 Race day! And what a busy day it was ... The Emotion Club turned into a beach club complete with Mojito shack conveniently by the track. There was then an after-race beach party right by Le Mano - the sculpture by Chilean artist Mario Irarrázaba complete in the summer of 1982. Both the Formula EJ and I took turns at the turntables. I had merely an hour to change and get myself together before a white-themed dinner held at Giuseppe Cipriani's storybook house in the country-side, appropriately named Gin Tonic. The chef at the household is Cipriani trained teamed with a mighty wood-fired oven and grill that majestically sits outside for all to see. If I was a meat-eater this would be the golden pot at the end of a rainbow.  * After it was off the Official After Party - at Ovo Beach Club. The drive there was quite an adventure itself. A driver who wanted to get in on the action and purposely drove the long way round to have a boogie in his seat. Little did he know he was carrying the DJ who was now a cool 30 minutes late. At least I can always cry kidnapping! * In true Izy style of course there was a glitch. I swear I am a magnet for defected situations which make me have to somehow quickly adapt to abnormal DJ environments. This time one of the CDJS' USB ports was kaput. Well who would have thought CDs were here to save the day and thankfully I had brought my house collection.
The party ended at 4:30 with a full house. I'd wanted to close with a remix of Marky Mark's "Good Vibrations" ever since I had found it, and this was its moment. Good vibrations for a night of good vibes!
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The time has come for one of FIA Formula E's favourite races - Punta del Este, Uruguay. Often dubbed the St.Tropez of South America, and with one of the shortest holidays seasons in the world (count three weeks) it has a reputation for partying HARD.  * Straight of the grueling 13 hour flight, a reward was needed. La Huella. Quite possibly the best restaurant on this side of the hemisphere, it's atmosphere and food was the perfect anecdote to slip into the busy week ahead. And a sneaky Caipirinha. * As usual, a Gala Dinner was planned then night before race day. This time it was to be held in a beautiful house in the country side transformed into a glittery affair. Long, communal tables, lanterns and champagne flowed well into the night.  The E-motion Club, where I spent most of the day, was high above the track with a stunning view of the port and the royal headquarters high above. The Prince himself made a visit, as did his watchful security guard. At least this time I didn't have a wine in hand. This was a momentous occasion for FE, as we were on the stomping ground of F1. The industry heavyweights didn't think we could make it this far ... but at race number seven, here we are still going strong.     Landed in sunny hot Buenos Aires! Race number 4 of the FIA Formula E is on Saturday, but before that I've got some promo to do. There's nothing like spreading the word with music. One of the sponsors of driver Luca de Grassi organised a dinner and short set for me to play at VITA, one of the hottest new bars in Palermo Soho. This area is exploding with hip and trendy restaurants and bars, where people spill out onto the cobble stone streets under the amber streetlights. VITA Buenos Aires has a rooftop bar with DJ booth and small tables scattered around. Since I'm in South America I thought it appropriate to play some Latin infused beats, tribal house mixed with the new deep house tracks. I have to admit that walking around Buenos Aires, even their corner stores play decent and recent house tracks. Vita track list : "Do you feel the same" (Oliver Dollar remix) - Hercules & Love Affair "Prayer in C" (Robin Schulz remix) - Lilly Wood & The Prick & Robin Schulz "Trumpets Victory" - David August "Box Clever" - Huxley "Magic" - Lars Moston, Teenage Mutants  Thanks to all those who came down. If you are coming to the Formula E race then catch me all day at the Emotion Club!  And so, another race has ended, another after party to fire up. Punta del Este has hands down been the most exciting race so far! From the people, to the atmosphere, the setting, the weather, the view ... I could go on! Everyone at the FE team was high on good vibes and not a lot was needed to get everyone in a party mood. The after party was a real treat. Set in a beautiful house on the rocks of La Barra, an area just north of Punta's city centre. The dance floor was almost on the water, set upon the villa's terrace, waves crashing up against the walls of the DJ booth. After spinning all day at the Emotion Club that was trackside (and with a glorious but teasing view of the beach), I had just enough time to change, polish my set list and burn a few CDs with backup tracks that I may feel like busting out in that spontaneous moment of gotta-play-that-song NOW! No matter how small or big the gig is - I always get nervous. I don't mind, in fact I thrive on it as it keeps me on my feet, alert and in touch with the crowd and music. Nerves were set even higher this time as I was warming up for Erick Morillo. I'd played with Erick before a few years ago at a few after parties for Future Festival in Sydney and that infamous spot in Ibiza some are lucky to know of, The Kave. Excitement, nerves, stress - someone get me a drink! There were a few guidelines that I had given myself for this set - beachy tribal tunes, Morillo-esque towards the end and a few classic vocals. Oh and absolutely no Subliminal records - standard when warming up to any producer/dj. Don't play their tracks. Sample track list
" Boy Boy Boy " - Andhim " Underground ( Dennis Ferrer remix ) " - Nick Curly " Don't stop " - Yamil, Escribano " Hey Now ( Arty remix ) "- London Grammar " I can't understand " - Chocolate Puma & Firebeatz " The return of Wolfy " - Mark Knight Full set will be available to download on Soundcloud and Mixcloud . With thanks to FELDER + FELDER for glamming me up yet again.  * * * After a short but sweet stop over in Hong Kong, it was time to head to Putraya, Malaysia for Race #2 of the FIA Formula E Championship, of which I am resident DJ. Despite a free upgrade to Business <insert happy dance>, I managed to catch a cold aboard the meat fridge - sorry, plane. So my first 24 hours in Malaysia were less than glamorous. Bed ridden, clogged up sinuses and up to my ears in the duvet, my only consolation was that I finally had that sexy husky voice every female wishes she had. Ahh but alas, with no one to show it to. With a 5:30am call time on Saturday's race day, I felt like I was back in my modelling days. Only with no make-up artist to fuss over me. The Emotion Club opened to the guests at 7:30am, so I was in for a good eight hours of music making. The Putraya track WAS quite overwhelming. The main lane was in line with the Presidential Palace, a towering majestic building that looked like something from Aladdin. The race was just as thrilling at the Beijing race. With crashes and over takings of skill, the crowd cheered on as De Grassi of Audi - who started in 18th place, went on to craftily work his way up to a second place finish during the 31 laps. AFter the race there was a small after party in the Emotion Club, but soon everyone dwindled away to rest up for the big event tonight at Kuala Lumpur's Luna Sky Bar.
Emotion Club sample track list: "Slow Down ( Pixelated Remix )" - Poolside "What's That" - Juliet Sikora, Chemical Surf "Oooh" - Superflu "Slip Away" - Bambook feat. Cari Golden "Help me to remember" - Sugar Hill |
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