| D-Gruv: Long Island City’s own DJ/Producer, D-Gruv, has been described as a “pillar and innovator” in the industry since the mid 1980's. He got his start at age 13, spinning New Wave/Alternative 80’s and freestyle/disco & old school hip hop tracks as part of several successful DJ crews. Since then he’s performed at numerous venues and events throughout the city and beyond, spinning a wide range of genres and sounds, including original productions and remixes. He’s been featured in Cool in Your Code, Free NYC, the Times Ledger, and was recently highlighted by Time Out New York for a major charity event he put together in March 2007. At that event, he set the unofficial record for NYC’s longest DJ set, spinning for 72 hours straight, playing over 1000 songs with no repeats, and raising over $20,000 for cancer charities in the process. His DJ specialties range from world beats/deep house/electronic to old school New Wave/hip hop & disco. |
| Gruv Gallery: Gruv Gallery is a DJ/music troop and Arts collective hailing from the Long Island City area of Queens, New York. The inventive duo behind the Gruv, DJ /Producer "D-Gruv" and DJ/lyricist "Sambarella" joined forces in 2001, quickly establishing themselves in the fast paced New York City music scene. They gained recognition for their eclectic DJ sets and vast range, incorporating live elements and fusing a myriad of genres to create a contagious and rhythmic flow for the lounge or dance floor. The third core member – lyricist and vocalist Big Game James - joined up with the DJ’s in 2004, performing and collaborating on Gruv Gallery’s double album “The Museum of Modern Sound”. The Gruv Gallery collective also incorporates a number of collaborating musicians, artists, dancers, poets and event organizers and promoters. |
| Sambarella: Sambarella was voted “Best Latin DJ” by the New York Post, in 2005. She got her start in 1996 as music director and host of Cybertrax, an electronic music show that aired for 4 years on WEOS 89.7 in NY. She’s gone on to feature at a number of clubs, lounges, raves, fashion and art shows, corporate functions and benefits in New York City, Rome, Madrid, Hamburg and Geneva. Along with D-Gruv, she’s held a long- standing residency at La Vuelta, a premiere latin lounge in the LIC area. Sambarella also performs as lyricist and vocalist for Gruv Gallery. She wrote and features on the music troop’s hit single “Zone 13” which is set to be released by Sun Generation records in the spring of 2008. Her DJ specialties range from house/disco and NewWave/80’s, to funk, brasilian bossa/samba, Latin and rare grooves. |
| DJs D-Gruv and Sambarella of Gruv Gallery |
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