8 Fest was held this past May in Athens, OH outside of Ohio Universities main campus. The Princeton Review has recently ranked Ohio University as the United States #1 Party School…. We’d like to think 8 Fest is the reason. Cleveland, OH’s own, Machine Gun Kelly, headlined the event along w/ the likes of DJ E-V, Cornelius Jackson, Fly Union, iPhonic, Swagg, DJ Edski, Ray Jr. and many more, the crowd of 14,000 + students witnessed the best music festival Ohio has to offer. The party continues… 9 Fest Is Coming.

Next Month Columbus, Ohio will be celebrating the 6th Annual Daymon Day with a weekend of love driven community activities.

On Daymon Day Eve, September 16th, there will be a show at Skullys Music Diner, Nick Tolford & Co, Envelope & Detox, and Freaky Franz & Cornelius Jackson will perform. Johnny Cashola & True Skillz will play records. The admission is 5 Dollars. The door goes to cover parade costs like permits and renting the required amount of police escorts for the parade. For more info & to RSVP Visit Daymon Day Eve’s Facebook

On Daymon Day, September 17th the parade will leave Tuttle Park promptly at 8pm. There will be a mural painted during the day. So feel free to come earlier. We will be dispersing a 7inch record of Daymon’s local hit song, “Bitch, You Don’t Know Shit” prior to the parade.(Details will be forthcoming). The afterparty will be at the Carabar. Admission is free. It will be special and more announcements will be made in the future. For more details go to the Daymon Day Parade’s event facebook.

Feel free to like Daymon Day on facebook.

Another flyer after the jump.

I’m a Columbus-based blogger and the Black Keys and CJ Townsend aka Cornelius Jackson get lots of mentions by me. Sometimes together . So I am delighted that Diplo put both the Black Keys and Cornelius Jackson’s Moombahton group Cassius Slay on his latest mix.
And if you know what’s really good in Columbus, some other things may come to mind on this.

tracklisting and info after jump

Moombahton Is so mad and buzzy and weird and crazy . We are on Its dick here at Mad Decent. We just put out a comp of It. I thought It best to make a summer mix for your house partie where I can put it into a context for all you fine radio subscribers. Have fun and get that que que record I did with Dillon and Maluca!!
Tracklist
DJ shaun d (its about to go down) (maddecent)
ludachris -the potion (gta mix)
dillon francis- masta blasta
N2deep “last night a dj saved my life”
dj shadow – organ donor extended overhaul
Diplo & skrillex – amplifire
cassius slay – based
Heartbreak & ToddlaT – that jeffery
Dillon Francis & Diplo – Que que(torro torro mix)
Dillon Francis & Diplo – Que que(alvaro mix)
south rakkas crew get mad again ()
missy elliot – get your freak on (alvaro and punish bootleg)
MIA – pull up the people
MIA – galang
Adele – rolling in the deep (jammie xx / heatwave mix)
Heartbreak and Munchi – Face off
Bangles – walk like an egyptian
Beastie Boys vs Major LAzer -”dont play no games”
Breeders – cannonball
Flippa mafia -majorlazer dub
metele bellaco – (munchi mix)
La Factor – papi chulo
Latigo!
Shalimaresde Ahora (?)
Jwls – bashin
Gwen stefani- hollaback girl
Boyfriend – Vodka House
Diplo – Horsey
cecile ft General Degree – nananana
YYY – heads will roll (Amac edit)
Alex clair- up all night (nadastrom mix)
Localocalo- Miguelito Crack
Time Takers – she blows (dillon francis mix)
Dj Ayres – Hip hop/ warzone
Black keys – tighten up
Dillon Francis & Diplo- Que Que Feat. Maluca on iTunes: http://bit.ly/westsideEP
Purchase BYH Dave Nada Presents Moombahton
On iTunes: http://bit.ly/moomton
On Beatport: http://bit.ly/mUyG29
On CD: http://bit.ly/mzyciv

MP3:Freaky Franz -Whistle While U Smash ft. NickGoDie

New Freaky Franz song with Nick Go Die.

Freaky Franz is playing Embassy Boardshop’s 5 Year Anniversary which is also a Comfest Afterparty, Friday, June 24th.

He will be backed by his deejay Cornelius Jackson

Also on the bill are SECOND CITY RHYTHM (ADULTURE & GHOST of VENICE) & DJ Johnny Cashola.

DOORS: 10
18+
for 21+: $3 before 12/$5 after
for under 21: $6 before/ $8 after

Sammy Bananas is returning to Columbus. When he was here last year, it was the perfect cure for the wintertime blahs. This time he will be joined by vocalist Maggie Horn to do electro-pop versions of rap songs like their rendition of Kanye West’s All The Lights that is available above. They call themselves Telephoned when they do that.

Sammy will also dejay. Cornelius Jackson, and Dirty Current will provide entertaiment as well. This is at Sweatin. At Axis.  Thursday. Look at the Flyer.

For other tour dates visit the Fool’s Gold  website.

OSU graduate and Cleveland Cav’s DJ Steph Floss video blogged Ohio’s involvement at A3C, a Hip Hop festival in Atlanta for his website Eighty81.. So above is a video with snippets of Stalley and Fly Union’s performances.
Below is DJ Steph FLoss getting ready to head to Atlanta from Cleveland. Once in Atlanta, he goes to a New Era instore that Fly Union, CJ Townsend aka Cornelius Jackson, Stalley, Le For the Uncool, Dion from Elevator Music, Pac Div, Hustle Simmons and plenty others are kicking it at. Floss introduces Fly Union and Stalley to each other for the first time, while CJ, Fly Union’s dj compliments Floss on inventing a new drink.

That is alot of OHIO in ATLANTA.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Obviously the big story today is the OSU football game. Throw your rah-rag up.
Well, after the bucks win, whether you head to a parade, a festival, a BW3 or take a nap, try to come out to the Daymon Day Parade Afterparty.
Columbus legends The Fonosluts and DJ True Skillz will team up with Get Right Columbus, CJ Townsend and Iyeball of Fly Union to do it like they use to do , and continue to.
New School x Old type jump-off.
CJ and Iyeball will be coming returning from New York tonight where Iyeball’s rap group Fly Union and CJ just performed at Santo’s Party House for a BET Music Matters Showcase.
Daymon was a mentor for Fly Union, obviously a member of the Fonosluts, and he was also in BSA along with the Get Right Columbus fam.
Daymon would be proud of both Get Right, Fly U’s success, and be stoked to see Hip Hop culture in Columbus flourishing.(this is just the tip of the iceberg.)
So it should be fun.
5 dollar donation to recoup parade costs
Dragon Fly Neo-V
247 King Avenue
Columbus, Ohio

MP3:Lil B – Swag Like Ohio
Lil B made an Ohio song. On the song he says 30,000 for a feature..but if you are hood its only 10,000…and Ohio swag swag swag.
Maybe Lil B saw the video of CJ, Ralph Rude, Fly Union and other cooking…I have no idea. He does mention Carlos Rossi But CJ stand-up. Lil Franz stand-up. Fly U stand-up. Ralph Rude stand-up. Kreg and Dez stand-up. Johnny Cashola stand-up. Thought Set stand-up. Copywrite stand-up. Weedsteeler stand-up.
And everyone say, “Thank you based god.”

CJ Townsend is a recoccuring character on Donewaiting (Diplo Show,Marcon, Sammy Bananas,Iglu etc.)
Here is a new minimix by the super busy Columbus DJ.(Via the Grip)
MP3: Electric Minimix

“It’s Electric.”

Tracklisting:

1. Cubic Zirconia – Josephine (Greenmoney RMX)
2. Major Lazer – Keep It Going Louder (Alvarado RMX)
3. Technotronic – Pump the Jam (Risk One RMX)
4. Larry Tee & Roxy Cottontail – Let’s Make Nasty (Afrojack RMX)
5. Lee Mortimer & Laidback Luke – Blau! (Doorly RMX)
6. South Rakkas Crew – Mad Again (Fake Blood RMX)
7. MVSEVM – French Jeans (Dada Life RMX)
8. Groove Armada – Paper Romance (Urchins RMX)

MP3:Kid Cudi, Kanye West, & Common-Make Her Say (Sammy_Bananas_Remix)

Sammy Banana’s is playing at Bristol Bar this Friday along with CJ Townsend, and DJ Dan from Paradise Garage. He puts out music on Fool’s Gold Records (A-trak, Kid Sister, Cool Kids etc). The New York Native dejays all-around the globe.

I met Sammy in the beginning of November. Dood booked Columbus’ CJ Townsend to play at Piano’s in the Lower East Side of Manhattan.
I was in the city, hanging out with Pat, and Mike of the Carney family
We met CJ and Lil Franz up at Piano’s because it was CJ’s 21st bday. (if you know me, ask me about me getting really drunk and stomping on a grown man’s feet, and trying to run his pocket because I was confused of his intentions and didn’t like how he looked in general)

Sammy played classic New York rap half the time, and house the other half.
CJ and Sammy sampled Gucci Mane’s adlib “Burr” “Burr”,and would press a button that would repeatedly make this adlib audible at random intervals whenever they felt like it.
Regardless of what music they were playing.
Be it Golded Era Hip Hop, House, New Jack Swing, Electro or Fidget R+B.

Even though we were drunk in NYC, it felt like we were in Columbus.

Sammy really likes R+B and New Jack Swing. He is huge fan of the 90′s. So I figured I’d quiz him on his preferences.

In Living Color or SNL with Chris Rock?
In Living Color. I like the Fly Girls.

Living Single or Family Matters?
Neither.

Living Single was was the show that Friend’s appropriated for white people like Elvis and Family Matters had Urkel.
Definately didn’t watch Urkel.

Family Ties or Alf?
Alf. I’m fond of Aliens. I’m a a big XFIles fan.

Haha..perfect…Fresh Prince or Independence day
Independance Day is a good movie. But I’m going to go with Fresh Prince.

But Independence Day had aliens.
I said I like Indepedence Day. It is a good movie. But Fresh Prince captured the 90′s, Fresh Prince had juxtapositions that allowed for comedic events to transpire.

I love Trading Places movies. Like that one with Eddie Murphy where he trades places. Whats that called? Trading Places
Yeah.

So Fool’s Gold is owned by Atrak who is Kanye’s Dejay.
A-trak was Kanye’s Dejay. Kanye’s show has grown into something that doesn’t need a dejay. It’s a spectacle.

OK…But A-trak was Kanye’s dejay which means you have an insider’s vantage point. Which rappers are members of the reptillian race?
Uh…

There are you tube videos exposing the reptillians. I was wondering which ones you know about.

Well. Lil Wayne always raps about being an alien. Self-admitted. I believe he said.” I am a martian”. Without implicating anyone.

I have a Flukeman T-Shirt. Who is your favorite XFiles Character?
That’s tough. I’m rewatching Xfiles . I just watched a great episode that starred Jack Black and Giovanni Ribsi. The character had controls of both the electric power and the lighnting. So he used these powers to kill people.
My favorite reoccurring character is Agent Skinner. It seemed like sometime he was trying to shut them down. Other times he was looking out for them. It’s a complex role.

Yeah…couldn’t tell if he was looking out or what his agenda was.

Let me ask some more 90′s questions.

Michael Jackson’s Bad or Dangerous?

Dangerous. I was too young when Thriller and Bad came out to understand it. When I first saw the Bad video I was confused. Why are they dancing in a Subway? Dangerous was my first introduction to New Jack Swing. The production was Teddy Riley influenced. It opened the door for the New Jack Swing . It was like the Gateway drug for the music I play and mix Because all the songs but the corny ones were New Jack Swing influenced. I don’t mean to corny in a bad way. I like corny music. They were a different corny.
I didn’t listen to Tribe until 96.I listened to Hip Hop, R+B and grunge. So what got me into hip hop and R+B was Dangerous, Boyz 2 Men, and Bobby Brown.

So Who do you take on the Tribe/Wrecks n Effect fued?
No comment.

okk…Kurt Cobain or Tupac.
Kurt Cobain. Don’t get me wrong. Tupac was talented. But I am biased growing in the North East and going to school in Cambridge. So I was on the Biggie side of things. Tupac didn’t seem to have control as far as his image. He didn’t seem authentic. Not that things have to be authentic. I’m not authentic. I am upper middle class whitekid playing Hip Hop and R+B. But Tupac’s background and the dream he was following didn’t match-up.
Now Kurt Cobain. He was a true punk from his beginning to the end.

How did you start dejaying?
My first DJ gig was at a dance at my Hiigh School. In 98. I played “Superthug” by Noreaga, Camp Lo’s Luchini, Big Pun “Not Player”..What else did I play? I think I tried to play Chemical Brothers but no one liked it. I played “Deja Vu” by Lord Tariq & Peter Guns.

How did you make the transistion from Hip Hop to Electronic music?
Right after that dance I tried mess around with rappers. I began to sample and make instrumentals for songs I was playing. So I wanted to make dance mixes. I really like R+B music.

Yeah everything from T-Pain to Erykad Badu is pretty amazing and futuristic.
I think the new Alicia Keys song is very progressive even though I hate using the word progressive. It sounds like Prince but doesnt sound like Prince. It sounds like 2010.

You did the braids and fades project? Whats next?

I have this group Telephoned with Maggie Horn. It’s a mixtape with us covering songs hooks over original remixes and its completely blended. It’s a super-original idea. If I can say that about my own music. It has flow.

here is what these remixes of cover songs soundlike unmixed)
Telephoned-Turn My Swag On ft. Telli_Federline

What should be expect Friday at Bristol Bar?
New dance music and R+B favorites. Columbus has been good to me. It’s a fun and not pretentious like some of the bigger scenes.
Peoplle seem more willing for fun.
CJ and Kareem from the Milk Bar have been cool

CJ told me to ask you about bacon? You eat a lot of bacon?

Bacon is long-running joke that CJ and I have based on Gucci Mane’s “Gucci” adlib. Everytime he says Gucci, we yell “bacon”.
I went from being a strict vegetarian to eating bacon.

Just got burnt out on it? Were you veg in High School?
Actually, I was vegetarian in college. Mostly for political reasons. The way meat is raised, and industrialized.
Now I just try to find meat that isn’t part of this process.

Factory farming?

I try. At the same time I just ate a Vietnamese sandwhich where I have no idea where the meat was from.