Slayers Club and The Hub of the JCCSF Present: Copyright Criminals

Is sampling recorded music to create new works a form of artistic expression or, quite simply, a crime?

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Slayers Club and The Hub of the JCCSF, with media support from KALX 90.7 Berkeley, KUSF 90.3 San Francisco and the Electronic Frontier Foundation, proudly present Copyright Criminals, which is three events in one – a film screening, expert discussion panel and live musical performance – all happening on Thursday, September 23rd at Mighty.

featuring:

STEINSKI
godfather of sampling | innovator of the remix | producer of “The Lessons”
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AMP LIVE
zion i producer | remixer extraordinaire (radiohead, MGMT, rebelution)
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THE POLISH AMBASSADOR presents AMPLE MAMMAL
west coast glitch monster slaps girl talk upside the noggin
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KID KAMELEON
repping surya dub inna roots and dub style
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JOE MOUSEPAD
you’ve seen him play with mochipet, ill-esha, siren and slayers club – this time, mousepad ups the ante with a decks fx and microphone solo beatdown
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SLAYERS CLUB
always-fresh bass sounds to rumble your guts and tickle your toes
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LOVETECH DIGITAL JAM LOUNGE w/ a live sampleadelic explosion by RICH DDT and video mashups by MZO
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+ FILM SCREENING – COPYRIGHT CRIMINALS

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+ Panel discussion featuring Steinski, Amp Live, Jeff Chang, Tim Jones (www.eff.org), Tony Berman (www.beat-law.com) and moderated by Larisa Mann (DJ Ripley)
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+ Main Room Visuals by Slayers Club rockstar VJ ALLOFITNOW!
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+ live painting by Nick Kaimi Fregosi
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MIGHTY
Best SF nightclub 2010
119 Utah St
Doors at 7PM | 21+

FREE MUSIC FROM THE ARTISTS:
The Glitch Mob – Drive it Like You Stole It (Ample Mammal aka The Polish Ambassador Remix)

Bassnectar – Cozza Frenzy Remix (Ample Mammal aka The Polish Ambassador Remix)

Lokae – Till The End (Ample Mammal aka The Polish Ambassador Remix)

Amp Live vs Radiohead – Video Tapez (ft. Del the Funky Homosapien)

Double Dee & Steinski – Lesson One (The Payoff Mix)

Joe Mousepad – Robot Beens

Joe Mousepad – Love

ABOUT COPYRIGHT CRIMINALS:

As seen on PBS’s Independent Lens and at the Toronto International Film Festival, Copyright Criminals takes a close look at the creative and legal implications of sampling music in the digital age through the eyes of well-known artists, activists and industry insiders. Featuring interviews with Clyde Stubblefield (“The Funky Drummer”), Chuck D of Public Enemy, DJ Shadow and many more.

Steve Stein, aka Steinski ( www.steinski.com), originally from Newark, New Jersey, rode the pulse of the New York City underground in the early 80’s and emerged as a cult hip-hop hero. Stein co-produced the series of records known as The Lessons for the Tommy Boy label. These analog tape cut-and-paste collages, still widely bootlegged (and wildly illegal), are generally acknowledged as three of the most influential works in the world of hip-hop and dance music production. Steinski has been cited as a definitive influence by music luminaries including DJ Shadow, Cut Chemist and Fatboy Slim.

The night will also feature live music performances by Amp Live ( www.amplivesworld.com), the Zion I producer who was recently entangled in a legal battle over his bootlegged Radiohead remix work, The Polish Ambassador (www.polishambassador.com), who has been called “the West Coast, more sophisticated version of Girl Talk” and local favorites Kid Kameleon (XLR8R, Surya Dub), prolific MC/DJ/Producer Joe Mousepad, Rich DDT (LoveTechSF) and the eclectic Slayers Club DJ’s.

The film screening will be followed by an expert speakers panel including Steinski, Amp Live, hip-hop historian, Jeff Chang ( cantstopwontstop.com), Tim Jones of the Electronic Frontier Foundation ( www.eff.org) and entertainment lawyer Tony Berman ( www.beat-law.com).The panel will be moderated by ethnomusicologist Larisa Mann (aka DJ Ripley, djripley.blogspot.com).

Fresh from appearances at Nightlife at the Academy of Science and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts is a fresh interactive music technology workshop by LoveTech SF ( www.lovetechsf.com), including a multi-player, MIDI-controlled sampler system. Think Rock Band on steroids!

Also performing are local favorites Kid Kameleon (XLR8R Magazine, Surya Dub), prolific MC/DJ/producer Joe Mousepad and, of course, the eclectic Slayers Club DJ’s.

Local artist Nick Fregosi will paint live graffitti outside the venue.

Doors at 7pm
Film Screening at 8:30pm
Panel Discussion at 9:30pm
Steinski plays at 10:30pm to be followed by Amp Live, Polish Ambassador and Slayers Club DJ’s
Second room hosted all night by LoveTech

$8 in advance / $10 at the door
Advance Tickets available at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/125791