Producing music...whether it's making beats or full out producing (in the traditional sense of the word).
Being creative and innovative in my own musical ventures while helping to bring the best/most out of others in the same sense.
I do not enjoy recording/mixing/mastering ...but I do it quite well. (and have been for years)
Music
Portishead, Bjork , NIN, Wu-Tang, Blurred Insight Records, Mos Def, Beatles, Nas, Dan the Automator, Timbaland, Doors, Blackstar, DJ Shadow, Alchemist, RJD2, Brazillian Girls , Jay-Z, the Roots, Erykah Badu, Aphrodite, Nina Simone, Sublime, System of a Down, Miles Davis, Queen, Pink Floyd, Tribe Called Quest, Pharoahe Monch, Lou Reed,Kid Koala, Gn'R, Marvin Gaye, KRS-1, Faith No More, Sly and the Family Stone, Bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix, Traffic, Dead Prez, Jamiriqoui, Ministry, Dvorack, White Stripes, MMW, Alicia Keys, Reflection Eternal, Aphex Twin, Outkast, Aesop Rock, Bias Ply, Radiohead, Santana, The Blacklight Project , Lauryn Hill, Rapheal Saadiq, The Prodigy, ...........I'm just randomly spouting shit outa my dome...
If I could bring 5 (or 10) Cds with me on a desert island which would be the only CDs I'd ever hear again...
1. Pink Floyd-the Wall
2. Nine Inch Nails- the fragile
3. Wu Tang Forever
4. The Beatles- White album ok....those are all double CDS....maybe they don't count...but since this is hypothetical please add in:
1. Liquid Sky - This is Jungle Sky (vol. 1)
2. portishead- Dummy
3. Miles Davis- Kind of Blue
4. Dead Prez- Let's Get Free
5. can I still sneak in that double disc Future Sounds of London put out to calm me down?
I'm gonna fix this page later...
Allthough I'm into just about any kind of music (as long as it's good, see above .... )
I thought I should give a special mention to some of the nicest lyricists and illest MCs here, (in no partlicular order):
Big L, Big Pun,Pharoah Monch, Cannibus, Last Emporer, KRS-1, Aesop Rock, Chuck D, Jay-Z, AZ, Killah Priest, Talib Kwali, Nas, Papoose,The Rhyme Minister, Eminem, Wordsworth, Mad Maxx, Jeru da Damaja, Mos Def, Tellavizion, Dead Prez, Black Thought, PRizm, Kool G Rap, Slick Rick, everyone in WU, 2pac, Treach (NbN), Rakim, Jadakiss, StickyFingaz, Insight (me)...and many others which I'll add later...
Trent Reznor, RZA, Premier, Squarephusher, Alchamist, Just Blaze, Bjork, Timbaland, Blockhead, Insight (me), RJD2, Dan the Automator, Jay Dilla, George Martin, Jon Biron, Kanye West,(overrated) DJ Muggs,(underrated) Luke Vilbert aka Plug, Ali Shaheed Mohamed, Aphex Twin....that's a partial list of the illest Producers.
Movies
The Corporation La Vita è bella (Life is Beautiful) Dogville
The Matrix
Vanilla Sky
12 Monkeys
21 Grams
Adaptation
All the president's Men
Dark City
Run Lola Run
Being John Malcovich
Fight Club Waking Life
Donnie Darko
He Loves Me, He Loves me Not
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
The Manchurian Candidate (both versions)
The Stepford Wives (only the old version)
Interview with a Vampire
The Doors
Malcolm X
Reservoir Dogs
Dogma
Seven Years in Tibet
The Devil's Advocate
Lock, Stock, and 2 smoking Barrels
Meet Joe Black
Eyes Wide Shut
Mr. Destiny
Groundhog Day
Snatch
Juice
Malena
The Godfather
Goodfellas
Trading Places
Chasing Amy
Amelie
A Beautiful Mind
Joe vs the Volcano
Romeo & Juliet
Lost in Translation
The Barbarian Invasions
Control Room
Finding Nemo
Before Sunset Hotel Rwanda
The Neverending Story
She Hate Me
My Cousin Vinny
The Princess Bride
Requiem for a Dream
The Dinner Game
The Monster (beninni)
When Harry Met Sally
American Beauty
The Hurricane
High Fidelity
Goonies
Kundun
Amistad
Pink Floyd: The Wall
Stand By Me
Mallrats
The Distinguished Gentlemen
Beautiful Girls
Dead Presidents
Big
The Basketball Diaries
Amores Perros
Flatliners
Crash(2005)
Little Miss Sunshine
Shut Up and Sing
The Game (1997)
Gozu
Have independently produced several albums including: Blurred Insight, Bias Ply, The Blacklight Project, Madd Maxx, Tella Vizion, etc... Rap, Rock, RnB, Soul, Trip-hop, Jungle, DnB, Techno, Folk, Jazz, Metal, Hip-Hop, House, and more...(4 real) Curre
Worked in several recording studios working with artists such as AZ, Amil, Black Sheep, Killah Priest, Heltah Skeltah, John Forte, Daddy Rose, Chosen 33 (Zulu), etc...Own high quality digital recording studio for Mixing, Recording & Mastering. Every
Award winning songwriter (JLSC)...Critically acclaimed lyricist and music composer. Also studied under legendary publisher Bob Cutarella. Please contact me for licensing opps.
Insight's Companies
Amnesty International NY, NY US Steering Committe Member, Head of Local chapter(s)
1995-1998
Students for a Free Tibet NY, NY US organizer/monk houser
1997-99
A.C.T. and America Votes NY and PA US working for positive change in the whitehouse...ak
2004
Blurred Insight Records NY, NY US Founder
1998-
K.I.M. Studios Westchester, NY US Owner
2000-
Excelsior Empire Records Yonkers, NY US Producer/Engineer/A&R
1999-2001
Indie Film Song Worldwide US Founder
2006-
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Record Producer, Composer, Activist, Publisher, Studio Owner, Songwriter, Engineer...
...all around Industry guy who also happens to be anti-establishment. This is more or less my personal profile for real life friends and artists I work with.
If you'd like to hear a few examples of projects I was involved in:
For Rap check Blurred Insight Records Also be sure to check out all the individual artists on that label.
inight says, "everyone should check this out while it's in theatres...fan or not"
Who I'd like to meet:
FILMMAKERS
Directors, Producers, and Music Supervisors who are in need of original unique score to be composed or songs to be licensed for short films, feature movies, documentaries, television, etc... Please visit: my publishing company.
RECORDING ARTISTS
Extremely talented and motivated artists who are unique, innovative, soulful, creative, and hungry. People who are dedicated in their craft and aren't discouraged by the fact that the odds of them making it are overwhelmingly against them. Singers, Rappers, Producers, Musicians, Songwriters, DJs and Bands in need of:
Production
Recording
Mixing
Songwriting
Mastering
Graphic Design
Photography
Career Direction
If you are DEAD SERIOUS contact me for further details.
ACTIVISTS
Intelligent, sensible people in my area whose eyes are open to what the fuck is really going on and have the ethics and motivation to do something large or small to try to make a difference. From high-ranking politicians to high school students we all can do our part to positively impact OUR world. *
25th Anniversary of Video Music Box! Friday, July 18, 2008 From 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM Central Park SummerStage
The influence of "Video Music Box" stretches far and wide, as the show is one of the first and longest running outlets for Hip-Hop since the genre’s inception. Twenty-five years after its debut, Ralph McDaniels hosts a celebration concert featuring performances by a who's who of hip-hop icons from the series’ illustrious history.
Thanks for your comment about ZONED IN. Your musical work for it was fantastic, it really completes the film. Look forward to meeting you at Tribeca. Daniela
...all around Industry guy who also happens to be anti-establishment. This is more or less my personal profile for real life friends and artists I work with.
