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Damien [Laitdbac]

Laitdbac.com

About Me

I'm the co-owner of Laitdbac Ltd. , a humble and young music company devoted to indie hip-hop, providing publicity, marketing and distribution services to record companies such as Definitive Jux (EL-P, Aesop Rock, Mr Lif...), Cornerstone RAS (AWOL One, 2Mex & Life Rexall are $Martyr, Blackalicious, Monsieur Leroc, The Shape Shifters...), Stranger Touch Records (Radioinactive) and Universatile Music (Die Young & Deeskee, Scarub, The Insects, Drunken Immortals...)and willing to release masterpieces in the near future (check out MySpace.com/LaitdbacRecords for further info. I've been a indie hip-hop reviewer/columnist/blogger/active nerd for a couple of years, writing for a bunch of publications such as Hip-Hop Core (online), Clark Magazine (printed) and Trueduke (online) and promoting shows (AWOL One, Josh Martinez, Radioinactive, 2Mex, The Insects, Existereo, Les Gourmets, Debmaster, dDamage...). I also run the Randomizm blog.I used to be the European general manager for Los Angeles based record label and digital distributor Alpha Pup . I'm also an irregular radio guy and an underpaid bookstore employee ( there ). EMAIL : [email protected]

My Interests

WORDS+SOUNDS

I'd like to meet:

NANCY SINATRA

Music:

BIGG JUS, COMPANY FLOW, SUBTITLE/GIOVANNI MARKS, ADLIB/THAVIUS BECK, DDAMAGE, DEBMASTER, SEFYU, 2MEX, AWOL ONE, SHAPE SHIFTERS, SALIF, DEVIN THE DUDE, GHOSTFACE KILLAH, AIRBORN AUDIO, DIZZEE RASCAL, UGK, MIKE JONES, KOOL KEITH, LA CAUTION, RADIOINACTIVE, BUSDRIVER, MICKEY AVALON, EXISTEREO, JAY-Z, LIL WAYNE, NANCY SINATRA, SYLVIE VARTAN, SERGE GAINSBOURG, AIR, MF DOOM, ELIGH, THE GROUCH, DADDY KEV, MIKAH NINE/MYKA NYNE, JOSH MARTINEZ, NOCANDO, BLACKALICIOUS, JACKY JASPER, NWA, EAZY-E, THE DOC, YOUNG JEEZY, CLIPSE, TIMBALAND, XOLOLANXINXO, EDAN, BIG DADDY KANE, MASTA ACE, WU TANG, CVE, RIDDLORE?, CAGE, NECRO, GETO BOYS, SAAFIR, SACH, ACID REIGN, M.FUSION, LUNATIC, NINA SIMONE, CHET BAKER, JOHN COLTRANE, MILES DAVIS, CHARLES MINGUS, ELLA FITZGERALD...

Movies:

DEATH PROOF

Television:

POKER CHANNEL

Books:

CELINE, BATAILLE, FAULKNER, HEMINGWAY, FITZGERALD, SALINGER, JAUFFRET, PARISIS, HOUELLEBECQ, ELLIS, DUBOIS, MCINERNEY, JAENADA, VIAN, BUKOWSKI, GARY, GUINZBURG, ELLROY, MANCHETTE, DE LILLO, DIDION...

Heroes:

FERDINAND BARDAMU, CLEMENCE PICOT