abercrombie and fitch, acura, adidas, barack obama, bentley motorcars, bmx, boutique hotels, buddhism, crate and barrel, care of the soul, carhartt, chicago, concerts, crime novels, dc sk8 shoes, dkny, dj culture, economics, environmetal advocate, french champagne, gordon parks, graphic design, greenforall.org, green economy, hiking, hoodies, hope, hollister, james lipton, los angeles, malibu, marina del rey, mike and doug starn, mixing, music, musician biographies, nautica, oldsmobile ninety-eight, old school, pacific coast highway, peace, phat farm, pottery barn, ralph lauren polo, record stores, remixes, remy martin cognac, roscoe's house of chicken and waffles, sk8r, sneakers, soccer, soka gakkai international, soul, soul food, soul music, southern cuisine, spoken word, tavis smiley, thomas l. friedman, timberland, traveling, turntables, urban culture, urban music, van jones, vinyl records, watermelon, wolf blitzer, world peace, zombiesif i knew - jimmy sommers ft. vikter duplaix
Music
acid jazz, big band, blue-eyed soul, blue note jazz, brokenbeat, bossa nova, brazilian, classic soul, contemporary soul, club, deep house, downtempo, electronica, grown folks music, hip-hop, jazz, motown, neo soul, nujazz, quiet storm, r&b, smooth jazz, swing, urban adult contemporary, urban alternative, albin janoska, alexander o’neal, alif tree, amel larrieux, angela johnson, angela winbush, antonio carlos jobim, arto lindsay, avila brothers, aya,
bebel gilberto, blu bizness, brownout, bryan ferry, build an ark, cameo, carleen anderson, chaka khan, chante moore, charlie hunter, consolidated, cooly’s hot box, courtney pine, curiosity killed the cat, curtis mayfield, d’angelo, david byrne, david sylvian, dj cam, dj krush, dj shadow, donald fagen, don blackman, donny hathaway, down to the bone, dwele, earth wind and fire, ella fitzgerald, eric roberson, everything but the girl, floetry, flora purim, four80east, frank mccomb, gary taylor, george benson, gil scott-heron, greyboy, groove collective, incognito, ingrid chavez, jack dangers, jamiroquai, jaques morelenbaum, jazzanova, jc chasez, jhelisa anderson, jill scott, jimmy sommers, john coltrane, jon b, jon hassell, julie day, justin timberlake, kenny lattimore, kevin yost, lalah hathaway, leon ware, level 42, lewis taylor, lisa shaw, lisa stansfield, loose ends, los amigos invisibles, luther vandross, marilyn scott, marvin gaye, matt bianco, mc 900 ft. jesus, meat beat manifesto, michael cooper, michael franks, michael franti, miles jaye, mondo grosso, morelenbaum2/sakamoto, musiq soulchild, nine inch nails, norman connors, ozomatli, paul hardcastle, paula morelenbaum, peven everett, rachelle ferrell, rahsaan patterson, randy crawford, roberta flack, robert owens, robin thicke, ronny jordon, roy ayers, ryuichi sakamoto, sade, sarah vaughn, scritti politti, shaun escoffery, skipworth and turner, sos band, soul II soul, steely dan, stereo mcs, stevie wonder, sweetback, swing out sister, tab two, talking heads, the family, the human league, the style council, tony bennett, tortured soul, trent reznor, united future organization, vikter duplaix, wendy and lisa, will downing, worldwide groove corporation, zhanenow you're not here - swing out sister
Movies
al pacino, robert deniro, robert redford, paul newman, terrance howard, mark wahlberg, eugene levy, tim robbins, ellen burstyn, marsha mason, gene wilder, jeff bridges, george kennedy, james mcavoy, don cheadle, sean penn, timothy hutton, peter sarsgaard, nia long, helen mirren, james gandolfini, forest whitaker, pam grier, sid haig, parker posey, joseph gordon-levitt, josh charles, john cusack, giovanni ribisi, edward norton, ethan hawke, ewan mcgregor, freddy rodriguez, michael pena, ray liotta, madeline khan, slim pickens, charles durning, directors; mel brooks, martin scorsese, gordon parks sr., david lynch, gregg araki, antoine fuqua, francis ford coppola, brian de palma, irwin allen, spike lee, john singleton, allen and albert hughes, mike nichols, sydney pollack, sydney lumet, christopher nolan, john avnet, gus van sant, christopher guest
Television
southland, third watch, e2, the news hour with jim lehrer, charlie rose, bet j, classic soul train, cnn, bill moyer's journal, inside the actors studio, pbs, tavis smiley, new york undercover, reno 911!, the starter wife, vh1 soul, weeds, melrose place, nightly business report
Books
hot, flat & crowded | thomas l. friedman, green collar economy | van jones, a new earth | eckhart tolle, the road | cormac mccarthy, the audacity of hope | barack obama, kiss me like a stranger | gene wilder, world war z | max brooks, i'm just a dj but it makes sense to me | tom joyner, elmore leonard, thomas moore, george pelicanos, sam shepard, larry mcmurtry, the writings of nichiren diasonin, special shout out to mr. e. lynn harris - thanks for spreading hope
Heroes
From the award-winning documentary, "Playing For Change: Peace Through Music", comes the first of many "songs around the world" being released independently. Featured is a cover of the Ben E. King classic by musicians around the world adding their part to the song as it travelled the globe. Join the Movement to help build schools, connect students, and inspire communities in need through music. www.playingforchange.com
About me: urban culture, music, economics and the environment are my passions. i'm a graphic designer, dj, programmer & promoter of soul, electronic, club & nujazz music. a social activist, practitioner of nichiren daishonin buddhism and budding environmentalist. i'm also an online contributor of artist interviews. i'm always down for some live music and concerts. i do studies about the concept of soul. word. dj urban unrest - urban unrest productionsalbin janoska ft. kelli sae - all i wanna do
Who I'd like to meet: genuine, down to earth peeps. fellow environmental advocates and social activists. anyone into soul, jazz, urban, club or electronic music. djs, artists, actors, advertisers, graphic designers, remixers, filmmakers, promoters, interviewers, singers, songwriters, authors, spoken word poets, producers, editors, artist management, engineers, musicians, journalists and music fans welcome. thanks for the adds. change (makes you wanna hustle) dj urban unrest
yeah, yo I loved their vibe the first time I heard it along with Dwight Trible & Life Force Trio. Aye man, if you like Build An Ark, you need tto check out the Kindred Spirits Ensemble. Also, Carlos Ninos recently dropped a joint where he recreated some of Dilla's old cuts but used a symphony instead---it's absolutely gorgeous!!!
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Hey..... stopping by to show some love to your page...
i am also stopping by to let you know that i am working with a charity that helps underprivilaged kids...
i am selling five songs online and contributing ALL THE PROCEDES to the charity where i will perform for the kids, and then take all of them to SeaWorld for a day of fun...
you can purchase the songs right off my myspace page and it would be a great help. i am already contributing over three thousand personally to the event but taking over 100 kids to SeaWorld with buses and everything is not easy...
Of course i would appreciate the support by buying the music but more importantly i am sure the kids would appreciate it the most.
01. Funk in you 02. One more time 03. Takin' u back
South Africa's rising star Shane D steps up to the Boogs Music platter to drop three tracks of pure gold with the "Rebirth of funk EP" - silky smooth funky house at its finest! Drawing heavily on influences ranging from classics such as Earth, Wind & Fire and George Benson to more contemporary artists like Jamie Lewis and Richard Earnshaw, Shane's EP will warm any dancefloor, solid house beats with funked up basslines, haunting rhodes melodies simply oozing the feelgood factor, pulsing synths and soaring leads breathing life and soul into any party! conjuring up images of sun-drenched beaches and glitzy balearic clubs the "Return to Funk EP" is the perfect release to herald the onset of summer: Let the party begin!
"GREAT release mate. You got the groove!" Mikkel & Morten (Soulmagic)
"FANTASTIC STUFF!!! The solid sounds of funk, infused with Shane's signature uplifting flavours, really gets the heart started. The whole EP has plenty to offer. Takin U Back, cleverly done, a sultry soulful vibe, topped with a deep vocal, but bright, magic! One More Time - With it's rolling percussive intro into a deep groove that keeps you captured
Thanks 4 the add! Much Success! God Bless! Holla Anytime! Post CASSETTE TAPE ~OOH WE HONEY~ until July 1, 2009 12midnite on Myspace+Facebook+Twitter! Help SPQ-HER get signed with Myspace Records! http://lnk.ms/09YwK (click or copy&paste to the search bar) -Spq-HER
Los Amigos Invisibles NEW album 'Commercial' - Out May 26th on iTunes and in stores, June 9th! First single - "Mentiras" - Check out the video here. Click below to pre-order:
Hello! Just wanted to drop in and let you know that pre-orders for my new jazz standards album "Bittersweet" are now taking place! The first 100 pre-orders will receive a signed and numbered copy! Release date is set for May 19th, but you will get your copy a few days earlier! Kate and I are very excited about the record, and we can't wait for you to hear it. Head over to www.bittersweetthealbum.com to pre-order! Thanks! ~Mark
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