onyx ashanti's interstellar ribshack: General Info
Member Since
8/6/2006
Band Members
Influences
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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
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BeatJazz
is a style of improvisation born of beat/dance/hip hop culture, where the beat always takes precedence over the jazz.
It isn’t a genre but rather a way to approach playing with electronic music;
improvisation that is meant to enhance the beats ability to make people dance.
Although I came up with the term about 4 years ago, examples of this style of club performance have always been around. What makes this term relevant now is the prevalance of DJ/dance music culture, and electronic music production. With present technology, it is possible for me to bring a laptop loaded with EVERY great synth ever created, mangled with any effect imaginable and play it WIRELESSLY from the wind synth controller.
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
and lots of underground parties
