B61 5th Anniversary

B61 is starting 2018 with a big celebration for our 5th anniversary! With your support and passion, we are 5 years old now! AND what better time to celebrate than Rio Carnaval weekend! We'll spin some Brasilian tunes with fine DJs Paulo, Mark Chrissie and long time supporter and great friend of B61 Benny Hinn. And of course, B61 will be teaming up with the girls from Passistas 61 to blow the roof off! MARK YOUR CALENDAR!! BE THERE OR BE SQUARE! FREE ENTRY! DJ PAULO // DJ Paulo (Paul Nederlof) has a penchant for Brasilian beats and has a rich repertoire of mesmerising dance floor tracks to inspire and uplift. He performs at numerous venues and festivals in and around Sydney, was a regular fixture at PlayBar and instrumental in establishing the Brasilian Journey and Samba Encontro theme nights. Paulo is a percussionist and draws his inspiration from Afro-Brazilian beats, latin grooves, jazz, funk, soul, drum & bass and hip-hop. Rhythm is the key of life and DJ Paulo is always ready to get you moving. Enjoy the journey! ***** MARK CRISSY // Mark Crissy has played extensively both at home and abroad. He has DJ’d regularly in London at the Jewel Bar Piccadilly Circus and Sunday Soul Session in East London, and in Brazil at Sunday Sessions São Paulo, hosted by Roger Weekes (former DJ with jamiroquai and Soul to Soul). Back home Mark started a group called Novasoul, doing Sunday sessions with live musicians and artists. He has also been a regular at Samba Encontro in Sydney. His main influences are funk, soul, latin and anything else with a groove that keeps his blood flowing and a kick in his step. ***** BENNY HINN // Benny Hinn (Daniel Robertson) began spinnin’ vinyl back in 01′ playing a range of phat funky house and some chunky big assed broken beats for the masses… The Hinn has played at some of the finer establishments, parties and festivals around Sydney, Melbourne, Cairns, Spain, Wollongong and the South coast, gaining a rep az a bit of a party starter and one with some def skillz, finesse and sheer artistry on a pair of 1200s. The Hinn has also toured with the MOS Label for an Annual release and has supported many artists such as, The Stanton Warriors, Freq Nasty, Krafty Kuts, A.Skillz, Jay Jay, Sneaky Sound System, The Resin Dogs, Katalyst, Sarah Love, Shortee Blitz, Frenzie, Total Eclipse, Mr. Doris, Cool Hand Luke, Normski, DJ Katch, DJ A.$.K, DJ KC, Edseven, Inkswel, Omegaman, Busta, Koolism, [love] Tattoo, Mark Dynamix, Ajax [RIP], Bang Gang, Goodwill, Alex Taylor, Funktrust, Purple Sneaker DJs + many many more… Benny has also been dipping into a little production here and there with a few little mashes and beats all up on his soundcloud & mixcloud page & is host of the Radio Program Sydney Underground on Bondi Beach Radio. His latest venture was building and establishing PLAY BAR SYDNEY. After drawing inspiration from his last stint in Melbourne and meeting his partner & co-owner Sarah, the two worked hard to build the cultural institution in Surry Hills. He has programmed every bit of music that has come through the venue and supported a huge range of hiphop, breakbeat DJs and just awesome beat-makers and producers both local and abroad…