KColl Designs: Orlando Photoblog

NEW BLOG! Smile for Camera / www.smileforcamera.com

noreply@blogger.com (kcoll) — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:38:00 +0000

Smile for Camera is a new site I've spent the last week or so building, and reloading with all my old galleries. I'm only about half done, but all the newer club photos are up and ready to view.

I will be posting all full galleries at www.smileforcamera.com from here on out, as i'm doing away with this site. Also, I'll be posting IBAR photos from last Friday. Yes, I said IBAR! I'm also going to Get Mental tonight and IBAR as well to get drunk and take pics!

My superterrific girlfriend Melanie now writes for the orlando weekly and recently interviewed and wrote a feature store on The Black Kids, who are playing tomorrow night at the Social here in Orlando! The story is now posted on smileforcamera.com, along with links to a couple neat Black Kids remixes! She will be the head writer and will be posting more articles, reviews, and interviews in the near future.

She recently got the approval to interview Cut Copy and got us press passed for a review and for me to take photos at the Cut Copy / The Presets show in Atlanta next weekend! So cool!!

Dani D is also apart of this new blog and will be posting photos from all those punk and hardcore and indie concerts that I never go to, like the Warped Tour, haha.

SO yeah, bookmark smileforcamera.com and subscribe to that wonder RSS feed, and leeeeeeeeeave comments so I know you got this message :)

Thanks!

KColl

Photos! Get Mental @ SKY60 09.05.08

noreply@blogger.com (kcoll) — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:56:00 +0000

Photos! Designer Drugs (NY) @ Backbooth - Orlando 09.01.08

noreply@blogger.com (kcoll) — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:03:00 +0000

Photos! Get Mental @ Sky60 08.29.08

noreply@blogger.com (kcoll) — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:34:00 +0000

Michael Jacksons birthday and Michael Rileys birthday! Woooooooooooo!

Photos! Krames @ Carnival - Orlando 08.20.08

noreply@blogger.com (kcoll) — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 02:04:00 +0000

Review by Melanie Gapany
(shes drunk, by the way - anything in ()'s is me, KColl)

So there's this hurricane (Tropical Storm Fay), right? And its sitting over Florida for like day 3 out of 5. It's wet as hell outside and raining non-stop, the humidity is at 300%. Suite B, usually packed so full on a Saturday (actually, Wednesday) night that you can't breathe without inhaling the warm sweat of some guy you know you've seen somewhere before. (ill finish this sentence for her... was not surprisingly empty that night due to the storm.)

So, you get dragged out of your house by some gung-ho friend/acquaintance/photographer boyfriend (in her case) that wants to be there to take pictures of Krames' third appearance at Orlando's weekly party, Carnival, and its as empty as a case of beer at a high school party at midnight. You're actually the first people there, arriving early after being dropped off by your friend, who obviously has better things to do.

But soon, something amazing happens. People start filling in, and its a bunch of people you know. DJs you've seen perform a hundred times before (Keyth Conversion an Hallcall) lay down the foundation for night begins to feel as comfortable as a house party at your best-friend-since-high-school's house. The few strangers there feel right at home quickly because there is tons of free booze available to anyone who dares ask, easing anyone into a drunken comfort.

Soon Krames comes on, and the dance floor is full, and people are dancing. Outside, mother nature is trying to turn Florida into an island, but inside Suite B the crowd danced as if the world would never end, as if they would all be young forever, as if the tropical storm wouldn't last 2 or 3 more days.

(Seeing Krames 'rave out' for about 15 minutes straight before more then 20 people entered the club was alone worth the journey through Fay!)

Photos! Click the pic!

Photos! Crush 4 Year Anniversary @ Backbooth - Orlando 08.18.08

noreply@blogger.com (kcoll) — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:48:00 +0000

Holy freaking damn, what a good time this was! Fortunately I took photos to help myself, and all of you, remember the night.

It was my first time seeing my buddy Evan (AKA E.Strange) behind the turntables and I have to say I was pretty impressed! His song selection was really good, I even heard songs I've never heard before, and that's always a cool thing. A good, high-energy set to start the night off right.

Anita (AKA Miss Fit) and Justin (AKA Justin Scott) boomed and bleeped the roof off of Backbooth, as they never fail to do, proving why they're still here and still prominent in Orlando's club scene.

Pauly Crush. Well, Pauly is the #1 DJ in Orlando according to the Orlando Weekly and the founder of Backbooth's Crush. Hence the DJ name! Pauly pulled out a good number of his classics, the songs he's known to play and the songs we still love to hear. Donovan - Yo! blending into Sugababes - About You Now (About the Videoband Remix) anyone? hehe.

He's embarking on a short stint through the Northeast next week hitting Boston and NYC before heading back to DJ at The Metropolitan Deck @ Lake Eola for the Labor Day Splash Pool Party. And of course at Crush later that night w/ DESIGNER DRUGS. Do NOT miss them, seriously.

Listen to these songs to find out why:
Jupiter One - Countdown (Designer Drugs Remix)
Designer Drugs - FUCK YEAH!!!
Messinian - Throw it Away (Designer Drugs Remix)

OH SHIT, I almost forgot about the Crush 4 Year Anniversary Photos! Derr.

Photos! Get Mental w/ DJ Mot @ Sky60 08.15.08

noreply@blogger.com (kcoll) — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 09:16:00 +0000

I'm trying something different this week. I'm getting tired of flickr and all the uploading and how annoying it is to view the pics in the galleries, etc etc. At least, in my opinion, it's annoying. Anyways, let me know what you think of the new gallery and if it's easy to use!

Photos! Andrew Spear Birthday w/ Nate Day (LA) @ Get Mental - Sky60 08.08.08

noreply@blogger.com (kcoll) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 02:36:00 +0000

Photos! Nate Day (LA) @ Carnival - Suite B 08.06.08

noreply@blogger.com (kcoll) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:49:00 +0000

DJ Nate Day from LA in town this week...TWICE! Carnival AND Get Mental!

noreply@blogger.com (kcoll) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:31:00 +0000

Well to start off, NATE DAY will be playing at Carnival this Wednesday (tomorrow, 08.06.08)!

Carnival @ Suite B (GOOGLE MAP)
$5 at the door, 10pm
w/ HALLCALL, Keyth Conversion

It's one of HALLCALLS last weeks in Orlando, as he's moving to NY soon. We wish you good luck getting RUFF up in the NYC!

NEXT UP, GET MENTAL!

view full size flyer

Get Mental Myspace:
ADD THEM and leave a comment if you have a good time, DO IT...
http://www.myspace.com/getmentalsky60

Located on the rooftop of The Social/BBQ. 54 North Orange Ave. GOOGLE MAP

Photos by KCOLL can be found at www.partyfoulz.com and you can check out my top photos of the night at www.kcolldesigns.com/blog

Drink Specials:
8pm - 11pm: Half Off Cocktails
11pm - 1am: $3 Beers and $3 "Three Olive Vodka" Drinks

Details:
$5 or Free w/ Password
Doors @ 10 21+ ONLY

This Weeks Super Secret Password for free entrance is still to be announced:

Just say it to the doorguy and you and your group will be in for free!

This is Andrew Spears birthday celebration! He and a bunch of his friends will be free-for-alling it all night long on the turntables, including LA-based DJ, Nate Day! Also playing is Mot, of course, Miss Becky, Ken Sherry, and Benjammin! They will all be competing, Olympic-style, in honor of the start of the Summer Olympics!

You should all remember him from back in May when he spun at Sky60 and at Crush! For all newcomers to Nate Day, please check out a couple of his dj mixes and realize he is goooooood!

Via Missingtoof:
Everywhere in LA is 30 Minutes Mix
Streaming mp3 and tracklist is available at the above link.

Via Glenjamn:
Glenjamn Summer Mix 08
Streaming mp3 and tracklist is available at the above link.

A little bit about Get Mental and the DJs:

Mot and Spear are pretty crazy fuckers and pretty much spin some of the best shit out there. Both spin records like old-school champs! They actually have a lot of the new stuff/blog Djs on vinyl, such as Bag Raiders and a whole bunch of others I can't remember.

Mot is the dude who runs the Covert Skateshop (voted # 1 skate shop in Orlando!), so most likely you've bought shoes or something from him before. You know all those Supras Pauly wears? Yep, Mot hooked him up! So if you want to get a sweet deal or discount on some shoes, maybe stopping by and getting him a drink might help! Maybe he'll remember you next time you come in the store, if he doesn't get as drunk as usual! Check out more info at http://www.myspace.com/mot.

Andrew is a fancy artist and mural painter. Even has his own company with his buddy, Charlie (http://www.metrofinishes.com). So take my advice from above and apply it to Andrew for some possible mural painting discounts. He's from NY and he still sounds like it. Check out more info at http://spearlife.com.

Both of these dudes recently opened up for MSTRKRFT at Firestone. They wore KISS makeup. Yeah. They are that crazy. So catch them Friday night!

Check out the photos, or if you're too lazy to scroll, just click! GET MENTAL 08.01.08 Gallery

Photos! Get Mental w/ Andrew Spear & Mot @ Sky60 08.01.08

noreply@blogger.com (kcoll) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 05:00:00 +0000

Photos! HALLCALL & Justin Scott @ Carnival - Suite B (orlando) 07.30.08

noreply@blogger.com (kcoll) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:10:00 +0000

Click for full gallery...

Photos! Get Mental w/ Andrew Spear & Mot @ Sky60 07.18.08

noreply@blogger.com (kcoll) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:56:00 +0000

Another superfun, immature night at Get Mental! Spear and Mot know how to bring the fun. Just read some of their signs!

Full gallery over at partyfoulz, and my top picks below!

Photos! Andrew Spear & Mot: Get Mental @ Sky60 07.11.08

noreply@blogger.com (kcoll) — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:43:00 +0000

My faves from the night below, full gallery on partyfoulz.com, just click any...

Photos! Miami Horror & Gameboy/Gamegirl @ Poplife - The White Room (miami) 07.05.08

noreply@blogger.com (kcoll) — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 01:27:00 +0000

Caught these dudes and chicks a second time and it was just as fun!

Click any to head to partyfoulz.com for full gallery.

Top picks!

Ruff Club (NY) Invasion @ Carnival - Suite B (orlando) 07.02.08

noreply@blogger.com (kcoll) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:54:00 +0000

w/ Micprobes, Denny le Minh, Hallcall, Keyth Conversion

RUFF CLUB!

Top Photooooooooos!

Photos! Miami Horror & Gameboy/Gamegirl @ Crush - Backbooth (orlando) 06.30.08

noreply@blogger.com (kcoll) — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:29:00 +0000

This weeks upcoming events.

noreply@blogger.com (kcoll) — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:50:00 +0000

Holy shit I didn't realize how busy this week was going to be until I started htmling this bulletin!

Miami Horror @ Crush - Backbooth

He is from Australia, don't let the name fool you! Let's just say that MIami Horror is one of my favorites at the moment and has been for a while so i'm really really excited to experience him at Crush!

Gameboy/Gamegirl are also Australia natives and I really don't know much about them other than Miami Horror produces their shit, and they have a little hit know as Dirty Wet / Sweaty Damp and you have most likely heard the GLOVES remix of that in the clubs.
http://butterteam.com/07%20Sweaty_Wet_Dirty_Damp.mp3

Here are some Miami Horror tracks, courtesy of Preston Craig from WWW.KISSATLANTA.COM

The Dirty Secrets - 5 Feet Of Snow (Miami Horror Remix)

Faker - This Heart Attack (Miami Horror Remix)

Grafton Primary - I Can Cook (Miami Horror Remix)

Miami Horror - Don’t Be On With Her

Midnight Juggernauts - Road To Recovery (Miami Horror Remix)

Stardust - Music Sounds Better (In Miami Horror Remix)

Ruff Club from NY invades Carnival @ Suite B

You may remember Micprobes from back in February at the first official Carnival!
Photos here!

Well this time he is bringing the Ruff Club with him! Denny Le Nihm and the infamous host, Sophia Lamar! Expect wildness and sweaty sweatyness!

KIll the Noise @ French Kiss - Laundry Bar (MIAMI)

Weeeee! heading to Miami again for 4th of July weekend!

Laundry Bar is a cool little place I had the chance to visit during my last MIami trip with my gf Melanie and to catch DJ Stretch Armstrong. It ACTUALLY IS a laundry mat with a bar! People ACTUALLY do laundry there when dancing to DJs!

And the best part is it's freaking free! Well, free to get in and dance, not free to do laundry. And the drinks are on the cheaper side...well, cheap for Miami.

Kill the Noise are pretty awesome and I can't wait to see them! This post is getting too long, so here are some tracks from WWW.MISSINGTOOF.COM !

Kill The Noise - Hey You (Le Castle Vania Remix)
Estelle - American Boy (feat. Kanye West) (Kill The Noise Remix)

And if they are still DJing, we may catch Miami Horror playing over at POPLIFE @ The White Room after Kill the Noise! Crossing fingers!

Photos! Felix Cartal @ Carnival - Suite B (orlando) 06.25.08

noreply@blogger.com (kcoll) — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:31:00 +0000

Well, I think Carnival may have outdone themselves this past week with Felix Cartal. Eventually packed to the brim, Suite B was the cage that held many handfuls of sweaty people dancing it out to the ever-banging Felix Cartal from Canada. No one should ever say anything bad about Canada again (ok maybe just old snowbirds) after experiencing the electro-bangability of Mr. Cartal.

Felix looked like he was having a ton of fun, especially after manhandling that bottle of Crown Royal (see photos)!

Also hanging out, supporting his buddy, was Daniel of LA Riots, who told me wherever Felix is, he is. They are both really nice dudes and it was good to see Daniel hanging out!

My top picks! Click to hop over to partyfoulz for complete gallery!

Photos! Hot Pink Delorean @ Carnival - Suite B (orlando) 06.18.08

noreply@blogger.com (kcoll) — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 03:02:00 +0000

Well, my usual club camera, my canon 5d, is temporarily disabled, so I had to break out my old 20d, so things are just a liiiittle bit different than usual. Basically, my 5d totally kicks the 20d's ass, but I get the photos pretty close at least. Anyways, check em out!

Top 25! Click any to link to the full gallery over at partyfoulz.com

Photos! Krames @ Carnival - Suite B (orlando) 06.11.08

noreply@blogger.com (kcoll) — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 03:58:00 +0000

Top 25! Click any to link over to the full gallery at www.partyfoulz.com!

Photos! Kill to Win @ Super Secret Party 05.24.08

noreply@blogger.com (kcoll) — Fri, 30 May 2008 02:31:00 +0000

Photos! Yo Majesty! @ Backbooth 05.22.08

noreply@blogger.com (kcoll) — Tue, 27 May 2008 05:39:00 +0000

w/ Rosetta Stones, Supahero Go-Go Starz, Most Bangin'est DJs

Photos! LA Riots @ Carnival - Suite B (orlando) 05.14.08

noreply@blogger.com (kcoll) — Wed, 21 May 2008 04:48:00 +0000

w/ HALLCALL

Photos! Nate Day (LA) @ Crush - Backbooth (orlando) 05.12.08

noreply@blogger.com (kcoll) — Wed, 21 May 2008 01:15:00 +0000

w/ Pauly Crush, Miss Fit, Justin Scott, Koolbreeze