The almighty spirit, my entire family, The Grant Gospel Choir, The Royal Blues, The City of Portland, Nina Simone, Jimi Hendrix, Sade, Billy Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, D'Angelo, Motown; Marvin Gaye & Tami Tyrell, Supremes, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, The Temptations, to name A few... And I can't forget, The Funk Brothers!... Sam Cook, Mahalia Jackson, Prince, James Brown, Louis Armstrong, Whitney Huston, Donell Jones, Frédéric Chopin, The City of New Orleans, Shameka Copland, Thelonious Monk, Neville Brothers, Karl Denson, Midnight, Tracy Chapman, Raphael Saadiq, Aundre Nickatina, MyG, Masude, First Degree, Zapp & Roger, Mariah Carey, Toni Hill, love, the sun, the rain, the tide, the summer the stars and the moon...
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The sounds of my mind, heart and soul... Lilla D's Beats
It’s an exciting time for Lilla D’Mone. With the recent release of her self-produced debut – Music Trance – D’Mone’s soulful-sweet journey has officially commenced.
“a languid, sultry and sensual soul and R&B mix that is instantly accessible, yet shows a remarkable depth and musical maturity.”
- The Oregonian
Since the release of Music Trance, D’Mone has worked with and shared the stage with Ciara, Kenny G, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Boyz II Men, Pussycat Dolls, Wu-Tang, Too $hort, Bill Summers of Herbie Hancock’s Headhunters, Kermit Ruffins, and album feature artist Talib Kweli. Nationally and internationally, she’s played from the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, to Beijing China. As a performer, the-22-year old has the ability to connect with any audience and communicate music's deepest emotions. From her hand-picked band to her ground-breaking originals, there are few modern performers that bring the class, presence, entertainment and talent that Lilla does to the stage. And, when she’s not fronting her own band, Lilla can be found sitting in on jazz, neo-soul, blues or hip-hop shows, adding heartfelt and powerful melodies to music of nearly any genre.
“After experiencing a great show, everyone comes out changed in some way. You are forced to forget your problems. You leave dancing. That's something I've learned from the the best musicians I've worked with.”
-Lilla D’Mone
Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, Lilla grew up under the influence of her parents’ music: Billie Holliday, Marvin & Tammy, James Brown, Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin, Hendrix, Sade, Tracy Chapman and Sarah Vaughan, to name a few. At the age of 6 she taught herself to play the piano by ear and, by age 12, was the shining light in her local gospel choir. In high school other opportunities presented themselves--in addition to gospel choir, she sang and toured the East Coast with Ulysses S. Grant High Schools internationally recognized Royal Blues, Jazz Band, at the same time providing stage and studio vocals for several local hip-hop and R&B acts. It was during this time that she found a niche in the local Portland scene. After performing guest vocals for a number of published releases, and studio work with national hip-hop, R&B and jazz notables, she felt she had enough experience to strike out on her own.
Writing, producing and performing her own full-length album is one of Lilla’s greatest accomplishments to date. Despite the challenges of creating truly original music, the end product is one of uncompromising dedication to music with integrity.
Jammin w/ Michael Franti, Spearhead Sellasi and Jay
Honey Suckle Rose!!!
thanx for the add! Allow me to introduce myself. I am Skribbal from Selma, Oregon (in Southern Oregon)! Reppin it fully! I create music for the Kingdom of Christ! I would love to hear from you! feel free to hit me up anytime. Infact, I've got a link on my page for a free download called "GOOD DAY"! Please feel free to download that. Take care & Lord bless
hey hey there just thought to drop some luv to ya page and say what up. ALso got a few new tracks on the page Catch_Up is my newest. Hope you enjoy it !!!!
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Beats for Peace/United Voices 'Zine Release Party & Fundraiser Saturday, April 4 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
AudioCinema, 226 S.E. Madison (under the Hawthorne Bridge)
Presented by United Voices/Beats for Peace: releasing a new Spring Zine featuring the work of young people striving for social change in Portland. Also featuring live music by Thavius Beck (Mush Records, LA), Cancer the Kid (PDX), Spamtron (PDX), DJ Grimmrock (45th Parallel Universal Zulu) and The GummykubKrew, this is a free, all-ages event.
Proceeds from donations and a raffle will be used to help defray the cost of the United Voices youth program's participation in a summer Youth Summit in Chicago. United Voices is a multi-media arts-in-activism youth program funded by the American Friends Service Committee. This event is sponsored by AFSC, United Voices/Beats for Peace, PDX Peace Coalition, Recruiter Watch PDX, Mush Records, Zulu Nation-Oregon Chapter and 45th Parallel. For information, call Mireaya at (503) 230-9427 or mmedina@afsc.org
