Branch out with your man Jeremy Sole (aka Musaics)
Wednesdays 12-3am (pst) on 89.9 KCRW or kcrw.com/branches Each week's show is archived for 1 week, until the next show replaces it.
JEREMY SOLE. Bio.
Chicago-born Jeremy Sole has been a deejay and record collector for over 17 years. As a teenager, his education was in throwing underground loft parties at the birth of Hip Hop and House music. He matured as a turntablist in Jazz, Dub and experimental hybrid bands. The rich Chicago history of Blues, Jazz, Disco and Funk were all part of his upbringing, and as a true music lover Jeremy has always found a way to blend them all together.
“When I was young, I would hang out in the alleys behind blues clubs so I could hear Buddy Guy and cats like that through the air vents. Those same nights I'd be mixing a Deep House or Hip Hop or Disco gig at some loft downtown."
Since then his obsession grew to include music from around the world. As Co-Founder and resident deejay of Afro Funke', Jeremy and his partners Rocky Dawuni and Cary Sullivan produce an event that brings a diverse mix of music lovers together each week at the Zanzibar in Santa Monica. Blending Afrobeat, Funk, Reggae, Latin and Brazilian; Afro Funke' has hosted hundreds of international guest performers over the years, from Rich Medina and Cut Chemist to impromptu jam sessions with Zap Mama and Stevie Wonder. Every week is a future memory.
“If I’m playing a Dub tune, it might have a similar rhythm to Cumbia so it forms a bridge from Jamaica to Colombia. Then maybe mix into a salsa track, followed by a salsa remix with a dancehall pattern that translates into certain Afrobeat rhythms. It's about finding similarities and using songs to connect cultures. On KCRW, (his show) Branches is built on that same foundation.”
Jeremy has had the honor of sharing the stage and the studio with hundreds of his deepest inspirations, including Roy Ayers, Ben Harper, DJ Krush, Lauryn Hill, War, The Meters, Chaka Khan, Seu Jorge, The Greyboy Allstars, Antibalas, Ray Charles, Reuben Wilson, Buck 65, Jerry Garcia Band and Joe Bataan.
As a musician and producer, Jeremy uses the word "Musaics" as both an artist alias and a conceptual approach; removing rhythms and samples from their original context, and juxtaposing them as a form of mosaic music. His "Musaics" have been released on Om Records' Deep Concentration compilations, and recently featured Garth Trinidad on "A Call To Action"; the opening track of the re:BOOT compilation (Om/NextAid), raising funds and awareness for the children orphaned by AIDS in Africa. Check his music page for his own works: www.myspace.com/musaics
Join us in one month's time at The Brooklyn Soul Festival, two nights of the legends of soul music, August 28 and 29, featuring Otis Clay, Barbara Lynn, Maxine Brown, Roscoe Robinson, and Hermon Hitson - backed by Eli "Paperboy" Reed and the True Loves (Aug. 28) and The Sweet Divines (Aug. 29).
$15 advance will call tickets still available via our myspace page, as are special $25 two-day passes - save money by reserving early...tickets will be $20 at the door if we have not sold out. Look forward to seeing you there!
Be sure to come early on Saturday, August 29, for our record and vintage clothing fair 11am-5pm - no cover for this part! Top soul DJs from around the world will be spinning the finest 45s for the dancefloor both nights!
That's right back again to proudly present Carnaval Sessions mixed by Roberto Zayas who brings the carnaval from the Dominican Republic to your speakers much love, blessings and all the deepest house to make you dance your body all night long.
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A group of friends that organized in Nov. '08 to recycle and restore used bikes to "like-new" condition and donate them along with a new helmet to individual underprivileged and/or abused children and organizations that provide shelter and support to such children.
Our process consists of stripping the old bikes and powder coating the frames and forks.
Through collaborations with various artists we custom design the bike and helmet artwork so that each bike/helmet is unique and thus re-invented. Bikes will have new components that pertain to safety, such as brakes, wheels, tires, pedals and grips. We will also assemble completely recycled bikes with anything we don't use in this process and donate them to homeless individuals and organizations that support them.
Our purpose is environmental conservation by inspiring the youth to think creatively while working with what we already have and promoting a healthy and active lifestyle through bicycle culture.
Next wednesday Los Angeles, don't miss this unique occasion as we welcome a warm change of pace with the brazilian stylings of the Funky President.
If you haven't caught on to SOUL IN THE PARK at Footsie's yet, imagine a small local dive bar with a reputable sound system.
A room full of open-minded music lovers, J. Rocc sharing yet another side of his repertoire, worldly sounds in this intimate setting - something to be a part of.
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