The Angel featuring Tre Hardson w/ DJ Drez "Make It Betta" - Video
Influences
Here's a shortlist of artists that shaped my world before I ever thought I'd be making music myself... some for a key song others for whole bodies of work...
Earth, Wind & Fire, Kool & The Gang, Ohio Players, Curtis Mayfield (a gracious and beautiful artist, who I had the honor of sharing a panel with at the NMS awhile back), Marvin Gaye, James Brown, Sergio Mendes & Brazil '66, Kraftwerk, Sugarhill Gang, Funky 4 Plus 1, Grandmaster Flash, Kurtis Blow, KRS One, BDP, EPMD, Fearless Four, Spoonie Gee, Lady B, Fat Boys, Shannon, The Jonzun Crew, ESG, Public Enemy, 3rd Bass, Stezo, Taana Gardner, Afrika Bambaataa, Scientist, Barrington Levy, General Echo, Sister Nancy, Pliers & Chaka Demus, Super Cat, Augustus Pablo, Miles Davis, Cal Tjader, Paco De Lucia, Milton Nascimento... and so on and so on and so on
Different phases and different chapters followed but this is a sampling of where it started...
Sounds Like
2008 "WEST 10 LDN" Premiered on MARCH 10TH @ 9PM on BBC THREE - with original score by The Angel. From "KiDULTHOOD" director Menhaj Huda and writer Noel Clarke - this slice of life on the Greenside Estate is based on the novel "Society Within" by Courttia Newland. UK ONLY - CATCH IT ON THE BBC iPLAYER UNTIL MARCH 22ND!!
2008 "Racing for Time" Premiered Feb 16th - From Emmy Award winning director and actor Charles "Roc" Dutton ("The Corner, "Oz"). The Angel scored the Lifetime Original Movie, co-starring Yaya Da Costa and Elizabeth Peña. "Racing for Time" is based on the true story of a prison guard, played by Dutton, who forms a track team from a group of female prisoners in an attempt to teach them teamwork, discipline and self-esteem
2006 "KiDULTHOOD" - directed by Menhaj Huda. This film took the UK by storm in March of 2006. The orginal score is by The Angel. "KiDULTHOOD (Original Motion Picture Score)" album is available digitally worldwide through iTunes, Napster and others
2006 "The Heart Of The Game" - Angel scored this documentary about the Seattle Roughriders, an all girl high school basketball team, and narrated by Ludacris. Also included is the end title song "Believe It" by The Angel feat. Mystic
2000 "Boiler Room" - The Angel scored this film starring Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diesel, Nicky Katt, Ben Affleck, Jamie Kennedy, Nia Long and Scott Caan
1997 "Gridlock’d" - The Angel provided additional score for this film starring Tupac Shakur, Tim Roth and Thandie Newton
The Angel is a record producer, film composer and recording artist. She hails from Brooklyn and is now based in LA via a nice long stint in London. Her sound encompasses flavors from the many places she has lived in. She's taken an independent approach to recording her own albums after signing to Delicious Vinyl back in '93. She has been committed to building her own catalogue of recordings since then... and has worked with an eclectic group of vocalists and musicians often taking people out of their associated genres and giving them a platform to branch out into unknown territory. Many of these relationships started from her early days of remixing fellow artists like label mates, The Pharcyde and The Brand New Heavies as well as other acts like Spearhead, DJ Food, Frente, Monday Michiru and more...
Some of these early introductions led to her producing tracks for Tre Hardson, Mystic, Jacky Terrasson and Monday Michiru. Always a big advocate of the artist, she took Mystic under her wing and was instrumental in getting her signed to GoodVibe Recordings, who Angel felt would respect Mystic's artistic integrity.
The Angel produces an undefinable mixture of downtempo atmospherics, with hints of hip hop, reggae, jazz, dub and soul all infused with her own vibe. Because she programs and engineers all of her recordings the ideas are coming out undiluted... though collaborating with other artists has always produced something unique as well as spiritually satisfying.
The cinematic quality of her work led her to film scoring. She's one of a small handful of female composers... "Boiler Room" and "Gridlock'd" are among the films she has worked on and the UK feature, "Kidulthood." This cutting edge and important British film gives us a gritty look at what life is really like for a group of 15 year olds in West London and the challenges they face growing into adulthood. "The Heart Of The Game" is an inspiring look at girls high school basketball, exploring the racism, sexism and competition that the Seattle Roughriders and their unorthodox coach have lived through over six seasons.
In 2006/07 Angel infiltrated primetime network TV, scoring the FOX drama, "Standoff" starring Ron Livingston and Rosemarie DeWitt. Always looking for a new challenge... and keeping the projects varied, she scored the inspirational Lifetime original movie, "Racing For Time", for director/actor, Charles "Roc" Dutton as well as the UK's cutting edge BBC3 / Kudos produced drama, "WEST 10 LDN" for director, Menhaj Huda.
There's more coming down the pipeline... Watch this space for updates or visit her official website.
"The Heart of the Game (Original Motion Picture Score)"
Available Worldwide on iTunes. Napster and other digital distributors
Score by The Angel
Also includes the end title song "Believe It" by The Angel feat. Mystic
"The Heart Of The Game (Original Motion Picture Score)"
Available Online - Worldwide
"KiDULTHOOD (Original Motion Picture Score)"
Available Online - Worldwide
The Angel presents "Supa Crucial Drum 'N Bass Remixes Vol. 1" album
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I've been on that Angel art expression since the Blue Note New Grooves compilation. "Kofi" was that knocc bac in the day, when my career was really starting to grow!
Get at me if you ever want to collaborate on some music - It'd be an honor to create with you.
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