When Dave Nada moved to Los Angeles, many mainstream DC observers probably thought that the moombahton fervor would die down, and like BYT pool parties, wearing DURKL gear and eating at Sweetgreen would lose some of their luster, and cross over into the consciousness of an accepted part of the fabric of the cachet of cool of DC. Many likely figured like the above named DC concoctions in the name of hip, moombahton wouldn’t continue to evolve and redefine itself, and continue to be a fun underground paradise. Sleeping on moombahton in the city where it was invented is like falling asleep in the lions den with lions you perceive are dormant. When you wake up, you’re likely going to be eaten alive.
Gonna Get You Moombahton by Cam Jus
DJ’s Cam Jus, Obeyah and Billy the Gent (aka Billfold, aka Billy Bennett) are all relative neophytes in the world of production and self promotion. Cam Jus is probably the furthest along, actually taking college courses to improve his production game, and obsessed at present with a “take no prisoners, bangers only” approach to the sound, looking to gain access to the epic pantheon of top moombahton track creators. Obeyah, he got into making moombahton tracks when TGRI booked David Heartbreak to come to DC over the summer to play with both him and Cam Jus. He’s far more comfortable in the realm of deep and tribal inspired house, which in many ways has inspired his moombahton abilities. Billy? Well, he was the shadow of Dave Nada for the DC summer, and in doing so clearly has picked up Nada’s ear for tracks with populist appeal. His production chops were honed by working in the realm of dubstep earlier in the year, so he has a particular ability with finding melodies to exploit.
Latin Love Theme by Billy The Gent
With Dave Nada announcing on Twitter that genre summer camp and key moment of progression Moombahton Massive is returning on January 12, 2011 to DC’s sonic “Temple of Boom,” U Street Music Hall, it’s quite noteworthy that on Sunday night, Cam and Billy laid out the future of the sound. From the hard edged “moombahcore” where Cam Jus’ background as primarily a hip hop DJ should come into play, especially on his incredible refix of Nouveau Riche’s Nacey’s “The Flip,” to the soft romance of “moombahsoul,” being an unexpected realm for the heavily tatted tattoo artist and heavy sound lover Billy the Gent, DC is just as relevant as ever. As well, both DJs also still kill the traditional moombahton sound, proving there is growth and flexibility amonst a more than ready and truly hungry core group of locals.
African flute – (obeyah moombahton edit) by obeyah
Even further, Obeyah spent the weekend in Atlanta playing parties and advancing moombahton to the South, also the area of note for producer David Heartbreak. It’s important that moombahton have the ability to travel well and be in the hands of technically gifted spinners who can play the tracks and expose them in their best light.
Cam Jus, Billy the Gent and Obeyah all gladly took the baton when Dave Nada became westward bound. In doing so, they take his spirit and blend it with their own inventiveness and creative passion and have forged ahead making successful attempts to take this new progression to unforeseen heights.
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