MP3: Sareem Poems- “Rude Awakening” (feat. Oddisee & Kenn Starr) SoCal Teams Up With the DMV To Deliver Oddisee-Produced “Rude Awakening”

The Song:

After a critically acclaimed original release, Long Beach native Sareem Poems is releasing an unusually comprehensive Deluxe Edition of his album Black & Read All Over. The Deluxe Edition will include all fourteen of the original songs along with instrumentals for each track. The album’s most unique feature, however, might be its remixes. Sareem chose to remix the album’s centerpiece track, “Lower the Boom” not once or twice, but half a dozen times. Each remixed version of “Lower the Boom” was given a different name, and each features a different producer and new guest verses.

“Rude Awakening” is the first of the “Boom” remixes, and features typically fantastic contributions from DMV super-producer and Diamond District emcee Oddisee, as well as lyrical contributions from up-and-coming rapper DMV rapper Kenn Starr. Released by Mello Music Group, the remixes simply had produced too much good feedback for the label to keep them unreleased. Michael Tolle of Mello Music Group simply had no choice- “the promotional remixes started coming back from Oddisee, Fabio Musta, and Nick Tha 1Da and garnered so much attention, had so many people asking ‘what album is that on?’ that we felt we had to re-release the project with them included. We really wanted to make it worth people’s while since the project had already dropped, so we figured we’d give people the whole package.” The whole package is about to be delivered. Watch out for digital release of Black & Read All Over: Deluxe Edition, coming December 1 on Mello Music Group.

“Rude Awakening” (feat. Oddisee & Kenn Starr)

The Background:

For Sareem Poems, love is the revolution. The Long Beach, California bred emcee maintains a humble mentality while combining complex metaphors, catchy hooks, and heavy bass tone vocals. His positive music changes expectations within hip-hop as he speaks with truth & soul, omitting anything reminiscent of gun glorifying, thugged out rap. No novice to recording major releases, Sareem earned his stripes with the LA Symphony crew. He is now following up on the success of his Blooming Sounds project by enlisting Theory Hazit to man the boards on his newest release, as well as some guest production by D.C. super-producer Oddisee. The new album, Black & Read All Over Deluxe Edition, lets the raw vocals of Sareem Poems’ gospel mix with the haunting voice of Georgia Anne Muldrow, up-beat rhymes of Pigeon John, and Akil of J-5, along with a plethora of other prominent guests including Ragen Fykes who possesses one of the most beautiful voices in music today. The Deluxe Edition includes all 14 album cuts with their respective instrumentals, 5 remix tracks, and original artwork by Gene Pendon of HVW8 also included. Check out the Black & Read All Over Deluxe Edition available December 1st via Mello Music Group.

About Mello Music Group:

Like Lao Tzu in hip-hop, Mello Music Group provides music for the soul, from the heart of American culture, opening the realm of the intelligent hip-hop experience through melodic evocations, beats that corroborate the truth, and voices that roar above the rising void and impose order on the terrible & triumphant moments of everyday life. This is the compelling sound of Mello Music Group. Industry newcomer Michael Tolle founded MMG in 2007 and is acting Director of Operations. MMG will be releasing projects from Oddisee, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Kenn Starr, Finale, Trek Life, Dudley Perkins, Sareem Poems, and YU in 2010.

Hip-Hop Legend RAKIM Drops The Seventh Seal Today! November 17, 2009 (Ra Records / Tuscan Villa / SMC Recordings)

(New York, NY) – After months, if not years of Internet speculation and rumor, the man many call The God MC’s management and label officially confirm that Rakim Allah will release his long awaited new album The Seventh Seal on November 17, 2009. Guest artists include Busta Rhymes, Jadakiss, Maino, Tracey Horton, IQ, Styles P, and others, including Destiny Griffin, Rakim’s own daughter. The artist’s Ra Records shares the imprint in a joint venture with Tuscan Villa and SMC Recordings and is distributed through Fontana/Universal Music Group.

Since its release, the album’s set-up single “Holy Are U” has won praise from critics and fans alike. USA Today states, “The God MC previews his long-awaited The Seventh Seal with a lyrically adept reminder of how he earned the name,” with Billboard proclaiming “Rakim is in top form, richly merging self-mythologizing reflections on his legacy with religious imagery.” The album’s lead single, “Walk These Streets,” produced by Needlz for Dry Rain Entertainment and featuring Maino and Tracey Horton was released on October 27, 2009.

His first full album of new material in almost a decade, The Seventh Seal is Rakim’s contemporary observation of the Hip-Hop culture he helped define. While staying loyal to his New York roots, Rakim has created a body of work that encompasses the very best of regional, underground and mainstream styles that are reformed and delivered through his intricate lyricism and the seemingly effortless flow for which he is revered. He has enlisted a slew of production talent including Needlz, Nottz, Jake One, Nick Wiz, Ty Fiffe and more on the album’s well-rounded tracks.

The artist states, “The Seventh Seal is my own revelation…my way of taking the best of what Hip-Hop has to offer, what we as a culture and a community have to offer, putting my stamp on it and leading us forward while constantly respecting what we’ve already accomplished. When you’ve been blessed with a career like mine, you develop a deep relationship with the music, and that love is recognized by the true heads that share it with you. You’ll see us keep building as we break through each Seal…showing the best of what I can do in many forms, bringing the energy and having fun, but first I’m laying that foundation and give my longtime fans the conscious fire they expect.”

TRACK LISTING:
1. How To Emcee
2. Walk These Streets (featuring Maino & Tracey Horton)
3. Documentary of a Gangsta (featuring IQ)
4. Man Above (featuring Tracey Horton)
5. You And I (featuring Samuel Christian)
6. Won’t Be Long (featuring Tracey Horton)
7. Holy Are U
8. Satisfaction Guaranteed
9. Working For You
10. Message In The Song (featuring Destiny Griffin)
11. Put It All To Music
12. Psychic Love
13. Still In Love
14. Dedicated

ABOUT RAKIM ALLAH:
Universally referenced as one of the Masters of the Microphone and an influence and inspiration to his peers and followers alike, Rakim first exploded onto the scene with the release of iconic Eric B. is President in 1986 with long time collaborator Eric B. The single marked a turning point in the Rap world – raising the bar for future emcees and revolutionizing the way rhymes are delivered. Rakim’s intricately, intellectual lyrics draw their force from his worldly experience, inner faith and progressive contemplation, fueled by a deep understanding of not just Hip-Hop, but also the Jazz and R&B influences that have surrounded his family since his youth. Rakim’s recordings – including the all-time classics, Paid In Full, Follow the Leader and The 18th Letter – have sold in the multi-millions worldwide. Billboard, Rolling Stone, MTV and a host of others consistently refer to Paid in Full as “the greatest Hip-Hop album of all time” – a claim often repeated in audience polls. The Seventh Seal marks the first album under his own imprint, Ra Records, allowing a true freedom in creative control unparalleled since his monumental first recordings.

ABOUT SMC RECORDINGS:
Established in March of 2005, SMC Recordings is home to independent music and artists. Based in San Francisco, CA, the company’s prized accomplishment is its unique philosophy of artist development, where artists are encouraged to participate with the label from inception through maintenance of their career. This innovative structure has garnered industry veterans to join the company and aid in its growth. SMC’s range of artist owned label partners includes national heavyweights like Rakim and Killer Mike along with a staple of regional acts constantly being developed such as Messy Marv, The Jacka, and the Town Thizzness brand…SMC is distributed by Fontana, the indie subsidiary of Universal. It is SMC’s humble regional beginnings and loyalty to their artists and their careers that will guarantee the company to always be on the precipice of creativity and expansion in the music game.

RJD2 Reissues His Def Jux Material with Previously Unreleased Tracks In Advance of New 2010 LP

RJD2 fans rejoice. The producer/musician/singer extraordinaire has just released three deluxe reissues of his groundbreaking albums originally released on Definitive Jux Records. 2002’s Deadringer, 2003’s The Horror and 2004’s Since We Last Spoke, lauded as one of Spin Magazine’s Top 40 Albums of the Year, are now all in stores with two previously unreleased bonus tracks per album.

All three reissues are streaming in full at AOL Spinner through the end of the week.

This year has marked a turning point in the innovative producer’s 10 year career. After scoring the theme to the hit AMC show, “Mad Men,” and starting his own label RJ’s Electrical Connections, RJ reissued 2001’s Your Face Or Your Kneecaps as well as a box set entitled RJD2 2002-2010 and announced that his first new LP in three years, The Colossus, will hit stores on January 19th, the same month RJ hits the road for a massive cross country tour.

And as if that’s not enough, he also decided that he’d spend his holiday season giving free gifts to all of his fans! On October 29th, RJ announced via his RJ’s Electrical Connections website that he’d be giving away free records, MP3s, and more each Monday until the release of The Colossus. Visit http://rjselectricalconnections.com/ for this week’s contest.

BUY:

Deadringer: Deluxe [RJ’s Electrical Connections]:

iTunes, Amazon, emusic, Napster, Rhapsody

The Horror: Deluxe [RJ’s Electrical Connections]:

iTunes, Amazon, emusic, Napster, Rhapsody

Since We Last Spoke: Deluxe [RJ’s Electrical Connections]:

iTunes, Amazon, emusic, Napster, Rhapsody

RJD2 on Tour

01/09 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
01/10 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
01/11 – Charlotte, NC – Visualite Theater
01/12 – Savannah, GA – Live Wire
01/13 – Orlando, FL – The Social
01/14 – Tampa, FL – Crowbar

01/15 – Tallahassee, FL – Club Downunder

01/16 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade (Heavan Room)

01/17 – Birmingham, AL – Bottletree

01/18 – Chattanooga, TN – Rhythm and Brews

01/19 – Knoxville, TN – Valarium

01/20 – Asheville, NC – Orange Peel

01/21 – Charlottesville, VA – Jefferson Theatre

01/22 – Morgantown, WV – 123 Pleasant Street

01/05 – Columbus, OH – Sully’s Music Diner

02/06 – Newport, KY – Southgate House

02/07 – Louisville, KY – Headliners Music Hall

02/08 – Nashville, TN – Exit In

02/09 – Memphis, TN – Hi-Tone Cafe

02/10 – Oxford, MS – The Lyric Oxford

02/11 – New Orleans, LA – Tipitinas

02/12 – Baton Rouge, LA – Spanish Moon

02/13 – Austin, TX – Emos

02/14 – Denton, TX – Hailey’s

02/18 – Columbia, MO – The Blue Note

02/19 – Grinnell, IA – Grinnell College – Harris Center

02/20 – Urbana, IL – Canopy Club

ULTRA RECORDS ANNOUNCES ANTICIPATED RETURN OF ULTRA CHILLED SERIES, OUT NOVEMBER 17

Ultra Chilled 06 Features Chillout Classics and Downtempo Remixes of Tracks by Morcheeba, Enur, Basement Jaxx, Calvin Harris and More

Includes Sneak Preview of Award-Winning Label’s New Artist Releases
by Chicane, Late Night Alumni, and Kenneth Bager

New York, NY – There’s a chill in the air as the days grow shorter and the nights grow longer, and Ultra Records has the perfect soundtrack: Ultra Chilled 06, a compilation of the best downtempo grooves for late night lounging. This collection of 24 relaxing tracks on two discs, out this week, will keep electronica music fans warm despite the falling temperatures outside.

Ultra Chilled 6 features both tracks from today’s hottest emerging acts and long time chillout favorites, including Morcheeba’s “Washed Away,” Chicane’s “Washed Away” (also available on The Best of Chicane, out December 15 on Ultra Records), a downtempo remix of “The One” by Sharam (formerly of Deep Dish) featuring Daniel Bedingfield, and a rare live version of Kaskade’s “The One.”

The collection also previews a track by new Ultra Records artist signing Late Night Alumni, known best as Kaskade’s band. The track “Golden” can also be heard on their sophomore album release, Of Birds, Bees, Butterflies, Etc. (Ultra Records, out this week).

Fans of ambient music will also get a taste of the forthcoming release by world-renowned electronic producer, composer, sound designer and overall enigma Kenneth Bager, whose “Fragment One (…And I Kept Hearing)” included here is the first single from his forthcoming full-length Fragments from a Space Cadet (out January 26, Ultra Records). Audiences may already recognize the song from repeated spins on BBC Radio 1, or from the video by the world famous fashion photographer Ellen Von Unwerth (Madonna, Bjork, David Bowie and Britney Spears).

Ultra Chilled 06 (2xCD, Ultra Records) will be available this Tuesday November 17 in stores and online wherever music is sold.

About Ultra Records
Ultra Records is an American independent electronic dance music record label, voted Winter Music Conference’s IDMA “Best American Dance Label” (2006-2009) and Billboard’s Dance Airplay Label of the Year (2005-2008). Ultra Records is the home of several award-winning and internationally-renowned DJs, producers, and dance music artists, including a total of 20 placers in the Top 100 DJs Poll this year, including Armin van Buuren and Tiësto in the top two spots. Ultra was formed in New York City in 1995 by former Polygram and Virgin Records executive Patrick Moxey, who is still the owner.
Ultra’s current roster includes American artists Markus Schulz, Steve Smooth, Kaskade, Sharam, Cedric Gervais, and international artists Tiësto, Paul Oakenfold, Above & Beyond, The Young Punx, Benny Benassi, Ferry Corsten, Armin van Buuren, Kraak & Smaak, Morcheeba, Fedde le Grand, Enur and others in North America. Ultra has featured releases from the aforementioned artists and many others such as Pitbull, Paul van Dyk, The Crystal Method, Timo Maas, Sasha & John Digweed, 4 Strings, Panjabi MC, Despina Vandi and Junkie XL. In the U.S., Ultra Records is distributed by Alternative Distribution Alliance/Warner; elsewhere, Ultra is distributed by EMI Canada and Vital UK. www.ultrarecords.com

Tracklisting
Disc One

1. Basement Jaxx ft. Lisa Kekaula – Stay Close
2. Calvin Harris – Burns Night
3. Morcheeba -Washed Away
4. Late Night Alumni – Golden
5. Kenneth Bager ft. Gisli – Fragment One (..and I Kept Hearing)
6. Timo Maas – Enter My World
7. Sharam ft. Daniel Bedingfield – The One (Downtempo Mix)
8. Kaskade – 4 AM (Live In Studio)
9. Kraak & Smaak – Il Serpente
10. Chicane – No Ordinary Morning
11. Sander van Doorn – Lobby
12. Cosmic Gate – Seize The Day

Disc Two

1. Guru Josh Project – Infinity (Steen Thottrup Chill Mix)
2. Above & Beyond presents OceanLab – Breaking Ties (Album Version)
3. Above & Beyond – Good For Me (Album Version)
4. Andy Duguid ft. Julie Thompson – White Sands
5. Tango Jointz – Espiritu
6. JES – Ghost (Lime Chill Remix)
7. Junkie XL – Honey
8. Markus Schulz ft. Anita Kelsey – On A Wav
9. Roger Sanchez – Soledad
10. Latrice – Lessons Learned
11. Cezar – Keep On
12. Enur ft. Natasja – Calabria (Junkyard Remix)

Boot Camp Clik Triple Threat Box Set (In Stores November 24th)

Limited-Edition 3 CD Collector’s Item For The Price of One; Perfect For The Holiday Season

The product for Boot Camp Clik’s Triple Threat Box Set is in. A beautiful case, which features all three albums from Boot Camp Clik’s 2005, Triple Threat Summer, is bound to sell-out quickly.

The Triple Threat campaign was groundbreaking. It marked the beginning of Sean Price’s solo career with his debut release, “Monkey Barz.” Fans were introduced to the witty word play of Sean Price as he displayed ignorance at its finest.

The campaign was the first time that grammy-award winning producer 9th Wonder teamed up with Buckshot, for their project, “Chemistry.” The pairing of an MC & Producer from outside camps, which at the time was a novel idea, has since become a more popular trend.

The Triple Threat series also brought the return of Smif N Wessun, who reverted back to their original group name for their album, “Reloaded.”

Marc Ecko and the Ecko Unltd Mindlabs created album artwork for the projects, which were illustrated, comic-book-like covers. When combining all three album covers they created one unique image.

On November 24th, fans will have the opportunity to purhase a 3 CD box set containing The Triple Threat albums. This limited-edition item, although 3 CDs, will be available for the price of ONE CD. The Box Set Case has been strategically designed to provide a wrap-around feel of all three-album covers placed together to form one complete and consistent image (see product image attachment)

Lady Gaga iOKi Demo Video

GRIDMOB INTRODUCES “IOKI” STATE OF THE ART KARAOKE FOR IPHONE FEATURING BUILT-IN MOBILE KARAOKE SONG STOREFRONT; AWARD-WINNING LADY GAGA TO LAUNCH FIRST ARTIST-BRANDED IOKI PLAYER

Company partners with EMI, Sony/ATV, Universal Publishing, Disney, Warner/Chappell, Chrysalis, Interscope, Disney Music Group and SBI to create the first-ever karaoke store for iPhone and iPod Touch owners

LOS ANGELES, CALIF. (November 16, 2009) – Mobile entertainment innovators gridMob are poised to release this month the first true karaoke experience for iPhone and iPod Touch, with more than a touch of flair: branding by Interscope hit artist Lady Gaga. Lady Gaga worked with gridMob to develop a customized version of iOKi, gridMob’s new application that delivers true Karaoke anywhere including the ability to browse and purchase karaoke tracks from a vast and fast-growing selection of songs, from right within the application. Lady Gaga iOKi includes four Lady Gaga karaoke tracks featuring her master recordings, plus the newly released “Bad Romance” from her soon to be released album “Fame Monster” and is timed to release in connection with the release of Fame Monster. Turning any iPhone or iPod Touch into a fun and professional karaoke machine featuring the theme, images and video of Lady Gaga, Lady Gaga iOKi is expected to be available later this month for U.S. $4.99 through the iTunes App store. Details are available today at www.iokikaraoke.com. Supported languages include in English, Japanese, Korean and Chinese. gridMOB expects to deliver other versions of iOKi branded by many of the industry’s leading artists later this year, as well as its own version of the application.

gridMOB is the first company to bring together the world’s best music libraries with a fully functional, fully portable karaoke machine that people can take anywhere, right in their pocket. iOKi also benefits the music industry as a new platform for content distribution and artist promotion. In addition to giving artists and labels a new means of delivering interactive and original content to fans, it enables music publishers to broaden their reach and make their content catalogs available in a karaoke format for immediate purchase to tens of millions of iPhone owners around the world. To open the first-ever karaoke track store for iPhone, gridMOB entered into agreements with Disney Music Group for the use of original master recordings and publishing, music publishers EMI Entertainment World, Sony ATV Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner/Chappell Music and Chrysalis Music Publishing as well record label Interscope and karaoke soundalikes company SBI America. For its artist-branded content, gridMOB converts master recordings from the original artist into the karaoke format to deliver the most fun and compelling karaoke experience possible.

iOKi puts a world-class karaoke experience right in your pocket – one that industry-leading artists, labels and publishers are getting behind,” said Les Borsai, founder of gridMob. “Lady Gaga is the perfect artist to launch with. She’s a pioneer in her art and now she’s breaking ground again as the first to deliver a very different entertainment experience that extends her music and fashion in a completely new way.”

Lady Gaga’s manager Troy Carter said, “The Lady Gaga Karaoke app is a great way for her fans to experience the music in a non-traditional way. We constantly look for new ways that allow her community of fans to interact with each other with the music as the centerpiece, and gridMob nailed it.” With iOKi, people can use their iPhone or iPod Touch to easily search their karaoke song library by artist, song title, era, genre, gender or album title. In the seamlessly integrated iOKi store, song selections are regularly updated and range from the 1950s to today’s hits from genres such as crooners, pop, rock, country, show tunes, hip-hop, folk, ballads, indie, emo and more. Songs can also be searched by popularity and by new releases. iOKi’s easy setup only requires a headset microphone. With Lady Gaga iOKi, a slide show featuring images of Lady Gaga are shown behind the words during play.iOKi also brings karaoke enthusiasts together through popular social networking sites. The iOKi community feature can link to Twitter accounts to let friends know when and what people are performing. More social network connectivity is expected in the near future.

About gridMob
gridMob helps entertainment companies extend their reach through digital technology. The company develops direct-to-consumer mobile solutions that connect artists, record labels and publishers to fans. Focused on the intersection of entertainment and technology, gridMob’s mobile application platform delivers innovative digital experiences that bring entertainment brands to life. gridMob brings digital and mobile solutions together with entertainment content in ways that are both delightful for consumers and meaningful for the industry. The company was founded in 2007 and is located in Los Angeles and San Francisco, CA.

JAY-Z AND WILL & JADA PINKETT SMITH TO PRESENT FELA! ON BROADWAY NEW MUSICAL BASED ON THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF REVOLUTIONARY AFRICAN COMPOSER & PERFORMER FELA ANIKULAPO-KUTI FELA! MARKS THE FIRST FORAY INTO BROADWAY FOR THESE ENTERTAINMENT ICONS

THE RE-RELEASE FOR “THE BEST OF THE BLACK PRESIDENT” IS OUT NOW ON KNITTING FACTORY RECORDS

SAMPLE FULL FELA KUTI DISCOGRAPHY ON FELA.NET, EMBEDDABLE WIDGET WITH FREE DOWNLOADS

Jay-Z and Will & Jada Pinkett Smith have enthusiastically joined the producing team of Fela!, the new Broadway musical based on the life and music of African composer and performer Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, marking the first Broadway production that these entertainment icons have presented.

The critically acclaimed musical, which played to sold-out crowds dancing in the aisles during its world premiere off-Broadway last summer, arrived on Broadway at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre. The official opening is set for Monday, November 23 and will be attended by celebrity producers. Fela! is directed and choreographed by Tony Award-winner Bill T. Jones (Spring Awakening), with a book by Jim Lewis and Bill T. Jones. For more information about Fela! please visit www.FelaOnBroadway.com

Fela Kuti remains a cultural force with an increasing importance. Knitting Factory recently announced that throughout 2010 they will remaster and reissue all 45 Fela titles in unique digi-packs with the original artwork, each with a vinyl release and specially curated box-sets to come. This reissue series will mark the first time all of the titles will be released on vinyl in North America, and also the first official release of the entire catalog of Fela’s 1960s highlife band Koola Lobitos. The first release of the series is “The Best Of The Black President,” which compiles 13 of the most popular Fela compositions.

The deluxe edition of the CD comes with a DVD featuring segments from the film Music is the Weapon, performances from the Berlin Jazz Festival, Music As A Weapon, Teacher Don’t Teach Me No Nonesense, Fela At Glastonbury Festival and interviews with choreographer/director Bill T. Jones and Fela biographer Carlos Moore

NEVER SWEATING THE TECHNIQUE: J-RADICAL AND KOOL KOJAK TAKE URBAN LEGEND COLLABO TO NEXT LEVEL-THIS TIME WITH A TROPICAL SWAGGER

Dynamic production duo, J-Radical and Kool Kojak-AKA Urban Legend-is back on the scene with Tropical Techniques-the follow-up to their critically-acclaimed debut, Tranqulidad Cubana-the aftermath of a dizzying trip to Havana, and numerous red-eyed recording sessions lasting until the break of dawn. The debut EP earned 4 CMJ Top 5 hits with countless spins on tastemaker radio, including KCRW and KPFK. But who the f*** is Urban Legend?

THE GENESIS OF URBAN LEGEND:
The 2 first met in the Ft. Green section of Brooklyn, NY at Moe’s bar. Upon being introduced by super producer Dr. Luke (best known for his work with platinum-plus artists Kelly Clarkson, Pink, Ke$ha, Avril Lavigne), both producers hit it off instantly. It turned out that Kojak thought J-Radical’s new kicks were “dope”. “Ever since I saw him rocking those Air Force 1’s, I knew he was down by law”, quips Kojak. “We had an instant connection,” he adds with a smirk.

The two soon found themselves holed up in J-Radical’s Hollywood studio making tracks until all hours. Both with a penchant for Latinas, the obvious move: “to just be a couple of white boys making a Latino record.” Since both cats were already making a name for themselves on a solo tip, the natural thing to do was to come together like some rum-soaked Wonder Twins and set out for a musical path of destruction.

WHO IS THIS CAT J-RADICAL?
J-Radical (Jared Faber) is a native New Yorker and alumnus of New York’s famed High School of Performing Arts. After high school, he did some time at the Berklee College of Music, studying jazz arranging and composition. Since then, J moved into music for film, television, records, theatre and even a few CD-Rom games. He was nominated for an Emmy award for his work on “Clifford’s Puppy Days” and has done a gang of scoring for many hit show, including “Being Bobby Brown”, Ice Cube’s “Friday the Animated Series”, “As Told by Ginger” (Nickelodeon) and “The Mr. Men Show” (Cartoon Network).
Jared also composed music for the ABC show “Emily’s Reasons Why Not” starring Heather Graham. In addition to the episodic scoring, he co-wrote the theme song with frequent collaborator Emily Kapnek, which was performed by Macy Gray.

Jared’s frequent forays into Latin music have lead to him scoring the Fox pilot “Ernesto” staring Wilmer Valderama as well as collaborating with Wilmer and Rosario Dawson on the viral web series, “Voto Latino”. His electronica tracks have been featured on numerous compilations as well as in various TV shows and films including “Nip/Tuck” (F/X), “Cane” (NBC), Dexter (Showtime), Jake in Progress (NBC) and 20th Century Fox’s “Mission Without Permission”. Jared recently contributed music to the film “The Long Shots” starring Ice Cube. The film also featured a song Jared co-wrote and produced, performed by Chris Pierce and Sy Smith.

WHAT ABOUT KOOL KOJAK?
Having spent several years living in Brazil recording and performing with Brazilian pop icon Supla, the artist also known as “El Comandante” rocked massive benefit shows on the streets of Sao Paulo, for C.U.T. (Central Unica Dos Trabalhadores ). Kojak kept his activities na rua – in the streets– creating and implementing a graffiti mural workshop for the youth of the Sao Paulo favelas.

In addition to painting murals with some of Brazil’s most celebrated street artists such as Os Gemeos, Juneca, Vitche, and ChexLunix, Kojak has made frequent appearances on Brazilian television during the 2002 season, bringing his Brooklyn/Brazil b boy agenda para a gente do Brasil. Apon returning to the USA, Kojak became involved in “Boombionic Breakbeat Bonanza,” a hip hop program for juvenile delinquents in group home programs.

In addition to often times laying the smack down on unruly, foolhardy juvenile delinquents, Kojak has been killing it on the music side. He is best known for co-writing/producing Flo Rida’s “Right Round,” working alongside big pimpin’ producers like Dr. Luke, Benny Blanco and Kathy Dennis, and busting out with the theme song to Cartoon Network’s “George of the Jungle” with his partner in crime, J-Radical.

Kojak’s contributions to music can be felt on many projects currently blowing up, including Ke$ha, Shwayze, Mickey Avalon, Dirt Nasty, Too $hort, Three Six Mafia, 2 Live Crew and NASA.

THE NEW JOINT: TROPICAL TECHNIQUES
“We both really like arroz con pollo, so I knew instantly we had to make some tracks…plus he was willing to call me J-Radical, I like that,” describes J-Radical.

Tropical Techniques is an amalgamation of the hottest and most innovative Latin artists to date. Billboard’s “favorite unsigned Latina,” Chana lends her “Dominican-by way of NY/Miami” sabor on the leadoff spanglish dance track, “The World Keeps Spinning.” Whether you are poolside at a posh Miami hotel kicking it to a hot mami orgetting your drink on at a club in NYC or LA, the groove will undoubtedly make you want to shake it up. Costa Rica’s finest, Debi Nova, who is best known for her collaborations with music heavies like Sergio Mendes, Ricky Martin and Mark Ronson, adds a little hip-hop & samba with a pop twist on “Luz Del Atardecer.” Also featured on the jam are some of the illest cats in music, including DJ A-Ski on turntable duties, James Genus on bass (Herbie Hancock & SNL band) and Deron Johnson (Miles Davis, Seal) on keys.

Like category 5 winds, New Yorican Def Poet La Bruja and the Bay Area’s top bilingual rhyme spitter, Rico Pabon add hip hop elements to a traditional montuno on “El Huracan.” From Tequila in Jalisco, Mexico comes the resounding vocals of songstress, Destani Wolf, layered over a haunting trumpet from Stewart Cole (Macy Gray, Edward Sharp and the Magnetic Zeros). Our Chica Tica, Debi Nova kills it once again on the up-tempo banger “Running Around In My Head.” Rounding out the EP is a joint courtesy of La Bruja and the Puerto Rico’s own Jay Omega. The collabo results in the New York style disco-influenced “Como Se Llama.”

Tropical Techniques is one of those rare gems that starts at your ears, works its way to your heart and ends up moving your feet. Until the next episode…

Acclaimed Songstress Tekitha of Wu Tang Clan inks digital distribution deal with The Orchard. Releases new long awaited EP “The Prelude” featuring music produced by The RZA, Armand Van Helden

Known as the in-house singer for the legendary Wu-Tang and half of UK chart topping group Sahara (with Armand Van Helden), Tekitha has returned with her long awaited debut solo EP “The Prelude”. A six-song fusion of soul, hip-hop and pop rock, “The Prelude” EP will be available for digital download Jan. 19th, 2010 on Itunes, Rhapsody, Napster and anywhere digital music is sold worldwide.

The release of her EP “The Prelude” is sure to supersede the expectation of her international mass appeal audience and is also setting the ground-work for her upcoming album release. “The Prelude,” features all new original songs by Tekitha, with production from The RZA, Armand Van Helden, Bdotforealla of The Ahficionados and Jeff Jones/Joneszilla. The project is executive produced by Tekitha, The RZA and Jeff Jones under her new label Wisdom Body Entertainment distributed by The Orchard.

With a fresh renewed appeal and reemerging with a new voice and sound that many have missed and anticipated, Tekitha is ready to get back in the ring and flex her many gifts and talents in multiple arenas. In her own words she agrees that, “The Prelude serves as a reintroduction to my sound and my soul. It’s been a long time coming and I am hopeful that my fans will ride with me as I give them a refresher course on Tekitha.” Tekitha has become an easily recognizable voice from the ranks of the extended Wu-Tang family, charging to the future as the soulful, sultry Wisdom Body.

The UK’S Most Sought After Producer, Coveted DJ and Rising Pop Star: KISSY SELL OUT COMES TO STUDIO AT WEBSTER HALL!
FRIDAY, 11/20

HEADLINING THE GIRLS & BOYS PARTY WITH DESIGNER DRUGS & TRASH YOURSELF

$1 Drinks + $1 Admission from 10 to 12 with RSVP

FREE MP3 DOWNLOAD OF APPLE JELLY HERE

WATCH THE VIDEO FOR THIS KISS HERE:

“The Electro album of the year” – Sunday Times Culture

“Kissy knows how to put a thumping sequence of beats together…like a
bizarre cross between The Streets and Lady Sovereign, this album is
nothing if not 11 tracks of pure unashamed fun” -ARTROCKER

“Kissy is a composer who’s managed to massage his well-rounded club
noises into ideal pop ditties. Think Friendly Fires, The Whip, Black Ghosts;
jaunty, bouncy with vocals so catchy..an apt soundtrack for
many kids” – IDJ

www.myspace.com/kissysellout

Kissy Sell Out is an electro-pop musical prodigy. Initially the new DJ kid on the block, he has earned his reputation by becoming the remixer-du-jour for a smattering of celebrated artists ranging from Mark Ronson, Calvin Harris, Datarock, Chromeo and Dragonette, to Groove Armada and Gwen Stefani and the recent number 1 in the UK and Europe from the Noisettes. After supporting The Prodigy on their mammoth UK arena tour, Kissy Sell Out completed his own sell out British tour and a successfull round of Festival dates with his band -including Glastonbury, The Great Escape, Rockness, Ibiza Rocks and Bestival, -supporting his debut album release “Youth”. They made a splash at 2009’s SXSW debuting their raucuous live show where everyone from the NY Times to URB and Big Shot came around to take witness.

Now Kissy Sell Out sets his sights on America, but before we get more live performances, Kissy Sell Out has a Friday night party planned for all NY’ers ahead as he takes the decks at Webster Hall on Friday, November 20th! You can be sure he will drop off some of your favorite tunes, tracks you’ve never heard before and debuting original material from his Youth album!

Big news indeed for this talented maestro and BBC Radio 1’s most coveted DJ, whose unique brand of electro-grunge was initially introduced in 2006 with his debut single “Her” (released on the London-based independent label Lavolta, having been championed by Rough Trade). For Kissy Sell Out, this was the first, most exemplary reflection of how he pulls inspiration from a myriad of musical influences including Nirvana and DJ Hype, to Felix Da Housecat and SWANS, one of Kissy Sell Out’s personal favorites…

Kissy is a man of fervent obsessions of which music is the greatest, and his band will undoubtedly be the most innovate and exciting act to explode out of the UK this year. In the meantime, come catch him on decks at Webster Hall.

“Youth is really personal and I’m so proud of it.” – Kissy Sell Out

“…80’s influenced synth-pop and Lilly-Allen style observational lyrics…
The driving, distorted riff on Harriet hits specially hard” – Q

“Easygoing stuff that feels like Lilly Allen’s debut crossed with FrankMusik” – DJ