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urban unrest

progress without loss of soul

About Me

urban culture and music are my two passions. i'm a graphic designer, dj, programmer & promoter of indy soul & nujazz music. as a buddhist, i've realized my mission in life is to spread kosen rufu (the propagation of world peace) through music. i'm also an online contributor of artist interviews. i'm always down for some live music and concerts. i do studies about the concept of soul. word. dj urban unrest - urban unrest productions if i knew - jimmy sommers ft. vikter duplaix

My Interests

abercrombie and fitch, acura, adidas, anima, aunt kizzie's, barack obama, bentley motorcars, boutique hotels, bryan ferry, buddhism, carleen anderson, ingrid chavez, crate and barrel, care of the soul, carhartt, chaka khan, chicago, concerts, crime novels, dkny, dj culture, donald fagen, eric roberson, four door pickups, frank mccomb, french champagne, giantstep.net, gina prince-bythewood, gmc sierra denali, gordon parks, graphic design, green tea, harris county texas, hiking, hoodies, hope, hollister, horror movies, houston, incognito, ingrid chavez, john mellencamp, k-swiss, kingwood texas, lalah hathaway, loose ends, los angeles, luther vandross, malibu, marilyn scott, marina del rey, matt bianco, mc 900 ft jesus, michael franks, mike and doug starn, mixing, music, musician biographies, nautica, oldsmobile ninety-eight, old school, pacific coast highway, paul weller, peace, peven everett, phat farm, pimps, pottery barn, rachelle ferrell, ralph lauren polo, rahsaan patterson, record stores, remixes, reggie rock bythewood. remy martin cognac, roscoe's house of chicken and waffles, sade, ryuichi sakamoto, scritti politti, sk8r, sneakers, soccer, soka gakkai international, soul, soul food, soul music, southern cuisine, spoken word, lisa stansfield, steely dan, street lit, tavis smiley, the standard hotel sunset, swing out sister, david sylvian, the family, timberland, traveling, turntables, upscale lifestyle, urban culture, urban music, vikter duplaix, vinyl records, watermelon, wendy and lisa, westwood, world peace, zombies

I'd like to meet:

genuine, down to earth peeps. anyone into soul, jazz, urban, club or electronic music. djs, artists, advertisers, graphic designers, remixers, filmmakers, promoters, singers, songwriters, authors, spoken word poets, producers, editors, artist management, engineers, musicians, journalists and music fans welcome. i recently moved to houston, texas - looking to make some great new friends. thanks for the adds. power to the peaceful oh patti - scritti politti ft. miles davis loves taken over - chante moore

Music:

acid jazz, big band, blue-eyed soul, blue note jazz, brokenbeat, bossa nova, brazilian, classic soul, contemporary soul, club, deep house, downtempo, electronica, grown folks music, hip-hop, jazz, motown, neo soul, nujazz, quiet storm, r&b, smooth jazz, swing, urban adult contemporary, urban alternative now you're not here - swing out sister eastside - four80east

Movies:

blaxploitation movies, al pacino, robert deniro, robert redford, terrance howard, mark wahlberg, tim robbins, gene wilder, jeff bridges, don cheadle, sean penn, timothy hutton, helen mirren, james gandolfini, forest whitaker, pam grier, sid haig, godfrey cambridge, yaphet kotto, thalamus rasulala, parker posey, joseph gordon-levitt, john cusack, giovanni ribisi, edward norton, freddy rodriguez, michael pena, directors; mel brooks, martin scorsese, gordon parks sr., david lynch, gregg araki, antoine fuqua, francis ford coppola, george tillman jr., brian de palma, irwin allen, ernest dickerson, spike lee, john singleton, allen and albert hughes, christopher nolan

Television:

bet j, classic soul train, cnn, inside the actors studio, pbs, tavis smiley, the science channel, night gallery, the tube music network, new york undercover, american family, resurrection boulevard, third watch, lisa kudrow's the comeback, vh1 soul, weeds, melrose place, made for tv movies, alexandra paul, william r moses, linden ashby, perry king

Books:

a new earth | eckhart tolle, the road | cormac mccarthy, the audacity of hope | barack obama, kiss me like a stranger | gene wilder, world war z | max brooks, i'm just a dj but it makes sense to me | tom joyner, elmore leonard, thomas moore, george pelicanos, sam shepard, larry mcmurtry, the writings of nichiren diasonin, special shout out to mr. e. lynn harris - thanks for spreading hope.

Heroes:

barack obama, curtis mayfield, martin luther king, david byrne, ozzie davis, tsunesaburo makaguchi, josei toda, daisaku ikeda, daniel pearl, marianne pearl, tom joyner, michael franti, tavis smiley

My Blog

loose ends reunion tour

loose endsbb king's blues clubuniversal city, cao5/11/o5english r&b band loose ends performed three nights in los angeles in what was dubbed 'the loose ends reunion tour.' i had an opportunity to meet...
Posted by urban unrest on Wed, 21 Mar 2007 04:12:00 PST

Frank McComb: The Voice of Experience

Singer / songwriter Frank McComb is known for his soulful delivery and passionate keyboard playing. He has gained popularity as a session musician and musical director for well-respected artists such ...
Posted by urban unrest on Sun, 25 Feb 2007 06:20:00 PST