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DJ Levon James
Genre: 80s, Electro, Hip hop, House, Old school, R&B
Web site: http://www.nightlifeguru.com
MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/mrlevonjames
Related site: http://djmix.net/artists.php/LevonJames
E-mail: ourhouse.lv@gmail.com
As one of the resident DJ's for Spundae in Las Vegas, Levon James has developed a unique and energetic sound that can move any crowd before him. Levon draws from a broad range of contemporary influences, blending Funk, Soul, Electro, Disco, Hip-Hop, Pop Music, and House into every set. Levon has built a list of bootleg remix work including the Jackson Five's "Want You Back", Snoop Dogg & Warren G's "Ain't No Fun", Young MC's "Bust a Move", Missy Elliot's "Lose Control", Parliament's "Fantastic Voyage", Prince's "Kiss", 50 Cent's "Disco Inferno", Erik B. & Rakim's "I Know You Got Soul," Daft Punk’s "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger," and Tag Team's "Whoomp, There It Is." Levon is the Nightlife Guru promotions manager at the Palms Resort in Las Vegas, and is a resident DJ at the Rio Resort's Voodoo Lounge.
- Real name
- Levon James Budding
- Name orgins
- I started going by just my first and second name a few years ago. Someone told me Levon James sounded like some smooth cat that might have been in the movie Shaft or Superfly. I have to say that I'm grateful that I have such creative parents.
- Current status
- Performing, recording
- City
- Las Vegas
- Years spinning
- 6
- Favorite place to listen
- Rain Nightclub
- Favorite song
- Hot Pink Delorean's remix of I Kissed a Girl
- Favorite place to play
- Spundae parties
- Past gigs
- The Works, Detroit/'03-'04; Detroit Electronic Music Festival/'05; Tabu/'08; Soul Kitchen/'06-present
- Influences
- Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Prince, James Brown, Run DMC, Beastie Boys, Midnight Star, Jamiroquai, Depeche Mode, Earth, Wind & Fire, Rick James, Blondie, Crystal Method, Prodigy, Daft Punk
- Recommended if you like
- Mark Farina, Miguel Miggs, DJ Dan (modern DJs)
- Sounds like
- Energetic and upbeat. Something you've heard before-new twist on favorite music. It's all about fun, remade classics. Fresh.
- DJ gear
- Pioneer CDJs. Almost any professional mixer will do, using the same mixer all the time gets a little boring.
- Instruments
- Bass, CDJs, Congas, Guitar, Vocals
- Discography
- Our House Collective (seasonal-summer, fall, winter, 2007) The Closer (independent, 2008)
- Label
- Owns independent label, Our House Collective
- Booking contact
- Pat Schoolastra, Chris Godfrey
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