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“I’m really looking forward to this warehouse party,” says Adrian Herrera, one of the many people behind the group known as Big Booty Bass. “We’ve booked a couple people from out of state, something we haven’t done since we booked Flite for BBB last April. So we booked Bebe Breaks from Miami and Relyt from Denver. It’s gonna have two stages and go all night!”
Big Booty Bass event flyer
BBB has been operating for almost a decade, and in that time has garnered a solid reputation for their diverse artist lineups as well as the unique vibe of their shows. “I’d say its more a kind of movement; its more than just the music, its like family,” explains Herrera. “I feel like when you come to our shows, you get that kind of a vibe, more of a family thing. It’s about the experience.
“I had just moved back from San Diego, and started going to shows,” describes Herrera of the group’s genesis. “Rene Moreno, of Kronology, and I got the idea, ‘Hey, let’s do a show, throw our own show.’ You go to shows all the time and sometimes you get to a point of ‘I wanna do one myself.’ I DJed, and he DJed, and we kinda knew people who DJed, so we started going from there.
Big Booty Bass event flyer lineup
“Originally, the shows were by Splat Media and Big Booty Bass was the name of the actual show. But as we started getting bigger, the word Big Booty Bass caught on a little more and we started going with that. A lot of time when things don’t go your way, you just quit. But we started in 2010 and just kept going; around 2016 was when we started getting more of like this following. Now, people know it’s a good party and know you will have a good time.”
In addition to his work with BBB, Herrera also DJs under the moniker Ekin. “Everyone is always playing drum and bass, and I’m always the guy that wants to be different,” he says. “So I play more dubstep and grime. What really got me into DJing was when I heard Skreams BBC essential mix from 2007. Just these tunes after tunes spinning and I just thought, ‘Damn, this sounds dope. I gotta try this’. That mix really changed everything.”
It doesn’t stop there either, being quite notorious as the MC Pookie P, who has a loyal and devout following.
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“I’ve always been into hip-hop ever since I was little,” explains Herrera. “I was the dude who went to school with a Walkman, always recording stuff on radio, and knew every lyric to every rap song. But it wasn’t until a couple years ago that I started performing at BBB shows. At first, I would just do it at small parties or with friends. But then I started doing it at the BBB shows and it just went from there. I started writing lyrics and working on tunes. Nick Kronology and I released a tune about a year and a half ago, and I’m currently working on one with Famburglar for a compilation album coming out in August.”
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This dedication and pursuit of diverse interests is a huge part of what makes BBB events so enjoyable. The lineups are always solid, with an inspiring range of genres represented. This upcoming show is no exception. Furious and frenetic, Des Mcmahon, Consouls, Shadowsniper, and Replicant bring their heavy DnB stylings while Gabriel Habit, Zere, and Chief Jesta unleash the hidden potential of the deep and dark side.
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The soulful sounds of WHYS should not be missed, nor should the halftimey explorations of no puls or the enigmatic vibes of BeautySchool. MELAY and JK SMILE always bring the best smooth grooves and deep rhythms of House. Bebe Breaks, Mista Maxx, and Ryan Forever will bring us all the creative beat permutations that is Breaks. And make sure to catch the lyrical flow of Pookie P himself throughout the night, along with Jtec, Dino, Landoe, Slim, and Relyt.
You don’t want to miss this BBB show, going down Friday Apr. 12 in DTLA!!