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Shade One

Challenge-Self

About Me

Started around 98 and came together with a crew called the endangered species, making underground mixtapes out of funk/soul/hip-hop/breaks and whatever to make people nod their heads. From there it evolved into a cycle of cutting, collecting more records, beatmaking, and new productions. All of that led to motion graphics and design.

Making music created a love to learn/explore/discover/and invent. Driven by creative energy, regardless of what the medium is. Felt early on seeing b-boys and graffiti, and from there it continues to grow and branch off into other directions. Interested in individual thought, dogmas, and seeing things unattached from their labels in society.

Design / Photography / Video by Shade One

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/25/2006
Influences: Downtempo, Jazz, Funk, Latin, Soul, Reggae, Instrumentals, Percussion, Patterns and Randomness

DJ Jazzy Jeff, Mr. Dibbs, DJ Shadow, Pete Rock, Prince Paul, P.U.T.S, 1200 Hobos, Innernational, Music Fiendz, D.I.T.C, Primeridian, Skratch Piklz, Beat Junkies, Native Tongues

Damu the Fudgemunk, Ohmega Watts, Jay Dee, Mumbles, Tommy Guerrero, Antibalas, Gil Scott-Heron, Fela Kuti, Marleys, Joe Bataan, Cinematic Orchestra, Poets of Rhythm, Bonobo, DJ Day, DJ Cam, Joe Beats, Rae and Christian, JC, Amon Tobin, Prefuse 73, James Brown, Heliocentrics, Mos Def, The Roots, Outkast, Junior Reid

Type of Label: None