J. Spake - ProfilesArchive

About Me

John Spake grew into a hip hop producer with heavy roots in jazz and R & B. His father, saxophonist Jim Spake of Memphis, TN, raised him around music from a very early age, both in the studio and venue. John, too, played sax until he began college at the University of Tennessee in the fall of 2001. His production career began with his acquisition of an MPC 2000XL, which is his mainstay to this day. He's currently working with MJG's (of 8 Ball & MJG fame) label in Memphis, while being based out of Knoxville. His future plans are to move back to Memphis and to continue to traverse the production fame ladder. His usage of sampling has been his biggest feature thus far, integrating all types of music into his tracks. He's used everything from Motown to Phillip Glass to German 70s experimental rockers, Popal Vuh.

Artists that have been featured on J. Spake tracks:
Big Ammo Devius MJG Da Volunteers Mac E. Playa Fly Gangsta Blac Miscellaneous 2 Deep Yung Flow Iron Mic Coalitiion
plus many more...
CONTACT J. SPAKE: AIM- JSpakeAce EMAIL/MSN [email protected]
Bass Studios 2008 Preview with a small segment featuring J. Spake...The song playing in the background is "Stay Strapped"
Check out 8 Ball & MJG's mini movie, "Ride Out"...

If you don't have these new releases from 8 Ways & MJG Muzik, go out and get them immediately...
(Click on cover to purchase)

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/5/2006
Band Members: John Spake
Influences: Big Trey, Organized Noize, Kanye West, DJ Paul & Juicy J, Polow Da Don, Neptunes, Shondrae, Just Blaze, Nicolay
Sounds Like: It needs to be mixed and mastered. There's a reason why the tracks on this page aren't the best quality.
Record Label: MJG Muzik/Street Soul Prods.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Cai Guo-Qiangs "I Want to Believe"

I really like this dude's stuff. The exhibition is on display until May 28th at the Guggenheim in Manhattan.Here's a little background:Cai Guo-Qiang: I Want to Believe is organized by the Guggenheim a...
Posted by J. Spake on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 04:41:00 PST

Great Music Video

Just watch it all the way through to the end... Incredible! from kwest on Vimeo....
Posted by J. Spake on Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:03:00 PST

UAB Fans Need to Respect the Best Team in the Nation

Alright...so if ya'll don't know what happened the other night, the Tigers were able to pull off a win against UAB at the last minute. They ended up winning by only 1 point and came back from a 7 poin...
Posted by J. Spake on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:07:00 PST

Yeah, youll definitely be seein me with these on my feet in the very near future....

Just like the Ice Blue's that were released earlier this year except they're gold...
Posted by J. Spake on Sat, 16 Feb 2008 08:15:00 PST

Adidas/Bluenote Collaboration?

This pack Adidas just released is crazy. I'm really feelin the t-shirt and shoes...I could do without the button-up. The only downside to wearin this stuff is that you run the risk of lookin like a wa...
Posted by J. Spake on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 11:02:00 PST

Amazing Japanese Monster Hologram

This has gotta be one of the greatest publicity stunts ever...reminds me of the part in Back to the Future 2 when the giant Jaws hologram comes out of the marquee. This is even cooler though. I guess ...
Posted by J. Spake on Fri, 01 Feb 2008 11:50:00 PST

Where the Wild Things Are...THE MOVIE!!!!

I can't wait for this to come out. It was always one of my favorite books growing up. It's directed by Spike Jonze and I don't think it'll be out til around 2009here are the only two screenshots I cou...
Posted by J. Spake on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:43:00 PST

"From Auction Block to Hip Hop", the off broadway play

I went to see this play tonight. I highly recommend it and if it comes to your area, definitely go and see it. I felt a little bit hypocritical being in the audience since most of the music i produce ...
Posted by J. Spake on Wed, 26 Apr 2006 08:35:00 PST