Far East Movement’s CMJ Adventure: Day 1

By Far East Movement
October 27, 2009

It’s Kev Nish from the FAR EAST MOVEMENT checking in with our Iggy family. We just got back from a crazy week in New York City for CMJ. Right when we landed we could feel the music energy from all the peeps in town for CMJ, it definitely wasn’t the everyday NYC. Started the week performing at our own showcase, explored NYC for a few days, ate the best pizza on earth, made sure to try any food NY is known for, and ended the week with two party rockin’ shows at Tenjune and SL Simyone Lounge in the Meat Packing District… our most action packed New York trip yet!

Landed at JFK in the early afternoon off a redeye flight and hit up a taxi to our hotel outside of the city. We procrastinate since we’re “rappers” so we couldn’t find a cool hotel available with such short notice. Ended up finding a spot online the day before in Long Island City right under the Queensbridge which ended up being pretty cool.

Packed in the taxi

Under the Bridge

Not bad for last minute!

Hotel equipped with wine dispensers... romantic

DJ Virman is admiring the romantic view from his suite

Our first show of this trip was for a CMJ Showcase set up by Moodswing360 at a spot called FAT BABY. It’s a small spot in Manhattan where I hear people come thru to after-party and leave not being able to remember anything due to a crazy night. Opening up the night for us was Roxy Cottontail, Mann, Cisco Adler’s new artist named Chris Young, our homies from LBC called the Cold Flamez who got a hit called “Miss Me Kiss Me”, and Tabi Bonney who’s featured on MTV and MTV2.

Nice lil cozy industry crowd was in the house.

THE FAR EAST MOVEMENT…

KEV NISH

PROHGRESS

J-SPLIF

DJ VIRMAN

Showtime… FM Space Shuttle blasting off at Fat Baby NYC.

Thanks to the fam and fans for coming out to rep FM. Shouts to Samantha from MTV IGGY, Martin and the Cherrytree/Interscope Records fam, J Grand from Warner/Asylum, Marissa Pizaro, Grey, LS, Yung Mac, Cat Ahn from Motown, Amie, Heather Bright, 10Deep, all the Moodswing360 fam and all the fam we gotta meet after the show.