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DJ Day
Day (Dj Day), producer and DJ from Palm Springs
Day (Dj Day), producer and DJ from Palm Springs
Background information
Birth nameDamien Beebe
OriginPalm Springs, California, United States
GenresHip hop, jazz
Occupation(s)DJ, producer, multi-instrumentalist
Instrument(s)Turntable, sampler, keyboard, drums, vocals
Years active1995–present
LabelsPiecelock 70, Melting Pot Music (MPM)
WebsitePL70.net - DJ Day MPMsite.com - DJ Day

Damien Beebe, known professionally as DJ Day is a DJ, producer and musician from Palm Springs, California. He formed the Innernational Crew with DJ Rip One in 1995, and had subsequent appearances with Innernational on Return of the DJ III & Laid in Full. He has worked with Stones Throw recording artists Aloe Blacc and Clutchy Hopkins, as well as remixes for Quantic, Alice Russell, People Under The Stairs and more.

He has shared the stage with artists from Amy Winehouse to Eminem in a career spanning the last decade and a half, as well as frequently touring the continents of Asia, Europe, North America, South America and Australia as both a solo artist and representative of Red Bull Music Academy and a regular guest of the world-famous Do Over. He has released various singles as a solo artist, most notably "Four Hills" which was nominated for "Track of the Year" by Gilles Peterson's Worldwide Show on BBC Radio 1 and used by DC Shoes for their PJ Ladd ad campaign.[1] He currently[when?] hosts a weekly Thursday night party at The Ace Hotel Palm Springs.[2]

Albums

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The Day Before

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Licensed to MPM[3] for release in 2007.[4]

Land Of 1000 Chances

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Land Of 1000 Chances was Released on February 12, 2013 as a limited edition LP, CD and Digitally on Piecelock 70, an artist collective based in Los Angeles of which Day is a founding member and co-creative director with Thes One.[5] It debuted on iTunes in the top 20 Chart both US and worldwide in the Electronic/Downtempo genre. Prior to its release, It had been added to several shows: Jon Oliver's Main Ingredient Show,[6] Gilles Peterson’s BBC Radio broadcasts, and was on KCRW’s top-50 playlist for 5 weeks.[7] Gilles Peterson invited Day to do an interview and exclusive mix, which was posted online on Feb. 5th, 2013.[8]

Though it had not been officially released yet, KCRW DJ Jeremy Sole listed Land Of 1000 Chances the #8 album of the year in 2012.[9] Both the track and the album were promoted by magazines & blogs, including: Impose Magazine,[10] URB,[11] RIK,[12] Music Is My Sanctuary,[13] Okayplayer,[14] Ego Trip Land,[15][16] HypeTrak,[17] This Is Book's Music,[18] Giant Step,[19] Textura (album of the month),[20] BBC Music Review,[21] and PopMatters.[22]

On Feb. 11, 2013, Vevo and Piecelock 70 released the "Land Of 1000 Chances" video on Youtube.

Discography

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  • Return of the DJ 3 (Bomb Hip Hop 1999) [23]
  • Laid In Full (Ill Boogie)
  • Emanon “Anon & On” (production, scratches and vocals on "A Day in Exile") (Ill Boogie)
  • Blame One “A Complex Burden” (Polish Pub Music 2004) [24]
  • Credit is Due (7T5 2004) [25]
  • People Music (7T5)
  • 50 (7T5)
  • 52 (7T5)
  • Innernational Comp 1-3 (INL)
  • On the Air (7T5)
  • Summer of Serato (Subcontact Japan 2006) [26]
  • Brazilectro 8 (Audiopharm 2006) [27]
  • Boozoo Bajou - Juke Joint 2 (K7 2006) [28]
  • The Day Before (MPM 2007) [29]
  • Land of 1000 Chances (PL70, 2013)
  • The Day Before (Deluxe Version) (PL70, 2013)
  • Náufrago (with Thes One, PL70, 2017)
  • Life After You (2022)

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Records

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  • “What Planet What Station” 12”(Milkcrate)
  • “Make You” 7”(Curio)
  • “Lucien” 7” (Subcontact)
  • "Gone Bad" 12" (MPM)
  • "DITS" 7" (Subcontact)
  • "Lovebug" Absence Of Color 5 & 6 12" (Sound in Color)
  • "Primera" 7" (Subcontact)
  • "Got to Get it Right" 12" EP (MPM)
  • Daily Bread 12" (feat. Aloe Blacc & Dr. Oop) (Subcontact)
  • Instant Saadiq 12" EP (feat. Miles Bonny) (MPM)
  • "Kossa" 7" (Anthem Records)

Remixes

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Videos

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Awards and press

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References

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  1. ^ "PJ LADD "STEP INSIDE" DC SHOES COMMERCIAL". 20 March 2009. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 25 February 2018 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ "Ace Hotel Palm Springs - Palm Springs Hotels - Ace Swim Club". Acehotel.com. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Melting Pot Music". Melting Pot Music.
  4. ^ "Melting Pot Music - records". Mpmsite.com. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Home Page". People Under The Stairs. Archived from the original on 13 April 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Jon Oliver » Blog Archive » Philip Owusu (Copenhagen, Denmark) In The Studio for Episode #180 (December 4, 2012)". Jonolivermusic.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  7. ^ [1] [permanent dead link]
  8. ^ "GPWW presents DJ Day - Gilles Peterson". Gillespetersonworldwide.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  9. ^ "KCRW DJ Jeremy Sole's Top 10 Albums of 2012 - KCRW Music Blog". blogs.kcrw.com. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  10. ^ "Week in Pop: Ablebody, The Deer Tracks, DSTVV, sayknowledge - Chatter". Impose Magazine. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  11. ^ "Day (DJ DAY) – Mama Shelter | URB". Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
  12. ^ "DJ Day "Mama Shelter"". Rappersiknow.com=. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  13. ^ "Future Classic: DJ Day "Mama Shelter" - Music Is My Sanctuary". Musicismysanctuary.com=. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  14. ^ "Audio: Day "Mama Shelter"". Okayplayer.com. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  15. ^ "Day – "Mama Shelter" (AUDIO)". Egotripland.com. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  16. ^ "DJ Day's 10 Favorite Sample Flips". Egotripland.com. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  17. ^ "DJ DAY – Mama Shelter | HYPETRAK". Archived from the original on 2013-02-15. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
  18. ^ "RECORD CRACK: DJ Day to release new album with individual Polariod's on each cover | This is Book's Music". Archived from the original on 2013-04-11. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
  19. ^ "New Track: DJ Day – "Mama Shelter" + MP3 | GIANT STEP™". Archived from the original on 2013-04-13. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
  20. ^ "Textura". Textura.org. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  21. ^ Diver, Mike. "BBC - Music - Review of Day - Land of 1000 Chances". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  22. ^ "Listening Ahead: Upcoming Releases for February 2013". Popmatter.com. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  23. ^ "Amazon.com". Amazon.
  24. ^ "Blame One - A Complex Burden". Discogs. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  25. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-02-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  26. ^ "DJ Day - Summer Of Serato". Domeshotsandfatlaces.com. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  27. ^ "Various - Brazilectro: Latin Flavoured Club Tunes - Session 8". Discogs. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  28. ^ [2] [dead link]
  29. ^ "Home Page". People Under The Stairs. Archived from the original on 23 November 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  30. ^ "DJ Day". Discogs. Archived from the original on 2007-09-07. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  31. ^ "Day: Mama Shelter". Kcrw.com. 6 February 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  32. ^ Blueskye, Brian (15 May 2013). "Welcome to the ¡Reunion! DJ Day Keeps Busy With Collaborations, Recordings and His Popular Weekly Ace Hotel Show". Cvindependent.com. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
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