I'm a drummer, and I recently graduated from Southampton Uni with a degree in music. I currently play in a few bands - jazz/rock/funk/filth outfit Policy Briefs (www.policybriefs.com), contemporary bop/rock band Dear Gregory, and function band Groovestone (www.groovestone.net). I am also teaching drums at the moment, so if anyone neeeeeeeds a teacher in the oxfordshire area, you know who to ask!
The music playing is from my EP 'The Right Time' featuring my friends Stevie B, Katarina and Joe Browne. I don't play drums on it - all the beats are either programmed or sampled (or both).
PLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLLOLOBE!!! HUUURRR!!!
The long-awaited debut of emcees Special Opps and The Wize and producers DJ Thundercat and Jokes.
Community League hits you with 7 tracks for your listening pleasure.
Special Opps, aka The Wack Emcee, hails from Springfield, Massachusetts. The Wize, DJ Thundercat and Jokes come from the hip-hop hotbed of Oxfordshire, England.
Together they have devoted their energies to Community Spirit, revealing their love of nature, their bewilderment towards politics on both sides of the Atlantic, their complicated relationship with money, and most importantly the little known fact that Wize and Opp were once Kings of New York for a day.
Community Spirit got made over 4 years with hundreds of back-and-forth communications over the interweb. 2 shows in England together, one day conquering New York, a few games of Pro Evo, croquet, and ping pong ...Finally it hits the streets.
Hi Sammy, just a quick hello from the Jazz Pistols - hope you are doing fine and have a nice christmas season. Thanks for being our friend and good luck for the things you do. Best regards - Christoph
Our Live-DVD will be released on the 1st of February 2007!
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thank you muchly for your lovely comment... glad you like it and if im ever in need of a drummer your skills would be most appreciated thanks! I got to spend the weekend with ms brown but disappointed that all your gigs are private functions... i wanna come see you guys perform again!
hope to see you sometime in the not too distant future!
Yes Sammy,
Good work on saturday... phunky as.
How blinged out is ?uestlove in his profile pic!? I might get a medallion like that to wear to work.
See you... sunday! Keep playing the drums very behind-the-beat and very well, with good fills and beats that make the music sound all phat and good. Ok?
Sammy. Neeeeeeeed!
Just dropping a hello. Been nearly a year since I last saw you. Everything good?
Moving to London pretty soon.
Going to the EST/Polar Bear gig??
Jon
Hey Sammy!
thanks for finding me here! Nice clips...sounds great!
Love the d 'n b. You've got some great influences! Have you checked out the Wayne Krantz stuff with Keith Carlock!?! that's high on my list.
keep drumming!
-Mike
Hey Sammy. Thanks for your comment!! We'll be bringing out a live record in the early autumn, and lining up dates around southampton then too, so i guess watch this space.
good to see you at talking heads the other week. hope you have a great summer and things go well for you on the music front.
