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THE ENDLESS
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FOOD, DRINK, ON THE MUVE & RESTUARANT W/ DAVEN TREAGUE
BACK TO THE 90’S ISSUE
W/ WALTER JONES
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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. Read.Enjoy.Share. Andre LaMont
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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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Nightlife is about what you
www.djdaventreague.com
experience when you listen to
www.facebook.com/
music. In the next few months i
djdaventreague
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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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