On February 26th 2010 (almost 6 months to the day it began)swiftDJ hosted Cooper Miley and Seferina Kim of Plus One Presents at Deep House Dining @ City Cafe. Cooper and Seferina are not only a dynamic musical duo, they are also a very attractive couple; Ooo La La. Cooper Miley has an extensive portfolio that ranges from regular nights at Ultra Nate's Deep Sugar at the Paradox, Moog at Red Maple and More or Less at the Hexagon. Cooper's encyclopedia-like knowledge of music affords his trademark, chameleon-like ability to appeal to a dancing crowd and raise the energy level. One can expect to hear a range of styles from him deep house and techno to disco, dub and word music. Currently, Cooper is the monthly resident of Gallery 788 and the co-founder of Plus One, a new events-based company.
Seferina Kim brings to Baltimore a unique perspective to dance music. As an export of Korea, Texas, Hawaii, her musical influences are as broad as her history of mailing addresses. Finding her voice is still a journey as she molds warm vocal house melodies to darker, harder techno beats, and then back down to the chill of deep house. Seferina's inspiration into DJing was given to her by infectious performances by Joe Claussell with Body and Soul, Teddy Douglas, Thommy Davis, and Cooper Miley. Currently, Seferina performs regularly at Pigtown Main Street events and is a co-founder of Plus One.
Cooper and Seferina started Plus One, an events promotional venture, in hopes of sharing their broad musical passions with the city of Baltimore. The duo's inaugural event, "Seasons, an evening with Teddy Douglas" was the start of a new quarterly party that has already left its mark. With attention to the cohesion of the music, aesthetics, and overall atmosphere, Plus One hopes to meet one goal: simply dancing and having a good time.
I had the rare opportunity to sit back experience the evening from the get go. Plus One started the evening off at 8pm with a few tracks from the ultra lounge genre, moving into a classic disco vibe and ended with some vocal deep house. The crowd loved the fresh faces behind the decks and thoroughly enjoyed the musical selection provided by the duo. As the evening progressed, I had a chance to close out the night with an all vinyl set of crowd favorites showcased over the last 6 months.
Finally, it's not a major accomplishment in the world of promotions to have a successful mixer last for 6 months; but in the city of Baltimore, MD it is. I say this, however, humbled to have been able to see it through this far; and hopefully the party has just begun.
C-Dubz
ps. DC staple Ray Casil (Apple Juice, A&R, I <3 Bass - DC) will join me March 19th 2010! Check Facebook for event details.
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