Killa-Jewel

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Dibbs KillaJewel ELP Mix

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Released: Nov 4, 2008

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Dibbs KillaJewel ELP Mix
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Sorrow
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Genre: Electronica / Experimental / Hip Hop
Location Montreal, Quebec, Ca
Profile Views: 163277
Last Login: 9/1/2011
Member Since 12/15/2005
Website www.killajewel.com
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....Get this ..myspace layouts...... ............MySpace Layouts..............MySpace Layouts............MySpace Codes............MySpace Backgrounds.......... KILLA-JEWEL'S VIDEO SINGLE: SORROW (BY MARIELLE QUESNEY) .. .. .. .. ...... Killa-Jewel has always had a love of music for as long as she could remember. Instruction in classical piano performance began when she was seven years old, and continued until she was eighteen. At seventeen, she gained an interest in electronic music, and has been DJing since December 1997. She began by spinning House, Techno, Drum and Bass, and Break-Beats for private house parties. One year later, she was introduced to Hip-Hop music and became acquainted with scratching. Her love for the scene grew and her passionate interest has remained with it ever since... Over the past eight years Killa-Jewel has been interviewed for many publications including ..The Gazette, The Mirror, The Concordian, The Link, Pound Magazine, Le Soleil, Selective Hype Magazine and Music Works Magazine... She has been featured on ..CKUT 90.3FM, CISM 89.1FM, CKCU 93.1FM, www.koolout.com.. (a live internet broadcast show based in New York), ..www.capitalmag.com, www.33-mtl.com, www.hiphopcanada.com, www.phemphat.com, www.i-jonez.com.. and many more websites to date. Television appearances include ..Global T.V..., the ..CBC.. television show ..Music Works.. with ..Dubmatique.., French CBC's ..L'Ecuyer, Musique Plus, Much Music's Much On Demand.. and on the final episode of ..The Downlo....... Killa-Jewel has performed with big-name artists, including ..Kardinal Offishall, The Swollen Members, The Sebutones (Buck 65 and Sixtoo), Mr. Lif, Virtuoso, Blurum 13, and Manchild... During the summer of 2000, Killa-Jewel performed with ..Dubmatique.. on three separate occasions. She participated in ..Legendary One.., and ..Under Pressure 1999-2005... She was the resident DJ at ..Bluedog, Blizzarts, Angels.., and guest-appeared at ..Quartier Latin Pub, Istory Pub, Saphire Club, Jingxi Club, Club Aria, Alena Montreal, Luba Lounge, La Sala Rosa, Salon Daome, Babylon.. and ..Surface.. in Ottawa, ..C'est What.. in Toronto, headlined at ..Club Sona.., and opened for ..Grand Master Flash.. at ..Cream's.. outdoor festival. She performed for ..Canada Day.. at Montreal's Old Port as well. Killa-Jewel has also been a regular participant in the open-turntable night ..Tableturns.. ever since it came to Montreal in December 1998, and showcased at the opening of ..Tableturns.. in Toronto in April 2001, and in Ottawa in August..... Year 2001 was an explosive one for Killa-Jewel. In March, she entered her first ..Gemini.. battle where she was awarded 2nd place. Then in April, Killa-Jewel represented ..Gemini.. at the annual trade show ..Salon Pepsi Jeunesse... She also performed with Rock bands ..Okoume.. and ..The Respectables.. for a crowd of 50,000 in Quebec City for its annual ..Fete D'ete... In July, Killa-Jewel competed in the ..International Turntablist Federation's (ITF) Scratching Categories.. competition in New York City, where only six people out of the Western Hemisphere were chosen to battle! It was a personal best. Shortly thereafter, she performed with Quebec singer and songwriter ..Marie-Jo Therio.. at the ..Spectrum.. for Montreal's annual ..Francapholie.. festival. In October, she performed at ..Thriller.. in Ottawa. Killa-Jewel also collaborated with pop band ..Play.. (along with vocalist and guitarist ..Antoine Sicotte.. of ..Sky..)..... During the summer of 2002, with the sole use of her turntables and CD player, Killa-Jewel composed and performed the entire soundtrack live, to the theatrical production ..2000 Questions.. at ..Place-Des-Arts... She was also involved in ..Robert Lepage's.. production of ..Zulu Time.. (which was part of the ..Montreal Jazz Festival..), co-produced by ..Peter Gabriel.., and had performed a scene from the production later in the year at the ..Governor General Awards Ceremony.. (a televised Canadian awards show) in Ottawa. Furthermore, Killa-Jewel recorded with ..Nam: Live.. on their latest album. Her essay on females and turntablism was recently published in an accompanying book. Killa-Jewel also produced the introduction track to the ..Under Pressure Magazine hip-hop CD compilation Up North Trip Vol. 2.. (released worldwide in conjunction with the magazine). In September 2002, she opened for ..Non-Phixion.. and ..The Beatnuts.. with ..Patrick Bateman.. in Ottawa. She appeared in ..DL Incognito's.. video, "Rugged Raw" as well..... During the summer of 2003, Killa-Jewel placed 2nd at ..Dawson's Street Heat DJ battle... She came 3rd at the ..Ottawa regional DMC.., brought heat to the ..Montreal eliminations.. on June 6th, and also placed 2nd in ..DMC Teams.. in Toronto on July 11th. In August she performed at ..Honey Jam.., an all Canadian female showcase in Toronto. She was featured on ..Teen TVO.. in the fall as one of a selected few to represent ..Honey Jam... She was also highlighted in an interview with ..www.hiphopcanada.com.. for the month of September. Killa-Jewel is currently featured on ..Q-Bert's.. newly released ..Scratching Volume 2 DVD.., also being released worldwide..... In 2004, Killa-Jewel released a mix CD sponsored by ..Triple Five Soul.. called .. The Official Misstape Vol. 1.. (featuring ..Eternia, DJ Serious and DJ Simahlak..). She was also featured on the well-known ..Return of the DJ 5.5.. CD series compilation. In addition, Killa-Jewel scored and performed in 26 episodes of a cooking/game show for kids called ..Surprise! It's Edible, Incredible!.. which is currently airing on ..CBC Television... She was also featured as part of a series of ..Much Vibe.. commercials on ..Much Music.. in early 2005..... In 2005, Killa-Jewel toured with ..The Busker's Opera.., also directed by ..Lepage.., in which she played the piano, the drums, acted, danced and sang, as well as scratched. The production opened in Montreal in 2004, and more recently onto France, Australia, Germany, Italy, Slovania, Spain, Singapore and the United States. In between tour, she was invited to battle at the ..World Vestax Extraveganza.. in Tokyo, Japan, where she represented Canada. In addition, Killa-Jewel performed and recorded with a local Montreal Jazz/Soul/Funk band called the ..Vanessa Rodrigues Soul Project... The group was chosen to play at the ..Montreal Jazz Festival.. this past summer..... In the next few months, Killa-Jewel looks forward to working on many more upcoming personal projects. She is collaborating with a number of hip-hop artists in the production world including rapper/producer ..K-the-I?? (Shadow Animals, 2nd Records, Big Dada, Beyond Space Entertainment, Filthy Habits, Subversive, 6months and Uncommon Records).., who is a recent newcomer to the underground hip-hop label ..Mush... Not only has she contributed a track to his first release with the label, but they are also assembling an EP to be released later in the year. In addition, Killa-Jewel is teaming up with ..Mr. Dibbs.. as part of an exciting upcoming project on ..Self Core Records... Furthermore, Killa-Jewel is providing cuts on west coast producer/DJ ..T-Rock's.. album on ..Why Records.. (based in New Zealand), and on ..Scott Da Ross's.. album on ..Endemik Records....Microtone Kitchen.., with whom she is currently recording..... Finally, Killa-Jewel has a BA with a specialization in Communications at Concordia University, helping her pursue her goal of becoming a music producer and a successful, world-renowned DJ.
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Chopin, Satie, Bach, Mendelson, Robert Lepage, Blonde Redhead, Tom Waits, Sade, Stars, Sigur Ros, Arcade Fire, Air, The Zombies, Bob Marley, Juana Molina, Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Mahalia Jackson, David Axelrod, Iron Butterfly, Michael Vetter, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Ennio Morricone, Henry Mancini, John Barry, Philippe Guerre, Gilbert Becaud, Serge Fontane, Francois de Roubaix, Serge Gainsbourg, Jane Birkin, Robert Moog, Michel Legrand, Yma Sumak, Jonah Jones, Miles Davis, Quincy Jones, Stevie Wonder, Billy Cobham, Roberta Flack, Kraftwerk, DJ Cam, DJ Shadow, RJD2, Prefuse 73, Jel, Blockhead, Radiohead, Thievery Corporation, Herbaliser, Amon Tobin, DJ Vadim, DJ Krush, DJ Mana, Q-Bert, Kuttin Kandi, The X-Ecutioners, Skratch Piklz (RIP), DJ Mana, Gangstarr, Group Home, Mobb Deep, Infamous Mobb, Immortal Technique, The Roots, Kurious, The Beastie Boys, High and Mighty, Dilated Peoples, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dog, Nas, EPMD, Dead Prez, The Fugees, The Firm, M.O.P., Lost Boyz, Xzibit, Notorious B.I.G., Masta Ace, Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth, Show & A.G., Blacksheep, Ghostface Killah, Naughty by Nature, Jeru, Keith Murray, O.C., Rakim, Funkdoobiest, Mic Geronimo, The Pharcyde, Special Ed, Self Scientific, Zion I, Planet Asia, Mountain Brothers, Defari, Godfather Don, No I.D., Freddie Foxxx, Onyx, Lord Finesse, Slum Village, Scritti Politti, Wu Tang, De La Soul, Necro, Non Phixion, Common, Jay-Z, Pharo Monch, Ras Kass, Mos Def, Soul Assassins, Big L, KRS-1, D.I.T.C., The Beatnuts, Smif n Wessun, Tribe Called Quest, Souls of Mischief, Blackmoon, Hieroglyphics, Da Grassroots, Jay Dee, Visionaries, Bahamadia (3 THE HARD WAY!!!), MC Lyte, Technics, Akai, Numark, Vestax, Rane, Shure.
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