02/13/07 From Philly With Love presented Switch at Manhattan Room last Sunday and the party was a blast! View photos in our photo gallery here. Thanks to everyone who supported this event! 1/18/07 From Philly With Love founders, Lorne, Cozmic Cat and Jon Gill come together again for a very special event. F.P.W.L. presents Uk dj/producer SWITCH at The Manhattan Room. Switch aka Dave Taylor aka Solid Groove is one of the worlds most in demand djs! He currently produces for ghetto tech princess M.I.A. and churns out remixes for the who's who of the dance world including ARMAND VAN HELDEN, DIDDY, BASEMENT JAXX, FAT BOY SLIM, SPANK ROCK and countless others. From Hip-Hop to Broken Beat to Electro to Ghetto Tech -- Dave's dj sets are always eclectic and diverse. Plus, COZMIC CAT keeps it 'Philly Style' all the way as she returns for a one night only special appearance! Help us celebrate her new release as she throws down with live percussion and MC during her set. February 11th, 2007 F.P.W.L. presents SWITCH at Manhattan Room 15 W. Girard Ave. Philadelphia 215-739-5577 12/27/06 From Philly With Love djs Lorne, Jon Gill along with Freak dj Wally C. will be bringing Uk Dj and producer/remixer Switch to Philadelphia for a debut appearance at local Philly hipster bar, Manhattan Room. So far the line up for the party consists of opening sets by Jon Gill, Steve Bloodbath and F.P.W.L artist and label mate, Cozmic Cat in a special appearance coming down from Toronto. Expect live mc's, vendors, FPWL giveaways, and a packed dancefloor for this one time only event to be held on February 11th. More details to come. Meanwhile check these links out: www.myspace.com/switch andsolidgroove www.myspace.com/djcozmic www.myspace.com/slutparty www.myspace.com/jon_gill www.myspace.com/djjongill www.myspace.com/lorne1200 04/05/06 Jon Gill and the rest of the FREAK collective announce the date and location of their next party. It is to be held at a new location in center city on APRIL 21st called THE RAVEN LOUNGE. This multi-floor venue will host two new changes for FREAK. One, there will we two rooms of music, including an all vinyl retro room where everything from classic industrial and new wave to old school rave and post punk will be played. Two, the night will have no cover charge all evening. Flyers, posters and other guerilla style promotions start this week. 03/31/06 Jon Gill begins new residency at Philadelphia's latest contribution to after hours night life, PULSE. The multi-level club boasts hard wood floors, a bar that changes colors, great sound and lights, bottle service area and a great mezzanine bar that overlooks the whole club. The music so far has been deep to electro house and in the coming weeks, Pulse will have it's grand opening week where they already have more than a 1000 r.s.v.p.'s each night. Hold on! Catch Jon Gill at this hot new joint every FRIDAY beginning in April. 03/24/06 FREAK hosts the 'record' release party for Goldfrapp at Fluid to 'record' numbers. Check out the pics here, and the official Goldfrapp website at www.goldfrapp.co.uk. 03/16/06 Exciting gigs coming up for Jon Gill including a party in Williamsburg, Brooklyn with Annie (www.anniemusic.co.uk) on March 25th. Socket, a local free indie dance party held at Silk City on the 26th with John Redden and closing sets at Paperstreet's 'Pleasure Town' party on April 1st with legendary electro rock dj, Junior Sanchez. 03/03/06 Jon Gill to spin the after party for Nine Inch Nails at The House of Blues show on March 11th. Inside H.O.B. the main club is called Worship. Three floors of incredible design and a super mad sound system that will rock Nails fans right into a frenzy. Reduced cover for those coming directly from the show, $10 for everyone else. Who knows, maybe they'll get a visit from Trent. For more info on the H.O.B. events, visit here. 02/02/06 Dj Jon Gill and the rest of the FREAK.collective plan their next large scale party at Transit. This time bringing in a live electrohouse performance by Silver Recordings (UK) artists' BCML. This Philadelphia based duo gained international recognition with their project 'SPEEDCATS' which spawned an underground hit with the same name. This electro track is currently in the record crates of some of the worlds top djs including DJ HELL, LAURENT GARNIER, SASHA, NICK WARREN and more. for more details on this party, click the 'FREAK' tab on the top of the page. 12/31/05 Lorne and Jon Gill take on New Years Eve, 2005. Lorne, at the uber mod Hudson Hotel in NYC with host Carson Daily of MTV fame and Jon at restaurantur legend, Steven Starr's El Vez in Philadelphia. Lorne reports a beautiful set up in the outside courtyard of the Hudson (with plenty of heatlamps) including giant plasma screens with a view of Time Square, projected visuals, lots of dancing and merryment. Jon reports of crazy party-people doing shots of tequila with their champagne at midnight as El Vez is Philadelphia's premier upscale rock 'n' roll Mexican eatery. With present filled pinatas dangling from the ceiling, people pushing tables out of the way to dance and a $5 Margarita special to ring in the new year, Jon had his hands full with his vibacious crowd. See pict here. 11/20/05 Jon Gill and Wally C. finish their second remix project. This time for the Hollywood based band, Zeitmahl. Front man for the band, Shok, a native to the Philadelphia region, moved out to the West Coast several years ago and since then has worked with an impressive collective of underground talent including Love & Rockets, Thrill Kill Kult and most recently Mount Sims. Zeitmahl plans to release a full length in the coming months with their first single "Don't Be Afraid" leading the pack. Hear Wally C. and Jon Gill's mix of this track at www.myspace.com/jon_gill or find out more about Shok and Zeitmahl at www.te-er.com 10/10/05 Freak djs Jon Gill and Wally C. finish the first of many productions under the guise 'Copy Cats'. 10/05/05 Freak djs Jon Gill, Wally C. and Deadboy spin along side the legendary Felix Da Housecat at Transit for the latest installment of Pleasure Town. Click here for picts and all Freak party updates. 10/03/05 Dj Jon Gill included in 'Best Of 2005' Philadelphia City Paper Awards - Thank you Sean. Click below for the details. 09/20/05 From Philly With Love djs Lorne and Jon Gill take residencies at the House Of Blues in Atlantic City, NJ. Fridays feature Lorne, playing the main arena called Club Worship and Sundays, join Jon in the Foundation Room, the private lounge of the world renowned venue. Expect a mix of house, hip-hop and funk that goes all night in "The City That's Always Open'. 09/08/05 Details for PLEASURE TOWN have come in. Click here. 09/01/05 Jon Gill and his FREAK collective start a series of parties with Philadelphia based promo team, Paperstreet. In the coming months Jon Gill, Deadboy and Wally C. will be playing along side superstar electrohouse djs Tommie Sunshine (NYC), Felix Da Housecat (Chicago) and others TBA. The parties will be called 'PLEASURE TOWN' and are to be held monthly starting in September at Transit (600 Spring Garden St.) More details to follow. Visit Paperstreet here. 08/26/05 FPWL's Lorne looks forward to unveiling his new website in mid September. The Philadelphia based dj/producer has been fulfilling studio commitments by working on a solo project and compiling songs for a full length release due out some time in mid November. By night he resides as resident dj for NYC's swank uber-fashionable hotel, The Hudson. 08/23/05 - FREAK AND LOW LIFE BACK2BACK Jon Gill embarks on a huge weekend and an end of summer electro bash. A double party has been scheduled for the weekend of August 26th. First, Friday the 26th at Fluid for his monthly FREAK event-this time with guest dj Ian Fford of NYC's Downtime Night Club. Ian held a residency here in Philadelphia a few years back at legendary Bank at 6th and Spring Garden (Where Transit Nightclub now stands). His reputation for spinning 80's and New Wave earned him the admiration of Philly's underground and Jon looks forward to having him do an exclusive 2 hour set at this next Freak party. Then, on Saturday, the 27th Low Life at Transit with a laundry list of talent including Wang Newton's 'License To Kill Lounge', Dj Spiggy of the infamous Sleaze parties in DC, Discobotz djs Imri and Kylobyte with their brand of electro breaks, Bond Girl fashions by Zeit Und Raum designers and of course FREAK djs Wally C, Deadboy and Jon Gill. Three floors and basically three styles of party music including live lounge crooning, 80's new wave, electroclash, technowave and breaks. Look for updates on the FREAK site as they come in or visit www.canyourelate.net for more details. 07/16/05 Jon Gill and his fellow djs from Freak, their electrowave monthly at Fluid, join two other leading Philadelphia based parties in creating one large event entitled 'Low Life' With eight djs including Robert Drake and Pussy Galore (Sex Dwarf, Fluid) Kat Fadigan (Nocturne, Shampoo) Dr. Octo-Pussy and 'Mighty' Mike Saga (Vesago, Emerald City) and fellow Freak djs Wally C. and Deadboy, the three floors of Transit Night Club were filled with the sounds of New Wave, Electroclash and Technowave. Also involved were fashion designers Zeit Und Raum providing sexy models and future fun outfits, along with freaked out visuals by Terreyl. With more than 400 people in attendance, Party planners Gill, Drake and Colgen are preparing for even greater numbers come this fall with a tentative second Low Life in the works. For more details, click here. 05/11/05 Jon Gill spins a Sleaze party in DC at Five Lounge with NYC's the Glass and Sleaze head man Simon. Plus a Star Wars Party for the new "Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith" at Shampoo and more. Check out Jon's upcoming special events schedule for updates... Click here. 05/05/05 Check out the new photos from the Niki Mango's party. FPWL would like to thank everyone who attended. You made our nights! Love Lorne, Jon and Coz! 04/19/05 This weekend, Friday April 22nd is the long awaited return of Cozmic Cat!!! Coz, Lorne, and Jon Gill will be droppin' quality selections and dancefloor treats at the grand opening of Niki Mango's (formerly "Revival" nightclub). Live percussionists, a video installation, free giveaways all night, cheap drinks and free admission... Niki Mango's 3rd st. btwn Market & Chestnut Time/ 10pm-??? Cover/ Free 04/01/05 Jon Gill launches FREAK, a monthly electro/house party along with residents, DJ Deadboy and Wally C. It comes as no surprise with Gill's alternative background in Club Motion ('91-'94, Wilmington,DE.) and now Nocturne ('99-present, Phila,PA.) that he would eventually develop a party with a style of music that combines the grittiness of punk attitude and the dance floor friendliness of house. With artists like Mylo, Fischerspooner, Ladytron, The Killers, and Peaches in regular rotation, FREAK reaches it's fullest eclecticism when everything from classic industrial and new wave to the driving sounds of acid and tech-house make their way out on to the dance floor. Click here! 7/10/04 From Philly with Love Volume three in the works. For a sneak preview, click here. Some hot new sounds are brewing in the lab ranging from house to trip hop and beyond. More details to follow. 4/1/04 From Philly With Love is picked to be in Urb Magazine's "Next 100" Issue. From Philly With Love is happy to be enlisted as one of 'the most interesting artists on the rise', for Urb Magazine's 10th Annual 'Next 100' Issue. For those who don't know, Urb Magazine is a California based publication specializing on and reporting about the various forms of urban appreciated music worldwide. All forms of today's cutting music are topics in this more than ten-year veteran magazine including hip-hop, house, techno, and beyond. Here's a link. Their famed "Next 100" issue accounts of those artists that Urb feels have potential to break out and make it big in their respective musical genres. This issue is released only once a year and those selected can only be on the list once. We thank them whole-heartedly and aim to live up to the challenge of being a "Next 100" artist. Thanks Urb. 2/21/04 Jon Gill will be heading down to Miami this year for the 2004 Miami Winter Music Conference, beginning on March 6th thru the 10th. Check back in late March for 'Jon's Trip to Miami' section complete with photos and commentary. 11/25/03 Big props on the record from Stefan Prescott (Dancetracks, NYC) Thanks Stefan, we'll be in touch....Shout out to Argo for the dope site... you rule.... From Philly With Love may go monthly. Lorne and Jon Gill are currently securing a spot to host a monthly FPWL party. The parties when held in Philly will feature at least one out of town guest dj (Maybe Coz if we ask real nice) and the rest local talent. 11/14/03 Feedback comes in on Volume 2. As we struggle to keep up with all our mail outs of promo copies for Volume 2, there are those who take the time to contact us and let us know how they liked the record. - Dan Jordan (Harmless Rec., Unisex Records, Fuego, UK) "Thanks for the 12" - Loved it! Keep me up to date with your releases. Dope! Peace, Dan J" - Glen D'sousa (Demon Music Group, Uk) "Love it, keep the tunes coming. Peace, G. - Rob Mello (Classic Records, UK) "Thanks so much for the "From Philly With Love- Vol 2". Just picked it up today (postal strike) anyway...... Its a great EP. All the tracks are worthy. At the moment "Magic Powers" is working its way into my psyche. Hope you're keeping well. From London with love, Rob Mello" Thanks guys, we really appreciate your thoughts! For those who don't have the record yet you can contact Groove Distribution by using our links page or shop on line in our 'Now Available' section. Thanks! 11/07/03 Cozmic Cat moves to Toronto: The rumors (which started months and months ago) finally came true. Cozmic Cat, From Philly With Love founder and tri-state area main stay dj has moved up north to Toronto. Coz, born into Canadian citizenship moved to Philadelphia in 1997 where she quickly won over the liberty city's club goers and scene heads with here turntable skills and friendly, playful nature. She claims she will continue to work with the newly formed FPWL affiliation and hopes to use her international move as a way to tie in, among others, Canadian contacts to aid the FPWL cause. We wish her the best of luck and thank her for all she's done for Philadelphia. We're jealous, Canada! 10/27/03 From Philly With Love Volume 2 Record Release Party: Held at The 5 Spot, which, now receives international notoriety for it's legendary Black Lilly parties, the trio graced the decks once again and delivered. Jon Gill started out the night with deep, turning to classic, and then techy grooves followed closely by a fun and vivacious set of breaks and funky house by Cozmic Cat. About half way through the evening, Spenser Michaels accompanied by Zen One dancers performed Coz's track 'Sunshine' live.(add photo link to Spenser's name)The party goers, which included some of Philly's finest industry heads including Hollis P. Monroe, Josh Wink, and Deep C., were then treated to the rest of the tracks on the new record followed by an inspiring and wonderfully eclectic set by Lorne. In addition, the party was filmed by Amadee Braxton to be part of a documentary due out next year. Copies of Volume 2 on Cd were made available to the masses along with other goodies including stickers and free eats. Plus, visuals were graciously provided by Media Bureau. 'A classic party' as described days later with much gratitude by patrons. Look for more FPWL events as they come and if your in the area, don't hesitate to attend and feel the love. 8/15/03 Lorne, Coz and Jon do it again by releasing "From Philly With Love: Volume Two". This super extended EP will feature two new tracks from Cozmic Cat including "Sunshine", the debut collaboration between Coz and Philly's favorite soul vocalist, Spenser Michaels. Lorne fans won't be disappointed in the least as our favorite British export will also feature two brand new tracks on this release. One of which, "Magic Powers" is sure to blow minds with it's playful nature and rock steady beats; a dance floor classic in the making. Finally, Jon Gill rounds out this diverse EP with "Truth Be Told"; a slice of classic sounding deep soul house that features saxophonist Eliot Levin. All in all, five new tracks that circumference the sounds of breaks, trip hop and house; something for the whole family. The limited run vinyl will be made available to the public in late August of 2003 and should hit stores worldwide by September. Plans for a release party are in the works and are slated for early September. If you made it to the last one for "Volume One" you know not to miss the next. Live performances, crazy visuals, great food and drink and banging beats of the soulful variety make up any good FPWL release party. Don't sleep!