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Green Velvet

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    • Real name /
      Curtis Alan Jones
    • Aliases /
      Cajmere
    • Country /
      USA
        USA
    • On the internet /
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    • Followers /

      20,625

  • Green Velvet Musician

    Upcoming events

    • 2020-06-13T00:00

      Manchester

      Sat, 13 Jun 2020 /

      [RESCHEDULED] Parklife 2020 at Heaton Park, Manchester

      80 Attending

    • 2020-06-27T00:00

      Liverpool

      Sat, 27 Jun 2020 /

      [RESCHEDULED] Circus presents Elrow Liverpool at Bramley Moore Dock Warehouse, Liverpool

      23 Attending

    • 2020-10-31T00:00

      Edinburgh

      Sat, 31 Oct 2020 /

      Terminal V Festival 2020 at Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh

      424 Attending

    • 2020-11-06T00:00

      Antwerp

      Fri, 06 Nov 2020 /

      Klank presents Green Velvet (3h set) at De Shop, Antwerp

      3 Attending

    • 2021-03-13T00:00

      London

      Sat, 13 Mar 2021 /

      [RESCHEDULED] Green Velvet presents La La Land at Printworks, London

    Features

    • Green Velvet: Preacher man

      Chicago's most unconventional house hero is back with an apocalypse-themed album, a mission to bring the dance floor out of darkness and some ominous prophecies about Hilary Clinton. RA's Lee Smith reckons he's too late to be saved...

    Biography

    Green Velvet (aka Cajmere) studied chemical engineering at the University of Illinois, where he exposed himself to the energetic culture and lifestyle of house. In 1991, midway though graduate school, Cajmere returned to Chicago to pursue his dream of..
    Green Velvet's biography

    Booking information

    North America & Rest of World
    Max Braun: [email protected]
    Exclusivity UK
    Laetitia Descouens: [email protected]
    Exclusivity Italy
    Francesca Nesi : [email protected]
    Exclusivity Belgium & Luxemburg
    Youri Cocquyt: [email protected]

    Event statistics

    • 1
      Appears most with

      Cajmere Claude VonStroke Eats Everything Carl Cox Dave Clarke
    • 2
      Regions most played

      London, UK Belgium Chicago, US Los Angeles, US Miami, US
    • 3
      Clubs most played

      Exchange LA Space Ibiza Space The Mid Sound-Bar

    Labels

    • Cajual Records

    • Circus Recordings

    • Credence

    • Great Stuff Recordings

    • Kraftek

    • Phil Kieran Recordings

    • Relief Records

    • Superstar Recordings

    News

    More news

    • Mon, 13 Jan 2020

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      Claude VonStroke celebrates DirtyBird's 15th anniversary with new LP, Freaks & Beaks

      The LA-based producer will release his fourth album on February 21st, along with the first installment of his documentary series about the label's creation.

    • Wed, 11 Dec 2019

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      Lost Paradise 2019 has been cancelled

      The New South Wales NYE festival has been called off due to bushfire risks.

    • Wed, 17 Jul 2019

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      The Warehouse Project reveals complete 2019 programme

      New additions include Underworld, Four Tet & Skrillex, Jeff Mills, Bicep, Fatboy Slim, Peggy Gou and more.

    • Wed, 10 Apr 2019

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      Carl Craig mixes second Detroit Love compilation

      Detroit Love Vol. 2 features exclusives from DJ Minx, Claude VonStroke, Matthew Dear's new Brain alias and more.

    • Fri, 24 Nov 2017

      1 comments

      Slam and Green Velvet collaborate on new track, 'Take Your Time'

      It ends the Glaswegian duo's Soma Track Series project.

    • Thu, 15 Dec 2016

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      Claude VonStroke releases first mixtape as Barclay Crenshaw

      Claude VonStroke is using his given name as a hip-hop alias, with a self-titled album due out in January.

    • Mon, 21 Nov 2016

      8 comments

      RA's guide to Art Basel 2016

      We take a look at the music options in Miami during the world-renowned art fair.

    • Thu, 27 Oct 2016

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      Green Velvet and Claude VonStroke announce more Get Real dates

      The American DJs will spin together in DC, SF, Detroit and New York in December.

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    Reviews

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      Rewind: Green Velvet - La La Land
      on

      Relief Records

      Looking back on dance music's most iconic (and only?) anti-ecstasy anthem.

    • 7 comments

      Riva Starr - Definition Of Sound
      on

      Cajual Records

    • 17 comments

      Green Velvet - Bigger Than Prince
      on

      Circus Recordings

    • 1 comments

      Aeroplane - My Enemy
      on

      Eskimo Recordings

    • 10 comments

      Various Artists - Skyhook EP
      on

      Phil Kieran Recordings

    • 1 comments

      Cajmere vs Green Velvet - MOS Sessions
      on

      Ministry Of Sound

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      DMA 2003 - The best in Australian Dance & Hip Hop
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