Pimp n Ho Masquarade was a KickAss Entertainment event held at the Murray Super Theatre, featuring the heart-stopping bass woven by Baby Anne, along with the talents of Jake Williams, Nico Caliente, Tink, and several other local DJ's. For me, the highlight of the event was the breakdancing, which has become a rare treat in Utah's EDM scene lately. Perhaps this stage performance is a preview of bigger things yet to come!

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DJ Fabio, co-host of BBC Radio 1's "Fabio and Grooverider", manager of Creative Source, and pioneer of the liquid funk style of drum n bass, played a beautiful set of drum n bass to a very intimate crowd of devoted dnb fans at Club Sound.

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Bunny (Rabbit in the Moon) played an electro house dj set during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, UT. Even without the costumes and props he uses in the Rabbit in the Moon stage show, Bunny is entertainment incarnate. He plays his DJ sets with the same theatrics and attitude that has won Rabbit in the Moon their massive following of devotees. Brought to you by V2 Events.

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The closing weekend of the 2008 Sundance Film Festival was capped off by a DJ performance by the legendary Paul Oakenfold. hosted by V2 Events at In the Venue, the performance featured the local talents of Brian Blurr and Loki.

This performance was one of the stops on his Greatest Hits & Remixes album tour. I got a copy of the album as soon as it hit the streets. I'm listening to it as I write this. I was surprised by how current and relevant everything on the album sounds. I was expecting some of the classic cuts to sound a little dated now, but I'm enjoying them again as if it's the first time I've heard them. There's also a lot of great new material on the album. Some of my favorite cuts include the remix of "Everything in its Right Place," by Radiohead, "Missing," by Everything But The Girl, and "My Love," by Justin Timberlake, though I must admit trouble picking just a few cuts to mention. The album as a whole sounds very cohesive and I have found something to love about every track.

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Man vs Machine pitted the amazing beatbox talents of Kid Beyond against Salt Lake City's best scratch turntablists, Steez and Diggabeatz. Steez and Digga warmed up the crowd, finishing out their set with an improvised jam made from layered elements using four turntables and Serato Scratch.

When they were done, they went head to head with Kid Beyond, who had a beatbox answer for every scratch, breakbeat, backspin, and drum and bass loop they could throw at him. After a while, the turntablists bowed out and let Kid play his set... but there was no clear winner.

Well, I suppose there was... The audience! It was the best show I've seen all year. I was blown away, and looking around, there was no shortage of jaw dropping in the audience. What a show!

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Get Freaky was a massive Halloween party featuring Rabbit in the Moon live. Brought to you by Utah's biggest and best electronic music production crew, V2!

I've shot a few events for V2 before, and I always have a blast. They always impress me with the caliber of talent they bring out, including some of my favorites, like DJ Craze, and DJ Monk. When I heard they were bringing out Rabbit in the Moon for a live performance -- I knew it would make for a lot of fun photographs!

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All of these photos are available for commercial or editorial use, as well, for a reasonable fee. Contact me for prices and terms.

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My very first shots of one of Merryl at the decks. She's a legend around here. We love her. I was thrilled to find out she was spinning at Johnny's tonight. I love the crowd there. If you want to meet some of SLC's best DJ's, promoters, and scene supporters, Tuesday nights at Johnny's on Second is absolutely the place to be.

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More photos from Johnny's Tuesday night.

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