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L.A. EVENT: HOMAGE F/ ROY AYERS-PETE ROCK-THUNDERCAT-J.ROCC

OMG if I were in L.A. nothing would stop me from partaking in this event! The legendary Roy Ayers and Pete Rock will be joined with Thundercat, J. Rocc and others this Thursday. Advanced tickets can be purchased here. Support quality!

Tags: BLIND I, J ROCC, MOCHILLA, PETE ROCK, ROY AYERS, THUNDERCAT

BRAZA! x BRASILINTIME JUNE 3RD 2011 [SF]

This Friday June 3rd @ SOM in San Francisco, CA witness, Braza! as they will be taking a faithful crowd on a musical trip around Brasil to explore the rhythms and sounds of Samba, Funk, Batucada, MPB, Broken Beat, Tropicália, Hip Hop, Forró, House, Boogie, Soul, Drum ‘n’ Bass, Disco, Jazz, Bossa Nova, and so much more this great country has to offer. Hit the jump for more deets & don’t sleep!

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Tags: B+, BRASILINTIME, BRAZA!, COLEMAN, Elan, J DILLA, KENTO, MOCHILLA, VANKA

10 YEARS ON THE ROAD WITH MOCHILLA

On Thursday, June 2nd, 2011, Peek Gallery in association with Noise Pop proudly presents an exclusive photo gallery IF IT FITS IN THE BACKPACK…10 Years On the Road with MOCHILLA. Between B+ and Coleman, Mochilla’s co-founders, the two have photographed some of music’s biggest icons, including Eminem, Lauryn Hill, Black Eyed Peas, DJ Shadow, MF Doom, Dilated Peoples, Blackalicious, David Axelrod, Mulatu Astatke, J.Dilla, EPMD, Snoop Dogg, Black Star (Mos Def & Talib Kweli), Damian Marley, Nas, A Tribe Called Quest, Madlib, Jay Electronica, and many others. Outside of their photography work, Mochilla developed into a full service production company, producing 3 groundbreaking music films which include KEEPINTIME, BRASILINTIME, and TIMELESS, all exploring the connection between Jazz/Soul/Funk/Brasilian music and the latter generation of DJs and producers who were so influenced by the previous generation’s music and aesthetic. Recent video projects include Eric Coleman’s video work w/ Jay Electronica in South Africa; B+’s travels w/ Nas & Damian Marley in Jamaica; an interview with the legendary Jose Maria “Curro” Fuentes (producer of some of Colombia’s most important musicians and orchestras on his own Discos Curro imprint); and their combined work on Banksy’s film, “Exit Through The Gift Shop.”

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Tags: A TRIBE CALLED QUEST, B+, BLACK EYED PEAS, Black Star (Mos Def & Talib Kweli), Blackalicious, COLEMAN, DAMIAN MARLEY, DAVID AXELROD, Dilated Peoples, DJ Shadow, EMINEM, EPMD, J DILLA, Jay Electronica, LAURYN HILL, MADLIB, MF DOOM, MOCHILLA, MULATU ASTATKE, Nas, SNOOP DOGG

VIDEO: ROC RAIDA TRIBUTE

It’s been almost over a year already and we still miss him…..

The Beat Junkies, with the support of VTech, threw a tribute to our dear friend, the late great Grandmaster Roc Raida of the X-Ecutioners this past September. The actual event was exactly a year after the date he was buried: Sept 24th, 2009. We were able to have some members of the X-Ecutioners participate in the event, as well as having Roc Raida’s family in the house. His daughter DJ NyRaida performed a set in tribute to her father.

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Tags: Beat Junkie, Boogie Blind, Byze One, D-STYLES, Dj A-Trak, Dj Craze, Dj Eclipse, DJ Jazzy Jeff, DJ NyRaida, Dj P-Trix, Dj Precision, DJ PREMIER, FAT BEATS, Flud Watches, FUSICOLOGY, Halem "Pro" Halem, Hit N Run, John Carluccio, KicksLab Japan, Melo-D, MF Grimm, Mista Sinista, Mixmaster Mike, MOCHILLA, NIGHTLIFE, Rob Swift, Roc Raida, Scratch Academy, Sean C, The Williams Family, Total Eclipse, VTECH, X-Ecutioners

A VERY SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO J DILLA

FULL SCREEN The Sounds of VTech / Suite for Ma Dukes in Cedar Falls

A year ago, conductor Jason Weinberger heard Suite for Ma Dukes for the first time.  A long time fan of J. Dilla, Weinberger’s first thought when he heard the music was that he needed to find a way to perform Miguel Atwood-Ferugon’s “stunning reinventions of Dilla’s music.”  ”I’m always looking for ways to open up the traditional orchestra experience to new things anyway, so this seemed very natural.”
After a quick Google search, Jason found Miguel and sent him a message to see if there was anyway to get the Dilla pieces in front of one of the orchestras he worked with.  A few months later they met in LA and connected over Dilla, Flying Lotus, and Lutoslawski, and the rest is history.
Earlier this year, Miguel Atwood-Ferugon and the Mochilla Team flew out to Cedar Falls, Iowa to witness J. Dilla’s music being performed as part of the WCFSO’s (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony Orchestra) tribute to Great American Composers.  The evening had Dilla’s music performed alongside legends Duke Ellington and William Grant Still.
“As the person responsible for programming the concert, I probably don’t have to explain how exciting it was for me to find myself performing Dilla’s music with the WCFSO.  Even more gratifying, though, were other aspects of the evening – feeling the connections emerge between Dilla and his predecessors William Grant Still and Duke Ellington, taking the orchestra outside of its comfort level and in process to a whole other level of music making, and especially offering our audience the opportunity to abandon preconceptions and discover something special.  In the words of one listener in attendance that night, ‘the music was beyond interesting, especially the movements from Suite for Ma Dukes by J. Dilla…’ we were swept along enjoying sound adventures we never could have imagined that we would enjoy.” – Jason Weinberger
Watch as this video takes you on a sound adventure and witness the magic of Dilla’s music performed on what would have been the eve of his 36th birthday to a sold out audience.  The standing ovation Miguel received was testament not only to the beauty of his work on Dilla’s music, but the power of music.  Sounds ability to open ears, minds, and hearts.
“I think Dilla would have been proud of that.” – Jason Weinberger

Turn It Up!!

Tags: A SUITE FOR MA DUKES, Duke Ellington, FLYING LOTUS, J DILLA, JAMES YANCEY, Jason Weinberger, JAY DEE, Lutoslawski, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, MOCHILLA, V-TECH, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony Orchestra, William Grant Still

TIMELESS: A SUITE FOR MA DUKES | UNTITLED/FANTASTIC [GEORGIA ANNE MULDROW REMIX]

V-Tech & Mochilla’s Timeless Concert series gets remixed! Last week or so we dropped the Jneiro Jarel’s remix of Verocai’s Balada 45 , as well as the footage from the Timeless DVD set which featured “Untitled/Fantastic”, & today we bring you Georgia Anne Muldrow’s remix of Miguel Atwood-Ferguson’s 60 piece orchestrated masterpiece. I speak for the homies House Shoes, Dwele G & myself that this segment in the film is most touching to all of us Dilla elitists. It’s hard to not get choked up & teary eyed when the strings begin “Fantastic”. Peep GAM’s take on it…

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DL & footage of GAM flippin it after the “shoot the j… shoot it!!”…

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Tags: A SUITE FOR MA DUKES, GEORGIA ANNE MULDROW, MOCHILLA, TIMELESS, V-TECH

T I M E L E S S

VISIT OUR TIMELESS PAGE FOR MORE INFO

Tags: A SUITE FOR MA DUKES, ARTHUR VEROCAI, B+, chatos 1013, CINEQUEST, COLEMAN, CONN 5, ERIC COLEMAN, FUSICOLOGY, GOLDENCHYLD, J DILLA, J ROCC, LADIES TOUCH, LEFT COAST LIVE, MEEZYART, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, MOCHILLA, MULATU ASTATKE, NEW SENSE, NOAHDEEAKILI, THATGIRL, THE BANGERZ, TIMELESS, UNGRAMMAR, V-TECH, WAX POETICS, WORLD FAMOUS BEAT JUNKIES

ARTHUR VEROCAI – FLYING TO L.A. [VIDEO+MP3]

“I could listen to the (Arthur Verocai) album everyday for the rest of my life” – Madlib

Arthur Verocai is a mysterious figure even in his native Brasil.  He has composed and arranged for such giants as Jorge Ben, Gal Costa and Leny Andrade.  But hip hop heads know him for his often sampled (see Ludacris, MF Doom and Little Brother) self-titled solo album.  The album came out at the height of the Brasilian dictatorship and was a commercial failure.  His performance of this seminal 1972 record complete brought the sold out crowd at the Luckman Theater to a stand still.  According to Verocai, he had never played the record “alive or dead!”  His delight at the opportunity to play this music in it’s complete form can be seen on the Timeless DVD box set.

This song, “Flying to LA” was written specifically for the concert at the Luckman.  It starts with open drums by Mamao from the famed Brasilian trio Azymuth, and then goes on a beautiful harmonic journey.  Enjoy, share and turn it up.

Keep it here as next week we’ll be dropping the exclusive Verocai remix, shortly followed by the amazing special mix by none other than DJ Nuts.  Don’t sleep.

Tags: ARTHUR VEROCAI, AZYMUTH, DJ NUTS, LITTLE BROTHER, LUDACRIS, MAMAO, MF DOOM, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, MOCHILLA, TIMELESS, VTECH

A SUITE FOR MA DUKES – TAKE NOTICE

March 20X needs to be here already! We have been covering the Timeless concert series since before the first show came about & since it’s completion we can only continue to cover the fact that in March 20X you can relive each series as if you were there with a very beautiful 3 DVD box set that the good folks over @ Mochilla & Vtech putting out. For those that are just joining us, A Suite For Ma Dukes is/was Miguel Atwood-Ferguson conducting a full orchestra through a select J Dilla discography in the heart of beautiful Los Angeles CA. They go in on Take Notice off of Dilla’s Rough Draft & super hip hop engineer Bob Power mixed down the audio version. After seeing this, you will circle March 30th 20X as a day you too will be awaiting.

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Tags: A SUITE FOR MA DUKES, BOB POWER, J DILLA, Karriem Riggins, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, MOCHILLA

V-TECH & MOCHILLA PRESENTS: HEAR THE WORLD MIXED BY COLEMAN

Music is organic and alive! Though uplifting and inspiring too, not much of the good stuff gets to the ears of the average listener. But thanks to the fine folks at V-Tech and Mochilla they have been pushing every effort to showcase the best in new Jazz, Folk, Funk, and Hip Hop to the global populace.

This mix dished up by the talented Coleman serves as a review of the great music released within these last two years.

Enjoy and support timeless music always!

Tracklist and download link after the drop.

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Tags: COLEMAN, MOCHILLA, V-TECH