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Support Detroit Music: @ProgressDetroit’s Album Funding Drive

Detroit,Music 30 January 2011 | 1 Comment

A talented duo in Detroit is trying to fund a new album, and they need your help. Progress Report is a hip hop duo made up of local emcee and business man, D. Allie, (@DAllie) and producer Eddie Logix. (@EddieLogix) Their 7″ EP, Spill Out Series Vol. 4 was released over the summer, accompanied by [...]

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The 2011 #Chevy #SXSW Road Trip Challenge

Detroit,Social Media 28 January 2011 | 6 Comments

Detroit's 2010 Chevy SXSW Road Trip Team

Yesterday, Chevy announced the teams for the 2011 Chevy SXSW Road Trip. Last year’s challenge included one team from Detroit, and seven other teams from around the country. The teams competed with each other by completing challenges along the way, and getting help from their friends back home through social media. Despite being met with [...]

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Want to see DJ Meph spin at Bleu on NYE?

Detroit,Music 23 November 2010 | 1 Comment

I need your help. I am trying to land the gig of my dreams. Last week, my friend Mike (@p7lbass) and I spent five days listening to records and recording a demo for our new DJ super group called Prisoners of Atlantis. While this project is very new, there are 20 years experience between the [...]

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Detroit: Power In A Name #swdetroit

Detroit,Social Media 12 November 2010 | 0 Comments

Tonight is the first session of Startup Weekend: Detroit. Many of Detroit’s entrepreneurs will be getting together at TechTown to come up with new business ideas. The winners will receive $5000 to start up their business. It’s a mental exercise that gets the flow of ideas going and just one piece of the puzzle that [...]

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Soon

Detroit,Social Media 17 September 2010 | 0 Comments

I wanted to announce the location of the #freebiscuit tweetup this week, but I’m still finalizing the arrangements. It’s actually looking out to be a pretty epic event. Maybe not as epic as the Epic Tweetup, but close. I will be DJing this event alongside a few other Twitter celebrity guest DJs. It’s going to [...]

It’s More Than Just A Biscuit

Detroit,Social Media 10 September 2010 | 0 Comments

First off, I want to thank everyone for all of the support i’ve gotten so far. In just a few short days, 13 people have signed up for a free biscuit, but I still need your help to reach my goal of 50. Why am I doing this? It’s not because I think everyone is dying for a Red [...]

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Again On My Own

Detroit,Social Media 4 September 2010 | 4 Comments

DJ Meph @ Epic Tweetup

Here I go again on my own. I have recently moved on from the group, Lune Noir, and I’ve got some big plans for the future. Word to the homey Boof, we had some great times and made four stellar mixtapes. Over the past couple years he has been working on his new project, Cry [...]

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What #DETChevySXSW DID for Detroit

Detroit,Social Media 30 August 2010 | 8 Comments

Chevy SXSW Epic Tweetup Detroit

Back in March I posted a blog about a team of Detroiters and a community of supporters that were competing in a contest against seven other cities for the chance to win an “Epic Tweetup” in their hometown, and what they were doing for the city of Detroit. I confronted the naysayers, inspired the believers [...]

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Bowl-A-Tron

Detroit,Music 16 June 2010 | 0 Comments

Bowl-A-Tron

For the past two months I have been working on a very big project, a vision that I had a little while ago and is starting to take shape as I type this. The idea was to get out of the clubs and bars and start playing dance music at other venues with fun activities [...]

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The Number One Reason You Should Go To Movement 2010

Detroit 28 May 2010 | 0 Comments

This weekend is the 10th anniversary of one of the most legendary music festivals in the entire world. While the festival has yet to see some of the incredible numbers it did back in the day, (1-2 million estimated) the festival still attracts dance music acts and aficionados from around the world. My first festival [...]

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Ignite Detroit!

Detroit 22 January 2010 | 1 Comment

Ignite Detroit!

I am proud to be a part of the inaugural Ignite Detroit! event taking place at the Magic Stick on February 25th. I first attended Ignite Lansing! last summer, and a few of the Detroit-based attendees and I decided we should bring the event to Detroit. Ignite Detroit is a night of presentations with a twist. Presenting [...]

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