DJ Erie (E-girls, Japan) Live at Diana Bangkok
Location: Diana Bangkok Date: Tue 11.Aug 2015
DJ Erie is a Japanese DJ and a member of the popular J-Pop girl band E-girls. Erie is known for her sexy dance style and she is also a skilled DJ, playing Hip Hop & EDM. She performed live at Diana Bangkok on Thonglor Soi 10, supported by DJ Ono & MC Coga of the Bangkok Invaders and DJ Yukie.
Diana Bangkok
Category: Nightclubs Area: Ekkamai - Thonglor
DIANA is a respected nightclub at Tokyo's popular Ginza area. In December 2014 they celebrated the Soft Opening of their brand-new Bangkok branch, located on Thonglor Soi 10. The venue features a stylish indoor area and a large outdoor area with comfortable sofas. Music policy includes electronic dance such as House, EDM and Electro. Valet service is available.
Is model-DJ a misunderstood... talent or thief?
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By Benson Ang
The New Paper
Tuesday, Nov 06, 2012
SINGAPORE - A local model-DJ has been accused of stealing a remix created by another DJ from Italy.
But Nicole Chen, 26, who is based here, denies this and is seeking legal advice.
Apparently, remixes also have copyright.
If the accusation isn't enough, the issue has grown online, with netizens accusing Chen not just of plagiarism, but also for coasting on her good looks. They also criticised female DJs in general.
The track in question is a bootleg - an unofficial remix - of the song Pound the Alarm by Trinidadian-American rapper Nicki Minaj.
Alessandro Vinai, 22, who lives in the northern Italian city of Brescia, posted a remix of the song on YouTube on July 26 .
Five days later, Chen posted a version on YouTube, with the label "NC remix" - with NC standing for Nicole Chen.
This remix was also posted on her own website.
Chen's site states that the remix had about 124,000 plays in the first 24 hours after its release and caught the attention of New York-based music label We Make Noise Records Inc.
Chen's website claims that this label quickly signed her. The New Paper on Sunday could not get in touch with the label to confirm this.
Links to the record company's Facebook page are not working and the company website is inaccessible.
Vinai, who is a full-time DJ, has since accused Chen of plagiarism.
He tells TNPS via Facebook that he created the clip with his brother in July.
The clip was created using a music production system called FL Studio and at least two effects which Vinai made by himself were used in its making. The Italian DJ adds that the remix took a week to create.
Other than being the first to upload it, Vinai sent TNPS photos of the audio files he used to create the track and a video of him playing these files.
He claims he learnt of Chen's remix in August, when his fans posted a link to it on his Facebook page.
He says: "I felt that someone stole something I created. It was a feeling of hate.
"I know it's a bootleg and not an official remix, but it's still my work."
Vinai says he tried to contact Chen many times on Facebook, Soundcloud and Twitter, but she blocked him on these platforms.
When contacted on Wednesday, Chen, who was in Korea, denied Vinai's claims.
She replied with an SMS: "There is absolutely no truth to the alleged accusations of me plagiarising anybody's work.
"I am currently seeking legal advice and will reserve further comment till then."
Chen's remix has been taken down from YouTube and her website, but some netizens have uploaded what is said to be her remix.
Music producer Don Richmond, who has listened to both remixes - Vinai's and the one attributed to Chen - says they seem "identical".
"With uncommissioned bootleg material, it's hard to get confirmation about who did what because the remix wasn't commissioned by the original artist or the record label.
"It becomes a your-word-against-my-word situation."
But Vinai is not letting the matter rest.
He has gone public with his complaints, posting comments on Facebook and YouTube about the matter.
On Monday, he wrote on Facebook: "(It) is not an official remix... but I have made it! (Not) Nicole Chen."
Netizens, local and Italian, have also jumped onto the bandwagon, posting over 150 comments about the issue on local forum Hardwarezone.
The dispute has also gathered over 70 comments on one Facebook page and 80 comments on YouTube, with many siding with Vinai.
Of Chen's remix, one netizen wrote: "That's just sad."
At least 10 netizens have commented on Chen's looks and on her being a female DJ.
Some comments were derogatory.
Freelance DJ and producer Brendon Perera tells TNPS that it is wrong for DJs to put their names to remixes if they didn't create it.
Says the 47-year-old: "It's wrong because (if the DJ) didn't come up with the idea or concept behind it, neither did he or she do any of the work or post-production.
"It's literally stealing something from somebody else."
He explains that DJs often create remixes so they have a version of a song or track that works better on the dance floor.
He adds: "If I hear a song that isn't a dance floor track, and I see its potential to work in a club, I think of a way to re-arrange or edit it.
"This can mean time-stretching it to increase the tempo, adding new drums, instruments and effects until it becomes a new track which I can play on the dance floor."
Perera adds that while DJs are not supposed to make money from unofficial remixes, creating and playing them can generate interest from fans and sometimes could even lead to an official remix or production work from record labels.
He says he doesn't have any right to judge her, but adds that Chen's removal of the track would not help her stand.
Chen is a former beauty queen and was crowned Miss Earth Singapore in 2007.
Her website says that she started out as a DJ in 2010, and has played at festivals, exclusive events, launches and openings.
She has over 143,000 followers on Twitter and her Facebook page has over 38,000 "likes".
As a DJ, she has spun in many parts of Asia, including places like Kuala Lumpur's Asian Heritage Row F1 party. Her career has also taken her to places like New York and Melbourne.
Last month, she was photographed with American socialite Paris Hilton at a party in Bangkok. Chen posted the photo on her Facebook page.
G Session
House, Hip Hop
Pullman Bangkok Hotel G invites for a special pre-Halloween "G Session" party. The theme is "Heroes vs. Villains" and attendees…
Thursday 29.Oct 2015
G Session Heroes vs. Villains at Pullman Bangkok Hotel G
Pullman Bangkok Hotel G invites for a special pre-Halloween "G Session" party. The theme is "Heroes vs. Villains" and attendees are encouraged to dress up as their favourite heroes or all-time favourite bad guys. There will be top bartender mixing special signature cocktails and snacks such as Super Heroes Mini Burgers, Bat-aroni & Cheese, Joker Curly Fries, Kryptonite Jello shots and more. Taking care of entertainment will be DJ Queen P, DJ Taey and DJ SG from the Bangkok Invaders crew. Entry fee is 400 Baht and includes 2 drinks.
Location:
Pullman Bangkok Hotel G
Date:
Thu 29.Oct 2015
Time:
19:00 - Late
Pricing:
400 THB including 2 Drink(s)
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