my life and experiences.. wise intelligent, black thought, heiroglyphics, djshadow, hip hop in general.. rahsaan kirk, eric dolphy, mccoy tyner, coltrane, tony scott, monk, bud powell, elvin jones, too much jazz to mention.. reggae, jungle, indigenous and traditional world music.. children...
from phi-town to chi-town on down to space city!!! houston baby, it's texas time! after securing 2 masters degrees in chicago and taking a fabulous job here in houston helping children with special needs, i am preparing to return to the stage and studio before long... been brewing a lot of inspiration and i got some projects in the works. be on the lookout for a return to my socio-political roots with a full length album called "social work"... after a super successful debut performance with nicole mitchell, david boykin, jbeatz and company at the legendary velvet lounge on chicago's south side, hip bop philasophy is prepped for the first full time incarnation here in houston... my contact with italia and the SDC posse is still full swing as well and there are some tracks and projects in the works over there... give me some feedback on the tracks...
August 2007 - BODY and SOUL FEST - this is a slideshow of some photos i took from a 3 day hip hop and reggae festival i performed at with jeru the damaja and all the best italian hip hop artists in lovely calabria! that's my beat too...
i am an emcee, poet, drummer, beatmaker, composer, clarinetist.. major force on over 8 different albums (see friends section and links below for some of those projects).. more to come... philly born and bred.. anyway, enjoy! and if you like what you hear, please consider purchasing a full-length album from cdbaby or download some stuff from iTunes and elsewhere...
We are very excited about playing at such an awesome jazz club. We have some great sets lined up for you, so don't miss it. Friday and Saturday November 20th and 21st, 5:00-8:30p at Andy's Jazz Club in Chicago
Aaron Koppel -Guitar, Matt Nelson; (Lupe Fiasco, Matthew Santos) -Keyboard, Graham Czach; (Chicago Afrobeat Project) -bass, Robert Tucker (Matthew Santos) -drums
Ground shattering 1st release on Doppelganger Records by Galaxian. 7 tracks of sublime electro inspiration. Dark atmospherics, menacing basslines and creeping grooves combine to make this a future classic.
Hey everyone!! Well its about that time again..SUMMERTIME!! Check it out.. H-TownSound Inc wants to thank you for being a HUUUUGE fan and SUPPORTER of the movement since day one. I absolutely enjoyed conversing with each and every one of you over time and a lot of you have very interesting stories and lifestyles that made for great creative juices to help my craft progress and I want to say thank you for allowing me into your world and theres much more to come... Come by the page and check out the newest records from us and drop a comment so we could keep up w/ you and see whats new in your world... and we'll do the same for u...
BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THE FIRST SINGLE FROM THE "HOOD GAME" release - "Deebos in my closet" coming soon from HTownSound Inc, Kreative Entertainment and Hood Game Productions..
Take care everyone and dont be scared to stop by... God bless and stay prayed up!!
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