We're back...

Apologies on the lack of posts, life happens!

But we're back with OverProof at Visions, Dalston this Saturday night...

Snips, Radi Dadi, Ralph LTF of the Wifey crew plus Ordio Kid & Skinny Macho guesting.

Free before 11, £5 til 1, £7 after.

All other info on the flyer!

See you deyyaaaa!

Overproof 4/6/11

Yup! Overproof is back @ its new home of Visions Video in Dalston this saturday, after the nicement that was Motive's birthday jam back in April we're giving you more jump up mix up vibes with Martelo, HardHouse Banton, Cable, Joe Grime & Blackfoot Phoenix' Skinny Macho manning the decks alongside Motive & Tim & Barry!

£3 before 11, £5 after...

REACH!

Streetfest 2011 X Motive

StreetFest is back on Bank Holiday Sunday May 29th @ Hearn St Carpark in Shoreditch, you can catch myself, Marcus Nasty, Urban Nerds, Bounty, The Nextmen & more all repping on the Adidas stage through the day!

For all the info check HERE

I got asked to do a quick pre festival mini mix, so threw some of the shiz I'm digging personally on there...nice mix of Snoop Dogg, The Weeknd, Frank Ocean, Jamie Woon, CRST, Mavado, Vybz Kartel, Giggs & more, check it below & keep your eyes peeled for the 3 mixes from other DJs on the lineup!

Streetfest presents mixtape by DJ Motive by streetfest

COP YOUR TICKETS HERE

Kids of Grime X Y'OH Menswear

Our friends Verena & Kara are exhibiting / launching their work this thursday @ the Pure Evil gallery...Verena showing her her Kids of Grime photography over the past 12 months, Kara launching her Y'OH menswear collection.

Most definitely one to check out, catch me at the afterparty (info & lineup below!)

Shadrack & The Mandem @ BUMP!

Bump is back with another solid lineup at Brixton's Plan B this weekend!

Catch Shadrack & The Mandem in the house with myself, 1xtra's CJ Beats, Mr Smith & more!

Free B4 10 £5 til Midnight & £8 after!

Overproof/Motive's Birthday

So yup, another year in the life of Motive is about to come 360...celebrating it with the return of Overproof, bringing it to Dalston & into the basement of Visions Video this coming saturday!

I've managed to squeeze a few of my favourite djs onto the line up so catch my friends Marcus Nasty, DJ Cable, SK Vibemaker, CWD (replacing Mr Smith), The PWBC gang & of course Tim & Barry all throwing down niceness from 10pm til late!

if you know Visions, you know the drill....after 12ish it gets long on the door, so reach early...come & have a drink with me & vibe!

£5 all night, bring ID if you look young!

Reach...

Hot Wuk is back in East London tomorrow night for Trini Carnival vibes, theyve got performances, soca sets + the usual Bashment & Funky flavours from The Heatwave & Sticky, not one to be missed!

If you were at their roadblock Xmas party @ East Village where Motive was guest DJ click HERE to have a listen to my set...vibes!

Large up Gabe, Ben, Dan & Rubi each & every!

for more info & tickets check HERE

Motive X Trapstar X YoYo

The Trapstar takeover at YoYo last thursday was greatness! Roadblock at 10:30pm, great performances from all the artists involved & banging sets from myself, Seb Chew, Leo Greenslade & Candyman...check the pics on the Trapstar Blog HERE

This mix was supposed to drop before the event, but its too knocking to be wasted! check it out below...

Trapstar X YoYo Mix by DJ Motive by TrapstarLDN

TRACK LIST:

SKITS, SHADEZ THE MISFIT, NATE & ASH CATCH EM - NO LOVE (From 'Rise of The Underdog' COMING SOON!)
LETHAL BIZZLE - POW 2011 (R1 RYDERS REMIX)
WIZ KHALIFA - TAYLOR GANG
DJ CABLE X FUSED FORCES - FLOCKA RIDDIM
RICK ROSS - JOHN DOE
RICK ROSS FT DRAKE - MADE MEN
WIZ KHALIFA - ON MY LEVEL
TEEZA - BOUNCE
YASMIN - ON MY OWN (ROYAL-T REMIX)
SKITS & DANNY GRAFT - WE'RE LIKE (WUT FREESTYLE)
G FRSH & SINCERE - LIZZY GOT ME DIZZY
TRC - INTO SYNC
GUCCI MANE - WEIRDO (MELE REMIX)
Z DOT X DEXPLICIT - BULLACAKE (REMIX)
WIZ KHALIFA FT BIG SEAN - GANG BANG
S-X - 2010
TYGA - LIKE ME

Funhousing....

I got an invite to join The ATG crew on The Funhouse last night, so along with Funhouse Resident Chris P Cuts & ATG members Session Noisses & Moxie I was special guest along with DJ Vadim & The Electric

Check it out!

Motive Monthly: Feb' 2011

Motive Monthly Feb '11 by Motive on Mixcloud

My Feb podcast for DWT, Grime & Funky vibes! Stream above or download HERE, tracklist below!

JME - JME
EMVEE - MANAGER RIDDIM
FIREWORKZ FT BUJU BANTON, GHETTS, SHYSTIE & TRILLA - LIMB BY LIMB
EMVEE FT P MONEY, MACCA, BOMBA B + VA - SILVER RALLY
DEXPLICIT - BULLACAKE (Z DOT REMIX)
LIL NASTY - NASTY BY NATURE
EMVEE - VERTIGO
COTTI FT BADNESS - TEENWOLF
WILEY - CAME BACK HOME
ILL BLU - MELTDOWN
FUNK BUTCHER - GHANA RIDDIM
KASHMIR KID - HIJACK
NAUGHTY RAVER - ROCKS & BRICKS
FOOTSTEPS FT A.L, MERCSTON, STUTTA & GHETTS - TELL ME 2011

Reach...

Tahya Masr is a party to raise funds for the Egyptian Association working towards repairing the damage of the recent uprising in the country, The R1 Ryders & friends including myself, Alex Nut, Moxie, HardHouse Banton, Mosca, Silkie, MA1 + loads of other big djs are all lending our services to the cause for the night, all you've gotta do to support is come & rave for a fiver.

Get involved!

BEAT THIS - Episode 2: Noisses

The long awaited second episode of BEAT THIS arrives, Noisses aka Sessions of the ATG family doesn't dissapoint with his stab at beat in 10 minutes.

Watch & Vote in the youtube comments!

Footsie - Highgrade No Bush (Official Video)

Tim & Barry have directed a pothead grime fan's dream with this video for Newham General Footsie's 'Highgrade No Bush' its potent!

Shouts to Chronik + KG & Marston too!

Look out for behind the scenes footage coming soon and check the exclusive Footsie freestyle & interview with myself below...

BUMP (Launch Video)

Bump Plan B Launch Party from BUMP Plan B on Vimeo.

Bump kicked off last week @ Plan B in Brixton, it looks set to be THE friday night spot if you're after a nice variety of genres & djs every week!

BUMP mix by MotiveUK

Motive Monthly: Jan' 2011

My january mix for DontWatchThat TV...

40 odd minutes of Dubstep, Grime & some other bassy UK shiz from the likes of Footsie, Swindle, Emalkay, Sessions, Silkie, Yasmin, Big Narstie, Royal-T, Skepta + more.

MOTIVE MONTHLY JAN011 by MotiveUK

ENJOY!

Not a 2010 roundup post...

I really don't wanna do what most other bloggers are doing with the 2010 summary shiz, but I can't let the last 365 go without sending some shouts...

So, much love to everyone who's supported in 2010 & Massive shouts to;

Tim, Barry, Cannon & all of the 'Dont Watch That TV' fam, Fivestar & everyone at Trapstar, Sam @ New Era, Andy & Joe 'Oi You', James Rubin & The 'Whats Good' crew, Cable, Martelo, Yasmin, Snips, 7OEL, Craig Wah Day, Khalil, Joe Grime, Oneman, Klose One, The Heatwave fam, all the Pitch Controllers, Rude Kid, Swindle, Charlee Brown, Kish, Brad Farrant, Loren, Sara & All The 'Work it Girls', everyone involved in The Bang Bang, Barney & Youssef @ GRIND, everyone @ Mash, Ronojoy @ Nike, The Mutate Britain/Cordy House family, JC & the Ape Apparrel fam, Loudmouth, K-nite & The Lemonade Money lot, Nu Brand, Mo Ali, Leila Spin, all the BNTL boys The two Kyles of Wholesome, J.P & Hyperfrank, Sian, Jamie Howard, Tan, the whole team (you know who you are!) + anybody who I've worked with in 2010 and forgotten to mention!

And of course anyone who's shown love to the Party N Bullshit movements and my own, wether you came to parties, clicked on posts, listened to mixes, recommended me for something or whatever...more good shit coming your way 2011, your support is appreciated!

Mo

Wholesome Birthday Mix...

Our friends at WHOLESOME celebrated the 1st birthday of their store in Shoreditch over the weekend & asked me to make em a 100% Hip Hop mix to mark the occasion....tracklisting above, have a listen & Download HERE.

Shouts to Kyle & Kyle + Jimi Crayon on the artwork!

Reach...

BEAT THIS...

BEAT THIS is the new producer series from the brains of Tim & Barry, its something they started back in 2007 that got put on the back burner but with a little kick up the arse from yours truly its on & popping for 2010 & beyond!

The deal is, we go into the workspace of a producer & give them 10 minutes to make a beat with a few cameras capturing the magic.

Check out Swindle's 10 minute Funky House creation above & like I say in the intro...vote on the video using the youtube comments!

Look out for more coming soon!

Motive Monthly: Nov 2010

Motive Monthly: November 2010 by Motive on Mixcloud

My monthly podcast for Tim & Barry's Dont Watch That TV (if you missed October's mix click HERE), this month featuring the likes of Girl Unit, SBTRKT, Katy B, Trim, Mumdance, Wiley, R1 Ryders, Mosca & more!

Click on the mixcloud player above, the soundcloud player below or Download HERE

Motive Monthly: November2010 by MotiveUK