper – Cycles Within Cycles
- Glitch MOb – Animus Vox
- Modeselektor – Dark of The Sun
- Juice Aleem – Hologram (Si Begg’s Pleasure Principle MIx)
- Jacob London- Do What We Say (Si Begg Inst. Remix)
- Autechre – Basscadet (Basscadoublemx)
- DJ Food – All Covered In Darkness (Mr P Beats Remix)
- Steinski – Vox Apostolica
- Bonobo – In All Forms

You can also listen to just my minimix and grab a limited download on the player below

Music and video clips
in order of appearance

- Robert Benchley ‘How To Be A Detective’
- The theme From ‘Murder She Wrote’
(Video by James Reed and DJ Cheeba)
- Excerpt From ‘The Big Sleep’
- Matronix ‘King of The Beats’
(Video exerpt from ‘Naked Gun’)
- Tom Hanks and Dan Akroyd ‘City of Crime”
- Paul McCartney ‘Spies Like Us’
- Naughty By Nature ‘O.P.P.’
- The Muppets ‘Sherlock Hemlock’
- Excerpt From ‘Cagney and Lacey’
- Excerpt From ‘The Wire’
- Excerpt From ‘Star Trek’ (The Next Generation)
- The Herbaliser ‘The Real Killer’ (G-Pilot)
(Video by The Secret Cinema)
- Miraji ‘Be A Life Detective’
- Kormac ‘Rainstorm’
- Excerpt From ‘Inspector Gadget’
- Hall and Oats ‘Private Eyes’
- Excerpt From Pigeon Street ‘Mr Baskerville’
- Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince ‘Somebody Stole The DJ’
- Excerpt From ‘Detective Popeye’
- The Skatalites ‘Dick Tracy’
- Excerpt From ‘Revenge of The Nerds’
- Excerpt From ‘How High’
- The Thompson Twins ‘We Are Detective’
- Excerpt From ‘World’s Wildest Police Videos’
(Sheriff John Burnel)
- Quincey Jones ‘Ironside’
- Elvis Costello ‘Watching The Detectives’
(Video courtesy of TCM)
- They Might Be Giants ‘Hotel Detective’
- Excerpt From ‘Murder She Wrote’
- Excerpt From ‘Detective Goofy’
- Miraji ‘Be A Life Detective’
- The Theme From ‘Inspector Morse’
- The Theme From ‘Poirot’
- The Theme From ‘Midsomer Murders’
- Blake Leyh ‘The Fall’
(The Wire Closing Theme)

“There are some crimes against pop music in there that I hoped I would never hear ever again” – DJ FOOD

DOWNLOAD OF THIS MIX IS AVAILABLE FROM THE VIMEO PAGE FOR ANYONE SIGNED UP

Next Wednesday sees the return of Cut Chemist to Bristol. Its been a few years since Cut came to town and this time he’s bring an all new AV show. To win 2 tickets to the show simply comment below why you should be there in no more than 20 words. Winners will be announced and contacted on Monday the 11th.

FFI: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=127832300630218

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I have been invited to be involved in some very exciting shows in London this weekend, all with a very definite Ninja Tune theme.

Firstly, on Friday night, Amon Tobin will be coming to London’s Roundhouse with his much anticipated new live audio visual projection mapping show in support of his new album ‘Isam’. The hype for this show has been incredible and its no wonder considering the live trailers that have been going viral on the net and of course the incredible new album and back catalogue of Tobin. I will be DJing as support on the night and have been working hard on a much more electronic angle which i will be recording in the coming weeks for broadcast on Solid Steel. Sadly, this event is now sold out although there is rumors of a repeat visit in November.

Saturday sees another installment of Videocrash, an all out audio visual night with Hexstatic’s Trailer Trax show headlining, DJ Food & DK on 4 decks and three mixers and my own take on video turntablism and VJing. In addition the second room will have none other than Quantic on the decks with PC there as well. There are still tickets available for this one, for further info click the image below.

After a slight delay (caused mainly by getting married) we have now set up the store page on the website to offer DVDs and also clothing via Dizzyjam.

The new DVD, ‘Revenge of The Nerd’ is presented with the following:

- Full colour artwork
- High quality printed DVD
- 3D glasses (for use with 3D minimix only)
- Full resolution feature. (70% better quality than the online version)

Exclusive DVD extras include:

- 3D minimix
- Roll credits
- Australia and New Zealand tour
- Mashed Potato (short)
- Interactive menu page

- Full colour artwork
- High quality printed DVD
- Additional CD copy of the Solid Steel ‘Mix of The Year 2008′, The Case of The Missing Records.
- Full resolution feature. (70% better quality than the online version)

Exclusive DVD extras include:

- Roll credits
- Promotional trailer
- Interactive menu page

News of a very special night celebrating the Bristol based collective i have been involved with since moving back to the city in 2001.

In July 2001 the Detectives of Perspective formed as a collective to began hosting parties at a tiny venue in Bristol called ‘The Croft’ that aimed to create a very involving experience for the audience; Video projections, art, live and turntable based music and even a massive indoor geodesic dome! 10 years later in July 2011 the Detectives of Perspective are heading back to that same venue to show you where we’re at now and where we’re heading…

In that ten years DOP have hosted parties, turntable battles, festival stages, radio shows and the world’s only Solid Steel residency. DOP also gave a platform to countless local acts and brought to Bristol a massive roster of world class artists such as; DJ Shadow, Senor Coconut, Mixmaster Mike, Roots Manuva, Hexstatic, Death In Vegas, Cut Chemist, Peter Parker, Steinski, Herbaliser, Coldcut, DJ Krush, Qemists, The Bug, King Cannibal, DJ Vadim and more. Now for this 10th anniversary party we bring you friends and peers for a night of audio visual performances and an all consuming, detective themed, club environment.

Thanks for reading, your support is always appreciated.

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In 2010, DJ Cheeba‘s first audio visual mix ‘The Reels of Solid Steel’ set a new level of progression for DJs. Now in 2011 he returns with the next episode… ‘Revenge Of The Nerd’. A quick fire, attention frying, mash of sure fire club hits, stone cold classics, countless acapellas and turntable tricknology, all set to a visual feast of music videos, pop culture cameos, kung fu interludes and cinematic delights. Mixed with incredible flair and imagination, this is another bench mark in contemporary DJ culture. As Cheeba puts it… “It’s cut and paste sound and pictures for people with open minds and short attention spans.”

DVD includes:

- Full colour artwork
- High quality printed DVD
- 3D glasses (for use with 3D minimix only)
- Full resolution feature. (70% better quality than the online version)

Exclusive DVD extras include:

- 3D minimix
- Roll credits
- Mashed Potato (short)
- Interactive menu page

This DVD is for promotional purposes only and as such is offered FOR FREE with only postage and packaging to pay.

UK P&P: £8
Europe P&P: £10
Worldwide P&P: £12

Payment is by Paypal only and should be directed to djcheebadotcom@gmail.com. Please also be sure to specify which DVD you want and then add your postal address in the notes so we know where to send your DVDs!

There are also a very limited number of ‘The Reels of Solid Steel’ DVDs available.

Using two turntables and Serato’s Video-SL plug-in for Scratch Live to enable video controlled and manipulated by vinyl, Cheeba makes the most of this technology… mixing, scratching and juggling both sounds and pictures with stunning results. Original films, remixes and music videos made by Cheeba and James Reed (Thousand Thousand Points of Light) blend seamlessly with video mashups, animations and a wealth of other wonderful and often bizarre visual sources. With over 8 months producing the set and a further 6 developing it at shows, this revolutionary video mix has also been produced to coincide with the launch of www.djcheeba.com the new home of all Cheeba’s mixtapes, videos, blog entries and much much more. Plug in, sit back and “Enjoy this trip… and it is a trip!”

This DVD is for promotional purposes only and as such is offered FOR FREE with only postage and packaging to pay.

UK P&P: £8
Europe P&P: £10
Worldwide P&P: £12

Payment is by Paypal only and should be directed to djcheebadotcom@gmail.com. Please also be sure to specify which DVD you want and then add your postal address in the notes so we know where to send your DVDs!

Music and sample sentences from ‘Nervous Shock’ by Le Jad.

The finished film can also be seen HERE