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THE ANGEL

No Gravity... No Boundaries

About Me

The Angel also records as:
60 Channels
Jaz Klash
The Angel is a record producer, film composer and recording artist. She hails from Brooklyn and is now based in LA via a nice long stint in London. Her sound encompasses flavors from the many places she has lived in. She's taken an independent approach to recording her own albums after signing to Delicious Vinyl back in '93. She has been committed to building her own catalogue of recordings since then... and has worked with an eclectic group of vocalists and musicians often taking people out of their associated genres and giving them a platform to branch out into unknown territory. Many of these relationships started from her early days of remixing fellow artists like label mates, The Pharcyde and The Brand New Heavies as well as other acts like Spearhead, DJ Food, Frente, Monday Michiru and more...

Some of these early introductions led to her producing tracks for Tre Hardson, Mystic, Jacky Terrasson and Monday Michiru. Always a big advocate of the artist, she took Mystic under her wing and was instrumental in getting her signed to GoodVibe Recordings, who Angel felt would respect Mystic's artistic integrity.

The Angel produces an undefinable mixture of downtempo atmospherics, with hints of hip hop, reggae, jazz, dub and soul all infused with her own vibe. Because she programs and engineers all of her recordings the ideas are coming out undiluted... though collaborating with other artists has always produced something unique as well as spiritually satisfying.

The cinematic quality of her work led her to film scoring. She's one of a small handful of female composers... "Boiler Room" and "Gridlock'd" are among the films she has worked on and the UK feature, "Kidulthood." This cutting edge and important British film gives us a gritty look at what life is really like for a group of 15 year olds in West London and the challenges they face growing into adulthood. "The Heart Of The Game" is an inspiring look at girls high school basketball, exploring the racism, sexism and competition that the Seattle Roughriders and their unorthodox coach have lived through over six seasons.
In 2006/07 Angel infiltrated primetime network TV, scoring the FOX drama, "Standoff" starring Ron Livingston and Rosemarie DeWitt. Always looking for a new challenge... and keeping the projects varied, she scored the inspirational Lifetime original movie, "Racing For Time", for director/actor, Charles "Roc" Dutton as well as the UK's cutting edge BBC3 / Kudos produced drama, "WEST 10 LDN" for director, Menhaj Huda.

There's more coming down the pipeline... Watch this space for updates or visit her official website. www.theangelsoundclash.com


"The Heart of the Game (Original Motion Picture Score)"
Available Worldwide on iTunes. Napster and other digital distributors
Score by The Angel
Also includes the end title song "Believe It" by The Angel feat. Mystic

"The Heart Of The Game (Original Motion Picture Score)"
Available Online - Worldwide
"KiDULTHOOD (Original Motion Picture Score)"
Available Online - Worldwide


The Angel presents "Supa Crucial Drum 'N Bass Remixes Vol. 1" album


The Angel "No Gravity" album

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/8/2005
Band Website: theangelsoundclash.com
Band Members: The Angel Facebook Page - Click on this link



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The Angel featuring Mystic "Destiny Complete (Bittersweet Version)" - Video

The Angel (producer) (All programming, mixing and arranging)

Guest vocalists:
Tre Hardson
Mystic
Navigator
Divine Styler
Cokni O'Dire

Guest Musicians
DJ Drez (turntables & scratching)
Katisse Buckingham (horns & flute)
Robert Russell (bass)
Louis Russell (guitar)

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The Angel featuring Tre Hardson w/ DJ Drez "Make It Betta" - Video


Influences:

Here's a shortlist of artists that shaped my world before I ever thought I'd be making music myself... some for a key song others for whole bodies of work...

Earth, Wind & Fire, Kool & The Gang, Ohio Players, Curtis Mayfield (a gracious and beautiful artist, who I had the honor of sharing a panel with at the NMS awhile back), Marvin Gaye, James Brown, Sergio Mendes & Brazil '66, Kraftwerk, Sugarhill Gang, Funky 4 Plus 1, Grandmaster Flash, Kurtis Blow, KRS One, BDP, EPMD, Fearless Four, Spoonie Gee, Lady B, Fat Boys, Shannon, The Jonzun Crew, ESG, Public Enemy, 3rd Bass, Stezo, Taana Gardner, Afrika Bambaataa, Scientist, Barrington Levy, General Echo, Sister Nancy, Pliers & Chaka Demus, Super Cat, Augustus Pablo, Miles Davis, Cal Tjader, Paco De Lucia, Milton Nascimento... and so on and so on and so on

Different phases and different chapters followed but this is a sampling of where it started...


Sounds Like:

2008 "WEST 10 LDN" Premiered on MARCH 10TH @ 9PM on BBC THREE - with original score by The Angel. From "KiDULTHOOD" director Menhaj Huda and writer Noel Clarke - this slice of life on the Greenside Estate is based on the novel "Society Within" by Courttia Newland. UK ONLY - CATCH IT ON THE BBC iPLAYER UNTIL MARCH 22ND!!



2008 "Racing for Time" Premiered Feb 16th - From Emmy Award winning director and actor Charles "Roc" Dutton ("The Corner, "Oz"). The Angel scored the Lifetime Original Movie, co-starring Yaya Da Costa and Elizabeth Peña. "Racing for Time" is based on the true story of a prison guard, played by Dutton, who forms a track team from a group of female prisoners in an attempt to teach them teamwork, discipline and self-esteem



2006 "KiDULTHOOD" - directed by Menhaj Huda. This film took the UK by storm in March of 2006. The orginal score is by The Angel. "KiDULTHOOD (Original Motion Picture Score)" album is available digitally worldwide through iTunes, Napster and others



2006 "The Heart Of The Game" - Angel scored this documentary about the Seattle Roughriders, an all girl high school basketball team, and narrated by Ludacris. Also included is the end title song "Believe It" by The Angel feat. Mystic



2000 "Boiler Room" - The Angel scored this film starring Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diesel, Nicky Katt, Ben Affleck, Jamie Kennedy, Nia Long and Scott Caan



1997 "Gridlock’d" - The Angel provided additional score for this film starring Tupac Shakur, Tim Roth and Thandie Newton



Record Label: Supa Crucial Recordings
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

New Player Credits:

"Kidulthood Opening Theme" from "KiDULTHOOD (Original Motion Picture Score)""Believe It" feat. Mystic from "The Heart of The Game (Original Motion Piicture Score)""Act As If" feat. Divine Styler fro...
Posted by THE ANGEL on Tue, 27 Jun 2006 11:35:00 PST

WEST 10 LDN

The show just aired in the UK on Monday night and the response to it is off the hook... Working with director Menhaj Huda (Kidulthood) for the second time it’s good to see it connecting with the...
Posted by THE ANGEL on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 02:28:00 PST

"Believe It" - Eligible for Oscar Nomination!

"Believe It" is the end title song for the documentary "The Heart of The Game". For anyone reading this blog who may be an academy voter, by all means consider nominating this song. The film and...
Posted by THE ANGEL on Fri, 15 Dec 2006 03:48:00 PST

The Heart of The Game - positive messages...

"The Heart of The Game" makes some very empowering statements about loyalty, integrity and the struggle for success that young women face; this is what drew me to this project as a composer. I am h...
Posted by THE ANGEL on Tue, 11 Jul 2006 07:03:00 PST

Supa Crucial Recordings Compilation...

Check out The Angel Supa Crucial Drum 'n Bass Remixes Vol 1. on iTunes and other digital distributors worldwide. This compilation contains vinyl only releases and new remixes of tracks by 60 Channels...
Posted by THE ANGEL on Sun, 18 Sep 2005 12:53:00 PST

"No Gravity" album track listing and featured vocalists

01. "Make It Betta (No Cuss Version)" feat. Tre Hardson 02. "Selector On Tha Otha Side Of Midnite)" feat. Cokni O'Dire 03. "Baltimore" feat. Mystic 04. "No G...
Posted by THE ANGEL on Sat, 17 Sep 2005 11:44:00 PST