My relationship with God, the creative industry, general artwork, graphic design & illustration, graffiti art, reading & learning new things, feeding off of all inspiration, playing drums, live music gigs, listening to music, looking for new music, health + fitness; going gym, occassionally cooking (yep..), chilling and spending time with friends and family and like-minded peeps, those i care about... erm, i did mention music right? All of that, as well as just generally trying to improve my life and quality of living; striving for better things.
Like minded individuals and anyone interesting!! Old friends, new friends..
I AM a music junkie. So forgive me for the following...
Jazz: Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Dorothy Ashby, Grant Green, Les McCann, Bobbi Humphrey, Art Blakey, Billy Cobham, Teruo Nakamura, Patrice Rushen, Norah Jones, Tarika Blue, Bill Evans, Jimmy Smith, Frank McComb, Denys Baptiste, Soweto Kinch, Charlie Hunter, Wayne Shorter, Cassandra Wilson, Roy Hargrove, Robert Glasper, Darryl Reeves, Tony Allen, George Benson, Freddie Hubbard, Gene Harris, Chick Corea, John Coltrane, Donald Byrd, The Mizell Brothers, Cal Tjader, Jose' James, Sergio Mendes, Milton Nascimento, Marcus Miller, Norman Brown...
Hip-Hop: Pete Rock & CL Smooth, I.N.I, MF Doom, (Madvillain, Danger Doom), Peanut Butter Wolf, The Roots, ?uestlove, Black Thought, Nas, Jeru, Gangstarr, Smif N Wessun, The Pharcyde, Bush Babees, Bahamadia, Zion-I, W. Ellington Felton, Crossrhodes, Dead Prez, RZA, A Tribe Called Quest, Q-Tip, De La Soul (Native Tongues), Madlib, Lootpack, Quasimoto, J Rawls, Kev Brown, Slum Village, Elzhi, Kankick, Pharrell, Kanye West, The Neptunes, Platinum Pied Pipers, Waajeed & The Bling 47 Group, Karriem Riggins, Common 'Sense', Digable Planets, Ty, Mos Def & Talib Kweli, Hi-Tek, (Reflection Eternal, Black Star), Roots Manuva, Flylo (Watch out!!!), The Foreign Exchange, Little Brother, 9th Wonder, Median, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Dudley Perkins, J DILLA aka. Jay Dee (RIP James Dewitt Yancey, 7.2.74 - 10.2.06)....
Eclectic Miscellaneous (dope stuff): Jazzanova, Vikter Duplaix, Andre 3000, David Gray, Afronaught, Moodymann, Bugz In The Attic, Kaidi Tatham, DREA PARKS, Mr. Scruff, Osunlade, J*Davey, The Randy Watson Experience (?uestlove & James Poyser), Mark De Clive-Lowe, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Ursula Rucker, Dwayne Morgan, Sound Directions, Uschi Classen, Yesterdays New Quintet...
Soul & Funk: The Legendary James Brown (3.5.33 - 25.12.06, Rest In Peace) and the funky JB's, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell, Michael Jackson (off the wall era MJ), Jackson 5, Donny Hathaway, Curtis Mayfield, Brenda Russell, Mr. Bill Withers, Aretha Franklin, Roger & Zapp, Kool & The Gang, Rose Royce, Sly & The Family Stone, The Meters, Earth Wind & Fire, Eugene McDaniels, Roy Ayers, RAMP (Roy Ayers Music Project), Incognito, Steve 'The Scotsman' Harvey, Me'Shell NdegéOcello, Gil-Scott Heron, Don Blackman, Jamiroquai, David Axelrod, Femi Kuti...
Gospel: Tye Tribbett & G.A, The Winans, Karen Clark-Sheard, BARAK, Byron Cage, Fred Hammond, Israel Houghton, Kim Burrell, Montrel Darrett, Dawkins & Dawkins, Take 6, Kirk Franklin, Raymond & Co, Commissioned, Fred Hammond, Lisa McClendon, Donnie McClurkin, Ben Tankard, Deitrick Haddon, Kirk Whalum, Martha Munuzzi...
Boogiemonsters, The Remnant (Formerly 'Remnant Militia'), SECTA 7, Green Jade, Cross Movement, The Tunnel Rats...
R&B/Soul: Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, Maxwell, Dwele, Tiombe Lockhart, Lauryn Hill, Floetry, Lain, Donnie, Julie Dexter, Bilal, Glenn Lewis, Raphael Saadiq, Carol Riddick, Lucy Pearl, ESKA Mtungwazi, N'Dambi, Teedra Moses, Darien Brockington, Rachelle Ferrell, OMAR, Jazzyfatnastees, Ledisi, Carmen Rodgers, D'Angelo, Shelby Johnson, Groove Theory, Amel Larrieux, Vinia Mojica, India Arie, Musiq Soulchild, Jack Herrera, Peven Everett, Eric Roberson (ERRO), Tosin TAO, Raheem DeVaughn, Anthony Hamilton, Aaliyah, Myron, Carl Thomas, Amy Winehouse...
Allies & other musicians:, Dexter Hercules, Steve Yarde, Alex Pusey, Jay Archer, Steve Thomas, D.J. Davis, Nathaniel Forsythe, All New T / UK musicians, large up unu self...
James Poyser, George 'Spanky' McCurdy, Erik Tribbett (oh my GOOSH), Parris Bowens, Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson, Aaron Spears, Dave Weckl, Steve McKie, Curtis Chambers, Tony Royster Jr., Keith Pelzer, Pino Palladino, Andre Harris & Vidal Davis, Nick Smith...
Drummers - "We have one common denominator... A PASSION FOR DRUMS"- (Vic Firth)
...but utimately, we all have a passion for MUSIC.
all of the above as well as many, many others!!! (Breeeeeeeath........!)
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Quote: "We're facing a generation of youth who have no idea of what a true novelty record is, because nowadays novelty records are law. And its growing increasingly harder to do parodies of current day Black music, because so often the music parodies itself." - Phonte of Little Brother
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"Jay Dee"
Your favourite producer's favourite producer...
"Money In Yo' Sock"
Troy Miller, Drums; Femi Temowo, Guitar;
Michael Olatuja, Bass; Jason Rebello, Keys;
Jean Toussaint, Saxophone.
Pharrell & The Yessirs - "Take If Off"
The Randy Watson Experience remix treatment...
?uestlove, Drums (+ camera detail & crazy laughing); James Poyser, Keys; Adam Blackstone, Bass.
Madlib - "Slim's Return" (remix of "The Look of Slim" by Gene Harris & The 3 Sounds")
"Dr. Who Dat?"
"Flying Lotus"
This guy has mad talent.... Don't sleep.
Love Jones, The Wood, The Brothers, Best Man, Finding Forrester, The Green Mile, Forrest Gump, Brown Sugar, Love & Basketball, Pitch Black & The Chronicles of Riddick, Gladiator (a classic epic of a movie, believe.. Ridley Scott killed it), Troy, Higher Learning, John Q, Crash, Friday (the original one)... the Star Wars saga, Lord Of The Rings, a decent MANGA flick (Ninja Scroll, Fist of the North Star), decent Kung-Fu / martial arts films... I love all that humanly impossible choreography!!!
First & foremost.. LOST! Good sitcoms, Wife & Kids, Frasier, War @ Home, Fresh Prince, Half & Half, footie programs, decent dramas, property renovation / investment programs.. blah, blah..
Anything that's inspirational; and a damn good interesting read. Aside from books; a good blog, info .., papers. Photography / design / artistic books are always nice.
My God in Heaven and my dearest Mother. Every individual that played a part in the struggle for our freedom and the opportunities that we now have.. and also those that go out of their way to empower and speak words of encouragement into the Soul.
Peace.