Muve Magazine - Muve Mag August 2013 Issue

MUSIC | FASHION | CULTURE

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THE ENDLESS

SUMMER THE VIDEO JUNKIES

FOOD, DRINK, ON THE MUVE & RESTUARANT W/ DAVEN TREAGUE

BACK TO THE 90’S ISSUE

W/ WALTER JONES

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CONTENTS/////

MUSIC 6. ON THE MUVE DAVEN TREAGUE 20. 48 HOURS TO LIVE DJ KYLIE

FASHION 26. THE ENDLESS SUMMER VIDEO JUNKIES

CULTURE 34. VAPIN’ OUT VAPOR IS TRENDING 24. DESIRABLE DESTINATIONS PRIME ROOM 44. BACK TO THE 90’S WALTER JONES “THE ORIGINAL BLACK POWER RANGER”

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STAFF LETTER In this issue of Muve Mag we take you back to the 90’s with a memorable child hood friend, discover a new nightlife destination, talk with Daven, discuss the trending of vapor and cross our fingers for an endless summer.

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N THE MUVE W/ DAVEN TREAGUE

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You

may

know

Daven

Treague as the high-energy, in-your-face,

dance

music

DJ that calls Oklahoma City his home. Well Muve Mag caught up with Daven for an exclusive interview.

HERE WE GO! You are no stranger to the world of DJing. Tell us how you got your start as a DJ. Well I was 14, I remember going to a middle school dance, while all the other kids were well uncomfortably dancing 3ft away from each other

l

remember

being

completely intrigued by what was happening around me.

The lights, sound, reactions, and

interactions.

completely

clueless

I

was about

what I needed to do become a dj. But I was determined.

I’m lucky enough to have a family that supports my ideas and ventures quite often. So

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for my birthday that year, my

off the load from my dad. I

dad gave me a loan to get

saved $2,500 in 6 months, at

what I thought would help me

the age of 15. That following

to pursue my DJ dream. I’m

year I landed two residencies.

embarrassed to say what gear

My first residency happened

I bought. The gear worked

the be the only all ages club

out well for me, because by

open at the time. Area 54.

that following year

My second residency was

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I

paid

along side KJ at Frontie Cities’

a new music. At that moment

Rhythm Pit. After I graduated

I knew exactly what I wanted

high-school my taste in music

to do as a DJ and how I

changed dramatically. I went

wanted to do it.

overseas to Amsterdam and Moscow for about a month.

The forms of which a DJ

What I experienced there was

performs

amazing. I was introduced to

dramatically over the years.

have

changed

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Controllers

become

is a Traktor Kontrol S4 by

common place in the DJ

Native Instruments. The S4

arena. Can you tell us a bit

has absolutely no limitations

about

in a live setting. I also utilize

the

have

controller

that

comprises your DJ rig?

a MIDI Fighter Spectra by DJ Techtools. It’s an amazing

Controller? You must mean

controller. It has 16 “street

controllers. My main controller

fighter� buttons which are

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customizable. I can control all

Instruments rounds out my

four DJ decks on the Traktor

rig. I use this controller as an

Pro 2 software, utilize 64 loop

extension of my Traktor Kontol

programming along with one

S4. It features 4 faders, 4

shots and midi map so that

four filter knobs and 16 color

multiple effects can occur at

coded pads. With controllers

the push of one button. My

aside, the heart and soul of

newly acquired F1 by Native

my entire rig is the Traktor Pro

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2 Software. I constantly learn

You often produce tutorial

new things about the software

videos that run the gamut

in regards to how it and how

of EDM focused production

it handles music. I view my DJ

and performance. Walk us

rig as a creation tool to make

through your process of topic

music not to just play it.

selection.

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Well, lately the tutorials have

calling

been focused on Traktor. I

moment I got my software.

intend to cover controllers

I’ve started my tutorial sessions

and control vinyl, but I’m not

with basic topics. Most of the

quite there yet. My process

tutorials have covered things

for topic selection has been

that I would have loved to

to

memory

the

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know when I first started using

You’ve

Traktor. I like to educate

producing your own original

people on how to utilize all

tunes. How do you approach

the features of Traktor Pro 2.

a studio session and where do

Traktor Pro 2 has unlimited

you find inspiration?

capabilities.

recently

begun

So much so,

it needed it’s on Bible. The

I find inspiration in a lot of

Traktor Bible has over 380

things. I think that the kind

pages. It’s a great book. But

of inspiration that I receive

I believe that it only skims

depends

the surface of the softwares

and personal life. I also feel

capabilities. I started these

that I get a good chunk of

tutorials in order to give my

my inspiration from the music

knowledge of the software

that I perform with. I often get

and the controllers to anyone

songs stuck in my head. The

who has desires of improving

song will play in my head until

professionally and musically.

it changes into an entirely

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upon

my

mood

different song. At that moment

each track that I finish I’ve

it’s time to get that idea into

noticed that my productivity

Ableton before I forget it.

is getting faster. If there are

After placing the tune into

some producers out there

Ableton I create a basic 4/4

that get discouraged with

drum pattern. At that point

new production software, I’d

I start throwing ideas into

like to say that everything that

Ableton. Ableton and Traktor

you need is at your fingertips.

are very similar in how the

You just have to want to find

operate. I DJ with Traktor so

it.

often that I constantly come up with new was to create

You also own and operate

music in Ableton. Once i get

Adictiv Records. Can you tell

a track going its like a video

us who currently resides on

game. It is the only thing I

your label? Can we expect

think about all day and i just

any new additions to the

want to constantly work on it.

AdictiV Roster this year?

At times I get burned out while writing. So I usually step out of

The

the studio to play XBOX or ride

consists

my motorcycle for a bit. With

Michael

current of

AdictiV Jesse

Urish,

roster

Strange, Michael

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Alexander

(Woody),

Lucy

I currently have 3 residencies.

Motion and myself. We are

On Tuesday nights I DJ at

expanding and are looking

The Boom for EDM Tuesdays,

to add new people, new

Fridays at Frequency for Freq

producers,

Fridays

new

djs,

new

and

Saturdays

at

gogos etc. I’m looking for

Community for the AdictiV

people that are driven by

weekly. I feature all of my

their passion for music. I’d like

special events, club gigs and

to think of AdictiV as more

festivals on my Facebook

than just a label or crew.

page.

It’s like we are family. We constantly push each other to

You have a long standing

reach that next level. When

podcast

the occasion arises to add a

EDM Nightlife. What is the

new member, we make the

process

decision collectively.

monthly

fittingly of

creating

endeavor

titled you from

inception to creation then Where can Muve Mag readers

implementation? Also what

catch you live?

do you intend for your listeners

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to take away from your mix

will be including some new features

sessions?

into

my

podcast.

With

each

podcast I will include song titles and EDM Nightlife evolved from

download links to every track I used

Daven

Weekly

in the podcast with time markers of

Live Mix Podcast. I wanted

when the track was mixed in and

to lighten the frequency that

out. I will also be taking on guest

the podcast were coming out

mixes from regional and local djs

so that I can free up time to

and doing small interviews from

produce music. Now that the

them as well. I want this podcast to

podcast

be more than just music. I want it to

Treague’s

are made weeks

apart I have more time to

be about the experience.

make tutorials as well. EDM

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experience when you listen to

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music. In the next few months i

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48

HOURS TO

LIVE

with DJ Kylie

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You just found out that you have 48 Hours to Live. What’s

Do you have any deathbed confessions?

your first thought?

I saved a lot of money on my Did i leave the house wearing

car insurance after switching

fresh undies and socks? I

to Geico? Hmmmm, I wish I

would hate to disappoint my

would have cared less about

mom and grandma by dying

what other people think of

wearing dirty draws =]

me. What a waste of time and energy.

How do you want to go?

Hopefully

painlessly,

What’s your last meal? and

not begging for my life. And maybe some explosions and lazers could go off in the

Cajun King Who delivers your Eulogy?

background. Maybe release some doves?

Probably my girlfriend Roxie,

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or my BF Sarah.

Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y) Not only is this my all time

What are people saying over

favorite hip-hop track, it truly

your casket?

gives me goosebumps EVERY single time i play/hear it. It

PLEASE don’t bury me in the

speaks to so many people

ground. I want to be cremated

who go thru the loss of a

and scattered around the

friend, or family member, as

world. But if i had to guess

they reminisce over you. Its

what people would say at my

a healing sort of song in my

funeral, it’d probably be like

opinion

“Remember how crazy this bitch was? Remember that

What does your tombstone

time she...” and then laughter

header say?

shortly after. I want people to remember the fun times.

“Jesus

called,

and

she

answered”.. jk, i have no What Band is playing your

idea, i would hope between

funeral and why?

my friends and family, they’d come up with a good one.

Not so much a band but Pete Rock & CL Smooth - They

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