Comments for Version City http://www.versioncity.com/main Version City : East Coast capitol of ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub Tue, 14 May 2013 19:21:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Comment on Tour and Party by admin http://www.versioncity.com/main/?cpage=1#comment-5551 admin Tue, 14 May 2013 19:21:30 +0000 http://versioncity.com/main/?page_id=10#comment-5551 VERSION CITY TOUR #2 LAUNCHES MAY 24, 2013! For this Version City Tour, King Django will lead a compact and versatile quartet, joined by Brian Hill of NC’s Regatta 69 on bass and vocals, guitarist/vocalist John DeCarlo of hard-touring Boston ska group Westbound Train. The show will be flexible between one long set and three shorter sets showcasing the songs of these three veteran performers, along with drummer Anthony Vito Fraccalvieri of Long Island bands Broadcaster and Royal City Riot, who has just come off of a six-week US tour with The Toasters. FRI MAY 24 Washington, DC Chief Ike's Mambo Room SAT MAY 25 Raleigh, NC Lincoln Theater SUN MAY 26 Wilmington, NC The Soap Box LaundroLounge MON MAY 27 Greensboro, NC Echo Mix Studio Recording Session (closed) TUE MAY 28 Atlanta, GA Purgatory at Masquerade WED MAY 29 Savannah, GA The Jinx THU MAY 30 Orlando, FL Will's Pub FRI MAY 31 Jupiter, FL Guanabana's SAT JUNE 1 Miami, FL Churchill's SUN JUNE 2 Coral Gables, FL Books & Books MON JUNE 3 Sarasota, FL The Tavern on Main TUE JUNE 4 Holiday, FL Orbit 19 WED JUNE 5 Tampa, FL New Wolrd Brewery THU JUNE 6 Gainesville, FL Loosey's FRI JUNE 7 Chapel Hill, NC The Standard SAT JUNE 8 Raleigh, NC 1pm: Moore's Square Festival SAT JUNE 8 Raleigh, NC 9pm: Tir Na Nog SUN JUNE 9 Richmond, VA The Camel - Brunch SUN JUNE 9 Fairfax, VA Fat Tuesday's MON JUNE 10 Baltimore, MD Club K TUE JUNE 11 Harrisburg, PA HMAC Stage on Herr WED JUNE 12 New Brunswick, NJ Court Tavern THU JUNE 13 Bronx, NY An Beal Bocht FRI JUNE 14 New London, CT El'n'Gee SAT JUNE 15 Hamden, CT The Space SUN JUNE 16 Asbury Park, NJ Langosta Lounge VERSION CITY TOUR #2 LAUNCHES MAY 24, 2013!

For this Version City Tour, King Django will lead a compact and versatile quartet, joined by Brian Hill of NC’s Regatta 69 on bass and vocals, guitarist/vocalist John DeCarlo of hard-touring Boston ska group Westbound Train. The show will be flexible between one long set and three shorter sets showcasing the songs of these three veteran performers, along with drummer Anthony Vito Fraccalvieri of Long Island bands Broadcaster and Royal City Riot, who has just come off of a six-week US tour with The Toasters.

FRI MAY 24 Washington, DC Chief Ike’s Mambo Room
SAT MAY 25 Raleigh, NC Lincoln Theater
SUN MAY 26 Wilmington, NC The Soap Box LaundroLounge
MON MAY 27 Greensboro, NC Echo Mix Studio Recording Session (closed)
TUE MAY 28 Atlanta, GA Purgatory at Masquerade
WED MAY 29 Savannah, GA The Jinx
THU MAY 30 Orlando, FL Will’s Pub
FRI MAY 31 Jupiter, FL Guanabana’s
SAT JUNE 1 Miami, FL Churchill’s
SUN JUNE 2 Coral Gables, FL Books & Books
MON JUNE 3 Sarasota, FL The Tavern on Main
TUE JUNE 4 Holiday, FL Orbit 19
WED JUNE 5 Tampa, FL New Wolrd Brewery
THU JUNE 6 Gainesville, FL Loosey’s
FRI JUNE 7 Chapel Hill, NC The Standard
SAT JUNE 8 Raleigh, NC 1pm: Moore’s Square Festival
SAT JUNE 8 Raleigh, NC 9pm: Tir Na Nog
SUN JUNE 9 Richmond, VA The Camel – Brunch
SUN JUNE 9 Fairfax, VA Fat Tuesday’s
MON JUNE 10 Baltimore, MD Club K
TUE JUNE 11 Harrisburg, PA HMAC Stage on Herr
WED JUNE 12 New Brunswick, NJ Court Tavern
THU JUNE 13 Bronx, NY An Beal Bocht
FRI JUNE 14 New London, CT El’n'Gee
SAT JUNE 15 Hamden, CT The Space
SUN JUNE 16 Asbury Park, NJ Langosta Lounge

]]> Comment on Studio by Askultura http://www.versioncity.com/main/?page_id=3&cpage=1#comment-3511 Askultura Thu, 08 Nov 2012 20:14:05 +0000 http://versioncity.com/main/?page_id=3#comment-3511 Before I get into the band testimonial, a brief personal aside. My name is Captain, I have been listening to King Django and his work with Skinnerbox, Stubborn All Stars, Murphy's Law, and all the others since the bygone days of middle school. I even have an "I wanna riot" tattoo. Before joining Askultura I had the honor of having Django perform at a bar I managed in south Florida. Leading up to the show and during I was a giddy little fanboy. The first night he played was also the first night I played a song with Askultura, and to make it all the more a dream, Django also joined them on stage and we stood shoulder to shoulder. Long story short, I am, and will always be a huge fan and I can never express my appreciation for the honor he did me that night. I am the washboard scraper for Askultura from Miami, Florida (America), although I have only been in the band for the last year, the album we have just released has been a three year endeavor among 10 musicians and certainly a labor of love (with a touch of lust). Knowing that all the time and effort was able to be put in the hands of King Django for mixing [The Science of Sweet Snatch] and mastering filled us all with pride and supreme confidence. I can not imagine a person I would rather have work with our music. The proof is in the pudding, our album had just been released and the level of quality Django has brought to it reaffirms his never failing status as a legend. Andrew here; guitars and voice, Askultura. I wish to add a few things to Captain's memo as I was the lucky sonuvagun in charge of maintaining contact with the various players throughout our mega recording process. With ten musicians and songs sitting upwards of 5 minutes the process seemed doomed from the beginning yet we busted through with the help of wonderful engineers and mixing artists here in Miami and especially with the great ears & reassuring professionalism, knowledge, and top telephone manners of King Django. (A quick aside: As a kid I remember reading National Geographic magazine and seeing those foxes with the really big ears that can hear all ranges of frequency and sounds. I'm not saying King Django is a fox but he's got great ears). I must have called him several times a day for two weeks straight with questions, concerns, and troubles and all was soothed & allayed at point of hang-up. He expertly mixed a track of ours as well as handling a deluge of secret tracks and track-bumpers into a perfectly timed master replete with cd text and delivered with master notes overnight from the streets & avenues of New Brunswick, NJ to the sweltering jungle of south Florida. I can calmly proclaim that we would not have the final "Ten Strong" cd we have now-sounding & organized as it is-without the work that King Django put in. He's worth every drop of bourbon in the picnic basket! Grazie amico! Cent'anni! Before I get into the band testimonial, a brief personal aside.
My name is Captain, I have been listening to King Django and his work with Skinnerbox, Stubborn All Stars, Murphy’s Law, and all the others since the bygone days of middle school. I even have an “I wanna riot” tattoo. Before joining Askultura I had the honor of having Django perform at a bar I managed in south Florida. Leading up to the show and during I was a giddy little fanboy. The first night he played was also the first night I played a song with Askultura, and to make it all the more a dream, Django also joined them on stage and we stood shoulder to shoulder. Long story short, I am, and will always be a huge fan and I can never express my appreciation for the honor he did me that night.

I am the washboard scraper for Askultura from Miami, Florida (America), although I have only been in the band for the last year, the album we have just released has been a three year endeavor among 10 musicians and certainly a labor of love (with a touch of lust). Knowing that all the time and effort was able to be put in the hands of King Django for mixing [The Science of Sweet Snatch] and mastering filled us all with pride and supreme confidence. I can not imagine a person I would rather have work with our music. The proof is in the pudding, our album had just been released and the level of quality Django has brought to it reaffirms his never failing status as a legend.

Andrew here; guitars and voice, Askultura. I wish to add a few things to Captain’s memo as I was the lucky sonuvagun in charge of maintaining contact with the various players throughout our mega recording process. With ten musicians and songs sitting upwards of 5 minutes the process seemed doomed from the beginning yet we busted through with the help of wonderful engineers and mixing artists here in Miami and especially with the great ears & reassuring professionalism, knowledge, and top telephone manners of King Django. (A quick aside: As a kid I remember reading National Geographic magazine and seeing those foxes with the really big ears that can hear all ranges of frequency and sounds. I’m not saying King Django is a fox but he’s got great ears). I must have called him several times a day for two weeks straight with questions, concerns, and troubles and all was soothed & allayed at point of hang-up. He expertly mixed a track of ours as well as handling a deluge of secret tracks and track-bumpers into a perfectly timed master replete with cd text and delivered with master notes overnight from the streets & avenues of New Brunswick, NJ to the sweltering jungle of south Florida. I can calmly proclaim that we would not have the final “Ten Strong” cd we have now-sounding & organized as it is-without the work that King Django put in. He’s worth every drop of bourbon in the picnic basket! Grazie amico! Cent’anni!

]]> Comment on Studio by Matt MacLeod (The Heavy Beat) http://www.versioncity.com/main/?page_id=3&cpage=1#comment-3059 Matt MacLeod (The Heavy Beat) Tue, 31 Jul 2012 05:45:54 +0000 http://versioncity.com/main/?page_id=3#comment-3059 I have a little reel to reel recording setup. New to it all and eager to learn. We planned on having our masters done at Version City. Even through the tracking and mixing process, Jeff was eager to lend advice and 20 years experience was just a phone call away. Priceless. When it came time to master, he gave several takes and provided insight and crucial advice. The tracks really came alive in th natural way that I really hoped for coming from analog tape. Django goes the extra mile. Great guy. Great sound. Can't wait to do it again! I have a little reel to reel recording setup. New to it all and eager to learn. We planned on having our masters done at Version City. Even through the tracking and mixing process, Jeff was eager to lend advice and 20 years experience was just a phone call away. Priceless. When it came time to master, he gave several takes and provided insight and crucial advice. The tracks really came alive in th natural way that I really hoped for coming from analog tape. Django goes the extra mile. Great guy. Great sound. Can’t wait to do it again!

]]> Comment on Studio by Matt Griffin http://www.versioncity.com/main/?page_id=3&cpage=1#comment-3057 Matt Griffin Mon, 30 Jul 2012 22:06:31 +0000 http://versioncity.com/main/?page_id=3#comment-3057 I have known King Django going on 17 years now. He has been a mentor for my humble musical endeavours, giving my old band Franceska its first exposure on the Roots, Branch, and Stem compilation. He's also been a willing dispenser of advice, sonically and business-wise. All these years later, the opportunity to have Django do a version for The Sentiments was not to be missed. He took the track to places we could only imagine and did a great job bringing out our sound! The masters he did for us also sound amazing (at a very reasonable price, I might add)! Now, get your ass (<<<Stubborn Records logo reference) over to Version City! I have known King Django going on 17 years now. He has been a mentor for my humble musical endeavours, giving my old band Franceska its first exposure on the Roots, Branch, and Stem compilation. He’s also been a willing dispenser of advice, sonically and business-wise. All these years later, the opportunity to have Django do a version for The Sentiments was not to be missed. He took the track to places we could only imagine and did a great job bringing out our sound! The masters he did for us also sound amazing (at a very reasonable price, I might add)! Now, get your ass (<<<Stubborn Records logo reference) over to Version City!

]]> Comment on Studio by Boss Snails http://www.versioncity.com/main/?page_id=3&cpage=1#comment-3056 Boss Snails Mon, 30 Jul 2012 21:49:17 +0000 http://versioncity.com/main/?page_id=3#comment-3056 Nice work on the recording and mixing. Stoked on hearing the masters of the the tracks. I've never felt so much at home while at a recording studio. :) :) :) we luv yew. Nice work on the recording and mixing. Stoked on hearing the masters of the the tracks. I’ve never felt so much at home while at a recording studio. :) :) :) we luv yew.

]]> Comment on Studio by Not From Concentrate http://www.versioncity.com/main/?page_id=3&cpage=1#comment-2389 Not From Concentrate Tue, 08 May 2012 03:00:41 +0000 http://versioncity.com/main/?page_id=3#comment-2389 We have had only good experiences with Version City Studios. We have worked with King Django in recording, mixing and mastering and he handles himself and his work in a professional manner. He has a knack for capturing energy in a recording and none of that gets lost during mastering. We have had only good experiences with Version City Studios. We have worked with King Django in recording, mixing and mastering and he handles himself and his work in a professional manner. He has a knack for capturing energy in a recording and none of that gets lost during mastering.

]]> Comment on Studio by The Sailor Kicks http://www.versioncity.com/main/?page_id=3&cpage=1#comment-1758 The Sailor Kicks Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:54:23 +0000 http://versioncity.com/main/?page_id=3#comment-1758 We had the best experience working with King Django. The masters took our EP to the next level! He notices the little things that only the experienced will catch. We WILL go back to Version City! We had the best experience working with King Django. The masters took our EP to the next level! He notices the little things that only the experienced will catch. We WILL go back to Version City!

]]> Comment on Studio by Matty (The Duppies) http://www.versioncity.com/main/?page_id=3&cpage=1#comment-1341 Matty (The Duppies) Wed, 12 Oct 2011 22:01:57 +0000 http://versioncity.com/main/?page_id=3#comment-1341 If you want someone to tell you, "wow, You recorded that at home? I can hardly tell." DON'T GO to Django! If you want someone who has better ears and equipment than you, then give your music the justice it deserves, GO to Django. Blowing Neither sugar nor smoke up your ass, Jeff will Care more than most and truly do his best to bring his ear, with your intentions and desires, to your music and bring everyone else the best product. If you bring him a turd, that bitch will be well-polished my friend. Thanks again for our awesome EP. If you want someone to tell you, “wow, You recorded that at home? I can hardly tell.” DON’T GO to Django! If you want someone who has better ears and equipment than you, then give your music the justice it deserves, GO to Django. Blowing Neither sugar nor smoke up your ass, Jeff will Care more than most and truly do his best to bring his ear, with your intentions and desires, to your music and bring everyone else the best product. If you bring him a turd, that bitch will be well-polished my friend. Thanks again for our awesome EP.

]]> Comment on Studio by skapete http://www.versioncity.com/main/?page_id=3&cpage=1#comment-1255 skapete Sat, 17 Sep 2011 19:00:56 +0000 http://versioncity.com/main/?page_id=3#comment-1255 http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=217173788311911&set=a.143834122312545.35810.100000578749892&type=1&theater hope you can see this, but yeah, big up the version from the nottingham massive http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=217173788311911&set=a.143834122312545.35810.100000578749892&type=1&theater hope you can see this, but yeah, big up the version from the nottingham massive

]]> Comment on Credits by The J Man http://www.versioncity.com/main/?page_id=21&cpage=1#comment-1171 The J Man Sun, 21 Aug 2011 10:12:19 +0000 http://versioncity.com/main/?page_id=21#comment-1171 Thats quite an impressive library of work! Thats quite an impressive library of work!

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