Saturday August 19th 10pm-3am FlirtyFlirty Recommends... Back2Basics & R-Squared 2-Year Anniversary Party Featuring: DERRICK CARTER Supporting DJs: Rooz & Rouzbeh Seven Mike Giannini Ben Seagran Bo Derrick Carter is an American house music artist and DJ hailing from Chicago. Carter has been producing music since the late eighties and since the mid nineties he has been regarded as one of the key players in dance music, mainly thanks to his popularity in the UK. Carter rarely gives extensive interviews and has kept a low profile since his rise to fame. He famously ran a record label named Classic that (as planned ten years before) ceased to exist after its hundredth release. Above all, Derrick is still respected by some as one of the best house music DJs in the world. His dj-sets are firmly rooted in black music of the 1970s, frequently giving nods to old school disco, soul and jazz. One of the pinnacles of Chicago house music's '90s wave, Derrick Carter began DJing at the age of nine, spinning disco records at family reunions. His debut single "Love Me Right" appeared in 1987, just after he graduated from college. Another single ("Symbols and Instruments" as Mood) appeared in 1989, but the Chicago house scene faded soon after, leaving Carter and other artists with few to play for except themselves. Thanks in part to Cajmere's and Felix Da Housecat's respective labels (Relief, Radikal Fear), Chicago house made a comeback during the mid-'90s and began to offer impressive newcomers in addition to the old guard. Carter, recording for the Organico label, returned with several singles, and an album as Sound Patrol. In 1995, he began working with a live band as the Sound Patrol Orchestra. Though he hasn't released a production full-length, several mix albums have appeared, including Cosmic Disco on MixMag and Pagan Offering on Pagan. Carter has also founded two labels (Blue Cucaracha and Classic) and remixed tracks from Chicago's own post-rock heroes Tortoise. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide Supperclub 657 Harrison St. San Francisco Become FlirtyFlirty's MySpace friend at myspace.com/flirtyflirty for party info and guest lists.