The following is a list of musical acts and visual artist that ArtDontSleep has had the pleasure of playing host to:
Bands/Live performances Azymuth, Aloe Blacc, Brasilintime LIVE, Bilal feat Sa-Ra Creative Partners, Blu, Boogaloo Assasins, Che Guevaras All Stars AKA Ozomatli, Chuchito Valdes, Connie Price & the Keystones, Darondo, Damon Aaron, Dwight Tribble, Everybody, Exile, Francisco Aguabella, J Boogies Dubtronic Science, J*Davey, La Bruja (NYC), Mia Doi Todd feat Andres Renteria, Najite & the Olokun Prophecy feat TONY ALLEN, Nino Moeshella, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Orgone, Phil Ranelin, Platinum Pied Pipers, Poor Righteous Teachers, Quinto Sol, RAMP, ROY AYERS, Ralph "Buzzy" Jones, Rocky Dawuni and The Revalation Prophecy, Rythym Roots All Stars, Sol Hustlers, Tiombe Lockhart,, The Breakestra, The Greasy Beats, The Lions, The Rebirth, The Scotland Yard All Stars, Trakademics (SFC), Very Be Careful.
Out of Town DJ's Afrika Bambataa (NYC), Andy Votel (UK), Black Spade (NYC), Blockhead (NYC), Blu Jemz (NYC), Bobbito (NYC), Carlos Mena (Oakland), Caural (NYC), Cherrystones (UK), Cool Chris aka The Groove Merchant (SFC), Damon Bell (SFC), Dante Carfagna (Chi), David Holmes (UK), Diamond D (ATL), DJ Center (NYC), DJ Myles (NYC), Dj Spinna (NYC), Djinji Brown (Mia), Dom Thomas (UK), Domu (UK), D-Styles (LV), Duane Harriot (NYC), Egg Foo Young (NYC), Eli Escobar (NYC), Ge-ology (NYC), Gerald McBoing Boing (NYC), Greg Caz (NYC), J Boogie (SFC), J.Rawls (CHI), James T Cotton aka Dabrye (The D), Jazzman Gerald (UK), Jazzy Jay (NYC), Keb Darge (UK), Kool DJ Herc (NYC), Koushik (Vermont), Lindsey (NYC), Lloydski (NYC), Mogan Geist of Metro Area (NYC), Moni and Reborn Ubiquita NYC, MoonStarr (Canada), Morgan Spacek (UK), Neil Armstrong (NYC), Nostalgia 77 (UK), Osunlade (Puerto Rico), PantyRobber (SFC), Parrallell Mechanics (SD), Prefuse 73 (NYC), Prince Language (NYC), Prince Poetry (NYC), Proof (SFC), Quantic (UK), Ren The Vinyl Archeologist (SFC), Rich Medina (NYC), Sake 1 (SFC), Santos (AZ), Scribe (NYC), Shortkut (SFC), Small Change (NYC), Supreme (Seatle), The Twilite Tone (CHI), TK Disco (SFC), Toph 1 (SFC), Vinroc (SFC), Waajeed (NYC)
Hometown Favorites
Al Jackson, Ale (Languis), Alfred Hawkins (Firecracker), Allen (plug research), Art of Wax, Aski, Anthony Valadez, Azul213, B+, Batucada Com Discos, Black Monk, Bobby Sol, Carlos Nino, Chachin, Cid Hernandez, Clutch, Coleman, Culture D, Curator, Daedulus, Damon Bell, Danny Holloway, Daz, Derelict, Deux Process, Diabolic, DJ Daz, Dj Drez, DJ Hier, DJ What?, Dub Asher, Dusk (RIP), Edit, Egon, El Dopa, Exile, Expo, Flying Lotus, Frank(e), From Elsewhere, Frosty, Haul and Mason, Haycock, Hoseh, I & I Sound System, Icy Ice, Jamie Strong, Jas One, Jayski, J-Boogie, Jeremy Soles Musaics, Jimmy Tamborello aka Dntel, Josh One, Jun, Kaleem, Khalil, Kutmah, L.C., Live Radio, Longeveity, Mark Maxwell, MarkLuv, Marvski, megAfarmer D, Morpho, Nobody, Ooah, Orlando, Pablo Like Picasso, Phers 1, Phoreyz, Ras G, Renzo, Rude One, Sacred, Sake1, Saucey, Skott K., Sloe Poke, Still Wil, Take, The Gaslamp Killer, Thes One, TheThird Floor Radio Squadron; Analog, Concise, and Ros, Tom Chasteen, Trek Life, ty .g, Valida, Wyatt Case
Visual Artists
Alfie Numeric, Angelina, Asylym, B+, Baldo Villa, Blaine Fontana, Brandy Flower, Chris Haycock, Dave Crossland, Dez Einswell, Duce, Esther Kim, GEoff Oki, Jayski, Jim Mahfood, Kiel Johnson, Kime Buzzeli, Kofie One, Kozyndan, Kutmah, LEX, Man One, Marioe, Mear One, Midzt, Mike Crivello, Milla, NATOE, Plasticfucker, Rafael Delgado, Retna, Sage Vaughn, Stephan Serrato, Sherm, Sonik, Spazz, Spectr, Split, Tonya Wise, Theo Jemison, Ty G., Umar Rashid AKA Fro Hawk Two Feathers, Vyal, Yo! What Happened To Peace Collective.
VTech and Mochilla present: Friday November 6th, 2009
Live Performances by: Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
Miguel Atwood-Ferguson Ensemble
DJ Sets from: Madlib
Coleman
B+
The Echoplex
1154 Glendale Blvd.
Los Angeles Ca 90026
$15 presale :: $20 at the door
Presale tickets available at the Mochilla HQ's [4124 Verdugo Rd, Los
Angeles, CA 90065] from 1pm-7pm + online at: www.ticketweb.com
21 + wiser | 9pm-2am
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble are a family, literally. They are the heirs to the great musical tradition of Chicago. Their father Phil Cohran trained them from aged three to play hard, fast and together. They boast a fan base as wide and eclectic as Barack Obama, David Byrne, Q-Tip, Jay-Z, Erykah Badu, Jools Holland and thousands more. Now with the news that they along with Mos Def and drummer extraordinaire Tony Allen will form the new Gorillaz outfit, you realize that this is no ordinary collective.
The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble (HBE), a band comprised of eight brothers, all sons of Sun Ra trumpeter and songwriter Phil Cohran, have been playing since they were three years of age and have inherited a lineage deeper than most bands will ever attain. Raised on the south side of Chicago, their musical heritage is rooted in their genes. They have brothers and sisters that are professional musicians, their mothers are singers and their father, Phil Cohran, a legendary visionary and teacher has music experiences from the 1940s in St. Louis to his seminal role with Sun Ra in Chicago in the 1950s.
As Sun Ra moved to the east coast in 1960, Cohran stayed behind in Chicago to be with his family. As his children grew, Cohran worked as a musical activist and educator, which led to the establishment of the Sun Ark in a warehouse behind their family home. At night while the children slept, they would hear their father rehearsing with his band the 'Circle of Sound.' At six in the morning, they were awoken to practice music for several hours before going to school. From an early age they were a central part of their father’s Youth Ensemble. At night they listened to NWA and Public Enemy, and Ice Cube and Eazy-E were their heroes.
By the end of the nineties, with everyone out of school, they concentrated on their music full time. With a mix of their jazz roots and their hip-hop sensibility, they made a living for themselves on the streets of Chicago. While performing on a subway platform, they stumbled upon their name when a man who watched them for hours, missing train after train, proclaimed that he has been "hypnotized" by their music. With their composer skills aiding them to create a sound wholly their own, the group moved to New York City where they played with Mos Def and Erykah Badu.
From a chance encounter in November of 2005, and support from numerous artists, the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble has released an album brimming with musical magic. Recorded on the back of the Africa Express trip to Lagos last October, during a three-day stop-over in London, with the drummer's stool shared by Malcolm Catto from the The Heliocentrics, Sola Akingbola from Jamiroquai, and the one and only Tony Allen, and other musical luminaries Flea and Paul Simenon, this album is all that is cracked up to be and more.
In May 2009, Blur and Gorillaz's frontman Damon Alburn's Honest Jon label dropped the Hypnotic's first official full length studio album to accolades the music world over. With the sound, form, and structure in their musicianship and songwriting, the HBE have the ability to put on live shows that would put veteran bands to shame.
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Don has played with a great many musicians, covering a wide swath of music. In the 50's he played upright Bass with Elvin Jones, piano with Herbie Mann and Nate King Cole and bass with Tommy Flanagan, Yusef Lateef and Don Ellis. He also worked with Charlie Haden, Paul Bley and Carla Bley. In the 1960's, Don started experimenting with electronic and tape music and incorporating synthesizers into my music. He met Frank Zappa in 1966 and joined the Mothers of Invention. Also at this time, Don toured and recorded with Meredith Monk. In the 70's, he performed with John Lennon and Yoko Ono, appearing on 'Sometime in New York City'. From 1975 - 1995, his recorded projects included: "Escalator Over the Hill", with Michael Mantler and Carla Bley and "Fields" with John Carter. Don has worked on numerous film soundtracks, notably "Apocalypse Now". He co-founded the Grandmothers, with former Mothers of Invention band members. Don toured with Lou Rawls, the Mike Mantler group and was the musical director for Leo Sayer touring group. He recorded/performed in the Robbie Krieger band and with Bobby Bradford. From the late 90's till now, Don has continued to stay very busy, performing and recording various Jazz and New music/Electronica. His most recent solo piano album, Hear Me Out, can be pruchased at Echograph Records. The GrandMothers have toured doing Zappa Music and
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