joshua iz

The Biz

joshua iz — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:18:51 +0000

the biz.
presented by vizual records

wednesday, march 21st 2012 during WMC

love hate lounge
423 washington ave.
miami beach, fl 33139
featuring:
iz & diz
(Vizual Records, Classic, OM, Chicago)
[WMC Exclusive - 4 hour set]

kate simko
(Hello?Repeat, Spectral Sound, Chicago)

atnarko
(Basic Instincts, Vizual Records, Orlando)

First 50 people through the door get a Vizual promo mix CD!

Join us in Miami during WMC Wednesday, March 21 at Love Hate Lounge as we present this special Vizual Records showcase featuring an exclusive 4 hour set by Iz & Diz, fellow Chicago techno pioneer Kate Simko, and the man himself, Atnarko in an intimate setting. Judging by the past Vizual nights during WMC at Love Hate, this promises to be an another classic. Early arrival strongly recommended. Free before 11pm with RSVP/$5 limited presale tickets (see below).

Free before 11pm with RSVP (limited guestlist space):
http://vizr.co/thebiz

Limited $5 presale tickets:
http://guestli.st/89112

Sight Unseen out now on Vizual Records

joshua iz — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:40:59 +0000

Over the past couple years we’ve amassed some bits and pieces that never found a proper home. Until now.

From the amazing Alpha & Omega remix by Jay Tripwire (previously only available on extremely limited vinyl), to Luke Solomon’s lost remixes of ‘It Iz What It Iz’, to the incredible re-work of ‘Enter In’ by K-nto of Romania, this collection adds some fresh new colors to the Vizual palette and we are glad to feature them here.

Also includes new originals from Iz & Diz, C++ and Joshua Iz and a different take on ‘It Iz What It Iz’ by Andrew Emil.

Support from Giom, Brett Johnson, Ralphi Rosario, Brother’s Vibe, Raoul Belmans, Satoshi Fumi, Diz, Timo Garcia and many more…

Available at the Vizual Store and all fine digital music outlets.

Booking Joshua Iz for the ‘Sight Unseen’ tour now. Contact Nneka G at Apt Entertainment.

Joshua Iz at WMC 2012

joshua iz — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:04:03 +0000

It’s that time of year again…WMC 2012 is upon us.

If you are heading down, here is where to find Joshua Iz:

Wednesday, March 21

Daytime:

Change of Pace

Beach Plaza Hotel
1401 Collins Ave, Miami Beach
with: Diz, Trus’Me, Jason Hodges, Stacy Kidd and more…
12noon until 11pm
Set Time: 5-6pm
Event link: https://www.facebook.com/events/123210701135227/

The Magnetic Recordings Pile Up

Netherlands Hotel
1330 Ocean Dr, Miami Beach
with: DJ Sneak, Jesse Rose, Diz, DJ Dan, Phil Weeks, Massimo DaCosta and more…
2pm until 5am
Set Time: 3-4pm
Event link: https://www.facebook.com/events/357267850980758/

Night:

the biz

presented by vizual records
iz&diz/kate simko/atnarko
Love Hate
423 washington ave, south beach
10pm-5am
Info and tickets here: http://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?337663

Thursday, March 22

Night:

Dutchie Music Showcase at Foxhole

Foxhole
1218 14th Court, Miami Beach
with: Joeski, Chris Fortier, Juan Mejia, EBE and more…
8pm-4am
Set Time: 1-2am
Event link: http://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?341321

Friday, March 23

Daytime:

It’s Business Time/Apt Entertainment Showcase

Beach Plaza Hotel
1401 Collins Ave, Miami Beach
with: Atnarko, Colette, Jason Hodges, Jazzy Eyewear, Mark Farina and more…
8pm-4am
Set Time: 1-2am
Event link: https://www.facebook.com/events/345705362129019/

Night:

One Night Stand

presented by Tight Recordings
Carlton Hotel
1433 Collins Ave, Miami Beach
with: lineup TBA…
10pm-4am
Set Time: 11-12pm

Elephant Noise

Love Hate
423 Washington Ave, Miami Beach
with: Ken ECB, Olivier Desmet and more TBA…
10pm-4am
Set Time: TBA

Iz & Diz at Sleaze Please every Friday in Chicago

joshua iz — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:47:28 +0000

Sleaze Please

Iz & Diz
plus special guests weekly.

Friday Nights
Undeground Wonder Bar
710 N Clark St in Chicago
10pm-4am 21+ Free before 11pm/$5

Follow us: @sleazeplease

Joshua Iz feat. Chez Damier – Sentimental Love (Remixes) Out now.

joshua iz — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 01:32:04 +0000

Sentimental Love gets the remix treatment from the house music big guns.

Remixes by: Derrick Carter, Pépé Bradock & Audio Soul Project.
Also includes the original album vox.

First up sees Derrick Carter give things his swingy, bouncy flavor, complementing the original synth lines with a more driving bass and that unique dancefloor-moving percussion.

Next, Pépé Bradock gets super deep, twisting the Chez Damier vocal into a robotic crunch yet still retaining the sexiness and uplifting vibe, combined with some smooth piano.

Audio Soul completes the package with a fresh twist on a classic club sound. Snappy snares and toms support a rolling bassline and floating string parts, creating a lush, timeless piece of electronic music.

Get it now from the Vizual Store

VIZ010 | Produced by: Joshua Iz | Released: 2011-10-25
Remixes by Derrick Carter, Pépé Bradock & Audio Soul Project

Joshua Iz ‘It Iz What It Iz’ Album Tour dates

joshua iz — Tue, 24 May 2011 14:02:28 +0000

Summer is upon us and I will be heading out on tour over the next couple months.

Here is where you can find me:

May 26 Crave Notte Milwaukee May 27 Some Like It Hot Taste Lounge Detroit DEMF June 4 Level 13 w/ Diz Rue 13 St. Louis June 11 Entreplats Maremar Beach Club Mallorca, ESP June 16 Classic Party TBA Barcelona, ESP (Sonar) June 17 UMA/Vizual Pool Party Hotel Onix Liceo Barcelona, ESP (Sonar) June 18 Sonar OFF Boat Party Port Olimpic BCN Barcelona, ESP (Sonar) June 25 Vizual Records night Fabric (Rooms 3) London, UK June 26 Downlow Radio Stage Glastonbury Somerset, UK July 2 TBA w/ Jacob Kelly TBA York, UK July 17 Bionic w/ Diz 222 Hyde San Francisco, USA

Joshua Iz ‘It Iz What It Iz’ LP out now

joshua iz — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 18:40:26 +0000

The long-awaited debut album from Joshua Iz ‘It Iz What It Iz’ [Vizual Records] featuring the singles ‘It Iz What It Iz’ featuring Diz, ‘Sentimental Love’ feat. Chez Damier and ‘Flower Sparks’.

Before starting Vizual Records in 2009, Joshua Iz has released music on some of the most respected labels in electronic music including OM, Prescription, Balance, Classic, Junior Boys Own, Guidance, Seasons, Six Degrees and Sony. He has remixed a wide variety of artists including King Britt, VHS Or Beta, Mark Farina, Greenskeepers, Terra Deva, Annie and Global Communication among many others.

While tracks like ‘Flower Sparks’, ‘Deep Space Pressure’ and ‘Tone D’ have already been rocking dance floors all over the world, ‘It Iz What It Iz’ is a true album meant to be listened to from beginning to end. The title track and first single ‘It Iz What It Iz’ featuring Joshua’s dj and production partner Diz on vocals is a smooth, sexy, midtempo, electronic affair with definite sing along appeal that will have you humming the super-catchy chorus again and again after your first listen. Diz’s signature velvet vocal style is perfectly suited to this enigmatic song about the mysteries of the universe and the importance of the moment.

‘Sentimental Love’ features the vocals of house music legend Chez Damier over a early Detroit-esque electronic soundscape. ‘We Control’ features reggae/hip-hop pioneer and Zulu Nation emeritus Jamalski lending his vocal chops to a hypnotic dub-hop rydim.

Ranging from electronic bleepy soul to reggae to arpeggiated deep techno, ‘It Iz What It Iz’ is like nothing you’ve heard before and destined to be a modern classic.

digital | cd | limited edition vinyl sampler available on Valentine’s Day 14 February 2011 at the Vizual Store and all fine digital and physical retailers.

My PowerMac G5 is reaching the end of the line…sort of.

joshua iz — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 17:17:18 +0000

I’m writing this on my desktop workstation: a Dual-Core 2.3 GHz PowerMac G5 which has been my loyal assistant for the past 5 years. Don’t get me wrong, this machine is still working great: I use it to make all my music, web design, graphic design, and (along with 9 attached hard drives) it stores my digital life. Just about everything one could do with a Mac, this little guy has done. The two main hard drives have never failed and while the machine will crash once about every 6 months or so, this is usually because I am doing something stupid like trying to open a huge Excel spreadsheet while I am working in Digital Performer. Nevertheless, as Apple is wont to do, none of its new software offerings work on my machine’s architecture. It has taken the better part of 5 years but now all Apple software is now Intel only. To be fair, almost all software released in the past year is now Intel only as well, meaning that my machine is at a dead end. I knew this day would come and it is finally here. When I bought this machine, I needed to use it right away for making music and most plug-ins and digital audio workstation software had not yet made the transition to Intel. Thus, I was able to dive in right away and enjoy the benefits of a dual processor as well as the new case design which allowed for swapping out hard drives with ease. Moving forward, I will be buying a new desktop machine within the next 6 months but I am going to keep this machine a second workstation, possibly for an intern to use to help with all of the various tasks involved with running a record label. While I am at a dead end, that doesn’t mean you can’t go back and travel along all of the now well-worn paths that this machine has seen. This has been my most solid Apple computer yet and I plan on using it as long as I can.

Urban Survival – November 2010 Promo Mix by Joshua Iz

joshua iz — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 16:39:08 +0000

Here’s my November 2010 Promo Mix:

DOWNLOAD

Listen:
Enjoy!

A new joshuaiz.com

joshua iz — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 20:25:11 +0000

Now that you’re here, you’ve probably noticed I’ve gone ahead and completely retooled joshuaiz.com. I wanted a less bloggy looking site and this layout will allow me to transfer my design portfolio here in the near future. This is a customized version of the Paragrams theme and I liked it because there was no standard WordPress sidebar on the main page, only as you get deeper into the site.

Still, the front page has everything I need and it maximizes the space so I can fit more on it. I’ve added the slideshow section right under the nav menu to show off the latest release, design project or whatever I want. Adding music to the site was essential, so the mini SoundCloud player has found a home on the the top right.

Eventually, I can do some cool tricks with the “Page Links To” plugin and use the front page “posts” as jumping off points to wherever I want. As I am a hybrid dj, producer, designer and writer, this new design makes it possible to show all of these things with equal importance, but in a much more image driven fashion. I hope you like it. Any comments on the site are welcome!