Tabac Bar's resident DJ for four years. Has played support spots for DJ Regal, Kolab, The Hot Grits, The Opensouls, plus guest spots at Auckland's infamous club night, The Turnaround. Also a resident DJ on Auckland's Base FM, hosting "Off the Record", you could hear a fast, furious hip-hop style set, a soul & funk soaked session, or a breezy blend of Latin, dub, African, rock, and house. Almost anything goes, call it 'musical education'.
ELBO-E & Rohan Sinclair play a mash-up of musical gems and craziness on the last Friday of the month, with special guests to add to the flavour of the night.
DJ MANUEL BUNDY
...aka Manny Styles or Manuel Matisi. Manuel Bundy has won more DJ awards than any other and has been on the scene for 20 years!He has contributed beats to many artists’ albums including Nathan Haines’ ‘Shift Left’, Mark de Clive-Lowe’s ‘Six Degrees’, Nuvonesia’s ‘Island of Nuvonesia’, King Kapisi’s “Savage Thoughts”, and Che Fu’s “to Be Spacific”. Bundy has been DJing since he was 16 years old, starting in 1989 at High Streets De Bretts Hotel as resident until 1993.
Originally from England Cian O'Donnell has been DJing since 1989 in America, Canada,UK, Brasil, Australia and New Zealand. A typical 3 hour set can take in dub/reggae, hip hop, downtempo beats, latin/Brazilian, broken beats, funk, soul and dancefloor jazz – depending to whom and where he's playing.
On Aotearoan shores he's supported everyone from Kenny Dope, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Gilles Peterson, Derrick May, Kid Loco, Blackalicious, Norman Jay, Rockers Hi Fi blah, blah, blah……
Cian jointly set up Conch Records, a record store specializing in independent hip-hop, Jamaican 7's, European electronica, house, soul, funk, jazz etc.
Buyer at Real Groovy Auckland (dub, hip hop, dubstep, drum n bass, funk & soul, jazz), which means he's one of the top selectors in town. Long-standing host of Loop Sessions, Wednesdays at Rakinos. Heard regularly on George FM, Base FM. One of the most laid back cats you'll ever meet.
Ex Seddon High School, Grey Lynn local, Junior, has been spinning records since the early 90’s. Graduated from weekly residencies at both Khuja and Galatos Lounge/bars, Junior’s talents eventually extended to the rest of Auckland’s expanding nightlife. Currently Junior ‘Base Driven’ Thursday’s 4pm – 6pm on Base Fm 107.3 streaming live globally on basefm.co.nz.
Junior’s musical flavour is a dynamic evolving mix of phat tasty beats, funky bass lines & Old Skool Hip Hop, blended with Soul, Funk & Reggae designed to make you move your behind.
Rose-Alice, AKA Ange Saunders, is a DJ/singer/musician with a deep life-long passionate love affair with music! She'll be diggin' deep into her record bag of soul treats to send you on your way into the weekend with flavours of funk/soul/latin/house/reggae/blues and folk...
If the music is deep and soulful with a message, everything gunna be alright! Peace...
