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onyx ashanti’s interstellar ribshack
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Member Since8/6/2006
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Influences..

Timbaland, bugz in the attic, kirk whalum, gerald Albright, roy ayers, sir piers, basement jaxx, jimi Hendrix, teddy riley, jamiroquoi, osunlade, king britt, parliament funkadelic, Domu

Sun Ra;
"I couldn't approach black people with the truth because they like lies. They live lies … At one time I felt that white people were to blame for everything, but then I found out that they were just puppets and pawns of some greater force, which has been using them … Some force is having a good time [manipulating black and white people] and looking, enjoying itself up in a reserved seat, wondering, "I wonder when they're going to wake up."

 

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Sounds Like

SEND ME YOUR TRACK AND I WILL CREATE A CUSTOM "HORNY" HORN PART FOR FREE!

All you need to do to get your free 128kbps horny mix is send your track, in any format (mp3, wav, ogg, flac, aiff) to me using the drop box. I will send you back a little piece of my soul...8 glorious bars (maybe more, depending on the vibe and flow of the piece), to be exact. For dailed information see:

http://onyx-ashanti.ning.com/page/howthisworks-1 Send me your track

 

improvisation that is meant to enhance the beats ability to make people dance.

 

Who I've worked with

I've had th opportunity to hone my craft in studios and nightclubs around the world, for that last decade or so. as BEATJAZZ is a performance style created for nightclubs and meant as a means to create sonic narrative in DJ based environments, i have had the great blessing of playing with some of the biggest DJs in the world on stage and in the studio. this list is not complete but gives a cross section of styles and visions.

Soul II Soul[studio and stage-london],
3 tracks on The Grammy award winning Bassment Jaxx album "Kish Kash"[the track "ONYX" was named after yours truly][studio and club-JAM/brixton]
Sir Piers (dirt diggers), [club-tongue and groove/brixton and studio]
Samba La Casa [club-turnmills/london and studio]
Kele le roc, [club-pacha london]
Armand Van Helden,[club-fabric london]
Marshall Jefferson,[club-plan b/brixton]
Danny Krivit, [club-plan b/brixton]
Robert Owens, [club-plan b/brixton]
Q-burns Abstract Message, [club-plan b/brixton]
Paul "trouble" Anderson, [club-bagleys/london]
Danny foster, [club-plan b/brixton]
Smokin Jo,[club-london]
Jocelyn Brown, [club/pacha london]
Mj Cole, [club-pacha london]
Timmi Magic, [club-bar rumba/london]
Graham Parks,
[club-plan b/brixton]
Matthias Heilibron[club-tongue and groove/brixton]
Jay J [club-plan b/brixton]
DJ Disciple, [club-plan b/brixton]
Normski [club-london]
Neil Aline [club-NYC]
Julius Papp-[club/studio-San Francisco]

And clubs that I've have rocked...

Movement Live @ Cargo
WOMAD 2004
City Loud @ Turnmills
DTPM @ FABRIC ,
Db club @ MANGO [Stockholm, Sweden]
Glastonbury 2004 [Dance Tent]
Funky Fridays @ Bagleys
Herbal UK,
A Mix Odessey @ FABRIC,
URBAN HOUSE @ Pacha
Nemesis @ Imperial Gardens
Sosho
CIELO NYC
BED NYC
OPUS 22 NYC
NoDecks @ Tongue and Groove[Brixton],
Glorious @ Plan B,
MOVEMENT @ Bar Rumba
Logical Progressions @ THE END
The COSMO Girl Party @ PACHA
SNAPS BAR [Stockholm, sweden]
Simply Boogie @ the Bug Bar,
Ocean,
Southport Soul Weekender[may 2003, 2004, 2005],
Rhythm Factory,
The Hippodrome,
93 Feet East,
Vibe Bar,
Ministry of Sound,
SOUND,
The Cross [DRAMA, Vertigo],
|The EMMA awards afterparty- London[2003, 2004]
The End Up- San Francisco
DNA Lounge-REMEDY-San Francisco
TEMPLE SF-San Francisco
ANU-San Francisco
Oasis [the People Party]-Oakland
DISH [Funky NastyFuturisticMusic]-Memphis, TN
LOVELITE [WE ARE...]-Berlin, Germany
ZMF-Berlin, Germany
Shockoladen-Berlin, Germany

and lots of underground parties


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Onyx Ashanti is of a generation of musician/artist born into a world samplers, hip hop, internet, cell phones and personal computers. Although his formative musical education was traditional (learning to play saxophone in a primary school music program), he has since transferred this aestetic into the present world of 21st century music performance. An amalgam of tradition and futurism he calls Beatjazz.

“Beatjazz is, in my mind, the natural offspring of jazz and electronic music. The devil is in the details though. When I say "jazz", I mean the concept of jazz. In my mind (all of this comes from my own personal artistic perspective unless otherwise noted), jazz is the art of improvisation. The ability to extrapolate abstract concepts with only minor guides; key, chord progression, tempo, style, etc. it is the ability to convey oneself in any artistic circumstance. side note; IMHO, jazz has been hi jacked, abused, raped and robbed of its power over time by various HWI's (hacks with instruments),

I view jazz as a technical concept rather than the stylistic one it has been saddled with for the last 40 years or so.

Now, when I use the term "Beat", I mean Rhythm, or rather computer generated rhythm. I do not mean to insinuate a stylistic connotation by its use. In other Words, by beat, I don’t mean hip hop OR drum n Bass OR house OR Breakbeat OR....I mean the common aspects of all of them.

"Beatjazz" therefore is a technical concept of rhythm-centric improvisation.”
“What struck me first was that, unlike say jazz, where you have a group of musicians who are extremely well synced with each other, or electronic music where a machine of program is playing preprogrammed parts, beatjazz was able to follow very odd tangents because each element is relative to each element that comes before it. All the parts became glued together much more intimately. But it also became a much more intensive style of music to create and play.

So now Beatjazz has reached a pinnacle where it is now a completely improvised artform, hopefully eventually becoming a recognized artistic tangent in itself.”

onyxashanti@gmail.com

 

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carenhope





Jun 28 2009 10:04 AM

wonder if they have good ribs in Germany...probably
lots a sausage anyway. nice blog, life IS good
That Fucking Sara





Jun 19 2009 5:33 PM

Beat Jazz fo my ass

RosoaCaleta Block Party, sunday the 21st of June. Soul, Hiphop, Spoken Word  Soul Food from 2pm - 8pm
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May 18 2009 8:48 AM

Do. 14.5. im Mamas!!!


Lily Affairs ist ein Versprechen für Groovige Beats, bauchige Bässe, harmonische Keyboards, eigenwillig-schöne Gitarren und über allem gefühlvoller, soulig-rockiger Gänsehautgesang. Die Band ist bereits seit 5 Jahren ein eingespieltes Team. Mit neuer Stimme soll 2009 ihr Jahr werden, und wenn man die Stimme gehört hat, mag man das auf jeden Fall auch glauben, Kostprobe auch bei uns auf myspace!!!
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Dj Ilo Pan rührt schon seit 1999 die Plattenteller,und schaffst es jedesmal wieder gekonnt und auf hohem Niveau durch alle Gezeiten und Genres durcheinander zu spielen, erstmal nichtverzueinbarendes miteinander zu verbinden und das Publikum bis spät in den morgen am tanzen zu halten. In Berlin seit 2001, Gigs: Fire Bar, Fire Club, Kaffee Burger, Mudd Club, Zur Möbelfabrik, Waldohrreule, L.U.X., Hoppetosse, Mama Berlin
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Jazz, Bossa Nova, Mambo, Jungle, Reggae, Dub, Swing, Burlesque, Samba, Funk. Soul, Freestyle, Big Beat, Trip Hop, Boogaloo

WO: MamaBerlin ZIONSKIRCHSTRASSE 5, Mitte

BVG: siehe Karte auf myspace/mamaberlinclub

Wann: Einlass: 20uhr Start: 21:00uhr

Eintritt: 5 Euro




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Annie





May 18 2009 8:48 AM

yo yo whats crackalacking
why are we awake at this random hour ????
Anna
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May 15 2009 1:57 PM

E-z.....hope all is well in ur wolrd...jus got back2the uk from my berlin and amsterdam trip, tho my mind is still catchin up...lol
thought i'd share a clip of1performance i did in berlin...hope u n-joy;)

peacenlight star
mama-berlin





May 14 2009 10:56 PM

Men In Black@MamaBerlin
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Im Dezember waren sie schon bei uns und seitdem fragen immer wieder leute wann sie wieder bei uns spielen...und da sind endlich wieder ...
"Men In Black" spielen live die größten, bekanntesten und verkanntesten Songs von Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, Roger Miller und a.,
sicher, es gibt einige bands die ähnliches covern, aber die jungs machen ihren job richtig gut,
ein Muss für alle Johnny Cash Fan



Wann:
Freitag, 15. Mai 2009

Wo:
MamaBerlin
Zionskirchstrasse 5
Berlin
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May 1 2009 9:41 AM

what a gwan
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Apr 16 2009 4:29 PM

yes, hope u well...
ur music is sick like a wifi computer without anti virus software lol
goin to berlin nxt week....yes...
peacenlight
soon
Jonas McCloud
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Mar 3 2009 10:20 PM

i like your music im looking forward 2 a future collaboration
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Feb 19 2009 11:15 PM

I REALLY ENJOY THE COMPLEXITY OF YOUR MUSIC KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK
David Curniffe - The Finest





Feb 19 2009 7:12 AM

Thanks Onyx
Guerrilla Zoo





Feb 17 2009 6:10 AM

hey great to meet you onyx, lets try link something up for ya. currently seeking a venue for our next art-house style party... once thats been found its all go!
James
Mishoo The Drumkit





Feb 16 2009 9:30 AM

Thank you man!
you are very welcome!

keep making that great music!
stay in touch
peece.
mishoo
Lostchild





Feb 14 2009 4:33 AM

some serious tracks you got there like your syle-=- peace lostchild
TYPE SUN





Feb 12 2009 7:58 PM

yo. when u commin to rock bristol?

pick a wednesday night [=
Paula Varjack





Feb 9 2009 8:17 PM

also i just found about small talk being on this podcast, maybe you knew but if not i thought i'd holler. i'm chuffed. x

http://nusoulautomation. podOmatic. com/entry/eg/2008-12-02T14_32_22-08_00
Paula Varjack





Feb 8 2009 3:56 PM

yo, i'll be back in black march first... surely we can figure out how to hook up when i'm there for two weeks. i want to go to some kind of mid week broken beat thing.
any ideas?
Mike Yorke





Jan 31 2009 3:31 PM

Thanx for the add, you have a great site :-) cheers and best wishes from the west midlands.
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Jan 31 2009 11:55 AM

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Jan 29 2009 2:18 PM

I APPRECIATE THE HELP AND LEADERSHIP YOU'VE PROVIDED FOR ME
, THANK YOU GOD BLESS
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Jan 8 2009 6:40 PM

How's it going darling?
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Dec 25 2008 10:35 PM

merry christmas my brother. keep being you.
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Dec 6 2008 8:17 PM

peace and blessings to you!

hope all's well,
stay up!

brothadirt...
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Nov 20 2008 3:01 PM

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Hope to see you there!
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Nov 6 2008 9:16 PM

Hey, hope you now can get some rest after the election...! ;) C U soon! Chrispy
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