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ITAI

Corner Stone Is Strong

About Me

Greetings. My name is Itai which means "close to god" in Hebrew, "ouch" in Japanese (Lol!), "move forward" in Shona (Zimbabwe), and has a plethora of other meanings in other languages. Needless to say, it is a unique name with many meanings, and I like my name.I am a musician, composer and producer/musical director. I play bass, guitar, sitar and mbira. I graduated from U.C.L.A. with a major in Ethnomusiocology in 2004. I have studied music from India, Brazil, Africa and the Carribean as well as American forms of music, most notably funk, soul, and hip-hop--the music of my generation. I guess you could say that my music is a hybrid between Latin, Funk/Soul, Jazz and Hip Hop. But music is intangible and universal, therefore beyond labels and categories.I am a member of Elevaters, a funk/hip-hop soul band from Los Angeles. I am also the producer and music director/guitarist for BabyStone. www.babystonelive.com. BabyStone EP due Spring 2008.I have had the honour to play with and produce for some great artists, some of which include the legendary SLY STONE, LAURYN HILL, MEDUSA, ALOE BLACC, TITA LIMA, VOICE, DAMON AARON, MIGUEL ATWOOD-FERGUSON, DJ DREZ, J-BOOGIE'S DUBTRONIC SCIENCE, SAHAJAH UPROCKERS, AND BRIAN JACKSON.To find out more about my musical background, go to my artist bio in the blog section of this page. Thank you for your interest. As for the future, I plan on travelling the world and making music for the rest of my years on this earth.Who's comin' with me?

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 06/04/2005
Band Website: COMING SOON
Band Members: Me and the Holy Spirit, the Orishas and the Saints, the Angels and the Sephirot.
Influences: Life
Sounds Like: nobody else
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Ask Me featuring the legendary Sly Stone!!!

Yes, it's true.  During sessions for the BabyStone EP, guess who decided to stop by?  None other than Daddy Stone himself.  He came thru the studio, blessed us with a vocoder intro and ...
Posted by on Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:05:00 GMT

Freddie Hunnard Umbria 1978

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipW5dK3RDrc So here is a clip of Larry Klein (grammy award winning producer/bass player) playing bass in the Freddie Hubbard Qunitet back in 1978...I am Larry k...
Posted by on Sun, 12 Oct 2008 02:23:00 GMT

OutKast - Prototype

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9l4-LihZmy8OutKast Prototype (C) 2004 LaFace Records LLC you are the prototype...
Posted by on Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:39:00 GMT

Patience

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEy2mfVoRys This is me
Posted by on Sun, 27 Jul 2008 01:37:00 GMT

Medusa The Gangsta Goddess The Dusty Ball Drop LIVE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAmBYt-tQtc need i say more...it's the dusty ball drop ya'll! yours truly holding down the groove... slow motion for me!!!
Posted by on Sun, 27 Jul 2008 01:35:00 GMT

Come Together-Medusa & Elevaters @ Sunset Junction 2007

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlJmnFw6680 This version would make Lennon proud...that's me holding down the groove in the background along w/ fellow Elevater David Noily on guitar and Andre...
Posted by on Sun, 27 Jul 2008 01:32:00 GMT

"Grandma's Hands" Elevaters

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CJHfRzvVEk My band Elevaters' first music video. 1st place winner for Best Music Video at the 4th annual Elevate Film Festival 2007! Reppin' the mohawk and ...
Posted by on Sun, 27 Jul 2008 01:18:00 GMT

1974- Sly & The Family Stone - If You Want Me To Stay

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOLlNgbLh54 classic!
Posted by on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 02:14:00 GMT

1974- Sly Stone

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9gK-3ADOWc new movie for 2009? film makers, start writing your scripts!
Posted by on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 02:11:00 GMT

ARTIST BIO

I have had the pleasure of performing and recording with some amazing musicians/producers from L.A., San Francisco, New York, and Brazil. Some include Brian Jackson (co-writer for Gil Scott Heron), T...
Posted by on Fri, 16 Feb 2007 09:54:00 GMT