PLEASE DON'T SEND ME INVITES TO HEAR YOUR MUSIC OR YOUR BAND UNLESS YOU ARE AN ARTIST ON MY LIST BELOW (NOT SOUNDING LIKE OR FEELS LIKE) YOU MUST BE ON THIS LIST BELOW OR DON'T BOTHER ME I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR ALL THE JUNK MAIL I GET ABOUT LISTENING TO PEOPLES MUSIC ON HERE! IF YOU'RE ANY GOOD I'LL FIND YOU AND ADD YOU TO MY LIST
ANYTHING by MICHAEL JACKSON & J-DILLA aka JAY DEE TOUCHED HE WAS/IS THE MASTER OF THE MPC 3000! Aloe Blacc, Jazzanova, Spacek, Sade, The Beatles, Portishead, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, RadioHead, A Tribe Called Quest, The Postal Service,Bille Holiday, Prince, Stevie Wonder, Coltrane, Miles, Charlie Parker, Lisa Hannigan, Cinematic Orchestra, De La Soul, Bjork, RJD2, Pepe California, my philly niggas King Britt and Vikter Duplaix & detroit fam Waajeed of Platinum Pied Pipers & Taaraach!, Zero 7, 4 Hero, Sterolab, Dj Shadow, Company FLow, The Cure, Ice Cube (the 1st 4 albums after that it was all down hill), Buggz in the Attic, JAYLIB, MAD DOOM, Madvillian, Y.N.Q., John Beltran, JAY DEE aka. J-Dilla, Chaka Kahn, George Benson, UNKLE, Jay Z, Neptunes, N.E.R.D., Fela Kuti,Antibalas, Al Green, Marvin Gaye, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Bing Ji Ling & The Ice Cream Band, Peaches, Fanny Pack, Sa-Ra, Savath+Savalas, The Jacksons, Lenny Kravitz, Seji, Quantic, Tito Puente, Buena Vist Social Club, Masters At Work, AIR, U2, Roy Ayers, DWELE, + The WhiteStripes, The Strokes, RunDmc (R.I.P. Jam MAster Jay), Beastie Boys, Pevin Everette, Slowman, Jill Scott, NIN, Bebel Gilberto, Gangstarr, King Tubby, Bob Marley, The 5678's, Wu Tang, RedMan, Sex Pistols, P.I.L., Janes Addiction, LTJ Bukem, Jungle Bros.
Violent Femes, Aphex Twin, Maddness, HERBERT, thievery corp, Led Zepplin, Narls Barkley, Philly's Most Wanted, Erykah Badu, Ben Harper, Black Star, Dead Prez, Big Daddy Kane, Ghostface Killah, Isao Tomita, Alice Coltrane, Dave Stewart & Mick Jagger, Kool & The Gang, Adam Ant, Romeo Void, The Rolling Stones, Rod Stewart, Rockwell, Peter Gabriel, Otis Redding, Pat Benatar, Barrett Strong, Dana Dane, Special Ed, DJ Quik, Billy Joel, George Kranz, Free Association, Astrud Gilberto, The Moog Cookbook, The Flaming Lips, Dwight Trible and the Life Force Trio, Frank-N-Dank, John Legend, The Brand New Heavies, Amp Fiddler, Blaze & Louie Vega, Towa Tei, Nathan Haines, Cymande, Rahsaan Patterson, Zero DB
I'm really feeling Film Scores right now here's the names of the cats I'm digging so far (I'm still doing research on this so this list will grow!)
David Holmes, Brian Eno, Jan Hammer, Eric Serra, harry Gregson-Williams, Hans Zimmer, Jon Brion, Rolfe Kent, Thomas Newman, John Powell, Henry Mancini,Free Association, ,
....................................................all my homies & LA fam- Marques Wyatt, Kim Hill, Saul Williams, Jt Donaldson, J-Rocc, J-Dilla, Rhettmatic, J-5, Dialated Peoples, Nobody, F+D, Fidel Hi-Fi, Cut Chemist, This Kid Named Miles, Breakestra, Loot Pack, Oh-no, Wild Child, Madlib, Medaphor, Pharcyde, Joy Jones, Dakah, People Under the Stairs, Ugly Duckling, Matahari, Daedelus, Abstract Rude, Adventure Time, DNTEL A.K.A. Jimmy from Postal Service, P-Zax, Bus Driver, 2-Mex, Shape Shifters, Metfly, Melo-D, Greyboy, Haul & Mason a.k.a. (Clooney & Baby Face Killa), Z-Trip, Ozomatli, Black Eye Peas, Poet Name Life, Dj Motiv8, Wyatt Case ,StonesThrow Crew (Egon&Wolf), Plug Research Family, DP Sound Crew, Damon Bell & Chris Haycock, Dublab, Dudley Perkins, Elusive, Subtitle, The Pharcyde,
"quick comercial break from my awards show" LOL .................................................................................................. & LAST BUT NOT LEAST>>>> My boys and family that go to war with me every 4th Sat. night @ e3rd in downtown LA to take back the ears and minds of LA and beyond...THE SOUNDLESSONS COLLECTIVE -Kutmah Fresh, Alfred Hawkins, Dj Jun, & Garth Trinidad + My Other brotha from anotha mother who used to go to war with me on the 1st Sat. of every month and always has a bag full of Exclusives Mr. Jamie Strong A.K.A. Jaime Fuerte a.k.a. Fletch & some band we saw outside the train station in Shinjuku LOL, top 10's and my Dj sets, http://www.soundlessons.com (music blog coming soon!)
Movies
ONCE (the things they did with such a limited budget amazed me and the soundtrack is AMAZING!), BOBBY, (I'm a history nerd!) GOOD WORK EMILIO!, Lost in Translation (this movie was incredible & then I went to Japan & they NAILED IT!!! Shoulda won an Oscar!), She Hate Me (A Slept on Film by Spike Lee!!!) Code 46 (The Production Designer killed it!) RAY (It looked great but the ending was brutal but it made me want to buy a piano and play) Heat (One of the sickest Casts in years!!!), Chasing Amy (what ever happened to Joey Lauren Adams & YES I LIKE HER VOICE!!) one of my fav. movies of all time Kevin Smith nailed it., Under the Tuscan Sun (This movie makes you realize how gorgeous Italy is & Diane Lane is one of my all time fav. leading ladies), Fahrenheit 9/11 (big shout to Mike Moore!) King of N.Y. (This movie officially made Christopher Walken the coolest white man in America), The Breakfast Club (every teenager should see this movie!!!), Shaun of the Dead (HILARIOUS) Basquiat, HATE (don't sleep mathieu kassovitz rocked this joint [hard to find but worth seeing]), Ferris Buellers Day Off(a Classic movie!!!!!), Devil in a Blue Dress, Under the Cherry Moon, X-2, City of Gods (they were robbed @ the Oscars, the sickest movie that year!! ), Carlitos Way, High Fidelity, Velvet Goldmine, Butch Cassidy & Sundance Kid (One of the greatist films of all times!!! Paul Newman & Robert Redford rocked it!!!), Wild Side, The Insider(Michael Mann does no Wrong!!!) , Kill Bill, Matrix 1-3, Blade 1&2, Hero, In the Mood for Love, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Professional, Gross Point Blank, High Fidelity, The Doors, Swingers, Raging Bull, God Father 1-3 (yes I liked 3!!!! and???), Do The Right Thing (Spikes best work if you ask me!!), Buffalo '66, 6 Degree's of Seperation (Don't sleep!! the Fresh Prince a.k.a. Will Smith plays a gay Hustler....who knew he could act??? LOL & Stockard Channing killed it too), Napoleon Dynamite, Friday (A Classic!! Cube & Chris killed it!!)), Who's afraid of Virgina Wolf, Touch of Evil, Lolita, Devil in a Blue Dress (Don't sleep), Clerks, Mallrats (almost anything by Kevin Smith), Gridlocked (Tupacs best acting job if u ask me) Black Hawk Down, Meat Balls, Caddy Shack, Stripes, Rushmore, Ghost Busters, The Royal Tenenbaums, Bob, Groundhog day....(Basically anything Bill Murray does he's the man & he shoulda won the Oscar!!!! )Ghost in a Shell, Ninja Scroll, Apocalypse Now Redux, Casablanca, Bowling for Columbine, The Kid Stays in the Picture (Robert Evans is the MAN!!! do some research and you'll see why), All the President's Men,Deep Blue Sea (best shark flick since the 1st 2 Jaws movies), The Manchurian Candidate (Original & the Remake with Denzel), Oceans 11 (original & remake) Bend It Like Beckham, Old School, About a Boy,Austin Powers 1-3 ("Get in Mah Belly!!!!!"), When We Were Kings (GREAT FRIGGIN MOVIE!!!) Training Day (MAN UP NIGGA, MAN UP!!!!), Run Lola Run, Bourne Identity and Bourn Supremacy ,The Princess and the Warrior, (My homegirl Franka Potente is so damn sexy in all these flicks!!!!) Fifth Element,
One Hour Photo, The City of Lost Children, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, JFK (Oliver Stone killed this one ya'll!!!), NIXON, Amores Perros, Less Than Zero (A classic mix of 80's hip-hop new wave & drugs!!), Gia (Angelina Jolie is a Goddess), The Talented Mr. Ripley, 28 Days Later, American Psycho (that dude had problems!!! LOL), Fargo, Boogie Nights, Frida, (God was not playing around when he made Selma!!!! LOL) Jesus Christ Superstar, Sid & Nancy, Punch-Drunk Love(Mr. Sandler can really act!!), Reign of Fire (that shit could really happen! LOL) Unbreakable, Sixth Sense & Signs (M. Night Shyamalan is one of the best Directors in the biz!!!)
, A Clockwork Orange, Aliens (all of them), Predator 1&2 (I can't wait till Alien Vs. Predator [AVP] it's gonna be sick) *Ok I saw it and wanna smack who ever greenlit that flick!) , The Italian Job (the Original & the current one), Snatch (Brad Pitt Nailed that Gypsy accent!!!), Vanilla Sky (that movie moved some emotions made me call an ex-girlfriend LOL), The Ring (come on ya'll, you know you did not expect that girl to pop out of the TV like that!! LOL) Snakes on a plane, more to come.....(Yes I know I watch a lot of movies!!!!!)
Television
The Wire, Battle Star Galactica (the New one), The Daily Show (Jon Stewart is the man), Cobert Report, Curb Your Enthusiasm, 30 Rock, COUNT DOWN W/ KEITH OLBERMAN, Nip & Tuck, Real Time with Bill Maher, Dexter, Scrubs (highly underrated!), America's Best Dance Crew, Grey's Anatomy, The Riches 24, Sopranos, The West Wing, Sport Center [espn], Laker Games, NBA BASKETBALL!!!, American Dad, The Simpsons, South Park, Bernie Mac Show, Conan O'Brian, Moonlighting, Miami Vice, Robotech, Good Times, Different Strokes, Pro Tennis (yes I watch tennis.....and???), The A-Team, (and?) Law & Order, P.T.I., Around the Horn, Anderson Copper 360, The Deadliest Catch (who knew crab fishing could be so entertaining!?), Inside The Actors Studio, Lost, 60 minutes, Bill Moyers' Journal, Numbers, Californication, Hustle & of course Aqua Teen Hunger Force (one of the funniest shows ever!)
Books
Saul Williams "Said Shotgun to The Head", "Media Control" by Noam Chomsky, What makes sammy run, The Great Gatsby, To Kill a Mocking Bird, Miles Davis Bio, Russel Simmons Bio, Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, Farewell to Manzanar, User Guides to new Stuff, The Menu @ Swingers, Screenplays, "New Rules" Bill Maher, Photo By Sammy Davis Jr.
Heroes
MY MOMS! for putting me on the planet! (and putting up with all my shit growing up), J-Dilla aka Jay Dee (R.I.P. my brotha imma miss you!) Russel Simmons, Bill Cosby, Bill Gates, Kitty Yung, Steve Jobbs, Bill Murray, Richard Pryor, Dave Chappelle, Malcom X, Martin Luther King Jr., Stu Levine, my new Crew in Japan they treated us like rock stars! Jim Mahfood, Tony Carlson, KozynDan, Brandy Flower, Radiohead. Coach John Thompson, Quincy Jones, Johnnie Cochran, Kevin Smith, charles barkley (for always telling it like it is!), Jon Stewart (for president!) Bill Maher (for always telling it how it is!) and who ever created Aqua Teen Hunger Force (thanks for the laughs) also anyone who supports me and comes to hear me Dj/Spin without ya'll I'd be nothing!
R.I.P. DARIO DE CESARE, DJ DUSK, J-DILLA, CARLOS, JAMES BROWN, ISAAC HAYES, BERNIE MAC, RICHARD PRYOR, GEORGE CARLIN, GREGORY HINES, JOHNNY COCHRAN,
I think out of the box and know what the people want!!
J-Logic's Companies
Soundlessons City of Angels, CA (all Day) US CEO Sound and Culture Divison
1999-?
J-Logic djing/hosting LADIES & GENTS Vol. 1 @ EL CID W/ Dj Lady Sha, Monalisa, Noelle Scaggs & Kutmah $5 b4 11pm 4212 w. sunset blvd. 90029 Posted at 12:20 AM Oct 22 view more
Bob Marley said it best "One good thing about music, when it hits you feel no pain"
This is for those that missed our MICHAEL JACKSON TRIBUTE on KCRW feat. The Modern Audio Collective (M.A.C.) Garth Trinidad, Dam-Funk, J-Logic & Dj Jedi + The Soul Children's own Dj Rome!
THIS might have been the MOST fun we've ever had at KCRW especially for me! I had the Flu & STILL got outta bed to go do this set with Garth Trinidad & the rest of the M.A.C. DAM-Funk, Jedi & The Soul Children Dj Rome, Al jackson, shouts to Aaron Byrd, & ESPECIALLY Raul Campos for helping us get the gear set up! + all the studio assistants @ kcrw + Eve & Rodzilla & everyone else in the studio that night! Michael Jackson will LIVE 4 EVER!!! RIP MJ we all LOVED YOU! let me know what u think if you're on twitter! http://www.twitter.com/J_Logic :)
hit me on twitter "J_Logic & add soundlessons on twitter
try and say hello b4 adding me (if I add you and you wanna know what,where,when & why lemme know) LOL
PLEASE, DON'T SEND ME AN EMAIL ASKING TO HEAR YOUR MUSIC AND COMMENT ON YOUR BAND OR MUSIC, I'M JUST GONNA DELETE IT! I DO A TON OF RESEARCH ON HERE AND OTHER PLACES AS FAR AS MUSIC GOES SO IF YOU'RE MY KIND OF MUSIC I WILL FIND YOU! no diss just not enough time in the day to deal with all the mail i get. thanks!
=============================================
SPONSORED BY
=============================================
JUST A LITTLE SOMETHING J-LOGIC GRABBED WITH HIS CAMERA @ ALOE'S LAST ROOT DOWN SHOW! WE DUBBED IT "THE STATE OF THE UNION"
LISTEN CLOSE AND THEN STOP LISTENING TO ALL THAT MICROWAVE POPCORN RAPPER STUFF AND SEARCH FOR & SUPPORT REAL MUSIC!
IT'S OUT THERE & WE PROMISE IT SOUNDS AND FEELS 100% BETTER THEN WHAT THE RADIO AND MTV ARE SERVING UP THESE DAYS!
THINGS I LOVE:
music, I live for it!! good food especially sushi, great live shows. short lines @ Trader Joes. good Cinema
meeting new + talented people. I luv picking peoples brains & learning new stuff. being able 2 play my music REALLY LOUD 2 a bunch of cool peeps. (that get it!!) mango mochi. girls that know about all the new tech toys. (computers, cameras., recording equipment, soft ware. etc.)
open minded folks. WOMEN! this planet would be very dull with out ya'll,
a great smile & great personal style
peeps with positive energy. all my good friends!! & my family. Walking Around in Fryes & the Apple Store (thats Disneyland to me).
The Lakers!! Free Clothes!! Free Shoes!! FREE FOOD!! the fact that I can turn on dublab.com and hear good shit..
HBO & Sho-time on Sunday nights!! A Microwave @ 4am when you're too damn tired to cook. A fast Web connection. Watching girls dance & sweat as I play records WOW! what a sight 2 see, good art. new needles 4 my turntables.
My friend & manager Lorrie Boo 4 being such a smart ass & sooo entertaining!!!!
My Mom for putting me on the planet!! doing air guitar to Jimi Hendrix. Peeps who aren't 2 cool 2 say hello when they see me out (I DON'T BITE).
Sweats right out of the dryer on a cold rainy day.
Roscoes Chicken & Waffles + Versailles Cuban Food if you have not tried, you have not lived!!!!
every 4th Sat. of the month @ Soundlessons when I get to play with my squad & rock some hot records with them.
2 BE CONTINUED!!
THINGS I HATE:
flakes!!!!! (u know who U R).
self centered people, with bad attitudes. haters. Whiners!!!!!!
bad dj's who actually have gigs (u know who u R).
bad sound in clubs/bars. bad food. bad sushi, bad music. no new music.
people who take 2 days to reply to a text message
greedy people. president bush
how black folks say that Barak Obama isn't black enough (u r a moron 4 thinking this)
being out of shape (I miss my stomach muscles)
when I can't log online. when I start yanking dreds out of my scalp because I can't log online.
when UPS loses my stuff.
cars, useless if you ask me!!!
they got u fooled thinking u need a gas guzzling $60,000 Hummer in the city.....
anyone not in the military who drives 1 of those needs a whoopin!
we can't help it if you have a small dick and/or you've gone bald.....OR BOTH!!!
drive a normal car like everyone else DORK!!
that they killed the Electric Car in Cali & no 1 said anything.
The fact that nobody is worried that our Govt. lied 2 us & 2 war, high gas prices, no lighters on airplanes, 3 hour waits at the airport.etc, etc,
SKINNY JEANS, now u know u won't be able to wear those 2 years from now lol
cute girls who get away with murder + do dumb shit & think it's ok because they're cute....cute girls with no real goals!
That the very Rich get Tax Breaks
people who own a computer but don't have an instant messenger.....
When you meet someone and everything clicks and then you find out they have a significant other.....that is the most annoying thing ever!! (Rant TO BE CONTINUED!!!!)
I Dj around the world and do a big night in LA and have a website for it that I'm very proud of http://www.soundlessons.com check it out if you have time. I also have a radio show on http://www.dublab.com it's called "Mood Swings" tune in and check it out.
Who I'd like to meet: any friends & family of my late friends Dj Dusk & J-Dilla & Dario!
================================================================================================
as far as famous or important people go I would love to meet>>>>> My Grand Parents.....so I can ask them how bad my parents were when they were younger LOL.
Harry Belafonte! John & Robert Kennedy, Sammy Davis Jr., Malcom X, Martin Luther King Jr. and Jimi Hendrix, All of Our American Jazz Legends! ESPECIALLY Herbie Hancock!
Lisa Hannigan (her voice is amazing you can feel the DEEP EMOTION with every note she sings and she seems super cool & down to earth & lastly, she's quite the looker lol!) Ziyi Zhang, Barack Obama, (the 1st Black President I can't wait to cast my vote for him in November), Christopher Walken (the coolest white dude ever), Angelina Jolie- She's FLY & just does her own thing! Kerry Washington (Ray & She Hate Me) BJORK! (she's so on the next shit I love it!) The girl that Played Go-Go in Kill Bill (and she needs to be wearing the school girl outfit too!!! ahahahaaaa), Salma Hyack (for obvious reasons), Natascha McElhone (don't sleep she's a stunner!)
Bill Murray, Robin Williams, George Carlin, Bill Cosby & Dave Chapelle (all in the same room so I can listen to them tell stories), President Bush (so I could explain to him what's really going on in the world). Trent Reznor of NIN so I could pick his brain!, Bruce Lee so he could teach me philosophy of mind over body, Sammy Davis Jr. and the Whole Rat Pack ( I want to hear them tell stories too) . CHarles Barkley (I enjoy the fact that he always speaks his mind and doesn't care what anybody thinks about him) Bill Maher, Mimi Miyagi, Mya Diamond, & Master Shake from Aqua Ten Hunger Force that mofo is funny! The knuckle head that invented the Jerry Curl (he needs his ass kicked, what a tosser!!)
==================================================================================================
other than that I want to meet REAL non flakey cool open minded people with good energy (No Haters Need Apply). people who live and breath music or at least are very fond of it LOL if you don't like music then good Films would be a great substitute or Politics!!! if you don't like either of those then GET THE FUCK OFF OF MY PAGE!!!! because we have nothing in common LOL + MOTIVATED people who strive to be more than the norm. Women who like dj's (always a good thing LOL), Producers musicians, Feel free to give me a shout to chat.....................................................................
MY AOL IM: (ask me for it!)
so how is the Dillanthology? Cause I read about it in a local ATL newspaper but havent listened yet.....Do me a favor, come here so we can reconnect (musically, firestarting without intent, and spiritually) PLEASE!!!!!
JSoulIs
Non intentual with the flames....you know, you were there!!!! so sorry
hey you! my weekend was nice, it was relaxing and productive.. you gotta let me know about some of your upcoming shows and i'll come and bring Jamie with me... yea I can't wait to see the interview with Little Dragon.. let me know where I can check that out..
It was nice to meet you!
Glad that you support Lil D as much as you can, can't believe I saw you at both shows LOL That's why I knew you looked familiar
yes, I have a fake haha...so definitly let me know when you're playing and when you remix some of her songs. I just recently heard the remix that Jason Bently did on kcrw for after the rain, and I absolutely loved it, Take Care !
Ez J-Logic, Good bro just back from london & athens so glad to be home and surrounded by my love & Music..hope you well & i hope to see you in the 09 pce & greet Jay
your lame!! haha but i still love ya!! damn i never really looked at your page till today....wow you wrote sooo much shit on here...how did you get you font to be so small?? lol haha i was checking out your playlist...i dont see any dilla????!!!! haha whats dilla?? lol love me....haha <3 , chris
