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Tommy Lee TV Monday Mayhem October 22
Category: Music
Hello all my lil pretties!! Just to stop the rumors.....I AM NOT nor
would I ever do a stupid show like the Rock of Love!! On that note I
hope you are all living life to the fullest!!...... Lets stay in touchie
feelies!!!
Watch Tommy present an award on Scream 2007 Tues. 10pm
SPIKE TV
http://www.ifilm.com/event/22474
2 New Videos this week in Stations on TOUR TV
http://www.tommylee.tv/station/list-view.php
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Clubplanet Hits the Road with Tommy Lee & DJ Aero
by Emily Tan
10.16.2007
/Long-time Clubplanet contributor, //DJ Times/
/ journalist and //SIRIUS/
/ Satellite Radio on-air host Emily Tan, gives
readers a firsthand look at life on-the-road with Tommy Lee and DJ Aero
as they journey across this continent and beyond on their Electro Mayhem
DJ-tour./
Tommy Lee is not a "celebrity-DJ." Don't call him a "rockstar-who-DJs."
Ok, I know what you're thinking, but before you judge, first humor a gal
who's personally experienced Lee's "Electro Mayhem" DJ shows this summer
with DJ and production partner, DJ Aero (Chester Deitz).
Throwing caution to-the-wind, my spouse and I decided to pack our bags
and head-out on-the-road to see for ourselves what all the commotion is
about. I've never been a fan of Lee's former band, Motley Crue, and I
don't watch network TV and never saw a single episode of "Rockstar
Supernova." Frankly, I couldn't have cared less about all of Lee's
celebrity trappings. I wanted to see how well he and Aero mixed, how
tight their track-selection was, how technically proficient they were in
responding to subtle changes in the room.
The first time I saw and heard Lee and Aero DJing live, it was during a
two-hour live radio broadcast -- for which I was the on-air host -- on
SIRIUS Satellite Radio's dance/progressive channel, "Area 33." There
were only a handful of colleagues and staff present for this session,
but the atmosphere was festive and I felt like going-out clubbing when
it was over. (I was impressed that, in the chaotic minutes before going
live on-the-air to an audience of potentially 14+ million listeners, Lee
was most concerned with getting his two young sons and their nanny past
building security and up to the studios. The man is a father, and it was
sweet.) What struck me instantly was the dynamic of Lee and Aero,
together, when performing live. Aero is the rock, the intensely focused
DJ whom many regard as a foundation, while Lee is the explosive volcano
of stage-presence. Side-by-side when they DJ, they whip-up such a
whirlpool of energy that you can't help but get caught-up in the fun if
you have any pulse at all.
Fine, but how are their DJ skills in an actual club setting? At Room 960
in Hartford, we noticed a clean, well-dressed crowd. Although the
abundance of hard-surfaces made the sound bounce-around in harsh angles
and the venue itself was located in a mall, the promoter (Bora Celik)
couldn't have been more gracious. The ladies pushing-up against the
velvet ropes all had cameras in their hands, and they only stopped
snapping when Lee got down from the booth and proceeded to pour
Jagermeister into their mouths, straight from the bottle. I could swear
Tommy had my beau, DJ Times' Jim Tremayne, chugging a few seconds longer
than anyone else. The giant projection screen behind the booth was
clutch, as Lee and Aero incorporate live visuals using the Pioneer
DVJ-1000 in their sets.
Soon after, we caught Aero and Tommy DJing at Rebel, back home in New
York, in Chelsea. I'd not been to Rebel until that point, and it was a
younger crowd than I'm used to, as the promoters were focusing on their
college-age lists. Rebel's not a posh club, and it was uncomfortably hot
and humid that night, but the gig had everyone dancing and having a good
time.
The next night was the Friday of Labor Day weekend, and we were at Lee
and Aero's party at self-proclaimed Southampton hot-spot, Stereo By The
Shore (the Hamptons outpost of Manhattan's Stereo club). I'd only been
back to this spot a few times since it was Tavern, and the venue looked
prettier than ever. (I'm still mystified as to why the venue chooses to
use billowy curtains in place of stalls, in the women's bathrooms.) The
soundsystem was thumping, and Aero and Lee stirred-up a neat groove once
they got started. A male patron nearly fell-over the banister trying to
take a photo of the duo.
Continuing onward, Guvernment in Toronto was, by the artists' own
accounts, the "best show ever!" All seasoned clubbers worth their salt
know that Guvernment is one of the leading venues in North America and
the world. Buzzing from their set at Guvernment, Lee told me, "The Guv
is, hands-down, the best place we've ever DJd! The production, sound,
lights, video and cryo are un-f***-ing-real! Damn, they love to dance in
Toronto." Aero echoed Lee's sentiment, and commented, "The Guv is like
Tommy said, the sickest place to play. They really do it right, there.
Our friend, Tahlal has the crowd right where they need to be. The moving
DJ booth is awesome. Standing in the middle of the dancefloor is
banging." Indeed, when all the elements of a night come together in
perfect harmony, magic can happen. This was one of those nights.
A few gigs after that -- there will have been in excess of 40 dates by
the time their DJ-tour wraps for the season -- Aero and Lee touched-down
at Bliss in nearby Clifton. Don't let the locale fool you: Bliss has a
custom soundsystem installed, programmed and partially designed by Joe
Lodi and Angelo Poulos of Advanced Audio Technology and boasts one of
the country's first, complete club installs using Turbosound's Aspect
series of club loudspeakers. Dougie Lazer of XS Lighting & Sound, Inc.
installed and programmed the lighting, including custom Color Kinetics
tiles, cascades, and fully-programmable, digital end-to-end LED "nodes."
Walk into Bliss and it feels as though you stepped into a Miami, Las
Vegas or Manhattan club. I've been to Bliss several times and the
owners, Tommy D. and Kamel K., are good friends, but I'd never seen the
club in this much of a frenzy. Aero commented of Bliss, "I have never
heard a better-sounding DJ booth. Plenty of high and a lot of low- end.
I wish the booth were bigger, so the crowd could come up and join us
when we play; it sounds sick." Once again, the crowd at Bliss was
heavily female (especially up front near the DJ booth), and
camera-phones popped-up everywhere. I saw a woman scale the front wall
of the DJ booth and actually reach the top and hang-over the side,
nearly pulling-down the Plexiglass with her bodyweight, before busy
bouncers carried her down. The energy was incredible, and Bliss was a
very fun night. "Wow, Bliss was blissfully wicked," Lee told me after
the show. "What a great club with an amazing vibe, sound, lights,
cryo...and also video! Also, [owner] Tommy D. is a great guy to work
with. I can't wait to get back there and rock those peeps!"
A few weeks later at the legendary venue, Rich's, in Houston, Jim and I
notice that Tommy and Aero's skills have markedly improved. After all,
the pair have been DJing together since 2000, and the summer had been a
non-stop flurry of DJ-gig after DJ-gig. This night, the pair seemed very
relaxed, and the atmosphere in the room was electric. Looking out over
the sea of eager faces, with women predictably concentrated up front, I
saw another lady scale the sizable facade of the booth in an attempt at
getting Lee's attention. She, too, was soon helped-down by security. I
thought to myself, Hmm, there's a pattern forming here! I've seen women
do crazy things to try to get close to Paul Van Dyk or Roger Sanchez
while they DJd, but females around Lee just seem to be manic. The poor
guy can't walk down the street or have a meal in a restaurant without
being accosted. (Tiesto or Paul Oakenfold, on the other hand, can walk
down a busy street in Times Square and not be bothered.)
After shows in late-October at Utopia in Costa Rica and Mansion in
Miami, Lee and Aero will be taking some time-off from gigging to focus
on their original studio productions, due for release in
late-November/early-December and available on Beatport.com. The releases
will be the first for Aero and Lee as electronic music producers, and it
signals a new phase in the couple's progress in the arena of electronic
dance music. One thing that's for certain is that Lee and Aero will have
a definite presence at WMC in March; watch this space for more
announcements.
Speaking about the tour overall, Aero notes, "This tour has been great.
Tommy and I have really gotten into a groove. Playing multiple shows
each week have taught us valuable lessons in keeping our sets fresh.
Being on a tour bus and not having to fly is also great. I would also
have to say that Canada is a place I want to play [again], sooner
[rather] than later. The people put away their cell cameras and dance."
/EDITOR'S NOTE: If you happen to be in New York City on Wednesday,
November 7th, check-out Pacha after 10:00PM ET for a special, FREE, live
show featuring: Tommy Lee & DJ Aero, BT, and SV2-Sandra Collins & Vello
Virkhaus, sponsored by Pioneer Pro DJ and unveiling the manufacturer's
new, state-of-the-art, SVM-1000 audio/visual mixer. /
/Photo Credits (top to bottom): Sanctuary Artist Management / CEG
Talent; M//ikey McNulty; //Kris Clark /
Mansion in Miami DJ GIG Flyer
http://www.theopiumgroup.com
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* * * TOMMY AND DJ AERO * * *
DJ'ing a mix of Big A*s Analog Bass, Breakbeat
and Dirty Electro House. Get out yer high-heeled Nike's and get ready to
dance!
SAT 27 OCT Mansion http://www.theopiumgroup.com Miami, FL
WED 07 NOV Pacha http://www.pachanyc.com/index.html NYC
SAT 08 DEC Central http://www.atlantis.com Bahamas
Check your TLEE TV event list http://tommylee.tv/news/ to stay up on
where Tommy will be showing up next... any new TLEE event info we get is
posted there. WHEN WE KNOW, YOU'LL KNOW!
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cool story? Go ahead, ASK TOMMY
now and you might just hear back from him!
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MEMBERS, check out Steevo's Corner in Tommy's Journal on the site. If
you're a drummer and have a technical question, or just want to interact
with Steevo, go straight to the man that takes care of Tommy's killer
rig! Go ahead, ASK STEEVO now and
you'll hear back directly!
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