Hold the phone…stop what your doing. If you’re a producer, a vocalist, an instrumentalist or a DJ you should pay attention. Applications for the Red Bull Music Academy 2011 have begun. This year the RBMA hits Tokyo in a big way and we urge you to apply! This once in a lifetime opportunity will take you on a musical journey that will influence you in so many ways. We’re not going to tell you what the RBMA exactly is, because you should know by now. In case you don’t…educate yourself.
Last year we thought it would be a good idea to put all our favourite songs from the “Various Assets” CD’s together in one short mix. Enjoy our “Most Valuable Assets” mix and good luck filling out the application form.
L.A. big shot DJ/producer Anthony Valadez is at it again. Recordbreakin’ is releasing his new “AUDIO / VISUAL: Reworded, Recycled and Remixed” album soon so get ready for some soothing sounds from KCRW’s sexiest DJ and only person I know that got to design his own car! ["Loving this so much"]
Anthony Valadez – Rising Love Ft. Vivian Perez & Samiyam
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The vision for AFTA-1‘s latest “F O R M” release, was to transcend the idea of being a “producer” and really any title that we as creators limit ourselves to. True love for art lies in the freedom to exist and create freely through whatever medium feels right. To acknowledge that the only boundaries ever present, are the ones we put up ourselves. F O R M, like LOVE, is infinite. That being true, Manuel was inspired to create a piece of art inclusive of more than one sensory dimension. Something to see, something to touch, something to keep, a physical interpretation of the same LOVE energy that created the music. Enjoy, ▲❍▼❏ and BUY!
AFTA-1 – Brooklyn Sunset
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AFTA-1 – Become Still
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About three weeks ago I emailed Wonderful Noise to see if I could get my hands on a copy of the new Benny Tones album “Chrysalis” which recently released on Evert Waking Hour. For those that never heard of Benny, he’s a Wellington-based producer/DJ/audio engineer and the official sound tech for Electric Wire Hustle. So I decided to hit up RBMA participant Manzana and he patched me through to Benny. Have to say I really love the whole vibe of the album and the Kiwi’s managed to surprise me once more, coming out of nowhere with a stunning release. Can’t go wrong with artists like Mara TK and Joe Dukie (Fat Freddy’s Drop) on your album of course.
Available on and CD (via Amplifier), but with a hefty price attached to it. Might want to wait a bit for world wide distribution so I can pick it up at Rush Hour. Thanks to Benny for sharing “Nevermind” with us and making it available for FREE download!
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Benny Tones - Fountain of Youth Ft. Shihan The Poet
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29-year-old beatsmith Apollo Brown reps the D and comes with a very recognizable style on his latest “The Reset” album. In 2009 he won the Detroit Red Bull Big Tune Championships and competed in the national finals. Apollo then signed as a producer with the Mello Music Group last December.
Up till now he has released the “Skilled Trade” (2007) and the “Make Do” (2009) Beat Tapes. Those made collaborations possible with Detroiters Finale, Danny Brown and Kam Moye aka Supastition. On “The Reset” he gets some help from Rapper Big Pooh, Black Milk, Declaime, Buff 1, MED, Grap Luva, John Robinson, Kenn Starr, Oddisee and Diamond District.
There’s definitely some nineties influences to be heard on this album, like “Lower The Boom” getting into that Wu-Tang vibe or “Ghetto Soul Music”. I suggest you give this one a listen and in case you want to BUY it head on over to
Apollo Brown – Hungry Ft. Rapper Big Pooh & Black Milk
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Last week Thesaurus Rex a.k.a. BoomBaptist sent us his “BoomBaptism Beat Tape” and we wanted to let ya’ll know about this cat. He’s worked with Dibiase, Devonwho, Suff Daddy, Portformat, Elaquent, Stevo and BUG, but as an MC. Now on the productional tip, he’s showcasing the beats he’s been making over the last year in the form of this beat tape. Visit his Bandcamp to check out the entire beat tape.
BoomBaptist – Lost My Love
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Bay representative Teeko is a turntablist/composer/producer and made “Young Funklords” together with the million dollar man Mr. Dibiase and Klipm0de‘s front man Devonwho a while ago.
Teeko w/ Mr. Dibiase & Devonwho – Young Funklords
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When our colleagues at Laidback Radio asked us to do the ‘Pick of the Week’, we were like lets do this! Now our very first pick is one that we are truly very excited about. We’ve been friends with Jay Hats for a while and admire his musical genius. Just like LaMelodia, Jay is also from Eindhoven. And next to being a producer, he’s also a sound engineer.
Jay Hats’ music is best described as a crossing between tropical world music (loaded with frantic percussion) and contemporary club music. Jay’s music sounds like an honest breath of fresh air on a warm summer night and we dare you to take a dive into this tropical, future vintage. Let Jay take you on a trip around the world with a wide variety of arrangements cleverly blended into one album.
Together with Jay we’ve been working on getting his debut album the release it deserves and we are happy to inform you that it will be out this summer. Stay tuned on more music from the tall man…soon! Keep smiling bro..oh and follow Jay on Twitter or Facebook!
Jay Hats – Playing Her Feat. Rones (Laidback Intro)
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London’s BUG is yet another new cat showing the world what the UK is capable of. His debut release “Cosmic Lab” / “20 Winks” dropped as a FREE release today via Jus Like Music. BUG is not just a fanatic keyboard player, but also a songwriter slash producer. We like what we’re hearing so download the single HERE and judge for yourself. Big ups to Gavin from Jus Like Music..
BUG – Cosmic Lab
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Once again, a Dutch producer on MoovmntDotcom. If you already had Moovmnt in your daily siteroll, you knew The Netherlands is home of some of the world’s greatest producers like FS Green, Sir OJ, Hayzee, Louis Bordeaux, Nicolay, I.N.T. The next producer we will introduce is Koen.
Koen is the producer behind the Dutch hiphop group ‘Blocnotes’. With previous releases as Koen & Vuitton “Je favoriete overburen” and the BTS mix. Koen is becoming one of the driving forces in the Dutch beat community.
Blocnotes will release a new album entitled “Nextop” soon, fully produced by Koen. Koen might even compile a solo CD of instrumentals this year. We’ll keep u posted on that.
Koen – 289
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Koen – Beat Snippets 2008
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