Upcoming Events July-August

This Saturday July 24th I’ll be playing a 2 hour set at the 9th Annual Miscellaneous Heathens party and procession at Dusty Rhodes Park in Ocean Beach. This is a free outdoor party from 2-10pm. Dusty Rhodes park is the big park you see on the right from Sunset Cliffs Blvd. as you enter OB. Come out and let your freak flag fly. Afterall Comic-con is sold out and this party is outside and did I mention free so it’s a win-win for all of us.

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This Sunday July 25th I’ll be celebrating my 40th birthday (actually on July 27th) at my regular gig at The Pearl Hotel. Brunch starts at 10am and goes until 2pm. I’ll start the music at 11:30 and we go as long as 5pm if people stay and drink. So come over and try something new. The food is excellent and it will be a wind-down session for Comic-Con so there will probably be a few nerds in the pool. Come hang out with me at the bar and ask me annoying questions about what kind of equipment I use and how many mp3s I own.

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After that I’ll be at Hive Sushi on Thursday July 29th from 7pm-10pm. They stay open until midnight (and have happy hour prices until midnight as well) so if you come in and want to stay we can rock out until midnight.

Uh oh, Dragon Lounge again on Saturday August 14th. This time it’s Dub Dragon. I played there in January and it was a blast. I think many people forgot that I love to play breaks. I also love this party and I love some DUB influence in my breaks and drum n bass!

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Live Recording from Kevin’s B-Day at Habitat Tuesdays

habitat2 On Tuesday June 22nd we celebrated out good friend Kevin Glover’s birthday which was a lot of fun. I recorded my set so here it is for stream or download. The music was great all night. I wish we could have recorded all of the sets. Click HERE to download or stream.

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Live Recording From Groove Brunch at The Pearl 6.6.10

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Groove Brunch at The Pearl

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I’ll be playing The Groove Brunch at The Pearl all Summer long (not every Sunday, check my website for details). The Pearl is a small boutique hotel with a bar right next to the pool. It’s the perfect place to hang out and listen to music, eat food from the excellent brunch menu and of course have a few drinks. See you there!

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Detour Saturday May 1st

Saturday May 1st. ** DETOUR ** is back. Bringing you the quality sounds, provided by San Diego’s hidden, passionate, and talented DJs. This week we have Audio Indica’s MATTEW BRIAN and SD veteren JON WESLEY… Along with residents KEONI CELOZA and BRIAN PATTERSON. No dress code and always FREE!

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Wind It Down Update

winditdown_colorWind It Down version 2 was due to premier this Saturday the 13th but we can’t continue with it the way it was before. It was originally supposed to be a radio show with an occasional sponsored event whenever possible. But I thought I would try the afterhours thing since we had a great location.

Now the plan is to upgrade the focus of the broadcast on groove247.com and rally support to do some sort of party in the near future. Maybe on a Sunday during the day, maybe a silent disco somewhere maybe a party bus. Who knows.

Please comment on this page and let us know if you would be willing to check out a future Wind It Down event and I’ll use the comments to try and find new opportunities.

Make sure to listen to the broadcast every Saturday from 12 midnight – 4am on groove247.com and pay attention to my subliminal messages through various channels. They may contain useful information…


Thanks to all of you who participated. I really appreciate the enthusiasm and support. – jw

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Live Recording from Habitat’s 3 Year Anniversary

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Here’s a recording of my set last night at Habitat’s 3 year anniversary. Click the image above to stream or right click save as blh blah blah to download.

Or use this link.

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Basic Tuesdays January 26th

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Wind It Down January 23rd

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Kava Lounge with Gina Rene Friday 1.22.10

Come out to Kava Lounge Friday, January 22nd for Gina Rene’s live performance/musical journey with DJ Mateo Bambaatta and music from her album “Renegade”::featuring sets from Jon Wesley and Brenton THEN After Hours at Cocina Club’s Barrio Warehouse with the best of SD’s DJs

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Sleaze Pleaze Live Mixes

Live recordings from my set at Sleaze Pleaze on Thursday. Enjoy.

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JWDJ Sleaze Pleaze Live Part 2

JWDJ Sleaze Pleaze Live Part 3

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Jon Wesley – JWDJ Upcoming Events January 2010

Here are some of my upcoming events (so far) for January. A lot of these are free parties so come out and get down with us.

I’m excited about the Dragon Lounge 12 year Anniversary again at Kava as part of their 5 year anniversary. No cover.

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I’ll be doing live digital art again at Basic this Tuesday the 12th. No cover.

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I’m playing an early happy hour set at a new monthly called Sleaze Pleaze at El Dorado Bar Thursday the 14th. No cover.

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I’ll be at my monthly jam at Hive Sushi (14th and C Street 7pm-10pm) Thursday 1.21

Then a special set at the next Gina Rene performance as part of Kava Lounge’s 5 year anniversary on the 22nd:

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of course Wind It Down takes place every Saturday. Stay tuned at the webite for updated event info: www.winditdown.tumblr.com

And I will be returning to Bar Dynamite Wednesdays on January 27th. No cover. More info to come.

I hope to see you out at one of these shows.

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Recording from WID 12.19 Rashi, Unite, Beatnick

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On 12.19 we had Rashi and Unite of Tribe of Kings and Beatnick of Sleeping Giant Music. All three are talented San Diego djs who each play to hundreds of people each week. They all brought excellent music for our Wind It Down party and luckily we recorded almost all of it. So enjoy nearly three hours of music from our recorded sessions.

The first two parts are Rashi, then Unite and part 3 is Beatnick:

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

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Wind It Down 12.5 Featuring Marcus B, Duane, Jon Wesley

Welcome back Marcus B! We’re excited to feature Marcus B’s return to dj culture. He’s been rocking with his band Sir Splendid for awhile now. They are doing great but the itch to wreck wax has returned. Marcus will be playing classic hip-hop, ragga hip-hop beats, downtempo and classic rock. This man has serious talent behind the decks so you will not want to miss it.

DJ Duane

We’re excited to have Duane play a special afterhours set. He does the deep house very well but he can also rock the downtempo styles!

“San Diego’s globally recognized House Music export, DJ Duane has been serving up his signature deep, stompin’ sounds for over 15 years. His prodigous stylings, music selection and programming has him repeatively playing to packed dance floors across the globe, from NYC to Spain to Jerusalem and back again.”

$5 to get in from 11 to 4, — it’s free before 11pm —- 21+

text my phone 619.865.1034 for guest list if you can’t make it before 11pm

thanks again for your support, please spread the word to anyone I can’t reach who may be interested in the party

jon

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Basic Tuesdays

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Wind It Down Live Sessions 11.14.09

Here’s a recorded live session from Saturday 11.14. Two hours of downbeatdown music. Please leave comments below if you like it. – jw

Click images below to stream, right click save as to download:

Mix One

Beverly Road All Stars Danger In Your Eyes
Beverly Road All Stars I’m Still In Love
Mishna Swiss Glide
T Rock & Squashy Nice Body Symphony
JWDJ Machine Friends
Leftside Wobble Sly Is Stoned
Flevans Lay Back (Regal Remix)
Eli Escobar Heavenly Break
? Fix Yourself
Waldeck Make My Day
Flevans Hold On (Hint Remix)
Tokyo Dawn feat RQM Minimal (Cuebism rmx)
Old Money Buena Mah Muvu (Starks and Nacey remix)
Trus’ Me Can We Pretend feat Amp Fiddler
Kinny Back Street Lust (Azaxx Remix)
Fat Freddy’s Drop Roady

Mix Two

Wax Tailor feat. Ursula Rucker We Be
Wayward Saints Ghost Town
Thievery Corp ???????
Old Money Chick Pea Jenga
Zaki Ibrahim You Choose
Pleasure Maker Slumber Child
Ohmega Watts Treasure Hunter
JWDJ King Champion
Dr Alban No Coke
Private My Secret Lover (Diplo Remix)
Bugz About (You Up Bustle & Out Remix)
Blendcrafters Melody
Nickodemus Samsara
JWDJ Machine Friends
Petrona Martinez Un Niño Que llora…(King Koya Remix)
4 O Clock Earthquake (Domu Remix)
50 Cent vs The Jungle Book DVDA In The Jungle w Baloo
U9 Lift Oizo Done Easy
Erica Badu Honey Tickla remix

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Wind It Down Every Saturday Night

Check out some of San Diego’s finest, playing downtempo grooves this week for our first official party. We gave you a preview last week for Halloween, now it’s time to get this thing going.
$5 at the door unless you are on the list. Want to be on the list? Get in touch with the djs or email jon@jonwesleydj.com for guestlist consideration.

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This Saturday night event is an attempt to offer styles of music that are not readily available at other venues. Downtempo music in this case means a more relaxing style of music. It could be disco, funk, soul, house, breaks, electro, techno, Latin, afrobeat, pop or anything else. It will not be loud, fast and noisy. Dancing is always encouraged but relaxing and meeting new people is the primary goal. We will offer refreshments in some form and we will be open late so we hope that members and their friends will come by and hang out with us in order to assure that they can drive home safely later on. This is not a nightclub, it is a new music adventure with a focus on the arts.

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Artists and other collaborators are encouraged.
If you are interested, contact Jon Wesley using the email address on the website sidebar and let us know what you would like to do.

The Radio program on groove247.com: In addition to the event we will be broadcasting some of our favorite music Saturday nights on groove247.com. This broadcast is for the late-nighters who want good music to accent their comfort at home. It is also designed for people who go out and later invite their friends over to wind down in a comfortable setting. We will provide the soundtrack, you provide the ears. We plan to develop a live stream from the party and maybe even some games allowing people at home to interact with the people at the party in the near future.

Membership:
The membership concept is not an attempt to be elitist. It is a program to interact on a more personal level with the people who are interested in what we do. By becoming a member of this movement you will be able to bring yourself and 5 other guests with you on any Saturday; you will get access to discounted tickets for special events; we will offer free music downloads from our dj/producer friends; and you will get access to live recordings from the party, and downloads of the music you hear on groove24/7. We will also offer giveaways and special offers to our members. Member fees will vary from $5 per week ($20 paid in advance once a month), to one-time trials for $5, barter memberships (for people who trade services with us) and deluxe packages that will include event dinners, clothing and products, original music and more. If you are interested in memberships contact Info@jwecreative.com for complete information.

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Halloween Thing Saturday 10.31

SATURDAY OCTOBER 31ST
jon wesley and Wind It Down presentin association with www.groove247.com

HALLOWEEN THING

THIS “THING” IS A MARATHON PARTY THAT CELEBRATES
BOTH ALL HALLOWS EVE AND THE DAY OF THE DEAD

It is a private affair with a limited amount of tickets
at a dwntwn gallery and music space. Spend All Hallows
with good drinks, friends, costumes and great music
that goes late into the night and early morning.

featuring Natural Self
of Tru-Thoughts Records UK
Presto
Dub Traffik Control
JWDJ
Mark Alan
Andy Gomez
Ele
Chris LaRose
Danny Massure

$10 / ADVANCE TICKETS ONLY
(includes one month membership to Wind It Down)

8PM-LATE AFTERHOURS

all info, party location, ticket sales info
and updated line-up can be found at www.halloweenthing.tumblr.com

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La Fee Verte Speakeasy Friday 10.2.09

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JWDJ Bumping Uglies House Mix For Download

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Claude Von Stroke The Greasy Beat ft. Bootsy Collins (Natural Funk Mix)

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Ashley Thomas Bop Bop (Ashley’s Boogie mix)

M.in & Patrick Kunkel feat. Harold Todd 4 Frauen & Blumen Rmx by Dj Sneak

Todd Terry Samba #2 (Sergio Mavi Mix)

Arch_typ feat Sarah White I Wanna Be With You (DJ Kiva Remix)

Bruno Gauthier pour Magda Zagba It’s Love (Simon Baker’s Mix)

Ferdinand Laurin & Carsten Rausch Ashido

Audio Soul Project 9 Dancing on the Black Keys

Carlos Rubio Una Familia (House Mix)

Signal Deluxe Replicants Marc Cotterell remix

The Messenger Guide My Soul (Todd Edwards Club Mix)

Karen Pollard You Can’t Touch Me (Murk mix)

Jamie Lewis & Nick Morris Cookys (Original Unreleased Mix)

Harvey Mason Groovin’ You (Morsy Mix)

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Dub Mondays at The Office August 17th

dubdpromoDub Dynamite has been going strong for 5 years. It”s a specialty club that features reggae, dub, roots and modern sounds. They even throw in a little dub step now and then. I played there a couple months ago and we has a great time since it”s a reunion with me Eddie Turbo and Atom matter from our 3THW party that ended in 2008. Come through, it”s free and the music will be great.

Neighborhood: North Park
3936 30th St
(between Lincoln Ave & University Ave)
San Diego, CA 92104
(619) 450-6632
www.officebarinc.com

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Upcoming Shows August 15-22nd

hotfireflyer-copyJust added Saturday 8.15 This Saturday-Aug 15th red hot curry contest scorching thai curry: chef gage live red hot riddums w’ desert dancers danyavaad & shimmy sisters torchin’ da turntables : Arkon, bren-ton \ sergio \ jon Wesley blazzin’ visuals: custom Clark volatile vending: gramatique \ Sivitri Delphia maddie moon \ color smack donate & celebrate 10-4am _ private fund-raiser 4 merge space \ RSVP sender for barrio location If you don’t know where this spot is then contact me personally for info. My contact stuff is to the right on the side bar. Make sure you tell me who you are…

dubdpromo1Monday Dub Mondays at The Office. I love this night and I’m excited they asked me to play again so soon. I’ll be jamming with my fellow guest Atom Matter, plus resident djs Rashi and Ediie Turbo. this is a fun party that’s been going strong on Mondays for 5 years +.

kavafunraiserwebnoaddy1Coming up next Saturday Kava Lounge is doing its own “Fun Raiser” again at the warehouse. The line-up is very diverse and the music will be great. You can build your own tostadas and the bar will be in full effect. This will be a great party. Come down and donate to support one of the city’s finest and most unique venues. If you don’t know where this spot is then contact me personally for info.

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Kava Fun Raiser This Saturday at the Warehouse

The Kava Lounge is one of my favorite venues. I feel at home there. They are having a fundraiser at The barrio Warehouse this Saturday from 8pm-4am with live music, djs, tostadas and great drinks. I think this may be the last party there. Don’t miss it. Last time I played there along with Dub Traffik Control for Gage’s birthday and it was a packed, sweaty, hot mess. In a good way. I will miss this spot.kavafunraiserweb

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The Toledo Show 8.27.09

Join me as I open up for the Toledo Show this Thursday (8.27) at The Hard Rock San Diego. This event will take place every Thursday, but this is the only time you can see it for free.

Opening Night of The Toledo Show Thursday Aug. 27th @ Hard Rock Hotel Bar 207 207 5th Ave. San Diego, CA 92101 Guest List: orchid.burlesque@gmail.com Agent Orchid Hot Line 800-993-3499

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Thursday 9.10 and Friday 9.11

Thursday the Toledo Show 730-830

also Thursday (I play 11-12:30 I think).

and Friday, Internet Radio

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New Original Music for Download

A fresh new house production available for free download (just click the image above to download). If you are a dj and want a .wav file, email me using the address on the right sidebar of this site and I’ll send you a link to download. Please leave feedback in the comments on this page. DJs: I’m especially interested in feedback after you’ve played it out, crowd response etc. Make sure to sign up for my email list (use the form on the right sidebar and make sure you confirm your subscription). Thanks for your support.

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    This is the home base for jon wesley / jwdj. Inside you will find bio info, flyers and photos from past events, a writing portfolio, mixes and regularly updated posts regarding music and culture. I am a digital dj and technology proponent who has been promoting events since 1992 and djing parties since 1995. I love what I do since my life filled with music and meeting new people.




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