JEREMY SOLE -MPC/Guitar/Turntables/Rhodes/ Percussion/production/arrangement.
ocassional members of the Musaics sound system:
SHEILA GOVINDARAJAN -Vox (Sahaja Uprockers) REED MATHIS -Bass (Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey) BRIAN HAAS -Rhodes/Melodica (Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey) JASON SMART -Drums, Percussion (Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey) DAN UBICK -Guitar, Engineer, Bass.. (Connie Price & The Keystones) NAJITE -Percussion (Fela Kuti) RONNIE McQUEEN -Bass (Steel Pulse) TODD SIMON -Trumpet (Antibalas,Macy Gray,Connie Price & the Keystones..)
Influences
God in all forms and formlessness, Robert Nesta Marley, Fela Kuti, Madlib, Prefuse73, Cymande, Sly Stone, Antibalas, King Tubby, Quantic, DJ Shadow, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Wonder, Funkadelic, Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, Rjd2, Sa Ra Creative Partners, Roy Ayers, Ammoncontact, Babatunde Olatunji, John & Alice Coltrane, Cut Chemist, J.Boogie (and his Dubtronic Science), Up Bustle n' Out, Buck 65, Leon Parker, Common, Taj Mahal, the JBs, HiTek, Marvin Gaye, Boards of Canada, DJ Krush, Sean Layton, 5 Style/Isotope217/Tortoise, Blackalicious, Build An Ark, Amon Tobin, Cannonball Adderley, Jel, John Lee Hooker, DJ Rich Medina, Bill Withers, Lee Perry, Black Star, Lightning Hopkins, Yusef Lateef, J Dilla, Augustus Pablo, McCoy Tyner, Ernest Ranglin, Jungle Brothers, Sun Ra, Hugh Masekela, Roots Manuva, Son House, Jazzanova, Saul Williams, Lalo Schifrin, DJ Jesse DeLa Pena, Osunlade, DJ Vadim, Al Green, Thievery Corporation, John Beltran, Ticklah, Tommy Guerrero, Galt MacDermot, Derf Reklaw, A Tribe Called Quest, Kevin Sandbloom, Tony Allen, Leaves whistling through trees and blowing trash around, Garbage trucks outside of my window in the morning filtered into my dreams, the syncopation between my turn signal and the car's in front of me, patterns in nature, patterns in city energy, psychedelic heightening/dulling of senses, seemingly random arrangements, pseudo-random arrangements, dischordant sounds of Love, atonal harmonies, unidentifyable vibrations, ....
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 would be mixing with House legends 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 has 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, my show Branches is built on that same foundation.”
Recently, KCRW was looking to add a new sound to their progressive and eclectic programming, and approached Jeremy about the position. He proposed his concept for Branches ("the future of Roots music"), and now you can catch Jeremy wednesdays from midnight-3am. Listen to the archived show online anytime: kcrw.com/branches. Add Branches as your friend: myspace.com/BranchesRadio
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.
Hi! My debut album Nectar: OUT June 10th In stores and available on iTunes. Yeah! :) Hola! Mi disco debut Nectar: SALE el 10 de Junio En tiendas y disponible en iTunes. Siii! :) ***La fecha de salida para España y América Latina será anunciada muy pronto!
Hey JSole! Congrats on FIVE YEARS OF FUNKE! That's AMAZING...i will be out to party with you very soon...with my own special guest...it's about time I come through to say hello! LYNN :)
saturday, may 31st GOLDEN Disco Dance Party with special guest ROTARY SOLDIER hosts DJ Stryke & Stephen Romero Free Entrance 9pm-2:30am Disco, Funk & Boogie All Night! 21 & over*full bar*drink specials*heated patio with a gorgeous skyline view 410 Boyd St. Los Angeles, 90013 (between 3rd & 4th, off san pedro)
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.
