“NINJA FUCKING SONIK. SONIK FUCKIN NINJAS!” was the chant coming from the crowd this past Thursday night at “The Heist” as  NINJASONIK ripped the stage.  Ninjasonik is Jah-Jah, Telli aka Bathroomsexxx, and DJ Teenwolf bringing together each of their own musical tastes, inspirations and skills. Ever since I saw their “Tight Pants” video, I was hooked on what Ninjasonik was bringing to the table.  I downloaded all their mixes and free songs and watched all their videos, becoming more and more a fan of the style and energy that they brought with their music.  I had to see them live!  I’ll give you a little background on how I got to meet this incredibly humble and talented trio and was able to shoot photos for them on stage.

DJ TEENWOLF

Jah-Jah & Telli

While doing promotion/marking for The Wild Ones, I met Randy Beerz from NY when he became our official TWO graffiti writer out in NY.  Apparently NY is very similar to LA; in that everyone knows everyone else.  Not only had I seen Randy in a random Ninjasonik backstage video, but I saw them “twittering” each other.  Sure enough these cats were good friends and partied all the time in NY. Not only that, but the Ninjasonik guys had showed love by having a Wild Ones sticker in the first part of their “Daylight” remix video!

So of course I was stoked when I heard they were playing out here in L.A.  The day of their show, a good friend and talented skater Manny Santiago was taking them to The Fast Life.  I hit up Manny to tell him that I was going to meet them them as I figured this would be a perfect chance to meet these guys.  Got to the shop just in time as they had just picked up a bunch of The Wild Ones gear and were headed out.  I introduced myself and they had nothing but respect when I mentioned I was the one behind The Wild Ones blog.  These guys are awesome!

I asked them if they had a photographer for tonight’s show and DJ Teenwolf said “You!”.  Dope!  Said our peace and they left to get ready for the show.

Ninjasonik were performing that night along with Them Jeans and DANOH at “THE HEIST” new location in Downtown L.A.  I met with The Heist owner Mark Rodriquez aka HYPHY CRUNK, an awesomely humble and talented guy.  He is the man behind what is becoming one of the best nights in L.A.  If you attended Together As One, you’re probably familiar with The Heist as they had a stage showcasing their resident DJs.

LUIS, JAH-JAH, MANNY

Met the homies Manny, Luis, and Felix at the show in the Ninjasonik VIP/Greenroom.  The energy inside was intense!  Let me just say that after all the video I’ve seen of live performances, I wasn’t ready for this one!

After a cool set from Them Jeans, I followed Ninjasonik on stage..and here are the resulting photos.

BATHROOMSEXXX

DJ TEENWOLF

JAH-LOVE

SOMEBODYS GONNA GET PREGNANT

PUNK

HANDS UP

Wild One

To see even more photos from the show, please visit the flickr set.

Stayed tuned for footage from the show! Uploading now!

Better late than never I always say, so here’s a video from AGENDA that was held at the Huntington Beach Hyatt Resort in July 2009.  This was my first time attending AGENDA and, from what I was told, this was one of the best due to the location and over all logistics of the trade show.  AGENDA provided standard sized booths, which provided easy setup and a more unified look.  Thanks to Jonathan at New Era, we were provided with VIP wristbands to an open bar sponsored by New Era.  And of course, seeing all the usual suspects provided good times. Shouts to Dethkills, The Haunted Pangaean and LTd Productions.