Derek VanScoten – The Code OUT Today on Daly City Records

May 1, 2012 by admin Leave a Comment

ARTIST: Derek VanScoten
TITLE: The Code
LABEL: Daly City Records
CAT-NO: DCR169
FORMAT: Digital
RELEASE DATE: 5/1/2012

Brooklyn based producer Derek VanScoten (aka D.V.S*) creates that elevated feeling in the listener’s chest with his guitar-soaked experimental dance beats. As a forward thinking beat maker, Derek has released music on Soulection, 1320 Records, Electronic Musician Magazine, Cantora Records, Octave Memory Tapes, and now Daly City Records.

Over the past few years, Derek has spent considerable time on the road with electronic acts like Random Rab, Tycho, Bluetech, Tipper, FreQnasty, Big Gigantic, Lotus, MartyParty, Ana Sia, Beats Antique, Ott, and EOTO.

No stranger to the live band scene, he has also performed as a respected multi-instrumentalist with acts as diverse as DJ Logic, emancipator, Devotchka, The Motet, and the Boulder Philharmonic.

“A shift in where the electronic frontiers are headed.” TheUntz.com
“The consummate working example of future music.” 507projex.com
“The vitality of the Brooklyn lifestyle can be felt in every track.” Earmilk.com
“It’s as though he crossed sound waves with Bon Iver, only to then meet Flying Lotus, all the while running alongside Thom Yorke.” DigBoston

DerekVanScoten (aka D.V.S*) aka moves in a cinematic and edgy direction on his latest EP “The Code.” These 5 new tracks fuse West Coast Glitch Hop with Dubstep flavors, and his signature forward thinking guitar tracks. On “The Code”, VanScoten shows us why he’s an artist to follow into the future.

Track Listing:
01) Patrol
02) Dielsel
03) The Code
04) Shape of the Future
05) Movement

Stream the full ep at:

MOG: link/thecodemog

Purchase at:

Itunes:link/thecodeitunes

Beatport:link/thecodebeatport

JUNO: link/thecodejuno

Amazon: link/thecodeamazon

Watch “The Code” symbols trailer:

link/thecodevideo

Listen to “The Code’ minimix:

link/thecodeminimix

Album art by Guillaume Bonte-

http://cargocollective.com/96

Tourdates:

Sat May 5

The Manifestation Celebration– Dallas, TX midnight set

w/ Alex Grey, Thievery Corporation, Flying Lotus, Nadis Warriors, and many more.

-I’ll be doing a special tag team set with Govinda this evening.

http://www.manifestationcelebration.com/

Thu May 10

Irving Plaza (The Fillmore)- New York, NY 8pm set

supporting Lotus

http://irvingplaza.com/event/00004861E99BE97F

Sat May 19

Uphoria Festival– Millerton, NY 2am late night set

*fun with all my friends all weekend!!!

http://experienceuphoria2012.eventbrite.com/

Sat May 26

Lightning in a Bottle International Music Festival– Silverado, CA (south of L.A.)

alongside Bassnectar, Glitch Mob and many more!

http://lightninginabottle.org/

Fri June 22

A Disco Voyage feat. Wyllys and the New York Hustler Ensemble and Friends- New York, New York

*I’ll be playing guitar on a ship sailing round the NYC harbor with Wyllyson the turntables, and Jen Hartwswick and Peter Apfelbaum (Trey Anastasio band) as the horn section!!!

http://www.facebook.com/events/190564641062166/

Fri July 6

Putnam Den– Saratoga Springs, NY (post Phish SPAC)

playing guitar with Wyllys and the New York Hustler Ensemble

Fri Sept 7-Sun Sept 9

Catskill Chill Music Festival

Camp Minglewood- Hancock, NY

w/ Soulive, Lettuce, Lotus, EOTO and more.

http://www.catskillchill.com/

ARTIST: Derek VanScoten

TITLE: The Code

LABEL: Daly City Records

CAT-NO: DCR169

FORMAT: Digital

RELEASE DATE: 5/1/2012

No stranger to the live band scene, he has also performed as a respected multi-instrumentalist with acts as diverse as DJ Logic, emancipator, Devotchka, The Motet, and the Boulder Philharmonic.

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Little John – Road to Cairo Out Now on Daly City Records!

April 27, 2012 by admin Leave a Comment

ARTIST: Little John
TITLE: The Road to Cairo
LABEL: Daly City Records
CAT-NO: DCR171
FORMAT: Digital
RELEASE DATE: 4/24/2012

Midtempo Gypsy Crunk

Little John’s love for electronic music, live instrumentation, high fidelity samples, and haunting vocals come together in this mid-tempo gypsy-crunk tune inspired by the Egyptians. The original is a collage of organic sounds that one may hear on the way to downtown Cairo. And David Starfire, Mochipet, and Nanda have their own take on this collage. Some of Little John’s musical influences are Beats Antique, Rena Jones, Tipper and Mo Wax.

Track Names:

01) The Road to Cairo (Original)

02) The Road to Cairo (David Starfire Remix)

03) The Road to Cairo (Mochipet Remix)

04) The Road to Cairo (Nanda Remix)

Get it on Addictech Beatport and more..

“Basslines, Middle Eastern percussion, gypsy-esque violin and a promissory mysterious women’s voice are your downtempo guide through this exotically-crafted, texture-drenched sonic souk. The remix suite, featuring David Starfire, Nanada and Mochipet, makes for a compelling trip down the side streets of sound with just the right balance of bump, hustle and grind!” Martin Tickle aka Dj Dragonfly

The Road to Cairo – Little John – ( Mochipet Mix) by Djlittlejohn

The Road to Cairo- Little John (Origional mix remastered) by Djlittlejohn

The Road to Cairo-Little John (David Stafire VIP mix) by Djlittlejohn

The Road to Cairo-Little John (Nanda remix) by Djlittlejohn

Filed Under: Releases Tagged With: Little John, Mochipet, Nanda, Original, Raindance, Remix, Road to Cairo

New Mochipet Record Horny & Bouncy on Vermin St!

April 18, 2012 by admin Leave a Comment

New Mochipet Release coming out on Vermin Street Records! Stay tuned!
LAZERS | DUBSTEP | GYPSY-STEP | BREAKS | MOOMBAHTON

Release Date: April 24, 2012

Get it on BeatPort

Mochipet – Horny and Bouncy
1. Horny
2. Horny (Yoseph’s Hot Dog Remix)
3. Horny (Dice Motion’s Love Drug Remix)
4. Bouncy
5. Bouncy (Computo’s Moombahpet Remix)

Cover by: Carolyn Smith

The A-side is clarinet style horns and layers of lasers abound, blanketed thickly over floor shaking kicks. Included are a relentlessly funky mix by Yoseph and a heavy heavy heavy Dubstep/Breaks hybrid by Dice Motion.
The B-side is another thick, heavily layered cake of lasers and bass, this time with more swagger. Computo provides the remix on this one with an exotic moohmbaton mix.

Mochipet Horny and Bouncy PromoMix Free Download Get it on Beatport or iTunes Out on Vermin St. Now! by Mochipet

Filed Under: Releases Tagged With: Bouncy, Horny, Mochipet, skulltrane

Taiwan Tour has been really fun, nice to visit the homeland again

April 12, 2012 by admin Leave a Comment

Here are some Photos of my surprise set at Brickyard on Wed.. Playing here again tonight then back to Taipei for Urban Nomad Festival… with a stop to see the cousins … Much Love! -Mochi

Photos by Danny Chu Photography!

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Brickyard, Mochipet Taiwan Tour, Surprise Set, Taiwan, Urband Nomad Festival

Mochipet Announces Petnation 1st Remix Mochipet is Evil

April 3, 2012 by admin Leave a Comment

What is Petnation?
A lot of really talented producers have asked to remix my tunes and but there have never been enough avenues for them to do it through. This is why I am starting Mochipet’s Petnation. Petnation will give up-and-coming producers as well as anyone who Loves Music a chance to remix some Mochipet tunes and get showcased doing it.

How does Petnation Work?
We will be putting remix parts for a new Mochipet Song every month, some unreleased, and some from the back catalog. Producers will get one month to remix the song and then submit it to us via this email petnation@mochipet.com. Mochipet will personally pick one winner per month to showcase on Daly City Records and promoted via Mochipet’s 20,000+ email list and Social Networks such as Facebook and Twitter. Then Every 3 months Mochipet will pick one of the past winners to do his own solo release on the new label “Petnation” a subsidiary of Daly City Records; through this we will help get your songs into Video Games, Commercials, etc. Then at the end of the Year Mochipet will pick one lucky winner to get flown out and put up to perform for a show of his choice on the new Mochipet Stage that is currently in development.

How do I get started?
Download the Remix Parts below for this Month and start having some fun with it. email it back to us at petnation@mochipet.com with the mp3 (320k), short bio, and a photo of yourself. We will be in touch if you are picked as the winner!

Why are you doing this?
Because we really do care about the music.

FAQ
Q: How do I make a request for remix parts of a specific Mochipet Song?
A: Please email info@dalycityrecords.com
Q: Do I attach the mp3 or send it via fileshare?
A: It’s up to you but we prefer fileshare in case our mailbox gets too big.
Q: Does it have to be a certain style?
A: NO! you are free to do whatever style you like
Q: Can I post my remix up on my facebook or soundcloud
A: Yes you may certainly can

The Remix Parts for April is off the new release with MCZulu “Mochipet is Evil”

MCZULU & MOCHIPET – Mochipet is Evil (OUT TODAY!) by Mochipet

Listen to the Remixes Here!

Filed Under: Blog, Contest, Features, Remix Tagged With: Mochipet, Mochipet is Evil, Petnation, Remix Contest

New Free Year of he Dragon Ska Remix from Mochipet & MCZULU

March 28, 2012 by admin Leave a Comment

From Mochipet: This is a remix for “Year of the Dragon” off of my new LP with MCZULU “Mochipet is Evil” (Chicago) coming out 4/3 on my label Daly City Records. I wanted to do something a little bit less electronic for this one so I went Ska, yup that’s right. Ska. I played all the guitars, bass, and moog on this and it was nice to switch it up a bit. I hope you enjoy it! “Mochipet is Evil” coming 4/3 on Daly City Records. with remixes by: Freddy Todd, Jay Wikid, Polish Ambassador, Yan Zombie, Hellfire Machina, Skulltrane, U9LIft, and BD1982.

Album Pre-Order: http://www.addictech.com/p/95436

And for those who wonder What Ska is?

MCZULU & Mochipet – Year of The Dragon (Ska Remix) Free Download in Comment by Mochipet

Filed Under: Blog, Downloads, Remix Tagged With: mczulu, Mochipet, Ska Remix, Year of the Dragon

Mochipet Preps Taiwan Tour

March 18, 2012 by admin Leave a Comment


photo by: Zhotography

Mochipet to hit his homeland in early April for a mini-tour! On his trip he will perform at the Spring Scream Festival (Kenting), Urban Nomad Festival (Taipei), and Brickyard – Kaohsiung (south Taiwan). You can read more about it here in this article. Check out his latest free download “To The East” featuring Chicago’s MCZULU due out April 3rd on Daly City Records! For other Mochipet Tour Dates

April 7 (Sat): Spring Scream – Kenting (south Taiwan)
April 8 (Sun): Spring Scream – Kenting (south Taiwan)
April 13 (Fri): Brickyard – Kaohsiung (south Taiwan)
April 14 (Sat): Urban Nomad – Taipei (north Taiwan)

Filed Under: Blog, Downloads, Press, Releases, Shows Tagged With: Brickyard, Kaohsiung, Kenting, Mochipet, Spring Scream, Taiwan Tour, Urban Nomad

1320Records & Grassroots Present: Mochipet at Bluebird in Colorado!

March 15, 2012 by admin Leave a Comment

1320Records & Grassroots L4 Present: Pet Your Godzilla Tour Mochipet with S.P.E.C.T.R.E and Wicked Awesome
Boulder Beats is giving away free tickets: We just got our hands on a bunch of tickets for the Mochipet, S.P.E.C.T.R.E. and Wicked Awesome show on March 22nd. We are going to select 3 lucky fans to win 2 tickets each. Hit the button below to enter for your chance to win.

BUY TICKETS

Day: Thu, Mar 22, 2012
Showtime: 9:30 PM
Doors open: 9:00 PM
Days until show: 7
Ages: 16 & Over
On sale now
Advanced Ticket Prices*: $12.00
Day of Show*: $15.00

1320Records
Grassroots California

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Born in Taiwan R.O.C. to Rocket Scientist father and Kindergarten Teacher mother, David Wang (a.k.a. Mochipet) has been tinkering with electronics since he was a child. However, not until he added music to the equation, did something special begin to take shape. Having grown up listening to metal guitar, avant-garde jazz, and mainstream hip-hop, Davids eclectic taste can now be seen in his music ever changing, and always evolving.

His fervency for diversity can also be noted in the mixed bag of his many artist collaborations which include the likes of legendary skateboarder Ray Barbee (Powell Peralta), Techo producer Ellen Allien (Berlin), hip-hop MCs Mikah9 (Freestyle Fellowship), Casual (Hieroglyphics), and Raashan Ahmad (Crown City Rockers), electro Miami gangster Otto Von Schirach , booty bass rockstars 215 The Freshest Kids and Spank Rock (BigDada), mashup glitch tweeker Kid606 (Tigerbeat6), Edwardian suit-wearing Daedelus (Ninjatune), glitch popstars Jahcoozi (Kitty-Yo), and avant-garde jazz legend Weasel Walter (Flying Luttenbachers).

David has also shared the stage with a myriad of influential music pioneers, including Autechre, Bassnectar, Big Boi (Outkast), Boom Bip, Bucovina Club, Cargo Natty, Carl Craig, Chris Clark, Cristian Vogal, Daedelus, DJ Plasticman, DJ Qbert, DJ Spooky, Drop the Lime, Ellen Allien, Excision, Felix Da Housecat, Flying Lotus, Ghislain Poirier, Gift of Gab, Glitchmob, Jahcoozi, Juan Maclean, Ken Ishii, Kid Koala, Luke Vibert, Mary Ann Hobbs, Meat Beat Manifesto, Matmos, M.I.A, Mikah9, Modeselektor, Nit Grit, Otto Von Schirach, Rusko, Skream, Superpitcher, Tipper, The Bug, and Tittsworth, to name a select few. His music has been released on various record labels around the world such as Bpitchcontrol (Berlin), Creaked (Switzerland), Peace-off (France), SCION (Los Angeles), and Tigerbeat6 (Oakland). Mochipet has toured throughout America, Asia and Europe in a wide variety of underground and main stage venues such as 1015 Folsom (San Francisco), Bangface (London), Burning Man (Black Rock City), Caf Du Nord (San Fracisco), Club 6 (San Francisco), Dissonant Festival (Belgium), Electron Festival (Switzerland), Emerg-N-See (Portland), Equalizer Festival (Rotterdam),Gilman (Berkley), Golden Pudel Klub (Hamburg), Hemlock (San Francisco), Independent (San Francisco), Low End Theory (Los Angeles), Mighty (San Francisco), Mission Creek Music Festival (San Francisco), MAO (Beijing), Paradiso (Amsterdam), Point Ephemere (France), Re:Fest (Beligium), Rickshaw Stop (San Francisco), San Jose Museum of Art, Shelter (Shanghai), Sonic Bloom (Colorado), SXSW (Austin), The Echo (Los Angeles), The Smell (Los Angeles), Treasure Island Festival (San Francisco), WMC (Miami), and WMF (Berlin).

The clean and unique vibrations David has presented to the music arena have reached as far as the Sports and Skateboarding world as well. His song Sharp Drest (featuring Eric Solo and oonceoonce) is featured throughout the top-selling basketball videogame, NBA2k9 (http://2ksports.com/games/nba2k9/) alongside artists such as Beastie Boys, N.E.R.D., and The Cool Kids. You may have also heard his musical contributions on FuelTV and DIRECTV, providing hand-selected soundtracks to skate legends such as Anthony Van Engelen, Christian Hasoi, Jason Weeman Acuna, Laban Pheidias, Lance Mountain, Ray Barbee, and Tony Hawk.

David has also held residencies at [Eraser] Club (Los Angeles) and Trouble Club (San Francisco) alongside Djs: [a]pendics shuffle, edIT (Glitchmob), John Tejada, Josh Kit Clayton, Kid606, Matt Laszuk, Philip Sherburne, and Sutekh. He recently started a new monthly in San Francisco called Petnation, selling out the venue beyond capacity while showcasing both local and international acts. His efforts have been recognized throughout the music community by way of nominations for titles including Best Electronic Act of 2008 from publications such as Clash Magazine (UK) and San Francisco Bay Guardian. His composition Dessert Search for Techno Baklava has been performed by a 20 piece orchestra, Alarm Will Sound, around the world, most notably at New Yorks Carnegie Hall, and Amsterdams Holland Festival!

Never wasting an ounce of drive, David founded and manages independent record label, Daly City Records (DCR), which runs out of the Bay Area home to many up-and-coming artists such as Ben Samples, Ill-esha, and Freddy Todd. He is working to finish up two new albums, Mochipet is Evil (with MC Zulu) and Rawr Means I love You in Dinosaur, as well as a side project with LA Based DJ Z-Trip. Look for lots to come from the prolific producer and composer.

Filed Under: Contest, Shows Tagged With: bluebird theatre, Colorado, Mochipet, spectre, wicked awesome

Mochipet Fans Come Through After His Laptop is Stolen in New Orleans

March 15, 2012 by admin Leave a Comment

THE BAD NEWS: A few week ago Mochipet’s Laptop was stolen in New Orleans on tour. From the artist: “Hello all! I have some bad news to report. While I was on tour last week in New Orleans someone went into my bag and Stole My Laptop. I am trying to raise funds for a new laptop as it’s a integral part of my work and life. My friend Graz suggested that I put up a page with some of my music in return for donations, so I decided to make a 26 Track collection of my work…” Less then a week after David posted this Mochipet fans rallied and spread the word raising enough to buy him a new MacBook Pro. Now David is back on track and ready to make beats for you all again and he wanted to thank his fans personally.

THE GOOD NEWS: “I can’t thank everyone enough. I never thought I could raise the money in just less then a week. My hope was to just spread awareness to other musicians and gear being stolen from shows, and on tours. Believe it or not, after everyone takes their cut, we don’t make that much money as an underground artist. Everyone doing this is just doing for the music and when people come and steal your stuff it really puts a negative feeling to the whole purpose of music, which I feel is to uplift people. I pretty much work all week and play shows on the weekends so I have no social life, but I do it because I love music. To have the fans give back like this really solidifies my purpose, it really makes me feel good about making music again, and I am really grateful for that!” – mochi

If you read this and have any info about Mochipet’s missing laptop please contact him at mochipet@dalycityrecords.com.

Mochipet’s Laptop:
MacBookPro 15″
Dark Purple Hardshell Speck case
Ableton Live Gel Keyboard Cover
Serial # C02FG82ADF91
Part # Z0M1000BQ

MUSICIAN’S HERE ARE SOME PRECAUTIONS YOU CAN TAKE:
1) Tracking Software (these track your laptop in case it is stolen)
– Project Prey http://preyproject.com/ (free)
– Lojack http://www.absolute.com/lojackforlaptops/
– Apple iCloud (will track your Mac)
2) Always keep a copy of your Serial Number so you can report to police
3) Always report your stolen laptop to the police department. (if you bought your computer with a credit card come companies will give you money back if it is stolen)

P.S. – Yes that is the new sample of the Mochipet Limited Edition Grassroots Hat you see on the left there! I just got it in the mail.. coming soon!

Thanks to everyone who donated <3
Adam bosley, Alexander Clark, Alexander Donin, Andrew Highland, Andrew Lewis, andy
lindemann, Attila Kovacs, Benjamin Anderson, bequignon olivier, Bonnie Barrilleaux,
brandon helke, Brandon LaSan, brett milford, Caleb Johnson, chad dever, Christopher
Deakin, clarence hall, Cole Johnston, component records, Daniel Meier, Derrik Sakima,
Devin Saunders, Dj Digital, Doctype Beats, don r irwin, doug kaufman, Erica Noles, Evolve
Media Production, Fabien Moreira, Form B Music LLC, FranÃ§ois Roland, Friendly
Integration LLC, George Logan, Greg Paul, HiFi-Friends, James Park, Jami Brierley, Jared
Lindo, Jasen Coburn, Jason Moss, Jeff Doane, Jeremiah Smith, Jesse Cohn, Jessica Cail, Jessica
Dangelmaier, Jim Andersen, Jimmy Lin, John Langan, john nash, Jonathan Broome, jordan
buttry, Jose Cintron, joseph chang, Joseph Goldsworthy, Josh Sanderlin, Joshu Doherty,
Joshua Franck, Joshua Sarlo, Julie Melen, Julien Bier, justin morales, LeeAnn Cook, Leo
Cheng, Lionel Rouge, Luke Everson, luke reddington, Magical Bass, Manju Varghese, Manuel
C. Marquez, Markkus Rovito, matias bettinsoli, Matt Boksa, Matthew Rankin, matthew
smullen, Matthew Zipkin, michael gianotti, michele kaplan, Mike Lardy, Mikkel Munch
Mortensen, Nathan Vincent, Nick Baltar, Nicole Aptekar, NVR-NDR, oleg tutunnikov, Orman
J Walters III, Otium Industries, P MORGAN, Paul Tyler, Pawel Pietryka, Peter Farr, Peter
Gutierrez, Project Rooster, PWR Worldwide LLC, Rafrica Adams, Ramsay Devereux, Richard
Nunez, Richard Witty, Rowan Kastner, Rya Kirby, Ryan Mcallister, Rylie Hayes, Sean Glenn,
seurgi lee, Shannon Brusca, simon begg, stephen adams, Steven Betel, Steven Smith, Steven
Toth, Taylor Callahan, Thomas Lockwood, timothy johnson, Tyler Erlandson, U-Smoke,
Venecia Ramirez, Warren Georgia, william b hein, YUMI HEMMI, zachary williams

Filed Under: Blog, Downloads, News Tagged With: Mardi Gras, Mochipet, Mochipet Fans are the best fans in the world!, New Orleans, Petnation, Stolen Laptop

New Mochipet Gear For Spring

March 8, 2012 by admin Leave a Comment

You’ve all waited patiently since the last round sold out & we’re stoked to announce the Official Mochi Gear is back & ready for you to get your dino swag on! Stock up now & get Mochipet’s exclusive unreleased track “To The East” off his upcoming album with legendary MC ZULU, “Mochipet is Evil.” And for all those in the Bay Area, do not miss the huge Pre-Album Release Party TOMORROW March 9th in San Francisco!

MCZULU & MOCHIPET – To The East (Free Download) from Mochipet is Evil by Mochipet