FlipFlop Mafia arose from the surrounding resistance to good music. We named our label as a middle finger to the collective commercial establishment along the Gulf Coast who will stop at nothing to put a halt to the . We take the negative and turn it positive. We take the hate and turn it into love. For the Love of the Music. About our Founder and Curator:
A part of the true undergrou
nd for 3 decades, with certified House Music Anthems on Dancefloor records and Strictly Rhythm records, spinning on reel-to-reel, DAT, vinyl and CDJs, a top Billboard Reporting DJ, WMC Panelist, 6 year resident of Tracks DC, the largest nightclub on the east coast 90-96, playing alongside Louie Vega, George Acosta and Deep Dish, breaking records for artists such as Ultra Nate, Crystal Waters, Robin S, StoneBridge, The KLF and BT, launching Elektrik Metro Radio, the first ever 24/7 all House Music radio station in Washington DC and the Gulf Coast, establishing both an events production & promotion firm (ElektrikEventz) and an artist management company (Patten Music Group), getting artists discovered, heard all around the world, and signed to labels, host of his own radio show on Club Vibez Radio U.K., with a true gift for calling #1 hits well before their time, a doting father to 2 beautiful girls and one of the true veterans and pioneers in Dance music, DJ Earic Patten continues to push the boundaries and bulldoze through the resistance to birth his longtime dream: to launch a record label that doesn't "follow trends," but leads the way in introducing true and authentic house music and techno created by passionate producers who share his genuine Love for the Music. FlipFlop Mafia is this label.
