ISESHK newsletter came out today … full version here… http://tinyurl.com/iseshkoct
Couple of highlights…. October 27th networking event at M1nT featuring showcases by:
A pioneer in Hong Kong’s high end catering, Gingers provides all sorts of tasty tidbits full dining as well as full staffing and chefs etc. Gingers calls themselves “the caterer for business and pleasure”. Whether it is an intimate dinner party at home for friends or family, an executive luncheon for important clients, a corporate or private cocktail reception, a buffet party, big-scale barbecue, fun food on board a junk, or even a very special Wedding Reception, Gingers will ensure you dine well.
If you are a bit of a chef yourself check out Liz Seton’s cookbooks….
We have TWO featured artist this month. Both showcasing their talents at the October Meet-up….
Symone Corby- Burlesque Dancer
Symone has quite a unique background. Born in HK with Polish, Italian & Portuguese heritage, she has spent most of her life in HK but completing her university years in Sydney, Australia. Dancing since she was 8 years old she teaches as well as performs and choreographs for special events. Over the last several years she has been Operations Manager for Pole Divas Hong Kong. During her time with Pole Divas Hong Kong, she gained her pole dance teaching qualifications through the UK based Vertical Dance. Since then Symone has performed at many venues around Hong Kong and also competed in competitions such as the 1st China National Pole Dance Competition in December 2007 and in the International Pole Dance Championships Manila in November 2008. Both times she came in second place. Symone continues to dazzle with her pole dancing skills and stage presence. Besides performing in HK she has also had the opportunity to pole dance in other countries such as Malaysia, Canada, Macau, Philippines, United States and has also performed in 2 Hong Kong made movies: 3 cities and La Lingerie.
Symone will open her own dance studio next month teaching Pole Dancing, Burlesque Dance and Ariel Hoops watch for the new website coming soon in www.poleparadisestudio.com
DJ Steve Bruce
Chances are if you are working the luxury brand events you know Steve. ISESHK is proud to have this internationally respected DJ showcasing his talent.
DJ Steve Bruce works as a successful DJ in Hong Kong and Asia region. He is the first Asian Dj to be sponsored by Seamless Recordings out of the UK .
Steve Bruce started his DJ career back in the early-80s as a mobile DJ spinning at weddings, bah mitzvahs & 16th birthday parties, trying to get away with spinning, the then underground jazz-funk & rare-groove music he loved, to a mainstream crowd. You can’t keep a good man down though, and Steve rapidly progressed to better things. In London he ran the notorious ‘TOP OF THE POPS’ parties in Mayfair and was a regular DJ at ‘LES TEAROOMS DES ARTISTES’, a popular post MINISTRY OF SOUND after-party club that ran for many years in Clapham, south London. Steve has lived in Hong Kong for over a decade now and during this time he has been a regular at many of Hong Kong’s top venues including, SOLAS, KEE Club, ARMANI/BAR, South Bay Beach Club, 1/5, AQUA Spirit, YUMLA, F.I.N.D.S. & CLUB 97 as well as playing regularly
around the Asia region. His funky eclectic style covers many musical genres from BOSSA NOVA, through RAREGROOVES,
UNDERGROUND DISCO, BROKEN BEATS & OLD-SKOOL HIP-HOP, but he is best known for his SOULFUL HOUSE sets. His sets are noted for their musically-knowledgeable, yet unpretentious content. Steve cites NORMAN JAY, GILLES PETERSON & DIMITRI FROM PARIS as his biggest DJ influences.
Steve has been behind some of the most successful regular nights in Hong Kong over the years including his long-running ‘SOULUTION’ night, South Bay Beach Club, ‘HARD TIMES – The Recession Sessions’ at METRO bar, ‘Hong Kong Eclectic’ at ELEMENTS bar and ‘Deano Martino’, a weekly jazz/lounge night at the now legendary 1/5 bar (voted one of the top 5 ‘best
bars in the world’ by Conde Nast Traveler magazine). The night was so successful that EMI co-launched a CD under the ‘Deano Martino’ umbrella, featuring a selection of music chosen by Steve and the other members of the Deano Martino DJ
line-up.
Steve has been invited to DJ at private parties for RONNIE WOOD of the ROLLING STONES, BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB artists RUEBEN GONZALEZ & IBRAHIM FERRER & R&B artist CRAIG DAVID and has played alongside many international DJ’s including Norman Jay, Lisa Loud, BARGROOVES head honcho Ben Sowton, PACHA Ibiza resident Graham Sahara and FIERCE ANGELS Mark Doyle. Steve was the Friday night resident at Hong Kong nightlife institution, CLUB 97 in Hong Kong for over 2 years before moving to SOLAS Bar as Launch Music Director and later Friday night resident, running his
successful ‘SOULUTION’ night. His current project is South Bay Beach Club, a Sunday afternoon beachside venue where he
has worked as Music Director for the past 2 years. He also works regularly with UK-based SEAMLESS RECORDINGS
(www.seamlessrecordings.co.uk) promoting their BAR GROOVES & CITY LIFE compilation series’ in Asia. He is the first DJ in Asia to be sponsored by SEAMLESS. Steve also works closely with LOVE DA RECORDS (www.love-da-records.com) in Hong Kong
and in 2006 released his first commercial CD via Club 97 called ‘SOUNDS OF CLUB 97’ which spent the whole summer of 2006 in the HMV dance chart.
“Steve is an incredibly versatile DJ, with a deep understanding of the roots of dance music. His ability to read a crowd and to direct an atmosphere clearly demonstrates his gift for knowing what to play, and when” -DC Bull – GM 1/5 Bar, Hong Kong
For more info – www.myspace.com/djstevebruce bookings -stevebruce@sbconsulting.com.hk
What’s he sound like?
The South Bay Sessions 50 – DJ Steve Bruce
http://www.sendspace.com/file/j5jk2f
The sound of SOULUTION 198 – DJ Steve Bruce
http://www.sendspace.com/file/dhmq3n
