Kardinal Offishall – We Gon Go
Salute to the original Tdot prince that put me on… looking forward to the new album. Dark rum and coke, I don’t forget!
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Social Media: Music to my ears – The Panel Video
Here we go, the full version of last Tuesday’s big music and social media panel, chaired by yours truly, in the heart of London town, with a great set of speakers. An abridged version on the way soon for your shortformers. Put your thinking cap on… now…
Grandmaster Flash Teaches DJing in 1983
Shout to my guy Lothar for the heads up on Facebook
Lowkey Does Grime
The UK hottest underground spitter goes in…spotted on Raggs
Raj Kotecha at Social Media Week
Yes, that’s my full name 
Social Media Week is a cool series of networking / thought-leadership events that take place in London, New York, San Francisco, Sao Paolo, Toronto and Berlin in the first week of February. I have been asked to chair the music industry event, with some great people I respect. We’ll be covering topics such as the impact of social networking on music, and how the business has changed, as well as what can be done to stay ahead of the curve. All the info on the questions we’ll be asking, as well the registration info is here. Hope you can make it.
Jaya – DJ Do It Again [Video]
Here’s that back story. I first met Jaya in a little coffee shop in Moorgate about 2 years ago at a charity fundraiser. She was performing with us, Serese and a few others. She could sing the granny pants off Queen Elizabeth, but wasn’t much of a talker, so I took her email and passed it on a few months later to Ara of JumpOff.TV (who need a vocalist for something or another). It bounced back, I wasn’t impressed.
Then last year, we were DJ’ing at The MOBO press party. I’m having coffee in Starbucks with Paul H, Vik Lovesoul and Sumit of TheHipHopChronicle.com and she walked in with one of the VERY FEW smart cookies of the urban music scene, Ben Wynter. This time, she was friendly, engaging and overall pleasing to be around. Ben told me he was going to release Jaya on a single deal with some major label. Thinking back my first encounter at the charity event, aside from the voice, Jaya was voluptuous and very sexy, and knew how to show it. What’s different this time round is that Ben and the team have been able to actually market it (minus a few curves that I think the coffee shop and I witnessed, relegated sadly to our memories).
Ask any Asian female act that hates my brutal honesty, and they’ll tell you that sex appeal is what’s been missing to help these artists cross over. Until today. The playing field just got a LOT more competitive ladies, and everyone is going to have to step their game up. Great catchy song, incredible visuals and the record is the right length, without too many changes thrown in musically. Time will tell how far this career will go, but it’s one of the best starts I’ve seen to date. Ben… send me that record son!
OH PS – 303 views on YouTube. Y’all can kiss my ass if you think I’m gonna be late on s–t in 2010.
Ableton and Serato – The Bridge Announced
Ableton and Serato present The Bridge—the first result of the partnership announced in October 2008.
The Bridge spans the gap between music production and DJing, creating a natural link between Ableton Live and Serato Scratch Live or ITCH. The Bridge provides a powerful fusion of DJ and production tools, opening a world of opportunities for DJing, remixing and live performance.
You can cross the Bridge in either direction. either from Serato to Ableton, or vice versa. Here’s the link to see more.
DJ Jazzy Jeff
“For DJs who don’t make beats yet, that turns into ‘Hey, I can make beats in here, too.’ For the guys who are beatmakers already as well as DJs, it’s great because it’s almost like you’re DJing with multitracks. And the mixtape feature was probably the best thing I’ve ever seen. People are going to get really creative, I know my brain is working already, there’s stuff that I’m going to do that I choose not to disclose right now because it’s top secret.”
“For DJs who don’t make beats yet, that turns into ‘Hey, I can make beats in here, too.’ For the guys who are beatmakers already as well as DJs, it’s great because it’s almost like you’re DJing with multitracks. And the mixtape feature was probably the best thing I’ve ever seen. People are going to get really creative, I know my brain is working already, there’s stuff that I’m going to do that I choose not to disclose right now because it’s top secret.”
?uestlove
“My initial reaction? I was absolutely elated. As with most DJs that are Ableton friendly, a lot of us have been utilizing Ableton’s warping to quantize and straighten out records that otherwise fluctuate. Now that we have the opportunity to play with the actual files… and use them in DJ gigs and live shows, the possibilities are absolutely 100% endless. Being as I just saw [The Bridge], my mind is racing with endless ideas…”
“My initial reaction? I was absolutely elated. As with most DJs that are Ableton friendly, a lot of us have been utilizing Ableton’s warping to quantize and straighten out records that otherwise fluctuate. Now that we have the opportunity to play with the actual files… and use them in DJ gigs and live shows, the possibilities are absolutely 100% endless. Being as I just saw [The Bridge], my mind is racing with endless ideas…”
Kenny Dope
“Seeing where Ableton is at, this state of technology, and all the stuff that’s in there, and thinking about Ableton and Serato together is mind boggling. I know there’s a lot of stuff that can happen… we’re all producers, we’re all DJs, your mind starts to wonder what’s coming. Everybody’s gonna get excited.”
“Seeing where Ableton is at, this state of technology, and all the stuff that’s in there, and thinking about Ableton and Serato together is mind boggling. I know there’s a lot of stuff that can happen… we’re all producers, we’re all DJs, your mind starts to wonder what’s coming. Everybody’s gonna get excited.”
Comedian Aziz Ansari on Kanye West
And another member gets added to the ‘brown comics that can hold my attension’ list. Funny.
Props: MissInfo.tv via NahRight.com. Here is a quick review of his DVD – Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening. Below is the famous Jimmy Kimmel appearance.
Clipse – Freedom [Video]
Wow, bit of that emo-realism a la Weezy… always knew the brothers Clipse had it in ‘em… and I know there’s more to come on their album ‘Till the Casket Drops‘ – out now.
Kids’ Rock by Tim Hawkins
Spotted by my token white cousin, Chiraag G.
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