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Onyx Ashanti
Nu-Jazz / House / Crunk

Beatjazz...



Berlin, Berlin
Germany

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Member Since8/6/2006
Band Websiteonyx-ashanti.ning.com
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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, Pharoah Sanders, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Prince, Michael Jackson, Seiji, Flying Lotus

 

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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


Record LabelAfroFuturistik
Type of LabelIndie


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Dec 10 2009 8:00P
FunkyNastyFuturisticMusic;A Beatjazz Session2 Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 31 2009 9:00P
NewYearsEve party-Berlin Berlin, Berlin

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   About Onyx Ashanti

 

Onyx creates Beatjazz as an exercise in  creating funky nasty music, IN the moment, FOR, the moment.  It is equal parts  live  looping,  sound design and jazz improvisation, done in the aesthetic of a DJ  set  and sounds like Roger Troutman singing lead for Parliament  Funkadelic in a  dark  Basement club on Tatooine.  



The music is  constructed and artistically  deconstructed by playing and singing slivers of  sound into his computer, all  controlled by a horn-like instrument called an EWI (Electronic Wind Instrument) and directed by the vibe of the audience.  The Music is layered, piece by piece, one part at a time until it forms into a defined piece of space funk.  The  sound is  evocative of the syncopated rhythms of hip hop, afrobeat, broken beat,  house,  and  jungle, with melodic influences steming from pop, gospel, contemporary  jazz, funk and RnB, all improvisationally reinterpreted in  new and evolving ways that can only  be termed "Beat"  "Jazz".

The concept is born of the blending onyx's childhood influences, growing up in  Mississippi with roots in the church, and his later, adulthood adventures as a  street  busker, being part of  LA's Southern California rave scene in the late  nineties, all the  way up to the life altering  time he  spent in London UK. While  there, he toured  extensively with Jazzie B. and the Legendary Soul  II Soul  Sound System  , as well as  performing with The  Basement  Jaxx, playing on 3 songs from their Grammy Award winning "Kish  Kash" Album, and  even having them name  the song, "Onyx", on which he sings,  after him on their 2005 Greatest Hits Album.  Onyx has also played on or released tracks from labels such as Soulfuric, INGROOVES, Talking House, United Music, and Phazz-a-delic, as well as others.  Beyond the aforementioned artists, Onyx has played or recorded with artists such as Marshall Jefferson, Robert Owens, Mattias Heilbron, Jay J, Jocelyn Brown, and others. A full listing is included in the promotional package in the "shows and Collaborations" sheet.


From his homebase in Berlin,Germany, Onyx will be Travelling to the US to perform as a featured performer for the Y2K9 International Live Looping Festival in Santa Cruz, California, which will kick off his  first US tour in Oct  and Nov  2009 with dates in San Francisco,CA,  Atlanta, GA, St.  Louis, MI,  Memphis, TN, and San francisco, CA.

onyxashanti@gmail.com

 

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Wynton Kelly Stevenson

Wynton Kelly Stevenson



Nov 24 2009 11:40 PM

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LiL.aNd.tHe.LeTz ARE LOOKING FOR A DRUMMER!!

LiL.aNd.tHe.LeTz ARE LOOKING FOR A DRUMMER!!



Nov 22 2009 9:08 PM

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cityslider

cityslider



Nov 8 2009 7:11 AM

hey onyx, the weather is much better now.
saw the ruperts yesterday at mama berlin. a very good concert.
cheers uli


gillicuddy

gillicuddy



Nov 8 2009 7:11 AM

Thanks and best wishes! //gillicuddy



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nat grant (mellow kitty)

nat grant (mellow kitty)



Oct 21 2009 11:46 PM

hey onyx, it was truly a pleasure to meet you - thanks for sharing your music =) nat
cityslider

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Oct 19 2009 5:05 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Pjn5E6yOKo
MIS.LITTLE! RIP FROSTY FREEZE

Mis Little



Oct 4 2009 10:25 AM

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Oct 3 2009 12:40 AM

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THANXXXX 4 DA ADD!!!  zulu
laala

laala



Sep 27 2009 11:13 AM

I like reading your blogs- I like the vibes you..re spreading...keep on, keep on!!!
Perle des Bosporus

Perle des Bosporus



Sep 25 2009 3:11 PM

*thanx for the add*
Annie

Anna greiffenberg



Sep 12 2009 10:26 AM

procrastination boy =p did u get it done in the us?
Simon Satori

Simon  Satori



Aug 27 2009 7:07 PM

hey onix. saw you at mauerpark this sunday. It really sucked, that the police kicked everyone out. I hope that this doesn't somehow mean the end of Mauerpark's Sunday parties. bye
cityslider

cityslider



Aug 27 2009 7:07 PM

looking forward to see ya tomorow
uli


Soetic Social Club

Soetic Social Club



Aug 15 2009 1:23 PM

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would be great to see u there.
evy
NEW MUSIC!!!! NEW MUSIC!!! SLIMF.B. & YUNG LYRIC

NEW MUSIC!!!! NEW MUSIC!!! SLIMF.B. & YUNG LYRIC



Aug 15 2009 1:23 PM

i like that synth latin thingy
tURNtABLE tHOUGHtS

tURNtABLE tHOUGHtS



Aug 9 2009 8:07 PM


Ishfaq

Ishfaq



Aug 5 2009 8:31 AM

Cheers my man, glad you feelin it. Just spent 30 mins listening here so that means your stuffs pretty damn sweet too, don't happen too often!
Steph_Edinburgh

Steph Hornby



Jul 19 2009 11:07 AM

Hi, thanks for the add xxx

Thanks for the add
CloudFistConceptz

CloudFistConceptz



Jul 19 2009 11:06 AM

whats good star...
hope all is well in ur world...
u playd the pied piper at goerlitzer yet?lol
'cloudzdub' up on my page now, lil betabeat,c what u think
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cityslider

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Jul 8 2009 11:48 AM

thanks for the good vibes

uli
per & friends

per & friends



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

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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!!!


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Annie

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May 18 2009 8:48 AM

yo yo whats crackalacking
why are we awake at this random hour ????
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CloudFistConceptz

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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;)

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