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Pursuit Grooves

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Gilles Peterson (BBC) interview
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Released: Jul 28, 2010
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Biography

Vanese Smith, a native of New York via Washington, DC, started studying music and theatre as a child and has a degree in film. Choosing music composition as her primary path, she is known for creating warm yet complex musical motifs by fusing soulful melodies over electronic tribal inspired percussion arrangements. In the last five years she has produced four albums, the latest being "Fox Trot Mannerisms" on the Tectonic label under her alias Pursuit Grooves. She was a participant of the 2008 Redbull Music Academy in Barcelona. She has performed her creations live at the Sonar Festival in Spain, Elevate Festival in Austria, and numerous other countries including Japan, Netherlands, Germany, and England. She can be heard on "Brownswood Bubblers:Six" selected by Gilles Peterson,"Cosmopolyphonic" compilation (Japan), Swede:Art's "Emotional Colors", and Beat Dimensions Vol 1 (Rush Hour). Her psychedelic trip-hop inspired group GuSHee released their self-titled debut album in March 2011. "Frantically Hopeful" her full length LP drops in May/June 2011 on Tectonic.

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  • Genre: Hip Hop / Live Electronics / Soul

    Location BROOKLYN, Un

    Profile Views: 181961

    Last Login: 12/14/2011

    Member Since 12/19/2005

    Website noddinggrand.com

    Record Label WhAT RuLES/ Tectonic

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    Some Past shows include: TurboCrunk (Montreal, Canada).. XinDC (Washington, DC).. RBMA (Barcelona, Spain).. Ballers Social Club (Glasgow, Scotland).. Fat Lady (Rotterdam, Netherlands).. Boogieboxxx (Besancon, France).. Cloud City (Athens, Greece).. Knitting Factory (NYC).. Southpaw (NYC) .. Brainfeeder @ Club Love (NYC).. The Loud Minority (Vienna, Austria).. Hardknock (London, UK).. CDR @ Plastic People (London).. Bbb-eats @ Satta Club (Vilnius, Lithuania).. Kunststoffbreakz (Dresden, Germany).. Root Elevation (Bristol, UK) .. Sirius @ Raum 18 (Berlin, Germany).. From Me To You (Stockholm, Sweden).. Todays Art Festival (Hague, Netherlands).. The Boat (Toronto, Canada) .. Koara (Tokyo, Japan) .. Le Jazz Modal (Nagoya, Japan) .. Manier (Kanazawa, Japan) .. Sound Channel (Osaka, Japan) .. Fabric (London, UK) .. Sonar (Barcelona, Spain) .. Supafly @ Tavernier (Brussels, BE) .. LOLA Festival (London, Canada) .. Elevate Festival (Graz, Austria) .. Dater Til Hagen (Oslo, Norway) .. Supa (Trondheim, Norway) .. Beat Lounge (Toronto, Canada) ----

  • Members

    V. Smith (production/vocals)

  • Influences

    Teddy Riley, Timbaland, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Madlib, Portishead, Bjork. 70s funk, 80s dance and new wave, 90s hip hop, 00s electronic. Sunshine, Good food, Warm showers...

  • Sounds Like

    yummy goodness with maple syrup and strawberries on top!

Live/DJ Bookings

contact noddinggrand(at)gmail.com

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  • espeekay

    Whhoa gyal!

    whadup - hope you well and feeling true inspiration!

    much love from Athens.
    your crew

    >|>|<

    2 years ago
  • Leomode

    Hi Vanese!! I love your music, I was at your live @ Sonar, AMAZING!! ...there's something deep and spiritual in your way to play...
    I wish I'll know you in person one day.

    2 years ago
  • Dave Bee a.k.a Red Conc…

    Come back soon to barcelona!!!

    I can't forget your sonar's live!

    2 years ago
  • K.

    Thanks for the add.
    I like your style

    much love and respect

    2 years ago
  • Meverly Hills

    love your beatmaking technique

    2 years ago
  • Moriawase Art music

    Thanks a lot for your sonar show, just greeeeattt!!!!!


    Hope to see you soon!!!

    2 years ago
  • simbad

    yes hun ! glad its all happenin :-) keep it bumpin ! 1 luv x

    2 years ago
  • mfp

    miss ya!! :) how's europe treating u so far?

    2 years ago
  • Monkey_sequence.19(CD a…

    thx for ur dopeness...
    we always are waiting u in JP!!!!

    2 years ago
  • a.z

    thanks pg!!
    love and respect:)

    a.z

    2 years ago

Discography

Frantically Hopeful (Vinyl/CD)
(Boomkat)
(Juno)
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GuSHee (CD/Digi)
(Website)
(Boomkat)
cover mini blog


Fox Trot Mannerisms (Japan special edition) (CD)
(Tower Japan)
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Fox Trot Mannerisms (CD/LP)
(Boomkat)
(Turntablelab)
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Sustainable Movements for A New Age
(Free Download)
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Wild Art Forestry
(iTunes)
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Fun Like Passion
(Bandcamp)
(iTunes)
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Also Featured On:

Gilles Peterson presents Brownswood Bubblers:Six (CD)
"Pressure"
(iTunes)
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Cosmopolyphonic (CD)
"Do What You Feel "
(iTunes)
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Swede:art - Emotional Colors (CD)
"Embrace the Chill"
(iTunes)
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Swede:art - Emotional Colors Remixes
"Embrace the Chill" (Matt Flores and Waxolutionists remixes)
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Ras G - Beats & the Abstract Truth
"Goodbye"
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RBMA: Various Assets Barcelona
"Renew" & "Are You Satisfied"
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Beat Dimensions Vol 1
"Push Up" (confused with Figz on most digital sites)
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